Chapter 1093. Resolving Conflict with Gong Fen. (Patreon)

Everyone was looking at the aftermath with a stunned expression. The location where Yasenai’s offense and Ming Zhuang’s defense clashed, was in a terrible state. The ground had sunk in from the sheer strength of the shockwave. It was as if a massive bomb had exploded. 

Then, there was a trail of dust following the direction that Ming Zhuang flew, and in the relatively distant mountain, a large cloud of smoke and ashes could be seen. It was clear that Ming Zhuang had landed on that mountain’s side after receiving Yasenia’s punch.

The dragoness stood at the edge of the crater she left and placed her arms behind her back. “Not bad. I don’t think that any of his bones shattered. For a human, he is quite strong physically.”

Zhu Zhalong looked at the dragon woman with a terrified face. ‘W-What’s that brute strength!? I’ve seen Ming Zhuang leave beasts helpless in the past but now he was blown away as if he was made out of paper!’

The man that was blown flying could be seen running back from the mountain, and when he approached, his face was gloomy. Yasenia saw his expression and raised her eyebrow in questioning. “What’s wrong?”

Ming Zhuang stopped a few hundreds meters away and answered, his tone low. “You are despicable! How dare you cheat in a show of pure strength!?”

Yasenia tilted her head, confused. “Cheat? What do you mean?”

While the dragoness was completely confused, the people on Ming Zhuang relaxed slightly and started thinking deeply. ‘Right. How could it be possible for the third rank in the Brutal Warrior Ranks to be flung like that otherwise!? She must be cheating!’

A person at the side looked at Yasenia and pointed at her, his face angered. “Cheater! Don’t you have any honor in a battle of pure strength!? You have no honor!”

“Right! Right! How could she blow Ming Zhuang away that easily otherwise!?”

“Cheater!”

The dragoness’s confused face gained a touch of irritation. She really didn’t like being accused in this manner when it came to fighting. If it was one to the death, Yasenia would use everything she had and be as cunning as a snake. However, this was a strength competition. Yasenia was ready to use nothing more than straightforward techniques and strength.

Her tone having changed from someone who was having a bit of fun to an annoyed person, Yasenia asked Ming Zhuang. “You dare accuse me of cheating? Nonsense! What kind of cheating am I doing?”

Ming Zhuang, quite confident in his thoughts, looked at Yasenia and snorted. “You are clearly using strength enhancing pills! There is no way that someone like you can have such great strength!”

Yasenia walked toward Ming Zhuang, her face cold and her gaze full of disdain. “I had a hint of respect for you because you dared challenge me. However, you’ve just blown every single good impression I had of you away with just that sentence. Me? Using pills to temporarily boost my strength? You are just delusional.”

When her foot landed on the ground, she activated the First Sky, Pegasus Gallop. With such speed, others failed to see nothing more than a blur. Yasenia flashed and appeared right in front of Ming Zhuang, their noses almost touching. “I misjudged you. A pathetic and weak human that has airs of grandeur because of a position you won in an unimportant competition created by and for humans.”

Ming Zhuang’s face crumpled, and he clenched his fist. “If you really think that you are so strong, block this! [Yellow Tiger Palm]!

From the close position they were in, Ming Zhuang shot a sneak attack toward Yasenia’s stomach. Yasenia sensed it and tightened her abdomen, using several strengthening techniques in that area. 

BOOM!

Yasenia took a few steps back from the powerful strike. Still, that was not something to celebrate. Everyone, allied and enemy, was looking at our dragoness as if she were a monster. 

Andrea asked, confused. “When has Yasenia gained such a physique? That strike was not weak in the slightest.” 

Tatyana squinted and realized what made Yasenia’s defense skyrocket so much. Her lips arched, and she commented. “She was partially transforming her body.” 

“Huh?” Evelyn made a surprised sound and then muttered. “Wait. Has Yasenia mastered her partial transformation skill to the point that she can instantly transform parts of her body and cover them with scales?” 

Tatyana hummed. “I think so. Yasenia’s scales have a natural ability to cushion and dissipate damage. I would say that, in her dragon form, any attack with strength below the fifth realm is ineffective.” 

After Yasenia took a few steps back, far from showing a pained expression, her lips arched in disdain. “I wanted to slowly increase my strength as we exchanged blows. However, I am done playing with you. [Celestial Dragon Body].” 

ROAR!

A massive aura exploded like a tsunami from her, swallowing everyone. The air felt like a dense liquid when Yasenia used her skill, but she was far from done. “[Second Sky, Ursa’s Grasp], [Celestial Cosmos Body Reinforcement].”

BOOM!

The solid volcanic floor below her cracked as a pillar of raw physical strength surged from Yasenia’s body. Everyone looking felt as if their lungs were being squeezed from the pressure. 

Ming Zhuang’s face paled as well, his heart sinking to the pit of his stomach. ‘W-What!? What is this strength!?’

He realized that the punch he had just received was legitimate. That realization made his heart tighten. “Wait-”

Yasenia spat. “No.”

She leaned forward and pushed with her powerful legs. The tension of her muscles explosively stretching created small ripples around her, and the air in front of her body compressed as her acceleration skyrocketed.

Then, Yasenia’s legs stretched completely as her body faintly leaned forward. That perfect form was captured by everyone for a fraction of a second before a violent shockwave spread from her departing point. 

BOOM!

The floor sunk and raised behind Yasenia from the counterforce, and the dragoness’s body became a ray of light, appearing right beside Ming Zhuang before they could even blink.

Yasenia’s right foot landed on the ground by Ming Zhuang’s side, and then, she swung her left fist, squeezing out every drop of physical power she could muster. The fist was like a bolt of lightning and landed in the middle of Ming Zhuang’s stomach.

Ming Zhuang’s eyes widened as his feet detached from the ground and his body bent like a bow. Then, he heard Yasenia spat. “Fly.”

BOOOOOM!

Ming Zhuang disappeared. The people who were looking basically failed to follow Ming Zhuang initial flight-path, and only when they moved their gazes toward the left and up did they manage to notice the small human body streaking across the sky. 

Yasenia slid forward for a few dozen meters before coming to a halt. Once she stopped, she shook her left hand and snorted. “Ridiculous. A human challenging a dragon while at the same realm? They might as well dream bigger and try to kill a Sixth Realm cultivator.”

Yasenia turned toward Zhu Zhalong and spoke. “I am going to make myself quite clear. First, I am not interested in you. Second, if you want to follow us, I want you to stop using that disgusting aphrodisiac, it makes my nose itch. Third, and this one is specifically for you, Gong Fen.” 

Gong Fen stiffened when her name was mentioned. 

“Gong Fen, I know you hate me. I know that you are probably trying to set me up. But I really do not care. I just want you to know that the second I find a single thing out of place, I am killing you.” Yasenia’s pupils shrunk as she nailed Gong Fen with her gaze. “I will kill you before your father arrives. By then, even if your father avenges you, does it matter? You’d be dead. So, don’t act stupid. It’s not like I’ll be staying in this place for long.”

“Huh?” Gong Fen blinked a few times, confused. Even though her body was shivering from fear that Yasenia might actually kill her, she could muster the thoughts and ability to process her last words. “W-What do you mean?”

Yasenia sighed and shook her head. “I am going to leave after this. We’ve already collected what we wanted.” She gestured with her chin for her girls to start moving, and as they approached, Yasenia explained to Gong Fen. “The reason we are here in the first place is to search for something, and we’ve found it already. There is literally no reason at all to remain. So, I will disappear from this place even if you do nothing.”

Zhu Zhalong and Gong Fen looked at Yasenia’s groups with a stunned expression. And, looking at their retreating backs, they hesitated. One of Gong Fen's friends finally spoke up. “Fen’er, I really don’t think that it is worth it.”

Gong Fen looked sideways and opened and closed her mouth. It was clear that she was resentful and still wanted to make Yasenia pay. However, her friend insisted and approached, patting her head. “Fen’er. I don’t want to lose you. Brother Ming Zhuang is really strong, one of the strongest between us. However, what did Yasenia do? A single punch and he was sent flying far enough that he has yet to return.” 

Gong Fen looked at her female friend and pouted. “I hate Yasenia.”

The friend smiled. “I know.”

“I want to kill her…” Gong Fen pouted harder. 

The friend nodded twice. “It is quite apparent. No need to say it aloud.”

Gong Fen pouted further, but then she sighed. “Whatever. Since she will disappear, I’ll just take her existence as a bad dream. She might not return from the mountain either way.”

The friend chuckled. “You are a little demon, you know it?”

Gong Fen raised an eyebrow arrogantly. “So what? You like me that way, no?”

“Sadly, I’ve known you since we were five. Now that we are nearing four hundred… I just can’t stop now, can I?”

Gong Fen smiled and mocked. “If your husband hears you, he will be jealous.”

The friend rolled her eyes. “Sure, sure.”

Meanwhile, Yasenia looked ahead and sighed. Tatyana asked, curious. “Why didn’t you kill them in the end? Wasn’t that the plan?”

Yasenia blinked. “Huh? You didn’t notice?”

Tatyana asked, confused. “Notice what?”

The dragoness’s eyebrows raised and gave Kali a big thumbs up. “You are really stealthy! Impressive!”

Tatyana instantly understood and asked, surprised. “You infected her with a parasite?”

Kali laughed, her smile gentle. “Of course not!” 

The girls looked suspiciously at the fox woman, and as they expected, Kali continued. “I infected all of them."

All the girls nodded twice. ‘Of course. That’s more like her.’