Today's second update: Chapter 3594! 2/4!
At twenty years old, even in the Haotian Era, she had long passed the age of awakening.
Compared to the path her father had walked at her age, Xu Kun had already hovered at death's door countless times, endured countless trials and choices that overturned everything he knew, and caused no end of incidents that shook the myriad races!
Her mind had long since matured. The "naivety" and "mischief" she occasionally displayed were sometimes merely habitual camouflage, or a silent response to the fixed expectations others placed upon her.
Deep within her heart, how could there not be a flame that yearned to prove herself?
That proof was not the arrogance of wishing to surpass the monument known as "Father." Rather, she wanted to prove to the world, and to herself, that even without the innate halo of Daughter of Xu Kun, Xu Caiyi could still achieve remarkable things through her own efforts, talent, and choices, and carve out a brilliant life path of her own, one without regrets.
She was an independent, complete soul, not a mere continuation or appendage of any great existence.
"I..." Xu Caiyi's breathing quickened slightly, her chest rising and falling as though she were gathering every ounce of strength she had to form this answer.
She raised her head. Her gaze no longer wavered as she met Xu Kun's eyes with clarity and resolve, as though answering the question within her own heart as well.
"I am the Eldest Daughter of the Xu Family, bearing the glory and expectations of my forebears. I will forever take pride in this body and this blood..."
She spoke each word slowly, her voice steadily becoming firmer and stronger. "But more than that, I am Xu Caiyi! I will use my