Chapter 367: Worldly Experience
Even Raphaeline, who was forced into surrogate motherhood, was sealed away. Afureia, who had given herself to Haruto, would likely meet at least the same fate, and probably an even worse one.
Haruto naturally would not allow such a thing to happen.
To resolve this matter perfectly, he needed strength sufficient to oppose the remaining Ten Chief Gods single-handedly.
After all, Chisato Hasegawa was still one of the Ten Chief Gods, making this, in a sense, an internal affair of the divine realm.
Sirzechs and the others could not easily intervene, nor did they have any reason to do so.
Unless they were to start another war, and one where they weren't in the right.
During their first union, Chisato Hasegawa had specifically asked about it before lifting the seal.
Haruto naturally understood the reasoning behind it and had given a clear answer. Although this matter carried a hint of transaction, their feelings for each other were genuine.
After hearing Chisato Hasegawa's explanation, all the doubts in Haruto's heart were resolved.
Aside from the slight surprise that Raphaeline, the war goddess, preferred the same sex, everything else actually felt more logical compared to the plot he remembered.
However, if he hadn't appeared, Chisato Hasegawa wouldn't have found a more promising candidate, and in order to rescue Raphaeline, she would likely have ended up with Toujou Basara anyway.
"Sis Chisato, how exactly can I achieve the second life transformation?"
Snapping back to reality, Haruto realized he still hadn't broken through the bottleneck and finally gave up on taking shortcuts, honestly asking her directly.
After talking for over ten minutes, the two had already recovered, and their positions had unconsciously shifted to a front-facing embrace.
Chisato Hasegawa didn't answer. Instead, with a dazed, seductive look in her eyes, she pulled Haruto's hand to her full, soft, ample breasts and began to caress them.
Haruto understood the unspoken message. Breaking through to the divine level wasn't something that needed to happen right away. The first night with a virgin goddess should, of course, be about enjoying themselves to the fullest.
Moreover, given Chisato Hasegawa's combat prowess, they would surely need to rest later, which would be the perfect time to discuss breaking through the bottleneck.
Time Management Master Haruto gave himself a silent pat on the back, then reached out to stroke Chisato Hasegawa's smooth black hair, whispering, "Sis Chisato, please suck it for me."
The beautiful, mature woman with long black hair and ample breasts gave him a seductive glare before slowly shifting her body, bending down, and opening her rosy lips to take his already rock-hard member into her mouth.
"Mmm..."
Haruto let out a muffled groan of pleasure. He loved it when girls went down on him.
Not only were their mouths as warm and wet as the flower valley, but their agile tongues could also bring intense pleasure.
Chisato Hasegawa's oral skills were inexperienced, but she was a quick learner.
At first, his member occasionally scraped against her teeth, but under Haruto's guidance, it soon became nothing but pure pleasure.
Chisato Hasegawa even attempted deep throating, but that technique, unless one was naturally gifted, could only be mastered through gradual practice.
With her powers sealed, this being her first time serving with her mouth, she couldn't manage deep throating just yet.
Even so, watching the long-legged, ample-breasted mature woman with black hair bowing beneath him, Haruto enjoyed an unending stream of physical and psychological pleasure. In no time at all, he couldn't hold back and erupted directly into her mouth.
To Haruto's great surprise, Chisato Hasegawa swallowed every last drop of the abundant life essence.
She then licked the tip clean, performing a thorough cleaning blowjob.
It had to be said—mature, beautiful women like her had a natural talent for some things.
Spitting out his still-erect member, Chisato Hasegawa sat up, facing Haruto with her usual dignified and composed expression.
But the more she acted like this, the more excited Haruto became.
An intense battle was about to begin.
That night, Haruto lost track of how long he fought, but with his dual cultivation abilities, no matter how much they went at it, nothing would go wrong.
Chisato Hasegawa's body was truly exceptional, combined with the unique allure of a goddess, Haruto was unwilling to let her go the next day.
The two took leave together and spent another entire day in wild passion before Haruto finally released Chisato Hasegawa.
While fully indulging in the goddess's seductive and alluring form, he didn't forget about serious matters.
In intermittent moments, he also managed to clarify the key aspects of the second life metamorphosis.
The first qualitative life transformation can be seen as reconstructing the body with magical power. When the body's strength reaches a certain threshold and breaks through a critical barrier, the transformation is complete.
Though this stage is difficult and has hindered many, it presents virtually no challenge for those with exceptional talent.
Consider Rias and Sona, who became High-Class Devils by age seventeen.
With their innate talent and naturally powerful magical energy, influencing their bodies through magic was straightforward for them.
If the first transformation concerns the body, the second involves the spirit, or rather, the soul.
It requires the use of magical power...
Of course, other energies like spiritual power, qi, or cursed energy can also be used.
The key is to employ a special energy to strengthen, reconstruct, and elevate the soul.
Similar to the body, once a crucial point is achieved, the qualitative life transformation naturally completes.
Then, when body and soul integrate and harmonize, one reaches the God-Class.
The real challenge lies in the first half. As long as it isn't a case of soul possession, the fusion of body and soul is merely a matter of time, with no inherent difficulty.
The difficulty here stems from the intangible nature of the soul. While Satan-Class beings can perceive it, even those proficient in mental magic dare not claim to fully comprehend the soul's mysteries.
How tangible magical power can nourish and elevate an intangible soul is equally problematic.
According to Chisato Hasegawa, the more one deliberately tries, the less likely they are to succeed.
Since magical power is controlled by the mind, it's like asking someone to cut themselves with a knife—even knowing it won't be fatal, few can bring themselves to do it.
This is an instinct, not impossible to overcome, but exceedingly difficult.
Moreover, overcoming this instinct is only the first step; it doesn't guarantee success, which is why God-Class beings are so rare.
After learning the method, Haruto began attempting it that very day, but it proved truly challenging.
If he relied solely on this approach for soul transformation, Haruto estimated it would take over a century to achieve.
His soul was too powerful; the stronger the soul, the harder it is to force such a brute-force metamorphosis.
Fortunately, while this method is the most common and straightforward, it isn't the only one.
Aside from forcing it, just as during his first life transformation, Haruto could seek enlightenment by perceiving the world, potentially achieving soul transformation directly.
But this method is akin to a sudden epiphany—rare and unpredictable, purely dependent on luck.
Haruto considered himself fortunate, having perceived the world once and experienced an epiphany in his two years in the hidden world.
Yet, relying on elusive luck was less reliable than gradually grinding through the first method.
Among the world's God-Class beings, one-third achieved it through talent and the brute-force method, another third through luck and sudden enlightenment.
The remaining third, like Chisato Hasegawa, inherited power from their predecessors to reach God-Class.
Thus, Haruto ultimately decided on the final method—Tempering the Heart in the Mortal World.
This approach resembles a combination of the first two: refining the heart through worldly experiences to gradually elevate the soul, with potential insights accelerating the process.
It combines the advantages of both prior methods but also inherits their drawbacks.
With good fortune, tempering the heart might take only a few years; with bad luck, it could require centuries.
This method is said to have been passed down from ancient times, seemingly connected to the severed traditions of the Path of Immortals and the Root Path.
Chisato Hasegawa only knew about it but couldn't guarantee its effectiveness.
She couldn't guarantee it, but Haruto could guarantee it himself.
He could confirm that this method would work.
Ever since learning that completing the second life metamorphosis was related to the soul and spirit, Haruto had felt a sense of familiarity somewhere.
After learning about "Refining the Heart in the Mortal World," he finally realized.
Wasn't this just the so-called state of mind?
When one's power was sufficient, to continue breaking through, the state of mind must keep up.
It made perfect sense.
At the same time, Haruto also vaguely understood where the problem lay with the martial path that had been stubbornly stuck.
If his estimation was correct, the transition from the martial path to the immortal path was the transformation from a mortal to an immortal.