Heaven, Earth, Me-Chapter 1507. Primordial Starheart.

Looking at the somewhat resentful Yasenia, the Old Dragon felt a little awkward. However, when he looked at Yasenia’s behind, he noticed that she had completely healed. He, somewhat angered about Yasenia’s recklessness, had not held back much and even managed to crack some scales. Else, he wouldn’t hurt her.

And yet, Yasenia was completely healed now!

Our dragoness also noticed and twisted her neck to look while lowering her wings. "I am healed already? The damage you did should’ve lasted a bit longer, right?"

"A bit longer? I was about to take back the faint energy I left so that you wouldn’t heal instantly."

"You left energy so I couldn’t recover?"

"I was punishing a dragon with who knows how much regeneration power, if I don’t do that much, would it even be considered a punishment?"

Yasenia rolled her golden eyes and snorted. "You need to compensate me. No one other than my mother and lovers has ever..." Yasenia paused and commented. "No one other than my mother, lovers, some of my maids, and some of my friends have ever spanked my butt!"

"... That’s plenty of people, you know?"

"I don’t care! Compensation is due! Give me treasures!"

Since he was a senior, Yasenia would naturally try to take advantage. If he dared to give, Yasenia dared to receive!

Old Dragon Ao easily saw through her little greedy thoughts, but he didn’t expose her. Instead, he asked. "So, what exactly happened? You’ve explained superficially, but you were a bit hasty with the explanation."

Yasenia gnashed her teeth. "If I wasn’t hasty, wouldn’t I still be held down and being spanked by you?"

After raising his arms in surrender, Yasenia sighed and shook her head. "I don’t know much other than what I told you. My Beast Core went crazy, it bumped into the Starheart Molting Pearl, and both of them seem to have fused while I was... in limbo."

"Can you summon it out?"

Yasenia nodded and did so. This dragon was strong enough to sneeze and kill her, so not revealing it out of carefulness would be superfluous.

The moment the new Beast Core appeared, a profound and ethereal presence manifested. Yasenia and Ao looked at it with surprise. "This aura..."

Yasenia muttered and Old Dragon Ao answered solemnly. "Immortal Level Treasure. Alright, I’ve seen enough, hide it away."

Yasenia did so quickly. Thankfully, Old Dragon Ao had used the formation to isolate them. So no aura was leaked out.

Yasenia floated around, moving her way like a fish as she asked. "So, what happened?"

"Hm... I am unsure. The initial effect of the treasure would’ve been staying in your Dantian and nourishing you constantly. It would be like carrying a portable Starlit Molting Pool that could grow in strength alongside you. Passive strengthening to the point that, even if you just sleep and laze around, reaching the Star Core Beast realm would be a matter of a countdown."

Yasenia nodded, not surprised. She had guessed something similar when she saw the Starheart Molting Pearl the first time. Its aura was intricately connected with the formation.

"However... Your previous Beast Core was not a normal one, was it?"

"It was not," Yasenia spoke easily. "When I was born, due to some complications, I didn’t have my Beast Core. I only developed it later through a rebirth. The thing I had as a Beast Core was a piece of [Primordial Energy Core]."

Old Dragon Ao blinked. "A piece of what?"

Yasenia blinked back. "Primordial Energy Core."

The old dragon looked at Yasenia with his amber eyes, a myriad of complex emotions flashing in his eyes. He asked, confused. "How did you get a material that only appears in the Divine Heavens while being in the lower Heavenly Layers? Also, how did you even manage to transform it into your Beast Core?"

Our dragoness was surprised. "Is it really that fierce? The piece was only a Supreme Ranked treasure, though. Isn’t that a bit low for something from the Divine Heaven? I thought that even rocks over there would be of that quality."

Old Dragon Ao wanted to spank this junior very badly once more. However, he held back. "A Primordial Energy Core only develops when a Beast at the Peak of the Star Core Beast realm dies. Then, that core needs to be bathed in heavenly energies for over 10 million years, and only then will you get an Earth Ranked Primordial Energy shard with the potential of a Transcendence Ranked treasure."

Yasenia did some simple math and was surprised. "Wow, so my piece comes from an Eighth Realm beast?"

"Most likely, it does." The dragon sighed. "When you go to the Divine Heavens, you will learn more about these things."

"But the Divine Heaven is supposedly blocked off."

"Huh? Why would it be?"

Yasenia spoke what she knew. "After the Heavenly Cataclysm, some things seemed to have been forced to start over, causing quite a few troubles in that regard. I don’t know much else."

The old dragon blinked. "Heavenly Cataclysm? What is that?"

Yasenia became silent. Old Dragon Ao felt somewhat troubled when Yasenia gave her such a strange look. "Hm... Nothing too important. Since you don’t know, you probably won’t know how to go up as well. If I ever have trouble in the future, I can come visit you. Either way, it is something far into the future."

Old Dragon Ao nodded. That was a good outlook on things. "Either way, I will explain what happened now that I know what it has mixed with and what it has become. The new treasure... let’s call it [Primordial Starheart], is now a Beast Core that will automatically create, refine, evolve, and even repair you and your energy."

Those words were too vague, so Yasenia asked for a deeper explanation. "Create... me?"

Old Dragon Ao chuckled, coiling his body in a restful position. "What is a Beast Core?"

Yasenia answered easily. "The essence of Beasts. They draw power from them, use it to evolve, and gain strength through it."

Old Dragon Ao nodded. "That’s a good summary. Your core now, besides doing all the aforementioned, has become something like its own source. You won’t really need to draw energy from the surroundings, as it will create it itself. Moreover, the molting properties of the Starheart Molting Pearl had been added and perfectly enhanced. Therefore, the passive growth still remains."

Yasenia squinted, feeling that the [Primordial Starheart] was much more than met the eye. "So... I won’t ever run out of energy?"

"Not exactly." Old Dragon Ao explained. "Your core helps you create your own energy. However, if you spend more than it creates, you will naturally run out of energy."

"But just waiting for a while, and I will recover energy, right?"

Old Dragon Ao nodded. "Well, yes. Still, be careful with your consumption."

Our dragoness was somewhat stumped. Previously, her [Primordial Energy Core] had helped her absorb and transform heavenly and outside energies into those that were "her own." Without any influence from any other sources.

Now, this old dragon was telling her that she didn’t even need outside energies. She has become her own "energy source."

’Heavens... That’s too strong. My stamina while fighting was already one of my strongest points, and you say that it has been not only improved, but completely transformed and evolved? My previous [Beast Core] was comparable to a Supreme Ranked Treasure, now it is comparable to a One Star Immortal Treasure!’

Closing her eyes, she could perfectly feel her body practically overflowing with raw energy and power. Moreover, this energy was flowing through her muscles, organs, scales, and even meridians, constantly nourishing her and using the properties of "molting" to increase her strength.

What was even more outrageous was that the "molting," like a snake’s dead skin, was attracted and eaten by her Celestial Black Hole Energy Star as if they were delicious snacks. Even she could feel this big star feel quite happy each time a small piece flowed into it.

As she moved, Yasenia suddenly felt a few of her scales falling off. Her eyebrows furrowed. "What is happening?"

"Don’t worry. This is your first complete molting. You will most likely shed all your scales, horns, and perhaps even teeth and claws."

Yasenia put on a pitiful expression. "I will go bald!?"

Old Dragon Ao answered, as if insulted. "What is wrong with being bald!? There are many handsome bald individuals!"

Yasenia was initially joking around, not expecting that reaction. So, she couldn’t help but chuckle. "Yes, what you said is the truth. Now, do you know how long it will take?"

"Hm... Three months at most," Ao said after thinking for a little while. He spoke seriously. "Yasenia, I want to ask for a favor."

Yasenia nodded, and Old Dragon Ao spoke. "To create the next [Starheart Molting Pearl], I will need some sort of source. Therefore, I am asking that you leave behind everything you will molt."

Our dragoness pondered. After all, her own scales and such were incredibly precious materials. If she gave them to Andrea, she would probably be quite delighted. So, she asked. "Can I get one horn, two of my fangs, two claws, and a few scales with me?"

Old Dragon Ao chuckled. "Of course you can. To be honest with you, half of your scales would be enough. Anything beyond that will make the new [Starheart Molting Pearl] grow quicker and stronger."

Yasenia had gained an extremely strong boost to her strength, one that would scale up together with her own strength at that! Therefore, she was not greedy this time around. "Alright, then I will leave behind 90% of my scales and take everything else."

That was a big compromise! If it were anyone else, Yasenia would’ve most likely told them to just get half her scales.

Old Dragon Ao chuckled. "I will also take a few of your claws, one horn, and a few teeth. Don’t worry, I will take less than what you initially suggested."

Would he, an ancient dragon, not know how much to push? Yasenia had clearly shown her bottom line before! Therefore, he was naturally going to take advantage.

Yasenia frowned, and then her eyes sharpened.

For the next three months, as Yasenia’s scales and other parts molted away, they discussed it down to the last scale.

In the end, Yasenia took one of her horns, half of her claws, 5% of her scales, and her four sharpest fangs. Both sides were satisfied, smiling at each other, while inside, they couldn’t wait to beat up the other party.

"Alright, girl. You’ve done everything you needed to do here. Go bother those other old guys in the three places next. Carry this with you so that they understand."

The old dragon used a claw to pop out one of his own scales and handed it to her. The rather large scale, together with the other parts of herself, entered Yasenia’s World Storage. Then, she extended her wings and flapped them in the water, shooting skyward like a bolt of blue light.

Seeing Yasenia soar, the old dragon smiled softly. ’Good luck, Yasenia. May your potential be realized and surpassed.’