“Oh….” Nana glared at the disciples still left on stage and then looked at the old man. “Then I will take my leave.”

The old man smiled and nodded: “Go, we will clean up here. And you did well. You survived against the odds. This proves you will become an amazing cultivator in the future.” 

Nana looked at the old man’s sincere eyes and nodded before flicking the blood off her sword and resting it back on her shoulder. She walked over to the edge of the stage and jumped off. She began walking back towards the waiting area. She had lost all of her senses just now and only cared about killing her enemies. She finally understood that killing was a path she would be walking. If she planned to Follow Yuki, she would be killing many more, but she did not mind. 

Her Yuki was cute no matter what. Whether she was covered in blood or full of smiles, her Yuki was her Yuki. The girl she loved more than her own life. As she walked into the waiting area, she noticed a large difference in the sides. On one side were all the disciples from her sect, Yuki and Silvia, while on the other side was everyone else. 

As she looked around, she realized she was slightly wrong just now. There were four groups. Most of them were on the one side, but there was a group sitting in the middle and another not too far away from her sect.

“Nana!” Yuki’s voice filled the room as she hopped up and ran over to Nana, jumping on her. Yuki gave her a big kiss and smiled brightly. “You did amazing.”

“Thank you.” Nana smiled finally. Seeing Yuki and her smile made all her anger disappear. 

Yuki smiled as she gave Nana another kiss. “I remembered all their faces, so don’t worry. One by one. I will hunt them down and kill them all.” 

“Don’t cause too much trouble….” Nana smiled as she pushed her face into Yuki’s chest. “Master will get mad if you start massacring people.”

    “True….” Yuki pursed her lips. She sighed and let Nana carry her back over to where Silvia was.

    “Yuki, your strength went up more?” Nana asked.

    “Mmm… I am almost at the peak of the first astral star. I should reach the second astral star soon.”  Yuki had not realized it during battle, but her cultivation had fully stabilized, and she was now brimming with power.

“We should be able to cultivate more once we get back.” Nana smiled. She was happy for Yuki. She, too, felt her cultivation rise more after such a battle, but she was not where close to the peak of the first astral star. She could only hope she would break through at the same time as Yuki. She did not wish to be left behind.

“You should cultivate normally, too,” Yuki whispered as she leaned her head on Nana’s shoulder. Nana did not need to say a word for her to know what her dragon girl was thinking.

“Okay.” Nana nodded. She would do as Yuki said.

Yuki let Nana sit down and get into a cultivative state while she and Silvia sat in front of her, guarding her. “Ummm…”

Yuki looked up to see a girl from another set standing there. “Can…. Can you go easy on my sect mates?”

“Hmmm?” Yuki was very confused as to who this person was.

“My name is Riku…. I am from the Purple Lotus Sect. We are a small all girls sect and are only here to gain experience. I was on the stage next to yours and saw everything that had happened, and I was wondering if you would be willing to let us off with a minor beating….” Riku began to fidget. She felt a look intimated under Yuki’s watchful eyes.

Yuki looked at the girl who was around her age and nodded. “As long as you do not try to kill me, I do not mind going easy, but…. The first time I see a killing move or a sense of any killing intent, I will not hesitate.”

“We won’t. We will fight so it does not look like we are giving up, but it is mainly for experience.” Riku replied hurriedly. She really did not wish to make enemies with this girl. She had noticed from the crystal images on the walls that these three girls were monsters in their own right. There was probably no one in their sect who could defeat them in the same realm.

“That’s fine.” Yuki smiled, causing Riku to lower her eyes. She could not look at that beautiful smile when the face was smudged with blood. It made her feel a cold shiver run down her spine.

“Th-Thank you!” Riku quickly ran off. She felt a little lighter and hoped that she could make it through the matches and get a little far before running into those monsters. 

“That was kind of you,” Silvia spoke up.

“She had no malice. My senses are very keen to those who wish me ill. Since she did not come with bad intentions, then I will not treat her badly.” Yuki replied.

“I am just glad to know that I get to see two sides of you. The Yuki who loves the sight of blood and the Yuki who is kind to those who are kind to her.” Silvia loved both sides of Yuki. She felt both sides made up Yuki as a person.