Tai Yang looked at the two petite women charging at him with a sneer. "Just two sentient treasures. What do you think you can do against me?"
Dramel moved outward, and then she opened her mouth and started singing a lyricless song. Her voice echoed at a soft cadence, like the melody of an epic song, creating a soul-stirring melody. When her tune reached Draheart, the night-sky-blue-haired woman's body surged with endless energy as she extended her hand and summoned herself.
The gorgeously giant sword looked even bigger when wielded by someone as petite as her. But once the sword moved, the strength behind it was not any worse than when Yasenia swung it.
Tai Yang's sneer crumbled while he hastily defended with his golden spear.
Sword and spear collided.
BOOM!
Tai Yang's eyes widened when his spear was violently flung to the side. Not losing the small opening, Draheart stepped into close range and kicked his stomach.
The foot flew like a shooting star, landing firmly and sinking deeply into Tai Yang's stomach.
The Sun God flew.
BANG!
Change'er, looking from the side, opened her eyes in shock. 'How is this possible? A sword spirit shouldn't be that strong unless it is an ancient one!'
Draheart shot through the void, pursuing the flying Sun God without caring about the two gods' thoughts. Once she caught up, she quickly swung her weapon once more, and Tai Yang defended, starting a brutal exchange of blows.
Yasenia chuckled as she saw Draheart overwhelm Tai Yang. 'Draheart has always been quite special, hasn't she? Since I got her, she has never even gained a little scratch on her body. I've blocked so many attacks and collided with so many things. However, Draheart always remains pristine, as if she is indestructible. I've done maintenance constantly, but the maintenance has always been redundant.'
Yasenia, once a month or so, checked Draheart's entire body and core, using materials and tools to clean and see if there were any imperfections on her body. In truth, she would need to do it more often. However, since she never found anything, Yasenia did it ever so often. Draheart loved those moments, though. She would always buzz with happiness, which is the only reason she still does them.
'Pristine even after so many clashes… Even Supreme and Ancient Treasures, which were the two ranks beyond Transcendence-Ranked Treasures, would have some sort of imperfections. I am still unable to qualify Draheart's origins or real strength, but she must be quite a legendary sword.'
Draheart's steps, movements, attacks, and sword dance were pure art. Each thrust, slash, lunge, retreat, counter, and parry flowed one after another seamlessly in a chain of lethal sword strikes, leaving Tai Yang helpless.
Yasenia looked at Change'er and spoke. "Shall we continue our exchange as well?"
The Moon Goddess looked at Yasenia coldly, and then, both of them disappeared from their standing positions, clashing together at a rhythm that wasn't any less violent than the other side.
Meanwhile, outside, Yasenia's heavily damaged body was floating in the middle of the void while Soluna protected her from the literal rain of Elemental Heavenly Tribulation Lightning Bolts. All the girls looked at Yasenia with worry in their hearts.
Andrea asked, her heart palpitating noisily. "Cecile, everything is okay, right?"
Cecile looked with a worried expression. "I can sense that Yasenia's soul is going through extreme fluctuations. I am unable to look into it deeply, even as her [Interlocked Soul], though. She is probably trying to fight off the invasion of those two Gods."
On the side, Angel was looking with an unusually cold face. The aura around her was cold and murderous. "I can't wait to get our hands on them. Mirrory has wanted to play with them for indirectly causing Saint Fu Jing Jing's death."
Evelyn glanced at Angel and sighed softly, patting her head. "Let's trust in Yasenia… Speaking of which. It was a blessing in disguise that she wasn't there during our Tribulations."
Kali smiled wryly. "Honestly, you are right. The lightning was ridiculously strong. Some of us lost most of our bodies defending it, barely being alive by the end of it. If Yasenia were with us, who knows if she would've charged in recklessly to save us."
Andrea's face became even more worried after Kali said that. "What if Yasenia needs to go through the same…?"
Cecile glanced at her and spoke softly. "If she has to, then that's that. Andrea, I understand you are worried about the child. I am, too. But I don't want her to die for it."
Andrea's eyebrows furrowed, but she didn't lash out. Instead, she sighed deeply and rubbed her forehead. "I know. I just… I am worried. That's all."
Cecile looked at her and grabbed her hand. The coolness of her hand was the polar opposite of the warmth of Andrea's hand. "I know. But you must prepare your heart. How devastated would Yasenia be if she saw you break down because of this? She will undoubtedly blame herself for the loss, and if you are also devastated, she will be doubly sorry. The chances of a Heart Demon appearing are very high at that point."
Andrea nodded and tightened her hand around Cecile's.
Meanwhile, other people were observing the Tribulation with many different emotions. Since it was happening in space above their city, anyone with enough strength was able to observe. They didn't expect such a monster to be hiding in their city, much less to be the leader of the newly rising Astral Sky Shop. That place was a gathering of monsters, and everyone knew it. There had been cases of some decently strong groups attacking them.
However, the over 60 Sixth Realm cultivators living in the Astral Sky Shop were so strong that those who messed with them were completely beaten down. Moreover, there were rumors that no group member had failed a Heavenly Tribulation. Such a completion rate was genuinely terrifying.
Of course, they didn't know that, be it the maids or our girls, they all had been nurtured by either Yasenia or Tatyana to the point that peers felt like juniors. So, the Heavenly Tribulation was powerless to claim even one life from our group.
Moreover, some of the chief maids unlocked an Intent Domain straight after the breakthrough! So, even those groups who thought they were safe to mess with, simply because they were Intent Domain Transcendents, were beaten down mercilessly.
The Long Family, being an allied power, also managed to gain a bit of extra reputation and influence in the city. Ancestor Long glanced at Yasenia with a pondering expression. 'The [Blood Pond] is with her. I need to recover the treasure before her death…' It was normal to think like that. He didn't really understand Yasenia's strength, so he truly believed that Yasenia was doomed. 'But how? If I dare go and steal her Spatial Ring, those women from the Astral Sky Group might hunt our Long Family down like rabid dragons.'
Ancestor Long was not fearful of most of them. However, there were three existences in that group that made him have many reservations. 'Those three… where are they? They've been missing for a while already.'
When the World Destroying Heavenly Lightning Bolt ambushed Yasenia, those three moved out and disappeared from everyone's detection range. It was as if they had merged with the surroundings.
Soluna fought against the incessant barrage of Lightning Bolts for literal months. The multicolored spectacle had become part of the night sky in the Heaven Converging City. For Soluna, the endless barrage was tiring and made her feel somewhat ridiculous. 'Just how much energy is Heaven using in this tribulation?'
Looking back, Yasenia's body was barely recovered from her state more than four months ago. The parts of her body that were missing continued as such, with the recovery being extremely slow. Inside Yasenia's soul, Soluna could sense that the battle was still raging on.
'What can we do to deal with this stalemate?' The Nascent Celestial Spirit was honestly worried for her master. Even as a spirit, she didn't have endless energy. So, at most, she would be able to keep up these defenses for a few more years. Of course, during these last months, Soluna's proficiency in using her new powers was constantly increasing, and by now, her [One With The Cosmos] was as strong as any Level One Intent domain. Even when Soluna only had three skills, she felt that she didn't need many more.
It wasn't until the first month after the first year passed that there was a change. By then, most people in the Heaven Converging City had thought that Yasenia was doomed. There were even bets ongoing, and many other new businesses related to her.
There were even a few Dragon Hunters who had come to buy a few parts of Yasenia's body or hunt her down when things were finished. A few powers from the middle heaven had similarly sent a few of their people down to the Heaven Converging City to try and recruit her for them in the off-chance that Yasenia overcame her ridiculous tribulation.
To say that Yasenia had become the central attraction of the famous city was not too exaggerated.
Then, Yasenia's body finally moved. While her body had been completely inactive during the last year, there had been tremendous changes to her soul. As she battled inside her soul against the two gods, Yasenia had been reforming her Soul without touching her body at all. What she did was use the energy that the [Primordial Energy Core] purified from the [World Destroying Tribulation Soldier] to rebuild her soul completely.
Inside her soul, Yasenia's soul body flinched as she felt the completion of her own soul. Once the last soul strand was built and connected, her world seemed to come to a stop as strength surged inside of her endlessly. Yasenia slowly closed her eyes, ignoring the incoming sword of the Moon Goddess.
BOOM!
On the outside and inside, a terrifying aura swept everything within hundreds of thousands of kilometers. The Moon Goddess and Sun God were blasted back by the aura Yasenia's body emitted right at that moment.
Change'er was confused. "What?"
Tai Yang also looked and asked the Moon Goddess. "What has she done?"
The Moon Goddess shook her head. "I am unsure."
They've been fighting and trying to take over Yasenia, but they were unsuccessful. Not because they were weaker than Yasenia and her treasures, but because Yasenia was stubborn enough not to give it up during this one year.
Yasenia's soul body was far from in good shape. There were cuts everywhere, and many parts of her skin were frosted over. However, after Yasenia completed reconstructing her soul, everything changed.
Outside, the image of her dragon form manifested in all its glory, covering dozens of kilometers as she majestically stretched her wings and body.
ROAR!
Those knowledgeable were stunned when they saw that. "Soul Manifestation?"
Then, Yasenia's upper Dantian changed, and a sound reverberated throughout the entire cosmos. This was Yasenia's first step into her Transcendence.
GONG~.
All living beings in the nearby star systems heard the sound, as if the cosmos was announcing the arrival of its ruler.
Yasenia's soul body recovered to a pristine state, and her aura became infinitely more profound. Her golden eyes slowly opened from their closed state and slowly looked down at the two gods.
Tai Yang and Change'er shuddered.