While the Demons and Divines left, Tatyana's eyes couldn't help but land on Liraxa's back. She had read what this particular demon tried to do to Yasenia, so she really wanted to kill her when she knew that.
Still, without proper justification, she would be giving the Demons a reason to use their strength to bother her. 'I am strong. However, there are some auras that I picked up who are not weak in the slightest.'
The Blue Pearl World was thankfully not a central world of the Mid Ranked Sublime Heaven. Otherwise, there would be several Sixth Level Demigods, which was the limit of the layer they currently resided in.
'I can fight armies, and the more I fight, the stronger I become. However, if they are clever and understand the essence of my power, it won't be hard to put me against the ropes, forcing me to escape.'
Tatyana was at the Level Three Demigoddess level, with her Body and Soul Cultivation slowly catching up and giving her some small boosts. Even if she could jump levels and fight those stronger than her, Tatyana understood that this Heavenly Layer was her absolute limit, the highest Heaven where she could act as one of the big bosses.
So, without clear benefits, it made absolutely no sense for another powerhouse to fight her to the death. At worst, they would fight once to make sure. 'To make sure that we don't encounter a big problem, we should use the Sky Continent and slowly push it up the ranks.'
She was extremely certain that the Sky Continent was special. Just the fact that the tombs of the Moon and Sun Gods were there, together with that mysterious tower, was enough of a hint to assure Tatyana of Sky Continent's potential.
'The Sky Continent might be a fallen world from the Ancient Heavenly Layer… Perhaps even higher.'
Shaking her head lightly, she noticed that there were a few people still looking at her. Glancing over, she saw the Dragons sitting in their positions while blinking innocently at her. Tatyana's eyes couldn't help but glance down once. '...Dragon women are truly the best. Thankfully, my Little Treasure only ended up with a slightly larger than average bust for their race. Otherwise, she might not need Draheart. Her tits would be lethal enough.'
"Mom."
Tatyana jumped a little, glancing sideways. Seeing Yasenia smiling at her with strangely dead eyes, she began sweating. "What was Mom thinking about?"
"N-N-Nothing."
'...Why am I stuttering so badly!? When did my adorable Little Treasure learn to emit such Wife-level pressure!?'
Clearing her throat, she looked at the Dragons and tried to ignore her Little Treasure. "So, why are you all still here?"
Ao Yuelan fluttered her eyelashes, her wine-red eyes glimmering with little stars. "I wanted to ask, if it is not rude… Who might be Little Yasenia's father? For your and his union to create a dragon of Little Yasenia's bloodline level, he must at least have some primordial-level blood, right?"
"Wrong." Tatyana snorted. "First of all, do you think I would reveal anything if what you said was the truth?"
Ao Yuelan pondered and then blinked. "You… wouldn't?"
Tatyana deadpanned. "Of course I wouldn't. I know how crazy you dragons are with bloodline shenanigans. For Heaven's sake, your kings and queens are decided by strength and bloodline level."
Ao Yuelan complained lightly. "That is hypocritical to say. After all, humans are not any different. Not to mention Godkin Bloodline Humans, if there is an Immortal Bloodline Human, do you think they won't immediately become respected and probably become Emperors or Empresses?"
Tatyana suddenly had nothing to say. "...Well, that's fair. Still, I will paraphrase it and say: I am not revealing who the father is because I don't know."
All dragons were extremely keen on lies and deceit, and when Tatyana said that, their eyes sharpened for a second, intending to catch the lie. Yet, the only thing they could feel from Tatyana was an aura of trust.
In their eyes, she was not lying at all. And, well, Tatyana wasn't lying. After all, Yasenia's father could be considered to be Heaven itself.
Thinking this, she couldn't help but complain internally. 'Although my methods were a bit… forceful, Yasenia is our daughter! Do you need to try to evaporate her from existence during each tribulation!? You are worse than a deadbeat father! A failure of Husband material!'
If Heaven could react, it would've probably smitten Tatyana until she was burnt to a crisp.
Ao Yuelan looked at Tatyana with a frown and then sighed. "It seems that you were unlucky. We, Dragons, are many things, but we rarely abandon our progeny."
What she said was the truth. Only if the race's characteristics pushed them to do so would a mother or father dragon abandon their child. Otherwise, they would take care of them until they gained a certain level of strength.
Among all major races, Dragons were probably the most protective of their young.
Tatyana shrugged. "Whatever. In the end, the void the father left was filled by Yasenia…" Tatyana paused, her face strange. "That sounds so wrong… yet I can't really correct it because it is true regardless of the meaning you want to give it."
The others felt their lips twitch. Even Yasenia looked at Tatyana helplessly. "Mom, are you done playing around?"
Tatyana chuckled and kissed Yasenia's cheek. Then, she looked at the Dragons. "Alright, tell me clearly this time around. What is your objective for staying behind?"
With her words, the dragons became serious. Not minding the presence of the two powerful Emperors, Ao Yuelan spoke earnestly. "I understand that as Yasenia's guardian and partner, you are reluctant to stay apart from Yasenia. Still, I want to ask you, as her mother, to allow us to bring her back to our main territory. The energy there will be ten times more effective than the one she can absorb here. She is such a talented child; wouldn't it be a shame if her environment held back her progress?"
Xing Jimie frowned a bit, but she didn't speak. After all, before Tatyana arrived, she was thinking similarly. Still, she felt that it was a bit disrespectful for the Dragons to ask Tatyana to give up Yasenia.
The Death Empress naturally wouldn't allow it without conditions. "I understand where you are going. I truly do. However, I've been separated from Yasenia for over a century. I don't want to stay away from her for a while. So, unless you can allow me to enter together, you can forget about it."
A Seventh Realm Dragon by Ao Yuelan's side spoke up with a frown on his face. "Lady Death Empress, it is not that we want to disrespect you. However, you can't enter the ancestral land as a human."
"Feng Haorong!" Ao Yuelan frowned, displeased that she was cut off.
Feng Haorong answered lightly. "I understand that you have some fondness for her, so you probably can't deny them as bluntly. Still, we can't go against our ancestors' teachings. No human has set foot in our ancestral lands, and no human shall do so in the future. No exceptions."
Tatyana glanced at them, her face pondering. "Say, is it only humans who are not allowed?"
The Dragons blinked, confused. "Our customs say that no Human, Divine, Demon, or Beast Human shall step into our Ancestral lands."
Tatyana blinked and smirked. "Then… I might be able to do so."
"Huh?"
Everyone in the room glanced at Tatyana with confused expressions. Even the Graveyard Emperor was confused. "Lady Death Empress… Aren't you a human?"
"Well…" Tatyana rubbed her chin. "Not exactly. Outwardly, I am no different than a human. However, I am much more than that."
Yasenia's eyes were also full of curiosity. "... So, what are you, Mom?"
Tatyana smiled brightly at her and spoke happily. "It's a secret."
Yasenia's tail moved, swinging at speeds hard to follow with the naked eye.
SLAP!
Tatyana was unable to dodge, her body flipping up from her seated position. 'Wow~.'
After landing perfectly back in her previously seated position, she felt Yasenia pulling her ear. "Tatyana Dravory! Are you going to keep your race a secret until the end of time!? I think I have more than enough rights to know what you are!"
Tatyana blinked pitifully and jumped into Yasenia's arms. "B-B-But, my baby! What if you get scared!? Isn't it enough to know that Mom is kind-of-a-human-but-not-a-human? I promise that our babies won't have strange limbs growing on them, so please love without digging further!"
Seeing the previously imposing Death Empress acting spoiled was such a whiplash that some people felt their jaws slacken.
Meanwhile, how could Yasenia resist when Tatyana was batting her eyelashes so pitifully? With a helpless sigh, the dragoness kissed her nose and pouted. "You are unfair. Someday, I will uncover whatever you are and then show you that your race can also fall into the dragon-compatible category!"
Tatyana blushed and slapped Yasenia's shoulder. "Oh, you. Of course I am compatible. Don't we already have a baby together?"
The rest in the room were even more startled. This time, it was Xing Jimie who was showing an aura of danger. "...Lady Death Empress. You impregnated Lady Yasenia at her young age?"
Tatyana, strangely, felt a single bead of sweat roll down her temple. "N-No, I didn't. It was all the other way around."
Xing Jimie was still looking coldly at Tatyana for being a beast and attacking a 120-year-old dragon, much younger back when it happened. Strangely, Tatyana felt a bit guilty.
Ao Yuelan asked, confused. "Um… How young is Little Yasenia? Since the Divines and Demons are gone, I guess it is safe to reveal it, right?"
Tatyana snorted. "If you can't swear to the Heavens that you won't say it, and I mean an actual oath, forget about me ever saying it."
To her surprise, everyone in the room was so curious that they instantly created and recited an oath with absolutely no loopholes. Both mother and daughter were stunned.
Now, with nowhere to escape, Tatyana coughed and spoke lightly. "That… Well… Let me paraphrase it with something. Yasenia's development is different from a normal Dragon…"
Ao Yuelan squinted her eyes. "Lady Death Empress, don't delay it. Just spit out the age."
"...126."
Everyone became silent, looking at Tatyana as if she were some kind of perverted monster. The Death Empress did not expect to be looked down upon so harshly, so she shrank a bit and made some excuses. "Yasenia was fully mature when she was 18 years old, alright!"
"Eighteen…"
"Beast."
"Pervert."
"Crib-Empress."
The last nickname was a critical hit, almost bringing the powerful Death Empress to her knees. Ao Yuelan and the others stood up, shooting side-long glances at Tatyana.
"We will leave for now and ask more in detail. Once we know if someone who is not part of those four races can enter, we will send back a letter."
Yasenia hugged and kissed Tatyana. "I love you either way, Tatyana."
The Death Empress hugged Yasenia. "I knew you treated Mommy the best! Waaah!"
With such a scene, the gathering came to an end.