My Mother is the Villain

Chapter 38: Stone Platform

Alexandra was merely a young woman his age.

If they hadn’t been bound from the start, it would have been difficult to build any connection with her. However, because they were forced into that bond from the very beginning, she ended up going along with it—and even enjoying it.

She was normal, after all. How could she not be attracted to a face that could charm almost any woman?

As for a partner’s personality?

Most people didn’t really care—especially when they were enjoying themselves.

A bad personality was usually only hated once it started causing harm.

Victor tightened his grip on the woman’s soft hand, making her fingers move unconsciously, as if unsure of what they should do.

Upon reaching the top of the hill, Victor could clearly see the entire academy and the city surrounding it.

Beyond that, he could even see the ocean and vast land filled with towering mountains.

The hill immediately caught his full attention.

At its center stood a stone platform, and one person was currently meditating on it.

That person was just another student, while dozens of others appeared to be waiting in line.

"Is there some special effect when cultivating there?" Victor asked Alexandra.

The two of them immediately drew the attention of the surrounding students.

Some even rubbed their eyes, unable to believe that Alexandra was here with a man—holding hands, no less.

"You can absorb a large amount of spiritual energy there," Alexandra answered.

"The first time gives the best effect. As long as you’re in the Sage Realm or below, cultivating there for the first time can grant up to 40% of the spiritual energy you need."

"Seriously? How is that possible?" Victor was quite surprised.

That meant around 200,000 Spiritual Energy for him.

"It can only be described as something miraculous," Alexandra replied.

"It’s not paid, right?" Victor asked.

"No, but you have to queue. New students usually come, while older students don’t anymore since the second effect is much smaller."

"Looks like the wait will be long," Victor said.

"At most, two days. No one minds, because cultivating alone for that long wouldn’t even reach 1% compared to that stone."

"Two days?" Victor smiled coldly.

Why should he wait that long?

"Victor, you..." Alexandra gave him a serious look when she saw his eyes.

"You understand—I wasn’t born to be kind," Victor replied.

Shua!

He casually leapt onto the stone platform, landing right beside the student who was cultivating.

The student’s eyes snapped open, startled by the sudden intrusion. No one was supposed to disturb someone cultivating—this was an unspoken rule among students.

"Would you mind stopping for a moment?" Victor asked.

He wore a faint smile, but his expression was cold.

The student wanted to get angry, but the moment Victor’s aura leaked out, he immediately realized the difference in strength.

Outmatched in both power and background, fear overtook him. He reluctantly nodded and hurriedly stepped down from the platform.

"What is this?!"

The students in line began to protest.

"How dare he cut the line!"

"Isn’t this cheating?"

"No, no, there’s no cheating here. The academy never set a rule that people must queue. They can compete for it. The line is just something the students created," someone said.

That someone was Evan.

Victor knew he hadn’t truly left—he had only been following from a distance.

Always ready to step in when needed.

"Evan..." The students hesitated to argue with him.

"If you think you have the strength and courage, you can cut the line too," he said casually.

No one responded.

Instead, their gazes turned toward Alexandra.

"Miss Spencer, how can you let your fiancé take over the line like this?" someone asked.

Alexandra couldn’t hide her awkwardness.

Her kindness wasn’t just a façade.

She was called the Heavenly Woman because she genuinely helped others, earning their love and admiration.

Cutting in line was something she would never do.

Yet the one doing it now was her fiancé.

She couldn’t claim it had nothing to do with her when she was openly walking beside him.

Just as Alexandra was struggling to respond, Victor suddenly leapt down from the stone platform and appeared before the student who had spoken.

He grabbed the student by the throat.

"Agh—!" The student couldn’t speak.

Everyone was stunned.

"If you’re unhappy, complain to me—not to my woman," Victor said coldly before throwing him aside.

Cough! Cough!

The student coughed violently, his throat nearly crushed by Victor’s grip.

His face turned pale, and the others fell silent, not daring to speak again.

They were all new students—only a few days ahead of Victor.

Most of them were around his age.

How could they possibly oppose him?

Victor returned to the stone platform.

DING!

(You have committed an evil act. By forcefully cutting the line, your Affinity Power with Fire has increased from Saint Class to Heaven Class!)

[Power Affinity:]

(Fire: Heaven Class)

(Wind: Earth Class)

(Lightning: Heaven Class)

Victor received the notification.

A faint smile appeared on his face as he glanced at Alexandra, who seemed frozen in place.

Then he sat down and closed his eyes.

The moment he began absorbing Spiritual Energy, he was immediately stunned.

His body felt like an empty void suddenly flooded by a rushing torrent.

Pure Spiritual Energy surged into him in massive amounts.

How was this possible?

His castle was already an excellent place for cultivation, rich in Spiritual Energy—but he still had to absorb it gradually.

Here, however, the energy flowed like a raging river.

He couldn’t understand how the stone platform worked.

All he could say was that this academy was truly extraordinary.

No wonder even disciples from major sects came here.

He didn’t need hours of cultivation.

Just fifteen minutes—

That was all it took before the effect faded.

But the result was a massive, clearly محسوس increase in strength.

[Spiritual Energy: 203,000 / 500,000]

[Spiritual Energy Accumulation: 317,000]

Victor took a deep breath.

It truly had increased by 40%.

200,000 Spiritual Energy—almost twice his previous accumulation.

Since the Sage Realm was far broader than the realms below it, the increase in power was naturally significant.