Ashira had faced countless hardships on her journey, but none as fierce as the encounter with the eighth-level monster that awaited her in the wilds.
A brutal battle erupted—a contest of raw power and unyielding will.
Despite her strength, she was overwhelmed, left broken and bitter in defeat.
Yet, fate was not unkind.
In the very lair of her defeat, she discovered a fleeting opportunity.
Seizing it with desperation and cunning, she broke past her limits.
A sudden surge overwhelmed her as she ascended to the rank of ninth-level monster, a formidable force capable of clashing even with Mahayana cultivators.
Her transformation complete, Ashira pressed onward, resolute in her journey back home.
But fate's webs had other plans.
She crossed paths with two humans—one young man, the other an older cultivator.
The youth was of a manageable threat; only at the first turn Mahayana Realm, Ashira knew she could evade him with relative ease.
