Of all the things Ryu had thought Sarriel might have chosen to answer with, this was most definitely the last thing he ha expected.
Ryu had never really considered how to leave this world. How could he even think of doing such a thing until he ripped the Martial Gods out from their roots and slaughtered them to the last man? His only real epiphany about the matter came with relation to the Nether World and he had concluded that if there was anywhere with such an entrance, door or gate, it would likely be that place.
However, never could he have expected that the gateway would be located in the Chaos Plane. Or, maybe, it was just one of the many gateways for all he knew.
Ryu's heart couldn't help but beat erratically. He suddenly felt an undying will to go toward that gate now. If it wasn't for the fact he had already knew that he had used his last <Intuition>, he would have thought that it was another instant of it pulling him in that direction. But, he knew better than to think that.
This wasn't <Intuition>, it was his own selfish desire screaming at him and echoing through his mind. It was a constant hammer on his heart and thoughts, rushing him toward that inevitable end. He wanted it all so badly… To see what that true mountain peak was…
Ryu took several more deep breaths. Compared to this information, the names of the nine Sky God Realms meant next to nothing to Ryu. Those were just markers for his future accomplishments, whetstone he would eventually use and marbled stairs he would eventually step upon. But this, this was different.
He wanted to feel what it meant to battle geniuses no weaker than himself. He wanted to experience vast lands and powers that dwarfed his Tatsuya Clan. He wanted see a mountain peak grander and taller than Shrine Mountain. And then…
He wanted to trample it all beneath his feet.
By the time Ryu regained his bearings, several minutes had already passed. But, he didn't pay Sarriel any mind. In the face of these dreams of his, beauty was simply too fleeting.
"Let's return."
Ryu took a step forward past Sarriel, leading her away. Though she didn't show it, she inwardly sighed a breath of relief. There was definitely a potential future where Ryu could have taken all of this information from her and then vanished. If he had chosen to do that, there was very little she could have done. But, it seemed that he knew how to keep his word.
It wasn't long before the pair had returned to the barrier. By now, all the Martial Gods and Ancestral Beasts had completely dispersed. There was nothing they could do but report these matters back to their superiors. If they stayed here, they would only be asking for death.
Ryu's avatar vanished and a small whirlpool swallowed Sarriel up, bringing her inside.
Ryu wasn't very afraid of Sarriel in the slightest. In fact, the only reason he had kicked her out was for a little bit of payback and laughs. The truth was that while the formation was activated, he, who controlled it, was practically invincible, even among Sky Gods. He could have let her be, but he decided to knock her down a peg first.
If Sarriel knew this, she would probably fall into another rage. But, at this point, she didn't really have much of a choice in the matter. So long as they entered the Chaos Plane, the control Ryu had would vanish and she would be able to do as she pleased. Of course, Ryu was aware of this as well. That was why he would get all the information he needed out of her first, then consider letting her do as she wanted later.
"Ah, Little Sarriel. You've changed so much." Ailsa pouted, looking Sarriel up and down.
,m Sarriel 'replied' with a cold stare. She wouldn't forget that it was partly because of this woman that her personality shift ended up falling into Ryu's hands so thoroughly. What kind of wife was so intent on finding other women for her husband?
Even now Sarriel had no idea how she had fallen so pathetically. She had had terrible soul tribulations before, she even remembered having a lustful personality shift back when she was still in the Spiritual Severing Realm. Considering how weak she had been back then, it would have been very easy for someone to take advantage of her. And yet, she had still managed to weather that tribulation without doing anything she would be embarrassed about.
But, somehow, a shy personality shift had caused her to be taken advantage of. It was ridiculous. If she had her way, she'd use her blade to slice off those damned lips Ryu kept reminding her of.
Seeing Sarriel's reaction, Ailsa only giggled. With her connection with Ryu, she knew everything that he knew. So she, of course, understood everything now.
"Hello." Yaana politely greeted Sarriel as well.
But, when Sarriel's gaze landed on Yaana, an uncontrollable wave of disgust overcame her. It was obvious why, looking at Yaana now, she was reminded of her last Soul Tribulation and she felt her stomach heave.
Sarriel shot out a palm completely without warning. She wanted nothing more than for Yaana to vanish from her sight, even if that meant killing her on the spot. She didn't even consider nor care what Yaana's identity was.
BANG!
Sarriel's brow furrowed.
Her palm shot through space, erupting on a floating island that acted as their backdrop. By a sweep of bad luck, it was actually the Moonlight Blossom Sect that suffered the blow. Yaana, however, had flickered and reappeared, her brows knit into a tight frown.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?"
The biting cold of Ryu's voice cause Sarriel's heart to freeze over. She didn't even need to look over and meet his eye for her to know that he was furious.