Arthur had a look of disbelief upon hearing Sven's words and asked, "W-What way? How could I possibly even go against someone like my father? In fact, if I even remotely go against him, he will surely have me killed as well. I have already come to realize that he won't bat an eye at killing his own blood. Even when Soran died, he didn't even shed a tear."
Sven spoke in an even calmer voice as he said, "Listen…in the past, I had somehow come to learn that your father had been working on some questionable experiments which involved making someone quickly strong within a short period of time. Soran was probably the subject of such experiments. It only involved taking a pill, and I was able to snatch off the formula without him knowing. After that, since I am an alchemist myself, I modified the formula and added some of my own to make the pill more powerful."
"W-What…so Soran got that powerful only because he swallowed some pill?" Arthur felt as if he got cheated and was made a fool out of since he had been working as hard as he could to even increase a single level of cultivation, while Soran might not have even worked a fraction as hard as him. He then asked, "So you knew about him this whole time?"
Sven shook his head as he said, "Of course not. I only had my suspicions, and the first time I saw Soran was today, just like you and everyone else. Your father really hid him well. The only reason I even found out about the experiments was that Ruthren was too busy to manage such a big operation on his own. So he had Zirians do his bidding. They wouldn't talk and would die before they could due to the Cursed Seal but using my spies, I was able to learn some things here and there and put it all together."
"So…what are you proposing?" Arthur asked with a slight shake of his head.
Sven narrowed his eyes as he asked, "Say…if I was to give you one such pill…would you take it?"
Arthur felt some kind of trepidation in his heart but still asked, after remembering how strong Soran was, "What…exactly will happen to me if I take it?"
"Unlike Soran, who took at least a few years to get as strong as he was before, my pill can make your cultivation jump right into the Profound Ethereal Realm!"
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64ce79d606107d003c23ea27", id: "pf-5140-1"})"Impossible…it can't be that easy…" Arthur mumbled with widened eyes, and before he knew it, he was already imagining taking that pill and getting his revenge.
Sven put up his hand as he nodded, "Yes, it is not easy like you said and comes with a great price. Your lifespan would be severely shortened, and since this is an experimental pill, I don't really predict how your body would react to it. It's not like I have given this pill to anyone else."
Arthur's eyes became morose as he heard about the fact that his lifespan would get severely shortened. He didn't feel surprised since he knew such things should come at a great price.
"When you say shortened…how much exactly?" Arthur asked in a dull voice.
Sven sighed and said, "A few years if we are being optimistic. I would have taken the pill myself but unfortunately, at my level of cultivation, that pill wouldn't have any benefits, and also because of how old I am. It can only work the best for someone as young as you and having Sky Ethereal Realm cultivation. After all, it mainly uses our life force as a fuel to work its magic."
Arthur lifelessly nodded his head, wondering why nothing good could happen in his life, and the only solution he had would destroy his own life when his life had barely started. His mother had made him promise on her deathbed that he should live a happy and fulfilled life while taking care of his subjects.
But if he were to take this pill, wouldn't he be breaking the only promise he made to his late mother? There was also no guarantee if he could take his father down even after taking the pill.
Just thinking about how unfair all this was made him feel like his nerves were about to explode from all the resentment, anger, and frustration building up inside him.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64cc9e79c7059f003e4ad4b0", id: "pf-5109-1"})"Just sleep on it, and no need to make any hasty decisions. And if you want to go ahead with this, then I will tell you how we should take things forward to bring your father down."
Arthur nodded as he slowly left with a heavy back, his eyes reddened.
Was this how his fate was going to turn out to be?
Meanwhile, Kale Gale was frustrated by how his cunning father was able to quickly turn things around and even offered a huge compensation to appease the bereaved ones.
Still, he hadn't lost hope since he knew that Tristen hadn't yet revealed the one thing that could destroy his father for sure. But right now, he was busy trying to find Tristen since he was confused about one thing.
Since Damien had that recording, it was a shocker to him that Tristen was secretly working with the most wanted criminal, but he didn't really mind since all he wanted was to get the throne. But what confused him was why Tristen killed Godnim, who was Tristen's friend. Just thinking about how not even a speck of Godnim was left, Kale felt the chills wondering how truly strong Damien was.
He suddenly got an ethereal transmission from Tristen about where he was, and when he got to that place, his eyes widened upon seeing what Tristen was doing.
'Sigh…he never changes…but that woman…no fucking way…' Kale had his mouth slack upon seeing a woman with a nice mature body getting pounded like an animal. At first, he didn't recognize her since she was naked, but upon a closer look, he was flabbergasted.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "663633fa8ebf7442f0652b33", id: "pf-8817-1"})"Hey there, brother. What's up?" Tristen asked with a smile while continuing to pound the noblewoman before him.
