Cross disappeared from his position as the young man went to attack. He reappeared next to him and cut his hands off at the wrists, taking the two daggers from his hands along with his storage ring before burning the hands to dust and returning to where he was before.
All of this happened in a second.
Cross was happy, an Ice Dagger and a Fire Dagger. They were King Weapons and perfect for Jasmine, the union of Yin and Yang along with the spirits inside. He made a huge profit today! Long Chen killed the Young man and read his soul but suddenly a portal opened up and Enpuda appeared.
Cross looked at him and said in shock "Fat man!? What are you doing here?" Enpuda said "I've come to kill you little heathens." Cross clicked his tongue and said "That won't do. I still don't have any grandchildren, how can I die?" Long Chen chuckled and Enpuda sneered "You will see them in hell!" as he tore a space channel and sucked everybody inside.
Long Chen and Cross were stuck in the space channel and Cross touched the walls saying "Aiyo! How many people died to make this?" Long Chen threw the Divine Cornerstone at Qin Feng and said "Go back. I'll see you later."
Qin Feng was stunned and said "Boss, you-" suddenly the tunnel split and a man with baby fat appeared, Long Chen was tied up with 3 chains and said "Mo Nian!?" Cross looked and said "Aiyo! The archer guy! But he's so fat?!"
Mo Nian cursed "This is baby fat! Understand?! I'm not fat! That guy over there is fat!" Enpuda almost puked out blood and shouted "You-" Cross cut him off and said "Shut up, fat man! Next time I see you, I'll peel your fat right off your body, understand?"
Mo Nian clapped and said "HAHAHA! I like this guy, Long Chen where did you find him?!" Long Chen said "Break the chains, moron!" Mo Nian said "Oh right!" the chains snapped one after the other and the space channel collapsed.
Cross was blasted out with the rest but Long Chen was sucked into the tunnel. Cross shouted "En, you better come back. I can't handle my own women, you think I can take yours?" Long Chen almost threw up blood and disappeared.
Cross appeared back outside with the rest and Bai Shishi pinched his waist saying angrily "Who's taking his women?!" Cross jumped and said "Fuck! Are you crazy? Who used the Power of Gold to pinch somebody!?" Bai Shishi started crying and Cross said "I can't deal with this woman." as he chopped her neck and knocked her out.
Cross threw her over his shoulder and said "Alright, Daddy Cross is in charge now!" Qin Feng shook his head and they went to the Chariot. Cross and the other flew back to the Academy. Bai Shishi was sent to her residence and Cross went to his own Residence, calling him family to him.
They all appeared and sat around a table. Cross coughed and said "Alright, folks. Here's what's going to happen." he threw the two daggers to Jasmine and she caught them before looking at them in awe, the daggers buzzed and Cross shook his head.
The King weapons directly recognized Jasmine as their master. He looked at the rest and said "Yuanyuan, Selena, Grey, White, Gold, Silver, Platinum, and Rose are staying at the Academy. The rest of you are coming with me, it's time for you to leave. Even the other beasts."
Levi said "Even me, big brother?" Cross smiled and said "Even you, Levi." Jie Yuan said "You're going to leave Yuanyuan here?!" Yuanyuan was stunned and Cross said seriously "Yuanyuan is stronger than all of you, the only thing she needs is experience. I'm leaving her with Bai Shishi, Qin Feng, and Qi Yu."
He closed his eyes at all the resistance, only Luna was calm. Cross slammed his palm on the table and said firmly "This is my decision! I'm the man of the House and you will listen to me!" everybody went silent and Cross' tone softened as he explained "You're all at the 4 Extremes Realm Peak. You're going to go through the Tribulation and when you're done, we're leaving. I'm bringing you to the places that suit you best. That's it, period. Whatever you say won't change my mind."
Luo Ning retorted "Can't we just stay with you?" Everybody looked at Cross, who closed his eyes and said "Maybe you didn't hear me. This isn't a democracy. I can get you everything you need, boost your cultivation, keep you safe, and everything else you would need but what about when I'm not here? Your cultivation would be strong, but you'd just be wastes killed under a single blow."
He opened his eyes and they were fierce as he said "Listen to me very carefully, if even one of you dies. The entire 9 Heavens and 10 Hells will follow you! I can't protect you forever, you need to be your own people! You'll just be paper tigers with me carrying you around! Understand!?"
The room was silent and Cross left the residence saying "Prepare for the tribulation, when you reach the Divine Lord Realm, we'll be leaving not long after. It could be months or days." the room was silent and Luna left first, followed by the rest as they all went their separate ways to prepare.
Cross sat outside by himself and Luna said "Upset?" Cross sighed and said "No. I know they just want to stay together." Luna smiled and said "I think you did very good." Cross smiled and Luna sat next to him saying "Being the man of the house is like this. Sometimes you have to make tough decisions for the greater good."
Cross chuckled and said "So dramatic?" Luna giggled and leaned her head on his shoulder as she said "Maybe a little bit." Cross kissed her hand and intertwined his fingers with hers as he said "I love you. I love all of you. I want to stay together also, but I have this feeling that everything is going to go to shit soon. The stronger you all are, the better."
Luna hummed and said "I know~ I love you too, baby. I think you're making the right choice." Cross sighed and looked up saying "I should've taken that old dragon guy's offer." Luna just smiled and a voice boomed in their minds "You still can."
Cross almost Qi Deviated as he shouted "Damn it! Can't you be a little more normal? I almost died!" the voice of the Dragon laughed and he said "That's what you get for plucking my scales dry!" Cross grumbled and the Dragon said "I can send them to Long Chen's wives, where they're most suitable."
Cross struggled and Luna squeezed his hand with a smile, he said "Can you give them a message?" the Dragon said "Do I look like a mailman?!" Cross coughed and said "Can I have a few days?" The Dragon grumbled "You have 5 days."
Cross stood up and said "Get everyone. There's been a change of plans." Luna smiled and nodded pointing out with her fingers, several whales floated out of her finger tips and flew off into the Academy.
A while later
Cross was standing with them all and walking in the Academy, going to restaurants, teaching them things, spending time with them. He even slept with them all under the stars.
3 days passed
Cross was staring at a thundercloud in the sky, Yuanyuan was standing next to him and looking nervous. Cross was smiling the whole time but she could feel his smile was full of sadness. She never said anything but she knew he was keeping up appearances right now.
Cross blew a hole in the clouds above his family and beasts. The tribulation was fierce and ruthless, but in the end, they all passed through it with flying colors. Cross smiled and celebrated with them for an entire day, then spent the rest of the time alone in his room in a time bubble.
After god knows how many years
Cross came out of the room on the fifth day, skinny as a skeleton with a smile on his face. Everybody was shocked and Luna almost burst into tears, knowing that he probably made something special for each of them.
Cross handed each of them a ring and said "When you get there, you'll probably see some special people. If they're Long Chen's family, give them the letters inside. There's also food, clothes, weapons, and other things I made for all of you inside the each of the rings."
He kept one and plucked a black bead off his necklace, forming into another black necklace as he put it into the last ring and kissed each of his woman on the lips and each of his kids on their foreheads before saying with teary eyes "Remember, I love you all. Do it."
The ring in his hand disappeared and so did everyone else. He watched them all disappear, their sad red eyes, stabbed into his heart. Luna smiled to him and mouthed 'I love you and.. I'm pregnant' before disappearing. Cross' eyes widened and he grabbed at the light, but went right through.
He stood in an empty room with a lost expression. His mental state fluctuated before he took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He straightened out and walked out of the Residence, Yuanyuan, Selena and the other dragons also disappeared. He looked at the sky and he walked to a restaurant.
Far away
Lu Mingxuan was sitting on her bed, when a ring appeared in her hands. She grabbed it and she started shining before she too disappeared, alerting the entire Lu family hours later.
They were all brought to various places.
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Carl landed in a rain forest to see a bunch of badgers looking at him. He was stunned and said "What the fuck!"
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Buckbeak appeared on a mountain in front of a giant lightning bird.
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Levi appeared in the sea and saw his own kind, he was stunned and swam towards them, only to be greeted with shock and a loud shout "His highness! He's alive! Get the king!"
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Selena, Grey, White, and the kids appeared in front of the Azure Dragon Ancestor and said "You're with me." as he grinned viciously. The group trembled feeling like they were going to have a bad time.
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Blue and Pandora appeared together in an ice palace in front of a woman. None of the three said anything for a while. The woman finally spoke "You smell like Long Chen." Pandora and Blue looked at the woman and there was another silence before Pandora handed the woman a letter. The woman looked at the letter for a while before taking it and reading it.
A while later
She said "Stay with me." Pandora and Blue were silent for a while before saying "Ok." in unison.
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Amelia and Jasmine appeared together as well. They were in a hall, with a girl and a woman talking. The woman looked over and the girl sniffed saying "Long Chen?" Jasmine handed her a letter and the girl read it before smiling widely saying "Sister-in-law!"
The Woman was just stunned and said "You-" Jasmine and Amelia both disappeared and reappeared with daggers and needles at the woman's throat. The woman made an 'O' with her mouth and said "You're my disciples along with Mingyu from now on."
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Jie Yuan appeared in a hall and bumped into a woman with a Zither. Jie Yuan said "Sorry." The woman said "Not a problem." her voice was like music and Jie Yuan asked "Do you know who Zi Yan is?" the woman pointed at herself and Jie Yuan gave her a letter, Zi Yan read the letter and smiled widely before saying "Come with me."
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Zephyr smashed through a building and groaned as he pushed himself off the ground. A woman was looking at him with wind blades in her hands saying "Who are you!" Zephyr sat on the ground and said "Fuck! Who are you!" the woman shouted "I asked you first!"
Zephyr flared up "I don't hit women, but if you don't answer me I'll give you a tight slap, do you believe it?!" The woman flared up and beat him up shouting "What did you say brat?! This great aunt will teach you some manners today!"
They started fighting and a while later the woman said "Why do you smell like my husband?" Zephyr sneered "He must have bad luck to be with a mental case like you." the woman grinded her teeth and said "You diss my husband Long again and I'll kill you!" Zephyr said "Uncle Long's wife?" the woman paused and said "Uncle Long?"
Zephyr threw her a letter and she read it before grabbing him and saying quickly "Tell me, did that bastard get another woman?!" Zephyr sneered "As if I would tell you!" The woman shouted "You!" before beating him up again.
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Yuanyuan appeared in front of a beautiful girl, they both jumped and said "Ah!" the woman said "Who are you!" Yuanyuan teared up and pointed her sword at the woman saying "Stay back! Daddy said perverts are good at disguising themselves!" the woman teared up and said "I'm not a pervert! Wuuu..." Yuanyuan and the woman hugged and started crying, before Yuanyuan took out a letter.
The woman wiped her eyes and read it before crying again and saying "I'm your aunt!" Yuanyuan teared up and they hugged again.
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Elise appeared in front of Feng Xue'er and Yu Qingxuan and smiled saying "I'll be staying with you now." Feng Xue'er said nervously "Did something happen?!" Elise shook her head and handed her a letter, Feng Xue'er read it before sighing and handing it to Yu Qingxuan, who read it and said "You can stay with me then~" Elise smiled.
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Ying'er and Hong'er appeared at a giant sword and saw a man, the man looked over and said "Who?" Hong'er said "You're Uncle Long Chen's friend?" the man raised a brow and Ying'er gave him a letter. The man read it and said "Come with me." as he walked away.
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Artemis and Lily landed on the ground in a workshop. A young man looked at them before saying "Holy fuck! Angels from heaven?!" Lily shouted "Who's an angel?! You damn pervert!" as she swung her fist, the man was spooked and said "A demon!?" Lily shouted "Who's a demon! You damn pervert! Give me your money!"
Artemis shook her head and said "You smell like Uncle Long." the man grabbed Artemis' shoulders and shook them saying "You know the boss?! Where is he?! Does he miss me, Guo Ran?!" Lily flying jump kicked Guo Ran away shouting "Pervert!"
Guo Ran said in grief "I'm not a pervert! Fuck!" Artemis handed him a letter and Guo Ran read it saying "Waaah! No way! I'm your fucking Uncle! Come with me, Uncle Guo will teach you all about forging!"
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Luo Ning appeared in front of a woman with long black hair and bright purple eyes, they looked at each other and the woman said "Purple Blood Clan? Come with me." Luo Ning wiped her eyes and nodded, asking "What's your name, Senior?" the woman said "Luo Ningshuang." Luo Ning's eyes widened and she hurried along.
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Lu Mingxuan appeared in a beautiful land filled with trees and flowers, a man was sitting by a lake fishing. He turned around and looked at Lu Mingxuan before saying lightly "How did you get here?" Lu Mingxuan said "Um. I don't really know either..."
Her voice paused and she took a good look at the man. He had long black hair, sharp looks, golden eyes but the most striking feature were his long pointed tip ears. She was stunned and said "Cross?" The man said "What?" Lu Mingxuan said "You look like my... husband."
The man said "Huh, that's weird." a woman appeared and grabbed Lu Mingxuan's shoulders saying "What did you say?!" Lu Mingxuan was stunned and said "You look like him too... but he said he didn't have a family..."
The woman was absolutely beautiful, she had long flowing black hair and golden red eyes, soft cheery lips and smooth and fair skin. Cross had a 30% resemblance to the woman and 70% to the man.
Lu Mingxuan said "Ah! You're Cross' parents?!" the man shook his head and said "I don't know who that is." the woman gave him a tight slap and said "Moron! Your son! The only blessed by the tree! The one that was sent away! You almost killed half the population?! Hello?!"
The man said "Oh..." before it clicked and a breathtaking aura appeared as he shouted "WHAT!?" Lu Mingxuan was stunned, like father like son... The woman smiled lightly and led Lu Mingxuan to the house saying "Tell me how you met my son, are there more daughter-in-law's like you? Any grandchildren? Is he cute? Strong? Tell me everything!"
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Die Wu appeared in a dark forest, she turned her head and said "Undead Willow?" there were two women standing there and one of them saying "A Demon Eye Water Lily?" Die Wu said "Mutated." the other woman smiled and said "You smell like my husband, Long Chen. Do you know him?" Die Wu smiled and said "He's my husband's brother." as she handed the woman a note.
The woman read it and smiled as she said "Would you like to come with us?" Die Wu smiled and said "Sure!" as they all left the area.
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Luna appeared on a mountain and saw a beautiful woman, she smiled and gave her a letter. The woman read the letter and said softly "Is he okay?" Luna smiled and said "A bit sad most of the time, but he's okay." the woman wiped her eyes and smiled saying "Meng Qi. Nice to meet you." Luna smiled softly saying "Luna, nice to meet you too, sister-in-law."
Meng Qi giggled and the duo left the mountain