The world was shifting, attacks transformed into giant hands, enormous weapons, star-shattering sword energies, and world-collapsing spear strikes.
Every single attack converged, all aimed at the red-wearing empress holding a gorgeous fate-weaving guitar.
As reality itself seemed to collapse, the woman in red calmly stretched her elegant fingers and began playing a melody.
"[Innate Skill: Fate Calling Song]."
Fate Law took hold of the world, and Tatyana's body disappeared from the locked location and appeared right in the middle of the five-hundred-strong Seventh Realm cultivator army.
Her voice spread, a perfect melody in sync with the guitar.
"I summoned you, please come to me
Don't bury thoughts that you really want~!"
As her melody spread through the collapsing battlefield, cracks of pale, deathly light split across the void. Then, with a thunderous groan, the Underworld Gates swung open.
"I fill you up, drink from my cup
Within me lies what you really want~!"
Her Fate and Death energies surged out, barreling into each and every single undead creature that was blotting out the cosmos around them.
Any attack aimed her way, as if predestined to fail, couldn't even scratch the hem of her red royal dress!
While everyone panicked, Tatyana soared and smiled, her Underworld Law fueling all her creatures to increase their strength exponentially.
"Come, lay me down~
'Cause you know this~
'Cause you know this sound!!"
Refusing to allow Tatyana to fully seize control of the battlefield, the Martial Empress broke through the void, appearing before Tatyana and thrusting her spear forward, concepts like Unavoidable and Unblockable coating the attack.
However, Tatyana didn't care, her voice reaching a new crescendo!
"In the middle of the night!
In the middle of the night!
Just call my name~
I'm yours to tame~!"
As the spear arrived, an undead coated with ghostly green thunder manifested in front of Tatyana. He was Hakkan, the powerhouse Tatyana defeated when the Dragon Hunters arrived at the Lan Family!
The Martial Empress was pushed back, and the rest of the powerhouses were entangled in fighting the endless hordes of undead flowing from every single corner of the cosmos around them!
"In the middle of the night!
In the middle of the night!
I'm wide awake,
I crave your taste all night long!"
Lord Gu and Vulcan appeared right as the Martial Empress was pushed back, but they too were unable to reach Tatyana. From the void, a giant armored dragon manifested, mounted by a heavily armored, lance-wielding human. The two intercepted them, blocking the Ancestor powerhouses' attacks.
'Til morning comes~
I'm getting what is mine~
You gon' get yours, oh no, ooh~
Hahahaha!"
Looking at the chaotic battlefield, Tatyana felt exhilarated.
How long had it been since she'd used all her strength?
How long since she'd truly let go like this?
She, the Death Empress, was not done!
BOOM!
Her aura surged, her emotions peaking.
"These burning flames, these crashing waves
Wash over me like a hurricane~!"
She blurred across the battlefield and appeared before a Level 1 Law Creator, and her fist plunged into their heart, crushing their body and soul!
"I captivate, you're hypnotized
Feel powerful, but it's me again!!!"
Love and Fate Law burst out, and almost half of the weak cultivators felt their sanity completely draining, turning to attack their peers!
The Martial Empress's heart sank to the pit of her stomach, her face paling. "I-Impossible… A Fourth Law?"
Tatyana extended her crimson-splattered arms, the blood coating her hands like gloves, while she smiled at everyone with pure softness.
"Come, lay me down
'Cause I know this
'Cause I know this sound~!"
Her Underworld Law intertwined with her boosting skills, and all the people who had been charmed allowed the Death and Underworld energies to barrel into their bodies, thus transforming them eternally.
"Hahaha!!
In the middle of the night!
In the middle of the night!!
Just call my name!!!
I'm yours to tame!!!!"
The crescendo of her music shook reality itself, the number of Seventh Realm cultivators falling one after another as if they were insignificant insects.
The Martial Empress quickly pushed Hakkan back with a torrential combination of spear and punch strikes, rushing toward Tatyana.
Tatyana grinned at her, singing with wanton abandon!
"In the middle of the night
In the middle of the night
I'm wide awake
I crave your taste all night long!"
Tatyana's body weaved through the Martial Empress's barrage, yet none could touch her, no matter what concepts empowered the Martial Empress's strikes. After all, Fate whispered of defeat, Fate mocked those who dared oppose, and Fate laughed against those who dared resist its wielder!
'Til morning comes
I'm getting what is mine
You gon' get yours, oh no, ohh~~!
In the middle of the night!
In the middle of the night, oh!"
The Martial Empress looked to the side and noticed that Hakkan had joined hands with Lauren to beat down Vulcan and Lord Gu, suppressing them until they almost couldn't raise their heads.
Suddenly, the Martial Empress felt a lull in the symphony, and in that eerie stillness, Tatyana appeared before her and cupped her face.
"Just call on me, ah~
Just call my name…
Like… you… mean… it, ah~!"
White lights flashed in Tatyana's red eyes, and the Martial Empress felt compelled; she felt entangled, and her voice was snatched from her throat. "Tatyana… Kill me."
The Martial Empress's eyes shone with fright, and Tatyana's smile became face-splitting, her sword appearing in her hand as she hacked at her.
The woman tried to resist, but this was the song's crescendo, the end of her fate line!
Tatyana sang with all her heart!
"In the middle of the night!!
In the middle of the night!!"
The Martial Empress resisted.
"Just call my NAME!
I'm yours to TAME!"
Tatyana's sword tore through her defenses.
"In the middle of the night!
In the middle of the night!"
The Martial Empress lost her arm and weapon, fighting desperately with her fists.
"I'm wide awake!
I crave your taste all night long!
'Til morning comes!
I'm getting what is mine!
You gon' get yours, oh!"
In the middle of the night!
In the middle of the night, oh!!"
And with the final chords, the Martial Empress, strongest in the group, fell, Tatyana's sword piercing her heart.
With that attack, silence and peace returned to the battlefield, only the echoes of Tatyana's final note filling the world like a haunting whisper of a captivating demoness.
The Martial Empress coughed, staining her pale lips with blood, while looking at Tatyana with dull eyes and a face full of regret. "To think… my life would end… so abruptly. Haha… cough, it really was… not worth it…"
"Shh~."
Tatyana softly placed her finger on her lips, her red eyes full of smiles. "This is not your end. You will, after all, serve me from now on." Tatyana bit her finger. "I usually don't do this, but… your talent is enviable~."
The Martial Empress felt Tatyana place her finger in her mouth, and compelled by the Death Empress, she swallowed. Her eye color instantly shifted to green as her soul and body burned with the flames of the underworld.
Tatyana's face gained a touch of tiredness, clearly having overexerted herself to do what she just did. However, as these eerie, green flames burned, she took out her sword, and the Martial Empress healed fully.
Her black hair turned as white as snow, her skin paling beautifully but to a ghostly degree. However, unlike the rest of the people present, who were changing to either skeletal or general-class creatures depending on their potential, the Martial Empress remained mostly unchanged.
Only, in the depth of her eyes, a fierce loyalty burned as she quickly took the knee. "My Death Empress, Martial Empress Hou Zongying will protect you for eternity."
Tatyana nodded, satisfied, and looked around at everyone who died. However, before she could inspect more, she felt a golden meteor soaring through space toward her, tackling her.
Before she could speak, Tatyana had her lips covered, a long, soft, and wet Dragon tongue deeply entangling with her own as her body sank into softness. Tatyana's killing intent receded, her body relaxing.
After the deep kiss, she looked at Yasenia's flushed and excited face, and she laughed. "Did you like it?"
Yasenia nodded like a pecking chicken, her tail wagging behind her at blurring speeds. Tatyana's fight had clearly awakened all her instincts, and if it weren't for the place and time, Tatyana knew she would have been "entrapped" in a room for a few days until she calmed down.
When they all returned, Cai Xue and the other three maids couldn't help but feel a touch of reverence and respect. 'No wonder Young Miss is so talented. She had to inherit it from somewhere!'
They were not belittling Yasenia's efforts or personal talent, but clearly, her origin was exceptional!
Once they returned to Tian Long's head, Tatyana spoke while hugging Yasenia's waist. "Let's go. You already know where the Heavenly Layer portal is."
As they spoke, all the new undead sank into the Underworld, and then Tian Long flapped his wings, his body breaking the void and traveling at a ridiculous speed.
Such was his speed that Yasenia could see planets and stars moving around them like street lights while walking deep into the night.
The little son, who had been momentarily abandoned because Yasenia wanted to express her utter adoration for Tatyana, quickly returned to the warm embrace of the dragoness.
"So, Mom, where are we going?"
Tatyana explained a bit about their current Heavenly Layer. "The portal to pass between Heavenly Layers is not owned by anyone from this layer onward. I've sent a few people to investigate, and clearly, all forces seem to have an agreement that this place is a no-ownership zone."
Yasenia nodded in thought. Then, she smiled. "There must be a 'But' involved somewhere, right?"
"Hehe, yes~." Tatyana smiled back. "The Heaven Piercing City around the portals, each have their own top forces, and while they do not prevent the strong, anyone who lacks enough power will have it quite difficult."
Yasenia snorted. "I knew it."
Tatyana raised her eyebrow. "You are snorting because you are jealous of the wealth they are gaining, not because of the injustice."
It wasn't a question but a statement. Yasenia answered with puffed cheeks. "While it is true, can't you leave some face to your daughter?"
"Face? What is that? Can you eat it?"
Yasenia smiled seductively. "Yours, I can eat~."
Tatyana had not expected this attack and coughed. "Heavens, those girls are in trouble."
"Trouble?" Yasenia blinked, and Tatyana pointed to the maids.
Looking over, even Star Forge, the most steady, had a touch of red at the top of her ears. Clearly, Yasenia's seductive smile had affected them.
The dragoness looked at Feixue, and the girl's face had become as red as a cooked lobster, imagining who knows what.
Yasenia smiled wryly. "I still lack a bit of control after learning those techniques. So, our first stop is Andrea's world. Where is it?"
Tatyana smiled. "Exalted Heaven. A layer that allows up to Sixth-Level Transcendence Realm cultivators."
Star Forge and Cai Xue blinked, pointing at themselves. "What about us?"
Tatyana smiled at them. "Time to go wait back at home and meet your coworkers."
Tai Qingzhe smiled slightly, feeling a bit smug. However, she heard Tatyana's judgment falling on her and Mo Yun as well. "You two will return with them, so don't be too smug. Do you think there are no other maids who want to accompany your Young Miss back at home?"
Yasenia blinked, and then her eyes lit up. Before she even asked, Tatyana chuckled and nodded. "Yes, Anna and Eve are coming over."
Yasenia's heart surged, and her tail began wagging happily again. 'I will finally see them again!'
Anna and Eve were Yasenia's two personal head maids and the strongest ones, even when their realm was not the highest. Moreover, they were also the two maids Yasenia had seriously considered adding as true mates and lovers in the past!