Chapter Forty-Six: The King's Gaze

Because he was always worried about being exposed and losing his identity as Xu Wan, Su Yang basically disguised himself as Xu Wan when he visited the Great Xia Academy.

Therefore, even the supreme Dao artifact, though it could easily see through the fifth-level illusion he carried, could not see through his true form.

[Xiao Chenzi, your fiancée's cultivation talent is truly remarkable. In fact, in terms of cultivation speed alone, she surpasses you by a great deal. In three years, I'm afraid you might really lose.]

Taixu Ding sighed, finding Su Yang's cultivation talent as astonishing even to himself.

Three days ago, the opponent was only at the first level of the Innate Realm, but three days later, the opponent has already reached the third level of the Innate Realm.

Not only that, but he still remembers the day he first met the other party when he was only at the ninth level of the Qi Gathering Realm. How long has it been since then?

Even if he consumed some rare treasures or precious spiritual objects, his cultivation level had increased far too quickly.

"Dao Ancestor, do you think it's really possible that I still won't be able to catch up with her?"

With Taixu Ding's repeated assurances, Su Chen finally accepted the fact that his fiancée had become a powerful and fierce expert.

However, upon realizing the opponent's current strength—that even the most outstanding geniuses of the Great Xia Dynasty couldn't last a single round against her—Su Chen began to doubt himself.

Is he, who is only at the sixth level of the Qi Gathering Realm, really qualified to challenge Xu Wan to a duel three years from now?

No matter how you look at it, he was overestimating himself.

Seeing Su Chen so dejected, the Taixu Cauldron had already achieved its goal of using Xu Wan to give him a warning.

However, we cannot allow him to continue to sink into depravity, as this would be detrimental to his invincible spirit.

You don't need to underestimate yourself. You have the ultimate divine body and are destined to become an emperor in this life.

This Xuan Yuan Realm is still too small for you. Although that little girl has outstanding talent, I'm afraid that her life will only end when she reaches the pinnacle of humanity.

Since that's the case, why worry so much about the little girl wandering off for a moment?

"But......"

After listening to what Taixu Ding said, Su Chen was not happy. Even if he became an emperor in the future, he had indeed lost at this moment. That was a fact. Losing was losing, so how could he forget it?

Even if one were to reach the pinnacle of martial arts simply by forgetting, would such a path truly be without problems?

[Who said you've lost? Su Chen, the battle isn't over yet, how can you so easily admit defeat? An emperor's life is one of unyielding spirit; even a brief period of decline cannot diminish the pride in one's heart!]

[I have lived countless lives and witnessed countless prodigies rise to prominence, yet only a handful ultimately achieve the supreme Emperor realm. Do you know why? It's because they cut off their own path after experiencing even the slightest setback.]

The path of cultivation is one of relentless progress. A single setback is not terrible; what is terrible is constantly doubting oneself in the face of adversity, which will lead one astray from the path to immortality, forever lost in the fog of one's own mind!

At this moment, although the Taixu Cauldron was merely a supreme Dao artifact and not of the human race, it was, at this moment, a qualified teacher.

Indeed, the one who criticized Su Chen is now the one who is comforting Su Chen, having said everything, but that's not the whole story.

The time when Taixu Ding met Su Chen was but a fleeting moment in the long years he had lived.

But he did his best to think and consider things for him.

He has already given enough to the Li family, and he owes no one anything.

As a nine-patterned Dao artifact born from nature, he first met the ancestor of the Li family, then accompanied him for life, and because of a promise, protected the Li family for countless years.

Even now, with his physical body shattered and his weapon destroyed, he is still willing to teach the last hope of the Li family. No one can say that he is doing the wrong thing.

After hearing what Taixu Ding said, Su Chen felt a little better. He understood the reasoning, but seeing Su Yang's spirited figure still made him feel a little inferior.

Back in the Su family, he was furious that Xu Wan had broken off their engagement and made a three-year promise with her.

Unexpectedly, they were attacked by masked men in the Ten Thousand Mountains, and Xu Wan almost died while trying to save him.

His feelings for this girl were extremely complicated.

More than once, he considered giving up and abandoning the agreement, but he suppressed the thought each time.

Perhaps only he himself knows how much of the reason he was unwilling to break the agreement was because he didn't want to lose to her.

He could lose to anyone, but he didn't want to lose to Xu Wan.

This had nothing to do with the humiliation of being jilted; it was just a small act of stubbornness on his part as a man.

On the arena, no one knew what their cousin, standing among the crowd, was thinking.

Su Yang threw another punch, but his opponent dodged it, which surprised him.

He had already reached seventieth place.

This time, the opponent was a slender martial artist with agile movements and a cultivation level of the fifth level of the Innate Realm.

As early as when he was ranked eighty-second, the cultivation levels of these Tiger Ranking champions had already surpassed his.

But Su Yang relied on his physical strength to forcefully fight his way through!

However, encountering this opponent who resembled a skinny monkey inevitably slowed Su Yang's progress.

Turning around to look at the person behind him, Su Yang curled his lip.

The opponent was quite fast, and unless he used the "Wind Without a Trace" technique, Su Yang didn't think he could keep up with the opponent's pace.

Unfortunately, he wasn't one to save his martial arts skills for future generations.

Now that you've learned it, you should use it.

Like a gentle breeze, he vanished from the arena in an instant. This was the second time Su Yang had displayed the martial arts technique of the Carefree King in front of a large audience!

And the results were surprisingly good.

The figure moved like a gentle breeze, its form and shadow unseen.

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