Yasenia turned back into her human form after almost 4 years without changing back. Her eyes were full of tenderness and amusement as she held the blob-like Soluna in her arms. The pretty transparent tricolored jelly glittered with starlight as she made an adorable snoring sound. "You are so cute, love."
During the last four years, Yasenia had never stopped using [Celestial Intent Domain] and her other skills. Other than that, she used her Dual Cultivation Technique to practice and feed on the Nascent Celestial Spirit's fluids. Naturally, she gave back more than enough to compensate for any loss. After all, Yasenia's Dual Cultivation was one focused on reinforcement loops—both parties became stronger.
"Soluna, love, are you okay?"
Soluna answered with slurred speech. "Sho good~... Can't think straaigghhtt."
The dragoness teased. "Good, good. Your thoughts should be like a mosquito coil, spiraling inwards towards loving me more and more~."
"Yessh…"
Yasenia burst into laughter and rained kisses on the pretty jelly blob between her arms. Honestly, she had not expected that Soluna's humanoid body could transform into this. Or, better said, that this was what Soluna would become when she lost control. "Say, Soluna. I've seen it happen for a few years already, but I am still not too sure about why you become this… blob. Isn't your Human Form your true form after the Sixth Realm Tribulation?"
Soluna answered while enveloping Yasenia's body with her jelly-like body. "Hm~, I think you are misunderstanding something, Yasenia."
"Oh?"
"In my current form, I can't fight. I can't even do anything other than circulate energy. Therefore, this is not my… natural form. My natural form is my humanoid self."
"So… What's up with your pretty, jelly-like appearance?"
Hearing Yasenia's question, Soluna snorted adorably. "This is because you made my body surrender through sheer pleasure! How can I think of maintaining any form when your delicious dragon is rearranging my internal organs!?"
The dragoness blinked a few times while she allowed the jelly-like Soluna to fondle her body. "Hmph!"
The dragoness blinked. "What now, Love?"
Soluna complained. "Why is your body so soft!? It doesn't lose out to my jelly-like body. Ugghh! I want to hug you forever! Being so pretty is against the rules!"
The dragoness kissed the jelly between her arms and smiled. "Transform back into your human form, love."
Soluna quickly regained her form and looked up with curious eyes. "Why—Mmmph!"
The deep kiss quickly made the spirit fall limply within the dragon's arms, her eyes misting over with a layer of moisture. After the deep kiss, the dragoness patted her little butt with her tail and smiled softly. "That's for being so adorable."
Then, she took out the jade the Sect Master gave her and saw that it had already begun illuminating. "Time to go back. I wonder if there have been any changes in the War situation during the last four years? Now that I've reached quite a high level within the first realm, my strength has increased quite a bit."
After reaching such advanced stages of cultivation, strength didn't just increase after each cultivation advancement. During the realm, the cultivator's strength would also increase and grow. Of course, if breaking through was comparable to a large pool of water in terms of improvement, the progress from a recently advanced to a peak cultivator within the level was a difference of a tenth of that pool.
It was not too much nor too little. Still, for someone like Yasenia, they were relevant.
"In my spiritual path, the process of getting rid of my [Mortal Shackles] is going perfectly. Then, my [Skin Shedding] for my Body Cultivation at around 60% done. Finally, my soul realm, [Soul Palace Surfacing], is already completed in theory; I only need the energy for the breakthrough."
Yasenia quickly summarized her gains. "As my [Mortal Shackles] disappear, I can feel my connection with the world around me deepening. It is as if I am preparing to become part of the very essence below the surface instead of swimming above it. Meanwhile, during my [Skin Shedding], the durability of my skin has also become ridiculous. Now, I am practically immune to treasures below the low-level Transcendence Rank. If I use my scales, even mid-level Transcendence Rank treasures will have some difficulty damaging me even when I stand still."
The final improvement on her soul path was an overall increase in strength for her soul-related skills. She could also feel a very light connection with the [Primordial Palace]. Thanks to that, staying inside the rooms has become much less time-consuming. Before, a month of cultivation would feel like a few hours. Now, that phenomenon was much easier to control.
Soluna poked Yasenia's cheeks, grabbing the dragoness's attention. Looking down at the beautiful girl in her arms, the dragoness smiled. "What's wrong, Love?"
Soluna blushed a bit and pointed around them. "Yasenia, look around. You didn't check when you left the domain…"
Yasenia blinked and looked around her. Her eyebrow twitches, and her eyes become complicated. She was standing in the middle of a street. The people around her were looking at her with lost eyes, clearly entranced by her transcendental beauty. "Ugh… What to do about this?"
"Lady Immortal! Please restrain yourself!"
Yasenia looked up and saw a man with stern facial features flying towards her and landing around 100 meters away from her. Yasenia coughed and smiled. "I am sorry, but I am already restraining myself. I'll leave this place now. Also, if you need compensation, I'll do my best to a certain degree. It was not my intention to appear here." Her body vanished as she threw out a few words. "If you want to find me, you can come to the Star Immortal Sect and ask for Elder Dravory."
Everyone was baffled as the dreamy dragon woman, hugging an enchanting shorter girl, disappeared like an illusion. The Transcendence Realm cultivators who had come to speak with Yasenia became serious, looking around with eyes full of cautiousness. 'Where did she go? How can someone disappear like that?'
As she flew towards the Star Immortal Sect, Yasenia noticed the effects of her Celestial Intent Domain. "Although it was not a planned experiment, it seems that my domain's concealing capabilities are superb. Not even the Level 4 Transcendence Realm cultivator could tell where I went."
Soluna smiled widely, snuggling deeply in Yasenia's arms as they flew. "I think that this ability is probably the strongest and most useful. You never really had an ability that could help you escape in a difficult situation…" Soluna paused. "Speaking of which, why did you never have something like that?"
"Life-saving treasures," Yasenia answered simply. "I didn't feel the necessity of developing or learning a fleeing skill when I could use my Life-saving treasures. Moreover, any skill I developed would not be on par with those treasures. Now, though, the Celestial Intent Domain can combine with those treasures to make it hard to catch me." Yasenia's smile became a bit devilish. "And… if they are not careful, they might fall into my domain and change from the predator to the prey~."
Soluna's face blushed deeply when she saw Yasenia's devilish expression. 'Oh my Heavens. She is too pretty! Ahhh!!'
Yasenia took around 2 months to arrive at the Star Immortal Sect. From what she learned, traveling within her Intent Domain created a "space shrinking" effect around her, so to speak. If Yasenia would advance, let's say, 10 meters with one step, that distance would lengthen to 100 meters or more when she was within her domain. That was the reason why Yasenia appeared in the middle of nowhere the first time. She had used her top speed and energy, amplifying that space-shrinking capability to the limits.
After four years of practice, Yasenia's control over the Celestial Intent Domain had multiplied. Now, she could control all minor details to a very high degree. Of course, she was not surgically proficient, but she had enough control to manipulate the domain comfortably.
Inside the Star Immortal Sect, Star Forge and Tai Qingzhe sat together, with a third visitor accompanying them. Qingzhe looked at the cheerful woman at the side and asked, curious. "Mo Yun, I understand that you like Yasenia. However, she is not fond of people entering her house if they aren't accepted by her. Are you sure that it is okay to be here?"
Mo Yun snorted. "Qingzhe, why do I smell a sour scent coming from you? Are lemons ripe in your head? You've already threatened me with soft and hard methods, as if Yasenia's house is yours! Control your jealousy! You look like her wife guarding her home! I am also Yasenia's friend!"
"Ha!?" Qingzhe blushed and shouted shrilly. "Who is that woman's wife!? I am not that greedy woman's wife!"
A mellow and seductive voice reached them, making their bones tingle with pleasure as she whined like a wronged lover. "I didn't expect this! Little Zhe Zhe, I always thought that we had something going…"
Star Forge looked sideways, and her eyes flashed with surprise. 'I didn't sense her approach? How is that possible?' Once she looked at the dragon woman, though, her pupils shrank. 'What is that power swirling around her? She feels like the personification of the cosmos.'
It wasn't just Star Forge who noticed. Qingzhe and Mo Yun were hit by Yasenia's refined aura after developing the Celestial Intent Domain, and their bodies burst into chills. Before, they knew that fighting Yasenia would be extremely dangerous. Now, there was a sense of despair when thinking about that. It was as if Yasenia were utterly unbeatable for them.
Yasenia noticed their expressions and smiled. "I know I am beautiful. However, you don't have to ogle at me that blatantly. If you want to see, though…" Yasenia winked, striking their hearts with a love arrow. "I don't mind showing you as we bathe together~."
After those words, she turned toward the large bathing area in her room, preparing to soak for a long, relaxing time. Tai Qingzhe blushed with Mo Yun as their eyes followed the sashaying hips of the dragon woman.
Meanwhile, Star Forge stood up and followed.
"H-Hey! Where are you going, Star Forge?!"
Hearing Qingzhe's cry, Star Forge answered without turning back. "To the bath, of course. Since the beauty invited us, I won't be thick enough to decline. It's not every day you get to see Yasenia's beauty in that environment."
Mo Yun stood up with a blush, skipping over with quick steps. Qingzhe looked at them with a baffled expression before she slammed the table with both her hands. "W-Whatever! We are all women, after all! There is nothing to be shy about!"
And so, the woman followed the other two, who in turn followed the hypnotic hips of the dragon woman.