Xuan felt Chen Mei's tongue twirling around his own, as he relished in the taste of her saliva, her tongue, and her mouth as whole. All the while Chen Mei busied herself in assisting Xuan's breathing.
'This is actually working! I didn't think she'd actually help me using her mouth. The best I expected she'd do was let me rest in her bed beside her, as she watches over me. That would've been enough for my exclusive skill to take effect, but this was unexpected!'
Xuan formerly knew the significance of him being handed off to Chen Mei, the general's trusted attendant. It was a responsibility that the general gave to Chen Mei, so naturally she couldn't ignore him when his life was in danger. Plus, when he was coming up to give her snacks, he learned that the other three slaves besides him severely disliked Chen Mei because of her race.
This led Xuan to conclude that, if he acted as if he were falling unconscious, Chen Mei would first call on the three slaves, and there was a sufficiently high chance that those racist fellows would feign ignorance and wouldn't respond to her call. And since coming to this mansion, Xuan hadn't seen anyone in the kitchen, nor was there even a single guard at the main gate of the whole manor. It was a natural conclusion that there was nobody else here in the mansion currently except the five of them.
"It was a gamble. If the three senior brothers responded to her call, I'd have been taken off to a room to rest and be given one of Liu hao's lacky. And if they didn't come, chances of which were high, then he'd get to spend some good time with Chen Mei!" thought Xuan, as he considered the fact that the risk-to-reward ratio was broken in this scenario. "But the issue was, why would I fall unconscious? There had to be a reason that everyone here could understand and accept. Except the injury on my throat, I have no injuries, so acting as a weak wolf who was so injured in his throat from the mighty general's 'death grip' that he couldn't breathe properly now, was the best logical reason!"
Although he didn't exactly enjoying even the tiniest possibility of having to get C.P.R from another man. The chances of that happening were still very low, and the benefits outweighed the risks.
Xuan slowly returned his breathing to normal. As Chen Mei felt Xuan's breathing returning to normal, she pulled back slowly, deliberately, letting their lips part with a wet, obscene pop.
"Fua~..."
A thick, glistening string of her saliva stretched between their tongues, swaying in the dim light before it snapped and dripped down her chin. Chen Mei panted over Xuan's mouth as she steadied her breathing. A smug little smirk formed on her swollen lips as she licked away the saliva on her chin.
"Good, his breathing seemed to have returned to normal," said Chen Mei, as the sudden realization of what she had been doing while assisting him breathe hit her. Her face flushed as she immediately stood up. "I-I might've gone a little overboard there. Ugh, anyway, he should be fine now."
Chen Mei left the room, as Xuan opened his eyes, touching his lips which were wet from Chen Mei's saliva. He smirked before laying back down on her bed.
"It's like a dream come true. To think a virgin like me would receive kisses from extremely hot girls after coming to this world. This skill Beastly Aura is amazing; it just needs time to take effect," thought Xuan as he licked his lips. "I gotta make Chen Mei my own. Once I claim her, I'd be able to use her assistance in leveling up, and also to deal with the senior brothers. They're bound to bully me while I'm weak."
Chen Mei was a strong beastman; he could tell it by the way she held herself and spoke of beating Liu Hao again. Liu Hao, from Xuan's observation, was certainly way stronger than him — dude was literally built like a commando.
"Hmm, I think Chen Mei had gone to the washroom. Let me check my skills and stuff while she's gone. I'd like to spend some more time playing unconscious. I might not get such a chance at being in such close proximity to her again."
"Hmm, but what if she suddenly comes in while I'm reading these? System, can you read me these explanations instead?" The system immediately responded, affirming as Xuan closed his eyes, focusing.
[Sure, let's begin with the explanation of Race Rank]
[The many races of beings are divided into 6 distinct ranks]
Rank 1: Warrior
Rank 2: Elite
Rank 3: Saint
Rank 4: Mythical
Rank 5: Immortal
Rank 6: Immemorial
[The higher the rank of the race, the longer they can live, and the higher in the plane of existence they reside. Any race can level up and evolve into superior races; the process of leveling is the same as condensing and refining one's bloodline.]
Xuan felt excited from hearing the information — that meant he could grow stronger and even evolve like a Pokémon. That was just too enticing. But from the system's explanation it seemed as though everyone could evolve, which puzzled him.
"Say system, does everyone in this world have the ability to evolve?"
[Yes, most races except the beastman race can acquire classes and skills and level up through doing what their class is based on. And once the level reaches a race's cap, they can evolve by fulfilling certain requirements.]
"Hmph, that means this system isn't unique to me… and is unique to me, considering no other beastman can even acquire a class. Although, my system doesn't seem like a class. Anyway, system, explain the Beastly Essence skill." Although Xuan felt disappointed that he alone didn't have the ability to evolve, what the system said next sent him flying with excitement.
[Common Skill, Beastly Essence — it's a skill which can be leveled up and evolved to higher grades through repeated use. The skill uses essence points which can be obtained by eating monster meats. The skill activates when the user releases his seed inside his mate, and in each release, a certain amount of Essence Points would be spent.]
[The seed directly brands his mates as his, and any monsters she hunts from there onwards, all the EXP gained would be transferred to the user. The bloodline of his mates could be leveled up through more mating sessions and release of the user's seed inside them.]
"Yo, what?" Xuan almost jumped awake as he heard the explanation. "I-I can evolve them through basically having sex with them, And get all the exp they were supposed to get when they hunt monsters? "
[There's a hidden condition: this skill, Beastly Essence (Common), cannot be used on those outside the beastman race.]
"Ah, that makes sense. It's called Beastly Essence after all. But isn't this skill way too OP?"
The skill basically allowed him to release his seed inside a woman once, and a brand would immediately be formed on her. And from then on all the monster hunting she engaged in, all the EXP from that would transfer to him — it was simply AFK leveling.
"Now I have more of a reason to claim Chen Mei, and if possible even the general." But at this moment a bunch of horrific ideas to exploit this skill arose in his mind, as he shook his head. "Nope, I'd try my best to claim the girls I like. I don't need an army, I just need a harem of elite beastmen. Otherwise the knowledge of me having this ability would be leaked. It's an amazing ability, but it can also result in my destruction if others find out about it. I need trusted companions!"
But Xuan frowned, something inside him didn't feel, "this way, won't I be way too dependent on others to level up?." Unexpectedly, the system responded to him, even though he hadn't addressed it.
[You can level up through hunting monsters, because unlike the beastman race which has been barred from owning a class, what you have is not a class, but a system, I'm a system.]
Xuan smiled, as for the first time he heard the emotionless, mechanical system show pride.
"hahaha, if my system isn't a prideful one" Xuan smiled internally, as the ridges of his lips curled up.
The feeling of excitement and the desire to conquer and grow rose in Xuan's heart as he clenched his fists, his eyes shining with ambition.