Time was quick to pass, especially so when Yasenia was enjoying life with her family. Each day that passed, the dragoness felt the pull from within her grow increasingly restless. Still, she didn't worry about it. It would come whenever it wanted to, and the dragoness would think about what to do then.
While Yasenia and company were having a restful time in the Heaven Converging City, Tatyana was extremely busy in the Sky Continent.
She wore an elegant and seductive regal red dress and a tiara adorned with jade-like gems and other accessories. Her figure was surrounded by a sea of energy, deep and profound enough to suffocate all beings. The sky was dark, and living beings trembled under her figure.
During the last years, Tatyana had become well-known all around the land. Regardless of whether they were an ally or an enemy, everyone feared her to the point of not daring to breathe loudly when she was nearby.
Looking at the large city in the distance, Tatyana looked at the woman flying by her side. "Xiao Xiao. Report."
The woman, one of Tatyana's closest people, and the one who took care of most of her treasury, spoke with a tired expression. "Again? Do you want to kill me with paperwork? You see, when a Domain Lord Transcendence Realm Cultivator starts to be exhausted about it, there is something wrong with what you are doing!"
Tatyana sighed and glanced sideways. The woman standing by her side wore simple white robes, and her figure was slender and pleasant to the eye. She couldn't be considered a country-toppling beauty. However, she was attractive enough to make heads turn. Her hair and eyes were dark colored as well. "Xiao Xiao, I already told you the reason and—"
"Ah! I know, I know." Xiao Xiao snorted. "You need to find our pretty Little Princess and make sure she is okay. Moreover, she might appear in the Ancient Heaven, so you can't delay anymore; otherwise, you might take over five centuries to reach there…"
Tatyana nodded twice. "So, you understand—"
"BUT!" Xiao Xiao pointed at the large city in the distance. "Do you need to attack the Demon Capital!? That's like throwing the first blow of an all-out war! The Divines contacted us not long ago and told us that they were going to arrive in just fifteen years. Can't you wait until then? You are not strong enough to eradicate them without sacrificing a large part of our forces and resources! This will set us back over 10,000 years!"
Tatyana's eyebrow twitched. "I can summon my teacher. I think that's enough to deal with them."
Xiao Xiao sneered even more. "And what if they are hell-bent on escaping? You or your esteemed teacher can't catch them! Then, the second you leave, they pop out of their hiding spot and they strike! By then, you won't lose 10,000 years, but all you've built up until now to keep the
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Also, Tatyana understood everything that Xiao Xiao told her. Even then, she truly couldn't wait. After all, the Heaven Converging City in their Heavenly Layer opened only once every few centuries. Keeping it constantly activated was too big an energy expenditure.
Tatyana sighed, and then, a group of three demons appeared in front of her. Seeing the handsome, grey-skinned demon, Tatyana looked over with a bored look for a moment before looking at Nimune, the Corroding Demon Sovereign, and Burxis, the Infernal Demon Sovereign.
Nimune had greenish skin and was three meters in height, similar to Valeria, but with an atmosphere polar opposite to the Nature Spirit. Her two pairs of large wings released corroding fumes that could easily melt all mortal beings. Additionally, two ram horns adorned the sides of her head, while her black armor had glowing green runes and a pointy aesthetic.
Looking at the armor, Tatyana snorted. 'If it weren't for that armor, I could've split her in half long ago. Annoying.'
Nimune spoke with a taunting smirk. "What, Death Empress, are you not going to attack? Perhaps you've changed your mind and finally accepted to come back to my Jurtok's side?"
Tatyana answered, waving her arm and sending a mountain-sized black palm toward Jurtok, trying to kill him. Naturally, Burxis wouldn't let her do as she pleased and came in the palm's way, breaking it rather easily with a punch of his own.
BOOM!
The shockwave pushed both Jurtok and Xiao Xiao back a few steps. Tatyana looked at Nimune and sneered. "Would you marry such a weak man? A little shockwave from my attack, and he is already being blown like a leaf in a storm. If I descend a bit too strongly while doing intimate things, I might break his bones."
Jurtok's handsome face twisted, and he shouted. "Tatyana! You have been my breeder, and you will always be!"
"Wrong." Tatyana spat. "You were my temporary toy while I was going through a few mental… issues." She laughed mockingly. "How could I otherwise allow a retarded demon like you to even touch the hem of my skirt? You were just lucky to have a rather pretty face, that's all. Now, stop obsessing over me and fuck off back to your world. Which, by the way, you've named quite disgustingly. Who calls their home world [Abyss]?"
Burxis, a 10-meter-tall red demon with a muscular body and flaming wings, spoke to Tatyana. "Death Empress. What's your deal coming here? You and I know that even if we fight, we'll end up in a tie. There is no reason to fight."
"Wrong again." Tatyana laughed. "Still, I won't correct those words. I came here to say one thing. I'll go into a retreat for a little while." She squinted at them with a murderous look. "If you dare to interrupt me, I swear that even if I have to make the Sky Continent an Undead World, I'll make your Demon race vanish from this Heavenly Layer."
Nimune was confused. "You've come to tell us that your Empire will be in a vulnerable state?"
Tatyana smiled. "I don't expect someone like you to understand my intentions, so don't try. Just understand the words I've just said, and you are set for a few centuries," Tatyana asked. "Then, what will it be? A few centuries of peace? Or do we start destroying this world and clash until one side disappears?"
RUMBLE!
A flash of lightning crossed the clear sky, and Tatyana rolled her eyes. "Okay, okay. We won't destroy the world, just each other. Can't you not react to every little thing I say? I know you are angry because of Sarah's situation, but don't vent it on me!"
The demons and Xiao Xiao deadpanned, looking at Tatyana with exasperated expressions. This woman's mood was so volatile that they couldn't predict her. One day, she was happy enough to let a few demons escape, but on others she became so annoyed that she would destroy several cities full of billions of people.
Nimune rubbed her forehead and glared at her son. "Jurtok. We chose this mission from the several ones because I believed your words. So much for being the number ten talent of our entire world. You can't even compare to a woman who was so weak you could squash her a few tens of thousands of years ago."
Jurtok's face was full of rage and shame. "Tatyana… One day, I'll make sure to put you below me!"
Tatyana waved her hand. "Shoo, fly. I am not the usual shit you are used to eating. As the bug you are, you should aim for trash women to follow you. That way, you will be able to continue the [Heavenly Trash Demon] bloodline of yours."
The three demons didn't want to remain here and continue to have all their generations insulted by this woman. So, Nimune spoke before they turned and left. "Sure. We won't bother each other for the following centuries. Just don't regret it. By then, who is stronger and who is weaker won't be that unclear anymore."
Tatyana ignored her words and waited until they disappeared. Once gone, she glanced at Xiao Xiao and asked, exasperated. "Happy now?"
Xiao Xiao grinned. "Yes! Thank you, Lady Death Empress."
"Right. Only now do you call me respectfully." Rubbing her forehead, Tatyana grumbled. "Whatever. Let's make some preparations. Just in case they don't fulfill their promise, I'll leave both Jiang Ying Yue and Hui Zhong behind. Their strength as the [Undead Empress] and [Undead Emperor] should be enough to keep whatever threat appears at bay."
Xiao Xiao smiled. "Thank you."
Tatyana waved her hand. "Don't mention it. Now, I am leaving. Be careful."
Tatyana looked skyward and then took a step forward. Space around her twisted and broke as she dove into the Void, crossing the firmament and flying into space.
Each step Tatyana took crossed several billion kilometers, traversing through the stars as if she were taking a stroll through the forest. Her speed was so ridiculous that her figure needed to travel not through the material plane but the immaterial one.
Tatyana looked around, orienting herself through the deep and extensive star-system web her Spiritual Sense could detect. As a Demigoddess at the third level, looking across entire star systems and even some smaller galaxies was not impossible in a more broad sense.
Of course, pinpointing an aura was impossible. The mental image she created would be as if someone took a photo of the galaxy from afar with a "you are here" location mark.
Knowing the general structure of the galaxy, Tatyana could quickly orient herself and travel in the direction of the Heaven Converging City of their Heavenly Layer.
It took just four years to arrive. Taking into account the distance between the Sky Continent and it, her speed was ridiculous. "Well, Little Treasure. Mommy is here. Now, let's see if I can find you within this vast Heaven and Earth."