Heaven, Earth, Me

Chapter 1205 - 1205. A Dragon Mother's Will.

Yasenia had prepared herself for all kinds of schemes. She thought, and thought, and thought, using everything she could muster to try and plan around any situation that the Sun and Moon Gods could throw at her to harm her during the Transcendence Realm Heavenly Tribulation.

She knew that this step would probably be one of the hardest for her to take, and she acted accordingly. All her cultivation paths were refined to the limits. Her bloodline was similarly on the edge of breaking through and needed nothing but a slight push. Her weapons were all Transcendent Ranked and even had a mind of their own, making them almost incorruptible. Then, her will was similarly tempered through countless trials, and her skills ranged from offense to defense to regeneration.

If her tribulation was a common one, Yasenia would probably pass it with her eyes closed and without moving a single inch.

But alas, there was one thing that she never expected. One situation that she could not have prepared for unless she knew. Yasenia, who thought her pregnancy was basically impossible before Transcendence, never thought that she would end up facing the Heavenly Tribulation while pregnant.

'Why? Why? Why? Why? Why!?'

Yasenia placed both her hands on her stomach protectively while glaring at the two Dragon Gods. Her entire being was emitting hostility in waves, and if anyone would dare to even approach at that moment, Yasenia would slaughter them without asking a single question.

As she glared at the two gods, Yasenia could see their calm expressions and cold, calculating eyes. 'It's their doing!' She could naturally understand that they had something to do with her obliviousness about something so obvious. 'How did they hide my own pregnancy from me!? They should be unable to influence me outside of the Tribulation time!'

Her mind was messy and turbulent, her heart was beating faster, and her body was trembling. 'No, I need to stop the tribulation. I can't lose my second child! Not again!'

Yasenia already lost her child once when she was young. It happened very early on, when her body was affected by the almost uncontrollable impulse to make children with her lovers. At that time, Tatyana stopped her from getting pregnant because it would affect her cultivation.

Yasenia never blamed Tatyana. After all, her prediction proved to be correct. Not long after, in the secret realm, Yasenia had her rebirth. Therefore, she would've been even more devastated if Tatyana had allowed the child to grow, and that happened.

Now, though, she was in a very similar situation to that "what if" scenario.

"Yasenia Dravory." The Moon Goddess spoke, earning a deathly glare from the protectively curled Yasenia. "To be honest, child, you are truly tenacious and incredible. I've seen myriad talents across my entire life, and you seem to be on the very top of all I have seen."

Yasenia growled at her, not wanting to hear anything. "Shut up! You filthy being! You are already dead! You've been dead for a million years! Why can't you let go? Your time is a thing of the past, and you should enter the reincarnation cycle! Why are you trying to manipulate the being that you call your inheritor to this extent!?"

The Moon Goddess shook her head. "It seems that you have an idea of what we want to do... As expected, you are exceptional. That's why it is worth it. Through you, we will exist again."

Yasenia's blood-red eyes were filled with hatred as killing intent exploded from her, making everyone observing tremble in fear. "How did you do it? How did you hide my pregnancy from myself!?"

Tai Yang scoffed. "Of course, you've been manipulated. You thought you were dancing outside of our palms, but you were unable to detect the vastness of our reach. The firm floor you thought you walked on is just a part of our plan, so large that you never realized."

"Lies!" Yasenia's heart and will, while they were slowly breaking down, kept her mind somewhat sane at this moment. "You two have long lost control over me. You are nothing but ghosts of the past speaking high and mighty! The one affecting me is another!" Looking around, Yasenia roared. "Show yourself, coward! Or are you afraid!? Are you afraid that once I know your face, you will never live in peace, fearing when my revenge will consume your soul!? If that's the case, you should! I will devour your soul and make you suffer a life worse than DEATH!"

Change'er sighed softly. "It doesn't matter if you know. You are at the end of your life now. At least, your life as Yasenia Dravory."

Yasenia glared at them. But at that moment, the sky shook.

RUMBLE!

The three of them looked up and saw a massive lightning bolt prepared to fall. Tai Yang's face was filled with surprise. "Ho~? The first lightning bolt is made of [World Destroying Heavenly Lightning]. Quite surprising that the bolts that should usually be at the end are what Heaven deems worthy of being the opening shot for you."

Yasenia's tail coiled around her waist while she shouted and extended her hand. "DRAHEART!"

The sword manifested in front of Yasenia, pointing down, and howled to the sky. The sword, feeling her master's wrath, was naturally furious. The dragoness grabbed the hilt, and the world around her trembled as her might spilled outward like a flood.

Her blood-red eyes glared upward. Her voice was terrifyingly cold and ruthless. "No one can harm my child. Not even you, Heavens!"

RUMBLE!

The world lost color as the iridescent [World Destroying Heavenly Lightning] shot down from the sky. This bolt had gathered outside the Secret Realm. Once it began descending, the bolt smashed through the spatial separation, blasting a hole in reality as it rushed through everything to reach Yasenia.

BOOOM!!!

The entire world shook, and those outside the Secret Realm couldn't help but look in with shock and fear. The world before them had opened, revealing the Secret Realm inside. Beyond that, they could see who the being who had called the terrifying Heavenly Tribulation was.

Everyone in the [Heaven Converging City]'s center could see Yasenia's location through the spatial hole! This naturally included the girls and the Long family.

Ancestor Long looked at what Yasenia was standing on, and his heart stirred. He naturally knew that the red-blood pool below her was the [Blood Pond] he had been so desperately searching for. However, looking at the tribulation, Yasenia, and the two strangely powerful souls hovering in the sky, he knew that things had become extremely complicated.

Meanwhile, Angel and the others felt their hearts rising. They could clearly feel the negative emotions billowing around their lover. Anger, worry, anxiousness, hatred... All of it created a storm that left the spectators frozen in fear. How much our girls wanted to rush in and help. How much they wanted to hug her and tell her that it was fine, that they would share her sadness and worries.

Sadly, they knew they were powerless to help at the moment. If anyone dared to break into a Heavenly Tribulation, Heaven would lose all restrictions and could use their entire strength to punish those people. They didn't even dare speak aloud in case they distracted Yasenia.

Tatyana looked at Yasenia, her red eyes only reflecting her figure. She felt regret that she wasn't more wary. She couldn't see through the trickery in time. 'Only... If only she could've left the Secret Realm. Then, with my Sixth Realm strength, I could've seen through it!'

Her heart felt as if it were about to split from the guilt she was feeling. Because of her weakness, her precious little treasure was now suffering!

At that moment, the multicolored lightning bolt finally descended all the way, and Yasenia unleashed her skill without holding anything back to counterattack.

"[SHATTERING THE HEAVENS]!"

Energy so violent it tore through the film of reality streaked skyward and clashed with the terrifying lightning bolt. Everyone watching held their breath as the terrifying attack soared like an ascending dragon.

The attack swallowed the lightning bolt and lost some momentum, but it continued skyward and clashed with the terrifying dark clouds.

BOOM!!!!

The dark clouds momentarily burst open, revealing the sky beyond, and light poured down. The light enveloping Yasenia's wrathful figure was a statement to the Gods; a message to the Heavens.

Her figure, defying reality itself, looked harrowingly beautiful.

She pointed her sword at them and shouted. "I have not succumbed to you! I am going to fight with every strand of my very soul!"

However, her shout of defiance didn't sound menacing to the two gods. It sounded like a desperate cry, trying to convince herself. Trying to tell herself that she could overcome the challenge ahead of her, despite its impossibility.

Tai Yang spoke calmly, his arms crossed in front of him. "You certainly have a chance at overcoming this trial. But at what cost?"

Yasenia flinched, her resolute face faltering for a second. Tai Yang sighed. "You have no choice, Yasenia. You can't go against us or Heaven."

The Moon Goddess smiled and spoke. "However, there is a path for you to preserve what you care for. A way for both of you to live."

Yasenia looked back and forth between them, and eventually, her face turned into a sneer as she spat with disdain. "... You both are worse than Heart Demons!"

"Are we?" Change'er smiled mysteriously, confusing Yasenia. At that moment, a voice reached her from nowhere.

'The Sun God's words are reasonable. How about you give up everything to become stronger?'

Yasenia froze for a second; that alluring and mellow voice was quite familiar to her. The voice spoke with a small laugh. 'Why? Surprised? Is it the first time you're hearing your deepest inner desires? Yasenia, oh, Yasenia. You should know what this means, don't you~?'

The voice, identical to her own, spoke with faint laughter and allure. Yasenia frowned deeply, her heart feeling as if it was about to get asphyxiated. 'Shut up. You are not my thoughts.'

'Am I not them? I am your real desires. Heart Demons tell you what you truly desire. I am what you are supposed to be. A Dragon without ties, free and matchless. Unbound and able to traverse the cosmos, aloof and above every single existence. You've always thought about it, haven't you? You've always known what you can become as long as you sever your chains.'

Yasenia stayed silent while looking at the sky. There were two [World Destroying Heavenly Lightning Bolts] gathering in the clouds.

The nascent Heart Demon chuckled. 'Those look dangerous, don't they? Yasenia, unleash your strength! Cut emotions and become the being you were born to be. Then, we could even devour those two ridiculous gods. Who do they think they are to try and influence us, right?'

However, Yasenia didn't answer. Instead, she actually calmed down.

The nascent Heart Demon became confused when its strength began waning. 'H-Huh? What is happening?' It tried to continue tempting her. 'Yasenia, without matchless strength, you can't protect your children. You need to understand that becoming a solitary being is our final form. You are bound to control the cosmos!'

The Heart Demon suddenly heard Yasenia's chuckle, startling it. 'Ah... Thank you. I was losing myself, the truth of who I was and what I've learnt.'

The Heart Demon asked, flustered, unable to understand why the erratic heart of the Dragon Woman had calmed down so much. 'W-What are you talking about!? Yasenia! I am not lying! I am speaking your true wishes!'

'Perhaps.' Yasenia didn't deny it. She smiled and looked in the distance. There, she could see all her lovers looking at her with anxious faces. 'But, I don't want to be what I was meant to be. I want to be Yasenia Dravory. A woman that they will look at and smile proudly.' Yasenia placed a hand on her stomach and smiled softly. 'A mother who will fight with her all to give birth to her child.'

Seeing Yasenia's eyes changing from blood red to warm and gentle gold, the two calm gods lost their cool for the first time since their schemes started. 'What is happening?'

Yasenia spoke to no one. "Hasn't it always been like this? Haven't I always faced these kinds of odds?" She smiled as she looked at the threatening World Destroying Lightning Bolts. She caressed her stomach and spoke so tenderly that the people listening felt their eyes tearing up. "Don't worry, baby. Mommy will protect you, because your mommy is the strongest."

RUMBLE!

The two lightning bolts descended, and Yasenia waved her hand, and a silver sphere surrounded her. "[Draconic Full Moon]."

BOOM!! BOOM!!

The shield was destroyed, and Yasenia slashed skyward twice in quick succession. "[Empyrean Moon Collapse]." All her motions were completed smoothly and without a single pause in between.

Two silver sword phantoms streaked up and clashed with the lightning bolts, creating two massive explosions that nullified both attacks.

Yasenia looked at the two gods and spoke calmly, her eyes and face placid like the surface of an ancient lake. "You have some schemes, don't you? Make your move."

Both gods had a bad premonition.