Long Chen walked out of the palace and quietly wiped the sweat from his brow. It had been a long time since he had felt this tense.0

His nervousness hadn’t come from fear of battle, nor from Qu Liushang. What truly unsettled him was the possibility that the entire Starry River Palace was rotten to the core. If that were the case, what future would remain for those disciples from the nine heavens?0

If conflict really erupted, Long Chen was confident he could leave the Starry River Palace alive. But what about them?0

Here, they received neither respect nor dignity. They weren’t given a fair chance to compete. 0

In the nine heavens, they had been hunted like prey. Then, they risked their lives...0