Heaven, Earth, Me
Chapter 1228. Estrella’s Overwhelming Prowess.

The [War Consuming Strike] exploded with violence, throwing Fars flying back until he slammed against the wall of the arena. Fars was not helpless, though. While the power behind the intense attack surprised him, he used his [Redirection Intent] to deflect most of the attack, staying rather unharmed after the attack struck him. Shaking his head to dispel the dizziness, he put strength in his legs and shot back at Estrella, his speed even faster than before.

Estrella’s grip tightened around the scythe’s shaft, and she also stepped forward. “[Roaring Dragon War Dance].”

Her aggressive but agile steps made her figure streak forward like a zig-zagging black shadow. Right after, both sides met in the middle once more and started an exchange of attacks.

Scythe and spear clashed and created countless metallic collisions, filling the place with the cacophony particular to frenetic battle. Estrella and Fars moved back and forth, gaining and losing terrain as they exchanged blows. 

Fars sneered. “Didn’t you say that I was going to lose for sure? You don’t look like much! [Flood Dragon’s Spear Rain Pierce]!”

Energy infused into the spear, summoning the phantom of a blue eastern dragon. When he moved the weapon, it appeared as if thousands of attacks were manifesting like rain. Anyone on the receiving end would feel a terrifying pressure when facing this attack. 

Still, there was no sign of panic on Estrella’s face. 

When he attacked, Estrella’s eyes suddenly changed. The sclera turned deep black, while her golden and blue irises had gorgeous red streaks manifest within them. “[Innate Skill: Supreme Martial Insight].”

The world in her eyes changed. Every single martial movement fell into her eyes as if they were going in slow motion. Moreover, the very basic essence of what made that move possible became clear as well. Then, instead of using her scythe, Estrella stepped forward and raised her armored hand, striking to the left of her body.

Clang~.

A melodic echo resounded in the arena while the phantom blue dragon disappeared as Fars’ spear got flung sideways. His eyes opened as Estrella's palm landed on his stomach. “[War Dragon’s Harmonic Fist, First Form: War Ripple].”

BOOM!

Fars’ body bent like a bow through the sheer power behind that palm before he shot backward even quicker than the first time Estrella struck.

BANG!

His body hit the wall again, and to his surprise, he was embedded in the same hole he had previously created. His pupils shook when he realized that fact. 

Meanwhile, Estrella was elegantly standing in the middle of the arena, her cold face and peculiar eyes looking at him with neither disdain nor hate. The sheer indifference in them was as if she didn’t even consider him a threat.

Yasenia’s lips arched in a smile. ‘What a brutal way to tell someone that they are not even qualified to fight you.’

However, Fars didn’t take the hint. Or, more accurately, he didn’t want to take the hint. He didn’t want to admit that he was so lacking in the path he had developed throughout his entire life. He didn’t want everything he had accomplished in his life to be so easily crushed by the dragon woman in front of him. He snarled. “Estrella Dravory! I am not done yet!”

Estrella saw his gaze and shook her head softly. “It’s useless. Since you don’t want to admit it, I’ll show you the abyss between you and me.”

Her aura increased further as Estrella became serious. 

In the stands, Dawn was baffled. “Why would she use this skill here? Does she want to completely break that man’s spirit?”

Katarina answered with a soft sigh. “Probably. If Big Sister Estrella has one thing that she does not allow anyone to touch, it would be anything related to Mommy. These people had placed Mommy in a tight spot, so she wants to not only crush his confidence, but everyone’s on the other side.” 

Dawn pouted. “But I wanted to fight as well…”

Yasenia listened to their conversation with interest. ‘A skill so overwhelming that it makes your opponent want to surrender? Things are getting interesting.’

Estrella grabbed the scythe and stabbed the butt of the pole into the ground. The spear-like metal end penetrated the hard rock a few centimeters, enough to get stuck in the ground and not fall over. 

“[Innate Skill: Karma Subduing Martial Domain].”

A black and white aura enveloped a hundred meters around her. Compared to other domains Yasenia had seen, it was a rather small one. This poked at her curiosity even more. 

Fars would not give Estrella the time she wanted, so he jumped from the wall and ran toward her with his spear in hand. Estrella didn’t move. Instead, she spoke with a sigh. “You lose. [War Aspect Of The Abyss], [Talisman Art, Myriad Soul Puppet Dance].”

As the man rushed forward and thrust his spear, something manifested in Estrella’s domain and rushed at him with a terrifying speed and strength. 

BOOM!

A giant sword struck his spear, completely deviating its course through the sheer raw strength behind it. 

Yasenia and everyone who didn’t know about it opened their eyes widely. “Huh? That’s… me?”

In the middle of the arena, the image of Yasenia manifested, wearing her typical, alluring blue dress and holding Draheart in her hand. Her long black hair fluttered elegantly and her golden eyes glanced at everything as if she looked down at the world itself. 

Her sheer aura and power were enough to make even Estrella feel somewhat lacking, as if a Goddess of War and Beauty had descended onto the battlefield.

Just in case, everyone looked to the spectator stance where Yasenia was, and the dragoness raised her hands while blinking innocently. “I am as lost as all of you, so don’t look at me with those eyes.”

Estrella chuckled, seeing her mother’s cute reaction. She opened her mouth and explained what she did. “My [Karma Subduing Martial Domain] allows me to manifest a soul copy of any opponent I’ve faced and defeated. This opponent will have all their martial knowledge and ability from when I defeated them. Then, with [War Aspect Of The Abyss], it enhances me and that soul’s martial prowess a few notches. The enhancement depends entirely on the soul’s potential. Finally, I used my Talisman Mastery to create a Puppet Body for the soul to possess and give it extra strength.” Estrella chuckled. “So, I’ve summoned my Mommy’s [Martial Soul] and enhanced it to the extreme.” 

The grandaunt grabbed the railing with wide-open eyes. “What in Heaven’s name is that overpowered ability!? Wait, Innate Skill? That’s one of your innate skills!? How many Innate Skills do you even have!?”

Estrella blinked. “I have six Innate Skills.” 

Yasenia nodded twice. “As expected of my and Tatyana’s daughter. Even without the Spiritual Path, she is an adorable little darling.”

Most people retorted. ‘You mean a terrifying monster, right!? Where is she adorable!?’

The grandaunt glanced at Yasenia. “What do you mean, no spiritual path?”

Yasenia tilted her head. “Hm? Estrella was a cripple at birth. She had no attributes. Of course, I didn’t accept that outcome and managed to help her find her path. Naturally, all her achievements until now are hers alone. Without incredible hard work, I doubt she could’ve beaten my shadow in the first place.”

Everyone was even more speechless. 

Estrella smiled. “This domain only takes into account beings I’ve beaten. So, even if my opponent is more skilled than I, as long as I defeat them using my skills or other means, they are eligible for me to summon.” Looking at the puppet by her side, she smirked. “Naturally, this one falls in that category.”

Fars saw Estrella glance at him and smile. Chills ran down his spine. “Now, time to be thrashed for a while.”

Puppet Yasenia stepped forward and disappeared from the sight of anyone under the high-level Dantian Spiritualization realm. Fars only saw a blur before Puppet Yasenia appeared in front of him and raised her powerful leg high. 

BOOM!!!!

Fars blocked with his spear, but it didn’t matter. The beastly strength our dragoness had was not something that could easily be defended against. The arm bones fractured everywhere as the spear bent as if it were made of rubber instead of a solid material. 

The puppet powerfully slammed the ground with her tail and leg, shooting right after the flying man and catching up to him. Fars couldn’t react when Puppet Yasenia used the flat side of her giant sword to strike him skyward.

BANG!

He shot up, but before he could reach the ceiling, Yasenia reappeared above him. Her speed was just ridiculous. Then, she spun once in the air and kicked him down. When her leg struck, time seemed to stop for a moment.

Fars’ body was slowly bending as his bones were crushed under the ridiculous raw strength of the dragoness. Then, he became a streaking meteor and flew toward the ground at a speed that would obliterate most of the arena. 

The grandaunt moved at that moment, catching Fars and killing the momentum of the attack before he struck the ground. Even then, his state was bloody and beaten only after three strikes. 

The entire arena was silent. It was as if the only sound allowed was the echoes from Puppet Yasenia’s strikes. Within this silence, Puppet Yasenia gently landed by Estrella’s side. Then, the puppet stretched her hand and patted Estrella’s head before dissipating into light particles. 

Estrella blushed a bit after that happened. It was something she asked the puppet to do after winning a fight together, and she forgot to tell it not to do it this time. 

Yasenia appeared by her daughter’s side with a teasing smile. “What was that, love~? Why did my look-alike pat your head, eh~?”

Estrella’s faint blush crept up to her ears, making them red. “N-Nothing. You must’ve seen wrong.” 

Yasenia laughed and hugged her, kissing her face like rain while patting her head with her tail. “You are so adorable, Little Light~.”

The grandaunt looked at the happily blushing woman with a solemn expression. She knew why Yasenia was pampering and showing this side of Estrella to everyone. ‘She probably wants to cushion the shock of her horrifying battle prowess. After all, she doesn’t want anyone to target Estrella before she matures. Still, once she matures… She won’t be any less scary than her mother.’

With a sigh, the grandaunt spoke aloud. “We are retiring from the competition. I won’t hear any complaints this time around.” 

Yasenia tilted her head. “Huh? What about my other daughters? I want to see them—” Yasenia paused as a strange pull appeared in her heart. Her eyebrows furrowed deeply for a second before she sighed. “Never mind. I understand.”

Yasenia looked at her children and smiled. “Let’s go! We’ll have some fun together with your mothers and the maids!”

Everyone was confused about the abrupt change, but no one asked. Meanwhile, Yasenia was sighing. ‘I thought I’d have more time. But it seems that it is running low. At this pace, I won’t even have a month before I am forced to leave… I need to ask Tatyana and the others if they know a way to delay it. I don’t believe there is nothing.’