Chapter 16 - The Consequences of being amazing part 2

It was becoming impossible to breathe, and Jodye was terrified to find that he felt his breath of life fading away. Was he actually dying?! How fucking strong did one have to be to kill others with nothing but the pressure from their aura? Or maybe he was just too weak!

"Am I really going to die again? At least I've kissed a girl, I guess..." Jodye Trill tried to cheer himself up.

"X, what rank is the opponent?"

"Uhh...Gold aura and 12 BP. It's a Sophomore rank Scholar Sage!"

"That's nothing. Don't be afraid, kid, just fight! Release your damn strength!" Sylvester and Xavier Tricko's voice ring out in Jodye's mind, waking him up from his panic.

"That's right, how can I sit here idly and wait for rescue without fighting," Jodye Trill's eyes became sharp, as he stopped repressing his bubbling rage and his titanic combat force burst out for the first time! The combat force was different from the forces of the heavens and earth, as it came from within a cultivator. Being able to turn one's own physical battle aura into fierce energy able to resist the forces of heaven and earth was known as having combat forces!

As his anger exploded his five astral points activated on their own, increasing the strength of his attacks. Instantly, the pressure he felt from before had vanished completely. If he were to attack right now, his fists would be like flying boulders that all weighed 1,500 pounds. Although it was pure strength, Jodye had just managed to release his new combat force, turning his physical aura into energy. Merely, physical force wasn't as powerful as the forces of the heavens and earth. Thus, this natural power was the equivalent of 14.5 BP, which was 2.5 more than his attacker who was using his origin energy to attack.

The masked follower made his move, chopping down with a knife-hand covered in origin energy. Even staring at the knife hand as it came chopping down, Jodye no longer felt threatened. He stood in front of Sek Si, as he circulated the Titanic Rage Law in his left hand and countered with a left straight. Even though he had practiced this attack hundreds of times already, this time, he felt the hint of a different sort of power as he circulated the Titanic Rage Law's strength. This one punch contained all of Jodye Trill's astral might and it erupted from his fist like an active volcano! A strength that Jodye never knew he had crashed into his opponent like a freight truck.

Fist of Might, 20 BP!

Right as the knife hand made contact with Jodye's skin, there was a 'clink' sound, like a brick being thrown against a brick wall. Jodye Trill barely felt the sting on his neck as his fist connected with the attacker's face.

Crack!

The opponent was blown away by the fist, and terrible cracking sounds were heard, as he collided with the second follower causing them both to slide for three meters, crashing into the cultivation platform brutally.

The ugly muscle-headed goon was dumbfounded as he sidestepped and let the two followers fly past him. His eyes popped out, and his jaw hung as he stared at the spot they crash-landed in.

"What.. the fuck...just a regular punch?" Said the ugly goon, his face solemn, "What the fuck is this brat? Could it be inborn divine might?"

The goon had initially wondered why the lord priest forced them to change plans once he found out the Lord of House Trilleck's shadow warrior brought a child here. However, he felt like he understood it for himself now. This kid was indeed a weed that needed to be pulled immediately! How could they let such a monster play for the other side? He must be killed before he grew into his strength.

"Boss Murphy, cough cough, boss, Tony's dead!" Said the second follower in her feminine voice, climbing from under her companion's corpse with difficulty. The one who attacked Jodye, the villain named Tony, laid breathless with his jaw hanging loose and his neck twisted around twice. It was ghastly, to say the least. His eyes had the shock and disbelief from the moment his attack failed still painted on his face. He likely didn't even know how he died.

"Dead..." Boss Murphy was taken aback at first, before raging the next moment! Only, when he released his aura a cold breeze destroyed his momentum instantly. Boss Murphy felt his back become wet with sweat. Turning back to face the little monster with the mean left straight, Boss Murphy was terrified by what he saw, losing all strength in his legs. "Fr...Frankie..."

Standing in front of Jodye Trill and Sek Si was an otherworldly beauty, holding as still as thousand-year-old ice, wearing sexy violet nearly transparent clothes that exposed her flesh in many places. Only her most valuable assets were covered by gold undergarments. She wore beautiful bracelets that shined in runic light on both of her wrists and ankles, with her feet bare. Her face inspired worship among men, but at the moment she had incomparably cold glacial eyes. She slowly sashayed three steps forward, her bearing elegant and graceful. Her eyes were glowing because of the golden lights swimming within. Over her shoulder, a tiny golden pyramid floated behind her every movement.

The blue of her eyes in contrast with the gold lights made them shine like two radiant blue moons. Looking at her eyes made Boss Murphy feel a stifling cold as if he was a mortal man in the center of a blizzard for ten plus days. He could feel his blood freezing slightly. Shock filled the muscle-headed goon's heart, but he was too scared to move. At the front of the delicate and dainty feet of this celestial woman, was the severed head of a blonde hair and blue-eyed man.

This decapitated head was frozen solid with a layer pink and silver ice, horror written all over his distorted face. Frankie was the strongest among their team, as he was a peak expert in the Gold Mage rank of the Void Door Sage Realm, and he was the leader of this team. Yet, there was Frankie's frozen head, without his body attached. Dread now filled Boss Murphy's heart. He hadn't even heard any battle fluctuations yet the result of the battle was before him.

This meant killing Frankie was a simple matter for this woman. Wouldn't it be the same for himself?

"You ugly slime dare to try and murder my heart? Tell me who sent you," Commanded lady Isis in an icy and overbearing tone. As she spoke purple mist slowly surrounded the room. Isis Trilleck demeanor was brutal like a murderer, her words full of ice blades. Jodye Trill was currently entranced by this version of his mother. Now this, was a warrior!

"Tch," Boss Murphy sucked his teeth and said nothing. With things having come to this point there was only one outcome. He would fight to the death! Thinking this, he bit his tongue and burned his all of his blood essence, attacking without hesitation.

Raising his hand, his black aura swelled, leaving his body and condensing into an ancient-looking black heavy sword. Grabbing the sword and leaping into the air, seven swords of light appeared behind Boss Murphy. He grunted and unleashed crimson energy through his sword. He and all seven of the swords behind him shot forward at the same time. He went all out with this attack! Jodye couldn't tell how powerful this attack was but he knew it would tear him to shreds if his mother were not here.

"Heaven's Master Realm. A pity that such a hard-working saint elite would choose such a suicidal path. You are not a sinner, yet you are also not righteous, and this seat must dispose of you," Lady Isis hadn't even looked at Boss Murphy since the beginning. She simply didn't put him or this attack in her eyes at all. From the moment she arrived, Isis was staring directly at the remaining follower, who had literally pissed herself under the pressure of that gaze, "Allow me to ask you once more. Who has sent you?"

As the attack of Boss Murphy closed in on Lady Isis, she casually lifted her hand. Waving her hand, it looked as if purple-gold glitter was carried by a swift and pink mist and wind. It went straight towards Boss Murphy like a lightning bolt made of glitter, yet seemed to be barely moving at all! Jodye was mysticized by such an event. What laws were these? Boss Murphy and his attack completely stopped two meters away from their target, unable to move in the slightest. It was like someone had paused them using time power.

Boss Murphy was horrified, but he couldn't move an inch or make a sound. It was as if time itself had stopped for everything but his face, "This...I know this! This is the kiss of the frozen mist! You are the Radiant Master Saintess of…hmf."

Slowly, purplish-pink serenity ice emerged from within the pores of Boss Murphy's skin, covering him entirely in mere seconds. Lady Isis' released a black aura which escaped her body condensed into a purple-gold crystal sword. Isis snorted and sent the three-foot crystal blade flying like lightning through Boss Murphy's neck. Boss Murphy's body exploded in a mess of frozen guts ice shards, but his frozen head landed gently next to Frankie's, horror written all over their pain-distorted faces.

The masked follower tried to swallow spit, her mouth dry. Removing her mask and revealing a cute and tender face, that was pale as a sheet, she babbled, "reporting to the Frozen Night Master, this one is a disciple of the Oblivion God Cult, commissioned to help my senior commander, the operative White Demon. After admitting this, I will surely die, without a doubt. However, I do not wish to die like that."

Lady Isis' face darkened as soon as she heard 'Oblivion God Cult.' With a sway of her hand, the sword in the air descended and split the girl in half. Her body, along with the sword, then shattered like pink and purple glass. Isis waved her hand and the golden pyramid released a blinding gold light, but Jodye's spiritual sense was unaffected. He watched as wisps of souls were sucked into the pyramid, which returned to normal afterward. Jodye was genuinely speechless.

His mother... was a Saint!?

Was this the power of a Saint?

Jodye realized at this moment that he seemed to have vastly underestimated them. For instance, how did his mother form that awesome serenity sword? It seemed to be full of many types of law qi.

Unfortunately, Jodye had not witnessed his mother using her Sage powers and combat soul previously, or his opinion of her would be even more profound. He presently couldn't distinguish when she was using which path outside of seeing her Heaven's Mantle.

"Come here, Joseph." Lady Isis' voice was gentle yet stern. Jodye found himself a bit nervous. Could he be in trouble? She only used his entire name when he was in trouble. Jodye realized he was definitely in trouble.

He stepped forward and bowed, "Mother."

"Do you know why these people tried to kill you?" asked Lady Isis. Jodye remained silent. Could there be a reason related to himself? He had thought they were merely enemies of the family.

"Answer me when I speak to you, Joseph." Lady Isis glanced at her son, her voice no longer gentle. Jodye looked up at his mother, knowing that his time acting like a child had officially come to an end.

"No, ma'am. Please educate me, mother!"

"When you cultivated earlier with that sage art your 'Grandpa Geb' gave you, all the origin energy in this wing was drawn into your cultivation platform. Your platform burned through the set restraints, the massive energy influx even helped Sek Si break past her subrank bottleneck, and her cultivation level will soon break into the next rank," Lady Isis spoke slow and deliberately. Jodye could tell by the way his mother said his grandpa Geb's name that she didn't like him one bit. However, now wasn't the time for him to comment on this. Lady Isis raised her gaze and stared at the platform before continuing, "And you, you went from the Beginner Freshman Rank to Intermediate Freshman Rank in less than two days."

"Is that bad, ma?" asked Jodye sincerely.

Lady Isis sighed helplessly. She was momentarily speechless. How could she be upset with the child for what he didn't know? Was it his fault he was a genius? Should she beat him for being too openly outstanding? Of course, she couldn't. She could only try to teach him some caution, "It's not bad my Jodye...it's amazing. Far too amazing. We have...many enemies. Mighty enemies and far too many of them. Do you understand, baby? Some people want to hurt us, and bad. They will stop at nothing to do so..."

"I think I get it...but why mom?" asked Jodye Trill finally curious about the affairs of House Trilleck. How bad were things really?

"This...isn't something you can know. You're safer that way," Sighed Isis Trilleck.

"Ma, they almost killed Sek Si! Who are they!? I want to know!" Shouted Jodye Trill, slightly affected by the remnant rage within himself. How could it be fair to not tell him the identity of his would-be killers?

Lady Isis was caught off guard by Jodye's sudden aggression, but then she remembered how Jodye had clobbered that Sophomore Rank thug with brute strength and she sobered up. Her baby had just killed a man to protect his friend and had never even thought of defending himself because he knew she was there. After killing him, the boy didn't even act like he did anything exciting.

'Who was this brat in his past life?' Lady Isis pondered, only half-joking with herself. She thought to use this experience to scare some caution into this hard-headed brat. Yet, his performance was outstanding! He even killed one of the enemies for her. He didn't even seem to put it in his mind.

In reality, he hadn't. Trill Jodye was a man who had already killed hundreds, if not more. Killing one man in self-defense could never be something Jodye feared.

However, totally unaware of this, lady Isis Trilleck couldn't help but be impressed and a bit fearful at this kid's performance. That damn old wolf had made Sek Si kill a man earlier in the trip. The unfortunate thing threw up for two days. The two children's mentalities were worlds apart from each other.

"Isis, our boy has the potential to become a master!" a sweet voice called out in Lady Isis' mind. "As he should. After all, he most likely has inherited your bloodline. I realized that the host plays such a crucial role."

"Mn, I felt it as well Niagara," Isis nodded imperceptibly. Niagara rarely spoke to her on her own, so Isis was momentarily stunned. "It is my biggest fear that he has inherited my bloodline."

Isis felt Jodye's spiritual perception touch her while she was still hiding from him. The boy had been calm ever since. This definitely proved it, Jodye was going to be a master. Merely, his father is a master as well, so Isis hoped that her son would only be displaying enhanced versions of his father's bloodline. Until he became a Mage or a Master Saint, there would be no way to know for certain.

Master was a title given only to those who could study Divine Source Law, or the ability to communicate with and produce law runes with spiritual force. The prerequisite for this: a powerful spirituality. This was a matter directly related to the soul, making it extremely rare. At any rate, this little boy was mysterious and tough. Much like herself as a child. He was also a fallen, identical to herself. Isis could remember this life's father Ezekial Shu being in awe of Niagara's childhood displays in the same way that Isis was shocked by her son. Thinking this, she smiled and spoke to her son.

"Those people were spying on us. While we were aware of that, it didn't seem like they intended to take any action. They just wanted to monitor us. However, they finally managed to find this room. All of this, while the others are still away. I was originally unconcerned, as they were unlikely to reveal themselves. Plus, they are filth, and I did not wish to dirty my perception with them. However, by accidentally showing them how dazzling you are, they were probably forced to report it right away. Especially considering they believed I had not discovered their presence. Fools." Lady Isis paused, before looking Jodye in his eyes, "they wouldn't have revealed themselves without being ordered to do so."

"Am I free to talk now mother?" asked Jodye Trill after his mother was silent for a moment.

"Speak, my love, why not speak?" Said Lady Isis serenely.

"MOM. THAT. WAS. AWESOME! I want to do that! What was that sword? How did you freeze-frame all those crazy sword lights, like waa.." Jodye Trill started re-enacting out the slaughter for his mother.

Lady Isis was tickled, but she did not show it. Instead, her face was cold and emotionless as she berated him, "Less of that, you will learn in time. The current you can't even condense energy, so how would you know even if I told you? One step at a time, Joseph."

"It's Jodye, mom!" Said Jodye Trill exasperated as if it were a habit. Then, his face softened as he tugged on his Isis' fabric, "Mom, is Sek okay? She was hurt. Can you heal her please?"

"Of course, my love," Lady Isis squatted down, and her hand released and radiant white glow. Jodye could see the color returning to Sek Si's face.

For some reason, Jodye had a feeling that his mother wouldn't have helped Sek Si without being asked to do so by him. She had shown below zero concern for her this entire time. It was even to the point that she watched from above as Sek Si's ability was shattered brutally. This resulted in a massive backlash for Sek Si, and even with treatment to her body, she would need time to recover from her mental damage. Perhaps the kiss thing still had his mom pissed off? Jodye made a mental note that his mother could be petty and vindictive sometimes. Moreover, she seemed to be a lot more irritable than she was before his awakening.

He wondered why, and how to find out.

"Let's pack up little Joe. We're leaving ahead of schedule, this place is no longer safe," said Jodye's mother, Isis Trilleck. "Ke Si! Ke Si!!! Where is that damn butler and Elder Slaughter? They should have been here watching you!"

"..." Jodye Trill was speechless, unsure of how to respond.

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