Corrupt Creations

Swoosh!!!

Seth's shadowy figure suddenly reappeared, leaving from the darkness, as if he was emerging from the void. Behind him, two other people had also materialized out of nowhere, forming one of the strongest trios that roamed across the whole continent of Alteria.

Three pairs of eyes, were fixedly staring towards the front, as if something was attracting them towards that direction. Naturally, what was attracting the attention of Seth, Arwen and Lan Xue, was not the dense vegetations present in that area, but what seemed to be an invisible curtain of energy.

What could it be, other than the barrier protecting the Illusive Ethereal Sanctuary?

With a single look, powerhouses of the Mana Sovereign Realm could perceive the fluctuations of Mana altering the properties of space, right where the barrier stood.

Seth had his Soul Sense spread out throughout the entire area, but on the outside of that energetic barrier, the place they were in, there seemed to be nothing wrong. No one was guarding that specific point, or at least, it was not being guarded from the outside.

After observing the entire environment, Seth was about to recall his Soul Sense and inform the members of his party of what he was thinking, when he saw Lan Xue's figure floating towards the front, approaching the invisible curtain of energy.

She stretched her right hand out and touched an invisible surface that was a few centimeters away from her. Immediately, Lan Xue felt like she was literally putting her hand in an extra thick brick wall. She couldn't help but think that it would have been really hard to forcefully open a hole in that sturdy wall, even for Mana Sovereign Realm cultivators.

Instead of trying to find reasonable ways of cracking open that barrier, she just closed her eyes in contemplation, trying to feel the intricacies behind it and at the same time, trying to make it resonate with her recessive bloodline.

After a few seconds had passed, Seth couldn't wait anymore and decided to ask: "What do you say? Can you interact with it to create a gap?"

He was already getting anxious to invade the Illusive Ethereal Sanctuary territory, since he wanted to rescue Meiyi at all cost. She was one of the few people he really cared for and even though he wouldn't so easily say that he loved a woman, in Chun Meiyi's case, he knew that he really loved her.

The fear of losing her had tormented him for these past few days, manifesting into anxiousness. Right at that moment, his heart was uncontrollably pounding, fearful of the possibility of something going wrong.

Luckily, he saw Lan Xue nodding, telling him that she could do it.

Seth smiled and said: "Alright, then please try opening a small gap, long enough for me to go through."

Just as he finished his request, he saw the invisible barrier changing colors in a specific point, turning into a light purple curtain of energy. At that location, a tiny gap suddenly opened up, expanding further, in order to reach the proper size that was necessary for him to pass through.

When it finished forming and the path had completely opened up for him, instead of immediately going in, he got closer to Lan Xue.

The beautiful Twelfth Palace Master, a doll carved out of profound ice, was not expecting that anything outside of their initial plan would happen and thought that Seth would just go through the passage she had created, when suddenly, she felt two strong arms embracing her from behind.

Lan Xue didn't even have enough time to react, before her entire body, was being enveloped in the warm embrace of a man. His scent and warmth being thoroughly transmitted to her, while his voice reached her ears.

"Don't you dare think of dying. I don't want to lose you... No, I can't lose you! Once it all ends, I'll go after you, wherever you are."

After uttering those words, he just kept closely holding her fragile body, as if he was a pillar where she could lean on and rest.

With her entire back resting against Seth's chest and the back of her neck touching his shoulder, Lan Xue couldn't control the multitude of emotions storming inside of her. He body trembled as her mind tried to properly compute his words. However, as they stayed there in silence, she was finally able to feel a sense of peace, a peace that she had never felt before.

Her lack of response and loss of words were not bothering Seth, since he had achieved what he wanted. Through their Soul Link, he could feel her desire to die, subside.

The gap she had just made on the barrier vanished, as Lan Xue let go of everything and concentrated on that sudden sense of peace. She couldn't remember when was the last time she had felt like that and wished this moment could last longer.

But unfortunately for her, Arwen played the role of a villainess and interrupted them.

"Oh my, you're making me feel jealous. I also want to be intimate like that, but it isn't time for that."

Seth separated from Lan Xue, as he realized Arwen was right. However, allowing himself to be wishful for a little bit longer, he slowly let go of the fragile doll and moved towards the Elf Queen.

"Don't be jealous. You can have a piece of me whenever you want."

Seth took Arwen's lips, giving her the same care that a husband would give to his wife.

As they separated, he added: "But for now, you have to take care of her for me."

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On the other side of that "wall", three men were staying inside a cabin, atop a watchtower that was built in the outskirts of the Purple Illusory Forest.

Two of them were sitting across a table, where there were many different types of cards scattered on its surface. They seemed to be playing a game, while at the same time that they discussed about something important.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I'm certain of it. The elders were all called back to the main sanctuary. It seems like something important is going on."