Pervert

At Catherine's suggestion, Olivier's boxing technique would benefit her cultivation. She asked Olivier to teach her the technique and guide her in comprehending the Life Law.

In return, she promised to instruct Sophie and Jessica, and to select a Water Element Saint-level Grand Magus and a Fire Element Saint-level Grand Magus from among her disciples to teach them magic.

Olivier did not refuse.

However, he set a condition as well. He agreed to teach Catherine Taiji Fist, but he would only stay for two months. No matter what, he would leave afterward.

With the instruction of two Saint-level Grand Magi, Sophie and Jessica would surely improve quickly given their talent. At the same time, they could receive Catherine's guidance while staying here. No matter how he looked at it, it was not a loss—it was a gain.

Besides, Olivier had originally worried about Sophie and Jessica's safety in the Yulan Empire and planned to find two powerful magical beasts to protect them.

The reason Simba had not traveled with them was that, after Olivier raised this idea, Simba recalled Nana, a Saint-level Snow Lion he had been involved with for a long time when he ruled the Beijing Ice Plain. He had volunteered to bring her here to protect the two women.

Now, Olivier and the three women had arrived in the imperial capital of the Yulan Empire early. There was still over a month until their appointed date, so they had not delayed anything.

Very soon.

News of Catherine's breakthrough on the Yulan River spread throughout the Yulan Continent, and the Yulan Empire began proclaiming the High Priest's divine miracle everywhere.

The Yulan Empire's nobles believed that, now that the High Priest had broken through once more, the War God was no longer her match. They became even more aggressive toward the O'Brien Empire, causing quite a few additional conflicts.

The Yulan Empire became the continent's focus, yet Catherine herself did not care in the slightest. Every day, she clung to Olivier and had him teach her Taiji Fist.

"Use your will to command your entire body. Enter stillness and relax. Guide qi with intent, and drive form with qi."

It was already the third day. Catherine quickly learned the basic movements, but she only had the form and not the spirit of Taiji.

By the tenth day, Catherine had begun to grasp some of its essence. After all, she was a mid-level Deity, with exceptional comprehension and talent.

At the same time, upon learning that Catherine had broken through because of Taiji Fist and that she praised it so highly, Sophie and Jessica, who had not been very enthusiastic before, also began learning Taiji by guiding qi. But compared to Catherine, they were far behind and had only just learned the movements.

Olivier reassured them that they would definitely succeed as long as they persevered and told them not to compare themselves to Catherine.

After Catherine became a mid-level Deity, several Deity-level experts of the Yulan Continent came to visit her. Upon seeing her, they all had to address her as "Lady Catherine."

Hodan, the planar guardian, also came to visit. Though Catherine posed no threat to him on the Yulan Continent, he did not come with good intentions. He wanted to recruit Catherine into his family. Breaking through to become a mid-level Deity after more than ten thousand years in a material plane still counted as talent.

As for Lord Beirut, the ruler of the Yulan Continent, he would not care about a mere mid-level Deity.

Catherine displayed some of her strength and received them amicably.

Olivier learned all this from Catherine. After spending more time with her, he discovered that she was not cold and heartless at all. She was completely different from how she had been on the ship—she was a very gentle person and rather talkative.

Olivier could understand it as well. After being a lofty deity for ten thousand years, there were only a handful of people on the continent with whom she could speak as an equal, and she might meet them once every few centuries or even a thousand years. Her disciples all treated her like a god, so naturally, conversation with them was not very enjoyable.

At the summit, one suffered the chill of solitude.

Although Olivier was only a Saint, he could help her, and unlike other Saints, he was neither afraid of nor reverent toward her.

When teaching Taiji Fist, he even criticized her without ceremony. In certain matters of cultivation, he seemed to know far more than she did. Naturally, Catherine came to treat Olivier as an equal.

Catherine did not tell the other Deity-level experts about Olivier. Even when the War God wondered why Olivier was in the High Priest's Magic Tower, she merely said he was teaching Sophie and Jessica magic.

"Catherine, I think Dixie's talent is quite good. Given time, he may be able to cultivate to godhood."

At the top of the Magic Tower, Olivier wore a silver robe patterned with clouds. The High Priest wore a pale green robe with floral designs and a mask as they overlooked the imperial capital of the Yulan Empire.

Half a month had passed, and the two had become quite familiar. The High Priest had told Olivier her name, but her mask seemed never to have come off. Olivier had never seen her true face.

Several disciples who had been training elsewhere received the news and returned to congratulate her. Olivier had met all of them, and he had even sparred with a few of the stronger ones.

Among them was Longers, a Wind Element Saint-level magus. Longers was not Catherine's direct disciple, only a nominal disciple.

None of Catherine's disciples had reached the Saint-level limit. One was at the Pope of Light's level. In terms of disciples, Catherine was inferior to the War God.

Olivier recalled that Dixie seemed to have become a god in the Netherworld after his death. He had once been a genius as famous as Linley.

"Oh? Dixie is only at the ninth rank right now, yet you think so highly of him?" Catherine asked curiously.

No wonder she was surprised. Olivier actually thought highly of someone who had not even comprehended the Laws.

Olivier also realized that he had gone a little too far and thought for a moment before speaking.

"As a genius once as famous as Linley, his talent goes without saying. With Linley stimulating him, along with his heart of a strong man, it is very possible that he will become a god in the future. Everyone else places their hopes in the Graveyard of the Gods, and it is almost impossible for them to become gods by themselves."

"Cesar, Rutherford, and Catherine have all broken through one after another. Next, Linley, Desri, and the others will also break through. This is an era where powerful experts emerge together. More Saints will break through as well. If Dixie catches this trend, becoming a god should not be much of a problem."

Relying on his knowledge of the plot, Olivier spouted a stream of nonsense.

"Hehe, I think you are more likely to be the next one to break through."

Catherine found Olivier's words completely unreliable and laughed mockingly.

"What you said makes a lot of sense."

Olivier stared at Catherine's mask, wanting to see the smile behind it, then spoke seriously.

Catherine's face reddened behind the mask under Olivier's gaze. She glared at him, then strode away. Olivier was curious about what Catherine really looked like. After they had become familiar, he had tried asking, but she refused.

After he put it so plainly, how could Catherine not know what he was thinking?

Before him lay the imperial capital, the oldest city on the Yulan Continent. It seemed to have been destroyed when the gods descended. Olivier did not know whether, because of his transmigration, the gods of Gobada would still descend.

For now, he would not affect the situation on the continent. Once the Graveyard of the Gods opened, some Deity-level experts would escape one after another. What would he do if he still could not break through by then? It was also possible that other Deity-level experts would split open the Boshu Dike.

As he changed, many events he would participate in later would also change. Even knowing the plot, the future remained full of uncertainty.

"My lord, Lady Catherine seemed to be angry?"

Not long after Catherine left, Sophie and Jessica arrived.

"Don't mind her. How did your magic studies go today?"

Olivier asked.

"I feel like I've reached the peak of the fourth rank."

"So have I."

The two sisters had great chemistry. Although one cultivated Water Element magic and the other Fire Element magic, they seemed to understand each other without words when breaking through, always advancing at the same time.

"Good. Cultivate diligently. I found the best teachers for you."

Olivier drew the two sisters into his arms.

With beauties in his embrace, he looked down below.

"Pervert."

In a room somewhere in the Magic Tower, Catherine cursed.

Time passed quickly. Simba arrived as promised, accompanied by the lioness Nana he had mentioned, as well as a Saint-level Snow Leopard named Sally. In Simba's words, Nana was the queen, while Sally was a consort.

Catherine found out.

"Like master, like magical beast."

Catherine directly forbade them from entering the Magic Tower.

Simba had originally felt uncomfortable living in the Magic Tower of a Deity-level expert. Magical beasts feared the strong even more than humans did. Still, he greatly admired his master for being able to stay in a Deity-level expert's Magic Tower.

The three Saint-level magical beasts found a place to live on a mountain far from the imperial capital.

Olivier also displayed his strength before Nana and Sally at the appropriate time, then had them form equal contracts with Sophie and Jessica, instructing them to protect the two sisters.

The two months Olivier had agreed upon with Catherine had come to an end.

"Catherine, you've become very proficient in Taiji Fist, and our agreed time is up. I'm preparing to leave."

As the sun set, bathed in the fading glow, Olivier spoke to Catherine atop the Magic Tower.

"What are you in such a hurry to leave for? Other than Deity-level experts, no one on the continent is your opponent. Cultivating here with me is quite good as well."

Catherine asked.

She wanted to keep him, perhaps because of cultivation, perhaps as a friend, or perhaps for some other reason.

"I must find a way to break through to godhood as soon as possible. I need opportunities. Bitter cultivation here will not help, and this was the plan from the start. Meeting you during this trip to the Yulan Empire exceeded my expectations by far. With the two sisters staying here, I can rest easy. It's time for me to go."

Catherine would not try to keep him, nor did she have sufficient reason to do so, unless she forced him to stay.

Catherine's expression could not be seen beneath her mask. Neither of them spoke. Olivier had his reasons for leaving, and Catherine knew how desperately a Saint longed to break through to godhood.

Neither of them had anything more to say.

Olivier turned and left, but after taking a few steps, he stopped again.

"If I have one regret this time, it is this: we met, yet I never had the chance to see your true face."

Olivier smiled and strode away.

Since he was about to leave, Olivier naturally felt somewhat reluctant to part with Sophie and Jessica after they had followed him for so long. That night, he would comfort the two sisters properly.

As for the High Priest, they were only good friends. Olivier had no improper thoughts, nor did he think Catherine had any feelings for him.

However, a woman's thoughts were unfathomable. Olivier truly did not know what Catherine thought, but he did know that, ever since the ship, Catherine had been somewhat displeased that he kept two women by his side.

Therefore, in the Magic Tower, he had tried not to be excessively debauched with the Sophie sisters.

So Catherine would not disdain him.