Chapter 4923  Confession?

Quentin and the others turned to look at Silvia, their expressions shocked.

Their sister was a reincarnator? How can that be?

Even Lydia looked at Silvia with some anticipation.

Is that the reason why Silvia was mostly silent? From the start, Silvia had been observing them from a distance and watching them fool around?

She didn't expect this kind of twist, wondering if there were other reincarnators like herself since there was a precedent like their father.

"Father~" Silvia's lips curled amusedly, "If I declare myself to be the reincarnation of someone like, say, White Flame Goddess, how would you verify it?"

Davis raised his brows, giving another look to Silvia as his soul sense scanned her soul aura without interacting with the soul essence, before he inwardly sighed.

This girl almost gave him a heart attack.

Davis flicked his sleeves, adopting an attitude of grandeur.

"My own soul physique is capable of many things. Being able to detect if someone is possessed is extremely easy for me. As for reincarnators, it isn't as obvious, but there are a lot of signs I could pick up on. For example, a minor change in their soul aura. It couldn't be described as a change but an awakening. I have met a few reincarnators, one from the Silverwind Family. At that time, I wasn't as capable as now, but I certainly know how to figure things out."

Silvia spread her hands, "Then please check me and tell."

"I already did it. You aren't the White Flame Goddess."

"…" Silvia blinked, "Then will I become one?"

Davis smiled amusedly. He reached out his hand and patted Silvia's head, "You will if you continue to study, learn, and cultivate properly. Your physique can't be compared to your elder brother Lucian, but as a non-Divergent physique, it is one of the strongest in our family, a Top-Tier Greater Law Physique that combines Space Laws and Fire Laws. I believe it has the potential to reach the Supreme Law Grade, so you must work hard, cultivate, and create your own cultivation path like everyone of us dares to do here. Then, in the future, you can be the White Flame Goddess or obtain any new title that fancies you."

"Mhm!~"

Silvia nodded heavily, her gaze filled with hope and admiration.

Davis looked into her eyes with a content smile. He wondered if she would choose the Divine Exalt path in the future since she seemed to want to become a goddess instead of an immortal fairy.

Nonetheless, it was finally time for the last child in this group to give their opinion.

Davis's gaze landed on Lydia.

"Father, you said we need to embark on our own cultivation path. Considering that some of us have different physiques, I can see why our family would adopt this unique cultivation perspective. After all, every other family practices a single cultivation manual that focuses on one or two Laws, while we all differ greatly from each other. In that case, am I allowed to practice the Astral Cultivation method as a support cultivation?"

"Oh, you also want to dabble in the Astral Cultivation path like Arc?"

"Yes… But it's only for support, so I wouldn't need to suffer a lot."

"Of course, you can." Davis nodded, "You don't have to fear mistakes when practicing unknown cultivation manuals as long as it isn't too dangerous. We have methods to recover. Besides, you possess purple-colored light-life energy to heal yourself. You need to use your boons when it comes to experimenting with yourself, like father does all the time."

Davis flicked his hand, and his children were covered in pure life energy.

"Waah~"

"It feels like a breath of fresh air…"

Quentin and the other children enjoyed the feeling of life energy encompassing them. They breathed in the white mist, feeling their bodies invigorating.

Lydia also breathed in, feeling herself become calm and relaxed under the immense pressure she was facing.

"However, one should not overdo it. Do you understand, Lydia? Do not harm yourself unnecessarily."

Davis leaned in and reminded her, causing her to nod.

"So- what's your opinion about your father's mortal past?"

'I thought I managed to avoid the topic…'

Lydia's cheeks twitched as she gazed at her father. She laughed wryly.

"Father, I've already practiced some Astral Cultivation method for support. I hope father won't mind, and of course, I didn't hurt myself~ In fact, I think it was easy~"

Davis paused. He then straightened his back before he took his gaze away from her.

'This child… is she warning me that she has methods to leave and doesn't want to be coerced into confession?'

He knew Lydia was highly alert right now. She already suspected that he might know, but still kept believing that he was only testing her and trying to dodge the question.

'Still… she's making it very obvious. I only asked her opinion on my past and not hers. She doesn't have much experience lying, does she? Right, a Priestess doesn't have to lie unless they're spouting nonsense, but the Starshroud Family… it seems like they worship the constellation of stars and receive unique astral energy…'

Davis only knew bits and pieces from Mingzhi's information.

After all, the Starshroud Family was a hidden family somewhere in the Upper Realm Space.

The Astral Cultivation Method was also partially banned in the Upper Realm Space. As long as the Starshroud Family didn't greatly influence the realms, they could continue with practicing their Astral Cultivation Method, unlike the Divine Exalt Method.

Hence, it was a legal power. Only, they followed the rules and didn't go out much, so less was known about them.

"Dear children~ I brought you sweets."

Abruptly, a sweet voice echoed from the corner of the corridor.

"Mother Ellia~"

Quentin and the others turned to look back and saw Ellia coming towards them with a rectangular plate in her hand. Arranged on the dish were rows and rows of different colored sweets and pastries, making their eyes glow.

They instantly abandoned Davis, running to her.

Davis was about to reply as he raised his hand, but saw Ellia interrupt. He put down his hand as he shook his head.

However, he saw that Lydia didn't run away.

She remained in front of him, staring at him with a vague look on her face that he wouldn't see on a child. They stared, the reflection in their pupils reflecting each other. Then her lips suddenly widened.

"Father, don't you also want some sweets? I'll go get it for you~"

She turned around and skipped away.

'What a brave yet scared kitty…' Davis inwardly chuckled.

Lydia was really trying to warn him not to explore further, and he could feel her determination. She was afraid, but she wasn't hopeless or steep in despair. That told him many things he needed to know, including-

'So she really has a method to skip to the reincarnation cycle… sigh…'

Davis closed his eyes. In a few seconds, Lydia returned with a sweet smile on her face as well as a red heart-shaped sweet in her hands.

"Here, father~"

She jumped and shoved it into his mouth, causing Davis to stagger.

"Hehehe~" Lydia giggled sweetly.

Davis looked at her with a silly expression before he chewed on the rich velvet sweet with a strawberry flavor. It melted into his mouth and made him give a vibrant sound of satisfaction that let them know it was extremely delicious.

'Ah, homemade sweets…' He guessed Ellia was the one who made them, especially in this time of uncertainty.

"Not fair!"

"Father, have mine too!"

Instantly, Quentin and Azalea also tried to shove it into his mouth, but he grabbed them and ate one after another. He had no idea why they were behaving like they made it themselves and wanted him to praise them, but he supposed that was why they were children.

'Hmm… Lydia handed me a heart-shaped one. I guess she doesn't want to fall out of love with this family…'

Davis understood the brief and hidden message sent by her because Lydia was waiting with a vibrant and hopeful emotion. She was a bit silent, and no one noticed it because the children were going crazy over him.

"That's all. It's over… I'll bring another batch later as you all continue to play with your father~"

Ellia patted Quentin and Silvia's heads, making them pout, before she threw the plate inside her ring and walked to Davis.

"Unfortunately, I can't feed you because the children stole everything and fed you most of them."

"They're little bandits in the making. Especially Lydia, she's already flouting rules and learning all by herself without receiving permission from you, her mother. Isn't that right, Lydia?"

Davis gazed at Lydia while Ellia's heart shook.

While the children laughed and pointed at Lydia for receiving a bad remark, Ellia instantly tapped Davis's hand.

"Aiya, what are you saying? Lydia is a smart child. Moreover, she's my child, so obviously she knows what she's doing."

At the same time, she sent him a physical soul transmission, her voice full of panic.

"What are you doing? Don't force her. The other children are still here."

"Precisely," Davis responded instantly.

Ellia was dumbfounded, but he continued.

"The other children are still here, so although she feels scared, she doesn't feel terrified. They are also her siblings, and she needs them to feel safe and secure. This is like her territory. Naturally, I have every single one of her movements in my senses and her emotions at the beck and call of my Heart Intent. If she turns hostile, I can forcefully turn her peaceful. She's still a mortal, remember? We only have to be wary about her reincarnation technique that may ignore cultivation limits because she had already used it once and keeps using it as long as she is connected to those damned unknown stars."

By the end, Davis nearly lost his composure in his soul voice, but he kept smiling outwardly.

"Haha," He laughed out, "That's true. If she mastered support Astral Cultivation that none of us have even tried yet and recorded safe circulation steps, she could be even more talented than Arc. Perhaps, we could reconsider her cultivation path. Lydia, what do you think? Do you want to abandon the immortal path and follow the astral path?"

"…"

Davis turned to look at Lydia, causing her to blink. She appeared a bit startled before she shook her head, "No, I want to continue with the immortal path."

"Are you sure?"

Davis paused before he inclined his head, his voice turning a bit stern.

Lydia held her breath.

She felt chilled and wanted to run to her mother, who promised to protect her no matter what happened, yet her mother hadn't looked her in the eye once since she appeared.

She felt it was extremely strange, as though she was already exposed, but neither reacted with hostility towards her, making her feel confused.

She opened her mouth hesitantly.

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