Long Youyou woke up in a warm embrace. As soon as she opened her eyes, she remembered her defeat. Although she wished it had only been a nightmare, the burning pain throughout her body proved that her loss was an unchangeable fact. 

"Top three among the celestial orderians, yet she lost to a nobody who’s seventh on the imperial star ranking!" 

At the thought of that, Long Youyou felt as if her internal organs were convulsing. She was too humiliated to face Li Haochen and her elders. She was an embarrassment to the Veildragon Palace. 

"Big Brother Haochen, I...." Realizing that it was Li Haochen holding her, Long Youyou burst into tears. "I've embarrassed myself. I'm sorry, I didn't think she would be so powerful. She wasn’t this strong in the Voidsky Realm." 

"Alright, it's over." Li Haochen didn't mind how ugly she was at the moment, because she would soon recover. Caressing her head, he said, "It's fine. I underestimated them as well. This battle was a wake-up call for Shishi and me." 

Long Youyou breathed a sigh of relief when...