Chapter 1303: Succubus Mark! Ye Lan

In the luxurious living room.

At this moment, her back, stripped of battle armor, was fully exposed to the air, her skin as fine as sheep-fat jade, flushed with a faint pink hue.

The soft curves, rendered fuller by her succubus bloodline, were barely held up by the silver-white armor, rising and falling gently with each breath.

Facing Xu Jingming's question, Ye Lan's long eyelashes trembled slightly.

Suppressing the inexplicable heat in her chest, she pretended calmness and said:

"The back absorbs demonic energy more efficiently."

Her voice remained cold, yet the end of it carried a barely perceptible tremor.

In truth, she had merely acted on a sudden impulse.

"Is that so? Then alright."

Xu Jingming's gaze sharpened slightly, though he found it odd.

But remembering Ye Lan's far greater understanding of the succubus bloodline, he no longer hesitated.

He took a deep breath and gently pressed his broad palm against her smooth, jade-like spine.

The touch through his palm was warm and delicate, like fine silk.

Whoo—

With a thought, vast demonic energy flowed through his palm and into Xu Jingming's body.

"Mmm~~"

Ye Lan involuntarily let out a soft moan.

The moment the sound escaped her lips, her earlobes flushed red.

That soft moan was utterly seductive—where was the icy beauty she usually was?

Worse still, the heat within her, born of the succubus bloodline, did not subside.

Instead, it surged like fire doused with hot oil!

'What's happening?' Ye Lan's mind screamed a warning.

Logically, as demonic energy was drawn out, the side effects of the succubus bloodline should vanish too!

Suddenly, a strange burning sensation flared in her lower abdomen.

Looking down, her pupils shrank sharply.

Beneath the silver-white armor, a strange purple heart-shaped mark was slowly emerging!

The pattern grew from simple to intricate, spreading like vines, edged with tiny demonic runes.

'This… is a Succubus Mark?!' Ye Lan's heart reeled.

Since discovering her succubus bloodline, she had studied every related text she could find.

The Succubus Mark was a unique trait of pure-blooded demons, typically appearing after they reached adulthood.

For someone like her, a human with succubus blood, it signaled complete bloodline awakening.

But according to her estimates, she still had at least a year before full awakening!

'No! That's not right!

The succubus bloodline can be triggered by external stimuli.

If exposed to a high-ranking demon, awakening accelerates!'

Ye Lan suddenly realized.

Xu Jingming's demonic form during battle—

Wasn't that the perfect catalyst for her?!

'No wonder I felt strange back then…'

Only now did Ye Lan fully understand.

Complete bloodline awakening was, in theory, a good thing.

It would further enhance her combat power and mastery of succubus abilities.

But it also meant the heat would intensify even more!

That was why absorbing demonic energy hadn't eased it at all.

More critically, when the bloodline awakens fully,

the first Succubus Mark must absorb essence to vanish.

Otherwise, the awakening would fail, and her body would suffer severe injury.

She had originally planned to take her time—she had a whole year.

But she never expected the Succubus Mark to appear so suddenly!

"Senior sister, are you alright?"

Xu Jingming noticed Ye Lan's abnormality.

"I'm… fine, just absorbing too much demonic energy at once."

Ye Lan forced calmness, but her voice had turned soft, almost pliant.

She felt a tingling numbness radiating from the mark, as if electric currents were crawling beneath her skin.

Worse still, the sensation was spreading across her entire body, weakening her legs, making it hard to stay seated.

Behind her, Xu Jingming frowned slightly.

Through his spiritual sense, he saw the water sheen in her violet eyes.

Her eyelids flushed with a seductive blush, her full lips slightly pale from being bitten.

Her usual cold demeanor had vanished entirely, replaced by a breathtaking allure.

In the past, when absorbing demonic energy, Ye Lan had been alluring—but never to this degree.

And... what is this strange heart-shaped pattern on my abdomen?

It looks somewhat sinister, yet I can't shake the feeling of a strange, cloying aura?

Unable to make sense of it, Xu Jingming unconsciously slowed the rate at which he absorbed demonic qi.

As he continued absorbing demonic qi, he spoke:

"Senior, I can still help you deal with the demonic qi this time.

But it can't always be like this, can it? Is there truly no way to resolve the side effects of your bloodline?"

If he were to remain in the Noah Empire, he wouldn't mind continuing to help Ye Lan with the demonic qi.

After all, it's somewhat of a benefit.

But the Eternal Star Alliance's Universe Talent War is about to begin.

After the Talent War ends, he expects he'll leave the Noah Empire and head for the Eternal Star Alliance's headquarters.

At that point, he won't be able to continue helping with the demonic qi.

"It's... it's fine, I'll find a way to resolve it..."

As if enduring a tremendous temptation, Ye Lan spoke with difficulty, her heart torn apart.

She never imagined her succubus bloodline would awaken fully so early!

Right now, she faced two choices.

The first: refuse to absorb the essence, allowing the bloodline's full awakening to fail.

But that would leave her injured, and her succubus bloodline would be affected as well.

She didn't even know if she'd get another chance at full awakening after this failure.

After all, among the universe's human race, those possessing demonic bloodlines are exceedingly rare.

Those with succubus bloodlines are rarer still, and she had no idea what consequences this choice might bring.

The second choice, naturally, was to absorb the essence and complete the full awakening of the succubus bloodline.

From then on, she would fully control her succubus bloodline and see her strength surge dramatically.

But under the current circumstances, to absorb the essence, there was only one person she could choose.

Xu, junior...

Ye Lan clenched her ruby lips tightly between her teeth, memories flashing through her mind—from the first moment she met Xu Jingming to now.

From their first meeting on Qinglan Star, to the apology after their misunderstanding, to his formidable display during the exchange competition.

And just now, the astonishing power he had shown!

Xu Jingming was undeniably a man of great charm.

Even she had to admit: she had indeed been moved.

Otherwise, her succubus bloodline wouldn't have reacted so strongly.

And judging from Xu Jingming's previous attitude, he didn't seem to dislike her.

If Xu Jingming helped her complete the final step of her bloodline awakening, it would be perfectly reasonable.

Thinking of this, a faint blush spread across Bai Xi's lovely face.

She turned around, her alluring large eyes fixed on Xu Jingming, her voice trembling slightly with nervousness:

"Xu... junior, I've thought of a way to resolve the side effects of my succubus bloodline.

But I... still need your help..."

Without further hesitation, she stripped off her silver-white battle suit from her chest.

"Huh?!"

Xu Jingming's eyes widened instantly, his mind holding only one thought.

If I buried myself in that, I'd probably suffocate...