The disciples of the Radiant Star Sect immediately panicked. They had just escaped a hellish scape, so how could they expect that just when they thought they were finally safe, they'd be attacked in this way, and by individuals they couldn't even see through the cultivation realms no less.
Pibin's head whipped around, hints of fear coloring his eyes. He didn't recognize any of the people who were standing around him, but what he did see that without fail, all of them were standing in the skies. Although he couldn't quite think straight at the moment, he was still sharp enough to know that he was on the Fourth Heaven now, so he was also sharp enough to realize that anyone who could fly here was at least a Perfect Sky God.
Why were Perfect Sky Gods surrounding them? Not even a single one of them was a Sky God to begin with, and even if they were, a Perfect Sky God would scoff in the face of a Fragmented Sky God, how could they ever care enough to surround them in large numbers like this?
Of course, large was relative. There were only three of them. But to Pibin, even one was too many, let alone three.
The furious Fifth Heaven elders seemed to look over at this time as well. After a moment, they seemed to understand that these few disciples should be from the Sect that planned to move into the Fourth Heaven. While they hadn't personally sensed the aura of that Sect, these experts had, so it wasn't surprising that they could pick out the disciples.
What was surprising, though, was the fact they had sent their Perfect Sky Gods immediately. Even so, while the powerhouses of the Fourth Heaven didn't dare to casually interrupt the conversation of the Fifth Heaven experts, they didn't necessarily fear them either. They wouldn't choose being overly polite over dealing with a threat that pointed a blade at them all.
The disciples of the Radiant Star Sect grit their teeth as they trembled in fear.
Although they had had a huge boost to their confidence recently, not everyone could maintain their usual air before Sky Gods. Even if they had beeen geniuses of the Sixth Heaven, before this absolute gap in strength, they would have reacted the very same way.
"Are little ants looking at us with some defiance, or am I imagining that?" One of the three Perfect Sky Gods chortled.
"Enough games, just kill them directly," another replied.
"Why kill them so early? Obviously an example needs to be made. With this new era coming around, it's clear that a few have gotten a bit too confident for their own good. We need an example so that I don't have to waste my cultivation time on this bullshit again."
The words of the last Perfect Sky God seemed to sway the second.
These three represented the strongest of the Fourth Heaven.
One were a robe of blades, clearly reminiscent of the petite Ranna. This was a Sky God of the Infinity Blade Sect, Sky God Syriah, a woman with a sharp gaze and an even sharper tongue.
The second was a bald older middle-aged man wielding a rod. He seemed to bear faint resemblance to Zed and his Dao seemed to follow the same path as well. This was a Sky God of the Resonant Bo Sect, Sky God Sage.
The third was a man wearing silver and gold robes. He wasn't a representer of a Sect or Clan, and in truth, he wasn't tethered to the Fourth Heaven either as he roamed between the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Heavens...
This man was none other than Saint Rinushka.
Just as the three were about to discuss how this matter would be dealt with, the blackhole pulsed once more and chaos seemed a measure away from breaking loose.
Aantha stepped out from the portal, a giddy smile on her face. This was in large contrast to the others who had come out earlier. Almost the instant they saw this, the elders of the Fifth Heaven were furious and they seemed to side Hulidyr's theory all the more.
Fifth Heaven elders reached out with their palms.
"Little girl, come over here. We have some questions for you!"
"You are?!"
Thera's temper immediately flared. She didn't know what really happened on the inside, but how could she let these angry old men lay a hand on her little sister?
While the elders had reached out casually, Thera lashed out with all her the skies darkening as it was blanketed by the afterimages of what looked like a whip. It moved so fast that it formed a net above, shredding apart space as it repelled the palms of the Fifth Heaven elders that had reached forward.
Only fools were surprised that Thera had dared to attack all of them at once. These Sky Gods were used to doing as they pleased, but wasn't Thera a Sky God as well? They were living a foolish dream if they thought that she'd allow them to place a hand on her little sister.
Aantha only seemed to realize the danger she was in now as she paled somewhat. She had just been on cloud nine, how had things become like this?
Luckily, one of her elder sister's whip afterimages gently wrapped around her waist and pulled her over.
The commotion seemed to cause the atmosphere to freeze and no one dared to make rash movements. Even the Fourth Heaven experts who had been ready to deal with the Radiant Star Sect disciples narrowed their gazes. The logistics of this matter was becoming more and more complicated. If dealt with the Radiant Star Sect disciples now, it would be overshadowed by whatever battle was happening between the Fifth Heaven experts. How would that be sending a message, then?
Aantha patted chest when she landed by her elder sister and she exhaled a few breaths before seemingly going back to normal.
"Attack a little girl like me, don't you bunch of old fogies have any shame?!"
With her sister as her backer, Aantha immediately began to berate the Fifth Heaven Sky Gods. She was a little princess and had lived her life in leisure, how could she not be furious? It was fine if she was attacked by members of her generation, but when had the older generation become useless enough to attack a little girl like her?
Thera smiled bitterly, watching her little sister make an already bad situation worse. But she didn't stop Aantha either. Thera had been in the martial world for long enough to know that showing weakness was how you got taken advantage of. The more Aantha was like this, the more the others would hesitate.
"Little girl!" Hulidyr nearly popped a blood vessel.
Aantha scurried about her elder sister. The roar of a Sky God wasn't something she wanted to face.
Thera waved a hand and the sound waves dispersed.
"I advise you to control yourself, Hulidyr. This is the last time I will warn you."
"Hoho, I'm very much afraid," Hulidyr said sarcastically. "I won't be leaving here until you explain what happened to our young geniuses! If the Dream Asuras don't have an answer for me, you can wait for the declaration of war!"
Hearing this, rather than being afraid, Thera actually sneered, her pretty features distorting into a malevolent grin that chilled the air.
"With you? Since when did the likes of you speak for the Draco Race? And even if all of you pointed your blades toward my Dream Asura race, do you think we would fear you? If we retreat into Dream Mountain, what can you do to us? By then, you could just wait obediently for our attack!"
The Sky Gods of the Fifth Heaven fell into silence when they heard this. Clearly, they had some reservations about this as well.
Aantha snorted. "Why are all these old fogies so mad?"
Hulidyr his teeth. Thera was one matter, but he really wanted to slap this little girl to death with a single pat.
Thera turned toward Aantha, seemingly wanting answers herself.
"The say that Little Mae's.... Dao Companion harmed their geniuses and stopped them from getting Heavenly Favor. Is this true?"
"Oh?" Aantha blinked. She had entered the tower by then so she hadn't seen Ryu strip the remaining geniuses of their luck, but she eventually nodded. "I don't know about stopping them from getting Heavenly Favor, but big bro did beat them all up."
Thera blinked. Aantha was already calling him big bro? Thera knew her little sister too well, even her own boyfriends of the past were run to the point of insanity by her, and they had all been Sky Gods of elite ilk.
Before she could ask more, though, Aantha continued with a laugh.
"You should have seen them, that Vie and that ugly Akura have always been chasing after big sis. Vie and his little brother both had to use their escape treasures or else they would have died. And then Akura said some disgusting stuff about big sis and big bro got mad and almost killed him even though he had just gotten out of a big battle.
"You should have seen it!"
Aantha giggled as she animatedly told her stories as though she wouldn't be satisfied until the world burnt to the ground. Even though the faces of the surrounding Sky Gods only became darker and darker, while the young geniuses felt like finding a place to bury their heads, she still continued without a care in the world.
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