Chapter 142: Ability Replication

Angelica’s control of mana was so fluid that it made me impressed.

I stretched my hand and picked up the flower petal which rested on the bed.

It seemed no different from a real flower.

It was soft, and even felt a little wet.

’Water?’ I hadn’t noticed when she added water to the black flames.

Her precise control of mana made a vague thought appear in my mind.

What if... everything in the entire world is made by an awakened with a monstrous, god-like control of mana?

Seeing how the empress could casually create something so lifelike, despite her level of strength, if she was allowed to grow even more stronger, would she have grown to rival a god who’s able to create a world of their own?

The more I thought about it, the more interesting the thought seemed.

’I knew saving you was the right choice...’ I mused internally, a smile stretching accross my face.

Eventually, I gently pinched the flower petal and it dispersed with the wind.

The other petals scattered around on the bed also seemed to have ganered their cue and it dispersed as well.

"I can steal the abilities of others. No, it’s more like replicate their abilities the more my mental strength grows."

"Oh?" I shifted my gaze from the dispersing flower petals and stared at Angelica.

That was a useful ability.

No, It wasnt just useful. It was no wonder the gods had to stop her.

Imagine replicating abilities belonging to gods?

And to think such a lady was now my slave?

I stared at the empress with a curious smile on my face.

I had to find a way to regain her full strength.

That aside...

"How many abilities do you have so far? Is it just these four?"

The empress pondered slightly, but replied nonetheless.

"I can’t access the full extent of my abilities just yet. So I’m stuck with just a few for now."

So it wasnt just these four she possessed currently.

I dissected the empress’ words.

Although she had displayed four abilities it was clear she could control a few more.

That aside, there were still others of higher rank that she couldnt control at the moment.

I pushed the thought aside for now. After all the system had informed me of this discovery before hand, while I was resurrecting her, so I wasnt too surprised.

"Why did you want to wipe out the previous awakened era?" I asked curiously.

This was another thing I was interested in.

The empress I had seen in the vision displayed a ruthless demeanor. I wondered why.

For the first time the princess showed a rare trace of ambition in her calm eyes as she replied.

"I had discovered before hand that gods couldnt harm mortals so I wanted to try replicating a god’s ability.’

The absurdity!

Internally I was shocked that the empress went to such lengths just to increase her strength, yet I was curious at the same time.

Did she succeed in replicating a god’s ability?

If she did...

There was no need to think about it. I wanted to find out the answer for myself.

I turned to the empress, and time seemed to slow.

Her eyes slowly drooped and her head tilted to the side.

’Time’s up?’ I realised, as I watched her head tilt to the side.

I quickly stretched my hand and caught her before she could fall uncomfortably.

I watched her calm, and peaceful facial expression. And I couldnt help but admire her beauty as I placed her to the side.

"What an interesting lady." She made me thrilled about the prospects of the awakened world.

Previously, I thought this was a low level awakened world, but the empress had widened my imagination far beyond what I thought was possible.

There were gods... fallen dynasties... and perhaps... just maybe, other worlds as well.

They weren’t going to wait for me to grow stronger.

’It seems I need to up my game, huh...’ I muttered, analyzing internally.

I grew in strength by being a pervert.

The intimate session with the three women last night had barely given me 350 corruption points, only by actively corrupting my daughters, and perhaps other young, innocent girls, would I be able to grow at an absurd rate.

I now decided on a new path.

I let out a breath of stale air, before placing the empress to the side, and stretched lightly.

After the night of pleasure with Elena and the other ladies, I decided it was time to head back home.

Thankfully, astra was similarly optimized into my phone. Despite forgetting to message Evelyn the previous day, astra had acted on its own, informing her that I was held up with something and ensuring there were no flaws in our relationship.

...

Olivia who had gone out, came back a few minutes later, to inform me that she had prepared breakfast.

She also informed took the time to wake up the other women politely as well, both mother and daughter.

The morning passed in a blur.

Everyone was relatively calm as we ate breakfast in silence.

There was no lingering tension between the three women after sharing so many intimate moments together, unlike what I had anticipated.

They had rare, friendly smiles on their faces as the breakfast progressed.

Breakfast passed in a blur and I informed Elena of my departure.

Although she was reluctant to let me go, she also informed me that she would stay at the mountain for a while, to excavate the mana stones before returning back to the city.

Elena insisted her daughter stayed over with her for some time, then sent both me and Olivia to return back to the city.

Before long, me and olivia used another spatial ring, and returned back to the real world.

The empress lay in my hand, sleeping peacefully. Elena had picked out one of her clothes and dressed the empress in it.

It was finally time for me to return back to my daughters.