Against the Goddess of Light

"No need to go through all that trouble, you don't have to waste your efforts on me," said the Holy Sword nervously, but still politely.

"It's fine, don't be shy."

"I am very grateful, but please stop your actions now."

"Thank me later. For now, let me free you," I said with a grin.

"Wait! Please stop!" the Holy Sword said, almost on the verge of tears.

"Why? Aren't you imprisoned in there?"

"Sorry for lying! I'm actually not the spirit of the Holy Sword, but a fragment of the Goddess of Light's soul. Please don't take this sword, it's very valuable to this world. Especially now, demon worshipers have been increasingly active."

"I hate liars, especially those who lie to me. Liars deserve to be punished," I said with a strange smile.

"Did you hear what I said?!" She finally lost her patience. "I am a fragment of the Goddess of Light's soul, which means I can be considered the Goddess of Light herself, even though I'm not using my real body. But I can still strike you from the heavens with my real body."

"I understand that, and I respect you. I thought you would be arrogant because you are a Goddess, but it turns out you're not; you're polite and patient."

"Hehehe~ thank you~" she laughed shyly like a girl who just fell in love.

"But my desire as a collector drives me to take the Holy Sword. Please understand." I said, closing my eyes tightly as if forced to make a difficult decision.

"You are the one who needs to understand me! This sword is essential for fighting the demons, it's far more important than being placed on your collection shelf. Besides, you already have the Prime Sword, why do you still want the Holy Sword?" she said, almost crying like a child whose toy was taken away.

"The long answer is because I was born into a poor family, so I have the mindset to never miss any opportunity to make myself rich. The short answer is greed."

"If you take the Holy Sword, how will we fend off the invading demons?"

"Don't worry, I'll send my disciples to save the world."

"That's not a convincing answer," she said before sighing. "Last warning, please don't take the Holy Sword."

Is that what she calls a warning? It should have been, 'Don't take the Holy Sword or die,' instead of, 'Please don't take the Holy Sword.' She's really a kind woman. Maybe she'd make a good wife too.

Wait...! Wife...

"Do you want to be my wife?" I made a sudden marriage proposal.

"Huh...!" She gasped, making the atmosphere go silent for a moment, having trouble following the flow of the conversation that had suddenly changed."Wh-what did you suddenly say?!"

Even though I'm a lecherous man, what I desire isn't just a woman's body. Like any other man, I also want affection and love from a woman. I want a wife too, a wife who can fulfill all my desires—serving me in bed, cooking meals for me, even bearing children for me.

"Even though you're a goddess, you're not arrogant. You're even patient. Plus, you're kind, considering how much you care about this world. In short, I want you as my wife because you're a good woman."

"...A good woman..." she said, her voice filled with a mix of embarrassment and happiness. "But we haven't even met each other, you haven't seen what I look like. What if I turn out to be an ugly woman?"

"I'm not looking for a wife based on beauty, what matters is a good personality. As for looks, I can fix that."

Besides, I already have beautiful disciple who can satisfy my desires.

"You're a good man, fulfilling one of my criteria. I've always wanted a man who values me for my personality, not my looks."

"Then let's get married."

"But I don't know you yet, and you haven't met my most important criteria."

"What's that?"

"I like men who are stronger and more dominant than me."

"Then let's fight and see my strength."

"You're right, that's the only way to know if you're stronger than me or not."

Suddenly, light shone down on me from the sky. The light pierced the ground, reaching into the depths of this cave. It was extremely hot, even hotter than lava, making me grit my teeth in pain. In an instant, my robe was scorched, followed by my skin turning to ash.

I quickly created a barrier like a turtle shell to shield myself from the light, preventing further damage. This was a technique from the Dark Tortoise Art.

Using the Dark Tortoise Art, I regenerated my skin and healed myself.

"As expected from the Goddess of Light, your power is also based on light."

"Hehehe," she laughed as if she had been praised.

I deflected the light using the Prime Sword, shattering it.

"Huh! That sword can also break through my light?!" she exclaimed in shock.

"Of course."

After that, I flew up through the hole made by the light. I thought I would see the Goddess of Light, but no; in the sky, I was greeted by ten golden portals.

"I see."

The Goddess of Light wasn't here; she was fighting me by teleporting her attacks through these portals. A clever fighting tactic. This way, I would have difficulty striking back.

The ten portals unleashed light again, attacking me from all directions. Since it was light, it was extremely fast, making it impossible for me to dodge. All I could do was withstand the Goddess of Light's attack using the dark tortoise shell barrier. Even so, the barrier slowly began to melt due to the heat.

In this cornered situation, I didn't sweat at all; instead, I smiled with excitement.

"This goddess is definitely worthy of being mine."

If my wife were weak, I'd just become the laughingstock of other cultivators. At the very least, she has to be able to wound me; only then would she be worthy of standing as my woman.

"The only way for me to attack her is by relying on the Sun Sword Art."

When a man cultivates more than three yin-based cultivation arts, he will turn into a woman. But even though I had cultivated six yin-based arts, I was still a man. That's because my second cultivation art—the Sun Sword Art—was fully yang-based.

Although the word 'sun' is in its name, this art has nothing to do with the sun, fire, heat, or light. It's connected to another element: space.

It's called the Sun Sword Art because it follows the concept of the sun. The sun's light can strike a target from a great distance. The cultivator becomes the sun itself, while their attacks become the light that can strike enemies from any range.