Chapter 1271: Chapter 1271. Travel Toward the Abyssal Worshiper Sect.
After shocking both women, Yasenia stood up and bid them goodbye. Naturally, both of them quickly followed after her, asking with incredulous tones if she had said the truth.
The dragoness chuckled. "What do I gain from lying in this manner? A simple bone-measuring tool would reveal the truth."
Qingzhe spoke, her tone uncertain. "I mean, until then, wouldn’t you get a good laugh? Knowing you, if you just lied, you should be about to burst into laughter."
Those words hit close to home, and Yasenia couldn’t help but look at her with some respect. "Actually, that’s a great point. Moreover, with me going to deal with those Abyssal Worshiper Sect people, I wouldn’t return soon." She sighed ruefully. "Had I known, I would’ve dropped another bigger bomb, like a lie that’s clearly a lie but hard to disprove."
Star Forge and Qingzhe deadpanned. Yasenia laughed and then used her movement technique to speed into the distance. Qingzhe and Star Forge quickly accelerated and started a pursuit.
"Yasenia, I swear that if you’ve lied, I’ll make it my mission to bother you for the rest of my life!"
"Don’t go so fast, girl. The expedition starts tomorrow morning."
Once Yasenia arrived, she caught the attention of the elders who had gathered. With the sect’s size, it was natural that there were people who didn’t know who she was, even after four years.
A few male elders couldn’t help but approach with smiles while subtly looking at each other. So, before they spoke, Yasenia blurted. "I am pregnant. Thank you."
Everyone in the place froze and looked at Yasenia, scanning her stomach out of pure instinct. However, no one noticed anything. It was clear that Yasenia’s words were a lie she made up on the spot to shoo those people away before any words were exchanged.
Seeing all of them step back with an awkward gait, the dragoness nodded satisfactorily. Star Forge landed by her side and laughed twice. "You truly know how to keep people at bay. I guess you are accustomed to it."
"It comes with the trade."
Qingzhe arrived, asking, her eyebrows furrowed. "What trade?"
"The trade of being too beautiful. It’s truly something hard to live with."
Qingzhe’s eyes rolled so strongly that she almost flung a rock into space with the exaggerated upward glance. "Oh, do tell me. I am sure it is a trade you reject. How about you leave some of it behind for our middle-aged and elderly people?"
"Regret? Naturally not, dummy Zhe~." Yasenia grinned. "Being beautiful is something that my family appreciates and loves. Why should I ever be ashamed of my appearance?"
"Miss Dragon, you seem to have overlooked ’humility’ in your speech."
Yasenia was about to speak when Xing Tianlan made an appearance. Therefore, she held back the tease she was going to unleash on the poor, unprepared woman. ’Che, saved by the bell~.’
The imposing man wore a noble white robe, exuding his heroic temperament and handsome appearance. "As you know, the Demonic Sects have become excessively active lately. We know that they have some big plans to reverse the situation and try to push us out of the limelight. However, I am sure that no one here wants to see the people of the world suffer under their evil."
Yasenia crossed her arms as she listened to the neither long nor short speech. The man’s words were mostly true, but there was a lot of unnecessary falsehood. ’Overall, for people who grew up on a planet with a much more conservative lifestyle, they speak objectively and point out interesting points.’
Regardless, the people she was going to deal with were true crazed monsters, so she didn’t mind much of this. She was quite sure that whatever the reason behind their actions, a purge like no other would be needed.
So, after the man finished the speech, Yasenia looked around for her teammates. She walked toward the location marked for those who would go to the Abyssal Worshiper Sect extermination. "Hello, I am Yasenia Dravory. Pleased to work with all of you."
She decided to be forward and greet the group of five already standing there and chatting. They were all Transcendence Realm cultivators; four of them had awakened an Intent Domain, while one of them hadn’t.
There were two women and three men, making it three and three when Yasenia joined.
A tall man with a clearly perfected body through ascension, spoke with a handsome smile. "Hello, I am Chen Jizhen. Pleased to meet you."
A woman at the side spoke with a somewhat naive expression. "Hello! You can call me Mo Yun." Then she added. "Um... Weren’t you pregnant? Why are you coming to this quest? Do dragons need to battle to keep their babies healthy?"
Yasenia was baffled. She had never expected to meet, at first glance, a naive person when interacting with Sixth Realm experts. "Um... That was something I said so that I wasn’t bothered by the men who wanted to ask for my company. Trampling on their hopes before their feelings developed into troublesome reactions is the most effective way to deal with that."
The woman chuckled. "That’s great!"
Yasenia smiled, holding back the oddity in her heart. Then, she looked at the other three and listened to their presentation. They were called Jilang Qin, Gao Yan, and the last girl, Mo Zifei.
They received the coordinates of where to go, and Yasenia noted that it was almost 70,000 kilometers from where they were. The distance was not large for Transcendence Realm cultivators. However, mortal cultivators would need a few months on foot, making the military parade somewhat boring.
Yasenia stayed in the carriage, looking out of the window while munching on food and avoiding plenty of interactions.
As she was observing the gorgeous lake with a snow-capped mountain range as a backdrop, she saw Mo Yun poking her head in from the window. "Yasenia, aren’t you bored?"
Yasenia looked at Mo Yun with a strange expression. "Say, Mo Yun, how old are you?"
"Asking a lady for her age is not very gentlemanly." Mo Yun answered, blushing. "Still, because you are pretty, I’ll answer. I am only 8,450 years old."
’Only...’ Yasenia’s mind couldn’t comprehend how this woman had become like this. ’Still, if we speak about it, isn’t my precious baby very similar? I guess she has been sheltered and pampered rotten. Still, with over eight thousand years of age, she must have plenty of combat experience.’
Yasenia smiled faintly. "You are older than I by quite a lot. Should I call you Big Sister Mo?"
With a gentle leap, the woman jumped into Yasenia’s carriage and opened it from the inside. "Let’s go outside. Today is quite a nice day."
"Mo Yun!"
The other woman in the group approached, her gaze apologetic. "Come, Mo Yun. Don’t bother Lady Yasenia."
"Madam." The soft correction startled both girls, and Yasenia laughed. "Madam. I am already married."
"Really!?" Mo Yun’s eyes opened. "Is it someone from the sect? Or do you have romance outside?"
Yasenia didn’t answer in detail. "Outside the sect."
Seeing her reluctance to continue the conversation, they didn’t push the matter. Instead, Yasenia looked at the two girls and smiled. "You both look very similar. Are you siblings?"
"Did you notice that Mo is our surname?" Mo Yun laughed.
"I did. But perhaps you were not related. I’ve seen plenty of similar names and looks that fail to be related."
Chen Jizhen suddenly shouted. "We are being attacked! Transcendence Realms out!"
Yasenia and the others changed expressions and quickly stood up, and arrived at the front carriage. Looking at the warnings on the array formation sensors, Yasenia understood the enemy ranks. There were 4 Transcendence Realm people, and the rest were a group of strong mortals. ’The aim was probably to hold us back while they finish their rituals.’
With that in mind, the dragoness commented, interrupting Chen Jizhen’s speech. "Commander, since we are being attacked, it is probably because we are rushing at the right time. If we push, the enemy will not be prepared. They might have tricky skills, but we outnumber and probably outclass them."
Jilang Qin, one of the men, agreed with Yasenia. The commander tried to see Yasenia’s intended path, but he couldn’t make a decision right away. "According to protocol, we need to inform and ask the Sect Master. However, with their current situation, it’s hard to make a decision. We only have a few seconds left until they arrive."
The dragoness didn’t speak. If they didn’t want to make a winning move, then she wouldn’t either. ’Or so I would think if I didn’t need to complete this small task that the sect gave her.’
So, Yasenia shook her head and stepped outside, ready to face the people approaching. "Hey! Yasenia!"
Seeing the dragoness soar to the sky toward the approaching cultivators, the other five were stunned silly for a few moments before Mo Yun quickly flew after Yasenia. "Let’s go fiiight!"
Yasenia flew across the sky and quickly arrived at the soon-to-be battlefield. They were high up in the sky, flying a few hundred kilometers above ground. When Yasenia saw her enemies, her face was full of disgust. The enemies could only be described as former humans.
Outwardly, they were four dark figures covered by long mantles, their bodies hard to distinguish but free to move and fight. However, if one used spiritual sense, they would be able to see the extra limbs, deformities, and other malformations on their bodies.
"I don’t understand how people like you can even exist. Who would want to be corrupted by the [Abyss] and look like a deformed experiment afterward?"
The one at the lead had a screeching and raspy voice, answering with some occasional coughs.
"Who are you, woman?"
Another one laughed. "Does it matter? A poor dragon human at the first stage of the Transcendence Realm will become nothing but a plaything when we are done with it."
Yasenia sighed and extended her hand, materializing Draheart. By then, the other five teammates arrived by her side. However, Yasenia spoke to them. "My sisters, go exterminate those below. We’ll deal with these four."
Chen Jizhen caught Yasenia’s arm before she left and spoke solemnly. "Why were you charging in alone? Can you cooperate with your team, Yasenia Dravory?"
"Not in a team with people that have smaller guts than a tadpole!" Yasenia yanked her arm from his grasp and snorted. "Focus on your fight, and I’ll help when I finish my target."
Then, she used her movement technique and stepped forward.
In that moment, time seemed to stretch as Yasenia was enveloped by pure star energy and the image of a gorgeous pegasus made out of constellations surrounded her figure. As the energy rotated and Yasenia pushed against an air platform, she leaned forward and chanted.
"[Pegasus Gallop]."
The wings of both the dragon and the pegasus flapped, instantly accelerating Yasenia from stationary to shooting star speed.
BOOM!
The dragoness crossed the distance between the two groups and appeared in front of the tallest one of the malformed humans. Her face was full of indifference as she raised her sword high, and energy burst upward like a pillar of blue light. "[Celestial Strike]."
The distorted human quickly raised one of the transformed limbs, sure that the durability would be enough to defend against the descending sword strike. However, as the sword gained momentum and pressure fell onto his body, the hidden face under the dark hood distorted with surprise and a trace of fear. ’What is this strength!?’
Sadly, he couldn’t dodge; it was too late. The moment they came into contact, he knew that he had grossly miscalculated his internal assessment of the dragon woman.
Draheart’s sharp edge easily sliced through the energy protection layers and deeply sank into the durable flesh, hitting the bone.
"Ha!"
With a small shout, Yasenia completed the gorgeous descending strike. The sheer pressure and momentum it carried threw the poor deformed human flying several kilometers and smashed it into a distant mountain. Not looking at the other three stupefied monsters by her side, Yasenia used [Pegasus Gallop] once more and streaked through the sky like a beam of light, impacting against the distant mountain and creating another giant explosion.