The Wish of the Dragon

"Was it a success?" Venelana muttered unsurely.

"This place is..." Grayfia who's beside her started to survey her surroundings.

They seem to be near an arena of some sort and there's quite a lot of people surrounding them.

"...Grayfia, Venelana?" Both of them heard the voice belonging to the man they have been searching for.

Venelana and Grayfia's gaze immediately turned towards the voice source and they saw Issei looking at them in a surprised expression.

Even though his current situation is a little weird, him gripping an unknown woman by the neck, but that doesn't matter right now.

""Issei-sama!"" Both of them shouted happily before they run to his side.

"How did you two get here?" Issei asked in amazement. He unconsciously let go of his hold over Qianye Ying'er's neck.

The latter dropped to the ground while coughing violently.

"That's not important right now! Are you hurt anywhere, Issei-sama?" Grayfia started to thoroughly inspect Issei's body while slightly blushing. Venelana soon joined her in their little "inspection".

This is not the first time for Grayfia to touch his body but back then she was drunk and his last body figure is nowhere close to the current him...

"...Wait, 'Issei-sama'?" Issei said. Then he finally notices their outfit which looks similar to your standard <ECH> company maid dress.

Ah... Now that he thinks about it, he remembered about Semiramis 'deal' with them... Is the deal having them work for their company?

"Ise!" Jasmine fumingly flew towards him before pointing her finger at the two newcomers: "Who are they?!" She's acting exactly like a cat whose tail has been stepped on.

"Oh? Well... They're my acquaintances?" Issei replied unsurely.

If he was still in a relationship with Rias then he could just say that they're his sister-in-law and mother-in-law but now...

"If they're only your acquaintances then why are they t-touching your body all over!?" She pointed out once more.

Only after Jasmine pointed that out Issei realized his current situation.

"You two... I'm fine, so stop it already." Issei said while lightly slapping their hands off of him.

Why do they even need to use their hands to see if he's hurt or not? They're magical beings so using their magic should be enough alright...

Issei doesn't have a single clue of Grayfia and Venelana's true feelings since he obviously never thought of them that way. And he also thought that they don't have feelings for him.

Both of them already married and also have children of their own after all.

He's still not informed of Grayfia's fake relationship with Sirzechs and he also didn't know about Venelana's marriage life.

"Ah..." Both of them sighed in pity.

"Since they're obviously not speaking in our native language then it's safe to assume that both of them are from your original world, Ise?" Jasmine said while she stationed herself beside him acting like his personal bodyguard...

"Indeed." Issei nodded.

"This girl is..." Venelana said while tilting her head: "Your new wife?"

"?" Jasmine who can't understand Venelana words obviously didn't react to her words.

"No, she's not... She's more like a little sister." Issei said with a twitch on his face.

"Little sister?" Venelana and Grayfia look at Jasmine's hostile gaze and then they look at each other.

"That's not a gaze what 'little sister' should have though?" Venelana muttered in a low voice and Grayfia also nodded at her statement.

"Setting that aside... How did you two arrive here again?" Issei asked once more.

"Well..." Then Grayfia started her explanation...

She doesn't keep Rias's group being a 'fuel' secret either.

They started their next experiment with the help of Princess Lala of Deviluke invention and one thing led to another, they manage to roughly locate his location.

But since they're still not sure whether it will be a success or not, they are debating who to use as a trial run.

Okita Alter and the other heroic spirits who were present volunteered themselves but the same goes for Grayfia and Venelana.

After a short discussion, Venelana and Grayfia are finally chosen... since they're the weakest there making their odds of success bigger.

"And you two okay with them being energy source like that?" Issei asked.

"They're the ones who volunteered themselves... As her mother, I wanted to object but Rias herself wanted to do it..." Venelana said with a sigh.

"..." Issei frowned slightly at her words.

It's not that he couldn't understand why Rias Gremory and the others are volunteered themselves like that... but the damage has already been done and things won't go back like they used to anymore.

Perhaps they could be friends sometime in the future but to ask him to accept them once again is impossible...

Jasmine who's beside Issei could sense the tense atmosphere surrounding him so she doesn't try to butt into their conversation.

After a while, Issei finally sighed to himself and he glanced at Qianye Ying'er who's glaring at Qianye Fantian with a gaze filled with hatred.

Qianye Fantian himself felt tense being glared like that by his own daughter but he couldn't do anything as thing stands... Even though he doesn't know the content of Issei's conversation with these two newly arrived women, just like Jasmine, he could sense something off from his expression alone.

"Ah, that's right. We need to inform Semiramis-sama and the others of this success." Grayfia said in realization. She's about to take the device given to them out but Issei stopped them shortly.

"No. Don't inform them." Issei shook his head at Grayfia.

"What? Why?" Grayfia asked back in confusion.

"I will return on my own soon enough," Issei said in dismissively.

Even though Grayfia and Venelana felt a little suspicious at his words, they still obeyed his words.

"...Who are they?" Chi Wuyao whispered towards Esdeath's group who's standing beside her.

"Those two?" Esdeath then searched through her memories that have been imparted by Issei during her creation: "Those two are Devils."

"Devils? The same as us?" Chi Wuyao asked once again.

"No. They're actual Devil. Unlike you who's basically a human capable of using <Darkness> element, they're actually a Devil in a literal sense." Esdeath repeated.

"What?!" Not only Chi Wuyao, but even Jie Yuan is also shocked after hearing her words.

They started to observe Venelana and Grayfia more intently than before trying to discern their true nature but to no avail...

They can't sense any profound energy coming from them...

Jie Yuan is also a Devil but she's a little different than Grayfia and Venelana.

"As for their real identity then we don't know. When Master created us, he didn't fully impart his memories to us."

"You're created by him?" Jie Yuan shock goes deeper when she heard it.

Esdeath, Altair, and Sirius nodded proudly at her question.

If he could create a living being then... doesn't that mean that he's on par with the Ancestral Goddess?!

Sure he could revive someone from the dead but reviving which is a miracle in and on itself, but creating a new living being is much harder than the former...

"...Jasmine." Issei called out lightly.

"Hm?" Jasmine replied softly.

"..." Issei sent a voice transmission to her.

Jasmine who heard the content of his message frowned while looking at Qianye Ying'er and Xing Juekong.

"...Fine."

Issei flashed a gentle smile before he gives her head a gentle pat.

"...Annoying." She said in annoyance but she clearly doesn't hate his touch.

Grayfia and Venelana smiled wryly at this sight... Yup, that's clearly not the face of a 'little sister' should be making towards their 'elder brother'.

Then the two of them spotted another group of women in the nearby distance that have envious expression...

Wow... there's so many of them... The two devil ladies thought amazingly to themselves.

There's like a hundred or so of them over there... And all of them are outstanding beauty as well!

Grayfia inadvertently chuckled to herself thinking the old Issei whose dream was to become the Harem King... It looks like his dream has come true albeit the person himself seems a bit clueless about it.

While on Venelana's mind, that boy who used to become captivated at her sight is nowhere to be found... He has become a full pledge adult now.

Both of them then dreamily look at Issei...

"Mu Xuanyin." Issei called out lightly.

"Yes, young master?" Mu Xuanyin replied.

"Bring Xing Juekong to the bottom of the Netherfrost lake and keep him imprisoned there. Make use of his divine energy as a supplement to the lake." Issei's word immediately made the person in question face turns deadly white.

Before he could utter another word, his body suddenly become encased in ice!

"Consider this your punishment. I would've let Jasmine kill you if you're not her father... No daughter or son in this world should stain their hands with their parent's blood no matter how twisted they are."

Xun'er who heard this smiled gently at Issei... She's increasingly become thankful towards him.

"Understood, young master." Mu Xuanyin nodded readily.

Xing Juekong who used to be one of the Eastern Region's four god emperors, a figure who reigned imperiously over the rest of the God Realm... has his fate sealed just like that...

He has become a human 'battery' for the <Snow Song Realm>...

The Star Gods and Guardians didn't utter a single word as well since they know it will be a hopeless struggle... They can only look on in sadness...

"As for you, Qianye Ying'er..." Issei said with narrowed eyes: "You said that you would do anything if you have your revenge, right?"

"Yes!" She replied without a second thought: "If you let me have my revenge then even if you ask me to kill myself afterward, I will do it!" She said in a cold voice.

Qianye Fantian who heard their little conversation shuddered fiercely.

At first, he wanted to run away as well but a single glance from Issei erased that thought...

His body froze before he smiles bitterly to himself after seeing his gaze... It looks like his fate has been decided...

Now he understands that Issei has no intention of letting him go from the start...

"...You have no intention of letting me go from the start, right?" Qianye Fantian said with a bitter smile.

"Oh? How did you know? You're not so stupid after all." Issei said mockingly.

Qianye Fantian sighed yet again before he falls down to his seat feeling despair yet again. He has been treated like a fool after all this time: "Can you at least tell me why?" He asked.

"Wood Spirit race. Does that ring any bell?"

"Wood Spirit race?"

Issei waved his hand to make another spatial screen.

Inside that screen, there's wood spirit race living their everyday life...

They felt shocked seeing so many wood spirit races in one place like this.

"I have taken them in as my servants... And as the price for that, they wanted me to take revenge for your betrayal in the past." Issei said calmly: "Does my answer satisfy you?"

They never asked Issei to avenge them. They only wanted to live in peace... So Issei is currently lying right now.

"...I see..." Qianye Fantian sighed yet again: "After you kill me... I hope that you can spare my kinsmen."

(AN: I know the Brahma realm is not the real culprit behind the wood spirit race extermination. But you know the drill... read the warning in the previous chapter).

"Don't worry. I won't kill those who are undeserving without reason."

"Then... Thank you..."

"Good. Then as the payment..." Issei changed his gaze back at Qianye Ying'er: "I will have your mother's soul." Issei said while snapping his finger.

"...Eh?" Qianye Ying'er let out a dumbfounded voice when she heard Issei's words.

As if on cue, right beside Issei, there's a silhouette of a woman starting to take shape.

When the figure finally finishes taking shape, a woman looks similar to Qianye Ying'er presented herself before them.

"...Mo... ther?" Qianye Ying'er said in disbelief.

Her mother smiled lovingly at her before she bowed deeply at Issei.

In the next second, her mother's soul becomes a small golden orb.

"Mother!" Qianye Ying'er scrambled to her feet trying to grasp the orb in Issei's hand.

"Oh no, you don't." Esdeath voice can be heard from behind her before the former pinned her to the ground sealing her movement.

"I've received the payment. Now to seal the deal..." Issei said before he lightly waved his hand towards Qianye Fantian.

Qianye Fantian didn't try to resist and only closed his eyes... soon his body disappeared into nothingness...

Nobody there could comprehend just what Issei did to him... Not even Jie Yuan herself...

"Give my mother back!" Qianye Ying'er didn't even react to her father's death. She keeps struggling from Esdeath's grasp and had her eyes set on the golden orb in Issei's hand.

"Hmm..." Issei hummed lightly at her before tossing the orb to Jasmine.

"You take it from here." Issei patted Jasmine's head once again.

Jasmine took a step closed to Qianye Ying'er while looking down on her.

"Now you will understand how it feels to lose somebody important to you... I might not be able to kill you myself but I can make you feel what I feel when I lose my brother!" Jasmine said coldly.

"No! Heavenly Slaughter Star God, take me instead! Spare my mother! She got nothing to do with this!" Qianye Ying'er begged desperately.

"Hmph!" Jasmine tightens her grasp on the orb until it becomes cracked.

"NOOO! DON'T! PLEASE DON'T!" Qianye Ying'er screamed horrifiedly.

The more she acts like this, the more pissed Jasmine becomes... Why... Why doesn't she beg this desperately when her own life is on the line?!

She's not satisfied with this... she wanted to see her beg for her own life, not for others!

*CRACK!!!*

The orb finally broke into pieces...

"NOOOOOOOO!!!" Qianye Ying'er screamed in a crazed manner. Her entire aura went berserk but it still couldn't faze Esdeath in the slightest.

"Hmph!" Jasmine scoffed at her.

"I WILL KILL YOU! I WILL SURELY KILL YOU! HEAVENLY SLAUGHTER STAR GOD!!!" She screamed with a voice laced with bone-chilling hatred.

"Now do you regret it?" Issei's voice resounded at this moment.

Qianye Ying'er body froze almost instantly when she heard his voice...

Then she started to remember what he said back then...

'There are two types of pain you will go through in life... the pain of discipline and the pain of regret. Discipline weighs ounces, while regret weighs tons.' She bit her own lips until blood started to flow from it...

"You have nobody else but yourself to blame... When you did all those things to others, you should be prepared to have the same thing happen to you." Issei said.

She regrets it! She really regrets it! If it wasn't for her then her mother's soul won't be destroyed!

She has never felt regret nor guilt whenever she sacrifices other people for her own sake but now she truly feels regret from the bottom of her heart!

Gu Zhu went forward to support Qianye Ying'er and started consoling her but her emotions still couldn't calm down despite everything...

Issei then gazes at the other God Emperors who are present.

They started to tremble fiercely whenever his gaze would land on them. It's like they're being watched by death itself!

Most of them started to recall their past deeds thinking if they somehow have done something evil or not... It's like they're having a flashback of their past life...

"Mm, it looks like we're done here. Girls, let's go back." Much to their relief, Issei soon loses interest with them.

"Yes, young master." Chu Yuechan and the others said obediently before they flew to his side.

And just like that, Issei created another spatial opening headed towards the <Snow Song Realm> without sparing anyone there another glance.

The girls and those who are from the Northern Divine Region followed after him making the silent arena heaved a huge sigh of relief...

...

After that incident, the whole God Realm is informed of Issei's appearance...

Even those who were still in the dark could sense that the atmosphere of the God Realm had changed slightly.

Xia Qingyue returned not long after... She has met her mother and from the looks of it, they have talked things through...

Issei didn't really ask any question about their conversation but she requested Issei to spare Yue Wuya's life...

Even though the latter is a coward of a husband, he still deeply loves her mother and vice versa.

Xia Qingyue knows that her mother would surely follow after Yue Wuya if he were to die.

Since she might've done the same if Issei suddenly disappeared from her life...

She could only felt pity for her father at this point hoping that he would move on soon.

While Jasmine is willing to spare Yue Wuya's life, he still needs to pay for kidnapping her mother.

She didn't ask for much... Only eighty-five percent of his treasury, that's all.

Yue Wuya felt like his heart is bleeding seeing most of his treasury went into smoke but at the very least he gets to keep his life...

The sect disciples had all realized that the three words "Snow Song Realm" had been mentioned with much greater frequency than before.

Since half a month ago, there would be many profound warships arriving at the Snow Song Realm every day. Each of these profound warships was famous and well-known and they each belonged to an upper star realm king's sect.

In the past, one might not even see a profound warship of this level in a few thousand years, but over the last few days, they had arrived in bunches. And every single one of the people who walked out of these profound warships was higher realm kings who could make the entire Snow Song Realm kneel for them in welcome. But when they arrived, each of them was warm and extremely respectful and also cautious. All of their profound warships were even fully packed with expensive gifts.

It was as if they were visiting an exalted king Realm!

Again and again, one wave after the other… They keep arriving like an endless wave of the ocean.

And it's not limited to Eastern Divine Region either...

Whilst the Northern Divine Region basically assimilated themselves within the <Snow Song Realm> surroundings making the latter look more imposing than ever...

Ice Phoenix Sacred Hall.

"There will be thirty-seven upper star realms that will be visiting tomorrow. Also, we received an extreme amount of invitation letters today, more than a hundred thousand."

Mu Bingyun gave Mu Xuanyin an account.

"Why are there so many?" Mu Xuanyin said as she gave a small frown but soon she waved her hand: "Nevermind... I already know the answer..." She said with a tired sigh.

"Um... There are already more than a hundred higher realm kings that are seriously proposing a marriage alliance. All of them are daughters of reputable realm kings, all perfect in terms of figure and appearance, and they even clearly stated that they are willing to be his concubines..." Mu Bingyun said with a wry smile.

"Reject them all and never mention this again!" Mu Xuanyin suddenly interjected and her tone turned cold.

Over the last three days, the amount of female cultivators that are visiting their realm is extremely numerous... It's like they're a swarm of moth attracted to a flame... No, a sun!

Even now most of them are still lingering outside the <Snow Song Realm> as they speak!

Those who are from the Northern Divine Region who act as their realm bodyguards also couldn't do anything about them since they didn't really break any rules or try to trespass their realm.

Droves of top tier profound practitioners were piling on top of the Snow Song Realm like flies. Higher Realm Kings almost never showed themselves to the realms beneath them, so some might consider it the blessing of a lifetime to be able to catch a glimpse of them. Today though, these Higher Realm Kings were all gathered outside the <Snow Song Realm> like cheap cabbages ready to sell themselves for nothing.

This unprecedented atmosphere and commotion had also caused every member of the Ice Phoenix Divine Sect, from the lowliest disciple to the highest palace masters and elders, to fall into stunned silence. These days, everyone was so tense that they were even watching every step they took, and every word they spoke.

In less than a day's time, nearly half of every upper star realm in the Eastern Divine Region had rushed to the Snow Song Realm. Even the representatives from the incredibly distant southern star realms were probably rushing their way over right now.

"The Snow Song Realm was originally a peaceful and extremely cold place, it has never been so rowdy in any era before. It would not be so even if it were to be conferred as a king realm." Mu Bingyun said with a sigh.

"Hehehe, as to be expected of young master's charm." Chi Wuyao's seductive voice can be heard near them.

They didn't feel alarmed at her sudden arrival.

Mu Bingyun now knows that her big sister had a little deal with Chi Wuyao in the past. She honestly didn't know how to feel about this since Chi Wuyao is basically her 'sister' considering how long she has been 'sharing' bodies with Mu Xuanyin.

Mu Xuanyin's memories have been restored as well. At the same time, she lost her seductive 'persona' she often shown... but she started taking 'lesson' from Chi Wuyao about it much to Mu Bingyun's amazement...

"Hmph! Even if another king realm was birthed, it would only fill them with reverence and respect. But he and the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor are able to decide their fates with a single word or action. They thought that our realm is extremely close to him since he's staying here right now. So to make him have a good opinion of them, they will naturally start with us from the Snow Song Realm." Mu Xuanyin's tone was indifferent.

Even after countless upper star realms tried to curry favor with her and fawn over her in the span of a single day, she did not seem to be excited or proud, "It's only natural for them to do so."

Mu Xuanyin was right. Even hundreds or thousands of king realms could not compare to the threat brought about by Issei and the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor, let alone a single king realm...

The sight of them easily killing those God Emperors are still fresh in their mind.

It's like they're killing ants rather than killing God Emperors!

The Snow Song Realm would've done the same if they weren't affiliated with them both...

Not a single person in the God Realm doesn't fear them at this point... but what's more frustrating is those women who keep asking to be his concubines!

While his might is spread around, the same goes for his otherworldly appearance! Many men howl in jealousy while the women are being a bother to them until this day!

This annoys Mu Xuanyin and the others a lot...

"So what is he doing now?" Mu Xuanyin asked Chi Wuyao who just arrived.

"Well, he's still having a conversation with that two servants of his... It seems that he's planning to go back to his world soon..." Chi Wuyao said with a sigh.

"He's going to go back?" Mu Xuanyin and Mu Bingyun frowned at this.

Both of them felt a sense of loss in their heart...

"It seems so... The Heavenly Slaughter Star God is having a tantrum when she heard this saying that he must take her with him." Chi Wuyao said with a smirk.

"That brat is pushing her luck!" Mu Xuanyin said with a frown.

"Hehehe, just admit that you're feeling jealous of her." Chi Wuyao giggled at the displeased Mu Xuanyin.

"..." Mu Xuanyin didn't retort to her words.

"Say… do you think he will become the master of the Primal Chaos instead of going back?" Mu Bingyun asked hopefully.

"No... From what I know, he's already the king of his original world. There's really nothing that could keep him staying here... And mistress Esdeath also said that he has a wife back home." Chi Wuyao replied.

The three of them then sighed once again...

"Wait... He already has a wife?" Mu Xuanyin repeated.

"Yes, that's what I heard."

"Then... why does he still have his vital yang?"

"Hmm, I don't know... Probably because they still haven't consummated their marriage yet?"

They started speculating between themselves just why Issei still has his vital yang despite already having a wife...

...

"Is there anything worth mentioning back there? How about Semi and the others? Are they fine?"

"Issei-sama... We've already told you before that they're completely fine..." Grayfia said with a wry smile seeing the anxious look on Issei's face.

"...Oh." Issei scratched his cheek.

This is not the first time that he asked this question of his.

He only needed to finish some business he has here and he will go back to his beloved wives' side.

He manipulated the time difference in this world to the <Netherworld> to stop Semiramis and the others sending another person here.

At most he will only stay here for another week then he will go back.

"Sorry about that... It's just that I'm feeling a little anxious since I haven't seen them in a while." Issei said with a sigh.

"We understand." The two of them nodded with a smile.

Seeing him being so anxious over his wives' condition really warms up their heart.

Issei then sits down on his chair while he started to recall what he needs to do...

He needs to find He Lin's big sister and also finding the Azure Primordial Dragon daughter.

*Knock* *Knock*

There's a knocking sound coming from outside his room.

"Young Master, it's me." Chu Yuechan's voice resounded from outside.

"Um. Come in." Issei replied.

"Young Master... The Primordial Azure Dragon has awoken." Chu Yuechan said softly after she entered his room.

"Oh?" Issei raised his eyebrows at this.

"Greetings, Dragon King." The Azure Dragon voice rang beside Chu Yuechan.

There's a miniature version of him floating around her.

"You're finally awake?" Issei said simply.

"Yes." He nodded.

"Why are you here? If you're worried about your daughter then don't worry. I will find her soon enough." Issei said.

"No... That's not it." The Azure Dragon shook his head.

"Hm? Then what is it?"

"...I heard that you will be going back soon?"

"Indeed."

Issei nodded at his question.

The Azure Dragon scratch his head while he started contemplating to himself.

"The thing is... You have already 'found' my daughter even though you're unaware of it." He finally said.

"?" Issei is visibly confused at this: "I don't think I ever meet another Dragon that has similar aura as yours though?"

"Well... How should I say this... Remember when I called you my 'son-in-law'?" The Azure Dragon meekly asked.

"So what?"

"Well..."

"Just speak. Stop beating around the bush and say what you want to say already." Issei said annoyedly.

"Alright..." He took a deep breath before continues speaking: "You have already mated with my daughter. That's why I can tell that you've already 'found' her." The Azure Dragon said while gulping audibly.

"???" Issei expression froze while confusion started to take over him.

Chu Yuechan is also surprised at this. Grayfia and Venelana exchanged a look between each other at this.

'Uh oh... Forzelotte-sama won't be happy about this...' They thought to themselves.

"What the hell are you talking about? I never meet your daughter and there's no way I would sleep with any woman that I come across just like that." Issei said with a scoff.

Chu Yuechan nodded at this since it is true.

Their young master never looks at them in a lustful way which frustrates them a bit. If only he's a little bit lecherous then they would be...

Chu Yuechan inadvertently blushed when she thought till here...

"No well... that's... I can sense her vital yin within your body so..." The Azure Dragon fumbled through his words.

Damn... If his 'son-in-law' is a pervert then it would be easy to handle this but he's not! This is something he realizes after staying around him for a while...

Even though he's asleep, he could still sense everything near him so he knows the way Issei thinks to a certain amount.

Gulp... What to do now... Will he be pissed when he finds out that his daughter basically mated with him unknowingly?

"..." Issei started to inspect his body more thoroughly... Well, his vital yang to be exact.

He sensed Ramius's aura first since she's basically the first girl he slept with... Then it's Riche, Gurigura, Tio, Kathryn and so on...

Much to his shock, there's a foreign vital Yin within his body! And this vital yin is before Nyarlathotep who's supposed to be the only woman he slept with during his stay in this world!

*ZZTTT!*

Issei's aura spiked tremendously when he realizes this.

[Nyarlathotep!] Issei called out.

[Mm? Yes, dear husband?] She replied with a grin.

[Did you know about this?] Issei asked.

[Well... Kind of?] She answered playfully.

[Why didn't you stop her? And why didn't you tell me?] Issei frowned.

[For one, at that time I was a little weak after dealing with those ants who wanted to harm you and secondly... because I think it will be fun! Hehehehe] She laughed amusingly.

"D-Dragon King, calm your anger!" The Azure Dragon said while sweating.

"Shut up!" Issei growled at him: "I will deal with you later!"

The Azure Dragon shuddered fiercely seeing the furious look on Issei's face.

Well, fuck... Looks like his fear has proven to be true... He's furious! Daughter oh daughter... What have you done...

He forgot that he's also the same person who complimented his daughter's action but now he's also the one who condemns her about it...

"I-Issei-sama?/Young Master?" The three ladies worriedly asked seeing his serious expression and energy outburst.

Jie Yuan and the others also descend from the Ark floating above his residence.

"What's wrong?" She asked but then he notices the abnormality of Issei who has his eyes turning into a slit.

"Ise?" Jasmine asked worriedly along with Xun'er. Caizhi is standing not far behind them feeling worried as well.

Issei didn't reply to their words before he immediately took off to the sky blasting through the roof above him...

The whole <Snow Song Realm> is alerted by his sudden outburst.

"What was that?!" Mu Xuanyin rose to her feet after sensing the commotion.

"It's... Young Master's energy." Chi Wuyao said direly.

"Did somebody offend him?" Mu Bingyun said next.

*BOOOOMMM!!!*

Not only the <Snow Song Realm> but the whole God Realm shook because of the current aura he is emitting... and that's because he has transformed into his Dragon form.

<Dragon Overdrive>!

A huge vortex of crimson energy is swirling above the sect.

Issei's dragon form presented itself for the first time in this world... His Dragon form still looks similar from before but this time there's another set of wings emerging on his back.

There are now three sets of wings on his back instead of only two sets of them...

His size is not as big as the other Dragons they saw but the sheer aura he's emitting is far above them... It's like comparing an ant to a mountain!

"Is that..." Mu Xuanyin said shockingly.

"Um... Its most likely young master in his Dragon form..." Chi Wuyao nodded gravely.

Everyone surrounding the <Snow Song Realm> started to shiver uncontrollably after they witnessed a huge crimson Dragon appearing out of nowhere.

The Realm Kings who didn't know anything started to retreat with everything they have.

"Why did he suddenly transform into a Dragon?" Mu Bingyun asked: "And this aura... is so overwhelming!"

*ROARRRRR!!!*

Issei roared to the sky.

The next second, a huge amount of life force started to close in his direction.

When those auras arrived, they are apparently Dragon swarm! A huge swarm of Dragons!

Chi Wuyao's subordinates don't have the time to stop them and them being frozen in place because of the aura Issei is currently emitting is not helping either.

They can only relay their message to Chi Wuyao.

She ordered them to stand down since those Dragons are clearly coming here because of their young master summoning them.

*ROARRR!*

Issei roared once again and those Dragons soar into the sky along with him.

"Now is not the time to think! Go after him and see if he needed our help!" Mu Xuanyin said before she flew off into the distance.

The moment Issei transforms into his Dragon form, almost every light in the world is being absorbed into his being. The world before them suddenly fell into darkness, and they saw a countless swarm of Dragons who usually hid from the world swarming behind him...

Laws were crumbling, and the entire Primal Chaos was shaking like an earthquake because of one flap of his majestic wings.

It was as if a calamity, nothing they had ever seen was devouring the entire Eastern Divine Region… and even the entire world.

"What… is… that…" A God Emperor said in terror.

An indescribable chill gripped their bodies in a death grip. They shivered like never before...

"The crimson calamity..." Bing'er muttered in shock from within the Ark.

"We need to follow Master now! We can't let him lose control of himself!" Lieyan said in a grave voice.

"Agreed." Xiaotao nodded in agreement.

...

A soft and faint sound echoed through the flower valley within the Forbidden Land of Samsara before very quickly fading into silence. This was because every single plant and flower in this place was exceptionally familiar with the guest who had just arrived.

This is the place where Issei arrived first when he entered the Primal Chaos world.

And this is also where the woman who took advantage of him resides...

After receiving Issei's "Vital Yang", she seems to become more beautiful than ever.

She's now on par with Nyarlathotep's herself in terms of beauty...

Her eyes seemed to hold an entire limpid blue lake, yet at the same time, they seemed to be bottomless holes which would swallow up anything or anyone. But these were abysses that anyone would step into gladly, even if they had to stay there forever.

The woman's name is Shen Xi, none other the Dragon Queen who's supposed to be the Dragon Monarch wife. But it is only in name while in reality, they're not husband and wife...

She somehow survived the Myriad Tribulations and has since lived in the Forbidden Land of Samsara and is trapped there for unknown reasons. She cannot leave for too much time, otherwise, she would disappear. Shen Xi cultivates every day to break off her fetters.

She has left the forbidden land a few times but never outside of the Dragon God Realm.

One of these times she helped saved the current Dragon Monarch who fell in love with her. She did not accept him but he still gave her the title 'Dragon Queen' so that nobody else would bother her within the forbidden land.

"I miss father..." A crisp but sad voice resounded.

"Be patient... We will meet your father soon enough..." Shen Xi consoled the child in her womb in a doting voice.

There's now a visible baby bump on her body since the time of her daughter's birth is close...

A gentle breeze blew by and a dreamy white light once more shrouded Shen Xi's body not letting anyone catch a glimpse of her appearance.

Very soon after that, the Dragon Monarch descended from the sky and stood in front of Shen Xi, the faint smile that he would only display in this place is not present but instead, he has a solemn expression.

As she swept her gaze across his face, Shen Xi spoke in slow and measured tones, "You have the dust of travel on you, so you should have made the long trip back from the Eastern Divine Region. It looks like something big has happened again."

"Something big did indeed happen," the Dragon Monarch nodded his head as he solemnly replied: "Three days ago, the prophecy has arrived just as you expected... but... I also meet someone who's supposedly from the Dragon clan that possesses immense power that could rival the 'calamity' itself."

He recalled Issei's strength and couldn't help sighed bitterly to himself. With that kind of power... What else does he need to fear? And the humiliation he received that day is still fresh...

To think that he, the exalted Dragon Monarch would be humiliated like that and he doesn't have the courage to retort his words back then...

"...!" Shen Xi instantly glanced to the side and underneath that white light, a deep astonishment had clearly flashed through those beautiful eyes.

He's here... She thought to herself.

That man she took advantage of has arrived in the God Realm...

"...Oh?" She feigned ignorance: "Did you talk with him? Or do you know of his real identity?"

Shen Xi last question is a given since she could easily sense Issei's overwhelming Draconic aura back then which makes her submit instantly.

But seeing the Dragon Monarch's expression, he seems clueless about it... weird...

"Sadly, no..." The Dragon Monarch shook his head: "All I know is that he came from the <Song Song Realm>."

"I see..." Shen Xi started to discover the answer to her question just now.

It appears that he somehow hid his identity or the reaction the Dragon Monarch would display and the news he carries with him would be completely different.

While the Dragon Monarch carries the 'Monarch' title... That man is their race true King. True Dragon God King!

"He has cemented himself as the ruler of the Eastern... no, the entire God Realm from what I've gathered so far." He said woefully.

"Will you give away your authority to him?" Shen Xi asked calmly.

"..." The Dragon Monarch went silent before answering: "Do I even have a choice if he wishes to take over the God Realm? He's far more powerful than the 'calamity' itself..."

He has a pained expression on his face when he said this.

Then he looked at Shen Xi and said with an incomparably solemn voice, "Don't worry, no matter what happens in the future, even if he wanted to take over the Western Divine Region, I will definitely not allow anything to affect the peace and tranquility of this place."

Shen Xi did not respond to those words. Instead, she gently replied, "If he wanted to take over the Western Divine Region, then give it to him willingly. Don't ever try to go against him no matter what."

"...I understand." The Dragon Monarch nodded his head unwillingly. Even though he was the emperor of the Dragon Gods and the supreme ruler of the Primal Chaos a few days ago... but now he's about to lose all his prestige...

He's unwilling to give it away to some man he only recently met just like that...

He turned around and prepared to leave… But just as his profound energy faintly circulated and he was about to take to the skies, his dragon eyes suddenly focused and he abruptly twirled around and roared, "Who's there!!?"

The Dragon Monarch growled and enveloped the entire Forbidden Land of Samsara with his impossibly vast consciousness instantly. At that moment, the wind had stopped moving, space had frozen in place, the plants had stopped swaying, and even the birds, the insects, and the dust had stopped flying in the air.

"..." Shen Xi lowered her gaze and muttered "disobedient child" in her mind, but she couldn't really bring herself to scold her own daughter. She sighed, "There is no one else here."

Her little daughter, Shirayukihime, just unintentionally leaked her aura when she heard that her father is coming.

"No, there is someone else here." Dragon Monarch frowned, "Who is this!? How dare you intrude the Forbidden Land of Samsara!? This crime alone deserves nine familial exterminations!"

"You don't have to search any longer," Shen Xi said slowly, "There is no one in the Forbidden Land of Samsara. What you've detected is the child in my stomach."

The Dragon Monarch was a formidable person. Any time he was at the Forbidden Land of Samsara, he was at his most relaxed and defenseless state. He normally didn't release his consciousness here without a good reason either. On the other hand, if he were to release his consciousness at full force, it meant that there was nothing that could hide from his spiritual perception. That was why Shen Xi hadn't tried to hide the truth from him any longer.

"..." The Dragon Monarch felt like someone had swung a million-tonne hammer at his head. There was a buzz in his head, and for the first time, he was one hundred percent certain that he had misheard something, "What… did you just say?"

"The presence you sensed is the child in my stomach," Shen Xi repeated calmly before shooting him a glance. She said slowly, "With your abilities, you should've noticed since the very beginning. Why are you disbelieving yourself?"

"..."

The Dragon Monarch wasn't moving at all, but his pupils were expanding and contracting like a pair of balloons that were being inflated and released repeatedly.

His reaction caused Shen Xi to wrinkle her eyebrows and shake her head in disappointment,

"Dragon Monarch, I have told you many times that you cannot lose yourself no matter the circumstances, place, or time. You cannot forget that you are the 'Dragon Monarch'. Even if that personage were to take your place, you still need to keep your calm."

"..." The Dragon Monarch was still unmoving. He looked like someone had stolen his very soul. Shen Xi's words might have pulled him back to earth a little, but his pupils were still overflowing with mania. No one would've believed that a pair of eyes like this would ever appear on the Dragon Monarch's person. He took a shaky step forward and asked, "Who… who was it!? Whose child… is it!?"

His voice sounded like someone was rubbing two pieces of sandpaper together. Every word he uttered was followed by a deep crack beneath his feet.

"..." Shen Xi sighed quietly but didn't say anything. This was exactly why she hadn't wanted Dragon Monarch to know about this… and thus far his reactions had been worse than what she had imagined.

I suppose I brought this upon myself… She shook her head in secret.

The Dragon Monarch felt like the very sky was crumbling inside his head, but he hadn't lost the most basic level of his reason. Shen Xi was an incredibly apathetic person, and she had never been willing to be the first to initiate contact. Not even he had ever stayed long in the Forbidden Land of the Samsara.

And as far as he knows, there is no other man than him that have entered this place. So just who was it in the end?!

No matter how hard he tries to come up with the answer, he still couldn't find it!

She was Shen Xi. She was the one and only goddess in the world, the Dragon God Race's eternal benefactor, the supreme being that not even god emperors dared dream to meet, and the woman that even he, the Dragon Monarch didn't deserve to touch!

But she suddenly got pregnant out of nowhere?!

His gaze faltered completely as countless blood vessels burst across his eyes. His normally ancient and dignified face became as distorted as a wraith's in an instant, "Im… impossible… it can't be true… how can this be… how can this possibly be…"

"Dragon Monarch!" Shen Xi finally wrinkled her eyebrows again, "You've forgotten yourself."

In the past, Shen Xi's quiet scolding would immediately inspire a semblance of self-control in him, but this time the Dragon Monarch only grew more and more deranged, "It's fake… it's all fake, how can you... how can you suddenly got pregnant?!"

"Long Bai!" Shen Xi's disappointment was growing greater and greater. The fact that she had addressed him by his name, an extremely rare occurrence, was proof of her disappointment, "Is this how the 'Dragon Monarch' appears? Is this where you've arrived after three hundred thousand years of cultivation?"

"Listen to me carefully," Shen Xi's voice was still gentle, but it was also colored with deep indifference, "I am Shen Xi. I am the one who will decide what I wish to do, where I want to go, who I will give my body to, and whose child I will give birth to! It has nothing to do with anyone else, and it definitely has nothing to do with you!"

The Dragon Monarch froze after hearing this.

"A hundred millennia ago, two hundred millennia ago, three hundred millennia ago… Since the first year, you'd felt something that will never come true, I'd already told you to sever your delusion for me for eternity! In my eyes, you are just another junior I must watch over just like any other child of the Dragon God… I know that you weren't willing to severe that delusion of yours, and it is the main reason why I hadn't been willing to tell you the truth, but I would never imagine that you would lose yourself this much!"

"Remember this, even though you're the 'Dragon Monarch', there's still someone far greater than you or myself! But that doesn't mean you should lose control of yourself like this!"

Shen Xi paused for a moment before sighing, "I suppose this isn't a bad outcome either. With this revelation, you'll be able to sever your delusion completely, seek out your true Dragon Queen and continue the Dragon God's bloodline."

"No… no, no…" But Shen Xi's words didn't clear the Dragon Monarch's head. On the contrary, the blood vessels in his eyes were growing by the second, and his aura was growing more and more chaotic, "Delusion, you say… I lost my delusion a long time ago… it is because I don't deserve you… I still don't deserve you even after I've become the Dragon Monarch… just the fact that I was able to stay near to you and listen to your voice is a gift from the heavens to me alone…"

Shen Xi, "..."

"I'd never hoped… I'd never even dared to hope to touch a corner of your clothes… it is because I don't deserve to… and the same goes for everyone else in the world as well!" The Dragon Monarch's voice devolved from trembling to completely hoarse, "But… how… how… how… no… it's all fake… it's all fake!!"

No one could've imagined that the Dragon Monarch would lose himself to such a state.

What he said was the truth. He had never dared to have any delusions regarding Shen Xi. Even after he had become the Dragon Monarch, Shen Xi was still someone he could only look up to in his dreams. He had known Shen Xi for three hundred millennia, and he had been the Dragon Monarch for over two hundred. That was also how long their titles, "Dragon Monarch" and "Dragon Queen" had existed… but he had never touched her hair or a corner of her clothes even once throughout this time.

It was because he was infinitely satisfied with just being the only person in the world who could enter the Forbidden Land of Samsara and speak with her.

He had never dreamed of winning Shen Xi's heart… and he was aware that Shen Xi would never fall in love with him, much less anyone else.

But why...

Why had she…

How come she suddenly got pregnant out of nowhere?!

"Just who is it!!?" He screamed at the top of his lungs.

Shen Xi turned her back towards the Dragon Monarch and said indifferently, "I told you before that I am the one who will decide what I wish to do. It has nothing to do with you. What happened between me and this child's father is a product of my own choice... In fact, you could say that I've wronged this child's father and I will atone for my sin..." She added the last part so that only she could hear it.

"As for the father of this child identity... it is none other than the personage you've met a few days ago. He's none other than the person who manages to stop the 'calamity'."

"No… You're lying…" The Dragon Monarch stumbled and actually came close to collapsing to his knees, he completely denies her words, unwilling to believe a single word that she said: "You are… the Dragon Queen… You are my Dragon Queen! The entire Western Divine Region, the entire world knows that you are my Dragon Queen!!"

Shen Xi closed her eyes slightly. The fact that the Dragon Monarch would say this proved that he had completely lost his mind. She shook her head and replied softly and disappointedly, "Have you forgotten how the title 'Dragon Queen' came to be? The reason I didn't reject your suggestion back then was because I wanted to be free of all worldly matters. More importantly, the title is completely meaningless to me… You should know this better than anyone. Why must you lie to yourself and others?"

That being said, if she had known that someone like Issei would arrive in this world, she might have made a different choice.

The Dragon Monarch did know better than anyone how the title "Dragon Queen" had come to be. He was only more aware that the title, literally the greatest title any woman could ever hope to have in this world, was completely meaningless to Shen Xi. The only reason she hadn't rejected it was because it would prevent everyone from disturbing her life in the Forbidden Land of Samsara.

However, meaningless to Shen Xi it might be, it was something that meant so much to the Dragon Monarch that he had done his utmost to spread the news across the entire Western Divine Region, and then to the entire God Realm. He had wanted the entire world to know that Shen Xi was his Dragon Queen… Even though he knew that it was an impossible dream. He might not have held any delusions towards Shen Xi from the beginning, but he had hungrily lapped up this tiny favor, this tiny permission Shen Xi had given him and weaved himself a petty, lowly dream.

But even that dream was about to end.

It had been three hundred millennia since the day Shen Xi had rescued him from the brink of death… He wasn't even sure who to blame for this three hundred millennia-long obsession that simply refused to die... whether to blame himself, the heavens, or someone else, he doesn't know...

"I don't wish to talk about this any longer." Shen Xi closed her eyes and spoke quietly, "You will not head to the Eastern Divine Region or come here for the next period of time to come. Meditation is the thing you need the most right now, and this may just be the opportunity you need."

"If I was able to know that someone like 'him' would appear in this world, I wouldn't have agreed to accept the title 'Dragon Queen'. In the near future I will be leaving Dragon God Realm to dedicate myself to 'him' and only 'him'.... and I'm aware that it may damage your reputation when the time arrives. I promise to repay the Dragon God Race several times over to make up for it."

She had never been one to owe others anything. Just like how she took advantage of Issei in his defenseless state, she will repay him with everything she has.

The Dragon Monarch's pupils were still shrunken, and his lips were still shaking uncontrollably. Shen Xi's back was clearly one of abject disappointment… a disappointment that was reserved for a junior and a junior only. No words had been able to escape his lips since.

Even if the baby in her stomach didn't exist, he wouldn't have won even a loving glance from Shen Xi until the day he died. He knew that.

But the only reason he had never had any delusions was because he was certain that no one in the world was deserving of her.

Jealousy-induced hatred was a snake that could devour the most resilient reason, willpower, pride, or even goodwill.

It was because it was the scariest devil in the entire world, especially this one… since it was born out of three hundred millennia of obsession.

The Dragon Monarch finally started walking, but he didn't take off into the sky. The earth trembled beneath his feet with every step he took… It was without a doubt the heaviest series of footsteps the Dragon Monarch had ever taken in his life.

The Dragon Monarch was the supreme ruler of Primal Chaos, so his willpower and mental strength were without a doubt the strongest in the entire world. But right now, a devil was struggling, rampaging, roaring, and howling inside his heart and soul, all the while devouring every last bit of willpower he had…

In the end, even his eyes were reflecting a pair of devils… until his reason was completely gone.

Suddenly, he turned around and let out a twisted, despairing roar throughout the Forbidden Land of Samsara… He extended his palm wanting to land a hit on her stomach...

But before he could muster the strength to do so, a loud roar that could pierce the heaven itself could be heard across the whole Primal Chaos.

*ROOARRRR!!!*

Not only him, but even Shen Xi is also frozen in place. The two of them are frozen solid, unable to move.

All this happened only because of that single roar...

"Mother! Mother! That's father's voice!" Shirayuki giddy voice could be heard in the still world.

Even when Shen Xi heard her daughter's voice, she's still unable to move a single muscle... soon sweat started to cover her face and back...

That's... That's his voice... He's furious...

Dragon Monarch's body is rooted in place... Even his pose still hasn't crumbled...

A few breaths later, they heard a countless roar belonging to Dragons nearing their place.

The animals and spirits that are residing the land are letting out a sound of their own...

The clearest of them all is the surrounding animals near Shen Xi and Long Bai.

And that serves as a signal... A signal for the arrival of the True King.

Soon the space above them started to twist on their own...

*ZZZTTTTT!* *CRACK!* *RIPPP!* *ROAR!* *ROAR!*

A swarm of Dragon started to pour out from the broken spatial rift.

Ten... Hundreds... Thousands... Millions...

They immediately surrounded Shen Xi and Long Bai.

But the position they take is a submissive position.

And then they heard a growl that made their blood froze.

It's as if the Heaven themselves has fallen along with that one growl... Their body started to shook uncontrollably.

Long Bai wanted to take back his extended hand but he couldn't! He couldn't move a single muscle!

*WHOOSH!* *BOOMMMM!!!*

A loud crashing sound resounded, the ground beneath them quakes greatly until there was a crack that spread across the whole land...

Then they saw a giant shadow looming over them from behind.

They wanted to turn their body but they couldn't!

Issei has arrived... And he's standing right behind them while looking down at them from above.

He narrowed his eyes at the owner of the aura within his 'Vital Yang'.

[You...] A single word leaked out from Issei. But that one word almost made the two of them pass out from the sheer pressure alone...

"Father! Father!" Shirayuki's giddy voice could be heard once again when they thought that their end is here.

The whole world is still frozen but... the overwhelming aura that was enveloping them suddenly disappear into nothingness... as if it was never there in the first place.

[...Little Princess?] Issei muttered in a low voice. His furious gaze softened by quite a bit when he heard this bubbly voice belonging to his little princess he just recently met...

But then he notices the Dragon Monarch pose whose hand is currently aiming at Shen Xi's stomach from behind.

His eyes immediately widened slightly while a massive killing intent starts to ooze out from his whole being.

The surrounding Dragons started shivering on their spot when they sensed their king's current aura which is nothing like before.

[Hey... What do you want to do just now... What's up with your current pose? Why is your hand extended that way?] Issei's voice is terrifyingly calm... but the Dragon Monarch suddenly couldn't breathe...

Now he truly believes it! He believes that the father of the child in Shen Xi's belly is this person!

Issei could still sense the lingering energy that's filled with killing intent on the Dragon Monarch's hand so there's no way he mistook the latter's intention.

Issei extended one of his index claw and lightly tapped the extended Dragon Monarch's hand with it.

*PSSTTTTT!*

The Dragon Monarch's hand evaporated just like that not leaving a single drop of blood behind...

[Tell me... Did you want to harm my little princess just now?] Issei asked once again.

The more he speaks the more terrifying his killing intent is... It's like it has taken shape and started to strangle the Dragon Monarch.

The surrounding Dragons basically buried their heads into the ground at this point not daring to look directly at their King who's in a maddening rage.

Those who are outside look up to the sky only to see red miasma started to cover the whole sky not letting a single ray of light penetrating through it.

The menacing air and stifling atmosphere provided the perfect abode for those who worshipped the darkness rather than the light... but even they who worship the darkness are feeling fear instead of joy.

-Back in the Ark-

"Oww..." Nyaruko's whole body started to emit pitch-black darkness miasma...

Hong'er and Bai'er also went into a daze while their expression soon warped into a scowl.

The three of them could feel the anger of their Father/Big brother...

"Hong'er, Bai'er?" Jie Yuan who just returned to the Ark notices her daughters' abnormality.

"Father is angry... Nyaruko will punish those who make father angry..." Nyaruko mutter could be heard.

"Heeheeheeheeheehee…"

"Uuuuuuuu… Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…"

"Hic, hic… Hic, hic, hic, hic… Huhuhu… Huhuhahahahahaha…"

Amidst this nightmarish world, a terrifying voice suddenly started ringing out in the air. This sound was very soft and very sharp. At times it was laughing and at times it was crying. This crying laughter, when one first listened to it, it sounded like the voice of an infant, yet it was also extremely eerie and terrifying, causing everyone's bodies to go cold as if they had been plunged into an abyss of icy hell.

They involuntarily raised their heads… The red clouds above had blocked out the sun and they produced a scene that looked like the apocalypse was about to happen. But as those clouds tossed and turned, they actually started forming a dark and gloomy face… That was the face of an infant, yet those eyes were even more sinister than that of a devil as it let out laughs and cries that were even darker and eerier than the cries of a malicious spirit…

Outside the Ark, the calamitous storms that had been generated due to Issei's flaring aura had greatly shocked everyone. But before they could recover their shock, they jerked their heads towards the sky...

"Hic, hic, hic…"

"Huhuhuhu… Uuuuuuu… Yehahahahaha…."

The sound of laughter and the sound of crying… they were so dreadful that it felt as if one had been thrust into a hell of wailing ghosts. They dumbly stared at the image of the demonic infant in the skies above them. Their minds blanked out for a few moments but after they had snapped out of their stupor, one name exploded in their souls like millions of bolts of apocalyptic lightning.

"Evil Infant Wheel of Myriad Tribulations…"

All of them spoke simultaneously and their voices were shaking with fear.

"No… no… Impossible… Impossible!" One of the God Emperors shouted in disbelief... it was as if his soul had flown out of his body.

Jie Yuan who's in close proximity to Nyaruko also felt fear but she's more worried about her daughter's condition.

When she looked over to their direction, she discovers that her two daughters' whole body is covered in red and black marking... Those markings are taking shape just like that of a Dragon.

"Uuuu... Big brother is angry..." Hong'er sobbed lightly.

"The enemy of elder brother must die... They must die!" Bai'er said hatefully.

"Hong'er! Bai'er!" Jie Yuan shouted in fear after seeing her daughters' condition.

She tried to get close to their location only to be blown away by the sheer wind pressure they're currently emitting.

The <Wood Spirit Race> have already fainted the moment Nyaruko released her aura...

Although they've fainted, it seems that they are not harmed.

The red cloud in the sky started to descend towards the ground...

There's no doubt that if those red clouds were to touch the ground then the whole world would be bathed in red... whether it be literally or figuratively speaking... Because those red clouds contain Issei's <Chaos>...

...

-Back at Issei-

Issei's whole body keeps releasing a huge amount of killing intent that could block the whole world...

Below him, the Dragon Monarch is in a near-dead state already with only his body and head left intact.

His arms... his legs... all of them have disappeared.

Even until now he still couldn't let out any sound... He couldn't even blink.

He's forced to stare at his impending doom looking down on him with a gaze filled with maddening rage.

[I will make sure that nobody will ever know that you ever exist in the first place... I will spill your blood and scatter your ashes… to every corner of the multiverse… so that you will be stepped on by every living creature in the world for all eternity!] Issei growled.

Esdeath, Altair, Sirius, Zin, Naru who is in the background... All of them stay silent.

Even the newly arrived Xiaotao, Lieyan, Bing'er, Chu Yuechan, Mu Xuanyin, Chi Wuyao, Grayfia, etc also didn't say anything...

Not because they didn't want to speak... but because they can't!

They wanted to help their master/young master to return to his sense but they couldn't... They're forced to lay flat on the ground...

Issei is furious because he almost lost his daughter... if he were a second too late then...

No! He doesn't dare to imagine of what could happen if he were a second too late!

Even though this woman he just met has taken advantage of him... the child in her belly is innocent and she is his daughter! His little princess! Anyone who dares try to lay their hands on his children will face his wrath!

"Mother... something is wrong with father... I... I want to help father..." Shirayuki's concerned voice can be heard but Issei didn't take notice of it since he's too lost on his rage.

Shen Xi is still rooted in the place but there's a twinge of pain in her belly.

No... Don't... Don't go out now... Now is not the time... Is what Shen Xi wanted to say but she couldn't say it because she's still paralyzed by Issei's roar.

"Calm yourself, Dragon King..." Just when all hope is lost, Nyarlathotep's voice can be heard clearly.

She emerged from his shadow and floated right above Issei's head.

"Even though I love seeing your current state... but I don't want you to lose yourself over some random insect... I want you to lose yourself because of me, not because of anybody else. Only I am allowed to make you fall. That's our deal with each other." She said calmly.

But Issei still doesn't pay any heed to her.

"Have you forgotten what your dream is? Remember your pledge to your loved ones... Remember about your daughter who's currently watching you..." She whispered.

And that does it... Issei's aura stagnated when he heard her last words.

He finally shifted his gaze from the Dragon Monarch and look towards Shen Xi's direction.

He notices there's a weird energy activity coming off from her body, especially in her belly...

The world regained their light right after he saw his seemingly concerned daughter about his wellbeing.

He took back his aura and Shen Xi finally falls to the ground while clutching her stomach.

"Ugh..." She groaned lightly.

"Heheh, looks like it's time already... congrats, dear husband... it looks like you're really going to be a father soon..." Nyarlathotep chuckled.

[...What?!] Issei let out a stupefied voice when he heard her words.

His brain started to rotate as it has never before trying to process what he should do at this specific moment... but he comes up with nothing.

No amount of training could help him in his current situation.

Esdeath and the others heaved a sigh of relief when they're finally able to move again.

Nyaruko, Bai'er, and Hong'er who lose control over themselves also immediately calm themselves down...

They exchanged a look between each other feeling a little confused about what just happened.

Jie Yuan practically flew towards their direction before she hugged her daughters tightly. Only after she has them in her embrace that she could finally heave a sigh of relief...

[What should I do! Oi, Nyarlathotep!] Issei started panicking after seeing the current state of Shen Xi. He gently cradled her in his hands.

"Hmm~? How should I know... Even though I've lived for trillions of years, I have never given birth myself you know?" She chuckled at him: "And you need to calm down in a different sense from before... Don't you have three 'experienced' women behind you right now?"

[What? Who-] Issei turned his head while his eyes started to search for his target. When he saw his target, he finally realizes just who Nyarlathotep pointing at just now.

[Grayfia! Venelana! Xun'er!] He shouted: [Help her!]

"W-We understand..." The three of them smile wryly at the panicking Issei.

The way he currently moves looks quite cute in their eyes... To think that he is the same person who let out those nightmarish aurae just now...

Even though they don't know why Nyarlathotep is here right now... that question would have to wait. They need to help this woman in front of them right now.

The other girls also let out a giggle when they look at their current Master/Young Master.

...

Issei could be found pacing around back and forth in front of the house where Shen Xi resides. Nyarlathotep has returned to his shadow.

He wore an anxious expression on his face and he keeps glancing at the house every few seconds.

The girls are looking at him warmly.

Jasmine and Mu Xuanyin are the only ones who are pouting in jealousy.

Shen Xi is not your normal human or Dragon... so she's ought to be fine and they have told him already but he still couldn't calm himself down even now.

"...Granddaughter... I'm about to have a granddaughter..." The Azure Dragon keeps muttering dreamily to himself beside Chu Yuechan.

Shen Xi has been carrying a child for over three years now. Everyone is wondering just how will the child looks like... But considering her parents then it's safe to say that she will be a grand beauty...

Issei's body would flinch whenever he heard Shen Xi's groan. He wanted to ask if they needed help but manage to stop himself at the last second since he doesn't want to disturb them.

He could only sigh again and again...

"Will you calm down already, Ise! They will be fine!" Jasmine said in annoyance.

"O-Ou..." Issei smiled wryly at her: "Sorry... It's just that I couldn't calm myself down since I'm about to become a father, you know..."

"We can see that." Chi Wuyao giggled.

The girls also giggled once again.

"Oh? That's interesting... Who's about to become a father now? Care to explain... I-S-E!"

"Ara ara~ Ufufufu...! I'm sure he has a good explanation for this... right... D-E-A-R-E-S-T?!"

A pissed off voice resounded not far from them.

While the girls are surprised seeing these two newcomers, Issei's body froze completely when he heard this voice... His head comically turned towards the source of the voice... only to see a smiling yet not smiling woman clad in purple and in black looking at him with a chilling smile...

Issei should've felt happy when he sees these two women but he's currently having a cold sweat instead...

It was at this moment that he knew... he fucked up.