Transform into a magical girl after getting off work-Chapter 424 - 77 Canna_2

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Martial arts can defeat the Remnant Beasts? My master’s answer to this question has always been "cannot".

However, Lu Hongdou didn’t believe this, or rather, she always remembered that the cause of her destitute and dislocated childhood was the Remnant Beasts, so she refused to run away in the face of her enemy.

Thus, she charged alone at the Remnant Beast before her, using the most powerful technique she had mastered to challenge the beast.

The result was a disastrous defeat.

After being thrashed by the Remnant Beast as if she were a punching bag, Lu Hongdou lay on the rough ground, bloodied and with multiple fractures, firmly pinned down by its thick claws, as the creature’s maw pressed against her throat, poised to pierce that thin layer of skin and take her last breath of life.

Just at that critical moment, someone saved her.

The rescuer was the "Celestial Maiden".

The so-called "Celestial Maidens" were what people of that era in Donghua State called a class of girls, for they seemed to be chosen by the heavens to appear as heroes who fought the Remnant Beasts, protecting the safety of every household.

This time was no exception; at the brink of Lu Hongdou’s life and death, it was still the Celestial Maiden who appeared and saved her. Then, in less than a minute, she eliminated the monster that had almost killed Lu Hongdou.

The crowd cheered, lavishing praise on the Celestial Maiden who had come to the rescue, while the only person lying on the ground, Lu Hongdou, fell into silence.

Partly because her injuries were too severe to speak, and partly because it was the first time her conception of martial arts had been challenged.

The enemy she could never defeat with her martial arts was inconsequential in front of the Celestial Maiden, so what kind of power was the Celestial Maiden using?

No one could give her the answer.

Not to mention the oblivious crowd, even the Celestial Maiden herself left directly after defeating the Remnant Beast. And Lu Hongdou had no doubt that even if the other party hadn’t left, she probably wouldn’t answer her question.

All she could do was carry this question with her as she continued on her martial path.

One search lasted three years, and by the time Lu Hongdou reached the age of seventeen, she still hadn’t found the answer she was looking for.

As time passed, and despite daily training, the results were minimal. At this point, she finally understood the words her master had spoken years ago—because she discovered that her martial skills could no longer advance in quality.

She left the city and returned to the mountains to sort through her years of experiences and thoughts. She explained them to her master, expressing regret for the three years of futile effort, and even feeling despondent.

"When I discovered this fact back then, I felt exactly as you do now."

After listening to her, her master, the old man who now appeared to be withering in his twilight years, spoke, "I too didn’t believe this fact, which is why I thought of traveling through the entire Donghua State, crossing the Wilderness, in search of a path for martial arts. I even went to many abandoned cities to find more ancient history."

"Did master find the answer?" Lu Hongdou was very curious.

"No, because the martial arts of Donghua State have never been a developed skill. It has had many opportunities for prosperity, but in the end, it could not endure."

The old man shook his head, "And the realm we have reached now, the ancients called ’postnatal limit’, which means that relying solely on postnatal efforts, it is impossible to break through this shackle."

"The ancients had no solution?" Disappointment was evident in Lu Hongdou’s voice.

"Indeed, there was no solution."

The old man’s voice was calm, "But it wasn’t without conjectures."

"Conjectures?" Lu Hongdou was very interested in the word.

"Yes, conjectures. Although there was no way to truly realize it, many clues could prove that there is indeed a possibility for the continuation of martial arts."

The old man nodded, "And for this possibility, we call it ’momentum’."

"What does that mean? Does it depend on one’s own momentum to make the opponent afraid?"

"Not at all. What is called momentum is not just a word but a collective term for ’energy’ and ’potential’. The progress of martial arts beyond the physical body is restricted by the postnatal limit, but if one can master the power of energy and potential, maybe one can go further..."

That day, the old man spoke a lot.

As if being chased by something, he told Lu Hongdou all of his experiences from wandering Donghua State, the historical records he had collected, and his own insights into martial arts, without sleeping all night.

Lu Hongdou was not bored, as she faintly sensed something.

She guessed that perhaps this was the last conversation she would have with her master in her life.

After a night of long conversations, the old man was visibly exhausted. His breath was as thin as a thread, he leaned on the chair, his voice a whisper, yet he insisted on holding onto Lu Hongdou’s hand, delivering his last words of advice to her.

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—"Remember, all things for a martial artist begin with morality. With morality, martial arts can be called the Way of Martial Arts. Without morality, there is no Way of Martial Arts..."

The next day, as dawn illuminated the mountains, the old man closed his eyes forever.

He had uttered his last words, which Lu Hongdou had not understood, but it didn’t prevent her from etching them into her heart.

Then, she chose to become a "Celestial Maiden".

Because in her conversation with the old man, she understood that practicing martial arts alone could not find the way out; the best approach was to learn from others, to seek answers from other paths of power.

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