Established Pinnacle: The Enigma

Their talents, physique, qi capacity and the likes were also greater than other cultivators, if they exist in this Era. And above them were the angels, or rather, Monitors according to Cheryl.

Rating wise, they were no different than the Eternals, but Authority wise, they were far greater. Cheryl also thought of fusing them with the Heavenly Dao as well. But 3% influence of the Heavenly Dao was not enough it seemed.

Maybe if she got 100% control of it, she would succeed? She shook her head and closed her eyes. Problems like that would solve themselves in due time. And due time was two years from now.

"I can't wait..." She muttered to herself lightly.

Within the Skies Above the Pavillions

Four beauties stood a distance away, watching two other beauties about to spar.

"Sister, here I come." Hilda warned calmly, as the sorounding essence that circulated the world they were in quiked. According to Cheryl, this was a variant type of Divine power termed Immortal Qi, used by cultivators.

Once they became Eternals, their entire structure was changed inside out. And not only just physically, as they become different through the aspect of the Soul and the Mind as well.

What they could now accept into their souls were no longer Laws, but something termed Daos. Yet for now, there were no Daos or the likes circulating the Mother Sanctuary.

But even then, everyone here was an Deity King equivalents, or rather, a Immortal Kings. Their powers and might were terrifying, not something the girls ever thought they could have control over, in their entire lives.

But now they did.

"Hm." Tiffany nodded in response, as she also circulated her Immortal Qi. The process of breaking through did not only require one to attain the Dao, but also required one to convert their Immortal Qi, into something vaster.

They were required to transform it into the more powerful, and Reality shaking Celestial Qi, or Dharmic power. This was the same process as Deities, whereby they needed to tame a Law, and convert their Divine power into the Reality Altering Reiki.

Of course, they themselves were still far from this stage. They were still three to four major Realms away from trying to do the same. But that did not mean they could not start now.

But guess what, there was more to Cultivators than mere Ascenders. They had to also go through their Tribulation every Realm. It might not be lightning or fire, or wind, but it could be through Karma or the likes.

Each person had their own respective Tribulation, and worst of all, according to Cheryl, it would not come directly after breakthrough. But anytime when you are at your most relaxed, or even your most desperate.

Basically, Cultivators are risking their lives every single time they breathe, they eat, they relax, they fight, in whatever action they do. It was a tough path to take. Cheryl warned everyone about it, right before they could truly partake into it.

And the girls were trying to get answers through their own way. They were curious if the path of Cultivation had anything special to it, as they were basically, constantly on a tight rope every moment of their life.

And the best test, was through battle!!!

"...."

Hilda did not say anything and just riled up her Immortal Qi, using a Skill she acquired from the cultivation method Cheryl derived for her. She termed it [War Empowerment].

Red aura circulated around her feminine figure, as without hesitation, she kicked off the floor and rushed forward at terrifying speed. She was already the strongest physically, and with this boost, she became even more monstrous.

"...."

Tiffany also did not say anything. She was never one to talk to begin with. She waved her hand, and created a circular zone using her Immortal Qi, that spread it out for miles on end, covering almost the whole battlefield.

When Hilda saw this, she did not hesitate at all, and still pushed on like a charging bull, ignoring every obstacle on the way. But as she entered the zone created by Tiffany, she felt her strength weaken greatly.

But she thought nothing of it at first.

Unfortunately that was the problem. The more she pushed in, the more her strength kept decreasing. And not only her strength, but her speed as well, as well as her Immortal Qi which was quite vast.

She stopped, and decided to pull back. Yet even then, her stats were continously decreasing.

...!!!

'What's going on? What kind of ability did you comprehend from Sage Mother, Tiffany?' Hilda thought in shock and admiration for Tiffany, her fellow sister.

She finally realized that the zone did not just decrease her stats the more she pushed forward, but every goddamn second she spent within it, her strength, speed and Immortal Qi were constantly being drained.

"You sly..." She chuckled to herself, as she was intending to pull back at her fastest speed. But right at that moment, with speeds that were previously far from her attainment, Tiffany appeared behind her.

...!!!

"Too late, sis. Too late." She briefly commented, as she let down a punch that contained the strength that previously belonged to Hilda, at speeds that also previously belonged to her.

Bang!!!

Like a flash of light, Hilda was sent tumbling towards the ground at insane speeds. Just the impact of the punch alone was terrifying when it fell on her, let alone her impact on the ground.

BOOOOM!!!!

She smashed down like an asteroid, and almost destroyed the entire mountain rage that spanned for millions of miles on range. Yet when she stood up, she was perfectly fine and with no scratch nor wound on her body.

"Damn, that hurt like a lot." She commented to herself, whilst checking up her body. Then she added with satisfaction, "Not only is our strength, speed and defense quite high, our foundation are quite sturdy."

She was not only talking to herself, as the others were listening from far away. Stella even going as far as noting everything she was seeing down on paper. Unlike the others who just watched, and learned visually.

"You're right. Now to test yet another theory." Suddenly, Tiffany's apathetic voice rang out behind Hilda, as the latter immediately froze and slowly turned to look behind her.

There, she was horrified to find a gigantic beastly maw now opening up to swallow her. It was full of endless darkness within, as nothing could be seen inside. Not even by an Immortal King like herself.

"Damn..."

Were the only words that could escape her mouth, as she was helplessly devoured by the gigantic maw of nothing but darkness. And then, was slowed chewed and chewed until she was swallowed.

"...."

"...."

"...."

"...."

The other four watched in horror, as they never expected Tiffany to be so ruthless. No, to be honest they did. But it was still unexpected how she easily went along with it. What if, what if her guess was wrong?

"Come on, Tiff... what if I truly died?" But suddenly, from out of thin air, or from everyone's perspective, the small soul fragment of Hilda, immediately recovered completely to full health in mere seconds.

Not only did her soul recover to complete perfection, her body as well soon followed after, showing the terrifying resilience of Immortals. She was as brand as new.

After all, how could they be called Immortals, if they are not truly Immortal? And not only was due just an Immortal, she was an Immortal King, the highest possible level an Immortal could attain in her current League.

"But you're alive." Tiffany responded as such, not much expression on her face, as it was poker to the extremes. The way she looked, one might even mistaken her for an innocent, clumsy young girl.

"...Are you serious?" Hilda was genuinely shocked, and offended at her own sister's betrayal. Such gall. Such blasphemy. What happened to them living and dying for one another?

"I can still do that much for you." Tiffany said, reading the intentions and thoughts written all over Hilda's face. Then as the latter was about to respond, she added, "I can live however many years for you."

"What about dying?" Hilda asked.

"...."

And Tiffany kept quiet. Both sisters exchanged glances, and as time flashed, one of them was adopting a horrified, and shocked expression, while the other remained static.

"That's why... stay still as I experiment some more. It won't hurt. Sister. I promise." Tiffany added, as her Immortal Qi was riled up to a higher notch than before, almost drowning the entire battlefield.

"...."

Hilda did not respond. She instead, with her insane speed, fled. She was not foolish enough to dare and attack Tiffany, when Tiffany could clearly absorb her stats and argumentate herself with them.

"...Ah?" Tiffany seemed genuinely surprised. She blinked her eyes in disbelief as she still could not believe what she was seeing. She turned to verify it with her other sisters, but they froze at her gaze.