"Elder sister Isabella, I'm fine..."
Aila shook her head lightly with a smile, her lips moving, "It's just seeing those people brought some uncomfortable memories."
"The Hexadra Clan? Don't worry. We'll kill every single one of them we see until they hole up in their realm, and even then, we'll wipe them out for the atrocities they committed. For them to act freely after committing such vile acts makes no sense. For how righteous the other realms act, they haven't taken enough action against them. There must be a reason..."
Isabella's voice wandered off.
"I don't mean to pry, but whatever it is that is bothering you, tell me. I nearly misunderstood that you were sad and forlorn that our Emperor hasn't been intimate with you yet."
"Wah-" Aila faltered as her cheeks reddened, "Elder sister, you're looking too much into it. My composure was just disturbed by those people, not Davis. He has been so good to me, taking care of me and my cultivation without asking much from me. I'm sure he- we both are waiting for the right time to be- intimate."
Her amethyst eyes darted around, full of shyness.
She had already told Davis that she would wait, and she had not changed her mind. In fact, the expectation only grew, making her feel full of longing for him.
This expedition was also to nurture that kind of feeling, making her want to know how much she would miss him. And when he finally comes here...
Aila's ears reddened as she imagined a lot of matters in her head, nearly producing
steam.
"..." Even Isabella could only wonder how cute this woman was, making her want to hug her like she was a doll.
"Besides, I'm still worried about his battle with the Venerable Knights. I hope he's fine." "Don't worry. He won't lose, and even if it does somehow happen, no one can kill him." Isabella comforted her.
"Mhm-"
Aila cheered up with a nod.
They continued onwards, finally getting out of the forest/
They traveled at least a hundred thousand kilometers on foot in an hour since their walking speed was fast, their figures flickering as they sped past countless trees or occasionally stopping to look at the surroundings.
When they exited, they saw vast mountains full of earthen energy. After the forest, it had instantly become a barren land. It was as though there were minor worlds within the Shard World, and each minor world was filled with one or more types of elemental energy.
"Strange... we didn't even meet one spirit, much less a spirit attribute source. This is supposed to be the Elemental Dimension, right?" Bylai frowned.
"Well, those lifeforms living in that forest would've all been killed or captured by now, maybe even escaped. The human greed knows no bounds." Shirley sighed.
She flew towards the mountains but suddenly felt herself be suppressed at the thousand-meter mark.
"So it's true..."
Shirley descended the mountain pathway. The others also arrived beside her in a few moments but were surprised.
They found that they couldn't fly after reaching a thousand kilometers due to the nature of the world from one of the maps that also had some notes on the back. It seemed to be true, so they had no choice but to walk through the mountains.
"This is crazy... it's not like my physical abilities are suppressed, but I can jump no more than ten meters now... I think an invisible force is naturally pushing me down..." As they walked through the mountain pathway that someone seemed to have carved out, instead of wanting to climb to the peak, Aila jumped up and down. The ladies couldn't help but look at her bouncy peaks as she hopped like a rabbit, causing them to giggle.
"That's one thing to look out for. Be careful not to dodge above while battling..." "Yes-"
Isabella reminded, and the others echoed.
They continued walking in the narrow pathway. This mountain pathway seemed to be sliced cleanly by a sword cultivator, making a triangular-shaped pathway. It wasn't a cave since there was no ceiling. Whoever did this sliced the mountain all the way up, which was like fifteen thousand kilometers tall and this was one of the smallest. mountains they were traversing in.
*Rumble!~*
Abruptly, huge boulders fell from the cliff, falling towards them at an incredible speed. Isabella narrowed her eyes. She rushed above, climbing on the mountain by jumping to and fro between the walls, and finally did a backflip as she did a roundhouse, causing the falling boulders to shatter before they could even reach her.
"What!?"
A surprised yet confused sound echoed from above, causing Isabella to latch onto the wall and quickly rise using the same method she used to climb.
After all, they were unable to climb.
Shirley remained, but Niera and Aila followed suit.
Isabella, Niera, and Aila rushed above in a zig-zag motion and quickly exited the cliff as they landed on a valley. This seemed natural instead of a caved path. They looked at five people who looked at them with shock in their eyes.
"Throwing boulders against a group of women isn't really manly, is it?"
Isabella panned her gaze as she noticed their robes.
They were all clad in brown robes, and they had emblems stuck on their arms, but she couldn't tell which major power they were from. They looked dumbfounded for some
reason.
"Fairy," One of them quickly reclaimed his bearings and smiled as he raised his hand in surrender, "Would you believe me if I told you we threw it only to save you and have some fun? We don't mean any harm."
"Right..."
Isabella calmly replied. The boulders were not made up of conjured energy but from this mountain. The density of this mountain was only at Low-Level Immortal Emperor Grade, so she could understand that these boulders wouldn't have posed a threat even with the force of the fall. Evidently, they hadn't been trying to harm them but still, she didn't appreciate being in this situation.
"Kowtow and apologize. Otherwise, lose your arms for being so complacent and disrespectful to a married woman."
"Woah, you're married already? Who marries while still being an Immortal Emperor or Sovereign? Don't tell me you're from backwaters?"
That man slyly smiled before he looked at the others. Their looks were vile, making
Isabella frown.
"They really don't have good intentions..." Niera frowned as she sent a soul
transmission.
"They're probably trying to rob whoever passes through this path..." Aila looked unamused, "Now that they know we're from 'backwaters, they think we don't have enough influence or power to make them pay..."
"Most likely so..." Isabella agreed.
She opened her mouth, her voice cold, "Speak. Which power are you from?"
"Have you heard of the Towering Earth Firmament Sect? It's a powerful sect from our
race's Greater Realm, even capable of going toe to toe with the major sects from the Upper Realm. How about it? Do you want to join us? You have Earth Dragon blood, don't you? Considering your prowess that matches a Kingly Sovereign, we can get you Azure Dragon blood if you want."
That man-clad in brown robes, his hair white, spread his hand and walked towards
Isabella.
"Good."
Isabella waved her hand. Her fingers crashed against the air with a flick of her index finger, the air quaked invisibly, leading towards the man.
*Bang!~*
That man suddenly stopped as his arms exploded, turning into a blood mist. His eyes
were wide, full of disbelief.
"Senior brother!"
The four others from the Towering Earth Firmament Sect couldn't believe it. Their senior brother was also a Kingly Sovereign. However, his physical body's defense would not even fall to an Empyreal Sovereign. They were prideful of their cultivation manual and didn't even have the Saint Magical Beast Dragons in their eyes. They did
not expect this situation at all.
"Second and final warning. Kowtow and apologize"
Isabella warned, her voice cold.
"Bitch!"
However, blood seemed to run up to that man's head. He directly attacked, his arm reforming quickly as though Isabella's attack didn't have an effect on him.
Niera and Aila merely blinked.
"Ahhhh!!!"
At that moment, five pairs of arms exploded again, causing bloodcurdling screams to
echo. This time- Isabella still held back, but the prowess she used wasn't eight levels
higher but ten levels higher. She directly destroyed their arms, giving them no
redemption to heal it back.
"Rumbling Laws is quite terrifying..." Aila exhaled, her bosoms heaving.
Isabella waved her hand again, this time destroying their legs. They exploded from
inside out as the rumbling caused a terrifying resonance that caused the cells to be no longer able to hold together from the pressure and explode.
The five of them plopped to the ground, unable to escape. In this world, their spatial
talismans didn't work. Enduring the pain, they quickly tried to crawl away like
slithering snakes, leaving a trail of blood.
Isabella frowned.
They didn't even seem to want to abandon their prideful bodies and flee using their
souls.
She raised her frail hand and brought it down,
"You dare!?" The senior brother screamed in fear. Earthen energy rose into the air as it formed five hands. Those five hands smashed
against their bodies, crushing their innards. Only their heads were left spurting blood, miserable at this moment. Their eyes were practically bulged out, looking moments away from spilling out while their torso was crushed.
"What don't we, the wives of an Anarchic Divergent, don't dare to do?"
Isabella's voice coldly echoed.
Despite the terrifying pain making them wince, their souls froze at this moment as
they finally recalled a piece of news in the Lower Realms. They naturally knew the Divine Emperor of Death, but how could they be bothered to learn about his wives?
They didn't recognize Isabella and the others at all. "Now then- tell us what happened to the spirits here..."