"I can finally see you again... How long have I waited to see you again, master~ You always have a special place in my heart. No matter what form you take, I will always recognize you by your scent." Vanessa snuggled in her master’s arms as a little white cat-like tiger, sniffing around and occasionally licking her master’s baby face.
"Fufu, that’s ticklish, Vann. Mm, I’m back, and also, welco back. In recent years, you’ve encountered many things." Elysia chuckled and gave Vanessa lots of head pats.
"Goddess Elysia, please forgive our incompetence for failing to find you sooner. We even traveled the worlds but ended up with nothing." The holy priestess knelt down and looked down. The holy knight next to her also knelt down.
"Raise your head. A third party intervened and deliberately made you unable to find for so reason. Don’t bla yourself and say you ended up with nothing, Ella. Look at you now. You’re an 8th expert, and Ariel is already at 9th Rank. That’s an amazing feat." Elysia extended her hand towards Ella and Ariel.
"We tried our best to gain enough qualifications and strength to follow and serve you, O my Goddess." Ella stood up and bowed slightly, feeling flattered.
She and her knight had gone through many predicants, obstacles, and fortuitous encounters in the last five years on this planet. Even though they were still far from enough, at least they would be more helpful to their master from now on.
"You made such a massive spaceship, Xentia. Ah, it’s transparent again. It’s a super-class space mothership, right?" Elysia looked up at the sky.
"Yes, that is the ES Nirvana, a super-class spacecraft carrier, the super mothership completed two years ago. We used it to scan the entire planet to look for you, master. Lyla helped a lot with her extraordinary blacksmith skills." Xentia didn’t dare to take the credit alone. She shared it with her comrade.
"I did what I was supposed to do." Lyla bowed respectfully.
Their Goddess Master returned, and everything else no longer mattered. Her fellow faithful followers left everything behind to return to their Goddess Master’s side.
However, who would have thought their Goddess Master beca an adorable baby. They still kept their attitude in check, but deep in their hearts, they wanted to hug and pamper their master.
Sadly, Zera didn’t allow anyone to take Elysia from her arms...
"Goddess Elysia, may I know whether we succeeded in saving Planet Vrelenia from that world-devouring monster?" Ariel mustered up the courage to ask, not for herself, but for her lady.
"Vrelenia should gained its long-lasting peace after that decisive battle. Your family is still in Vrelenia. We shall visit that planet in the near future. Vrelenia after five years... I wonder how it will turn out~" Elysia looked at the sky, wondering what the previous magical world would look like now.
Ella, Vanessa, Evelyn, and Sylvia breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Elysia’s answer. They also wanted to visit their ho world and et their remaining family in Vrelenia in the future.
"Please co in. Let’s talk over a cup of warm tea. I also want to hear your stories. Sylvia, Yuuki, and Evelyn too... I haven’t had the chance to hear your amazing stories." Elysia beckoned everyone to go to the garden pavilion.
Zera remained silent. She carried Elysia to the garden pavilion, not letting anyone take her baby master from her arms. The little cat, Vanessa, was an exception since this cat knew how to behave like a cat doll.
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While Elysia chatted with her newly arrived pantheon mbers, rumors had already spread among the disciples, forest dwellers, and guests. Everything was related to the newly arrived Sacred Sakura mbers.
"Can you asure the newly arrived ladies’ strength?" Klaus nudged Abraham with his elbow.
"Their aura is hidden, but I can guess it. The priestess and her golden knight are at 8th Rank and 9th Rank. The short elf is at Empress-level, and the last one... the six-winged machine girl, is a Deity or above, similar to you." Abraham crossed his arms and stroked his beard while staring at the shrine.
The gate was still wide open, but nobody dared to peek in without permission, knowing several Deities and above were inside.
"You’re right. That machine girl may rival in strength, but we are both suppressed by the mortal realm’s laws. I want to know how a holy land can send people from or to the upper realm." Klaus nodded in agreent.
Sacred Sakura Holy Land was much more profound than anyone could imagine, and so mbers even spread to other worlds.
Klaus glanced at the nearby people. So ca from sacred sects and holy lands, not to ntion the two saintesses. Their sects were backed up by a God from the upper realm, but nobody would tell him how soone could co and go between the upper realm and the mortal world!
His only chance was the Sacred Sakura’s benevolence. He had to see how the Young Demon God, or also known as Wakai Akuma, would ascend to the upper realm.
"What do we need to do? I really wanted to go in, but Miko didn’t invite us. This is a rare opportunity to greet Sacred Sakura’s people from another world. They probably ca from the Chthonic World or Caelum World. I want to know what that other world looks like..." Mingyue bit her finger, caught in a dilemma because she didn’t dare to enter the shrine presumptuously. Miko might tolerate her, but the other powerhouses would say otherwise.
"..." iying remained silent. She also had such a desire, but she knew modesty.
Several disciples guarded the gate, indicating guests were not allowed to enter because Sacred Sakura’s distant mbers had just returned.
She then looked up at the sky. The previous massive aircraft could no longer be seen, but she felt it would not be the only Sacred Sakura’s distant mbers who would co today.
It might be related to the New Year event at Sacred Sakura every winter, and all mbers from various worlds would return to this Sacred Mountain.
"This flying boat is much cooler than any flying boat I have ever seen in my life."
"It’s designed to be so sturdy and aerodynamic that it’s ready to go at high speeds and made of lots of tals..."
"Sacred Sakura is so rich and possesses so many talented people. The one who crafted this is clearly a peerless craftmaster genius!"
"This flying boat has undergone many complicated manufacturing, construction, and refinent processes. Can you create sothing like this, my friend?"
"It’s hard to say..."
Several human experts approached the mini-spaceship and observed the so-called flying boat closely. However, several floating balls ca out of the cabin, giving a red signal with a clear reminder to maintain distance.
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Elysia knew what was happening outside, but her avatar only let those guests with their respective guesses work. Therefore, she didn’t need to bother with that as she was more concerned and curious about everyone’s adventure stories.
Truthfully, the ti her friends spent on this planet was longer than when they spent with her. However, everyone still returned as her loyal followers. They put their faith in her. Apart from their improvents in strength, not much had changed about them.
"It’s Gio, Cherub, and a new face, Sylvia’s pet, Noir. But where is Lixue?" Vanessa pointed to the nearby three little dragons.
"Lixue... the ice dragon with the German title, Eisdrachen Oberherr. We detected him in the extre north, the forbidden region between the three mortal worlds. He is currently in the Terra World, but the extre winter made him decide to return here when it’s near spring." Xentia tapped her virtual screen.
She showed everyone footage of a ditating massive ice dragon buried beneath the ice and snow deep in the forbidden region of the extre north.
"Hmm, then it’s fine. The one that gave his title in the past probably ca from Earth, or maybe he got a reference from a world traveler from Earth. I really want to visit that planet again. That world might have beco more interesting after five years. Those humans at that ti were trying to open the underworld gate, right?" Sylvia rested her cheek on her hand, wondering while glancing at Elysia.
"Hmm... Our friend Erina is still there. Does she still rember us after five years?" Elysia looked at the sky, hoping her distant friend would be safe and healthy.
"That’s hard to say..." Xentia looked at her hands, feeling indifferent to her howorld’s fate. Humans were so fickle and selfish. Not to ntion, their encounter with Erina was so short.
She knew her origin as humanity’s masterpiece, born from human greed and selfishness. The artificial human with the codena Angel of Destruction, a killing machine known as the God Slayer.
Fortunately, her Goddess Master saved her and granted her a new life with an intact soul and body. Since then, she wasn’t a tool anymore but a living being. Regardless, she loathe all humans except those her master favored.
"Hehe, but I’m still trying to believe. I was a human too." Elysia took Xentia’s words for granted.
"Everyone, let introduce you to our seniors here." Miko gathered her available core disciples and introduced them to Elysium mbers and vice versa.
"Fufu~ We have soone with the sa na as ? Gabriella, Gab-chan~ You are a good girl with great potential. You can call Ella." Ella grasped the beautiful blonde elf’s hand enthusiastically.
"Err... Yeah, thank you. Pleased to et you, Lady Ella." Gabriella felt a little troubled when soone she had just t suddenly treated her with such familiarity. However, the other party was her senior...
Everyone then chatted with several pleasant conversations to familiarize themselves with each other.
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