Heaven, Earth, Me

Chapter 1170 - 1170. Preparing for the Secret Realm. [End Of Volume Eighteen]

Andrea didn't use the cores straight away. While she had confidence in creating some pretty good items with them now, she knew that doing something substantially better than the equipment they currently had was barely impossible. However, with all those cores, creating weapons and armor for all the girls to wear after they all broke through into the Transcendence Realm would be no problem at all.

Yasenia looked at the time and was surprised to see that there were only around five months left before her turn to enter the Secret Realm arrived. The dragoness practiced with her sword in her room, moving agilely while using her martial art naturally. The seven steps of her [Grand Cosmos Martial Art] were powerful enough that she could use them against high-level people.

To be more precise, Yasenia initially created them to fight above one's own weight class. She hoped that her children would not be too bullied by higher-level people as long as they mastered the seven steps. "Speaking of them... I wonder where they are? Have they left Distancia already?"

Her eyes looked ahead as she swung her giant sword with ease. "They are all around fifty years old already, Kaleina being older than that. With their talent and resources, reaching the fifth realm in that time frame doesn't seem out of reach. Hm. Estrella worries me a little bit, but if what Tatyana said is the truth, her strength should only increase with each breakthrough she has."

The dragoness smiled and sighed, her eyes looking a bit complex. "I wonder when I will have my own baby..." Her hand went to her navel, caressing the flat stomach slowly.

Meanwhile, the [Shadow of the Sun and Moon] was sweating slightly far in another Heaven. 'Why is it so taxing to maintain her cluelessness about her pregnancy? Those powerful Fate users around her are also a problem; the times I almost got discovered are more than I'd like to admit... Thankfully, her pregnancy seems slow due to the power of her bloodline. It might be around ten to twenty years before she starts showing any physical signs of pregnancy.'

Imagining himself keeping up his current technique for twenty years made his face pale slightly. 'Still, I need to persevere as long as I can. If I do, I might allow your excellencies to have what they want. Otherwise, the plan might fail at the last moment.'

Back in the lower heavens, Yasenia sat cross-legged and prepared to enter closed-door cultivation to break through the soul realms as much as she could. With the new materials that Kali had gained from the tournament, she could create powerful pills that would accelerate her cultivation without forgetting her foundation.

'Speed is good. However, I need to never forget about taking each step as solidly as I can. Thankfully, my soul's natural foundation is ridiculous, and with the daily baths to temper the soul, the perfect foundation can only become even sturdier.'

With that in mind, the last few months passed by extremely quickly. The entire city became active again, and during the last months, the Mo family had been in a bit of trouble.

After that judge confessed to her wrongdoings, the organization naturally took a deeper look into the matter and realized that the Mo family had infiltrated quite a few places. This led to a conflict between them.

Still, even if their reputation took a small hit, the Mo family's status as an ancient family was almost unshakeable. Other than some people personally refusing to buy things from Mo family-associated shops, the consequences were barely negligible.

"Did you hear that it was one of the Dukes that wanted to mess with those juniors?"

"You just learned about it? Let me tell you. The Mo family's Duke was previously humiliated by someone named Yasenia Dravory. He wanted to flirt with her, but he kicked an iron plate and was heavily injured. Thankfully, there was a Demon Monarch nearby that saved him. In retaliation, the Duke decided to mess with them."

"Woah! Hasn't that Yasenia woman retaliated in any way?"

"Not at all. Nobody knows where she is. The only information people know is that she has a shop named [Astral Sky Shop] and that her relationship with the Long family is quite good. The people who the girls attended during the competition were grateful as well. So, while not being vocal about it, there are quite a few powerful forces that consider the [Astral Sky Shop] friends."

"Ho? If they play their cards right, a new named power might appear in the city."

Tatyana and the other girls also listened to the rumors flying around. However, they didn't give them too much importance. Their inaction during all this time told every major power that they didn't want a share of the big pie. The small little shop they had was more than enough for them.

Even the Mo family, who initially thought that they might try to ride on the wave of support to make them suffer a bit, were surprised when they didn't make any kind of statement and continued doing business silently.

Of course, they didn't know that Yasenia's revenge was usually not so direct. Still, she didn't forget about it. When she walked out of her closed-door cultivation, the dragoness was greeted by her girls with a smile. Cecile approached and asked with curious eyes. "How did it go?"

The dragoness smiled faintly. "You lately don't sneak around my soul to learn about my things. Why is that?"

Cecile blinked innocently. "Well, if I do that, I can't really talk with you much. So, I'd rather be a bit ignorant and be able to ask you things like the rest."

Yasenia opened her arms and hugged Cecile tightly. "Why are you so cuteee!? It's decided. Today, I will eat you first!"

Cecile blushed faintly and nodded. Tatyana approached and looked at Yasenia up and down. "Not bad at all. You are mid-level of the Fifth Soul Realm already. You'll probably reach the peak during the Secret Realm exploration."

Yasenia smiled widely and hugged her. "Kali's pills are really powerful. I didn't expect my advancement speed to be so fast as well."

The fox calmly sipped her tea, but she could deceive no one as her four wagging tails revealed her current feelings. A dignified fox woman with disobedient wagging tails was a sight too lethal for our dragoness. Before Kali knew what was happening, she was lifted and placed down on two thighs softer than the sofa she was sitting on. "Honey, give me a kiss~."

Kali glanced at the eager golden slit eyes and felt her cheeks burn. Sometimes, their lover was too lovely and cuddly, making them want to pamper her to the skies and beyond. Yasenia knew that there weren't any urgent matters, so she played with her lovers for two weeks. Half of that time was spent in bed, and the other half doing activities together.

Once the two weeks passed, Yasenia gathered with Ancestor Long to get to know the people who would enter with her.

"Ancestor Long, are you sure that this woman is worth the effort you've put into it?"

One of the people chosen was still unconvinced. After all, they were all powerful dragons at the peak of the mortal realms. Few creatures could match them in a one-against-one. Some of them had also been away, so they were unaware of the latest developments in the city.

Ancestor Long sighed and shook his head. "You are all impatient and too arrogant. While being a dragon means that your pride must never be questioned, you younglings are taking that a step further and becoming exceedingly overconfident and arrogant." He glanced at them and spoke slowly. "There will always be a Dragon with longer tails and bigger wings; you just haven't met them yet."

"Old Long!"

Hearing the low and seductive female voice, everyone turned toward the source, leaving a few of the people who didn't know Yasenia speechless. Ancestor Long nodded with a faint smile. "How are you doing, Yasenia? Have you managed to consolidate your strength?"

Yasenia smiled. "Yes. I am much more comfortable including Martial Arts in every one of my movements. Of course, I am not yet in the Body-and-art-as-one realm. However, I am getting close."

Tatyana at the side snorted. "That's good enough for a martial art as complex as yours."

Ancestor Long asked curiously. "Which martial art do you practice?"

The dragoness spoke dismissively. "One that I created myself by chance."

"Ha!"

Yasenia and the other girls blinked and glanced at the person who snorted. It was another tall woman with a body not much inferior to Yasenia in terms of curves. Evelyn nodded twice, her eyes locked on the jiggling mountains. 'Dragons are such breasted, I mean, blessed creatures.'

Yasenia asked with a raised eyebrow. "What's wrong, miss?"

The woman approached, pushing her breasts against Yasenia's and creating quite a wild image. Evelyn almost fell to her knees to thank all she found holy for creating such a glorious sight.

"You brag too much, Yasenia. Do you know how difficult it is to create a martial art that can connect with Heaven Energies? One of our talented ancestors created our Long family's martial arts more than 500,000 years ago! Our history is longer than the history of your entire natal world!"

Yasenia didn't back down, looking at the woman with a slight smile. She chuckled and asked, her eyebrow raised. "And, how do you know that I am not the Ancestor of a family line that will last much longer than yours? The martial art I've created will be passed down from generation to generation. I am sure that in the far future, I'll have someone like you defending me as you have in front of the founder of another martial art."

The woman was stunned. "You really know how to brag."

"Whether I am bragging or not, you'll know sooner or later, am I wrong? After all, we are going to enter the Secret Realm together."

"Well... T-That's right."

Hearing the slight stutter, the people blinked and looked at the previously arrogant woman. Seeing her face gain a slight blush as she looked at Yasenia with a strange expression, our girls almost facepalmed. 'Right, her natural scent is particularly lethal against dragon-type creatures...'

Meanwhile, that dragon woman was feeling her own heart accelerating by the second. 'Oh Heavens, what's this scent? She smells so good. Her face is also so beautiful, I can't find a single flaw... Her lips look so soft as well.'

Yasenia, oblivious that her scent was basically massaging the woman's brain, approached close enough that they almost kissed. "I want to cooperate with all of you. So, please, don't try to be confrontational. Okay?"

The dragon woman couldn't answer. She was using every bit of willpower in her body to avoid leaning forward and kissing the nice-smelling mouth near her own. Thankfully for her, Yasenia took a step back with a smile and looked at the others. "Let's talk about how we'll share the treasures we find, okay?"

Ancestor Long shook his head. "No time for that. Let's go to the plaza."

He tapped the ground with his cane, and everyone disappeared and reappeared several kilometers away in a crowded plaza.