Right now, what used to be a festive day for the Wolfstein family became a debate, as members of the Wolfstein family the presents had the duty of supporting their patriarch, on the other hand Isaac was now a normal human without any cultivation.
Even if the youth in front of them managed to help him restore his dantian, Isaac would need to start from zero which at his age meant unless a miracle happens, he will never be able to surpass the star tribulation realm.
All the hopes that the Wolfstein family put on Isaac were now lost… and all of that was caused due to his own actions.
While the elders were debating between themselves, Isaac was covered in sweat, he noticed the elders were pondering if he was worth the sacrifice or not.
Isaac clenched his fists, if what he thought was right then Valentine was dead, which meant the last one with the blood of the original Wolfstein family was him.
“I can’t allow myself to die like this… if Lilia would have wanted it, she could have killed me, the fact that I’m alive means they just want to teach me a lesson, humph just you wait once I recover from this, I will leave this trash star cluster and look for power, you will all pay for this!!!”, thought Isaac.
But first he needed to live so he just lowered his head and remained silent, Karla on the other hand was having a mental breakdown, it didn’t escape her eyes that Isaac returned… without her son, which in this situation could only mean he was dead.
The same elder which stepped ahead before, doubted for a moment before he spoke.
“You are called Aster right… didn’t you live as a part of our Wolfstein family for a long time, can’t you change your condition, anything you want we can try to give it to you instead?”.
Aster shook his head, his eyes focused on the beautiful appearance of his mother standing next to him as he answered.
“My family are the ones who are standing at my side, and that scum of Isaac has been thinking on harming them for too many years, it wouldn’t be fair for them to just forgive him don’t you agree”.
The elder sighed and then turned to see Isaac.
“Patriarch, what are your thoughts regarding this?”.
Isaac gritted his teeth.
“What are my thoughts you say… hurry up and chose twenty people to die for the sake of the Wolfstein family, in case you don’t remember I’m the last one with the blood of the original Wolfstein ancestor!!!”.
All the elders present had unsightly expressions, Isaac was willing to sacrifice twenty of them just to get a chance to cultivate again, his words clearly didn’t fit the position of a patriarch which had the duty to look over a family, but they also knew he was the last one of the original family.
Suddenly an angered voice drew everyone’s attention.
“Bullshit!!!”.
“Mm?”, all the elders turned to see the one who spoke, a woman with curly brown hair entered the room.
The elders slightly bowed their heads towards the woman as they greeted her.
“Greetings to the supreme elder Camila”.
Camila Wolfstein the only other stellar axys cultivator besides Isaac.
Camila looked at Isaac with an angered expression, before she slowly spoke.
“You are a disgrace, among the story of our family there have been patriarchs who bravely died in battle… you on the other hand have the guts to tell the backbone of the family to dies just so you can recover!!!”.
Isaac snorted.
“They are just stellar constellation cultivators, and none of them has been able to become a stellar axys for more than one hundred years, so what is wrong in using them to serve for a greater purpose, Camila don’t meddle in the decisions of the patriarch!!!”.
Karla also agreed with her husband.
“Isaac is right, as the supreme elder you should support the patriarch, it’s for the future of the family, so why the hell are you thinking speaking to him in that tone”.
Camila’s expression was cold but then she smiled and turned to see the elders.
“Everyone here knows that the patriarch has already passed down the blood of the Wolfstein family, so there is no need to sacrifice anyone”.
Karla nearly lost it.
“My son is dead you bitch!!!”.
Camila put on a cunning expression and then focused her attention on Isaac.
“That might be true, but that spoiled brat wasn’t the only one”, she turned to see Aster and smiled.
“If my memory doesn’t fail, some years ago miss Lilia arrived at our Rodia star cluster and asked for blood of the most talented person of the Wolfstein family in exchange for some resources, and our patriarch gladly gifted her some of his blood”.
“Then some years later she gave birth to a safe and strong girl, something that shocked everyone since miss Lilia never accepted the courting of anyone, while others spread some unsightly rumors, I know the truth… because I was among the ones that helped when that little girl was bo she said as she pointed at Alice.
Camila isn’t a fighter but a rune master and a medic, so when Lilia gave birth to Alice, she was present in the room and saw the spirit formation she drew on her belly, which was used to combine two different bloods to create a new life.
So, while others thought Lilia was already pregnant when she arrived at the Rodia star cluster, she more or less knew the truth, which led her to guess Lilia did the same thing twice and that’s how Aster was born.
Karla gritted her teeth.
“So, what, she used the blood of Isaac, that doesn’t mean her son has inherited the blood of the original Wolfstein, he doesn’t share any of the characteristics of Isaac.
Camila smirked.
“I thank the heavens for that, our original ancestor was an honorable man, the legend says the heavens celebrated his awakening with a phenomenon in the sky… do any of you remembers what happened six years ago?”.
“The sky’s color changed from blue to golden”, mumbled one of the elders, the phenomenon affected the whole plant, but no one paid too much attention to it, because nothing happened after that, but given the current context things were different.
The elders turned to see Aster and their eyes seemed to glow as if they have found a rare treasure, but then they remembered his words of a moment ago, apparently Isaac tried to harm them which made Aster grow with a grudge against the Wolfstein.
Camila nodded seeing everyone reached the same conclusion and then gave her verdict.
“The patriarch is the maximum authority since we don’t have an ancestor among us, but according to the rules of the family when the patriarch has caused troubles out of selfishness, then he can be stripped of its status, I as the supreme elder revoke Isaac Wolfstein tittle, any objections”.
“No!!!”, answered all the elders in unison.
Isaac was livid, just like that he was now a man without cultivation and without any status, he turned to see the one guilty of all this, and saw Aster smiling at him.
*Ughh*, Isaac suddenly convulsed and then vomited blood due to the anger he was feeling right now, Karla on the other hand was pale as paper, she abused of her status as Isaac’s wife a lot on past years, so now once she sets foot outside of the castle what awaits her is humiliation and probably death.
*Pah…pah…pah*, Aster slowly clapped, he enjoyed the despaired expression both Isaac and Karla had on their faces.
“Now even your family knows the kind of scum you are”, he said in a mocking voice.
Isaac coughed a couple of times and then gave Lilia a poisonous gaze.
“I should have killed you and your two children when I had the chance, the elder Adil suggested me to do it, when he arrived but I refused because I was blinded, if not you’ll be dead by now!!!”.
Isaac supposed whatever Lilia found inside of the “secret realm” helped Lilia to breakthrough a lot, thus surpassing the power of a sea of knowledge cultivator.
Aster smirked, he wrapped his arm around Lilia’s waist and then his eyes glowed in golden light before he activated the paragon body, leaving his spirit pressure run wild.
The whole castle trembled and the floor cracked under Aster’s spirit energy, while he might still be a star formation realm cultivator, his energy was so refined that it made everyone on the Wolfstein family suffocate.
Aster walked towards Isaac with Lilia next him, then a few centimeters away he crouched down and saw Isaac directly to his face.
“When I was eight years old, I was strong enough to crush you against the ground, let alone a week ago when the exploration at Zartia started”.
All the presents listened to Aster words and they nearly died due to the shock, an eight years old kid strong enough to kill a stellar axys cultivator it was like a fairytale for them.
“Ahh right, also I know all the disgusting things you said about us”, added Lilia.
Isaac was speechless, if what Aster said was true then… Lilia was far stronger than what he thought, which meant he has been courting death all these years and his life was spared maybe because he was not worth enough to kill, until he started making plans.
Aster approached Isaac a bit more and then said in a low voice.
“When you get to hell, tell them I sent you there for trying to hit on my lover”.
Isaac’s eyes widened, but before he could say anything a sword was stabbed right on his face killing him instantly.