Heart Realm Transformation

The War Goddess wore a grave expression as she looked at the young boy before her. "You truly are bold to dare bring out such a thing so casually."

"Why wouldn't I dare?"

Su Ye blinked his large eyes, looking entirely innocent and guileless.

The War Goddess watched the guileless-looking Su Ye, her mouth twitching as she felt the boy was putting on quite an act. Taking a deep breath, she said, "The Divine Script Precious Technique is the foundational heritage of our Deer-Hunting Academy; it cannot be taught to outsiders."

"Outsiders?"

Su Ye pondered this. Precious Techniques, especially powerful ones, were indeed rarely passed on to outsiders. He looked at the flawless, heroic, and spirited War Goddess and said, "How about you follow me? That way, I won't be an outsider anymore, right?"

"..."

The War Goddess desperately wanted to spit out a mouthful of blood and kill this earnest-looking fellow. Her body trembled with rage, her chest heaving like waves, but she soon forced herself to calm down. Looking at Su Ye, she said, "Since you are determined to join the Heaven Mending Pavilion, I will not try to persuade you further. However, joining the Heaven Mending Pavilion does not mean you cannot join the Deer-Hunting Academy. I can grant you the status of a probationary disciple."

"A probationary disciple?"

"The system of the Deer-Hunting Academy differs from other factions. Academy disciples are divided into three categories: inner court disciples, outer court disciples, and probationary disciples. Both inner and outer court disciples are official members of the Deer-Hunting Academy, whereas probationary disciples are not.

However, although probationary disciples are not official members, they are still considered disciples of the Deer-Hunting Academy and are permitted to study the academy's heritage."

The War Goddess explained briefly, then added, "Furthermore, although you are a probationary disciple, you must remember that you are a disciple of the Deer-Hunting Academy. Should the academy have need of you in the future, you must respond immediately."

Although the boy before her was infuriating, she had to admit his talent was immense. He would undoubtedly become a powerhouse capable of shaking an era. Since she could not pull him into the Deer-Hunting Academy, she would at least foster a good relationship.

"Fine."

Su Ye nodded and released the restrictions on the War Goddess. Since they had reached an agreement, he could no longer keep her bound.

"You're just letting me go like this? Aren't you afraid I might suddenly go back on my word? At this distance, I am more than capable of killing you in an instant."

The War Goddess found the boy somewhat unfathomable. If one spoke of intelligence, he was certainly sharp, but if one spoke of being a fool, he was foolish in a way that defied description.

"You won't."

Su Ye smiled and said, "I trust you."

The War Goddess chuckled. "Your words make it hard for me to even strike, but... I'm going to strike anyway."

The War Goddess attacked, runes manifesting as she moved to suppress Su Ye. He had dared to spank her; there was no way she would forgive him.

Before long, the War Goddess was suppressed by Su Ye once again.

Su Ye looked at the shamed and angry War Goddess and said with some helplessness, "At such close range, where do you get the confidence that you can suppress me?"

An Inscription Realm cultivator was indeed powerful, capable of instantly activating runes inscribed within their body to command runic divine power, which was terrifying.

But the distance between them was only a single step. Su Ye could easily use his powerful physical body to suppress the War Goddess again.

Of course, this was largely because the War Goddess held no true killing intent; otherwise, if she had directly activated a precious artifact, even a powerful physical body would have been useless.

Su Ye released the War Goddess and said, "Stop messing around."

"..."

The War Goddess's face was unsightly. She bit her lip, wishing she could immediately suppress Su Ye and give him a sound beating.

He was just too infuriating.

Hum.

Runes condensed in the War Goddess's hand, and she tapped a finger against Su Ye's brow.

Su Ye felt the origin runes the War Goddess was imparting to him. The runes transformed into a book, and within the book were countless characters, each one pulsing with life.

The War Goddess watched Su Ye as he focused on his comprehension, sighing at how much he trusted her. If she had any malicious intent at this moment, she could kill him instantly.

Soon, Su Ye opened his eyes, profound patterns manifesting in his gaze before quickly fading away.

"The path of the Divine Script is truly profound."

Su Ye remarked with emotion. Although he had not fully comprehended it yet, he could sense that this Precious Technique was incredibly powerful.

"This is for you."

Su Ye took out the Seven-Colored Origin Divine Light and offered it to the War Goddess.

The War Goddess did not take it, saying, "I imparted the Divine Script Precious Technique to you, not for the sake of the Seven-Colored Origin Divine Light."

"I know. You did it for my sake. But I still want to give this Seven-Colored Origin Divine Light to you."

Su Ye directly pressed the Seven-Colored Origin Divine Light into the War Goddess's brow and smiled. "Consider this a gift from me."

"Let's go, you mangy dog."

Su Ye did not give the War Goddess a chance to refuse and departed with a flourish.

The War Goddess watched Su Ye's retreating back, lost in thought.

Several months later.

Heaven Mending Pavilion.

Su Ye rode the Big Gold Dog across the endless Great Wilderness, finally arriving at the location of the Heaven Mending Pavilion.

With the Heaven Mending Pavilion's enrollment day approaching, this originally quiet region appeared exceptionally lively, with temporary markets and inns even being constructed.

"Are we going straight in, or what?"

The Big Gold Dog asked; it had no interest in entering the Heaven Mending Pavilion, but unfortunately, it had no say in the matter.

"Wait."

Su Ye said.

"Wait?"

The Big Gold Dog looked puzzled, then thought of something and said, "Don't tell me you don't have a Talisman Token for the Heaven Mending Pavilion? That's impossible; with your strength, it's impossible for you not to have obtained one."

"They offered, but I didn't take it."

Su Ye said, his gaze fixed on the distance. There were many people gathered there; the Heaven Mending Pavilion's enrollment had not yet begun, and those who had arrived from all corners of the Great Wilderness were currently stationed in this area.

Of course, this excluded those who held Talisman Tokens.

Those holding a Talisman Token could enter the Heaven Mending Pavilion directly, without needing to participate in the assessment a few days later, and would even be placed directly into the Genius Camp upon entry to receive priority cultivation.

Su Ye had originally been offered a Talisman Token, but he had declined because it was the last one in the hands of Xia Youyu. If he had taken it, it would have affected fate and very likely resulted in the Little One...

It shouldn't have had much of an impact, though; with the Little One's strength, taking Qing Feng through the assessment would be nothing short of effortless.

In that case, wouldn't he have missed out on an opportunity?

Su Ye hadn't thought much about it before, merely worrying about affecting fate. Now, however, it seemed that even with his presence, the fate that was meant to unfold would still unfold, just like Shi Hao breaking records in the Void God Realm and eventually being expelled by it.

Shi Hao, the Milk Baby who angered both gods and men, the ferocious Bear Child, the Desolate Heaven Emperor who would cut through the ages—his ferocity would not be changed by mere trifles.

Su Ye smiled. He, who did not believe in fate, wondered when he had started to care about it.

Fate was something meant to be broken. If he were to fear fate and obey it, then the most logical thing for him to do right now would be to commit suicide.

After all, his very existence only served to disrupt fate.

Suicide?

Impossible; he would never commit suicide in this lifetime.

Since he would not die, he would fight—fight to cross the currents of fate and carve out an era that belonged to him.

At this moment, Su Ye was different from before. He was no longer a mere spectator watching the winds and clouds of the world's fate; he was going to enter the fray.

Although he had always been in the arena, his heart had previously remained outside. Now, not only was he in the arena, but his heart was entering it as well, to contend within this chaotic world.

The Big Gold Dog suddenly sensed something strange; it could clearly feel a domineering aura of "I am the only one supreme" radiating from Su Ye.

Although the other party had always been domineering, that previous dominance had carried a sense of laziness, as if nothing mattered, possessing a detached air of having everything under control while watching the world's winds and clouds from above.

However, the aura on him now was still domineering, yet the laziness was gone, replaced by a sense of wild ambition.