Jimmy wasn't having any of it.
He had heard clearly that he couldn't cultivate, not even a bit, to increase his power. Yet the next thing he heard was that he could actually increase his power in a completely different way!
"What are you talking about, Sage?!" Jimmy asked, his voice tinged with impatience.
♢Host was given the ability of 'Omni Absorption.' This ability was bound to Host's body instead of being just a mere skill, due to Host's unique body condition!♢
"Hmm... So, what does that do?"
♢Using this ability, Host can absorb any entity's body, whether in reality or illusionary existence. When Host absorbs a body inside his own, he will inherit all of its qualities, including skills, cultivation, and knowledge. However, Host can only absorb a body when its Dao Heart is broken down to less than 20%.♢
"Hmmm... Hey, what was your name again?"
♢I am known as the 'Greatest Sage.'♢
"Don't give me that crap! You think you're the 'Greatest Sage,' huh?! Can't you understand that I have to absorb bodies stronger than me to actually ascend in cultivation?"
♢....♢
"Motherfucker won't say anything now!" Jimmy clenched his fists in frustration.
♢Time flow resuming in 5...♢
"Huh?"
♢4, 3, 2, 1...♢
Before Jimmy could ask anything else, time resumed.
Jimmy was still sitting up, but now that time had resumed, it meant...
"Uummm..." Jimmy turned around fearfully.
He saw two cyan-colored eyes staring at him intently, like they were meant to pierce through him.
"V-Vreth?! You're awake, my son!" exclaimed Rose, Vreth's mother, as she attempted to leap and hug her son.
Jimmy swiftly jumped off the bed, dodging Rose's hug. He knew that if he let her hug him, he'd lose one more inch of his *horsey.*
But Rose relentlessly tried to hug him. Jimmy kept dodging her attempts until he finally shouted, "Mom, I'm okay! But my body is in pain right now! I can't hug you, even though I *really* want to from the depths of my heart."
Jimmy's eyes momentarily drifted to Rose's busty K cup tits as he gulped his saliva lustfully.
"I can't let her sense the difference, or I might end up in big trouble..." Jimmy thought to himself.
"V-Vreth, d-did you just call me 'Mom'?" Rose stammered, her hands trembling as she looked at him in shock.
"Uh-yeah, what about it?" Jimmy replied, confused by her reaction.
"B-but you never call me your mom!"
"Huh? Did Vreth call her something else, like Mama or something? Ugh..." Jimmy felt a twinge of panic.
Rose slowly approached him, her face showing an indescribable expression. Jimmy, sensing danger, prepared to dodge her again.
But before he could move, Rose teleported right in front of him. Her busty tits bounced with an exaggerated jiggle as her body exuded a cyan aura.
The last thing Jimmy saw before darkness enveloped him was Rose's towering figure.
"Warm!" he thought as his vision darkened. He assumed he was going to wake up and go through everything all over again.
But this time...
"Huh! I'm still here?" Jimmy muttered, surprised to feel softness pressing against both sides of his cheeks.
He realized something—this hug wasn't forceful or rushed. It was warm, soft, and filled with love.
It was the true warmth of a mother.
"Vreth, my son! Thank you for accepting me as your mother, Thank you for forgiving me for my actions!" Rose cried out as she hugged him tightly.
"What?!" Vreth muttered, recalling the Sage's words about *Vreth's stepmother.*
"Aha, so it's a stepmother complexity I guess," Vreth thought.
"Ugh... Yeah, Mom. I accept you as my mother," he said with a forced smile while wriggling out of Rose's embrace.
But before he could fully escape, Rose hugged him again, even tighter this time.
"Oh, my son! Thank you, thank you for accepting me!"
"Fuck, did I have to say that now?!" Vreth cursed himself as he struggled to breathe.
"Mo-m... Can you... please let me go!" Vreth gasped.
"Oh, my son! I'm sorry..." Rose immediately released him.
*cough* *cough*
Vreth finally caught his breath.
"I can understand now how girls feel during a deep throat fuck," Vreth muttered under his breath, still wheezing.
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[10 minutes later...]
Vreth and Rose were seated at a small table, sipping tea.
"Hmm... So, Mom is saying I was in a coma for two years straight?" Vreth asked, placing his cup down.
"Yes, my son. You were fighting in the Heir Competition of the Golemsi Family against your nephew. He was already at the Dou Han 7th Stage, while you were only at the 1st. He defeated you, and in the final moments, he used his ancestor's inherited skill—the *Eternal Dark Bound* spell. You were on the verge of death."
"Hmm... Then how did I end up in a coma instead of dying?"
"Mom loves you, my son! I just had to sacrifice one stage of my cultivation to save you."
"You did what?!"
"Sage!" Vreth called out in his mind.
♢There are 12 stages in each realm of cultivation. In the Transcendent Sovereign realm, each stage takes more than 15 years of cultivation to break through. Rose Golemsi, who was on the verge of advancing to the next realm, sacrificed one stage to save the Host. As a result, she is now a Transcendent Sovereign of the 11th Stage.♢
"15 years?! She sacrificed 15 years of effort and her break through for someone who never even accepted her as his mother!" Vreth thought, his mind racing.
Despite Rose's sacrifice, it was ultimately meaningless because it wasn't her real son anymore. But Vreth couldn't reveal the truth. Who knew what universe he might end up in if she found out?
"Vreth, why can't you remember anything?"
(Oh man, I hate this third-rate line, but I have to use it here...)
"Oh, looks like I lost my memory, Mom," Vreth said with a wry smile.
"Oh, great heavens! My son, I'm sorry I couldn't help you..." Rose's face grew sorrowful.
"No, it's not your fault, Mom! I was just too weak..."
"No, it wasn't your fault, my son! If only you weren't cursed, you could've been one of the top 10 heavenly geniuses of the Tianfeng Kingdom!" Rose lamented as her gaze drifted to Vreth's shoulders.
"Cursed?"
Vreth turned his head and saw two glowing red circles behind his shoulders.
"What's that, Mom?"
"Oh, I forgot you lost your memory Vreth... Those are curse seals that appeared when you were born."
"What's their purpose?"
"They are Void Nirvana Seals that slow down your cultivation by 20 times."
"20 TIMES?!" Vreth exclaimed inwardly.
"Damn you, Sage fuck! What kind of weed did you smoke before reincarnating me in this shitass body?!"
♢Sage has already explained there was only one body available at the time of Host's death.♢
"That doesn't make you innocent!" Vreth yelled internally but soon calmed down.
"First, I need to gather information about everything that involves. Then, I'll deal with you Sage," Vreth resolved.
"So, where's Dad, Mom?" Vreth asked, trying to gain more information about his new body.
Rose's eyes widened at his question. Her expression turned shameful and sad as she lowered her head.
"Huh, what happened, Mom?" Vreth asked, seeing her totally lowered and silent.
Her trembling voice, mixed with a hint of embarrassment, broke the silence.
"Your father is dead... and... and I-I was the one to.... Kill him!!"