Heaven, Earth, Me Chapter 1511. Genesis Thunder Rift.
Previously on Heaven, Earth, Me...
With Ying Dalong escorting her, Yasenia rapidly descended the path.
In the Fifth Layer, the lightning strikes left her completely unaffected. Those from her Immortal Tribulation had far surpassed the power of what she encountered now.
Entering the Sixth Layer, Ying Dalong started feeling the pressure, his speed dropping sharply. Nevertheless, teeth gritted, he forged ahead, determined to catch the eye of the ravishing beauty.
Should Yasenia find out, she'd be thoroughly puzzled. With such a huge size gap between them, was this male dragon fantasizing about cave exploration or similar? He was practically the size of a single claw on Yasenia's finger!
Upon reaching the brink of the Seventh Layer, Ying Dalong cautioned her. “Lady Yasenia, beware of the upcoming layer. This is the training ground for most mid-to-high-level Mythical Core dragons. Anything beyond proves extremely brutal for our kind.
Yasenia's curiosity piqued. “Is that so?”
Within the Sixth Layer, Yasenia only sensed a faint tingle from the lightning. In truth, it was so gentle that she could probably doze off amid it without issue.
Yet, she refrained from shattering Ying Dalong's confidence and plunged downward, with him trailing behind, eyes burning with resolve.
Arriving there, Yasenia noticed the lightning's intensity surging markedly. But its impact... Glancing at Ying Dalong, where fresh scorch marks kept blooming across his form, she averted her eyes. “Brother Ying, my deepest thanks for leading me this far. I'll proceed alone from here.”
Confusion gripped Ying Dalong, and before he could respond, Yasenia unfurled her wings dramatically, beat them with immense force, then folded them tight like a falcon stooping on its quarry.
BOOM!
The atmosphere detonated ahead of Yasenia, her figure blurring into a azure streak as she plummeted like a shooting star.
Ying Dalong's eyes nearly bulged from his head. ‘Heavens! Is she courting death!?’
Alarmed, he relayed the news to those outside about Yasenia's bold move.
Word swiftly reached the Ancestors, prompting frowns from all three as they hastened over.
But en route, Tatyana materialized beside them, her crimson eyes carrying deep intent. “We've been through this before, haven't we? Must we replay the same scene every time Yasenia visits one of your ancestral realms?”
Ying, Long, and Ji felt an itch in their teeth. Even so, they recognized Yasenia posed no real threat. After all, as she'd explained, only bearers of True Sovereign Authority could access such depths.
Meanwhile, Yasenia hurtled into the abyss. ‘Good thing I refined my Spiritual Sense earlier. Otherwise, I wouldn't risk this dive in my current state. Picture slamming into the floor mere meters ahead— I'd shatter bones for sure!’
Yasenia soon hit the Eighth Layer, where the lightning began to bite. This shocked her deeply. ‘Even after fully harnessing the Starlit Molting Pool's gifts, my scales sting here in the Eighth Layer?’
From her knowledge, three more Layers awaited: the Ninth, the ancestors' domain, and the True Core zone. Feeling it already in the Eighth...
‘Lucky I didn't start here. I might've taken decades without reaching the True Core.’
Her golden eyes, initially casual, sharpened with focus.
Ninth Layer.
The lightning here assaulted fiercely, to say the least. Yasenia's entry turned her into a magnet for the bolts, which veered wildly from all angles to hammer her.
RUMBLE!
Yasenia's muscles spasmed under the barrage, her scales shielding but not immunizing her. ‘Intense. Prepping here earlier, this would've been my breaking point.’
But not anymore. Enduring the relentless onslaught of countless lightning bolts every second, Yasenia kept plunging through the Ninth Layer.
Traversing from Seventh to Ninth Layer's end took three hours. At Yasenia's maximum dive velocity, that equated to tens of millions of kilometers. Once more, the sheer scale of these ancestral domains left Yasenia awed and wary. Forget planets—these realms rivaled mortal solar systems.
‘Small wonder hidden ancestors go unseen. They dwell in the profound heart of dragon-forsaken voids.’
Suddenly, a familiar pull hit Yasenia. A massive dragon claw materialized from the void, clamping her tail instantly and halting her descent.
Yasenia held nothing back. ‘Can't these shameless elders avoid my sensitive spots when grabbing me!?’
She whipped around without hesitation and...
CHOMP!
A feminine voice yelped this time. “OW! Little lass! Quit biting folks randomly! Don't you realize it stings?”
Yasenia snarled irritably. “Let go of my tail, and I'll release my bite!”
“Fine, fine. Goodness, juniors these days are ferocious.”
The enormous claw soon freed her, and Yasenia unlatched from the ancestor. Scanning upward with her Spiritual Sense, she marveled. ‘Another eastern dragon. Yellow-orange hues this time, with profound blue eyes. Stunning!’
The colossal dragon, towering over Yasenia, winced and shook her claw. ‘Those teeth are insanely tough. She actually made me feel pain!’
Recall, these ancestors stood at the Heavenly Layer's pinnacle. Even Tatyana treaded carefully around them!
Gazing at the exquisite celestial blue-and-gold dragoness, the elder's blue eyes sparkled with fascination. ‘What a captivating young one. Alas, if I could contact my kin, I'd match her with them at once. Imagine the offspring's allure!’
Fortune spared Yasenia mind-reading, or she'd have tail-slapped this senior!
“Little one, it's not reluctance on my part. But diving further means certain death. Only those graced with True Dragon Sovereign aura...”
Impatient to end the chatter, Yasenia casually unleashed her full aura.
Bloodline might, constitution prowess, draconic power, and True Dragon Sovereign aura erupted, scattering surrounding clouds momentarily before they reformed.
The chattering female dragon went rigid, pupils contracting to slits in astonishment. “Heavens... You've stunned me more in these five minutes than in the past two million years!”
Yasenia's brow flickered. ‘Two million...’ Even she struggled to fathom such epochs.
“So, senior, may I proceed downward now?”
The female dragon blinked, then assented. “Indeed, but... Allow me to accompany you. Should trouble arise, I'll shield you.” She added, like a sly elder coaxing youth. “No fears, I'm trustworthy. I vow to guard you well. Even if mishaps occur, big sis has your safety!”
Yasenia deadpanned. “I've heard that line from folks eyeing my children. They're all gone now.”
The female dragon chuckled, then grinned. “Apologies, little one. You can't grasp the tedium down here. Rumble this, rumble that. I'll soon babble in lightning tongue. Sigh, only three million years left on my vow to that old fool.”
This sparked Yasenia's intrigue. “Know of the Heavenly Cataclysm, senior? And your name?”
“Call me Young Miss Ji! Heavenly Cataclysm? No clue. Something odd occur while I slumbered?”
Yasenia blinked repeatedly. “How should I address you, senior?”
“Young Miss Ji!” she declared proudly. Then, eyeing Yasenia's vibrant dragon visage, she sighed. “Even my shameless hide feels embarrassed hearing that from you. So, Big Sister Ji it is. Sound good? I've forgotten my true name after eons asleep, but Ji is my surname.”
Yasenia laughed lightly. “Very well, Big Sister Ji. Shall we descend?”
“Onward!” She beamed softly. “Joking aside, I'll safeguard you. Dive boldly and halt where it suits. Too deep? Just say, and I'll haul you back.”
Yasenia nodded, then remembered. “Oh, Old Dragon Ao bid me present this.”
Producing the scale, Big Sister Ji's eyes flashed wide. “That fellow endures, eh. Tsk tsk. He pursued this big sis fiercely once. Pity, I chose superior! Hohoho.”
Yasenia chuckled, head-shaking, as Big Sister Ji grinned. “Fine, with that scale, you've likely claimed the... what was it? Star... Starheart Molting Pearl? Right?”
“Yes, I obtained it, senior.”
“Hm?”
“Ahem. Yes, I got it, Big Sister Ji.”
“Much better~.” She smirked, adding, “Quite the avaricious junior, huh? Eyeing this treasure too? Aiming for all four, I wager!”
Yasenia nodded shamelessly! “If possible, I'll take them. So long as I can repay with equivalents, no issue, right?”
Big Sister Ji shook her head. “Qualified or not, I'd hand it over. Lacking materials, big sis would offer herself! Alas, such sacrifice.”
Yasenia watched her dab a tear, rendered speechless. “Emotional manipulation? This soon?”
Big Sister Ji roared with laughter, then flicked her tail. “Enough stalling—dive!”
Bang!
Yasenia rocketed downward like a comet, cursing. “Shameless hag!!!”
Big Sister Ji howled in mirth and pursued, diving after Yasenia.
Meanwhile, the “tenth” layer's savagery hit Yasenia fully, twisting her features in agony. Bolts ravaged her robust frame, charring vast patches, while electric torrents seared muscles and organs relentlessly.
The torment invaded her soul too, baptizing it in lightning and paralyzing flight or motion. ‘Agonizing! Why must every trial hurt so? Were the makers pain junkies?’
Complaints aside, Yasenia never shied from pain—in fact, she embraced it. Thus, she loosened up, letting gravity drag her deeper. Given the depths, mere falling would grant ample time to adapt.
Big Sister Ji trailed with a subtle smile, vigilantly ensuring Yasenia's safety.