Chapter 147: Destined To Be Invincible!

The woman was familiar. She looked exactly like the woman Ye Guan had seen in the Martial God Spear—no, she was definitely that Martial Goddess.

She was wearing a clean long robe that was as white as snow, and her demeanor as well as visage were both ethereal and perfect. Unfortunately, her eyes contained only coldness, nary a single emotion.

Ye Guan was stunned. He didn’t expect to see her here!

However, the woman remained unperturbed upon seeing Ye Guan. The light in her eyes remained cold, and it seemed that she didn’t recognize Ye Guan at all.

Ye Guan saw that and felt that something was off.

He retreated because it was better to retreat whenever something felt strange.

Little Pagoda’s voice suddenly echoed in Ye Guan’s mind, “Little bastard, that’s not her true body nor her soul. The Immortal Treasures Pavilion has replicated her. She has zero emotions, and she only knows how to fight.”

Ye Guan’s expression fell. The woman was a Martial Goddess, so Ye Guan truly couldn’t have expected that the Immortal Treasures Pavilion was capable of replicating the consciousness of such a powerhouse.

Of course, Ye Guan was excited to fight a Marital Goddess. He loved living life on the edge and being pushed to the brink of death, as that was the only way he could unleash his potential, reach his limits, and even surpass them!

Ye Guan believed that one had to be a bit crazy while living their life.

Otherwise, could one even be considered alive?

Ye Guan’s blood boiled with excitement.

Little Pagoda suddenly said, “Don’t get too excited. Her cultivation base has been suppressed, but she’s still a terrifying existence. She also has no emotions, so she’s definitely going to kill you the moment she sees an opportunity to do so.

”Do you understand?”

“I know!” Ye Guan nodded. His voice was trembling as he said, “I’m just so excited—I can’t help myself! Master Pagoda, why do I feel so excited whenever I’m about to kill someone? My blood feels like it's boiling, and I feel like I’ve awakened to something.

”Master Pagoda, d-does my family have some sort of hereditary blood disease?”

Little Pagoda was speechless. What do you mean, hereditary blood disease?! Your family has the Mad Demon disease!

Little Pagoda thought for a little while before answering, “It’s just the adrenaline rush making you feel strangely excited. You’ve also been single for too long! And you also haven’t done that in a long time, so… you know?”

The mysterious voice was absolutely speechless.

Meanwhile, Ye Guan was confused. What has this got to do with being single? Fuck! Master Pagoda is trying to fool me again! I wonder who was Master Pagoda’s role model when it comes to being pretentious and scheming? He’s always so flippant!

Ye Guan took a deep breath and suppressed his excitement. He looked at the Martial Goddess before waving his hand, causing his sword to disappear.

Little Pagoda was confused. “What are you doing?”

Ye Guan exclaimed, “I’m trying to get a beating!”

Little Pagoda was thoroughly confused.

Meanwhile, the Martial Goddess abruptly vanished.

Ye Guan squinted his eyes. The Martial Goddess’ speed was terrifying.

She was so quick that he couldn’t quite grasp her movement.

Ye Guan raised his right hand to defend himself.

Boom!

Ye Guan slid about thirty meters away, but an afterimage appeared in front of him before he could even stop. Ye Guan’s figure blurred as he dashed to his right, but a hand had captured his right leg.

The sudden momentum change tripped Ye Guan, and he fell on his back.

Boom!

A crater appeared on the ground, and Ye Guan frowned at the pain that reverberated from his back. However, the Martial Goddess wasn’t done just yet. She lashed out with a kick toward Ye Guan’s abdomen.

Boom!

Ye Guan was sent flying away.

The Martial Goddess’ moves were smooth, like flowing water. She didn’t give Ye Guan any chance to retaliate.

Ye Guan landed heavily on the ground, and another crater was made the moment he struck the ground. Ye Guan also spat a mouthful of blood.

“Wield your sword!” Little Pagoda cried out.

However, Ye Guan ignored Little Pagoda.

The Martial Goddess reappeared like a ghost in front of Ye Guan and threw a punch.

Her fist wasn’t shining and was without any bells and whistles, but Ye Guan felt as if a hundred mountains were flying toward him rather than a fist.

Ye Guan’s eyes narrowed. He came up with a hundred ways to deal with it, but he had a feeling that the Martial Goddess already knew what he could do at this point. It was just a simple-looking punch, but it had cut off Ye Guan’s escape routes.

Left helpless, Ye Guan could only raise his arms to try and block her attack.

Boom!

Ye Guan was smashed to the ground, creating another rift in the ground. His face turned ugly at the intense pain, but the Martial Goddess was far from done. She rushed and kicked Ye Guan in the stomach, sending him flying away.

Swoosh!

The Martial Goddess’ figure blurred, and she reappeared in front of Ye Guan with her fist flying toward the latter’s face.

Ye Guan crossed his arms in front of him to defend himself in mid-air.

Boom!

Ye Guan flew a hundred meters away, and he spat another mouthful of blood the moment he struck the ground.

“Hurry up and wield your sword!” Little Pagoda cried out, “Otherwise, you’ll—”

The mysterious voice interrupted. “He’s learning!”

Little Pagoda was stunned.

The mysterious voice explained, “He’s probably thinking that he’s currently no match for his opponent, even with his sword in hand. Let’s see how it goes first. Perhaps he’ll surprise us once more the moment he counterattacks with his sword.”

Little Pagoda fell silent.

The Martial Goddess rushed over, but Ye Guan didn’t remain idle anymore. He slammed his right palm to the ground, and his figure shot upright. This time, he neither retreated nor dodged. He clenched his fist and sent a punch.

He had decided to face the Martial Goddess’ fist head-on!

Ka-cha!

A grotesque noise echoed as Ye Guan’s right arm instantly broke at the moment of collision. He was sent flying away, but the Martial Goddess caught up to him in the blink of an eye and yanked his broken right arm toward herself before lifting her knee toward Ye Guan’s abdomen.

However, a sword suddenly appeared in Ye Guan’s hand, and he thrust his sword toward the Martial Goddess!

He had finally wielded his sword!

The Martial Goddess had pulled Ye Guan toward herself, so Ye Guan’s sword reached its peak speed in the proverbial blink of an eye.

Boom!

Ye Guan flew three hundred meters away and crashed heavily to the ground.

Every single bone in his body had broken upon taking the brunt of the Martial Goddess’ punch, and his flesh was torn apart as well. Blood poured out of his wounds and orifices, drenching his clothes crimson.

Meanwhile, the Martial Goddess stood frozen. A sword was sticking out of her forehead.

Ye Guan took the life of the Martial Goddess replica in exchange for severe injuries.

The Martial Goddess’ figure blurred until she completely disappeared.

Ye Guan took out a spiritual pill and shut his eyes. He truly felt like he was falling apart.

Little Pagoda suddenly asked, “Why were you so passive earlier? Was it because you’ve been waiting for that opportunity?”

Ye Guan replied softly, “She’s definitely stronger than me, so I reckoned that I wouldn’t be able to beat her if I had wielded my sword against her the moment we fought.

”She’s a Martial Goddess, so she would have quickly gotten used to my speed and would have prevented me from taking advantage of it. I had no choice but to get a beating from her first and get used to her attack patterns.

”It was easy from then on, I simply waited for the golden opportunity to use my sword to land a lethal blow. However, I only had one chance to get it right.”

Little Pagoda went silent.

Ye Guan continued. “Her combat sense, strength, and speed are overwhelmingly stronger than mine. I can only show my weaknesses and make her lower her guard against me before I catch her by surprise. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have won.”

He then concluded, “The best way to defeat powerful opponents was to show your weaknesses and then analyze their attack patterns before making a decisive move of your own.”

Little Pagoda sighed. He was also aware that Ye Guan would have lost if he had wielded his sword at the beginning of the battle.

What if he had faced her head-on with his sword? It was still impossible for him to win!

This Martial God had battle consciousness, and even though its cultivation realm was suppressed, it could still crush Ye Guan. Under such a circumstance, there was simply no way he could fight it head-on.

The mysterious voice suddenly said, “This little bastard’s mindset is truly terrifying. I thought that he would start becoming arrogant the moment he broke through, but it turns out that he’s still humble, and he didn’t underestimate his opponent at all.

”What an admirable young man!”

Little Pagoda boisterously laughed and remarked, “It’s all because I taught him well!”

The mysterious voice was speechless. However, it soon composed itself and pointed out. “You’re slowly becoming more thick-skinned than your Young Master.”

Little Pagoda was speechless.

Meanwhile, Ye Guan suddenly sat up. He excitedly said, “Master Pagoda, I finally understand why her punches were capable of suppressing me!”

“Why?” Little Pagoda asked.

“It’s her momentum!” Ye Guan replied and explained, “Her momentum earlier was born from the fact that she had looked down on me the moment she saw me. She seemed sure that she could end my life with her attacks.

“However, just where did her momentum come from? It was definitely born from her strength and experience of fighting countless battles. She was completely unafraid of me or whatever method I might use to fight back, as she had already seen through every single possible action I might take.

”She preemptively sealed all of my escape routes using that knowledge. In other words, she could easily counter all of my attacks.”

Ye Guan clasped his hands and added, “Beginners learn the fundamentals of anything first before they start learning the complex parts of it. However, past a certain stage, everything boils down to the simplest things. In the path of cultivation, the most complicated truths are often the simplest.”

The most complicated truths are often the simplest!

Boom!

The Martial God Spear within Ye Guan’s abruptly soared to the skies.

Little Pagoda reeled in shock. “D-Did he just become a Martial God?”

The mysterious voice responded, “No, not really.”

“What do you mean?” Little Pagoda asked, confused.

The mysterious voice explained, “He can only be considered a Quasi-Martial God. He has finally understood that the most profound things are the simplest, but he still hasn’t embarked on a journey to comprehending the Great Dao of Simplicity.

”He’s still learning about the complexities of things. It will be difficult for him to achieve simplicity, as there’s a huge gap between knowing simplicity and achieving it. However, the fact that he discovered simplicity through just one fight with a Martial Goddess shows that he is indeed an exceptionally rare talent.”

“Of course, he’s an exceptionally rare talent!” Little Pagoda laughed heartily and said, “He’s under my tutelage, after all. I’m sure you already know, but his grandfather and father became invincible under my tutelage, and so will he!

”I think I should give myself a nickname. How about Mr. Awesome-Mentor-of-Invincibles Pagoda!”

The mysterious voice didn’t know what to say.

Ye Guan suddenly said, “My sea of consciousness contains countless scenes of powerhouses in battle. I’ve been observing them and learning from them, but I realized while fighting the Martial Goddess earlier that it’s not enough to just ponder over something. The only way to become stronger is to fight!”

He punched the air and continued. “It looks like a simple punch, but this simple punch might contain hundreds or even a thousand years' worth of experience. I need to fight. I want to fight!”

With that, he left the tournament square and entered it once more.

The vanquished Martial Goddess reappeared.

Ye Guan stared at her with a fierce light in his eyes before shouting, “Let’s do it again!”

He vanished and charged toward the Martial Goddess.

…

A young man sat cross-legged on the peak of a towering mountain within the confines of the Main Guanxuan Academy in the Guanxuan Universe. The young man’s eyes were closed, and it seemed like he was one with the heavens and earth.

The young man was none other than the Chosen One. The Main Guanxuan Academy had poured their best resources into nurturing the Chosen One the moment he became a student of the Guanxuan Academy.

His fame surpassed both Ye Guanzhi and the Martial Department’s Representative, Chen Ge’s fame. It could be said that he was currently the hottest student of the Main Guanxuan Academy!

The Chosen One’s eyes shot wide open.

Boom!

A cataclysmic scene unfolded almost immediately.

There was heavenly lightning, magma, and tempestuous winds.

𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Seal Shattering Realm!

The Chosen One stood up, and a middle-aged man walked up to him.

The Chosen One hurriedly bowed and said, “Tutor!”

The middle-aged man was none other than the current Head Military Official of the Guanxuan Academy!

The Head Military Official was responsible for matters regarding the teaching of martial arts to the students of the Guanxuan Academy, and his status was only second to the Martial Department Chief and the Martial Department’s Representative.

He had also been to the Void Battlefield, and it had to be known that survivors of the Void Battlefield had always been terrifying figures.

The Head Military Official examined the Chosen One from top to bottom. He sounded surprised as he asked, “You’re already in the Seal Shattering Realm?”

“Yes!” said the Chosen One with a smile before asking, “How about Ye Guan?”

The Head Military Official replied, “Space Annihilation Realm.”

The Chosen One frowned and asked, “He’s still in the Space Annihilation Realm?”

The Head Military Official nodded, and his response made the Chosen One fall silent.

The Head Military Official looked at the Chosen One and asked, “Are you indignant about losing that battle on that fateful day?”

The Chosen One shook his head and said, “I lost fair and square, so there’s nothing to be indignant about it. I was simply weaker than him, and I’m not going to be a sore loser. I actually have to thank him for defeating me that day.

”If I hadn’t tasted defeat, my weaknesses would have remained hidden from me, and I would have remained arrogant if I had defeated him that day.”

The Head Military Official’s eyes briefly shone in admiration and approval. “Indeed, A single loss or win does not matter in the grand scheme of things. The path to the summit of cultivation is long, and one match will not determine anything. You have a bright future ahead of you, and whoever gets the last laugh is the true winner!”

“I understand!” The Chosen One nodded slightly and said, “However, I don’t want to lose anymore. I don’t want to lose ever again!”

“Are you confident?” asked the Head Military Official.

The corners of the Chosen One’s lips curled up slightly.

He closed his eyes slightly and chanted a spell in an inscrutable language.

Boom!

A gold imprint appeared on his forehead.

The Head Military Official was stupefied. It was a Dao Imprint, and it was the Dao Imprint that the Sword Master used to own.

After that particular battle on that fateful year, the Sword Master had returned the Dao Imprint to the Daoist Sect’s Sect Leader, but it was now in the hands of the Chosen One.

The Chosen One clenched his fists and looked up to the sky. He closed his eyes and muttered, “My goal is to become the Academy Master! Ye Guan will be my first stepping stone to the summit. I’m destined to be invincible!”

The Chosen One had finally revealed his ambition—he wanted to sit on that throne!