Chapter: 1549

Ito Na-na's tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.

Ye Chen continued: "The third mistake! A true martial artist is like a warrior who sees death as returning home. On the battlefield, one may lose their head or shed blood, but never lose their honor! And you? You're actually begging me for mercy, which is unheard of on the battlefield. Would you also beg your enemies to show pity and let you off with a warning?"

"Any warrior who begs for mercy is not qualified to be a true martial artist. So, I'm telling you that you're not qualified as a martial artist, and it's only half-fair to you!"

"What you're doing now is actually polluting the term 'martial artist'! Therefore, I advise you: don't continue practicing martial arts - you're just not worthy!"

"Since you're so kind-hearted like a good wife and mother, I advise you to go home, teach your children, and be a qualified good wife, good mother, and good woman. I believe you'll perform better in these roles than as a warrior!"

Ito Nana's emotional collapse was instantaneous after being rebuked by Ye Chen without any mercy. She burst into tears.

Ye Chen's words made Ito Nana realize that she had never been a qualified martial artist.

Even though she had won the world championship and was once the top young master in the world, she still didn't understand the soul of martial arts.

As she cried uncontrollably, Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh slightly, saying, "I'm sorry, my previous words were a bit harsh, but I hope you can understand what truly makes up the soul of martial arts!"

Ito Nana raised her head, her bright red eyes fixed on Ye Chen's face as she knelt down, tears streaming down her face. "Please, Mr. Ye, enlighten me! Please, Mr. Ye, guide me!"

Ye Chen didn't offer to help her up but spoke sincerely: "The soul of martial arts is not in one's physical strength or weakness, but in the inner strength!"

"With a strong heart, even if you're a nobody, you won't let down the spirit of martial arts," he said. "For example, your teacher may be arrogant and belittle others, but at least he can bear the consequences of failure. In that sense, he is indeed far stronger than you!"

Ito Nana's gaze dimmed as she said, "Teacher, I believe if his hands were still usable, he would definitely choose to cut his own throat rather than die this way."

Ye Chen nodded slightly: "That proves that even though his abilities are very poor, his inner strength is still very robust. From an internal perspective, he hasn't betrayed the spirit of martial arts, whereas you..."

Ye Chen continued, casting a serious glance at Ito Nana and said: "As things stand now, you're indeed not suitable for practicing martial arts. I'll give you some advice: after this competition ends, return to Japan and focus on your university studies. Once you graduate, you can consider pursuing a master's degree or getting married and having children, living an ordinary life."

Ito Nana said with a red face, "But in my heart, I really don't want to give up martial arts!"

Ye Chen spoke calmly: "If you don't want to give up, then you need to find ways to strengthen your inner self."

Ito Nana asked urgently: "Teacher Ye, how can I make my inner self stronger?"

Ye Chen replied simply: "It's very easy. First, think of something that will allow you to accept this situation; that's the first step towards building inner strength. Next, set a goal to take revenge for him; that's the second step towards building inner strength."

Ito Nana quickly waved her hand: "Teacher Ye, I never thought about taking revenge for my teacher, and I know I'm not your opponent, nor do I understand why this happened. It's only natural that he met his demise."

"Ah," Ye Chen nodded approvingly, speaking seriously: "Since you know this is the natural consequence of his actions, then it proves that you've already taken one step forward; this matter entirely rests with my teacher. So I advise you not to put too much psychological pressure on yourself. If you feel sorry for him, after returning to Japan, just take good care of him."

Ito Nana nodded repeatedly: "Teacher Ye, Ito Nana understands!"

Ye Chen said: "Ah, you understand that's fine, it's already late, so why don't you head back soon?"

Ito Nana hurriedly spoke up: "Teacher Ye, Ito Nana still has one question to ask you."

Ye Chen: "Go ahead and ask." JrNovels.com