(First update)
The change in Hu Liena had occurred precisely because she had not won a hundred consecutive matches in the Hell Slaughter Arena. The killing aura she possessed could not help her withstand the corrosive influence of Hell Road's environment!
Fortunately, she was not alone!
Yang Ming tightened his grip on Hu Liena's hand, sending a warm, gentle current into her body. Her rampaging aura gradually settled, her blood-red eyes returned to normal, and her convulsing body stopped trembling. Her eyelids fluttered, and she immediately threw her arms around Yang Ming, holding him very tightly.
For a moment just then, Hu Liena had felt as though she had fallen into an endless abyss. Heaven and earth had gone dark, leaving only boundless loneliness and cold to keep her company.
Just as Hu Liena had sunk into despair, Yang Ming's arrival had been like a light of dawn, illuminating the endless darkness and pulling her out of the abyss.
Hu Liena rested her head on Yang Ming's shoulder.
Listening as she recounted that instant of terror between quiet sobs, Yang Ming gently patted her shoulder and comforted her:
"It's all over now."
"Mm."
Hu Liena greedily breathed in Yang Ming's scent, then reluctantly pulled away from him. Only then did she come to her senses.
What happened to me just now?
Why did I become so attached to Yang Ming?
Hu Liena had always been an independent, self-reliant woman of the new era. In the past, she had looked down on women who depended on men. The woman she admired was none other than Supreme Pontiff Bibi Dong, and she wanted to become a successful woman like her teacher. That was why she had always held herself to exacting standards, both to avoid disgracing her teacher and to work toward