The man looked at the new arrival with a frown. He was a Level 7 Dantian Spiritualization Realm, so he could see that the woman in front of him was in the Fifth Level. However, she had some other energies within her, making her aura not any worse than his. Holding his giant warhammer, the man asked. "You must be Kaleina, Yasenia Dravory's eldest daughter."
Kaleina looked at him coldly. She was wearing a long purple dress with golden edges, complementing her hair and eye colors. In her hand, she held a simple sword, while the energy rippling around her made the integrity of space wobble. This was not done through raw strength, but because of the energies she manipulated. "For you, it is Lady Yasenia Dravory. How dare you call an immortal by their full name without any honorifics? Were you taught respect by wild beasts?"
Taking a step forward, the man placed the heavy hammer on the ground, creating a loud, explosive sound. "I was taught well enough, Dragon. Respect toward your race is wasted." He then smirked. "You are lucky that we are in an Honor Duel, or I would've loved to use your scales to decorate my body. If you didn't know, the clothes I am wearing were taken from a Peak-level mortal dragon. They are at the Quasi-Transcendence quality; this weapon similarly became a powerful relic using the horns of another Dragon."
Kaleina was unfazed. "Are you trying to anger me? It is those dragons' fault for being weak that they've become materials for you to wear." She added. "Still, out of respect for those of my fellow race, I'll make sure to destroy them before I defeat you."
The man laughed mockingly. "If you can break them, I'll kowtow three times and call you senior!"
Kaleina's golden eyes, identical to those of Yasenia, flashed with a mocking light. Then, she grabbed the handle of her sword with both hands tightly. "Enough talk." She slashed down, starting the match. "[Void Slash], [Starry Sky]."
Yasenia blinked. 'Starry Sky? That's my skill! She actually managed to understand it?' Her lips arched, and her tail wagged. 'Hehe. My baby is so talented!'
With Kaleina's sword slash, a thin black line rushed forward from Kaleina's attack, sharp enough to split space. The man shouted. "[Dragon Brute Strength]!"
His body exploded with energy, increasing his defense and creating a faint layer of translucent white scales on his skin. Then, he didn't bother dodging as he sneered. "A pitiful attack—"
BANG!
The force behind the blow choked the rest of his words as his body shot back like a kite whose strings were cut. After barely recovering his stance, the man's face was full of surprise. Looking down, he saw a large red line while blood poured down.
Kaleina looked at the man with a strange gaze. "Is he stupid?"
The Dragon Hunter group was stunned as well. One of the women shouted. "How is this possible? A single attack from a Dragon actually injured him!? Senior Brother has enough strength to exchange physical blows with a bona fide dragon after using [Dragon Brute Strength]!"
While that was the truth, the Senior Brother was dealing with Kaleina, not a simple dragon. Kaleina's bloodline and constitution were incredibly powerful! Her bloodline alone was a high-level Ancient Bloodline Rank, about to break through into the peak of the rank.
Estrella tilted her head and asked Yasenia. "Why are they explaining his skill so in detail? Aren't they giving Big Sis hints on how to deal with him?"
Yasenai coughed. "Don't mind that. Look, Kaleina is going to move again."
Our beautiful, slender girl stepped forward and used another skill. "[Void Intent Level 5], [Void Tunneling]."
The large, muscular man observed how Kaleina's body literally ripped open a hole through space, disappearing from the spot. Then, a sense of danger appeared behind him. He wielded his hammer quickly. "[Brute Dragon Strike]!"
His broad swing phased through nothing, confusing him gravely. A voice reached him from above as a terrifying pressure descended on him. "Stupid. [Void Slash]."
He had no time to react, as the words reached him right as Kaleina swung her sword. Therefore, he could only pour energy into his active defensive skill and pray that it would be enough.
The simple sword Kaleina held landed on his shoulder, and the edge sank deeply into him. She pushed through, cutting some bone before it got stuck. "ARGH!" Then, the rest of the strength got transmitted into him, slamming him down against the ground.
BOOM!
Even then, he managed to barely react with one powerful skill. "[Brute Dragon's Roar]!"
ROAR!
Kaleina got pushed back by a solid shockwave before she managed a follow-up. Even when her attack was mostly successful, her face was actually somewhat ugly. "You… You actually dared to roar at me? A human wants to challenge a Dragon!?"
The calm but powerful aura around Kaleina began stirring, and Kaleina unleashed her true strength. "[Void Intent Level 5], [Dimension Intent Level 4], [Void Sphere]!"
The entire space around Kaleina was swallowed in a sphere of black. Different from darkness, everything could still be seen, but there was nothing to feel. It was as if the reality in that sphere had vanished into nothingness. Moreover, as the Void and Dimension Intent coated the sphere, Kaleina's control over that void became ridiculously powerful.
The man also unleashed his skills, ignoring the blood flowing out of his deep wound. "[Brute Dragon Body], [Strength Intent Level 5]!"
Kaleina was not impressed, though, and she raised her hand instead of her sword.
On the stands, Estrella muttered. "Uh… Mommy, you might want to interfere. That man is going to die."
Yasenia was still stupefied at her daughter's skills. They were honestly ridiculously powerful. Hearing Estrella's warning, Yasenia focused on what was about to happen and her pupils shrunk.
Then, Kaleina clenched her fist as her energy went berserk and her voice echoed everywhere within the [Void Sphere].
"[Dimensional Void Fracture]."
Then, the world inside the sphere started fracturing from the edges. Those fractures accelerated at a ridiculous speed toward the center of the [Void Sphere], and anything and everything seemed to be displaced as if it were a glass panel shattering into pieces.
The man's eyes widened as a feeling of imminent death surged within him. He tried to escape the area to no avail. After all, he had nowhere to flee in the middle of the Void Kaleina created. 'What…? What kind of monster is that woman?'
"Oh dear," Yasenia exclaimed softly and stepped forward, appearing beside the tall man and using her energy to fend off Kaleina's attack. Then, it hit.
CRASH!
Our dragoness looked at it, surprised, her face full of awe. 'Is this Kaleina's inheritance? She must have inherited powers as a Dragon from a high heaven. Her bloodline, [Endless Void Dragon], and her physique, which my blood altered, [Celestial Void Physique], must've given her tremendous power and insight into the Void attribute.'
"Kaleina Dravory Wins!"
The judge shouted those words, and the tall man was baffled. What did he do in this fight? Nothing, just brag stupidly before he was humiliated. As the Void Sphere dissipated, he looked at the gorgeous woman by his side. 'If this is the strength of her children…' He didn't want to admit it, but he could see why the seniors wanted nothing to do with her.
Yasenia glanced at the young man. "Well fought." Then, she left him behind, opening her arms to receive the beautiful purple bullet.
"Mommy! Did I do well?"
Yasenia chuckled and kissed her forehead. "My baby is so strong! I am sure that Mommy would've lost if we fought at the same level!"
Kaleina giggled. "Liar. I fought against your illusion back in Distancia and never won at the same level."
Yasenia smiled. "Regardless, you are really strong. Those beautiful moves will probably continue being effective after you reach the Sixth Realm and beyond."
Unlike the grand majority of mortal skills, which were useless after a cultivator breached immortality, Kaleina's skills were very suitable to develop even after that. She could see Kaleina creating massive voids here and there and making everything within them vanish.
Kaleina smiled widely, her eyes shining with love and happiness. "Yes! Thank you, Mommy!"
After they returned to the others, Estrella and the rest congratulated her for the easy win. Kaleina nodded and patted the shoulders of her quite tall little sisters. Even the shortest one, Aurelia, was a bit taller than herself. "You all need to do well. We can't allow them even a single chance to smear Mommy's name!"
"Yes, big sister!"
They were all very respectful of their eldest sister. She had guided them many times, even when Estrella was the one usually leading them. Kaleina's lack of involvement was mainly due to her not being that interested in such matters.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the man returned silently. The grandaunt sighed and gave an annoyed look at her Dao Companion. The man looked away, feeling somewhat guilty. Who knew that their enemies would be so monstrous? Even their strongest disciple was easily dispatched.
They saw a tall, black-haired woman jump into the arena. Her exotic bi-colored eyes caught everyone's attention, while her elegant and tall figure left most spectators breathless. Unlike the calmness Kaleina showed, Estrella's aura was cold and ruthless. It was clear that this person had grown in battle.
As she was waiting, an elegant, black, feminine armor covered her body, with a metallic skirt. After that, Estrella extended her hand, and the space around her hand twisted for a second before an ominous presence manifested. Yasenia's pupils shrank as a gorgeous and massive war scythe appeared in her hand.
"Huh?" After looking at it for a few seconds, Yasenia frowned. "That scythe… Babies, what do you know about it?"
Dawn commented. "That weapon? Big Sister Estrella got in in a secret realm. It seemed to be sealed or something, and after making a deal together, the scythe became her weapon. From what I know, that scythe has some consciousness inside and can even talk to Estrella through her soul.
Draheart's voice reached Yasenia, sounding elegant and mature. It was quite a gap compared to her petite and cuddly body. "She might be like me, Master. An ancient weapon that has been weakened a lot due to the passage of time."
The dragoness nodded with a thoughtful gaze. "Well… I guess I need to give it a warning at least, right?"
Estrella was about to speak to her opponents when a mature voice reached her mind. The voice had a demonic allure, and a hint of seductive laughter. "Little Estrella, who are we fighting today? Are they exciting opponents~? Can we kill them?"
Estrella didn't show anything outwardly. "Hey, Scythe, can you not bother me? Today I need to impress Mommy, so we can't be sloppy."
"... You really are going to call me that? Scythe?"
Estrella blinked, her Dravory brain not finding it inappropriate. "What's wrong with it? It's a beautiful and direct name. Moreover, your real name, [Heaven Consuming War Scythe], is just too grand and complicated. Scythe fits you better."
If it could, the scythe would be sweating. Still, she was curious about Estrella's mother. "Mommy, eh?"
Right then, a mellow and charming voice reached them. "Baby, mind you present to me this… weapon?"
Both of them paused and turned to look at Yasenia. Scythe's eyes widened, and she blurted in Estrella's mind. "Wow! Little Estrella, your mother is a freaking sex bomb! One of the most beautiful and attractive beings I've ever seen in my life!"
Estrella spoke with warning. "If you dare flirt with her or something, I'll store you in a spatial ring and throw that spatial ring into a star!"
Yasenia saw that Estrella's gaze was somewhat absent, and she understood that she was communicating with the Scythe. Using her powerful soul, she touched the handle and forced open a channel. "Hello?"
The Scythe was once again baffled. "Huh? Did you create a communication passage?"
"Oh? Your voice is quite pleasant. That's good. I don't want an irritating voice to be talking in my daughter's mind." Yasenia smiled somewhat coldly, making both Estrella and Scythe tremble for a second. "Now, let's talk. Don't worry, it's nothing scary, fufu~."