Supreme Couple In Apocalypse: Undead King & Demonic Queen

As such, the daily schedule also included Nira's classes about Aethir and Soul.

Tenebria and Nira left after creating a portal that led to Shadow Bamboo Sanctuary and discussing the future schedule.

"Alright, so Nira will come back to teach us basic knowledge of Aethir and Soul once, but if we want a more solid progression and knowledge, we'll have to join them in Shadow Bamboo Sanctuary," Erix said with a grin.

"We can only enter past this portal once we have finished 3rd stage of Way of Unfettered," Rin said as she grinned back. "Let's do this."

Isabella and Aria nodded with excitement and anticipation.

"I can go ahead, so see you later," Aria softly giggled covering her hand and going into the portal. "Hurry up, or I'll get more stronger."

However, she immediately returned and rubbed her fingers with slightly flushed cheeks, "I will go after having Bella-sis's lunch."

Isabella chuckled while Rin and Erix burst out laughing.

"Let's eat. The lunch is ready," Isabella smiled.

They had a quick lunch with Aaron before everyone dived back into training while Aria entered the portal to check out Shadow Bamboo Sanctuary.

…

When she emerged from the other side of the portal Aria arrived in a fragrant room with everything made of beautiful and aesthetic wood and wood designs. The 50x50 ft room exuded a peaceful atmosphere.

'Where do I go? It has three doors,' Aria thought, but she didn't need to do anything as Nira opened the door and smiled, "You're here."

"Come with me."

"I feel strange, but in a better way," Aria said in surprise as she walked towards Nira. "The air is heavy, but energizing, and I feel so much pure power in the atmosphere."

Nira chuckled and said, "Welcome to Adraxia, one of the only ten Super-Tier dimension worlds in this layer of cosmos."

"Oh? We are not in Shadow Bamboo Sanctuary?" Aria slightly tilted her head, confused but curious. "This layer of cosmos? What is special about these ten super worlds?"

Nira smiled and said, "Come out first."

Aria and Nira left the room before Aria found herself in a clean area filled with seven wooden huts. The room she was in a moment ago was also a wooden hut!

This settlement was surrounded by long bamboo trees stretching hundreds of meters high that were beautifully glowing with faint dreamy blue patterns, creating a breathtaking scenery.

It had a small pond at the center surrounded by huts and a different type of 4-storey tall wooden building at the corner that seemed to have been built by modifying a large tree. It was amazing.

"This is the Shadow Bamboo Sanctuary," Nira smiled. "Shadow Bamboo Sanctuary is one of the five main forbidden zones of Adraxia world."

"Wow, so pretty," Aria's eyes shone as she looked around. "The sky is completely dark, though."

She extended her senses and was soon startled, "My senses are also limited here. I can't send my Aethir Spirit Gaze to observe past 100 kilometers and it's also hard to see through things here."

"This is normal. You had higher influence and power in a weaker world because you became stronger. But in a more powerful world, you'll have to adjust accordingly," Nira grinned.

"Mhm," Aria nodded with sparkling eyes. "So what are we going to do?"

"We'll finish your assessment and get you a badge first, so you can move around without trouble," Nira said with a chuckle. "Let's go to that big building. Master Tenebria's avatar is also there, working."

"So I will get into trouble if I go into these woods to explore without a badge?" Aria curiously asked.

"Eh, trouble means that you'll directly die," Nira wryly smiled. "We are not the only ones living in this Shadow Bamboo Sanctuary. This is our settlement, but there are other settlements here."

Aria was dumbfounded. "So they will kill anyone without a badge?"

"Not all people in other settlements, but there are Shadow Bamboo Pandas in these woods that are very strong and not vegetarian," Nira grinned. "They eat peak Empyrean-order monsters as snakes, and even most Reverend-order powerhouses have to stay tame in front of them."

"What?! So strong?" Aria was truly shocked. "I wonder if they still look cute even after having such a power."

*Crakk*

Suddenly, Nira and Aria heard a loud crack sound above and saw a bamboo stick flying towards them from the sky before it landed a meter before them, embedding itself into the ground.

This bamboo stick was 20 meters tall and at the end of the stick above was a furry normal-looking panda with black and white fur sitting cross-legged. But its eyes were bigger and filled with spirituality, and its fur was also pure black and white which looked super soft even without touching it.

Aria looked at the panda and her eyes sparkled, "So cute."

The panda was looking at Aria and upon hearing her words, the panda nodded while smiling, "Nomunomu. I am cute, indeed."

Aria giggled.

"What's the matter, Zil?" Nira asked with a pout. "She is a new entrant, so let us finish the procedures first. Or if you brought a play here, then we can talk."

"Nomuuu, I am here to play," Zil grinned and waved his furry hand below that extended with sharp black claws and cut off a piece of bamboo. "I will eat here, nomu. So you can go and finish the procedures. We will play after that, nomu."

"Perfect," Nira grinned. "Aria and I will participate in that."

"Nomunomu," Zil nodded while smiling carefreely. "Hurry up."

"Let's hurry, Aria."

"Is playing important here?" Aria curiously asked.

"Very much," Nira chuckled. "But playing here is different. It is dangerous and rewarding both. Come, let's enter. You'll know everything soon."

Upon entering the big wooden building, Aria was slightly surprised to find herself in a hall much bigger than what the building showed outside.

It was a round hall, completely wooden as if it was inside a huge tree's trunk. There were over fifty people in total, here and there in groups, and a big central round desk at the center.

There was also an array of portal doors to the left, with one of them being strikingly different from other plain doors and having an "Unbound Star Cosmic Faction Hub" plate on it.

The central desk only had a single staff present, but it was a strange big black octopus with orange and blue colors mixed into its body's design, mainly the twelve tentacles.

"Come. Our business is at that central desk."