Huh? What do you mean your mother is one of the seven deadly sins?!

Seeing Lilith's troubled expression, Lin Xia forcibly suppressed her curiosity.

Enveloped by Lilith's bat wings covered in fine scales, Lin Xia felt the surrounding scenery rapidly shifting and distorting into a crimson stream of light.

The feeling of weightlessness didn't last long. When my feet touched solid ground again, a breath of air mixed with a faint fragrance and the scent of ancient stone walls rushed towards me.

Lin Xia subconsciously looked up and instantly held her breath.

Before me stood a magnificent castle whose grandeur defied description.

It is not built on a mountaintop, but rather seems to rise from the rolling dark red lava and the bottomless dark abyss, piercing straight into the sky.

The main body of the castle is built of black megaliths that shimmer with a dark metallic luster, and its huge spires are like the claws of a demon, ferociously tearing the sky.

Countless towers, arched bridges, and flying buttresses, carved with intricate and bizarre patterns, form a massive and breathtaking architectural complex, with each brick seemingly imbued with the weight of time and the oppressive force of the abyss.

Simply standing in its shadow, Lin Xia felt a tremor from the depths of his soul, as if a tiny ant were looking up at an ancient god, and the invisible pressure almost made him breathless.

However, this was somewhat different from the place where succubi lived, as I had imagined.

According to Lin Xia's idea, shouldn't the place where succubi live be some kind of paradise or a haven of desire?

But then I thought, a succubus is still a demon.

It doesn't seem wrong that demons live in a place like this!

"Little brother."

Lilith's soothing voice rang in her ears. She gently patted Lin Xia's stiff shoulder, her blood-red eyes filled with a smile.

"Don't be nervous, relax. This will be your home from now on."

She paused, looking at Lin Xia's shocked expression, and added:

"The entire seventh layer of the abyss, this entire territory, belongs to your mother, our supreme queen."

"And you are her only bloodline, the future master of this place. So don't feel pressured, just treat it as your own backyard."

Lin Xia swallowed with difficulty, her throat feeling dry.

He forced himself to look away from looking up at Lilith, nodded, and tried to process the shocking information.

Family?

Backyard?

This castle is like a fortress in hell?

Lin Xia took a deep breath of the strange and heavy air, trying to suppress the pounding in her heart.

Lilith didn't say anything more, but gently wrapped her little heart-shaped tail around Lin Xia's wrist, leading him toward the huge castle gate.

The door slid open silently, revealing a more profound, luxurious, and magical interior.

Wall lamps, gleaming with a lava-like light, are embedded in pillars carved with succubi and totems of desire.

Beneath our feet was a smooth, mirror-like black crystal floor that reflected the eerie star map of the dome.

The air was filled with a fragrance even richer than outside.

The succubi they encountered along the way were all stunningly beautiful, each with a unique temperament, and dressed in extremely daring outfits.

Lin Xia only glanced at it a few times before feeling a burning passion coursing through her body!

Without exception, all the succubi bowed respectfully when they saw Lilith.

When their gazes swept over Lin Xia, they were filled with undisguised curiosity and inquiry, and a few even boldly struck seductive poses towards her.

Seeing this, Lilith didn't stop it, but simply smiled slightly, then leaned down and whispered in Lin Xia's ear:

"Little brother, if you want, all of these can be yours someday~"

"Then you can play however you want!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xia was immediately moved.

Succubus!

And so many succubi!

Can I handle it?

After seeing Lin Xia's expression, Lilith smiled slightly but didn't say anything.

He led Lin Xia through corridors, past gardens suspended in the air and an inner courtyard with a blood-red waterfall, until they finally arrived at the deepest part of the castle.

The atmosphere here is more somber, and more...private.

A door carved from a single, enormous piece of dark purple crystal appeared before them, its surface flowing with magical runes that seemed to come alive.

"Her Majesty the Queen is inside."

Lilith's voice was low and filled with unprecedented respect.

She gently pushed open the door.

Inside the gate was Liu Ruyan's bedroom.

The light was not bright, but exceptionally soft, as if it were composed of countless tiny fireflies emitting a warm glow.

Outside the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, there is a scene of churning abyss, but strangely, it is filtered by a soft halo of light, leaving only a hazy light and shadow.

The interior of the palace was extremely luxurious, yet it also possessed a strange sense of warmth.

A soft carpet, seemingly woven from starlight, covered the floor, and a faint, familiar yet unfamiliar fragrance, reminiscent of Lin Xia's mother from her childhood, floated in the air.

The moment Lin Xia stepped into the palace, his gaze was fixed on the figure in the center of the room with his back to him.

The figure wore a magnificent dark red gown, the hem of which resembled solidified flames, outlining breathtaking curves.

She was turned slightly to the side, as if gazing out of the window into an eternal abyss.

Even just a glimpse of his back exuded a supreme majesty that commanded all demons and controlled desires, making people dare not look directly at him.

However, when Lin Xia's gaze fell upon the silhouette of that figure, that familiar, deeply ingrained feeling surged forth like a tidal wave, instantly overwhelming all his reason and restraint.

"mom--!"

The sound echoed in the empty and quiet palace, filled with unspeakable grievances, longing, pain, and the ecstatic joy of finally finding someone to rely on.

The figure with his back to him froze instantly upon hearing the shout, as if struck by the most powerful immobilization spell!

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

The next second, the figure vanished from the spot at a speed that completely defied the laws of physics!

Lin Xia felt a blur before her eyes, and an aura carrying a familiar fragrance and powerful magic rushed towards her.

The figure he had longed for day and night was now truly standing before him!

Liu Ruyan!

My own mother!

It's really her!

Ten years seem to have left no trace on her face; instead, they have added a breathtakingly alluring charm.

Her skin was so white it was almost translucent, like the finest mutton fat jade. Her features were exquisite and unparalleled, even more perfect than Lin Xia remembered. Between her brows was a kingly majesty and profundity.

Those once gentle and tender eyes were now a deep, blood-red color, churning with complex emotions Lin Xia had never seen before—shock, ecstasy, disbelief, and… a heart-wrenching longing and heartache that erupted like molten lava!

The powerful aura of a succubus queen emanating from Liu Ruyan vanished completely the moment she saw Lin Xia's face, as if melting away ice and snow.

All that remains is a mother who has finally found her son.