Chapter 128


    Mabel spoke again. “However, among all these people, I like you the most. Do you know why?”


    Jonathan rubbed his nose and said, “Because I''m the most handsome!”


    She snickered. “Can you stop being so shameless? You may not be ugly, but you''re not more


    handsome than Leonardo, Lucian, or Braxton.”


    He couldn''t refute that point. Regardless of whether it was Leonardo, Lucian, or Braxton, they were


    indeed more handsome and more monstrous than thest.


    A sigh escaped his mouth.


    “I like you the most for several reasons.” She continued, “Number one, and this is the most important


    one. We tend to describe an excellent person as a gentleman—emphasis on the ''gentle'' part. Without a


    doubt, whenpared to them, you are the most honest, upright, kind, and gentle one. Leonardo is


    rather cold as he doesn''t care about other people. He''s also pretty perverted since he loves his own


    aunt. I''m not going toment anymore about his private matter. As for Lucian, he''s an egotistical


    man. He was scolded by his grandfather, Peacock King, a lot when he was young. Thus, he grew up to


    be someone with an obsession with surpassing his grandfather''s aplishments. His sense of right


    and wrong is blurry at best. As for Braxton...” There was a pause before she said, “He''s Jetroinian.


    Nothing much needs to be said about that.”


    Jonathan smiled bitterly. “Being described as upright and kind feels like an insult in this day and age.”


    “It''s impossible to avoid gossip, rumors, and the like in life. A wise man has no need to care what a


    stupid man says. Even if you donate money or do charity work, there will always be an idiot saying that


    you''re virtue signaling.”


    He agreed with Mabel''s point of view. The path was his to walk. There was no reason to change it for


    someone else.


    Just like the real estate fiasco from many years ago. Those who had the money to buy a house


    believed the lie, and at present, they couldn''t afford to do the same anymore. They didn''t want to listen


    to the advice given to them. When the famous real estate tycoon said the price was going to rise,


    everyone ignored him. In the end, the people who believed him got rich, and those who called his bluff


    all lost.


    There were even some that said buying a property a yearter meant thirty fewer working years, and


    yet they still bought a few properties themselves.


    Of course, since the real estate prices had gone limp at the moment, it wasn''t suitable for investment


    anymore. All people needed was their own ce to live. Moreover, if they had the ability to buy it, they


    wouldn''t need to think that much.


    Mabel continued, “The first reason is that I like you and your character. Of course, this is also because


    you''re the Chosen One. If you didn''t have the luck, I couldn''t have cared less about you. The second


    thing is your ability. Your cultivation may still becking right now, but your potential is limitless. Once


    you cross the gap right in front of you, you''ll be able to win against Leonardo and the others.”


    Jonathan was slightly shocked. “Why do you think that way?” He didn''t even think that highly of himself,


    even though he tended to see himself as a pretty awesome person. Compared to Leonardo and the


    others, he wasn''t confident he could be stronger than them by a mile.


    After all, he still couldn''tprehend Nascent Soul.


    “Do you know why they can achieve Nascent Soul but you can''t?” She smirked.


    “If I knew, I wouldn''t be struggling right now.”


    “You can''t see your faults, but I can. Leonardo and Lucian have a clear but narrow goal. They want to


    master Destino Art, and they want to be stronger.”


    “I don''t even know what I want. Does this mean I''m worse?”


    “What''s the most powerful thing in the world?”


    Jonathan was a little confused. “What?”


    Instead of directly answering the question, Mabel said, “I''m sure you know how destructive the


    disasters caused by fire and water are, right? And yet, those two things are inseparable from human


    life. They don''t have a fixed form and can do whatever they want, just like you. Get it?”


    He smiled bitterly. “If I didn''t know you any better, I would think you''re a chatan. A man with no


    ambition like myself can even be criticized to hell and back by you.”


    Mabe rolled her eyes at him. “You may not have ambition, but you''re not ordinary. Do you really think


    you''re ordinary? Do you believe you have no ideals at all?”


    He thought for a while before saying, “I don''t think I have any ideals.”


    “Then you should give it more thought. You always have your own fixed principles. When you see


    injustice, you will interfere; when you see the people around you getting hurt, you will interfere. It''s the


    same thing as when Jennifer and Yasmin were bullied. You can''t stand by and watch them suffer.”


    “Isn''t that just normal?” He retorted depressingly, “As a man, I can''t just stand at the side while my


    family and friends are in a tough spot!”


    “But there are very few people like you who''ll jump into the fire to save others, even though you know


    you''ll be in danger.”


    “I still don''t understand what you''re trying to say. What exactly are you trying to tell me?”


    She was getting a little annoyed. “Just give it some thought. Recall what it was like when you were


    almost killed by Yasir in the coffee house. If Amber hadn''t arrived to save you, you would already be


    dead. That day, when you were chased by Yasir on the highway, if it weren''t for Edward''s call, you


    would''ve been dead. Also, try to remember the time when Lucian almost killed you in one punch back


    in the ring. If you don''t have your breakthrough today, you''ll die tomorrow. Think about that. Your friends


    and family will be sad. Jennifer will be sleeping with another man. Can you really endure this? You


    want to be strong, but for what? Lucian wants to defeat his grandfather while Leonardo wants to be so


    strong that no one in this world can stop him from marrying his aunt. What about you?”


    It was then inspiration shed across Jonathan''s mind, as though he was just waking up from his


    stupor.


    He fell silent as a burning light shone in his eyes.


    A passage he saw before entered his mind. I think the passage was... I have a dream that when I want


    to fly, the sky will open its roads for me. When I dive into the sea, it''ll split apart for me. Gods and


    goddesses will greet me as a friend when they see me. I''ll be as free as a leaf in the wind. Nothing will


    be able to tie me down, and no one will be able to stop me. There will be no ce that I can''t go,


    nothing I can do, and no victory I can''t achieve.


    Suddenly, he felt his body filled with joy because he finally understood, at that moment, what he should


    do. I don''t want to be the best or a god. I want to be free! Free of anyone''s bullying! If the heavens want


    to squash me, I want the ability to split it open. If the earth wants to chain me down, I want to be able to


    break it apart! I want to be the freest man in the whole world! What I want isn''t to be a god, but to be an


    unshackled monkey in the wild, doing whatever I please whenever I want it.


    An empyrean light burst out of his eyes. At that moment, he had finally achieved his breakthrough.


    The vitality in his body began to surge and swirl like a leaf in a tornado.


    Even though he was sitting motionlessly, he could feel the power coursing through his veins.


    Finally, Jonathan had be a true Nascent Soul expert.


    He had jumped over the gap and transformed into an immortal.


    Once the process ended, Mabel let out a deep breath of relief. A look of ease shed past Mabel''s


    eyes. I knew I didn''t pick the wrong guy.


    He abruptly jumped down and sat cross-legged.


    At that moment, the vitality in him had twisted into a rope. All the vitality in his body was instantly


    concentrated in the Nascent Soul. The explosive strength of a Nascent Soul was terrifying. It would


    allow him to punch with the force of one thousand kilograms instantly.


    His vitality could disperse and coalesce whenever he wanted.


    With that, he began to heal his body. His organs healed rapidly thanks to his vitality.


    An hourter, all his wounds were gone, and his life force had reached its peak. Even the grass around


    him could feel his lively spirit and cheer for him, metaphorically.


    Jonathan began to reform his vitality.


    As a Nascent Soul expert, vigor flowed freely in his body. Vigor was an incredible thing as it was the


    result of mastery over the vitality in one''s own body.


    In the eyes of an outsider, they would think vigor was spirit. An ability like crushing rocks with one''s


    own chest relied on vigor. A street performer simply held their spirit in their chest to do that.


    On the other hand, vigor could prevent any damage from average weapons from hurting him easily as


    a Nascent Soul expert.


    Of course, if the weapons were used by experts who coated it with their Force, then vigor wouldn''t be


    able to block the attack.


    An hourter, the process was over. When he stood up, he felt invincible. It was all thanks to the


    flowing vigor in his body.


    Needless to say, Jonathan was overjoyed. He had finally reached the legendary level of Nascent Soul,


    which meant that there was no need for him to look up to Leonardo and the others anymore.


    His fear of Yasir had also decreased significantly.


    Of course, there was still a gap between him, Yasir, and Jareth.


    That was because Jareth had achieved middle-stage Nascent Soul. A single punch from him packed


    the strength of more than one thousand kilograms.


    Yasir, who had achievedte-stage Nascent Soul, could unleash fifteen hundred kilograms worth of


    force.


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    Lastly, Edward was rumored to have gone beyond Nascent Soul and had achieved the legendary


    Celestial Soul.


    Jonathan used to have no idea what Celestial Soul was like. However, after achieving the level of


    Nascent Soul, he began to have ideas about what Celestial Soul was like.


    Celestial Soul was the ability to gather spirit and unlock the mind''s potential. It would allow vitality to


    rush into the brain and increase a person''s intelligence. With that newfound intelligence, the user would


    be able to further improve the vitality in their body.


    The cycle would continue on and on until there was no weakness left in the person''s body. They would


    be able toprehend the maic field of the and could absorb the true essence of the world.


    It was an unimaginable cultivation stage.


    That cultivation stage was quite simr to how Gabriel described it to be.


    Gabriel could understand the principles, but his body couldn''t keep up with the cultivation. The


    cultivation stage Edward was in basically meant both his mind and body had evolved to the same level.