"I'm starting to think you've completely lost your mind, Avrora," Izumi said, his tone brimming with annoyance.
"You actually want me to become your servant?"
"Has a few days of being treated like the boss in a subspace world gone to your head?"
The clumsy, adorable vampire glared at him, only to realize that Izumi's expression was anything but joking.
"Damn it… just a few days running the show and you've gone full diva?"
Avrora froze, pain flashing across her face from the previous flick to her head.
She crouched to the ground, eyes brimming with tears, trembling as she apologized.
"Ugh… I-I was wrong…"
"I'll never do it again!"
The Fourth Progenitor, completely at Izumi's mercy, pleaded online—literally.
Izumi rolled his eyes, then gently set Ophis aside.
"Step aside for now. I need a taste from this one first."
With that, he pulled Avrora closer.
Feeling the overwhelming aura emanating from him, Avrora's cheeks flushed bright red.
Izumi didn't acknowledge her flustered state, instead speaking clearly:
"Hand over the control rights to the little lion inside you."
"I want to run a test."
Avrora hesitated for only a moment, then nodded.
Leaning toward his neck, she bared her small fangs and bit down.
Truth be told, she was thrilled—this was her first time biting Izumi.
But with Izumi forgetting to dial down his defenses, the pain immediately hit her.
Avrora yelped, like she had bitten steel.
Izumi blinked, surprised at the intensity.
She withdrew her mouth, pouting with indignation.
"I-I… can't bite through…"
"My teeth… hurt…"
Now, Avrora felt utterly embarrassed.
The First Ancestor of vampires—unable to bite a human and nearly breaking her own fangs in the process.
Izumi's mouth twitched, a little embarrassed himself.
"Ah… sorry, I forgot," he said sheepishly.
"Try again!"
This time, he suppressed his power, appearing entirely ordinary.
Avrora's eyes welled with tears, but she puffed up her small cheeks, then bit down again.
This time, she managed to pierce his skin.
For Izumi, being drained by Avrora for the first time felt… strange.
But for her, tasting his blood sent a thrill straight through her body.
Instinctively, she hugged him tightly, sucking eagerly.
Slurp… slurp…
"I'm going all in! I'm going all in!"
Yet, it was useless. Izumi controlled his blood completely, preventing her from gorging herself and overstuffing.
Hearing the slurping, he smirked wryly—of course, she was greedy.
He patted Avrora on the back.
"Quickly transfer the rights to the little lion."
"Or I'll have to hit you."
Avrora blushed but reluctantly obeyed, transferring the rights of Lion of Gold to Izumi.
The moment the transfer completed, Izumi's eyes shone.
He could feel the Lion of Gold now residing within him.
Though Avrora could still summon it whenever she wished, a subtle link had now formed between them.
Finished with the transfer, Avrora released her bite.
"Blood…" she muttered, clearly displeased.
Seeing Izumi's wound already healed, she was left speechless.
She hadn't gained a drop, and the injury was gone—it was humiliating.
Izumi, unfazed, pricked a finger and let a single drop of blood fall into her mouth.
"Alright, step aside for now."
"Let's see if this works."
With that, he opened the system and activated the Solar Authority.
As it merged with his body, his defenses strengthened drastically.
Under his control, the Solar Authority flowed toward the Lion of Gold inside him, fusing seamlessly.
The Lion of Gold seemed to sense something, writhing in excitement.
A faint aura of lightning shimmered around Izumi.
Avrora was left dumbfounded—her precious familiar was slowly disconnecting from her, almost as if it were betraying her.
"My little lion!!" she screamed in anguish.
Her familiar, the one she had nurtured, was severing ties?
At the same time, even the Sun of this world seemed to react, growing intensely radiant.
Some Solar Deity in Olyarie sensed the anomaly and perked up.
"What is… this?"
"Why is my divinity reacting?"
"What is happening over there?"
Although his divine power was sealed, he could still feel the disturbance.
As the God of the Sun, Apollo realized—if he could locate the source of this power, he might use it on the mortal world without being pulled back to the heavens.
Excited, he quickened his pace toward Olyarie.
Not only him—the other gods in Olyarie sensed the Sun's anomaly.
Though their powers were sealed, their divine instincts remained acute.
Izumi, of course, had no clue.
He was immersed in his own body.
The Solar Authority had not only merged with the Lion of Gold but fused into his authority over the universe itself.
The sun itself was now part of his power—an unexpected bonus.
His speculation had been correct. Avrora's familiars could indeed replace Star Beasts.
The Lion of Gold had now become a SSS-class, four-digit Star Beast, completely under his control.
Izumi immediately opened his system's status panel.
[Izumi]
Race: Human, Pure-blood Dragon, God-Slayer
Stamina: EX
Strength: EX
Defense: EX
Agility: EX
Mana: EX
Luck: EX
Overall Power: SSS (Four-digit)
Special: Subspace World
Authority: Object Creation (fused with Core of Reason), Space (fused with Core of Sky), Stars (fused with Solar Authority: Leo and Lion of Gold), Infinity, Eternity
Skills: Dragon's Legacy, Aurora Pillar, Solar Lion (fusion skill of Solar Authority: Leo and Lion of Gold)
Passive Skills: Golden Rule, Thousand Tongues, Magic Immunity, God-Slayer Power, High-speed Divine Words, Weapon Nullification
Items: Spear of the Shining End, Alchemy Materials Bundle, Vimana, Object Transference Gift Card, Gate of Passage, World Anchor Card, Ability Inheritance Card ×3
Izumi leaned back, a faint smile crossing his face.
"Not bad… not bad at all."
His SSS-tier power was only getting stronger.