Deep in the forest, inside a comfortable-looking wooden house, a fox woman with five tails sat calmly on a cultivation cushion. Her long, soft, and bushy tails waved behind her in a proud fan, swishing calmly.

Her curvy, soft body was perfectly covered by a green and pink robe, while her chestnut-colored hair reached just above where her tails spread out. Moreover, with her spotless, gentle face and those deep, verdant green eyes, the woman looked like a gentle fox mother calmly sitting and sipping tea.

As she sat on her cushion, the fox woman heard a voice in her head. "Why are you still here, Kali? With your strength, isn’t it rather easy to leave?"

Kali was peaceful, her lips carrying a smile. "What’s the point of leaving? They think that having me as a hostage, it will help their motives. While I do not really agree, it is true that the war will stop as long as I am here. I can practice alchemy and my other arts calmly here while cultivating. Is there a point for me to leave, Valeria?"

Valeria sighed. "It’s not about being comfortable. However, you know that this is not a permanent solution. It would be best if you just went out and suppressed Leral, right? Moreover, Du Yanyu must be feeling terrible."

Kali’s green eyes softened a touch, but she sighed. "You also know that I am not here just because of that."

Valeria paused and frowned for a second. "You know that it is something that you should not pay attention to. Moreover, you still have a touch of Yasenia’s aura in you."

Kali shook her head. "Why face it? I could just kill that man, but doing so would provoke a large-scale war. It’s better to isolate myself and be here."

Valeria manifested, her three-meter-tall body and explosive curves being enough to cover Kali even while sitting sideways behind her. "Are you sure you don’t want to get rid of that man? Or are you... reluctant."

Kali’s gentle expression turned cold as she looked at Valeria. "Don’t even joke about that, Valeria. You know that Yasenia is my one and only."

Valeria smiled. "I know. But he is, after all, the soulmate your bloodline chose. Since you can’t mark Yasenia, regardless of your wishes, your blood has resonated with that man’s. Don’t you think that killing him is for the best?"

Kali sighed. "If I kill him, another resonance will occur later, right?"

Valeria nodded, and Kali smiled. "Then, why should I kill him? I know who it is, so I can straight up ignore him and let him rot here. Once I leave with Yasenia, he will become a wisp of an unpleasant memory."

Valeria blinked, her green-colored dragon tail flopping up and down behind her. "That’s... an interesting thought. However, I think you’ve missed something in that plan of yours."

"Hm?" Kali tilted her head, her long fox ears flopping adorably. "What is it?"

Valeria laughed and asked. "Do you think Yasenia will let him go?"

Kali: "..."

The fox felt a headache for a second, her green eyes showing a touch of struggle. Valeria leaned down, resting her face on her palm as she lay completely horizontal. "What are you thinking?"

Kali shook her head. "Nothing. I was wondering if to hide his existence so that he doesn’t die. After all, I can’t be marked by Yasenia, so my nature as a Beast will eventually choose another one against my will, regardless. Leaving him alive is for the best."

Valeria hummed in agreement, but she asked again. "So, do you think he will live?"

Kali pouted, her fox tails fluffing up Valeria’s face. "He won’t. I know he won’t! I just..." Kali blushed a bit. "I want Yasenia to stomp him in front of me as she claims me."

Valeria laughed. "Your fox tail is showing, Kali. It seems that you are getting affected by your beast bloodline."

Kali rolled her green eyes. "Whatever... Still, what you said about Du Yanyu is true. That girl must be causing trouble for everyone because of my sealing."

"So... Will you leave?"

Kali shook her head. "Let’s wait for a bit longer. I really, really, really don’t want to deal with that annoying snake-man..." Her eyes were a touch annoyed as she continued. "Speaking about it, why would my bloodline even choose something as inferior as him?"

It was Valeria’s turn to roll her eyes. "Inferior? He has the [Seven Reincarnation Source Snake] bloodline. It’s basically a perfect match to any tailed beast with a life attribute. Only a bloodline as overbearing as Yasenia’s can overwhelm this pairing through sheer, draconic superiority."

Hearing those words, Kali glanced at Valeria’s face and felt her lips arch. "You are speaking about her bloodline as if it is number one under Heaven. You also sound... infatuated."

Valeria blinked her green draconic eyes, tilting her head. "Do I?"

Kali’s smirk tugged down, sighing exaggeratedly. "What a block of wood."

Suddenly insulted, Valeria could only blink repeatedly in confusion.

***

Meanwhile, Yasenia’s group arrived at Kali’s world and couldn’t help but exclaim. This world was a spehric world. Although its size was comparable to that of relatively large stars, what made them exclaim was how "green" it was.

Yasenia muttered, surprised. "So many forests! This world is basically 80% forests, 20% other biomes."

Her sharp eyes could see that even the water bodies had grown tall trees, covering most of the oceans in forests.

Meanwhile, Tatyana was looking at the world with a touch of eagerness. ’Chaos! I wonder how much this world’s landscape will change due to Yasenia’s arrival~.’

"Mom, why are your lips twitching like that?"

Tatyana blinked her red eyes. "Nothing, Little Treasure. Just thinking how delicious you are."

Yasenia sighed with a smile, hugging her and kissing her lips. "Silly. Now, tell me, where is Kali?"

"I don’t know."

"Huh?"

Tatyana smiled and explained a little bit. "Kali is currently sealed somewhere by some of the major forces. So, I am unsure where she is. The seal is gentle though, so Kali is not in any danger."

"...Sealed?" Yasenia’s relaxed expression crumpled, and her hand squeezed Tatyana’s ass strongly. "Is this your definition of safe, Mom?"

Tatyana blushed at the hard squeeze, leaning into her arms with blinking red eyes. "Isn’t she safe? She is completely risk-free. No one can even meet her. No one is more protected than her!"

Yasenia was speechless at her twisted logic and really wanted to push her down and punish her. "Sigh... You are really something."

Tatyana laughed, tiptoeing to kiss her lips. "Don’t worry, Flora is near the seal’s area. So, if anyone had any bad intentions, they would need to face her."

Those words were accurate, but they made Yasenia squint. "Then... where is Flora?"

Tatyana smiled. "Near the seal."

"..."

Knowing that this woman wanted chaos to ensue, Yasenia didn’t pursue the matter. Instead, she gave her a deep kiss so fierce that she filled her entire mouth with her tongue. Tatyana’s bones softened, her mouth punished until her tongue was a little numb from pleasure.

After separating, Yasenia gave her one last gentle slap and shook her head. "Alright. Let’s land. At least tell me the area where she is in. This world is enormous."

Tatyana smiled. "Circle around it. It’s around the middle area of the largest continent on the other side.

"Largest continent... Everything looks green from here."

"It’s more visible on the other side. This world’s history is quite rich, and there are even some barriers. Honestly, if you had been born here, you would’ve soared quite rapidly as well. It’s full of interesting treasures for people below the Transcendence Realm."

Yasenia raised her eyebrow. "What’s this world’s name?"

Tatyana leaned her face on Yasenia’s shoulder. "Its name is [Skyria]."

Yasenia nodded, and they all moved together. Soon, they arrived on the other side and were able to faintly distinguish the continents, just as Tatyana said. Yasenia then directed the ship into the world.

This World’s Heaven noticed Yasenia, and it rumbled in warning, only for Yasenia to shut it up with a single glare.

When they reached above the sea of trees, Yasenia felt slightly lost for the first time. "How do you... guide yourself here? Everywhere you look, there are trees and trees. There are barely any landmarks."

Tatyana nodded in agreement. "Cities are hard to distinguish at first. Only after you notice the differences between wild trees and housing trees will you become accustomed to differentiating them."

"Well... Lead the way to a nearby city, then. We can search from there."

Evelyn, standing at the side, asked curiously. "Is this how you searched for all of us?"

"No." Yasenia laughed, hugging heer mischievous girl and kissing her forehead. "For you, since I knew you were wandering around, I just created high-end tournaments. Eventually, we would meet. For Angel, I could feel her location straight away. For Andrea, I scanned her continent and found her straight away as well."

"Oh." Evelyn hummed. "But Kali is sealed. So, what do you intend to do to find her?"

"First, it is making our presence known to the point that Flora becomes aware of our existence. Then, once we know the seal location, we destroy the seal. After that, we destroy whoever sealed my Honey."

Evelyn asked with a smirk. "What if the one who sealed her was a coalition of all the world’s powers?"

Yasenia’s smile became cold. "Then, they’d better pray to their ancestors that Kali doesn’t want revenge."

"Hahaha. I knew it."

Andrea sighed. "Truly, all the worlds we visited have been hanging by a thread. Angel’s got lucky that she is basically indifferent. But these people... I don’t know what they are thinking."

Yasenia saw the "city" in the distance, and the only difference from the surroundings was a man-made clearing around the trees and a lot of activity within the city’s bounds.

"Right." Yasenia blinked and asked, curious. "Did Kali use parasites in this World, Mom?"

"She did."

"That makes things easier." Yasenia smiled.

***

Not too far away from Yasenia, Du Yanyu was standing with a cold expression among many people. These people were part of Kali’s sect, who were now somewhat persecuted. Because Kali’s parasites were too strong, there was a ban on them not too long ago, which is what caused the current situation.

Du Yanyu spoke. "Mistress Kali is currently sealed. She has sealed herself in her own volition. However, that doesn’t mean that she must be sealed forever. Soon, we will attack that annoying blonde woman’s base and flatten it. Once we capture Leral, we can use her as a bargaining chip to get them to release Mistress Kali. Enough with us hiding in trees. Soon, our Mistress Kali will be able to stand proudly!"

"For Mistress Kali!"

"For Mistress Kali!"