Heaven, Earth, Me

Chapter 691: Sand Castle Against the Waves.

Sarah felt her back being soaked in a cold sweat when Yasenia's unrestrained killing intent swallowed her.

The dragoness's slit pupils had thinned into lines, and her voice boomed like a dragon roar as she shouted. "You ungrateful woman! I haven't revealed the fact that you are a human out of consideration of our past friendship; I gave you a place to stay without you needing to worry about anything, even at the cost of being discovered for housing humans! I gave you resources, status, and living conditions, cultivators ten times stronger than you would dream about! I kept you informed, gave you elder-level privileges, and even shared and traded with you information you would wish to know, like the date of this secret realm! Yet you say that I'm trying to bully you!? That I am toying with you!? That I forced myself on someone!?"

Sarah was startled, and her heart skipped a beat out of fright.

Then, she realized that something in what Yasenia had said was too dangerous for herself, but it was too late to stop her.

Meanwhile, Yasenia summoned her sword and was about to continue when she saw the faces of the four beast human women behind Sarah open their eyes widely while looking at Sarah.

As sharp as she was with emotions, she could realize that there was not only surprise but a sense of betrayal in those eyes. 'Huh?'

Of them all, the one who loved Sarah the most, Harmony, screamed at Yasenia, her eyes trembling with convoluted emotions. "What are you talking about!? How dare you call Sarah a human!?"

Yasenia looked at Harmony indifferently for a second, and then her eyes flashed with realization. 'No way, did Sarah fake her bloodline?'

She couldn't help but look at Sarah with mocking eyes and sneered. "You are a worse piece of trash than I imagined. You haven't told your lovers that you are a human? Hahaha, this is ridiculous."

Lana, the dragon woman, shouted at Yasenia with a high-pitched but timid voice. "S-Sect Master, even if you are angry at Sarah, you shouldn't slander her!"

Yasenia looked at Lana and saw the innocence around her about to collapse. Out of all of Sarah's harem, Lana was someone Yasenia had previously talked with privately, becoming somewhat close.

Even while anger burned inside her, and she wanted nothing more than to charge forward and start fighting with Sarah, she tried to calm her tone while speaking to this innocent dragon princess. "Why would I lie with something so easy to prove?"

"No! You are lying! There is no way Sarah is a human!"

While Yasenia confronted the four beast humans, Sarah was frantically speaking with her system.

'System, can I buy a beast bloodline or something? I need to make my beast appearance foolproof, or things will go very bad!'

[Host. Changing from human to beast is expensive, but if the bloodline is low enough, you have enough points.]

'Perfect! Let's do it quickly!'

[Host. Let me finish. While possible, the process is not instantaneous, and your human bloodline will be revealed while the bloodline changes. Moreover, you need to be cultivating. I don't think you can do so in this situation.]

'Shit, then what do I do!?'

[Your concealing formations are strong. Even the tests Yasenia made for the entrance test would not be able to tell your human bloodline.]

Sarah looked at the affection from the beast human girls and saw that the numbers were lowering and increasing, a sign that they still trusted her and didn't believe Yasenia's words yet. 'Since I can't change, I'll need to fake it until I make it!'

Sarah used a few skills to avoid inspection and looked at Yasenia angrily while she shouted. "Yasenia. I'm not a human. Please stop trying to lie to them! If you want to separate us, you will need much more than a superficial lie!"

Yasenia stopped speaking and looked at Sarah.

Sarah saw no emotions directed at her through that draconic gaze for the first time since their altercation.

However, it was far more chilling than when Yasenia was angry. The moment she crossed her eyes with the indifferent golden orbs, she felt like she had become nothing in Yasenia's eyes.

Sarah's mind spun, and she spat coldly. "Even if you want to separate us, it is impossible. I've already proved I'm a beast before them multiple times. Your tricks will not be able to separate our bonds!"

The four beast humans recalled the tests and auras they had felt before and frowned, looking at Yasenia displeased. 'Is she really trying to lie to us?'

Sarah continued after she saw the reaction of the four. "See? Lana, don't believe her! She isn't who you think she is!"

Lana frowned, and Sarah saw with delight how the affection points toward Yasenia went to the negatives.

Yasenia continued looking as if her words were the same as the wind. Thinking about something, she looked at Angel and told her something through her spiritual sense.

Then, she asked Sarah calmly. "Do you dare to unleash your Beast Bloodline aura, then? You are a beast, right? Do something like this, then."

The atmosphere around Yasenia fluctuated, and a gentle ripple extended outward, allowing her [Empyrean Cosmos Dragon] bloodline to flood the area with her Empyrean presence.

The four beast human girls swallowed when Yasenia's aura enveloped them, feeling small and unworthy. The Peak-level Ancient Ranked bloodline was a massive deterrent for the beast humans before her, who didn't even reach the Divine rank.

Meanwhile, Sarah spoke coldly without much reaction. "Why should I listen to you? Yasenia, we've come to this point already, so stop spouting nonsense and fight me!"

Between all of them, Dorian was the one who still didn't believe it.

She had been quite secluded in her clan before, to the point that she was abandoned and later rescued. She had only recently gotten to know love from this group, and it had been the happiest moment of her life. So, she didn't want to accept that seven of them had kept their identities a secret from her.

It was an important identity for someone who had grown in their position.

Lea felt a lump in her throat. She and Dorian were really close, yet, in her hands, there was now a decision that could break them.

'I-I can't do it.'

Lea looked at Sarah and felt anger.

'W-Why must I suffer like this.'

Her anger ballooned, and her love twisted into hatred.

'Why didn't Sarah tell them before needing to have sex with them!?'

Sarah received the message that would crumble the sand castle she built.

[Ding! Lea's affection dropped by 178 points. Affection reduced to -90 points (Hatred).]

[Ding! <Lover Second Chance> effect is still active. Affection fixed to 80 points (Love).]

And Lea's thoughts were once again twisted. 'But even then, I can't betray the trust that Sarah placed in me!'

After a few deep breaths, Lea's face hardened, and she spoke firmly and loudly. "We are not humans!"

Sarah's face was filled with relief for a second.

Yasenia's golden eyes flashed, and then the indifference turned to chilling coldness. "So, this is what you choose."

Lea looked up, and her heart thumped in genuine fear. 'W-What is that gaze?'

Then, Yasenia rested that enormous sword she had summoned on the ground and snorted a laugh. "Impressive, truly magnificent. You are not even able to admit such a simple fact to them. Have you become their lovers because they are useful to you? You really see them as nothing but resources, and what's worse is that they are an expendable one."

Lillian was still being choked by Yasenia's hand, and she shouted with difficulty. "Slut... Who are... you... to say that! Aren't you... the same?"

When Sarah saw Yasenia turning to look at Lillian while not changing her indifferent expression, she felt a bad premonition, and her body chilled.

Yasenia looked at Lillian for a second and then spoke. "Come to think of it, I grabbed you like this to stop Sarah from doing a stupid thing because I didn't want to really kill her. I wanted to beat sense into her... But..."

Sarah shouted with a truly scared voice for the first time. "YASENIA STOP!"

But, not even paying attention to her, Yasenia's tail uncoiled from Lea and moved agilely, ruthlessly piercing Lillian's chest and exiting from the other side.

"NOOO!"

Sarah's shrill scream spread while faces filled with disbelief came from her harem members.

Meanwhile, Lillian's eyes widened, and then she coughed a mouthful of blood. "Y-You..." She didn't expect Yasenia to attack her because she had seen her lenience in the past. Being part of her sect, Lillian expected much more "impunity."

Still, she misjudged Yasenia. Not only her but also Sarah and Lea. They thought this was an altercation where no severe blows would be traded.

Yet, they couldn't be more mistaken.

The dragoness stated coldly while looking at the trembling Lea. "I warned you, didn't I? That if you don't tell the truth, you will regret it."

Then, Yasenia looked at the crying Sarah and the four human beast women and spat coldly. "Angel, activate it."

Before anybody could react, a perfect and beautiful glass formation spread above them, shining with colorful lights.

Then, a powerful wave of energy swept them, making them become alert as they prepared for battle.

Sarah was still filled with horror because of Lillian's impaled state, but she still looked around, clearing the tears that fell from her eyes as she prepared to counterattack. Yet, nothing happened for a few seconds, making her frown.

Her confusion lasted very little as one message popped in front of her eyes, making her feel as if someone had cut the rope holding the guillotine blade above her neck.

[Ding! Bloodline Concealing Formation has been disrupted for one minute.]