Jennings Family, at the staircase entrance.
Magnolia Hearne and Five-Colored looked anxiously at the suddenly disappeared Samuel Chalmers and Althea.
However, it seemed that in a mere instant, a different presence appeared before them.
This presence was pure and powerful, and as it manifested, spiritual energy quickly spread outward from the Jennings Family villa, centering on her.
Upstairs, Luca Jennings felt a gentle breeze pass by, refreshing him instantly.
This feeling was reminiscent of when Scarlett Jennings had once set up a Spirit Gathering Array at the Jennings Family villa, with spiritual energy sweeping through, but this time, the spiritual energy was even purer and clearer.
Realizing something, Luca Jennings suddenly walked out of the study.
When he reached the third-floor staircase entrance, Donovan Jennings had already arrived ahead of him.
It was then that Lucas Jennings and his brothers, who had been taken into the domain by Althea, along with Emily Hearne, reappeared at the staircase entrance.
What was once a spacious stair corridor suddenly felt crowded with people.
Kingston Jennings and the others appeared a bit bewildered, but at this moment neither Donovan nor Magnolia Hearne paid them any attention.
Because as they reappeared, a space rift seemed to have torn open at the spot where Althea had disappeared.
Dense spiritual energy spilled out from the rift, shining brightly, causing everyone’s spirits to be lifted.
Emily Hearne’s divine soul trembled, and as she looked into the rift, a hint of contemplation flashed in her eyes.
Before she could explore further, Scarlett Jennings emerged slowly from the space rift, pulling Samuel Chalmers along.
Upon closer inspection, one could glimpse another world of lush green grass through the space rift, and vaguely, ten tails seemed to dance behind Scarlett.
However, as she stepped out of the domain, the massive ten tails transformed into specks of spiritual light, disappearing behind her along with the domain.
The appearance remained just as when she had disappeared earlier, yet with just one look, Magnolia Hearne and others easily recognized that the person before them was no longer Ten-tailed Althea.
She was Scarlett.
Their true daughter.
"Scarlett!"
Magnolia Hearne cried out urgently, instinctively rushing forward to embrace her.
Donovan and Luca Jennings quickly approached as well.
Upon meeting Scarlett’s somewhat bewildered yet clear eyes, their hearts felt a heavy weight lift.
Indeed, this was Scarlett.
She had finally returned.
Kingston and his brothers obviously realized this too, feeling a surge of excitement, especially Lucas Jennings.
"Sis! You finally came back! You have no idea what that person who took over your body did to me!"
Scarlett Jennings blinked.
She had just woken from slumber and indeed felt that her divine soul now contained some inherited power.
She assumed it was from developing ten tails.
Unaware of the events that had occurred the day Althea supplanted her consciousness.
After listening to everything, a somber notion settled in her gaze, and she looked at Lucas and the others, asking,
"So when I pulled you into the domain, you each entered different mirages?"
"Yes!"
Lucas Jennings responded eagerly, speaking quickly about the events within the mirage.
Inside the mirage felt nearly the same as reality; after waking, Scarlett Jennings still appeared as Althea.
But this version of Althea was several times more formidable than Scarlett Jennings.
No need for mantras or spells, able to transform space with a mere wave of the hand.
In the mirage, Lucas Jennings was tossed into the air by Althea with her tail and then stably caught, and Althea even gave him a piece of fox fur.
With that piece of fox fur, Lucas Jennings automatically gained a group of ghost demon followers.
These followers showed him utmost respect, moving as one at his command.
Lucas Jennings, with his followers, dealt with the hooligans harassing girls outside the school and resolved the haunting incident within the school, earning immense gratitude from the teachers and the principal.
Even his father started to see him as a source of pride, saying he would inherit his sister’s path and become an impressive Master.

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