I Don’t Want To Court Death!

Princess Jasmine made a small hand gesture and the spear returned to her. She continued her battle with the succubus. The faint image of a dark mammoth appeared behind while she fought, as if she had become the incarnation of the Night Mammoth. 

“Incredible,” Yang Yang thought. “Princess Jasmine actually awakened her bloodline. The life-and-death situation must have pushed her to unleash her Night Mammoth bloodline, the innate power of the Ivory Royal House. That power makes her as strong as Manifest Aspect magus. She could even summon the Ivory Spear of the Divine Night, a unique spell that supposedly only Virtual Aspect magi of the royal house could summon. Not even her sister, the legendary First Princess, could do that.” 

The succubus did her best to retreat while furiously attacking, but Princess Jasmine fought with even greater ferocity. Much like a mammoth, the princess used raw strength to beat her opponent. None of the succubus’ attack could even penetrate through the black, armor-like scales, while the ivory spear would smash into her like a cudgel. 

By now, the sky had darkened and numerous star-like orbs glowed above them. They would rain down porcelain light that punctured bloody holes into the succubus. At this rate, the succubus would die. 

“Almost there...” Yang Yang watched the battle, while dispelling as much toxin as he could from his body. Soon, he’ll fully recover and assist the princess in her battle. 

The succubus changed tactic and went into a defensive position. “You, girl, let’s talk things out! I’ll leave. I swear that I’ll leave! Just give me time and I’ll ignore both of you while I leave by myself! I won’t even take any other demons with me! You can hunt them down as you like. Please, just spare me!” 

However, her pleading did her no good. The princess did not respond, while her eyes grew darker and colder. The succubus saw something sinister in those eyes. It was as though her own existence was reflected in those eyes, a miserable and dying figure. 

"Night Mammoth Magic: Bellow of the Beast!" 

"Night Mammoth Magic: Star-Crossing Tragedy!" 

"Night Mammoth Magic: Crushing Hell Smashing Heaven!" 

Princess Jasmine made moves after moves, each stronger than the last. Her magical power seemed endless despite casting dozens of spells every minute. 

Fear once again gripped her heart, but the succubus made a decisive move. She spat blood on her hand and then stabbed it into her heart. Then, with pain and grunts, she tore out her heart. “Ecstasy Demon Magic: Empty Sacrifice.” 

The bloody heart in her hand exploded. However, her wounds began to heal dramatically, her aura grew stronger, and her magical power exploded. She was once again at the Wisdom King level, though, she was rapidly aging. 

With a flick of her tail, Princess Jasmine was sent flying off the mountain. The succubus didn’t bother with her and instead arrived in front of Yang Yang. 

“I will soon die. Nothing I do or have left will be enough to kill you at all. Now that I know who you are, I know that you will not and can not die here. You are not meant to die now. However, I certainly have enough worth to make your life far more miserable.” The succubus pointed her finger at him. “I am Charm Dark-Lamp, member of the Charm Royal House. With my authority as a royal succubus, I call upon the might of the God of Ecstasy. Take my faith, take my heart and take my bloodline. Burn the world of men in flames of hubris. Flood the world of men in despair. Be consumed by darkness. I curse you to never live in peace for this lifetime! Ecstasy Demon Magic: Everlasting Insanity!” 

The succubus exploded into a red mist, but then transformed into a large, red giant. It had a humanoid torso and six arms, but its lower-half composed of thousands of serpents. The giant was face contained only a wide, sinister smile. It wore a top-hat and a monocle despite having no eye. The giant leaned in and blew a red gas at Yang Yang. Unable to move, Yang Yang had no choice, but to breath in the red gas.  

"No!" Someone cried. 

The monstrous giant laughed before dispersing into thin air. Yang Yang collapsed after taking in the gas. 

,,,,,,

Thousands of kilometers away from the East Wu Mountain Range was a handsome, middle-aged man on a flying sword. He wore a red robe and a dark crown on his head. On the back of his robe was the symbol of the House of Wu, a five-clawed dragon. His powerful aura made it clear that he wasn't just any individual. Rather, he was the Lord of the House of Wu. 

He grumbled at every instant, but when he saw a giant, red spell circle in the distance, he fully unleashed his Deva level magical power and accelerated. 

When House Lord Wu arrived at the scene, the succubus had already died and he saw Yang Yang took in the red gas. He moved at lightning speed toward Yang Yang, but the latter had already collapsed and the giant had disappeared. 

"No!" He cried out. House Lord Wu knelt down and sighed. "Damn it. I was so close." 

The house lord stood up after he picked Yang Yang out of the rubble. He used a small detection spell and found the princess. "Ugh! Th-This..." 

When he saw the princess' appearance, he gasped.  Although the princess was knocked out, her transformation had cease to deactivate. He shot an accusing look at Yang Yang. "Hmph! Like master, like disciple. Life Magic practitioners are always so troublesome." 

Soon, several elders from the House of Wu had arrived at the scene. One of them, the raid mission's administrator, went on both of his knees and bowed his head so hard that his forehead started bleeding. "House Lord, please forgive me! I had no idea the princess and the disciple of the chief doctor were here. I also had no idea that the Wisdom King succubus had slipped pass our detection. We were certain that she died first! We were so certain, my lord! We made sure she died first because we knew that she was the most dangerous! Please forgive me!" 

"Shut it!" House Lord Wu scolded the elder with a voice that could crush iron and break steel. The elder kept his head on the ground. "Forget it. This matter was my blunder." 

He closed his eyes and ripple of power spread across the entire mountain range. In the next second, all the demons on the mountain range were crushed into meat paste. A ranging inferno burned every demonic flesh until nothing was left. 

As he stared at the flames, House Lord Wu placed Yang Yang and Princess Jasmine into the arms of other elders. "Both of you will come with me. The rest of you will clean up the mess and take out all the disciples." 

He stepped onto his sword and began flying through the sky with two elders behind him. House Lord Wu furrowed his brows and snorted, "Hmph! This may be my fault for being slow, but you didn't warn me first. You're not going to get away with this, Dugu Leishen!"