On the balcony, the man emanates a melancholy air, his eyes red with sadness. He is roughly 25 years old and dressed in white robes reminiscent of an ancient priest.
With his friendly face, he seems healthy, like someone you would expect to be happy at all times; however, his gloomy expression would make even witches weep.
"Son.."
A soft yet sad tone called out as if the one calling out wanted to cry, but she held it back.
She only said one word, but the man could hear her concern and compassion from her tone.
What else could not be understood between a mother and her child?
The man wants to turn his face to look at her for the last time, but he is unwilling to see the grief in her eyes, and he does not want to remember her forever with this final sad glance.
She has been separated from her husband for eternity, and now she is separating from her son.
The man knows that she is the most heartbroken woman in the entire God realm, and going away without looking back would be unfilial and even more saddening, so, he does not want to sadden her even further. He has no choice but to glance back, even if all he will see are tears streaming down her cheeks.
Turning his head with difficulty, the man turned to look at her.
Their sorrowful eyes met, and the man's heart throbbed with pain as he witnessed her tears. Despite her sadness, she remains the enchanting beauty, the most beautiful woman in the God realm.
Even with tears streaming down her cheeks, she still looks as fine as a Goddess, but understanding the pain in her heart, the man doesn't see only beauty but her sorrows. He couldn't bear to see his mother in this state.
"Sampam Junior, look at your mother." When she realized that her child could not bear to look at her sorrowful state any longer, the sad mother raised her voice and addressed him by name. When a mother or wife calls you by name, you have no choice but to comply; otherwise, you do not want to know what happens.
"I refuse to part with you, son." The woman stated, looking at his teary eyes, "I don't want to accept this cruel fate; but if I don't let you go and descend, your mother will only have you as a corpse. That man... he is insane. If you do not leave, he... he will kill you, my son."
"I... I understand, mother. This useless son of yours has only brought you nothing but sorrows. I understand... I... I don't want to die either." Sampam Junior spoke with a heavy heart.
"Stop talking nonsense. How can you cause me sorrow? You are my flesh and blood. Even though you are a reincarnated soul, you remain my son, flesh and blood."
Sampam Junior's eyes widened in horror after hearing her last sentence.
"M-Mother..."
"I know about it. I knew before your birth that your soul came from another world while I was pregnant with you. To be honest, I was waiting for you to confess your origin, but... sigh, let's talk about it if we can meet again in this lifetime."
"Mother, how?" Sampam Junior said with fear still on his face.
"You are wondering how I learned about it? What else could not be understood between a mother and her child? I was poisoned when the knowledge of my pregnancy spread. The fetus in my womb died, but when it was revived by my spiritual energy, the soul mysteriously converted into that of a previous life from another realm. I have seen all of your memories stored within your soul." The woman said with realisation and added, "Even if I had not realized it beforehand, the way you speak and perceive is unique to the God realm. There is nothing you can conceal from your mother."
Sampam Junior did not dare to say another thing. He remembered everything this woman had done for him since infancy, from breastfeeding to changing diapers. She treated him as if he were her son, for his blood and flesh came from her womb.
Sampam Junior is surprised that the mother still treats him like her son, even though she knows everything from the very beginning. She never mistreated him as if he were a foreigner in her son's body.
"I understand you have treated me like a second mother, but I am delighted you finally accepted me. Though it is heartbreaking that we are parting, I am yet unwilling to let you go." The woman said, as her melancholic aura increases yet again.
"Mother... Why does..."
"Why does the God Emperor Thaizu seek to banish you from the God realm? Well, when he imprisoned your father, he c*strated him for impregnating me and falsely accusing him of r*pe. Sob, at the same time, utilized his devious methods to poison me, forcing me to lose the child. But, miraculously, you were born a mortal. Sob, that is your crime for being born to this woman. His justification is that it is forbidden for mortals to live among the gods. All of this was done solely to punish me." The beauty spoke as she wiped her tears and sobbed uncontrollably. It appears she is reminding herself of the awful difficulties she has endured.
She appears to have thrown salt on an open wound by revealing what happened in the past, as she can no longer keep back her tears while speaking.
"Why, mother? Why is that b*stard treating you like this?" The furious Sampam Junior spoke with disregard for the God Emperor, the most feared man in the God realm.
"Before I met your father, I was renowned as the Goddess who treated all men like dirt. Many Gods tried everything to pursue me, and God-Emperor Thaizu was no exception. His life objective was to win my heart, but I failed him time and again. I then met Sampam, your father, and fell in love." The Goddess looked down with sadness as she reminisced, "This is my sin, and it is the reason we have all faced the God Emperor's wrath. He wants to isolate me from all of you, with a belief that I will crawl down to his feet to beg for mercy. If you do not descend to the immortal realm this day on, he will ensure that you die. He is only holding back because of fear that if he kills you, I will care no more about eternal life and commit suicide. He still believes that he has a chance with me if he lets you descend rather than kill you, but his patience is running out."
Sampam Junior was shocked to the core to hear such a petty reason. His family is suffering because the God Emperor got cock-blocked? He has never thought this low of the God Emperor until now. In his opinion, Gods are wise beings who have lived for millions of years and exude the aura of wisdom from their timely experiences. He never thought that a God would be petty to such an immature level.
"That jack*ss... Even I, a mortal, am more intelligent than him. How can he employ such a nasty approach and still hope to have a chance with you?"
Honestly, Sampam Junior saw no wisdom in the God Emperor's move. Even though many Gods treated him like dirt over his 25 years in the God realm, he still admired them for being gods, eternally youthful and full of intelligence and vitality, but now he realizes that even Gods may be dumb to the level of mortals.
"Son, do not belittle yourself because you are mortal... sigh, you are wiser than a handful of Gods I know." The beauty sighed as she thought about her son's mortality.
Sampam Junior notices her melancholy countenance and realizes that she is saddened by the fact that he is still a mortal. "Mother, do not blame yourself. You sought all miracles in the God realm to repair my spiritual channels, but I could never become an immortal cultivator in this lifetime, let alone reach the level of a God. I was a mortal in my previous life, and I do not regret it. Do not be sad about it. At the very least, the divine-grade longevity pill extended my lifespan by 5000 years. I do not regret it. Please, Mother. I ask that you stop blaming yourself."
The beautiful woman looked at her son in silence for a long time before opening her mouth and saying, "Son, the Gods are forbidden by heaven's laws to descend. This means that if you do not achieve the Undying Body level in this lifetime, we will never see each other again, because people below the Undying Body stage cannot ascend to the God realm."
Sampam Junior gave her an exaggerated grin and said, "Mother, your son is now descending. I promise you I will find my way back. Say goodbye to Nina for me, except you, she was the only Goddess who cared about me. My mother, Goddess Ashanti, I will deeply miss you."
The woman wanted to say more and stop him from leaving, but Sampam Junior shattered the crystal that he pulled from his pocket. The teleportation array on the balcony glowed brightly, and Sampam Junior vanished from sight.
This is the type of teleportation array that can help the Undying Body stage in descending because the heavens do not prevent people on their level from descending; however, such teleportation can also send mortals to the lower realm, as the heavens only prevent mortals from ascending.
The beautiful woman was left with her hand extended towards the location where Sampam Junior had vanished. She understood why he left abruptly. If they talked for much longer, his son would find it even more difficult to leave her.
Down in the immortal realm, Sampam Junior finds himself in the centre of another teleportation array within a massive structure. Just when he is about to figure out what kind of realm is the immortal realm...
DING!
"Alert! The host activated the Harmless System by descending into the immortal world!"
"The Harmless System offers all the following conditions to the host."
"By accepting, you agree that:"
1. The host gains the power to manipulate the laws of heaven.
2. The host gains eternal life.
3. The host should have a pure heart and show no malicious intent. (Penalty: Death)
4. The host is forbidden to attack anyone. (Penalty: relinquish the entire harmless system)
5. The host accidentally hit someone. (Penalty: triggering unblockable heavenly lightning)
6. The host is still allowed to have wild thoughts, as long as they are not portrayed.
"Will the host accept these compulsory conditions?"
(Yes!) or (No!)
The big golden screen appeared before Sampam Junior's eyes, leaving him speechless.
In his past life, he had seen this type of system in stories, but he hadn't seen anything with such bizarre conditions.
"Master! An anomaly has occurred! The mortal has emerged from the centre of the teleportation array from the realm above!"
Just as Sampam Junior was about to make a decision, he heard a loud voice shouting and noticed an obese gentleman sprinting down the hallway of the massive structure.
In his opinion, this individual appears to be the receptionist for this massive structure. The man appears to be notifying the higher-ups of his arrival.