
Chapter 5: 5
“John, you're awake. Thank you Dewa.” exclaimed her mother Rachel, crying while hugging her.
John looked around the room, still confused by what had just happened.
“Is it all just a dream?” John thought to himself. “The splendor of the palace, the power of blood drops, everything seemed so real.” John's mind disappeared while he was still trying to remember everything that happened in the palace. No matter how he thought about it, he could not think about it.
“One minute I was in the palace, and now I'm back in my room. Is it just a dream?” ask John. She looked at her crying mother and realized she had been sitting there in silence for some time. He reached out and hugged her as well, comforting her as best he could.
“Don't worry mom, I'm fine. Nothing to cry about.” John said to his mother. Her tears finally stopped falling as she calmed down, wiping the rest of the tears from her face.
John then thought about the situation that caused all this. He last remembered walking down the stairs and towards the altar, at which point he reached out and touched the ominous ball. All he could remember was the excruciating pain engulfing his body, the feeling that something was biting inside him, and the strange place he had dreamed of, before waking up in his room.
John looked at his mother and asked, “What happened? Why am I in my room now?”
After a few seconds of silence, a serious expression appeared on Rachel Fenix's face as she looked at John. He took a few seconds to gather his thoughts, before saying, “You've been in the basement long enough, so your father and I went there to check what happened. We then heard your screams echoing from the room below , and rushed there as quickly as possible, where we found you unconscious in the middle of the room. We then take you back to your room and have been watching you ever since. That was three days ago. ”
“Three days!” John thought to himself.
Rachel paused for a moment before continuing, “John, how did you get there?”
Gathering his thoughts, John begins to explain to his mother what happened. He detailed how he felt the instinctual attraction that led him to the wall, where he found a lever to open it. He explained the rest of the incident to his mother, detailing everything he could remember, to the touch of the ball, where his memory ended. John decides to keep the part of the palace a secret, because he doesn't know if it's a dream or not.
Her mother looked at her as she detailed the incident, her face becoming more and more complicated as the story went on. He sighed deeply at the end of John's story, not knowing what to say.
“Bu, what place is it? And what ball is that? Why is it hidden there, and why do we have something so scary?” John asked his mother.
As John asked the question, his father Barden walked into the room. A relieved expression swept across his face as he realized that John looked fine, but his expression immediately became complicated when he heard John's question.
Rachel notices her husband coming into the room and looks at her, unsure how to answer John.
Barden opened and closed his mouth several times, trying to find the right word to say, before answering John.
“This involves family secrets that only your mother and I know, as well as clan leaders.” Barden answered. He continued, “We will explain to you everything you want to know when you are older, but now is not the time.” Sitting to the side, Rachel Fenix had a sad expression as she listened to her husband speak.
“What do you mean now is not the time? If not now, then when? And what is my age relationship with that?” John asked, both confused and angry. The frightening environment almost killed him, but his parents still refused to say why they had it, or even what it was.
“In time, Son, but not now. Now, we have a question to ask you. What did you do with that ball?” father asked.
John did not understand the question. As far as he could remember, as soon as his fingers touched the ball, a tremendous pain spread throughout his body before he fainted. He didn't even take the ball, let it go.
“I didn't do anything. As I explained to mom, I touched the ball, and then fainted from the pain it caused. I didn't even take it, let alone take it. It should still be under that. room, “ replied John
Rachel and Barden Fenix looked at each other, various emotions passed through their faces before sighing deeply.
John slowly got up from the bed and stretched his stiff body. He expected to feel pain after the damage his body received from taking the ball, but surprisingly, he felt completely fine.
“I feel very good. In fact, I feel better than ever. Three days of rest must help a lot, replied John while testing the condition of his body. He did a few kicks and punches, whose strength really astonished him. Raising his hand in front of him, John was at a loss for words.
Barden squinted, noticing that something about John was wrong. A second later, a hint of excitement flashed across his face before returning to normal. He walked up to John and raised his right palm in front of John, saying “John, I want you to punch my hand with all your might.”
John is confused by the request, but agrees and turns himself into his father's hands. He took a wide and powerful position before charging towards his father's hand with all his might.
“Blowout!”
A loud voice echoed around the room as John's fist collided with his father's palm, and a shocked expression was seen on John's face. John raised his fist before him, wondering how he could give such a huge amount of strength into the punch.
“That punch is so much stronger than anything I've ever thrown in my life. When did I become this strong?” john thought to himself. After looking at his fists for a few seconds, John looked up to see the joyous expression on his father's face. Barden ran towards John and grabbed his arm. He began to poke and push John everywhere, before finally letting out a shout of excitement.
After taking a few seconds to calm down, Barden excitedly exclaimed, “I think my heavenly sense is lying to me, so I have to check it personally to be sure. John, I don't know how that happened, but you are now a Body Cultivator of Refinement. And not just a beginning stage Body Refinement cultivator .. You are already at the Muscle Narrowing realm. “
John could hardly believe the words he heard. In fact, for a moment he thought his father was playing a prank on him. But when he starts analyzing her body, he realizes that his father is telling the truth. As soon as he took a closer look, he could clearly see the huge difference in his body. His organs are stronger, his bones are harder, his tendons are more flexible, and his muscles are full of strength.
“How can this happen?” john asked with a shocked expression. He could never cultivate, and even if he could start cultivating, he would have to step by step starting from Organ Refinement realm. He had never heard of anyone going all the way to the realm of Muscle Narrowing in a single leap.
“John, do you know how this happened? When can you cultivate?” ask Barden. John was about to say he didn't know, but suddenly thought about the events that happened with the ball, as well as the strange nature afterwards. When he touched the ball, he recalled the feeling that something was broken inside him, like a broken chain shackling his body. He also thought about the palace realm afterwards, and the blood droplets of terrifying strength that entered his body.
“Is it really all real and not a dream? I was unable to cultivate before I touched the ball, but now I am already a Body Refining cultivator. There is nothing else that can explain this situation,” John thought inwardly. Although it was unbelievable, John could only come to the conclusion that everything that happened after he touched the ball actually happened.
“If everything from before really happened, then what exactly is the palace? And how do I get there?” John wondered, but no matter how he thought about it, he did not know how it all happened. All he could guess was that everything was related to that mysterious field.
Realizing John's silence, Barden asked no more. “Alright, whatever the reason, my son is now a cultivator, and I couldn't be happier. It needs a celebration. I'll tell my dad soon. We should hold a big celebration for this occasion.” exclaimed Barden happily as he stepped out of the room.
Rachel Fenix could only smile at the happiness of her newly discovered husband as she watched him leave. He turned to John and said, “Well, regardless of everything that happens, you are safe and sound and that is all that matters. You must be starving. I'll make some of your favorite soups.”
John watched his mother leave the room as he stood there speechless, still accepting everything that had just happened. A wide smile finally appeared on John's face, as he realized his new ability to cultivate.
“Despite the reason, I was finally able to start cultivating. The feeling of helplessness as I watched others soar to heights I could never reach was unbearable. It will never be again. Now that I can cultivate, I will rise as high as I can reach on the martial path, so I never feel that way again! ” exciting John.
John walked into the restroom and cleaned himself, before walking into his wardrobe and wearing his favorite black robe. A thought flashed through John's mind as he started walking towards his balcony door. Opening the door and stepping in, John breathed in fresh air and walked to the edge of the balcony.
The sun hung high in the sky as John stared at the scene below him. His mansion with a spacious garden unfolded in front of him, with different types of flowers adorning the scenery. Many fountains are arranged in a circle around the park, their runoff causing a tributary that leads to a small pond in the middle of the park, which shimmers wonderfully under the scorching sun.
After observing the scene for some time, John climbed onto the balcony railing and looked down at the ground thirty feet below. Taking another deep breath, John stepped from the edge of the fence and fell to the surface below.
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