Eternal Temptation: Awakening Sinful Desires

Asher felt relieved after curing Scarlet of the drug's influence and seeing that she seemed to be recovering from her ordeal.

Even though he has only known her for a short time, she has grown on him during their brief interactions, and he has begun to develop a protective instinct towards her, especially after what she went through today.

He smiled warmly at Scarlet and opened his mouth to speak, but before any words left his lips, a powerful sense of danger suddenly struck his consciousness.

'What's wrong?' He wondered to himself, his gaze turning towards the edge of the forest.

There, Asher sensed a powerful sword qi heading straight for the two of them at an incredible speed and with devastating force.

Without any hesitation, he wrapped his arm around Scarlet's waist and disappeared, moving a safe distance away.

From there, they saw the devastating aftermath and the attacker, who continued to release countless sword-qi blades at that spot, causing massive damage to the surrounding area and creating large holes in the earth.

"How did he come here so soon?!" Scarlet exclaimed with wide eyes, startled by the sudden attack and that man.

Asher looked at her with a serious expression on his face and asked, as he wanted to confirm his suspicion, "Do you know that man attacking us?"

She glanced at him before nodding. "Yes. It's Rick Cutler, the person who drugged me with that drug."

Hearing her words, Asher looked at the man with a frown. It seems like Rick has really bad intentions for Scarlet, even going so far as to release the killing strikes.

Just as he was about to take action to subdue this asshole, he heard something that caused the blood in his whole body to boil.

"Die, you son of a bitch. How dare you make a fool out of me and take away MY woman!!!" Rick screamed in madness as his eyes were wide open with anger, filled with nothing but hate.

'What is this? What did I just hear? Did this man just curse my mom? Dare to call my mom a bitch? No… it can't be.' A strange expression appeared on Asher's face when he heard those words coming from Rick.

An unknown emotion welled up within his heart, and he turned toward the raging man with a cold stare, his blue eyes flashing with an icy chill.

The atmosphere instantly turned chilly and dark as a dark aura enveloped him, spreading outward in a wave of pressure that sent ripples through space itself.

His killing intent soared high into the skies, and he took one step forward, appearing in front of Rick in an instant, a fist forming in midair as he delivered a powerful punch to his abdomen.

A loud boom echoed through the forest when Asher's fist struck its target with deadly force. Rick doubled over and coughed out blood as he staggered backward several steps due to the sheer power of the blow.

He looked at Asher with surprise and confusion, unable to comprehend how this man was still alive after receiving his attack head-on.

Before Rick could react, another fierce blow hit him square in the chest, knocking him off his feet and sending him tumbling across the ground until he came to a stop near the edge of a massive crater created by his previous spirit blade attacks.

"Bastard!!! How are you still alive?! Who the fuck are you?!" Rick yelled angrily at the mysterious figure standing in front of him, unable to comprehend how this man could possess such strength.

"Your Death!" Asher responded with just two words, his voice colder than ice, as he took another step forward and vanished from sight, reappearing right in front of the man who just tried to kill him and Scarlet.

"How dare you threaten me?! Do you know who I am?!?!? Let me remind you that I am Rick Cutler and that my grandfather is the Twilight Mist sect's Grand Elder." Rick roared, swinging his sword at Asher, trying to slice him in half with a slash.

"Humph. Do you think I care about who you are?" Asher retorted with a snort as he took out his own sword, the Boundless Night, and swung it towards the incoming blade with immense force.

A deafening bang erupted as their weapons clashed in midair, resulting in sparks flying all around them while the two men remained motionless.

Asher's eyes narrowed slightly when he noticed that he was unable to push back this arrogant young master, whose aura and power were similar to those of the True Spirit Realm cultivator. However, remembering the words of curse uttered by this lowlife, Asher's aura got more ominous and dark, making Rick flinch.

Rick felt a chill run down his spine as he stared into those deep, azure eyes. They were like an endless ocean that threatened to swallow him, sending him into depths of terror where no light could reach, and he couldn't help but feel terrified by their intensity.

At that moment, his instincts told him that he shouldn't underestimate this opponent in front of him. After all, only true masters possessed such a terrifying presence that they could scare others shitless just by looking into their eyes.

Although this guy had a similar cultivation base as him, his fighting prowess seemed higher than his.

Seeing how Asher wasn't intimidated by him and didn't seem interested in backing down, Rick felt annoyed.

"You don't seem to understand the situation, huh? Do you think you can win against me just because you're lucky enough to be at the same cultivation level as me?" He sneered as he gathered more spirit essence in his body.

When Asher saw this, he poured more spirit essence into his sword too and pushed forward with great strength.

At that moment, Rick couldn't follow up quickly, which caused his sword to be pushed back by Asher's attack and get slashed across his chest.

"Ahhh... Shit!" Rick cried out as he stumbled backwards while clutching onto his wounded chest, which was bleeding out.

Seeing this opportunity, Asher didn't waste any time and dashed forward, striking at Rick with his sword once again, aiming for his throat.

"No!!" Cecil screamed when she saw that Asher was going to kill her beloved young master, but at that moment, someone appeared in front of her.

"Cecil, I hope you are prepared for the consequences of what you did to me!" Scarlet said as she released an extremely powerful spirit essence attack towards the startled Cecil.