Celebratory Banquet 3

Messor's voice echoed throughout the banquet hall.

All John could do is grit his teeth and be happy with the fact that he hadn't given Messor a reason to take his head directly.

However, he would remember the embarrassment this 15-year-old kid caused him.

He could have never expected the beast to enter the berserker state nor could he have ever imagined that Messor would have the strength to kill it.

He wasn't the only one shocked by this however as the entire hall was still full of chatter about the events that had just transpired.

"Did you see that?'

"How is his cultivation this high, wasn't he a vegetable?"

"Wait, are you trying to say he just started cultivating?"

"How did he kill that beast?"

Similar topics of discussion started to pop up all over the hall, soon the events of the night would be known to all in the surrounding area.

These would be the first stories and rumors told about Messor Torvus a wild young man with no fear for monstrous beasts and no remorse for those who potentially would cause him harm.

"I believe it's best we end the festivities here" Lila stood up at the head table and spoke loudly so everyone could be able to hear her.

"I wish to apologize for the events that have transpired and promise no such thing will ever happen again" She spoke while glancing towards John, her eyes filled with fury.

If killing him wouldn't cause trouble she would have already torn his head off.

Lucky for him Messor didn't get injured, while the Torvus family cares about strength above all, that doesn't mean they don't care for their family members, it just means it takes more damage than normal for them to warrant making a move.

Everyone slowly started making their way out of the hall that was now stained in blood.

As they left they made sure to glance at the beast from which blood was flowing heavily and then at Messor who stood now surrounded by a puddle of blood.

"Take the body of that servant and beast away" After the banquet hall had been emptied from guests Lila commanded the servants present to take care of the mess Messor caused.

"Can you leave them for now?" Messor asked

"Leave them? But why?" Lila was suspicious of Messor and what he was planing

For somebody who was supposedly 15 years old yet only became conscious recently he had a seemingly infinite amount of secrets.

'What should I say?'

[Tell her the truth]

'The truth? That I get stronger from killing people?'

[Doesn't everyone?]

'But it still wouldn't be a good enough of a reason'

[Then just tell her that you gain their strength]

'But how would I spin it without sounding crazy?'

[Say it's your unique ability]

'My unique ability?'

[Yes, some in this world have unique abilities, they can vary and there is no rule for what sort of abilities one can be born with]

The whole exchange between Messor and Odin took only 4 or 5 seconds but Lila could see Messor hesitating.

She neared him and placed one of her hands on his cheek making him look at her.

"I'm not sure what you are hiding or why you are hesitating but please know that no matter what it is I'll be on your side"

Messor knew of motherly love thanks to the knowledge instilled within him by Odin. However, he has never truly experienced it or anything else for that matter.

He has never been hurt so never experienced true fear either, the only reason he was currently hesitating was because part of the knowledge Odin gave him made it clear that cultivation techniques that involved the death of others were taboo.

Even though part of Messor felt like it was stupid, for some unknown reason to him he felt safe to tell his mother the truth or at least part of it.

"I will tell you, but please leave me alone here for an hour first" Messor had decided to reveal his power to his family.

Lila looked briefly into Messor's eyes before closing her eyes and sighing

"Fine, however the second you are done you need to come to me and explain yourself"

She then turned around and disappeared at once leaving both Messor and Odin speechless.

Messor had made his decision so now he had to think of what parts he should be honest about and what parts he shouldn't but before that he had to sit down and cultivate the energy from the Snow Tiger and the servant he had killed.

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Some time passed and Messor had managed to cultivate the essence from the Snow Tiger reaching the 10th stage of QI gathering and also its peak.

Other than that he had gained [Low-Grade Cold Resistance] and on top of it 640 Talent Points.

Unfortunately for him, it took about 10 minutes for everyone to leave the banquet hall meaning that the weak servant was of no use to him by the time he finished with the tiger.

'I need to do something that will allow me to kill more people and get stronger' Messor started to think that he will not make much progress unless he is allowed to go out into the world to battle others.

[Well, you could try joining a sect or become a bandit or maybe even a mercenary or a rogue cultivator]

'Wouldn't a sect not allow killing?'

[Thats where you're wrong, while you might not be able to kill disciples unless you join an "Evil" sect, there are missions to deal with bandits, rogue cultivators, and other sects that are available to those within a sect]

[Problem is you are far too weak right now]

'How much stronger would I need to get?'

[A lot stronger, While you could kill cultivators of the same realm and are capable of killing enemies of a higher realm, with your current powers it would still be risky]

[You saw how fast that beast was, if it wasn't sedated you'd be dead]

'Hmm, that is definitely something to think about'

Messor stood up and stretched "I guess I have to go see my mother now…"

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"So, what is it that you have decided to tell me?" Lila questioned the seated Messor who was sipping on some freshly made tea a maid had just poured him.

Messor glanced towards the maid, understanding what he meant Lila sent her away. "You can leave, for now, I'll call you if we need anything"

The maid bowed gracefully before swiftly leaving the room.

"I'm not sure how to say this, to be honest…" Messor was a bit hesitant but strengthening his resolve Messor decided to get it over and done with.

"I become stronger from killing others"

Lila furrowed her brows but spoke nothing

"The day I opened my eyes 2 weeks ago a voice appeared in my head, it told me that I'd never would be able to cultivate due to the poison that I was poisoned with"

"However it also taught me a cultivation technique…" Messor went on to explain the events that had transpired revealing his Void Veil ability and also the entire truth of how he cultivates.

The one thing he made sure to omit was the existence of the system which Lila believed to be a soul remnant of a powerful immortal who wished to leave behind his legacy to a fortunate soul.

Throughout the story, Lila's expression changed many times, when she found out about the treatment Messor had received she was livid.

If the servant who tried to murder Messor hadn't fallen off a cliff and died at that moment, he surely would be wishing right now that he had died.

After Messor finished talking and a brief moment of silence Lila spoke

"I see…"

"That is a monstrous technique you have, while the fact that you gain strength at a frightening speed is worrying I don't believe that is the main strength of your technique." Lila decided to share some of her wisdom with her child

"What do you mean?" Messor wondered

"Most Cultivators would need to spend most of their day cultivating to not falter behind the rest" Lila responded

"Right, I understand that"

"Well, you don't have to do this. While you do have to cultivate when you've slain somebody unless I misunderstood that is" Lila smiled at Messor

"No, you are correct"

"Even if you have to cultivate for a week, I feel like your strength would jump tremendously but I digress"

"The main strength is in the fact that instead of cultivating you can learn and master combat techniques"

"You effectively gain twice the time to master combat as others do, giving you an edge above the rest"

"Ah!" Messor finally understood what his mom was trying to say. He didn't think of it before but is true, he gains an extreme amount of QI in nearly no time just from killing powerful enemies.

If he becomes more proficient in combat that should help him even further when battling powerful foes.

The thought of that put a smile on Messor's face who slowly but surely was becoming a bit of a battle junkie.

Unfortunately for him, his joy was short-lived as his mom brought up a topic that had to be handled sooner or later.

"Only problem is the fact that you can't cultivate unless you've recently killed somebody or a beast"

"While we could have you execute our prisoners it wouldn't be a good look for you and we don't have any more death row inmates."

"You could go and hunt beasts but they are scarce around these parts and leaving to another territory just to hunt beasts is risky"

"You also cannot join a sect until your 16th birthday and currently you are quite weak cultivation wise so I doubt any would accept you even if you come from our family…"

"Do you have a suggestion then?" asked Messor knowing well that his mother had something in mind

She flashed him a mischievous grin before saying "I do have an idea, I wanted to leave it until your father comes but I guess I could be convinced to make an exception and tell you about it earlier…" She paused briefly to study Messor's expression

"However, before I tell you, you need to promise me that you will do as I wish, you may not like it at the time, but despite the fact I promise you that you will not get a better opportunity to become stronger anytime soon."

The next words that came out of his mouth would haunt Messor and cause him a massive headache for quite some time in the future/

"I accept as long as it means I can get strong enough to protect our family"

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A/N sorry if this chapter was a bit meh, I'm trying to figure out where I want to take this story so writing things right now is a bit tricky.

Off topic but we are just 2 collections away from our goal of 25 for a bonus chapter! So if you want an extra chapter make sure to add this to your library!

To top if off we also almost reached the first power stone goal for yet another bonus chapter!

Lets go we've got this! More chapters = me staring at a blank screen more!