Chapter 399: Mortal Punishment

Opening my eyes, the sun's rays pierced the thick canopy of trees and illuminated my body, causing me to reflexively raise my hand, blocking the sun's intense light as I slowly stood from the dirt ground.

'Weird, that's never happened before; well, I suppose an illusion can make anything happen.' Thought Elif lightly as he glanced at the sky, only to suddenly shiver as a gust of wind hit his delicate body.

Shivering from the cold, I glanced down at my body, curious as to why I felt a cold draft, only to see I wasn't wearing any clothes, which was a first; I'd never been naked while just out in the forest.

"Weird things are happening." Muttered Elif softly as he raised his head and observed his surroundings, seemingly looking for something.

Not seeing Illumia anywhere in sight, I attempted to use my divine sense, yet, let alone divine sense, I had no Qi in my body whatsoever.

'No, Qi isn't the problem; I don't have a lick of cultivation; I'm pure mortal right now.' Thought Elif lightly as he clicked his tongue while opening his eyes, prompting him to sit down cross-legged, entering meditation.

Chanting the Elven Royal Cultivation Manual within myself, I attempted to draw in the Qi of the world into me, and since this was far from my first time doing this, it should've been easy, akin to breathing; however, even after ten minutes, not even a particle of Qi had drifted near me, let alone enter my body.

Having concluded that either the area I'm in lacks Qi or the Illusion I'm in takes away the ability to use Qi altogether as if it had never existed in the first place, I stood up and stopped wasting my time with cultivation and intended to find Illumia.

'It's probably the latter; if it were the former, I should still have my cultivation at the least, yet even that's been taken away from me.' Thought Elif softly as he gracefully walked in a random direction with his hands clasped behind his back.

While walking through the forest, searching for Illumia, I also noticed the abundance of beasts. Most were prey and tended to peacefully coexist with me as I passed them; however, I would occasionally spot a lurking predator in the distance, eyeing a prey to hunt.

"What are you doing, little fox? Do I look like something you could possibly hunt? Even without my Qi, I could still easily kill you; it would merely be far more bloody and brutal, and since I don't wish to get my hands dirty, move along." Remarked Elif lightly as he fearlessly stared at the bluish-white fox standing opposite of him before shaking his head and continuing past.

Ignoring the fox that scurried off in a different direction, I continued walking through the forest, coming across various beasts, yet not an inkling of Illumia, only to suddenly stop when I spotted a unique marking on a tree in the far left.

"Hmm, now that doesn't look like something a beast would do, and any beast that tall wouldn't leave such a shallow cut in the tree." Muttered Elif lightly as he approached the tree, which had a star marking around his neck level, causing him to raise an eyebrow before faintly nodding.

"Ho, I should've been doing that instead of enjoying the scenery; I suppose Illumia hasn't been alive for billions of years for nothing." Said Elif softly with a faint chuckle as he eyed the star marking before searching the surrounding forest.

Looking for another tree with the same marking, I spotted one far off in the distance, causing me to smirk as I skipped through the forest, reaching the next tree within only a few moments. Once I reached the tree, I didn't bother stopping as I had already spotted the next tree, which had a marking; this cycle continued for some time, and after several minutes, I eventually spotted the long, lustrous black hair of Illumia as she walked through the forest, and from her beautiful bubble butt, she too was also naked.

Faintly smirking to myself, I planned to surprise her, though I suppose, even without her cultivation, she wasn't so easy to sneak upon as she suddenly turned around while throwing a rock at me; widening my eyes, I fell to the ground, barely dodging the rock from gouging out one of my eyes.

"Ah, E-Elif!" Said Illumia with widened eyes as she quickly dashed towards Elif, helping him onto his two feet.

"Who do you expect to be attacking you, Illumia?" Asked Elif in both curiosity and annoyance as he wiped his back and butt, dusting the dirt onto the ground.

"I apologize, Elif; I heard fast-moving footsteps and presumed I had been targeted as prey. I once again apologize." Said Illumia softly as she deeply bowed towards Elif, who clicked his tongue before nodding, only for a certain part of his body to stand proudly.

"At least next time, I know to announce my presence beforehand." Remarked Elif lightly as he dismissively waved his hand, though Illumia continued bowing, her gaze fixedly locked onto his erection.

"Would you like me to service you, Elif?" Asked Illumia softly as she tapped the head of Elif's cock, causing it to twitch while he raised an eyebrow before shaking his head.

"Oh, that's what you were staring at, though no, not right now; besides, I'll be forced to stare at your nude body for some time, so no matter what you do, I will remain erect. Come, let us continue." Said Elif lightly as he gently tapped Illumia's cheek before walking past her, causing her to nod while her gaze shifted to his butt.

"How long have you been here, Illumia?" "Hmm, about half an hour, Elif." Said Elif and Illumia, respectively, as the former nodded while honey flowed down the latter's leg, her womanhood eagerly wishing to accept his cock.

'So about as long as me. Thirty minutes of our ten-thousand-year-long trial… Great.' Thought Elif blankly as he shook his head before sighing while continuing into the forest.

After probably an hour of mindlessly walking in a random direction while Illumia ogled my backside, we eventually exited the forest, only to quickly realize we hadn't exited it and merely found a sizeable clearing in the middle.

"This would be a nice spot to live for our ten-thousand-year punishment. What do you think, Elif?" Said Illumia as she observed the clearing before glancing at Elif, who nodded in agreement.

"Yes, this is quite nice; now, let us get started; I suppose we should make some sort of encampment." Replied Elif with a nod as he gazed at the numerous trees while Illumia nodded in agreement.

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"Ugh, this is disgusting! Is this what mortals are forced to eat every day!? Exclaimed Elif in disgust as he spat food onto the ground while glancing at Illumia, who sighed while nodding.

"Yes, mortals eat many dishes similar to this, some with meat, and now that we're mortal as well, we must do the same." Replied Illumia softly as she grabbed several berries from off a stone slab before tossing them into her mouth, causing her to shiver in disgust though she powered through it.

Grumbling under my breath, I folded my arms and lay on the ground, our poorly built and makeshift tents hardly providing any shelter at all other than simply blocking the sky from view. I had wished to use logs, but what I failed to realize at that time was what we would use to cut the trees.

So, we were forced to settle with leaves and sticks; we broke off the trees. It had taken us all day, and by the time night arrived, we were exhausted, and yet, we had done nothing but gather branches, leaves, and berries.

'How could anyone possibly live like this!?' Thought Elif in anger and confusion as he stared deeply at the ceiling of his tent, only for his stomach to growl in pain, causing him to gnash his teeth.

Sitting upright, I grabbed a handful of berries and tossed them into my mouth, nearly spitting them onto the ground, though I forced myself to swallow them.

"This is by far the worst punishment I've ever experienced." Said Elif coldly as he glanced at Illumia, who forcefully shut her mouth, preventing her from spitting out her food.

After forcing myself to eat a few more handfuls of berries until the pain in my stomach went away when that happened, I laid back down underneath our tent while Illumia snuggled into my embrace, which slightly warmed me as I was cold.

Feeling Illumia's hand grasp my flaccid cock, I turned and glanced at her before pushing her onto the ground, accidentally overpowering her without using much strength.

"You may not know, but when it comes to Mortals, men are generally much more physically capable than women. I will be of help right now, Elif, but when we begin to perform more physically demanding tasks, I will most likely wind up as a nuisance. I'd like to apologize beforehand." Remarked Illumia as she looked at Elif before averting her gaze away in shame, only for him to forcefully grab her chin, passionately kissing her.

"I'll worry about that stuff later; right now, I just want to occupy my mind with something different." Said Elif lightly as he rubbed his shaft against Illumia's sopping-wet vagina before plunging his cock into her, though he could only go halfway before she cried in pain.

"Urgh, I-I can't take any more of it, Elif." Said Illumia softly as she gritted her teeth while glancing at Elif, who furrowed his brows and glanced at his cock before sighing.

Retracting my hips, I plunged as deep as I could go into Illumia, and once I started to get comfortable, I increased the speed and intensity, the pleasure of the flesh slowly driving away the terrible mood I was in as our grunts and moans filled the clearing. 

Feeling Illumia clutch my back, I upped my speed once more before slamming my cock as deep as possible, which wasn't deep at all, before releasing all of my seed into her while she loudly moaned in pleasure.

"Haa, that felt great, and I'm also warm; let us go a-" Said Elif with a small smirk as he looked at Illumia, who nodded, only for him to glance at his now flaccid cock.