Divine Emperor of Death

No one in the hall disturbed Claire as each of them was in the atmosphere of contemplating their own thoughts, wondering what would happen from now on as they were found out by the Alstreim Family's Ancestor, even going as far as to imagine a few fatal and tragic situations, but they were all sure that their future would rest upon Claire's decision.

Davis, Evelynn, Natalya, and Princess Isabella communicated through soul transmission as they shared their thoughts with each other on this endeavor. They were all supportive of his mother, and even though Evelynn and Natalya were weak, they still didn't say anything against his mother. Furthermore, Evelynn possessed a sad expression on her face.

When Davis asked, she explained that she said that she was lamenting her weakness in being unable to help her mother-in-law with her meager strength. However, Davis encouraged her that she could easily weaken most people with her poison, making her feel somewhat complex about not understanding whether Davis was complimenting her or making fun of her before he clarified.

A minute passed, and Claire's eyes finally seemed to have the determination in it. The determination that was required to make a decision and shoulder the consequences.

"In the beginning, I still wanted to get justice from within the family. However, I missed the point that my own people would not bother about me but would've instead forced me to cough out the way to the Forsaken Phoenix Realm. If not for uncle Daniuis and Davis convincing me otherwise, I'm sure that I would still be daydreaming, not able to achieve anything in the end."

Daniuis Alstreim and Davis looked at each other before they shrugged. They felt that there was no need to mention them at this stage since Claire was the one who could change her own mind in the end.

"Even though I was optimistic, once I got here, I was made to know about the full power of my enemies. My revenge seemed more of one to be a hopeless endeavor, and I was even convinced at one point to just abandon this all and return to my children's place, back home."

"Nevertheless, this reality changed with the presence of the Ancestor, who seems to be in favor of us due to my son's talent and perhaps, Princess Isabella's false background due to her dragon bloodline."

Claire stopped for a while as she looked at the face of the others before she moved her lips again.

"Unless the Ancestor goes back on his words, I would like to get justice from within the family. This way, none of you would have to face danger. You are all important to my family and me. If even one of you die, there's no point in getting revenge for me."

"Hence, I would like to talk to the Ancestor myself before making a final decision!"

Davis smiled at her words, thinking that she still had the capacity to care about them even though he said that he could take of the danger if it came their way. Although he didn't reveal his methods, he still assured her that he could take care of anyone other than the Ancestor.

However, he was still worried about his mother coming in contact with the Ancestor.

Would she be able to speak without feeling scared?

To him, Ancestor Dian Alstreim was someone powerful, that's all. However, to Claire, Ancestor Dian Alstreim was someone she respected, feared, and held in high regard. He knew that it should not be easy to talk to a person like that, especially on equal terms. His mother could be intimidated, and as a result, it might influence her decision, maybe even resulting in her completely backing out of taking revenge.

He was okay with her backing out, but was it her sole uninfluenced decision?

"Are you sure, mother?" he asked.

"I am!" Claire spoke with confidence, "Perhaps I couldn't do it if I were alone, but with you all beside me, I can face the Ancestor!"

"Are you sure? Won't it be dangerous to meet the Ancestor?" Logan, who was present at her side, asked with his brows furrowed in worry.

Everyone could see the worry in his eyes, and it made them smile.

"Mhmm~" Claire pouted, "I am sure my son wouldn't allow me to do this if he didn't have any assurance to protect me..."

"Isn't that right, Davis?"

Davis nodded his head with an encouraging smile, "That settles it then!"

"I'm going up seclude myself in cultivation. My soul body would be outside, so if anything happens, it would be taken care of it in the meantime."

Davis stood up, "Does anyone else have anything else to say?"

Everyone shook their heads. However, Claire moved her mouth, "Sit down."

Without saying anything, she stood up and moved to the nearest room before returning back. However, she carried many big plates over her palm by using her energy to lift them up.

"Woah! Mother cooked? It's been a long time..." Davis rubbed his hand as he felt his appetite increase.

The fragrance of the meat and the aroma of the soup influenced their taste buds and palette. Their mouths salivated as they stared at the variety of dishes that were being brought out to their table.

Claire shyly smiled as she neatly arranged the plates that were filled with delicacies over the rectangular table they sat, "Some of us were wearing masks, so we were unable to eat, and some others were unable to eat to their heart's content at the banquet due to other circumstances...."

"Alstreim Family is... like my home, and I am the host here even though I don't have any power."

Claire bowed as she stood, "It's not much, but I'd like to thank you all for accommodating my selfishness and accompanying to this place which could be dangerous in the end."

Everyone smiled while Logan didn't bother about propriety and started to dig in like another ravenous wolf.

Speaking about a wolf, Nadia was beside them, but she was already full as she ate tons of Eighth Stage Magical Beast meat in the Grand Welcoming Hall. She stretched her body and let out a yawn before she went back to sleep.

Delicacies kept lining up on the table, and everyone ate their fill. Rather than a meeting, it turned into more of a family gathering that they enjoyed. It wasn't long before they dispersed back to their accommodations. Although it was a short gathering, it was meaningful.

Everyone returned back to their rooms, and Davis entered another room to seclude himself in cultivation, and perhaps following his example, Evelynn and Natalya also entered separate rooms to cultivate.

However, Davis, who noticed this with his Solitary Soul Avatar's active soul sense, froze. His body trembled, and he knew that he was unable to let go of this opportunity.

He concealed himself with his Dark Concealing Shroud Art and went out of his seclusion chamber before he sneakily entered a person's locked room using the master token.

Looking at the voluptuous body seated cross-legged on the bed, he arrived behind and wrapped his arms around the waist of the person as he simultaneously stopped using the Dark Concealing Shroud Art!

"Eek!~"

A startled voice of a woman echoed!