The once lofty Soul Beast race had suffered defeat after defeat amid humanity's rise and stood on the verge of extinction.
The remaining people could only huddle within the core region of Star Dou Forest, barely clinging to life.
Reviving the Soul Beast race had been carved into her bones and blood from the day she awakened, becoming a mission she could never cast aside.
To investigate the human world and search for the whereabouts of the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, she sealed most of her power, transformed into a human girl, and left Star Dou Forest.
But something went wrong with the seal. She lost her memories and wandered among humans.
During those wandering days, she met Tang Wulin.
That little boy with bright eyes took the filthy her home and gave her the name Na'er.
Those had been the simplest days.
There was no mission, no hatred—only three meals, four seasons, and each other's constant company.
She would run after Tang Wulin, snatch his buns to eat, and sit beside him with her chin propped in her hands while he cultivated.
They had been as simple as a blank sheet of paper.
Later, the Soul Beast personality awakened, and she remembered everything.
Her identity, her mission, and the blood-deep hatred.
Yet she also realized that she had developed feelings she should not have for that human boy.
They were soft and warm, utterly incompatible with her cold mission.
So that it would not affect the great cause of revival, she forcibly stripped that emotion, along with part of her power, from her own soul.
She created an independent personality named Na'er—innocent, gentle, and in love with Tang Wulin.
She thought that was the right thing to do.
She thought she could keep her heart cold and lead her