After falling to the ground because of his loss of balance and stupefaction, Fu Lang Zu realized what had happened, and his handsome face twisted like a demon's. "YOU LOWLY DRAGON DARED TO TAKE MY LIMBS!?"
With his roar, a massive aura explosion swallowed the surroundings, and he launched himself toward Yasenia as torrents of energy boosted his body's strength many times over.
Selena stood in front of Yasenia, holding the giant shield, and easily blocked the aura burst.
His claw and Selena's shield collided, creating a ringing clang. However, the heavy lamia used perfect defensive techniques with her serpentine body, allowing all the strength of the attack to be dispersed and not create even a strong gale.
Enraged, the Wolf Patriarch began attacking with his remaining arm and using his cultivation level and leg to release a brutal rampage.
Yasenia stood behind Selena, indifferent, her alluring dress not even moving as the lamia and wolf Patriarch fought around her at speeds that her eyes couldn't follow.
She looked at the Continental Shadows while she held Fu Lang Zu's limbs and spoke. "You have ten seconds to convince him not to attack me before I kill him. While I'm not against an all-out war, it is not time yet."
The leaders looked at the relatively weak woman standing leisurely with cold sweat dripping from their backs.
If the lamia defending Yasenia missed even one attack, Yasenia would die even before she could react, and yet, there was not even a hint of nervousness coming from the dragon woman, only calm and indifference.
Suddenly, a shadow appeared behind Yasenia, swinging his sword toward her neck exceptionally quickly. "You speak too much."
It was the leader of the Nine Silent Fangs Sect, the strongest assassin of the Distancia Continent.
Yasenia couldn't feel him even with her natural instincts before he attacked, showing how much of a difference in strength there was between them.
If she were alone, the only outcome would've been death.
But she wasn't alone.
Flashing like lightning, a spear stopped the dagger ten centimeters before it struck Yasenia, creating another melodic sound of weapons colliding.
The Silent Fangs Sect Master's face changed as he felt a strong wind approaching his stomach. He hastily used a skill to dodge and retreat, making the leg that was about to land in his stomach phase through as if he were black smoke.
After reappearing 10 meters away, everyone looked at the alluring yellow-scaled dragon woman with azure eyes holding a spear with solemn expressions. Her reaction and movement speed had been too quick.
Alaia spoke with a cold tone. "If you think you can even touch our Young Miss with us present, you are not thinking long enough."
Yasenia turned and smiled, not bothered by the fact that she almost died. Her trust in the maids was bottomless. "Six seconds left. And since this person has attacked me, I'll also add the entire Continental Shadow leaders to the killing. Oops, as I explained, there are only two seconds left… One…"
Finally, Admiral Tidal Crest's voice boomed. "Stop!"
Fu Lang Zu jumped backward and looked at him with a face filled with wrath. "Do you really believe her bullshit!?"
Admiral Tidal Crest squinted. "Don't let anger go to your head. She was clearly prepared and unafraid from the beginning. Can't you see that we are falling into her plans? She clearly wants to provoke us into action!"
Fu Lang Zu was silent for a long time, looking at Yasenia with deep hatred. "You'll regret it. You don't understand what forces you are fighting."
Yasenia looked at him deeply, and her lips arched in mockery. "A dog that barks usually doesn't bite."
Veins bulged in Fu Lang Zu's forehead as he held his anger, but after a few seconds, his entire aura wholly changed to a relaxed one. "I'll see you again during the Summit… If you are alive by then."
Yasenia laughed. "Oh? You finally listened?" Yasenia threw his arm at him. "Here, a treat for being a good boy."
Fu Lan Zu saw his own arm splat on the ground, bouncing three times, and inside, his anger burned increasingly brighter but increasingly colder.
The rest of the people watching couldn't help but take a deep breath as the killing intent radiating from Fu Lang Zu was making them feel suffocated.
Yasenia saw the man lean down to grab it, and she took out a talisman she got from Lost Town and used it.
When Fu Lang Zu grabbed his arm, a big log had replaced it.
Yasenia had recovered the arm with a spatial transfer talisman. Because the arm was a dead object, it was easy to move with spatial techniques.
Yasenia said apologetically. "I forgot I need it for something. Sorry, I'll keep it. Oh, that log is a peak-level Earth Rank material, so I hope that is enough compensation."
Nobody talked.
Even the leaders of the rest of the powers couldn't help but grimace at Yasenia's actions. 'T-That's too much.'
Not saying anything, Fu Lang Zu took out his sword and disappeared into the distance.
Yasenia's face became serious as he looked at the dot getting smaller and smaller. 'Unexpected. If he can swallow this much insult, I'll have to reevaluate the threat of that man. However, if I kill him now without him being the one attacking insistently for my life, it will start a chain reaction and probably develop into a World War. That's not something I want now. I need to get stronger first to guarantee that none of the maids have a chance of dying during that War. They are largely invincible as they are now, but the chances of one or two of them dying are not tiny. Not to mention the burden I'll place on Coraline's and Tengliu's powers is also great.'
Tengliu approached Yasenia, wanting to say something, but Yasenia cut her with a look. "We are leaving."
Then, she took out her flying boat, the [Skeletal World-Jumping Warship], and boarded it with the maids. The luxurious ship was primarily white, with black and golden accents and intricate red runes filling its hull.
Before the leaders could react, the ship basically disappeared from their sight, making their eyes widen because of its speed, and their spiritual sense caught it reappearing in the secret realm.
All the people Yasenia left behind boarded the flying ship, and then Yasenia used 10 Purple Crystals to activate one of its skills, a spatial jump.
The space before the Warship twisted, and they all disappeared from that place far outside the detection range of the powerhouses gathered there.
The Devil Smashing Ape King sighed. "Youngsters these days are full of excitement."
The Mermaid Queen asked, her voice incomparably serious. "Where did so many experts appear from? I could feel danger from nine out of the forty-nine women around Yasenia... Not to mention that woman named Doriel. She is really dangerous."
Hearing the Mermaid Queen, one of the strongest publicly recognized experts, many of the top powerhouses from the groups gathered became solemn.
Tengliu looked at them and smiled. "What did I tell you, Cao Chenghua? I told you, quite clearly, that this was stupid. Not only did you not manage to do what you aimed for, but your public image has plummeted. Good job, really. Such a valiant effort in smearing one's pristine name is not easy to see even if you wait 10,000 years."
Cao Chenghua looked at Tengliu and spoke. "If you didn't take her side, things would be much different."
Tengliu shook her head. "Wrong. If I had taken your side, she would've moved and not only given a warning. After all, I'm in a complicated relationship with her that can snap at any moment."
Tengliu saw Coraline, Wuria, and Gireila leaving with their groups, and she did the same. As she left, she warned. "Cao Chenghua, I'm giving you one last warning because of the favors you did to me in the past. If you ever have to choose between being on her side or being against her, pick her. The people you've seen today aren't the strongest in her power."
Leaving those words, Tengliu left toward the Astral Sky Sect with dozens of high-level harpies following behind.
Monarch Beastmaster from the Holy Empire looked at Cao Chenghua and asked. "What are you going to do?"
The middle-aged, handsome man looked toward the direction Yasenia left and sighed. "I don't know. Where did such a superpower appear from? These last five years have been too chaotic…"
The others nodded, and they began discussing for the next half an hour.
Monarch Beastmaster suddenly said. "The Continental Shadows have become more active over the last century. Moreover, Fu Lang Zu's recent confidence is also strange. While he has been heavily injured, he can probably heal in a decade or maybe a bit longer. Regardless, the only end of the conflict between Yasenia Dravory and Fu Lang Zu is either side disappearing."
They all cringed when they remembered what Yasenia did with Fu Lang Zu's limbs.
"That was ruthless."
"If she did that to me, I might have gone berserk."
"If the dragon woman loses and falls into his hands, I can't even imagine what she will go through."
"Right, Fu Lang Zu is also very vengeful. He will probably attack not only her but everything she considers dear."
While they discussed, a jade thunderbird suddenly appeared with an urgent expression. "P-Patriarch, bad news!"
Cao Chenghua frowned. "Speak."
"Yasenia Dravory didn't return to her own sect with that ship! I've received news that she had appeared in the capital of the Garuda Clan and asked for Huang Tao's life!"
The Mermaid Queen looked at Qiao Mei Lan with cold eyes and asked. "That's the man that exited with you and reported about that lie, right?"
Qiao Mei Lan's body became sluggish as extreme fear gripped her heart. She had never expected the person she thought was an ant to have such a background. She stuttered. "Q-Queen, I swear I wasn't lying! S-She, that dragon woman, didn't Her Majesty see how she treated Honorable Patriarch Fu Lang Zu? She probably wants to toy with your majesty as well!"
The Mermaid Queen's eyes cooled down, and they looked at the man, who had a nervous expression. "What happened next?"
The man gulped. "T-The Garuda Grand Elder naturally denied her wishes. H-However, the dragon woman stormed into the Garuda clan's capital center with brute force and kidnapped Huang Tao, heavily injuring all the people that came in her way."
All of them became solemn, and the Garuda Patriarch, who was a few meters away, burst with anger. "That woman!"
The Mermaid Queen noticed something, and she asked, confused. "If so, why are you so nervous?"
The man licked his lips and stuttered. "T-The dragon woman discovered me and told me to tell Her Majesty the Mermaid Queen what truly happened in the secret realm."
Then, the man proceeded to explain how Qiao Mei Lan was about to exchange five mermaids with Huang Tao for a treasure in the secret realm.
Qiao Mei Lan screamed, her eyes trembling with nervousness. "Lies! I never did so!"
The Mermaid Queen looked at her for a second with a gaze cold enough to freeze a hellscape. "Qiao Mei Lan, you will be interrogated once we return. If his words are the truth, you'll be imprisoned in the [Lightless Chasm] for 1000 years, and your cultivation will be crippled once you exit it."
Qiao Mei Lan's face turned an unhealthy white tone, and she screamed. "Lies! They are lying, My Queen! How could I ever do something like that!? T-They are my sisters!"
The Mermaid Queen waved her arm, and Qiao Mei Lan's eyes rolled, fainting. Then, she spoke to one of the high-ranking women that came with her. "Take her away and use the Truth Stones. It seems that I'll need to do a clean-up once I return."
The ones who came with her were the Queen's trusted aides, and they all followed her words like the decree of a God.
One of them grabbed Qiao Mei Lan by the tail and flew toward the Mermaid Kingdom while dragging Qiao Mei Lan away.
The Queen then muttered. "It seems I'll have to make a visit to Yasenia's clan eventually. Wait for the people that entered the secret realm, and then return. I'll go prepare a few things."
Then, she streaked across the sky like a shooting star.
In this manner, Yasenia's adventure in the secret realm ended, and the entire world learned that a new superpower, Astral Sky Sect, was born.
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Kali: We are returning home!
Yasenia: Hahaha, did you miss it?
Kali: Well, the thing I like the most is alchemy and you, so there is no better place and home.
Yasenia: Honey~. I love you, too~.
Author: Already getting lovely dove even before we return? I can smell the sweetness of the following chapters!
Yasenia: Hehe.
Author: I summon you!
Arfa42: I'm here.
Cecile: Hm.
Arfa42: Yassy, I have a question.
Yasenia: Ask away.
Arfa42: How do you feel about the future concubines? Will you give them a little bit of love or just family affection?
Yasenia: If I have any, it will be familiar affection. Didn't I say that my heart is already full? There are many types of affection besides love, and I will give them that kind of affection, not love.
Yasenia: Love is a very special emotion, and I feel that it will feel less unique if I start "loving" many people. It's a feeling you have for a select few, while your affection for others is more leaning toward appreciation and lust.
Yasenia: Therefore, they will not become lovers if I have concubines.
Arfa42: Can you really stop yourself from loving them?
Yasenia: What is there to stop? Liking them is a matter of course, or else I wouldn't accept that person as a concubine. But loving is different. It's not something that can really be explained in words. While it sounds like sophistry, I understand what I'm trying to explain, which is enough.
Arfa42: I see. It is an interesting mindset. I respect it. I hope you have all the success in the World, Yassy. We are rooting for you!
Yasenia: Thank you.
Author: And that's all for today.