Heaven, Earth, Me

Chapter 1189 - 1189. Nine-Clawed Trial.

The people who had arrived at this section looked at Yasenia with stunned expressions. A dragon looking like a middle-aged man spoke with a frown. "Little girl, leave that area. You are throwing your life away." He sighed. "You are clearly a talented Dragon, and losing someone like you because of a trial would be a loss for the entirety of the Dragon race."

Yasenia blinked twice, surprised, before a genuine laugh left her mouth. "Thank you for your concern, senior. However, I am confident in defeating this trial. It will be hard, there is no doubt, but I won't be defeated by it."

The senior was unconvinced and tried again. "You are being led by your instinct. Arrogance is naturally a good trait. However, if you let yourself be consumed by it, doom is guaranteed. In the Heavenly Path, opportunities come and go like the wind. One must know which ones to grasp and which ones to let go. Otherwise, one might get dragged and ripped apart by them."

"Senior's words, this junior already knows," Yasenia answered with a smile, not explaining herself further.

The man sighed and shook his head.

Meanwhile, the Dragon woman who had a conflict with Yasenia a while ago stepped forward. Yasenia couldn't help but glance at her. The woman paused and smiled coldly. "Truthfully, I wanted to fight you regardless of which trial you took. However, who knew that you talked like a bitch only to kill yourself later?" The woman laughed, looking at Yasenia up and down. "I guess you are tired of living a life of serving thousands of masters, right? With a beauty like yours, you should've tasted, either willingly or unwillingly, a wide array of people."

Yasenia leaned on her sword, her gorgeous curves appearing more alluring as she leaned languidly on the tall sword. "Jealousy is so ugly. Truthfully, if you could see and hear yourself without being blinded by it, I am sure that you'd cringe at your own attitude." Shaking her head, Yasenia chuckled. "You want to call me a slut? Call me one, then. Why are you going around in circles? I mean, a bitch like you probably speaks from experience, so I don't want to pop your fantasy that everyone is the same. Still, after reaching the immortal realms, you need to start maturing slightly. You are in the big leagues, so don't act so childish!"

The woman looked coldly at Yasenia, her brown slit-eyes showing some anger. "Talk, talk. You only have 26 minutes to live, so talking is your right. I'll take the disgusting sound you make like the pleas of a lunatic."

Yasenia chuckled and shook her head. "So, no one is going to challenge me. That's good to hear. I didn't want to reveal or use any trump cards before entering."

Tianyi's heart was beating quite fast as time trickled. Her hands started to become sweaty, and her feet became restless. She was deciding whether she should go ahead and pull Yasenia out of it or whether she should challenge Yasenia and take her spot. 'Why did Ancestor Long make such a deal with her!? Is this an elaborate ploy by grandpa to kill Yasenia off?'

She didn't want to think as such. However, Ancestor Long knew a lot about the temple trial. Yasenia was the first person Acnestor Long chose outside of the family to participate in the trials. Tianyi believed this was due to despair, and he wanted to rush it. After all, the time left for the Long Family's influence was constantly running out.

Once the strongest people died off without worthy successors, their enemies and those interested in the Long Family's properties would take the chance to rip them to shreds limb from limb. Tianyi knew that even their Long Family had participated in such things in the past. As a matter of course, it was quite common that, when a previously powerful family either disappeared or left behind treasures, the ones getting them would not be disciples or descendants.

1:00... 0:59... 0:58...

Yasenia looked up at the clock. It would be a lie if she said she was not nervous. Currently, she was trusting an old and cunning dragon to enter a risky trial. This was all so that she could rush the qualifications for her family to go to the upper heavens. Once in the Upper Heaven, Yasenia would be much more relaxed because of Tatyana's influence.

Even if she didn't want to rely on Tatyana much, she needed to create small safe havens for her children, who were probably following her steps. For example, the reason she didn't hesitate to part ways with some people along her journey was that, when her children arrived at those locations, those people would at least extend an olive branch to them.

0:29... 0:28... 0:27...

Yasenia sighed. 'I wonder how they are doing. Are my babies happy? Did they find their special someones? Have they been deceived by bad people?'

If she were not in a rush to gain strength herself, she would've expended a few centuries with her little ones. Sadly, Distancia was a stagnant pool of power for Yasenia. There, she couldn't increase her strength as fast as she wanted to.

0:10... 0:09... 0:08...

Yasenia looked at Tianyi and felt an urge to speak. "If I don't return, tell that old man to fulfill his part of the deal."

Tianyi was startled, and her face paled with concern. "Yasenia!"

0:01... 0:00

Yasenia smiled. "See you later."

Tianyi rushed forward, but she only grasped the air. She stood there, dazed, unable to come back to her senses for a second. Aoshuang approached and patted her shoulder. "Tianyi..."

Tianyi looked at Aoshuang, her eyes trembling slightly. "Did you notice?"

Aoshuang's face was complicated. "I did. Her facial expression... It strangely felt as if she was saying goodbye."

Tianyi felt her heart hurt, and she gasped for air while clutching her dress. "Big Brother Aoshuang... Did we push Yasenia to her death?"

Aoshuang sighed. "Who knows... Only time will tell."

Meanwhile, Yasenia appeared in the middle of a city. The city was incredibly prosperous, with thousands of people roaming the streets. The architecture was complex, using dragon gargoyles to adorn the corners of the ceilings on most houses. Another detail was that there weren't tall buildings. Most of them were one or two floors high, with a few more luxurious ones reaching up to five floors. Anything taller than that was in the shape of a pagoda.

Yasenia then glanced at the people. To her surprise, everyone in the street had dragon-like slit eyes! 'Huh? Is this a city of dragons?'

Yasenia's tail flicked lightly, feeling inwardly surprised. This was the first time she was in a Dragon City. Since she had not received the mission details from the voice, Yasenia decided to explore the city. "Hm... Do Nine-Clawed Trials have the voice to guide you? Perhaps they don't..."

Yasenia was slightly worried. If there were no voice to tell her what to do or at least give her a direction, she would be helpless. Shaking her head, Yasenia put on her black veil and entered a shop.

A crisp sound of bells sounded when she pushed open the door.

"Welcome to our... shop—" The middle-aged woman looked toward the entrance, and her words got stuck in her throat. 'Oh, Heavens... Who is this beauty?'

Yasenia glanced at the middle-aged woman and smiled under her veil, slightly bending her eyes. "Hello. I wonder what this shop sells?"

The middle-aged woman spoke somewhat flustered. "W-We sell beauty tools and also give massages." She chuckled somewhat awkwardly. "I don't think this Lady needs them... They will only smear your beauty!"

Yasenia laughed gently, making the middle-aged woman blush. "Let's not rush to conclusions. How about showing me around? I would love to see the most popular products."

The middle-aged woman nodded quickly and stood up from behind the counter. Yasenia was startled when she saw her body. 'A Dragon city indeed. Even a somewhat average-looking middle-aged woman has Dragon-level curves. Are they... bigger than mine?'

The middle-aged woman covered her chest with one arm and spoke shyly. "Um, customer?"

Yasenia blinked and smiled, lifting her gaze. "Sorry for that. Please, guide me."

The middle-aged woman nodded with a bashful smile and guided her toward one of the shelves at the side. Grabbing a strangely rugged and sharp long stick, the woman spoke. "This one is one of our most popular items. It is a scale file, perfect to smooth the pointy scales that some female dragons grow on their dragon beards. It has the ability to giantify so that you can use it in your dragon form. Of course, the maximum size it reaches is around 50 meters long..." The woman asked with a shy look. "Looking at the customer's thick and flexible tail, I can tell that you have no problems with your scales~. Um, excuse me for the rude question, but how large is this customer when you transform?"

Yasenia answered lightly, not noticing the looks the woman was starting to give her. "I am around five kilometers long. This scale file is a bit small for me."

The woman's waist twitched, and a small moan exited her throat. "S-So big?" Her face gained a deeper blush, and she approached, her massive chest touching Yasenia's body. "This customer... Would you like to try our massage?

Yasenia, not noticing the strangeness, asked curiously while looking at the scale file. "Do you have to pay for it?"

The middle-aged woman shook her head, her eyes locked on Yasenia's gorgeous profile. "Of course not! Customer, follow me."

Yasenia nodded and, after placing the scale file on the shelf, she followed her. However, as she took a few steps behind, her nose twitched. The scent that she picked up made her facial expression change subtly. "Um, Madam."

The middle-aged woman turned around, her eyes slightly wet. "Yes, customer?"

Yasenia coughed. "The massage... Is it long? I have my children at home waiting, so I wouldn't want them to wait for their mother for too long..."

The implications were clear. 'I have children and a partner at home, so are you sure you are not going to do something strange?'

The woman blinked her moist eyes, and her smile deepened. "Don't worry, customer. No one will doubt anything~."

Yasenia sweated slightly. "Ahem. Lady, I am not interested in anything erotic. Please, understand."

The middle-aged woman's eyes flashed with disappointment, but she quickly sighed. "Okay... Then, how about a normal massage?"

Yasenia could discern that this woman was a Fourth Realm dragon, so she had no problems giving her a chance. If she did anything strange, Yasenia would not be merciful!

After reaching the place, Yasenia looked at the bed with strange eyes. The bed had two massive depressions to place breasts. 'I guess, when all the female population has massive breasts, this kind of innovation is necessary?'

The woman approached the bed and smiled. "Since Lady has a balanced figure with slightly above-average breasts, I'll adjust it to our lowest second setting. Don't worry, our bed has no problem with people with slender bodies.'

Yasenia, for the first time in her life, was called slender, leaving her with a complicated expression.