After hearing the mechanical voice, the uncertainty in Chu Tian’s eyes was instantly replaced by a surge of battle intent.
[Game, start now.]
‘Strength balance? That means Su Nian’s strength will be reduced to the level of a demigod.’
‘More importantly… The loser must accept any punishment!’
He didn’t know what great being existed behind this, creating this one opportunity—a chance to trample this lofty goddess under his feet again.
-Boom!
Magic exploded within him, no longer holding back.
Without a single unnecessary word, his figure vanished like a ghost from the spot.
On Su Nian’s side, her heartbeat quickened as she watched him nervously.
‘Here it comes!’
She feigned panic and mobilized her power, suppressed to the demigod level, building layers of light barriers around her with golden holy energy.
‘I have to put on an act. I can’t just surrender outright, can I? That would be too shameful.’
However, a flaw so minute it was almost imperceptible appeared in her Light Magic defense.
The next instant, Chu Tian’s ghostly figure appeared right behind that flaw.
He didn’t use any flashy magic; he simply pierced through the layers of light with pinpoint accuracy and grabbed her slender, snow-white neck.
Just one hand—a large hand with calluses, hot and powerful.
The familiar feeling of strength, the familiar aggression, and the familiar suffocation made Su Nian’s body go limp instantly.
Su Nian’s body stiffened, and all her prepared attacks dissipated in that moment.
He lifted her with one hand, her feet dangling off the ground, her sacred white dress tracing a helpless arc in the air.
Chu Tian’s face moved close to hers, their noses almost touching.
“A god?”
His eyes, burning with fury and a desire to conquer, stared intently at her.
“Where is your divine majesty?”
“Where is the power that can suppress everything?”
“Su Nian, what do you have to fight me with now?”
His voice was hoarse, filled with the thrill of revenge.
Su Nian was forced to look up, her sky-blue eyes veiled with a layer of mist, looking pitiful yet full of defiance.
She opened her mouth as if to say something, but Chu Tian gave her no chance.
His other hand reached out unceremoniously, skillfully wrapping around her slender waist, pulling her whole body roughly into his embrace, and then he kissed her fiercely.
It wasn’t gentle, it wasn’t tentative; it was punishment, plunder, a gnawing that declared ownership.
Su Nian’s mind went blank.
The suppressed heat and emptiness deep in her body were completely ignited at this moment…
Shame.
Humiliation.
And… indescribable satisfaction.
She struggled symbolically a couple of times, the force more like an invitation of feigned resistance.
Feeling her instantly soften, Chu Tian’s lips curled into a pleased arc.
He released the girl.
Su Nian’s legs went weak, barely able to stand, and she collapsed onto the mirror-smooth floor.
She gasped heavily, her cheeks red enough to drip blood, her misty eyes looking dazedly at the man before her.
‘Defeated.’
Just like that… so easily defeated.
She hadn’t even really struck once.
Just then, that cold mechanical voice rang out again.
[Battle ended.]
[Winner: Chu Tian.]
[Loser: Su Nian.]
[Punishment time begins. Duration: twelve hours. Please make good use of the time.]
The moment the voice fell, Chu Tian laughed.
He walked step by step toward Su Nian, who was sitting on the floor, looking down at her from above.
That gaze was exactly like hers two days ago when she looked down at him kneeling on the ground—lofty, filled with the pleasure of having everything under control.
“Su Nian.”
He slowly crouched down, pinched her delicate chin, and forced her to look up and meet his eyes.
“Shouldn’t we settle the score from these past two days?”
Su Nian’s body trembled uncontrollably.
Not because of fear, but because…
The next second, Su Nian felt her body become light as she was lifted by an invisible force and floated in midair.
Golden chains appeared out of nowhere, firmly binding her wrists and ankles, suspending her in the air.
That sacred white dress hung limply.
She, the lofty goddess, had once again been defeated by the Horn Demon Master.
Even though it was the ultimate humiliation, even though it was the utmost shame.
But…
“Ding! Affection +1. Current affection: 87.”
“Ding! Corruption status -1%. Current corruption: 12%.”
In the pure white space, time lost its meaning.
Su Nian didn’t know how long had passed.
That man kept collecting all the “debts” from her, branding his marks on her body…
The cold system notification sounds rang out continuously in her mind like an accompaniment.
“Master”
“Ding! Daily Quest: Call the Horn Demon “Master” (3/3) completed. Reward: 3000 Humiliation Value!”
“Good girl, say it one more time for me.” The man’s voice was a little hoarse, full of aggression.
“M-master…!!”
Broken syllables spilled from Su Nian’s throat, thick with sobs.
Even she found the voice unfamiliar.
“Ding! Detected Host voluntarily surrendering to the archenemy in the Illusion Realm. Special quest triggered: Submission in the Illusion Realm!”
“Quest reward: 10,000,000 Humiliation Value! Unlock special building: Sanctum Space!”
-Boom!
A massive flood of Humiliation Value surged into her system account like a breached dam.
Su Nian’s consciousness experienced a brief moment of clarity under the impact of that enormous data stream.
‘Sanctum Space? What is that?’
But she had no time to think, because that man made an even more outrageous demand.
“Call me husband.”
Su Nian’s body stiffened sharply, and her eyes, which had just regained a bit of clarity, were immediately filled again with tears and shame.
‘This bastard! How dare he!’
“…Husband…”
30 minutes later.
“Ding! Daily Quest: Call “Husband” (100/100) completed. Reward: 100,000 Humiliation Value!”
“Ding! Congratulations, Host, for unlocking hidden achievement: Fallen Goddess Maiden”
“Achievement description: As a lofty goddess, you willingly offered everything to your former enemy and master in the Illusion Realm you created. This corruption would make even the Demon God of the Abyss cheer for you!”
“Achievement reward: 2,000,000 Humiliation Value! Slight increase in soul strength!”
The string of system notifications made Su Nian completely give up thinking.
‘It seems I… am really going to fall. But.I’m so happy.’