Death... and me

In the middle of a snowy mountain, space bent as several natural runes appeared around it. Following that, a woman and a Demon Tree in human form stepped out of that area. Naturally, these two were Libraia and Celis, who came to look for Kentucky.

"Alright, here we are. This is the place we received information where the Minokawa called Ume first appeared," said Libraia.

Celis nodded in response to that. "There's no doubt about it. I can feel Kentucky's presence very close to me."

"So, where is he?" Libraia didn't want to waste time.

Celis then focused on the connection between the two before looking at the skies, saying, "Seems like he's somewhere very high, far above what we can see from here."

Libraia then caught Celis with her Divine Energy and immediately darted upward with him. "Keep telling me the right direction."

Celis nodded and guided Libraia as they continued further and further higher. At some point, Libraia started to feel the pressure of the Realm of Gods, trying to send her back down. "Are we still not there yet?"

Celis shook his head, telling her, "It's still higher."

Fortunately, Libraia's cultivation was much higher than Kentucky's. Not to mention that she could use Space Power. In any case, it was a lot easier for her to reach the altitude that Kentucky did in the past. "There's nothing here, though."

Celis shook his head, clarifying, "It's not that there's nothing here. It's just that we can't see it."

Celis was right. One of the things Kentucky's father used to hide the floating island wasn't just its very high altitude and proximity to the limits of the Realm of Gods. Back then, Kentucky could only see the island because Ume knew he was coming. Otherwise, Kentucky wouldn't have been able to see it either. Surprisingly, the island was invisible to anyone with cultivation smaller than Kentucky's father.

However, that mattered little as Celis could tell exactly where Kentucky was located. "Keep going. We're almost at the place."

Suddenly, Libraia and Celis felt like they had passed through an illusionary barrier before an enormous floating island appeared in front of them. "This..."

Libraia couldn't help but comment, "We looked everywhere for clues that the Minokawa might have left something behind, but we never found anything. To think such a huge piece of land was hidden at this altitude..."

Celis nodded in response, saying, "That's quite something. This island isn't affected by the Realm of Gods' barrier at all." Celis then looked in a certain direction as a smile appeared on his face. "Seems like Kentucky knows that I'm here too."

From afar, Celis could see a black and white creature flying in their direction. "So you finally decided to show your face."

However, before Celis could approach Kentucky, several black and white feathers began to appear around him and Libraia. They were all identical to Kentucky's ones and also emanated his aura. "What is he doing?"

Kentucky arrived but kept a bit of distance as he looked at Celis and Libraia. However, it didn't last long before his wings shone with Dark and Light Element. Not only that, but Libraia could also feel the power of space behind them.

'Kawa Blade Domain!'

The power of space suddenly interacted with all the feathers in the surroundings, as the feathers themselves shone with the elements. In the next moment, all the feathers formed a storm of blades that attacked everything everywhere inside the Kawa Blade Domain.

*Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish...*

Even Libraia was taken aback, as she found it annoying to defend against. "What is that idiot doing?!"

However, Libraia quickly noticed that the power behind the Feather Storm was very small. They couldn't even break through her Divine Energy barrier, let alone injure her. "Hmph! Are you trying to buy a fight?!"

Immediately after, Libraia's vastly greater control over space took place, disrupting Kentucky's skill completely. In the next second, the Kawa Blade Domain was destroyed as the feathers disappeared. The impressive thing was that the feathers were real but made with Light Element, Dark Element, and Space Power. Libraia only noticed that once she destroyed the Domain, which was shocking considering her much higher cultivation.

However, she still focused on Kentucky with a dark expression.

"Hahaha!" It was then that Kentucky began to laugh. "Did you see it?! That's an innate Minokawa skill! The Kawa Blade Domain! I, the Great Kentucky, can now use the power of space even though I'm not in the Void Tempering Realm yet!"

Libraia's mouth twitched in response. "Were you testing your offensive skill on me? Give me a good reason to not pluck all your feathers off right now."

Kentucky then flew close and quickly apologized. "Sorry, sorry, lady Libraia. It's just that I thought the test would hold no meaning if you knew it was coming. However, you could tell it yourself, couldn't you? I had no way to contest against your strength."

Libraia was still unhappy, but she knew Kentucky was right. "Hmph! You better not let that happen again. Otherwise, don't blame me for killing you."

Celis, on the other hand, was more concerned about what Kentucky had been doing so far. "Since you're feeling this good, why the hell haven't you gone back to Jhiod Sect yet? Also, what happened to your strength? Even I could tell that you weren't able to use even a tenth of your capability. If not because of the power of space behind it, that attack would have been pretty much useless."

Kentucky smiled in response, saying, "Didn't you notice that you just answered your own question?"

Celis narrowed his eyes and then understood. "Are you saying that you have lost most of your strength?"

"Not really." Kentucky shrugged his shoulders after returning to his human form. "It's just that I can't use it at the moment. In the end, if I had tried to go back to Jhiod in my current state, I would have probably died. Without any other choice, I have to stay here until this effect disappears."

Celis and Libraia looked at each other after that. "Explain things better."