Chapter 58: The Goddess Of lust begs for it...

Leon couldn't believe his eyes. He never thought, not even for a moment, that he would see her face again.

He watched in a trance as the Lust Goddess stepped out of the portal, looking insanely mesmerizing.

Meanwhile, Lily walked out of the portal, her mind in a daze, her heart skipping a beat as she locked eyes with him. Her gaze drifted to his body, sensing it brimming with both pure physical strength and qi. To her, his mana felt like qi due to the similarities, making it difficult to discern, even for a being of her level.

She was full of surprise. 'He's already this strong? It seems he didn't get this far due to some dumb luck.'

She couldn't sense the corpse of the Goblin King, so she guessed it had already been a while since Leon had killed it.

Meanwhile, the voice in her head was full of shock and despair. 'Impossible!'

Unlike Lily, it was extremely sensitive to yang energy, and such high sensitivity allowed it to perceive that Leon's body was brimming with pure yang energy, far above his level.

'How is this possible? Impossible! I refuse to believe that my years of planning would be all for naught due to an anomaly like him!'

The entity felt like it was going crazy. If things went the way Lily wished, it knew it was done for. If gazes could kill, it would have killed Leon a million times over. Unfortunately, Leon couldn't feel its gaze from Lily's eyes. It could only watch helplessly, knowing there was nothing it could do.

'I never thought that I, the God of Souls, would die this way. Who would have thought my foolproof plan to rebirth with my strength intact would be all for naught due to a measly human? Wait, why do I sense the aura of a lustful incubus from him? But he doesn't look like one... What the hell has been happening in this world while I was away?'

'After everything, is this really the way I die? Impossible!'

The God of Souls cursed and cursed internally, not letting its frustration be heard by Lily. It didn't want her to be completely sure that Leon was the key. Mostly, it kept its frustrations hidden because of its pride.

'How could a mere human disrupt my plans? Decades, no, centuries of preparation, undone in a matter of moments. My destiny, thwarted by an insignificant anomaly. This cannot be!'

'The balance of power, the meticulous strategy, all shattered by his existence. I refuse to accept this as my end! There must be another way, a way to reclaim control. But how? How can I maneuver when everything hinges on him?'

'Every contingency, every safeguard, and yet here I am, facing obliteration by an unforeseen force. This isn't just failure; it's an insult to my very essence. My pride, my power, everything I've built... gone. But I will not succumb quietly. I will find a way.

I must.'

Despite her thoughts, she knew it was completely hopeless...

Meanwhile, Leon and Lily stood in a standoff, silent as they locked eyes. Lily's silver hair fluttered gently in the breeze as the portal behind her closed up in an instant.

"You, why are you here?" Leon's voice was as chill as ice. He already knew she wasn't here for trouble, but he couldn't imagine why she would visit him now, of all times. It made no sense to him.

"I need your help... But first, let me deal with a small current problem of yours," Lily said. Her voice was soothing and extremely feminine. Leon gulped as he watched her gracefully point at the rune stone behind her. The tip of her fingers glowed with a white light, and in the next second, the light shot out of her hands like lightning, making a sizzling sound as it struck the rune stone.

The beam of light from the stone suddenly intensified, shining with a green flash that forced Leon to close his eyes for a moment.

When Leon reopened his eyes, he saw that the green beam of light behind Lily was now thicker and even more vibrant. His eyes widened in surprise, but he quickly concealed it. Lily couldn't see it, but he could—the countdown of the system had stopped.

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After the rune stone's light became thicker, the countdown had stopped. This was an anomaly that Leon wasn't expecting at all.

'Did she freeze time, or what?' Leon's brows furrowed. 'Or did she just delay the self-destruction of the dungeon?'

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It's just as you've guessed, Leon. She delayed the destruction of the dungeon. And it seems to be taking a lot from her, even if she doesn't show it.

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Meanwhile, Lily noticed Leon's look of surprise and smiled. "It seems you already understand why I did that. You're not as simple as I thought."

With her years of experience, it would be bad if she didn't notice something as trivial as that. Sighing, she waved her hand, and green vines sprouted out of the ground. They wove and interwove themselves into a comfy chair for Leon to sit on. A similar vine chair sprouted behind her, and she sat down gracefully.

The chair was an intricate creation of nature, the vines twisting and curling to form a surprisingly ergonomic seat. It was cushioned by thick, soft moss that seemed to mold perfectly to Leon's form.

Leon sighed at her gesture. She really didn't need to do that; he wasn't in need of sitting down anyway. But since he was curious, he didn't say a word and silently sat on the provided seat.

Meanwhile, Lily took a deep breath and began, "I need your help..."

She was asking this with no certainty of success. She was just testing her luck. Since fate had favored her enough to bring Leon to such strength and have him clear a dungeon so quickly after his transmigration, perhaps it would continue to do so. If it worked out, she would owe Leon an unpayable favor. The being she was dealing with was incredibly powerful, making her situation even more precarious.

But despite the odds, she clung to the hope that Leon might help her rid herself of the God of Souls, the architect of her suffering.

"My help?" Leon prompted, urging her to continue. "What do you need my help with?"

Sighing, she began, "Things are a bit complicated. A powerful god, the God of Souls Deus Anima, after living for billions of years, reached the end of her lifespan. She created a disguise treasure of her own, matching the rumors of the famous Elysian Nexus."

'Elysian Nexus,' Leon frowned upon hearing the familiar words. He had heard of it before. He didn't need to think hard to recall when and from whom—Amelia had told him about it, full of awe and reverence. Its effects were indeed powerful; one of its reputed abilities was making one a true god, a level of power far surpassing the known realm of cultivation in the human realm.

Lily continued, "To be completely honest with you, the rumors of the Elysian Nexus are fake. They are part of Deus Anima's millennia-old plan to lure powerful beings to her treasure. Upon granting them power from her base stored in that single seed, she would then drain their life force to recreate a body for herself, regaining her powers and a renewed lifespan, achieving true rebirth!"

Leon gulped. The God of Souls must have put immense effort into this. Just how she managed to make everyone believe in such a baseless rumor was an anomaly in itself. He remembered Amelia telling him about the treasure, fully believing in its existence without any concrete evidence. That was certainly strange.

Lily noticed Leon's thoughtful expression and said, "I see you know of it too. And of course, things are more complicated than this, but this is as simple as I can explain it to you."

"It's okay, so what do you need my help with?" Leon waved his hand casually, disliking how easily she seemed to read his thoughts.

"I need your yang. Her soul is currently inside me, and the only thing that can expel it is highly potent yang essence. That's why I need your help," Lily's voice was solemn.

Leon looked down, a thoughtful expression on his face. 'System, do you see the soul within her?'

A prompt appeared in his view with the system's reply:

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The system had long sensed the God of Souls' soul within Lily, and its strength was immensely high. But still, it was nothing Leon's yang couldn't handle.

'Do you think I should take her on with my yang?'

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You should...

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Lily watched Leon's face as he considered. Her heart pounded with a mix of hope and fear. The air between them felt charged with the gravity of the situation.

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Leon lifted his lips, his list had began to rise, 'It just so happen that I owe the system some vice point... This is a chance granted by the heavens...'