Meanwhile, once they left, Angel pouted. "That Lilian woman is annoying."
Yasenia laughed and picked up her baby, kissing her lips softly. "Don't care about them, love. How about going to learn formations together?"
Angel's round blue eyes glittered like stars, and she nodded eagerly. "Let's go! We can revise the subcircuits of derivative formations. I remember that you have some problems with the calculations of the deviating energy paths that environmental factors can cause. How about we focus on thinning and compressing the formation area while we learn that?"
Yasenia looked at Angel's eager eyes and smiled softly. "Sure, I'm ready to be taught by you as much as you want. Let's spend the rest of today together. It has been a while since we studied, right?"
Angel nodded and whined coquettishly while rubbing her face with Yasenia's cheeks. "Very long! It has been almost four days!"
After arriving at Angel's workshop, the little girl summoned three books thick enough to need both hands to hold them by the spine.
Angel approached the wooden desk and opened one of them, making a loud sound because of the weight of the pages. "Let's start with formation compression knowledge!"
Yasenia sat on a chair beside Angel, but she felt her baby's intense eyes landing on her face.
Filled with confusion, the dragoness looked sideways and saw Angel giving her lap a few glances "stealthily."
Yasenia's eyes danced with amusement as she changed chairs to the one Angel was about to sit on and placed Angel's little butt on her soft and comfortable thighs.
Angel instantly leaned back with a smile, feeling her body sinking in the softness of her body, almost making her purr in delight. Yasenia hugged Angel's waist and placed her chin on her shoulder with a laugh. "Are you comfortable, love?"
Angel nodded with a bright smile. Then, she pointed at the book. "Listen, Yasenia. What you are confused about is actually quite simple. The thing you need is practice in live formation creation. As you should know, the seventh chapter's third section explains that…"
Yasenia listened attentively, her clever golden eyes reading as Angel explained. This was quite common with her dears, as all of them were better than her at their respective professions, so when studying together, it was more about them teaching her.
The girls were naturally extremely willing, as this was one of the few things they could do for their hardworking dragoness.
Yasenia thought that she had hidden it well, but the girls knew that Yasenia hadn't slept for at least three months because of how busy she usually was.
Therefore, when they were together, they would relaxedly teach her and pamper their dragoness in their own ways.
Angel knew how much Yasenia liked hugging her and pampering her, and it was the thing the little girl knew the most, so she would usually teach her while being cute with Yasenia.
Angel looked at Yasenia's focused face with a deep but soft love for a second, and then she smiled. "Did you understand, Yasenia?"
Yasenia nodded and gave her a soft kiss on the lips. "I did. Your explanations are very clear and easy to follow."
Angel looked at Yasenia's face and asked softly. "Yasenia, are you tired?"
Yasenia blinked and looked at her Baby. Seeing a bit of concern in her big, soft blue eyes, she smiled. "I'm okay, love."
Angel muttered. "But you haven't been sleeping lately…"
The dragoness lifted an eyebrow. "Don't worry, baby. Didn't I tell you that I'm okay? If I'm tired, I will tell you without hiding it. I'm used to working a lot for long periods of time."
Angel asked. "Really?"
Yasenia laughed and rested her forehead on hers, giving her a soft peck on the lips. "Of course. Why would I hide that I'm tired? Such a silly thing to do. I also like it when my dears pamper me~."
Angel felt Yasenia's tail poking her sides, tickling her, and she squirmed while giggling. Yasenia then said. "Moreover, Don't I have the nights to relax with all of you? Haven't you noticed that we spend more time than usual together at night?"
Angel blinked a few times and then blushed. "S-Sorry, I feel so good that time seems not to make sense…"
'So cute~.'
Angel puffed her bountiful bosom. "Then, let's continue learning formations!"
Yasenia laughed and planted another kiss on her cute dear.
After doing formations for three hours and slowly being teased by Yasenia's presence, actions, and scent, Angel felt a bit hot and looked at the dragoness with doe eyes and a squirming body. "Yasenia… Um… Can we do it?"
Yasenia smirked and looked at the sky outside. 'Hm, I have about half an hour before dinner time.'
She laughed a bit and kissed her deeply. "Of course we can, my love."
Angel was carried to a bed at the side, already prepared for these not-rare situations, and Angel was transported to a world of pleasure for the next half an hour.
After that, two weeks went by, and a big event was occurring.
All the girls were gathered in the middle of a vast area with countless formations surrounding it. The location was closed for a few hours by Yasenia's direct orders, with the maids guarding the perimeter.
This location was called the [Tribulation Plaza]. Those with enough Astral Points and a reputation with the sect could use it to break through.
It had many healing formations, and those who survived the tribulation would be quickly put in life-saving care, making the mortality of tribulation fall by at least thirty percent.
Moreover, the lingering tribulation energies were used by the formations to nourish the energy of the entire sect.
The sect members were curious as to why this place was suddenly closed, and a few lingered around.
The reason Yasenia took so many precautions was because Sierra suddenly informed everyone that she was about to gain her human form.
She had finally reached the Mythical Bloodline peak level and was about to become a Divine Beast.
With her level of cultivation, maturity, and strength, gaining a human form after reaching Divine Bloodline was not rare at all. Even if she wouldn't have been able to become a Divine Beast, she would've become human after entering the fifth realm.
Of course, the Divine Beast Bloodline Rank was not a "requirement" to become a humanoid beast unless the beast's ancestors had no previous humanized beasts, which was Sierra's case.
With this bloodline realm advancement and human transformation, Sierra was about to undergo a qualitative jump in strength and many other aspects. Hence, she needed to face a tribulation.
The girls stayed in the periphery of the large flat area, and in the middle, a massive white wolf stood majestically.
Her white fur softly blew with the wind as she looked at the blue sky with an aloof expression. The character "Queen" was on her forehead, slowly gaining a deeper blue glow.
Unlike ordinary beasts, Sierra was a "Queen" of beasts who unlocked her royal bloodline because of her extended exposure to Evelyn's natural treasure.
Her initial bloodline level was meager, so even after the enhancements, she had just a Mystical level bloodline.
However, after being nurtured inside Evelyn's soul via the [Beast Pocket] skill, Sierra slowly absorbed her gains and realized her potential. From Mystical to Legendary, from Legendary to Mythical, and after almost five years, she was about to advance from Mythical to Divine level.
Between her affinities, the ones that could be considered her "attributes" were two.
Snow and Lighting.
That's right, Sierra had an evolved attribute outside the naturally born ones. Snow was a combination of Ice and Water attributes.
Moreover, Evelyn's [Heavenly Thunder God Inheritance], Storm Intent, and Thunder Soul affected Sierra passively because of their Blood Contract.
Evelyn shouted. "Sierra, go steady and carefully. Remember that it becomes stronger as the tribulation goes on, so don't let your guard down! It's better to receive injuries from the first bolts of lightning and later use energy to protect against the powerful ones!"
The enormous wolf looked at Evelyn and smiled. "I'll get it done. Trust in me."
Evelyn nodded with a confident smile, but her fists were tightly clenched. Besides Yasenia, Evelyn had become closest to Sierra in a non-romantic way. They were basically family by now, and because of Sierra's age and wisdom, she usually acted like an elder sister and took care of Evelyn.
RUMBLE!
The sound of Tribulation Clouds was deafening, spreading throughout the entire sect. Because Sierra was going against her original Fate by enhancing her bloodline so much, the tribulations were not weak.
However, the majestic white wolf stood proud below the Heavenly Storm, unafraid.
RUMBLE!
With another thunderous sound, Sierra and the others could see the serpents of lightning roaming the dark grey tribulation clouds.
Sierra lifted her head and howled majestically. "AWOO!"
The wolf's challenge carried the dignity and pride of a Queen, and thunderous yellow lightning surrounded her massive body.
The girls could also see dim light blue patterns across her glossy white fur while blue energy leaked from the corner of her eyes.
Then, the tribulation struck.
Unlike the individual tribulations they've received in the past, the Tribulation Storm rained lightning instead.
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
The heavenly bolts slammed on the giant wolf's body with loud explosive sounds, charring patches of white fur when they managed to pierce Sierra's defenses.
Sierra's powerful legs bend because of the weight the continuous lightning storm inflicted on her.
However, her icy blue eyes were firm and indifferent, and she lifted her head to howl to the skies again. "AWOO!"
With her second howl, the shower of lightning stopped, leaving Sierra's body riddled with burn marks.
Then, the sky shook.
RUMBLE!
A massive singular bolt roared between the clouds, ready to strike the majestic white wolf.
It was the biggest tribulation bolt the girls had seen besides those summoned by Tatyana.
The people from the sect also were stunned. Someone muttered in disbelief.
"That lightning bolt should be able to flatten mountains."
Sierra's eyes sharpened, and she stomped one of her legs, making the land quake with her bodily strength. Even if she was not a body cultivator, pure beasts' physical strength was not that far behind.
Arcs of yellow lightning surrounded her body again, and the wind around her began blowing with hurricane-like forces.
In the sudden storm Sierra summoned, snow began blowing and intertwined with her yellow lightning.
Sierra's aura ballooned, and she poured energy wildly from her Beast Core into her skill. "[Wolf Queen's Thundersnow Domain], [Thundersnow Intent Level One]."
A Snowy Thunderstorm surrounded the majestic wolf as the lightning bolts inside circled around her.
The Tribulation Storm's lightning roared and fell like an eastern dragon.
Sierra activated her most powerful skill. "[Winter Wolf Queen Obliteration]!"
The chaotic storm around her converged toward the middle and combined into a massive lightning bolt with snow clouds surrounding it. It rose with a blurry image of a wolf that would dwarf Yasenia's dragon form.
AWOO!!!
RUMBLE!!
The sky was suddenly illuminated as both forces collided in a massive explosion. Most of the shockwave was blocked by the maids, and the non-harmful wind pressure swept the sect.
However, it was not Sierra's attack that won.
The weakened lightning fell like the punishment from the Heavens and struck Sierra.
BANG!
The enormous wolf was slammed down into the arena in a giant explosion that created a crater.
A wave of dust and debris flew high up, and the Tribulation Clouds got silent, silently hovering above without leaving.
Yasenia looked at Evelyn and saw her closing her eyes. Then, a sigh of relief exited her mouth, and a broad smile spread on her lips. "She succeeded."
Yasenia smiled and hugged her from behind. "Does she need help?"
Evelyn shook her head. "She is injured, but they are not lethal. I can feel that her strength is starting to increase."
Angel looked up and tilted her head. "But why are the clouds not disappearing?"
Evelyn looked up, surprised, and then frowned. "Strange. Why aren't they retreating?"
When Evelyn said those words, the dust cloud began swirling. The surrounding place was filled with heavenly energies from the tribulation, but those energies didn't disperse and began flowing toward the middle.
A deep aura burst cleared the area of dust, making the girls feel pressure and revealing the injured wolf.
She was still standing, with her legs bent but a firm expression on her face. The indifferent expression she had since the beginning still maintained as if the heavy wounds on her were from another person.
Even while injured, the sense of dignity didn't decrease. On the contrary, even the maids at the side had looks of appreciation toward such a firm will.
Sierra had been stubborn enough not to bend down when they invaded her pack with unknown means, and instead, she left with a death curse cast on her.
Abiding her time and waiting for a proper person to appear, Sierra faced many cultivators and killed all of them, not being hasty and even willing to die if she didn't find someone worthy.
Thankfully, the only one who withstood her assault after so many years was Evelyn.
Then, she returned with new strength and saved her race together with her new partner.
The Wolf Queen's will was tenacious, sharp, and unbending.
While she was absorbing the Heavenly energy, a storm began swirling around her, and her aura deepened, the tribulation clouds still looming above her.
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Tatyana: What a cliffhanger.
Yasenia: A what?
Tatyana: Don't worry, hahaha.
Author: Cough, sorry, dears. I summon you!
Tatyana: Hehe, You want to escape quickly, eh?
Randomplant: It's me again~.
Author: Welcome, welcome, what's your question for today?
Randomplant: Yasenia, if you were left alone in a world higher than the Sky Continent, what would you do? And what would the others recommend to her?
Yasenia: Well, first of all, I would try to wear low-key clothes and create a mask or wear a veil.
The others: Good choice.
Yasenia: Then, I would go to the nearest town and see if there are beast-humans roaming around… I don't want to be welcomed like a human in Distancia.
The rest: Nothing to say here.
Yasenia: Next… I will probably try to investigate the powers and, depending on what I find, cultivate by myself or enter a sect as a disciple.
Author: Do any of you girls want to add something?
Cecile: Try to break through Transcendence as fast as possible.
Yasenia: Hm?
Cecile: After Transcendence, your lust problems will disappear. So, it would be best if you tried to break through quickly.
Yasenia: Oh, right…
Randomplant: I see. Thank you for answering!
Author: No problem~. This is all for today!