Chapter 239: Rewards**
Kael was still laughing when Ruby turned on her heel and marched toward the door.
"I’m dropping my report," she said flatly. "You’re welcome for saving your life, brat."
The door slammed shut behind her.
Sophie shook her head with a fond smile. "She really does still hold a grudge."
"She’s lucky I only turned her hair pink," Kael said, still grinning. "I originally planned for green."
Sophie’s smile vanished. "You didn’t."
Kael smirked. Whew, the good old days.
She stared at him for a long moment, then picked up her book and hit him with it.
THWACK.
"Ow—"
"Deserved," she said primly, returning to her reading.
Kael rubbed his head, still smiling, and settled back against the headboard.
That was when the System flashed.
[HIDDEN QUEST COMPLETE]
Survive the Draven Attack on the Gra-Khazul Tribe
Rewards Distributed:
40,000 Shadow Points (Total: 57,000 SC)
Shadow Army: Legion of the Void → Evolved
Mantra of the Void Sovereign → Upgraded
Soul Integrity: 90% → 91%
New Technique Acquired: Lightning Barrage Strikes (King Grade)
Kael raised an eyebrow at the first reward.
[SHADOW PHANTOMS — Mystic Grade Evolution]
Formerly: Shadow Army: Legion of the Void
Evolution Trigger: Combat deployment of clones in high-stress survival scenario
Changes:
Time duration limit removed.
Phantoms remain active as long as mana sustains them.
Physical stats increased from 30% to 45% of user’s base.
Technique access expanded:
Phantoms can now use all darkness AND shadow-based techniques (previously darkness only).
Damage threshold added: Phantoms can now sustain up to 40% structural damage before dissipating (previously dissolved on any significant hit).
Maximum summon count: 10.
Mana cost: Reduced by 15% per phantom.
Kael nodded slowly.
The second notification made him pause.
[MANTRA OF THE VOID SOVEREIGN — UPGRADED]
Evolution Trigger: User has achieved Soul Awakening while maintaining active mana cultivation.
New Function: Dual Path Synchronization
The Mantra now supports simultaneous cultivation of both mana and soul paths. Previously, cultivators had to pursue these paths separately—mana circulation through meridians, soul force through the soul core. The upgraded Mantra creates a linked circulation loop:
-Mana flows through meridians as normal.
-At each circulation cycle, 8% of mana is siphoned into the soul core as raw material.
-The soul core processes this mana into soul force.
-Processed soul force feeds back into the meridians, enhancing mana quality by 3%.
-Net effect: Soul cultivation progresses passively during normal mana cultivation, and mana quality improves during active soul cultivation.
Efficiency boost: 12% overall cultivation speed increase for both paths when practiced simultaneously.
Kael stared at the notification for a long moment.
Twelve percent. Passive soul progression. Mana quality enhancement. This single upgrade solved one of his biggest long-term problems—the need to split time between three separate cultivation paths.
Body and mana path was already had enough and he had to add the soul path.
The third notification was simpler.
[LIGHTNING BARRAGE STRIKES — King Grade] AOE Technique
Channels ambient electrical energy within a 150-meter radius into a sustained barrage of lightning strikes targeting all hostile entities within range. Duration scales with mana investment. Maximum sustained duration: 45 seconds at full output.
Note: Combines well with Amplification Runes for increased coverage and damage.
Kael filed the technique away for later testing.
I guess you did cook up some good rewards this time, he thought to the System.
Hmph.
Kael blinked.
What’s up with everyone snorting today?
The System offered no response.
Kael stretched on the bed, working the stiffness from his regenerated hand. The fingers flexed perfectly—no residual weakness, no phantom pain. Void Body Refinement and King Grade pills were a hell of a combination.
His eyes drifted to Sophie. She’d set her book aside again, watching him with that familiar expression.
Kael smirked.
"You know what’s the best thing after a good fight?"
Sophie tilted her head. "A drink?"
Kael’s hand reached out and found her breast through the fabric of her dress. His fingers closed around her nipple and pressed.
"Ahhnhn—" Sophie’s breath hitched. The book slipped from her lap.
He leaned close, his lips brushing her ear.
"No," he whispered. "It’s a good sex."
His hand slipped beneath the collar of her dress, bypassing fabric and bra with practiced ease. Her breasts were soft, heavy, filling his palm perfectly. He massaged them slowly, thumb rolling across her stiffening nipple while his mouth found hers.
The kiss was deep and passionate—tongues sliding against each other, Sophie moaning into his mouth as his hands worked her breasts with expert pressure. Her body responded immediately.
Her hand found his cock through the sheets. Already hard. She stroked him slowly, fingers wrapping around his shaft, feeling him throb against her palm.
Kael broke the kiss. A string of saliva connected their lips for a moment before breaking.
Sophie bent over the mattress, her massive breasts hanging beneath her, already leaking small beads of milk from her prolonged fertility. Her hands gripped the sheets as she positioned herself, looking back at him with flushed cheeks and hazy eyes.
Kael stood behind her, his cock pressing into the warm valley between her breasts.
Sophie pushed her breasts together, enveloping him in soft, warm flesh. Milk leaked from her nipples, slicking the channel as she began to move.
Schlick. Schlick. Schllp.
The wet sounds filled the room as she worked him with her breasts—up and down, up and down, the head of his cock emerging from the top of her cleavage with each stroke. Milk spread across her skin, making everything slicker, warmer, tighter.
"Fuck..." Kael groaned, his hand finding the back of her head. "Just like that."
Sophie’s tongue darted out, licking the tip of his cock each time it emerged from her breasts. Precum mixed with milk on her tongue. Her eyes fluttered closed, lost in the sensation of pleasuring him.
Schlick. Schlick. Schlick.
Faster now. Her breasts bounced with each movement, milk spraying in small arcs. Kael’s hips began to move in rhythm, fucking the channel between her breasts with increasing urgency.
"I’m close," he growled.
Sophie opened her mouth wide, positioning it above her cleavage.
Kael came with a groan. Thick ropes of white shot from his cock—splashing across her breasts, her chin, and directly into her waiting mouth. She swallowed hard, throat working as she took load after load, some of it dripping down her chin to join the mess on her chest.
When he finished, Sophie sat back on her heels, chest heaving, covered in cum and milk. She wiped her chin with one finger and licked it clean, looking up at him with satisfied eyes.
Kael smirked down at her.