[System Alert – Knowledge Expansion Unlocked]
Codex of Yang: Entry 2 – "Flame Alone Is Not Enough"⚠ WARNING: Divine-level pleasure ≠ Divine-level power.
Scene: The Library of Echoes – Secret Knowledge Awakened
The air still trembled with the aftershocks of Serakha's assault.
Even though Chen had pushed her back—through sweat, sheer will, and searing pleasure—something gnawed at his edges. A hollow spot beneath the heat. Not fear… something worse.
Doubt.
He walked the moonlit halls of Ye Yue's palace, silk robes open, chest still marked with divine scratches and fading kisses. His body felt invincible. His heart burned with love and lust. His harem expanded with every breath.
And yet…
"Something's off," he muttered.
The System said nothing.
Instead, it led him down a silent corridor—one even Ye Yue hadn't touched since taking the palace.Dust. Moonlight. A quiet that felt older than time.At the end stood a floating book, bound in starlight and flame.It pulsed, waiting for him.
[Codex Accepted – Identity Confirmed: Descendant of the Flame Lineage]Unsealing chapter: Cultivation Hierarchy of the Nine Planes
Chen reached out, his hand trembling—not from fear, but anticipation.
The book opened. And the walls of the chamber lit with a massive, glowing pyramid.
Scene: The Truth Hits Like Cold Water
Each tier of the pyramid shimmered with burning script:
Flame Initiate – Mortal Tier(Current Status)
Qi Tempering – Body Cultivation Begins
Meridian Refinement – Internal Flame Path Unlocks
Nascent Flame – Seed of Yang Core Ignited
Spirit Root Awakening – First Flame Tree Sprouts
True Yang Ascension – Demi-Godhood Begins
Celestial Flame Synthesis – The Hundred Flame Souls Gather
God-Emperor of Yang – Full Control Over Flame Laws
Origin Reversal – Become the Flame Itself
??? – A path beyond the First God
Chen's eyes widened with every step up the pyramid.
"I'm… at the bottom?"
The System responded like a cold slap to the ego.
[System Confirmed – You currently possess only mortal-level Flame Essence]Divine sex alone will not evolve your true core.To rise, you must cultivate through trials of energy, will, and body.
He staggered back from the glowing sigils.
All the strength he thought he had—his ability to make goddesses scream, to knock the stars from their sky with pleasure—was real. But shallow. Temporary. Not eternal.
"You are strong, Chen," the System added, quietly."But you are not yet divine."
Scene: Chen's Fire Reignites
At first, a cold emptiness washed over him.
His pride, stoked with every conquest, flickered like a dying candle.
But then—heat.
Not the heat of desire. Not the warmth of Ye Yue's thighs or Lanmei's tongue. Not the fire of Serakha's perverse magic.
This was ambition.
The hunger to climb.
"So there's more…" he whispered. "So much more."
His eyes lifted back to the pyramid—each tier a challenge, a battle, a flame waiting to be kindled.
"Then I'll climb," he said, voice hardening."I'll fuck. Fight. Bleed. Burn.Until I stand at the top of all nine planes."
The flame in his chest surged, lighting the chamber.
[New Objective: Begin True Cultivation – Qi Tempering Stage 1]Requirement: Draw Yang Qi from a natural leyline while engaging in dual-cultivation with a flame-compatible partner.
Compatible partner found: Ye YueInitiate Ritual?
He grinned.The hunger in his soul now matched the fire between his thighs.
"Let's get to work."