Chapter 5359

Chapter 5356: Don’t Go Overboard?

Zenova and Myria nodded.

The importance of this young and talented merchant was growing for their family. They understood that with the right people and right connections, exchanging treasures that they needed for treasures that they didn’t want would be easier. Sometimes, they might not even need to exchange treasures but buy them by fulfilling a request from the seller. Difficult as it may be, how difficult would it be for Divergents and powerful cultivators like them?

"Alright, there’s a lot to do other than just having fun, unfortunately. My true body would be out of seclusion soon with the others, I think. I will go get Azariel to transform him into a frightening being."

"Don’t go overboard," Myria warned softly.

"I’ll try..." Davis averted his gaze awkwardly as he chuckled. He walked away lightly, intending to leave just like that without farewell, but he turned around and asked.

"Anyone want to come with me to visit Azariel? However, be warned, as he might not appreciate you being there, as he knows he might be screaming in pain soon."

"I want to see what my family’s first son is capable of." Zenova said with a light smile.

"So soon? I’m worried." Myria also stepped forward.

With her brows furrowed, she glared at Davis for being a monster of a father who was going to put his child’s life in jeopardy, even if the child accepted it.

"What about sister, elder sister Natalya?" Tia, who had stayed silent all this time, suddenly asked, "Isn’t she still sealed in elder sister Isabella’s life ring?"

Davis smiled knowingly, "Nothing to worry about. She will call unto me when she’s ready, since I think the last time she called me was during a full moon. There are still some days left unless an unknown lunar event occurs. As she is following the path of the Divine Exalt, she must adhere to its rules and restrictions. Breakthrough here requires preparing many things and aligning herself to various transformations of heaven and earth, sometimes even the reverences and the stars. It’s similar to the breakthrough methods of defunct cultivation methods of the ancient immortal path."

"Oh~" Tia nodded in understanding.

"Other than that, is the grand karmic-illusion formation for concealing the heavenly tribulation of Exalts ready?" Davis turned to look at Zenova.

"My avatar is still working on it." Zenova said gently, "It will be done this month."

"Great! Hopefully, we can make it before Natalya begins her breakthrough. Also, Aila..." Davis said before instantly realizing his mistake.

"That lass. She just reached Level One Empyrean Stage three months ago, but she’s already on the verge of breaking through?"

"Haha... what can she do? She has a dual cultivation physique, and a man with a frighteningly powerful yang essence like me."

"Don’t smile." Veins nearly erupted on Zenova’s forehead, "You have erred by fully focusing your time on her in the past few months."

Davis put his hands up, "Hey, weren’t you enjoying it?"

"That’s one thing, and this is another- no, something else altogether. I do not consent to being surpassed by a pipsqueak rabbit fey cultivator"

"Pfft~"

Davis couldn’t help but want to laugh out loud but managed to suppress the burst. His Zenova truly had no calm while being influenced by her pregnancy hormones. It was beyond funny for him. But he understood Zenova’s emotions. Zenova and Aila were both Celestial Fairies from different eras, and after she entered the Celestial Fairy Ranking, she nearly came first if not for her rapid ascent.

There was some rivalry left in Zenova’s heart when it came to comparing beauty and cultivation.

Myria also turned her head away as she hid her face with her hand, her shoulders trembling.

Zenova gasped for breath for a few moments before reclaiming herself, her demeanor instantly turning elegant, "Mhm, I’ve embarrassed myself to be this jealous about someone when I would usually laud them for being able to pull wool over the eyes of the others. It seems like I have much more to learn."

"What much more to learn? You are absolutely gorgeous. I want to see you express your true emotions more."

Zenova blushed a little, "Oh? I won’t let you say you have forgotten my true aspirations and emotions regarding our relationship..."

"Haha..." Davis laughed dryly as he stopped teasing her.

He then brought them back home to the main mansion, which was nearby.

His children seemed to be unwinding after his return, not going to cultivate and enjoying their get-together far more than necessary.

Davis walked over to the hall and saw them playing various board games and the like, ranging from Go, contemporary chess, and spatial chess to whatever it is that Mingzhi had others make stuff for her after she gave them tons of ideas she ripped off from Planet Earth. There were even some decks of cards depicting ’tamed beasts’, including their range of power, cultivation base, attack, defense, and special abilities to compare and win the match.

He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

If they weren’t playing board games, they were exchanging fists and pointers. If they weren’t exchanging all kinds of knowledge, they were talking about dumb stuff and spicy rumors like any other kids. If they weren’t talking about anything, then they were seated alone and reading some classics or tales, reading plagiarized novels written by Drake, whom, at this point, everyone in their family knew had plagiarized them, but still demanded more from him as they couldn’t wait to read.

The painful thing was that once they took a book, they finished hundreds of Chapters in an hour, and it was them reading slowly, or it would take just a few seconds to gobble up an entire title. After all, these books didn’t contain any karmic weight, nor were they written using high-level soul force or ink.

Their expressions constantly changed as they read.

He gazed at Xiesha, who sat in a corner, reading some kind of novel as she whimpered in sadness before suddenly laughing out amusedly.

"...’

Davis didn’t know what he walked into.

He spotted Azariel playing spatial chess with Lucian and hesitantly walked up to him.

"Alright, buddy. Time’s up."

"Already?"

Azariel raised his head as he gazed at his father and then leaned back with a sigh. He blinked a few times as he stared at the ceiling before he nodded and stood up.

Davis nodded, "Yeah, we don’t know when that damned ruler will initiate the competition. Perhaps it’s already happening. Regardless, we will move at our own pace, and I think today is just fine. However, you can finish the game if you want to."

"It’s fine. Brother Azariel was already winning anyway." Lucian wryly smiled, "I can’t compare."

Azariel chuckled amusedly, "That’s true. You made two mistakes while trying to capture my important pieces."

"I could’ve captured them if they only had my prowess." Lucian smiled and shrugged.

Hearing that Azariel was going to be taken away by their father, everyone put down what they were doing and hurriedly walked up to him.

"Big brother Azariel, don’t die." Eden said noncommittally.

"We’re cheering for you!" Silvia jumped.

"Hopefully, you can win and become a Realm Master!" Viridia appeared by his side and patted his shoulder.

Azariel felt a mountain of expectations weighing down on his shoulders when met with the hopeful gazes of his siblings. He could only chuckle dryly and nod.

"I heard there are a lot of monsters that will appear in that competition. I’ll try my best, but before that, let’s see what father has in store for my training regimen."

Davis smirked, "I have quite a few before we get to the transformation part, and the first one starts now."

*Bzzz!~*

"...!"

Azariel abruptly knelt on the ground as a terrifying pressure landed on him, forcing him to the ground. His knees cracked, and his soul felt as though it was being crushed to death. Instantly, he fainted with his head high and his mouth wide open, barely suppressing a scream of pain, but he heard a faint voice in his head before he lost consciousness.

"If you want to survive what’s to come, then crawl all the way to the secluded training grounds while withstanding my pressure. If not, don’t even bother participating in the transformation."

"..."

𝘧𝗿𝖊𝖾𝑤𝓮𝑏𝓷𝚘𝚟𝗲𝒍.𝖼𝒐𝖒

The hall went silent. Everyone felt a silent chill in their hearts as they looked at their father’s cold expression.