While Yasenia was hugging and pampering her babies, slobbering their faces and covering them in her scent, a few extra people came out of the Flying Ship. Yasenia didn't even notice; she was too busy pampering her children.
At the side, Evelyn smiled softly and looked at the new arrival. "Honestly, I didn't expect you to come with them, Flame."
Flame chuckled, her demeanor and body already mature and elegant. "If Kaleina leaves, how can I not follow her?"
Evelyn smiled teasingly and poked her side. "So, has there been any advancement?"
Flame sighed softly, her eyes looking at the giggling Kaleina shining with pampering and softness. "Nothing yet. She was too busy gaining strength to come and see Aunt Yasenia."
Andrea gently knocked her head, making her flinch. "Didn't Yasenia tell you many times to also call her mother?"
Flame muttered. "But… If I am also her daughter, I won't be able to…" The Fire Phoenix Girl paused, her cheeks becoming rosy.
Kali giggled. "You are so cute, Flame." Then, her eyes landed on another woman. This woman was a jellyfish girl. A semi-transparent soft bell adorned her head full of celeste blue hair, while the rest of her body looked mostly human. The transparent bell also had some tentacles, which the girl could control easily. Her height was relatively short, around 160 centimeters, and her body was slender and lithe. The jellyfish girl wore a deep blue dress with white puffy shoulders and a long skirt, showing a sense of softness and grace.
Her light blue eyes were locked on Estrella's body, showing deep emotions. Kali smiled. "Who would've thought that the little jellyfish we saved to give Estrella could come this far… How are you feeling, Lumi?"
Lumi blinked, her gaze moving to Kali. A smile appeared on her face. "Thanks to Aunt Yasenia's treasures left behind for me, I've managed to reach this point. Moreover, the few scales and other materials she told me to consume gave me the final boost to gain a human form. I am infinitely grateful."
Lumi was an [Empyrean Eidos Jellyfish]. Her bloodline and race potential were nothing to scoff at, allowing her to keep up with Estrella through her journey to gain strength. Moreover, since Estrella had always taken care of her when she was a monster, Lumi developed intense feelings for her, and now she was walking right behind and protecting her as something similar to a contracted beast. If Estrella ever wanted more, Lumi was ready to give her everything.
Other than these two, a few other new friends that the girls made in Distancia were on the boat, following them. Ghana and many others stayed behind, taking care of the sect.
Meanwhile, Yasenia looked down at her babies and asked softly. "You are all so grown up~. I am so happy to see you again, my babies."
Skye smirked, rubbing her face against Yasenia's soft scales. "We missed Mommy too!" Her face became a bit gloomy as she muttered. "When Mommy left… We were very lonely."
Yasenia felt a pang of guilt. She had lost many of the young years of her daughters. Honestly, if the Tribulation hadn't been such a threat, and if Tatyana's real body wasn't waiting for her in the Sky Continent, there is no way that she would've been this hasty to improve.
Rubbing her snout with her cheek, Yasenia spoke softly and lovingly. "Sorry, baby. I promise to spend as much time as possible together before leaving."
Aurelia's intelligent eyes flashed, and she asked a bit dejectedly. "You are leaving again, Mommy?"
The dragoness paused and looked toward her lovers. "You didn't tell them?"
The girls scratched their cheeks. "We didn't want to make them feel bad while waiting for your breakthrough to end."
Yasenia sighed softly and looked at her children. Seeing their adoring and curious eyes looking at her, she didn't have the heart to deceive them. Therefore, she explained everything softly and patiently.
When she finished, the seven daughters were silent, but anyone could see the rage in their eyes. Dawn gritted her teeth, her beautiful golden eyes showing murderous intent. "They are lucky to be dead, because if they fell into my hands, they would've wished that they never created that Inheritance!"
The voice of the old Dragon reached her. "If that's the case, I can't wait a decade like you asked, Yasenia."
Yasenia deadpanned. "Were you really going to wait for a decade? Don't say something you didn't mean."
Old Long laughed and rubbed his long beard. "Well, who knows?" Then he approached and bowed solemnly. "Yasenia, child, I've wronged you. My clan actually knew about the way to overcome the trial you faced about the Long Empire. However, we were afraid that telling you would make you follow in the footsteps of those who tried before you and ultimately fail to get the final reward."
Yasenia released her babies and looked at the old man. Now that she was firmly in the Sixth Realm, she could feel how ridiculously powerful this old dragon was. In the lower heavens, Sixth Realm cultivators who reached the third level of the Sixth Realm and above were forcefully sent to the middle heavens or suppressed by it and forbidden from using cultivation beyond that level. Old Long was such a case; he was currently suppressed.
His real strength was at the peak of the Fifth Level of the Mythical Core Beast Realm. A single slap from him was enough to kill her many times over, even if she used her entire strength, [Celestial Pearl] included.
That showed just how wide the levels between Transcendence Realm cultivators truly were in a one-on-one scenario. Still, since cultivators unlocked their ability to mingle with energy for real, the number of skills that a Sixth Realm could deploy was infinitely greater. Therefore, the case of a few lower-level Transcendence Realm people suppressing someone of a greater realm was more than possible.
Still, after this realm, killing became several times harder than defeating. Well, for most, at least. Our dragoness's skills and energy were too destructive, making those who were seriously injured by her go through hell and back.
Yasenia looked at the old dragon and sighed. "I had a hunch." Old Long was surprised, but soon, he felt a bit ashamed. Honestly, deceiving such a talented junior left a bitter aftertaste even for a cunning old monster like him. She then waved her hand, and the [Blood Pool] appeared between them. "A promise is a promise, though. Take it. Still, I am taking part of it as compensation. I want to bathe my family in it because the effects are quite good."
Tatyana looked at the Blood Pool with interest and nodded. "That's a good treasure indeed. The girls will get stronger if they bathe in it a few times."
Hearing that, they were quite eager to try it.
Old Long was reluctant to part even from a single drop of the [Blood Pool]. After all, the blood was what their ancestor left to avoid the Long Clan going extinct. Still, he ended up nodding. "Okay, I understand. From now on, the Long family will be eternally allied with the Astral Sky Clan. Their rise will be our rise, and their fall will be our fall as well. I promise this to be true as long as I am alive."
Yasenia smiled. "Good enough." She was going to continue, but a few Peak Fifth Realm and some Sixth Realm auras approached from the Heaven Converging City, surrounding Yasenia and looking at her with interest.
Looking at these people, Old Long's face became ugly. "[Dragon Hunter Guild], what is the meaning of this? If you dare point your weapons at her, you'll receive the wrath of all Dragons!"
One man spoke with a smile while holding a spear. "As if we are not hated enough by your race. Please, go ahead and call upon the mighty wrath of the Dragon clan, hahaha."
Right after, another group appeared. It was a group of demons led by a handsome, grey-skinned demon. Yasenia recognized him. "Velmora?"
The Demon grinned. "I am here to take my future breeder home, so make way, please~."
Yasenia was speechless. 'He is really persistent.'
Tatyana and the other girls felt their hearts surging with anger. They were on a countdown in terms of time left before Yasenia left, and they didn't want to waste a single second with her. Now, these people have come to bother them!
While both groups smirked at Yasenia, several dozen auras exploded in the surroundings, making space shriek from the strain of their presence. Yasenia blinked and looked back with a surprised expression. 'Wow~. They are really strong!'
Tatayna waved her arm, showing what the Lower Heavens admitted as peak strength by using her [Death Intent Domain Level 4].
With just that domain, the expression everyone was making changed once more. Tatyana's red eyes glowed through the dark mist surrounding her figure. "Scram before I go on a slaughter. I don't want to sully my Estrella's eyes with the filthy blood of you miserable creatures."
The leaders of each group became silent. Velmora scratched his head and sighed. "Hey… I was making a joke. Don't be too serious." He looked at Yasenia's flat face and sighed. 'She has become even more beautiful… If she were a breeder for sale, I bet that even Demon Sovereigns would participate in battle to get her.'
"Yasenia, my Mo Clan leader wants to speak with you. Nothing else, don't worry. We understand, after that Tribulation, that you are not someone to mess with, so we've dropped the case against you."
The dragoness would've never let the Mo family go scot-free after targeting them for so long over a petty matter. But she truly didn't want to get mixed up in politics. 'I want to be with my loved ones!'
"I don't have time, literally. Still, send my regards to the Mo Family Head. We accept your peace suggestion between us."
The other girls also cared absolutely nothing for it, at least not until their adorable dragoness was gone. In the meantime, the children looked at Yasenia with starry eyes. 'Wow, she is so calm and fierce even when dealing with these powerful beings! Mommy is the best!'
Even though they were in their sixties, their nature as dragons meant they retained some childishness, similar to what Yasenia shows from time to time.
Her gaze moved toward the Dragon Hunters, and she asked. "And what do you want, Lizard Hunters? Do you want to continue with this and enter the Reincarnation Cycle prematurely?'
One of them stepped forward and pointed his sword at her. "Pitiful Dragon, all of those who fell to my blade were as arrogant as you in the past. Now, they are dead and refined into treasures. You, on the other hand, are quite a beautiful dragon. So, I'll dissect your body and preserve you during the last moments of your life as a trophy."
Yasenia glanced at the man and asked. "Do you have an [Intent Domain]?"
"I don't."
Yasenia nodded and looked at her dears. "I can see that you are itching to show off some of your strength. Go get 'em, dears!"
Tatyana shook her head. "Sorry, love, but we really don't want to spend our time fighting. I'll deal with them and be done with it." She floated forward and spoke, her voice sounding regal and majestic. "I'll give you one chance to flee. If you take it, I won't kill you today."
She extended her hand, and her Fate and Death energies slowly transformed into a gorgeous white guitar with black cords.
When the girls saw the instrument, their faces changed from serious to one of pity for her enemies.
"[Innate Skill: Fate Calling Song]."
For the next three minutes, a massacre that left observers shivering occurred. Tatyana's hauntingly beautiful singing voice echoed in people's ears, causing a myriad of emotions in everyone's hearts. The Dragon Hunters were not weak at all. Anyone with that kind of title would never be a mediocre fighter. However, the few dozen people died helplessly under the hordes of undead and Transcendence Ranked General Class Undead. Tatyana approached the shocked dragon and smiled while caressing her cheek and kissing her lips. "Let's return, Little Treasure."
Yasenia blinked and smiled. "Okay~."