Who tortures the protagonist in the opening scene?

A greedy mage and her cruel son publicly torture the destitute girl on the street.

What triggers the protagonist's transformation?

The torture awakens her dormant heritage as the secret daughter of the lethal Dragon King.

Never Cross the Dragon Heiress

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Never Cross the Dragon Heiress — A tortured pauper reveals she is the Dragon King's secret daughter and storms her tormentors' engagement party.

On a public street, a greedy mage and her sadistic son brutally torture a penniless young woman, believing her powerless. Their cruelty triggers a catastrophic awakening: the victim carries the blood of the lethal Dragon King, transforming her from prey into an apex predator. Empowered by her terrifying royal heritage, she strides uninvited into the villains' lavish engagement celebration. No longer a victim, she arrives as a reckoning, intent on reducing their privileged world to ashes for the suffering they inflicted.

Quick answers

Who tortures the protagonist in the opening scene?: A greedy mage and her cruel son publicly torture the destitute girl on the street.
What triggers the protagonist's transformation?: The torture awakens her dormant heritage as the secret daughter of the lethal Dragon King.