"So, tell me about my cultivation," I added to divert her attention slightly from noticing my embarrassment, but how come someone as old as my mother not notice my embarrassment, so she teased me for some more time and then decided to return to the original topic about my condition.
"Well, back to your body, your marrow has been refined without leaving any hidden injuries in the process and your bodily strength can make you theoretically face Soul Connection Realm 1st stage," said my mother a little pleased with the results.
"What do you mean theoretically?"
"Since you haven't had any fights yet, it is hard to grasp your talent in fighting accurately, as should your talent be high in fighting like cultivation then what I said should be correct, if not then you should be able to fight soul purification realm with your body only"
"Then what about with my cultivation" I decided to ask since apparently if my mother's analysis is correct which I am sure is, I will be able to fight 3 stages above mine.
"Since you are still in Core Formation False core, or Core formation Generally you shouldn't be able to get the energy outside your body, you can only coat your body with or use it to strengthen it more to increase your speed, damage, and defence, so maybe you can fight a Second stage of Soul Connection realm cultivator."
"I guess that is good, what about my foundation? Is it affected because of me not fighting regularly?"
"For now you should be okay but when you reach Peak Golden Core Realm, you will have to adventure and experience life-and-death battles in low-leveled Worlds or on one of the Continents floating in the Lower World.
"Hum? Aren't those Continents hard to pinpoint in the void?" I asked with a confused expression on my face.
"Yes, they are hard for ordinary cultivators but there are means for strong sects and people of similar power level close to mine or like mine to locate them easily"
"Why are they even hidden?"
"Because their Source is very useful for cultivators of the divine realm, as it has many uses and when one finds one of those Continents, if they are practising dark arts they would usually devour it not caring about the life on this small Continent," my mother said with a slightly serious tone.
Dark Arts, They are not people who use the darkness element or the like as there are a lot of demons and members of other races that have an affinity toward the darkness element, Dark Arts users are people who forsake any semblance of humanity even in this cruel world to do whatever they wanted by sacrificing innocents or devouring souls and bodies, or causing destruction and havoc everywhere.
There are a lot of users of Dark Arts but they remain hidden as not many in the Universe like to see them roaming freely before them.
As I remembered the information regarding Dark Arts here in this Universe, I remembered the Universe where I came from and remembered that even in my original world many dark mages loved to cause destruction in their wake and use necromancy with people's dead bodies.
I as Kevin am not a total villain but at the same time won't hesitate to do whatever it takes to achieve my goal, in normal time I wouldn't sacrifice innocents or kill without reason and if I have time to choose another way I will gladly do it, but if it was an urgent matter, I won't hesitate to raise my weapon to do the unspeakable.
Hypocrite, I may be seen but if it is for the safety of my loved ones like my mother, sister, and Emilia, People that I have gained in this life I won't hesitate to behave like a monster to achieve any goals.
As Kevin was affirming his mindset and strengthening his will in his mind. A strange resonance echoed in his soul which allowed some things that weren't seen before to rear its head, it was a very long chain which is connected to who knows what. The only being to notice this resonance was the System that resided in Kevin's soul.
[I see, it has started, although weak, it will get stronger in the future] said the System to itself not allowing Kevin to hear it or feel anything strange, Kevin normally wouldn't have felt this strange reaction since he still hasn't connected with his soul.
As I lost myself in my thoughts like usual without noticing anything strange from my soul, my mother's voice brought me back from my thoughts.
"Little Kev, why are you lost in thought?" my mother asked while looking at me with a warm smile but I was sitting on her lap I couldn't see it clearly.
"Nothing mom, I was just thinking about the people that use dark arts to do their bidding."
"Are you not curious as to why they would use such methods?"
"Of course for power, people would do anything to get more power, it doesn't matter what method does it take as long as they receive the power that was not accessible to them before at the cost of other people's lives," I replied in a serious tone.
"How do you know something like that?" asked my mother with a raised eyebrow as she was curious how an 11-year-old child could give her an answer like that.
"Eh? From the books of course, I read a lot of stories in the library and history of the universe, there were a lot of fools that used Forbidden Arts to achieve their goals," I replied after thinking of an answer quickly as I can't just say 'Hey, I just dealt with a lot with this kind of mentality'.
"I see, back to your cultivation state when you reach Peak Golder core realm, you should surpass your cultivation at this stage and I will send you at the time to a Lower World or a Continent alone so you experience what it means to fight, survive, evolve, and dominate."
"The dragon race members are born to dominate and to be alone superior to their peers and to stand above all, that's why I will send you to learn and adapt, and until you feel that you martial skills you have been using in training have been fully integrated with your movement and reflexes that at the time you can break through and continue to forge your will for the future when you are ready at the time to return you should send me a message to pick you up," His mother finished her words in a serious tone.
Although Rebekah said that she would leave him alone in the place she is going to send him to, she is going to send people to shadow him and make sure nothing harms her baby in any way, because her love for him is way bigger than Kevin can even imagine.