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I am translating a text, and I have a sentence that structurally translates into:

"The noble ideal they have in their sights will enter even the darkest souls and convert undefeatably into a charitable reality like every scientific truth"

I do not believe that "undefeatably" is a valid word. Neither is "unconquerably" or "unbeatably"?

I could use "inevitably" but that is not quite the same. The text is about war and peace - not the book, but the concepts - so, a word that relates to defeat in battle would be appropriate.

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    'undefeatably' is a perfectly fine derivative. It says exactly what it means. It appears in the OED with the expected meaning.
    – Mitch
    Commented Nov 27, 2020 at 23:15
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    if my 21 years as a native english speaker is anything to go by, you can turn any adjective into an adverb and people shouldn't have any difficulty understanding the meaning you're trying to get across
    – 小奥利奥
    Commented Nov 28, 2020 at 5:02

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Perhaps unbeatably would work better. It carries more validity as a word, and in a sentence with several long words it is less of a mouthful.

Or another possibility might be invincibly. That's a word alright.

Others: - indomitably, unassailably

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Try inexorably, the adverb form of inexorable, which Merriam-Webster defines as:

not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : RELENTLESS
inexorable progress

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You could also try:

invincibly = in a way that is impossible to defeat or prevent from doing what is intended

Cambridge dictionary

although I suggest moving away from the battlefield and using:

unquestionably = in a way that is obvious and impossible to doubt

Cambridge dictionary

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How about

invincibly

as in

he kicked the football invincibly.

Here, invincibly modifies kicked and so is an adverb.

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