Pirate Kingship-Chapter 608 - 436: As long as there is kindling, the fire will never go out!
Succubus Teris, who had been vigilantly on guard behind them, couldn't help but relax momentarily when the Second Prince truly reached out for the Sun Crown.
Feeling that the situation was settled, her years of hard work and plotting had finally paid off.
As long as the Second Prince put on the Crown, the trial would end. He could then leave the Secret Realm on a ship filled with gold, proceeding to the lake's center to hold the sacrificial rite for the Sun God as the new King.
Even Byron having intercepted a fair amount of Panacea along the way no longer pained Teris.
The Promotion Ceremony to Fifth Order is derived from the standard rites of our pathway. Aside from the unified Coup Ritual, we Night Demons must also design supplementary rituals based on the Immortal Stairway we obtain. For me, even without much Panacea, as long as Prince Vascar ascends the throne, my own Promotion Ceremony will not be a failure. It would merely take a little more time to replenish my essence. And a Fifth-Order Pseudo-God, or even Lesser Gods, are already entities somewhat independent from the Chief God. They are capable of obtaining a certain level of autonomy even when facing Lilith. The Authorities and Godly Names one holds are mostly rooted in this very Immortal Stairway.
As Teris was about to reap the fruits of her years of effort, she subconsciously touched her smooth belly, marked with the Succubus Mark.
The Immortal Stairway that Succubus Teris found is the everliving... reproductive cells!
Through her research, she discovered that the life of all mundane creatures relies on the propagation of their reproductive cells, with plants, animals, and fungi being no exceptions. Moreover, new cells can only come from existing ones and do not spontaneously appear from mythological places like seawater, volcanic springs, or mud pits. Therefore, for the species that currently exist in the world, their reproductive cells have undergone countless divisions over the long years. Their lifespans are as extensive as the entire ecosystem itself!
In nature, the longevity of reproductive cells is limitless. Humans are no different. Each person is a descendant of that very first cell from billions of years ago, born after continuous divisions and mutations. Humans may age, but the lifespans of those original reproductive cells, serving as the medium of life, never show the slightest sign of decline. No experiments are needed; reasonable deduction suffices. If the human species has existed for a million years, and each generation takes twenty years to pass on, then humans have already passed through at least fifty thousand generations. Facts have shown that after such a lengthy duration, the average human lifespan has not decreased with generational decay. Instead, it has grown longer due to improved living conditions. This is all because reproductive cells were granted immortality from the beginning!
Using this knowledge as the foundation for the Immortal Stairway perfectly complemented the Succubi, who naturally revere the fertility of the Old Gods. Her Secret Arcane Art, the Succubus Mark, is also rooted in this principle. Only reproductive cells are capable of infinite division, enabling her to fully recover even if only a piece of her skin remained.
Therefore, after the Usurpation, I still need to birth many children developed from my own reproductive cells, to serve as the medium for the supplementary ceremony. Let the lineage of Succubi originating from me perpetually flow within the human race. These bloodline descendants will be my eternal Anchors!
However, when it came to having children, she first looked not at the 'Playboy' Second Prince Vascar Kapak, but at... Night Demon Prince Byron, who had arrived a step behind them.
She unconsciously crossed her eight legs again.
In the Mythological Era, whether within Night Demon society or among all Mythical Creatures, Succubi were not a powerful species. Yearning for the strong was their instinct; of course, they wished to bear a myriad of the strongest offspring to complete the ritual. Compared to the Second Prince—who, aside from a privileged birth, had nothing else to his name—that foreign Emperor, a fellow Night Demon and an intelligent and mighty Transcendent, was undoubtedly a better choice.
Alas, Byron seemed to have no interest in her whatsoever.
Teris licked her bright red lips,
However, once I ascend to Fifth Order and can resist the domination of the Night Demon Prince, I will definitely capture him and taste him. A ten-year agreement? Heh, a mere blink of an eye for a Long-lived Species. By then, my method for expanding my reproductive Authorities will be to perpetually have children with the champions of different species, Anchoring my bloodline in various races. Only when I have birthed a Sea of Monsters ecosphere like Monster Mother Echidna will I have reached the pinnacle of this path! I believe that by then, my 'Playboy' Vascar... Your Majesty, will surely forgive me. HEH HEH HEH...
However, at that very moment, an agonizing scream abruptly interrupted her blissful fantasies of the future.
"ARGH—!"
She hastily looked up. The Second Prince, who should have already donned the new King's Sun Crown, was trembling violently, as if he had seen something horrifying. Yet, as if pinned down by some unseen force, he remained kneeling, unable to move. His hands trembled as he released the new King's Crown that should have been his. Instead, he raised high... the ancient Crown that had sat upon the Former King's head for a century.
Although Teris didn't understand what was happening, her keen instincts as a Mythical Creature made her realize just how wrong this action was.
"Stop! Don't wear it!"
But the Second Prince, who had always heeded her every command in the past, seemed not to have heard her at all this time.
