THUD! THUD! Yun Xiao's footsteps were heavy as he descended the steps into the depths. With his approach, the sounds that had filled the underground palace gradually subsided.2

BOOM! Yun Xiao pushed open a massive stone door, its surface carved with magical inscriptions, revealing a room where lightning flickered menacingly.0

At the far end of the chamber, a tall, striking woman with curly violet hair knelt on the ground, her slender body bound tightly by chains of lightning. These chains, embedded deep into her flesh, carved trails of blood across her skin, leaving her paralyzed and unable to move.0

Such restraints had drained the color from her skin and left her looking frail. Her once luscious, wavy hair was now disheveled, and her glass-like dress was crumpled and stained with blood.0

It was hard to imagine that this once radiant Thunder Emissary Cao, now a pitiful prisoner trapped in this dungeon, had lost all her former glory and seemed barely alive.0

With a sudden movement, she lifted her head, her dull eyes sparking with resilient flashes of lightning.0

Outside the stone door, the celestial-faced young man, dressed in a majestic outfit with a platinum crown, glowing white robe, and formidable boots, stood unmatched in appearanc...0