"Don't overthink it. We might already be dead people walking."

"I won't leave myself with regrets. And right now, you can't resist me anyway~."

Xie Antong reversed their positions, pinning Lu Ce firmly beneath her. Her eyes were already filled with the power of 【Pleasure】. In the time before this, Lu Ce had been lost in confusion, completely unprepared for any kind of fight.

But she was different. While blowing in the wind atop Mount Everest, she had already formulated a perfect plan to deal with Lu Ce.

She held absolute respect for Lu Ce. It could be said that she was the one person in this world who most acknowledged that man's strength.

So even though she had assimilated the most 【Pleasure】 divine power and should have been the most changed among the God's Chosen, when it came to Lu Ce, she could still revert to that calm, collected state from before.

She was treating him like a hell-difficulty Divine Selection Game.

Way back then, she had arranged countless All-Seeing Eyes in that Room, constantly emitting tiny fluctuations to disturb his mind.

From the moment he entered, she had been furiously driving her 【Pleasure】 divine power, affecting Lu Ce's spirit, making him restless and stirring up lust.

Furthermore, she had made him remove his mask beforehand—the ability that "Sin" was most familiar with and most powerful—greatly weakening him.

Only then could she succeed directly, pinning the world's number one beneath her.

If today's "harvest" could happen naturally, that would be best. If not, she would have to force it!

Besides, this was already the most critical part of absorbing 【Pleasure】 divine power.

Inside her, aside from 【Pleasure】, there was still a portion of 【Lust】.

She wasn't like Lu Ce, long accustomed to all kinds of abilities and improvising, able to possess multiple different divine powers simultaneously.

Her goal right now was the clearest—she had to specialize, had to compete for the godhood with 【Pleasure】. So she had to focus entirely, completely refine and transform that power.

And she wasn't a pure energy body like the gods. She had a physical body, a vessel carrying all her past and memories.

So whether it was 【Pleasure】 or 【Lust】, these bedchamber matters were unavoidable for her.

And as for finding a willing partner for herself—there was only Lu Ce.

As for whether he was willing... from their conversation earlier, she already knew that he had feelings for her. That was enough.

If he really felt it was wrong, then let him treat it as her bringing him some 【Agony】! It was all good!

Lu Ce lay on the bed, sensing his body's state. The world's strongest physique seemed no longer under his control, completely paralyzed by 【Pleasure】's divine power.

Like he'd taken some kind of muscle-relaxing powder.

He let out a bitter laugh, looking at Xie Antong before him. His reason was about to slip away, and only now did he realize how much effort she had put into dealing with him.

And had she developed a new ability related to 【Pleasure】?

"You..."

He weakly opened his mouth to say something but couldn't get the words out. Xie Antong above him had already kissed him fiercely, a powerful stream of energy filling his entire mouth.

Shut up! Why are you so talkative...

That energy flow connected their spiritual seas, like a legendary dual cultivation technique. Perhaps there was always some special connection between 【Agony】 and 【Pleasure】.

With Xie Antong at the center, the entire Room radiated colorful light outward, enveloping every surface—floorboards, walls, ceiling.

It was like coating everything with a film of energy, which also served as protection in case the Room shattered under the strain of their inhuman power.

Meanwhile, the All-Seeing Eyes formed rows of arrays, working with 【Pleasure】's divine power to create an information isolation system within the Room.

This effectively blocked divine power detection. Even Nie Jiu Tian wouldn't be able to hear what was happening here.

Hmm, it seemed that Black Knight was gone too. Smart enough to know when to get the hell out.

She closed her eyes, kissing him deeply and passionately, a hint of joy in her gaze.

She knew that the gods' schemes and preparations against Lu Ce were no less elaborate than her own.

But Lu Ce had never been defeated. In fact, many of his countermeasures had completely exceeded her expectations—and she was a player whose main ability was her intellect.

So the reason he was so easily subdued today was mainly that he hadn't really wanted to resist.

Suddenly, Xie Antong's lip stung. A tremendous force erupted from beneath her, flipping her over entirely.

She opened her eyes in shock, only to realize the force wasn't pushing her away—just switching their positions.

By now, Lu Ce's eyes were nearly devoid of reason. His face could barely suppress the purple patches, as if the mask of Lust was forcing its way out uncontrollably.

The physical strength that had been unusable moments ago seemed to have suddenly returned, completely immobilizing Xie Antong.

Under the shroud of colorful light, the last scraps of clothing on their bodies turned to ash, annihilated.

Xie Antong's face rarely showed a flush of shyness. She bit her lower lip—already bleeding from where he had bitten it—a hint of fear in her eyes.

Damn... this might have gotten out of hand...

The night passed without words, only raw intensity.

...

Earthly bliss supreme: a long drought meets sweet rain, meeting an old friend in a foreign land, wedding night beneath candlelight, achieving top honors on the golden list.

Simply put—what I seek, I must obtain.

What I desire, must become reality. After filling this final gap in her heart, Xie Antong's state began to approach personal perfection.

As for Lu Ce, he felt as if he had dreamed some strange dream.

There was inexplicable pleasure, yet it seemed tinged with struggling pain—like a long nightmare from which he couldn't find an exit.

Suddenly, his mind snapped awake. He opened his eyes, staring blankly at everything around him.

His Room was still his Room, but it looked like it had been through an earthquake. The mirror was shattered, walls were covered in cracks, and chunks of ceiling plaster were falling off.

Then he realized there was a boneless, soft body in his arms, still clinging tightly to him.