Chapter 305: Woman, Do You Have Balls to Fight Me?

Ye Guan went quiet after leaving Stone Village. A frown marred his face, and it seemed as though many things were weighing on his mind. Unbeknownst to others, he had realized that Ba Wan had recognized him the moment their gazes met.

However, Ba Wan had chosen to act otherwise.

Ye Guan couldn't do anything about it; he couldn't force her into doing something that she didn't want to do.

Just then, the mysterious lady said, “Don’t dwell on it. Focus on cultivating and becoming even stronger.”

Ye Guan nodded. “Okay.”

The mysterious lady was right; his priority was to become even stronger.

He only had one year left until his duel against the Adjudication Sword Master. He had challenged her, so if he failed to beat her by then, he would embarrass not just himself but the entire Guanxuan Universe.

After all, he was the representative of the entire Guanxuan Universe.

Ye Guan seemed to have recalled something as he made a sidelong glance toward his plain-skirt aunt. She had been withdrawn all this while, and she had never spoken unless Ye Guan had taken the initiative to speak.

No, this won't do. I have to make her talk to me so that our nephew-aunt relationship will improve. Ye Guan pondered briefly as he said, “Aunt, Little Pagoda often tells me things about you.”

Little Pagoda instantly broke out into a cold sweat. He started trembling out of nervousness, knowing that he would get wiped off the face of this world if his Little Master replied with nonsense.

The plain-skirt lady stared at Ye Guan and asked calmly, “What has he said about me?”

“He said that you never had to use a second move to kill. Is it true?”

“What do you think?”

“You probably don't even need a second move to destroy universes, not to mention kill cultivators. I think you're just that strong, Aunt."

“You're mistaken,” the plain-skirt lady said.

Ye Guan froze and went silent.

The plain-skirt lady added, “You were mistaken by using the word probably.”

Ye Guan’s expression stiffened while Little Pagoda was rendered speechless.

“When do you plan on becoming a Great Sovereign?” asked the plain-skirt lady.

"I'm planning on taking my time," Ye Guan replied and explained, “If I take my time, we'll be able to stay together for much longer, which means I'll inevitably learn a lot from you. Father will visit me more often as well with you next to me."

The plain-skirt lady went quiet at Ye Guan's remark.

Ye Guan suddenly said, “Aunt, I have a sword technique that I’d like to show you. Can you take a look at it and give me some pointers?”

Ye Guan opened his palm, and a sword manifested in his hand.

He didn't wait for the plain-skirt lady's reply. He took a stance with his sword and thrust it forward.

Boom!

The spacetime at the tip of his sword collapsed; it was a sword move emblazoned with the power of the Sword Dao!

Ye Guan had derived the sword technique from the Palm Dao, which was a martial skill described in the True God Dao Manual.

Each sword was a Dao, and each Dao was a sword. In other words, Ye Guan's each and every sword move would be emblazoned with his faith in his Invincible Sword Dao, making each move incomparably powerful. In fact, Ye Guan reckoned that only Great Sovereigns and above could withstand such attacks.

Ye Guan's eyes were full of anticipation as he turned to look at the plain-skirt lady, but the plain-skirt lady was silent. The light in her eyes hadn't changed at all.

Ye Guan felt a bit nervous. “Was it no good at all?”

The plain-skirt lady decided to be frank, but she faltered upon noticing Ye Guan's nervousness. Ye Guan truly resembled her older brother, so her heart softened upon seeing his trepidation. Her gaze softened, and she decided to rephrase her words.

“You’re only eighteen years old, but your Sword Dao Faith is already so strong. You have to know that a swordsman with such resolute and powerful Sword Dao Faith is incredibly rare, even millions of years ago," said the plain-skirt lady.

Ye Guan was thrilled and happy.

He felt great upon hearing such a high evaluation from his almighty aunt.

However, the plain-skirt lady added, “Unfortunately, your Sword Dao still has many flaws.”

Ye Guan hurriedly asked, “What flaws?”

The plain-skirt lady asked, “Is becoming invincible your goal?”

Ye Guan nodded.

The plain-skirt lady asked, “In your eyes, what does invincibility mean?”

“No one can kill me, while I can kill everyone,” Ye Guan replied.

The plain-skirt lady shook her head and went silent.

Ye Guan quickly asked, “What's wrong?”

The plain-skirt lady said, “The way you described invincibility makes you sound like you’re just a newborn calf unafraid of tigers.”

“Are you saying that my wish to become invincible was just born out of ignorance because I still haven't fought those who are truly powerful?"

“Why are newborn calves unafraid of tigers? It's because they're young and have no clue of the dangers of this world. They do not know the extent of a tiger's strength, but once they see the ferocity of a tiger, will they become afraid of tigers?"

Ye Guan fell silent.

"If a newborn calf remains unafraid of tigers and still dreams of defeating them despite seeing the ferocity of such tigers, it means their courage is truly rare and valuable.

"In other words, if your faith remains stable and unshaken despite fighting against someone who is truly powerful, we can then say that your faith in your Sword Dao has truly been proven.

"It is not commendable to dream of climbing the heavens, but it is commendable to actually attempt to climb the heavens despite knowing its true height," said the plain-skirt lady.

"Was that why Father asked you to train me?" Ye Guan asked.

The plain-skirt lady nodded and said, “It is one of the reasons, yes.”

“I will definitely learn as much as I can from you, then, Aunt!”

“You're already doing great.”

Ye Guan was delighted to hear that.

However, the plain-skirt lady added, “Of course, my brother was still a bit better than you when he was your age.”

Ye Guan’s expression froze. Why are you praising Father in front of me?

Little Pagoda was speechless. In his own opinion, Ye Guan’s aptitude for cultivation had definitely exceeded that of the Sword Master. Ye Guan was definitely the most talented among the three generations of the Yang Family.

Little Pagoda thought about it and realized that Destiny would always think of his brother as the best, so it made complete sense.

The plain-skirt lady suddenly asked, “Where is the Chaotic Star World?”

The mysterious lady replied, “Go north.”

The plain-skirt lady nodded lightly. She grabbed Ye Guan’s shoulder, and the spacetime in front of them turned illusory. Soon, the spacetime before Ye Guan peeled away, creating a terrifying scene that forced Ye Guan to close his eyes.

Moments later, everything returned to normal. Ye Guan opened his eyes and found that he was staring at a magnificent and seemingly endless stretch of starry skies.

𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

He couldn't hear any noises aside from his own breathing and the pounding of his heart, which made the scenery eerie, even though it was picturesque.

Ye Guan's eyes soon landed on a shining door that spanned a few million kilometers in width and height. It was a surreal sight. Ye Guan took a closer look and discovered squirming runes on the door; it seemed the door itself was made out of inscrutable, ancient runes that were giving off an extremely terrifying energy undulation.

Ye Guan realized that he was staring at the door to the Chaotic Star Sea, and he reeled in shock. He was sure that there was a significant distance between Stone Village and this place, but his aunt managed to bring him here in just a few seconds.

It was so absurd that Ye Guan couldn't quite believe it.

Just then, the mysterious lady said, “The Expedition Army was once here to conquer the Chaotic Star World.”

“And they failed?” Ye Guan asked.

“Yes," the mysterious lady said before explaining, "The Chaotic Star World is more dangerous than the Heaven Seizing Universe's boundary because of the tribulations that exist in the Chaotic Star World. A great example of this is the Three Calamities and Three Tribulations for Great Sovereigns.

"The terrifying Destiny Tribulation can also be found in the Chaotic Star World, and as its name says, it's a tribulation that those who want to become Great Destiny Sovereigns will have to withstand.

"The existence of these tribulations and calamities is the reason the Chaotic Star World is frequented by those who want to become even stronger, as these calamities and tribulations are rare outside the Chaotic Star World."

"Rare?" Ye Guan's curiosity was piqued. "Why are there so many of them here, then?"

"It's all because this place is special," the mysterious lady explained, “The Chaotic Star World was the final sanctuary of the remnants of the civilization that the Divine Dao Civilization had replaced. The remnants were forced to retreat here, and they built many terrifying tribulation arrays.

"At first, the tribulation arrays were under their control, but the arrays went out of control for some reason."

“Out of control?” Ye Guan asked.

“Yes, and the existence of those tribulation arrays is the reason this place has become such a terrifying place. The tribulation arrays here can descend upon anyone at any time.

"However, those strong enough to survive such tribulations and calamities will always end up becoming significantly stronger than before they decided to visit the Chaotic Star World."

“So the tribulations and calamities were the reason the Expedition Army had failed to conquer the Chaotic Star World?” Ye Guan asked.

“Yes, you could say that. Even experts stronger than the troops of the Expedition Army will find it difficult to adjust to so many calamities and tribulations. Of course, the denizens of the Chaotic Star World had also fought fiercely against the Expedition Army, and I'll let you know that they're extremely strong.

"Tempered by the harsh environment of perpetual calamities and tribulations, the denizens here are beyond your imagination. They're also exceedingly ruthless, which makes sense considering their environment," said the mysterious lady.

“Have they never thought about leaving?”

“Of course, they had contemplated leaving. In fact, I remember that they had created a team of supreme elites to fight their way out. However, they would lose their terrain advantage outside the Chaotic Star World, which means the Expedition Army had been consistently pushing them back into the Chaotic Star World.

"In the end, the True Universe concluded that the Chaotic Star World is too weak to defeat the troops of the Expedition Army outside the Chaotic Star World."

Ye Guan fell silent at that. Honestly, if it hadn't been for Ye Guan's family, the Guanxuan Universe would have long fallen against the True Universe.

The mysterious lady continued. “Your father did the right thing by making you train here. You'll achieve tremendous growth here."

Ye Guan nodded in agreement, and he couldn't help but feel excited at the challenges that he would inevitably have to face in the Chaotic Star World.

Just then, the plain-skirt lady said, “Let’s go.”

With that, she started walking toward the shining door.

Ye Guan followed closely behind her.

Rumble!

The spacetime behind Ye Guan and the plain-skirt lady was abruptly torn open, and almost a hundred powerful auras surged out of the rift, hitting Ye Guan in the back.

Ye Guan frowned and turned around to see members of the Heaven Seizing Clan walking out of a spacetime rift. Ye Guan was taken aback, and he couldn't quite believe the sight before him. Is the Heaven Seizing Clan filled with a bunch of madmen? They've come knocking on my doors again despite that harsh lesson!

Heaven Seizing Que cackled maniacally upon seeing Ye Guan and the plain-skirt lady. Ye Guan had gotten too careless, and he had decided to bring only one person with him. Heaven Seizing Que was convinced Ye Guan's carelessness was born from his arrogance.

The other members of the Heaven Seizing Clan smiled. They would have been afraid if the supreme elites of the Guanxuan Universe were here, but there wasn't anyone else here aside from Ye Guan and a woman wearing a plain skirt!

This is going to be like taking candy from a baby!

Heaven Seizing Que’s gaze landed on the plain-skirt lady.

He stared deeply at her before glancing at his men and saying, “Go for Ye Guan’s head. Remember, do not hold back and attack him together. I’ll deal with this woman, and I’ll let her see what it means to be a Great Sovereign!”

Heaven Seizing Que took a step forward, and a dull roar echoed from him as his aura surged crazily. He beckoned at the plain skirt lady with his hand and said mockingly, “Woman, do you have balls to fight me—a mighty Great Sovereign?”