"Haah… Haah…!" Shen Nanyin could no longer hear the tumult around her. In her world, only the sound of her own ragged breaths remained.0

Amidst the vastness of the MIllion Starlight Palace, she couldn't fathom how many strange and accusatory eyes were upon her.0

Her golden curls hung disheveled, and her battle armor was ripped apart—the lingering traces of the unbearable memories from that nightmarish moment. Her heart felt as if it had plunged into an icy abyss, cold seeping into her very soul.0

More than anyone, she knew what fate awaited her from this moment on, as the rare and esteemed woman of the Southern Divine Dragon Realm.0

"No, no, he'll understand me. I was forced!" Clinging desperately to hope, Shen Nanyin summoned her courage, steadied herself, and ran toward the warm, imposing embrace she yearned for—the truly strong and noble man she revered.0

As she lifted her head, her trembling,...0