Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 1071: Chapter 1070: The Struggle Between Soul and Body

Ye Tianchen knew that on Earth, within the mortal world, especially in the land of China, there were many legends about the Underworld, featuring characters like Oxhead and Horseface, and Meng Po. People also knew about the Eighteen Layers of Hell, though they hadn’t fully outlined them. However, in foreign civilized countries, they described the Eighteen Layers of Hell in detail, layer by layer. Whether these legends are true or false, they contain elements of both, yet it’s hard for ordinary people to verify them. Only powerful martial artists can use divine skills to traverse the heavens and earth to explore their origins.

”Earth is a mysterious place with significant importance in the entire martial arts world. The only thing I can tell you about this dead man is that the legends of the Earth’s secular world contain both truth and falsehoods. To discover the truth, one must seek exploration, but alas, you won’t have that chance, for offending our Nine Netherworld means certain death!” That sinister voice did not reveal the truth to Ye Tianchen, seemingly wanting to hide some mysterious secrets.

Ye Tianchen frowned slightly. The Nine Netherworld was indeed an ancient and powerful legacy. Not only was it filled with various mysterious forces in the martial arts world, but in the legends of the mortal world, it also had traces of the Nine Netherworld. Based on Ye Tianchen’s speculation, the legendary Underworld and Hell on Earth were likely related to the Nine Netherworld. This vicious and mysterious legacy not only seized the souls and bodies of martial artists, but also harmed many ordinary people throughout history. Even to this day, the Nine Netherworld probably seeks out people they can use, seizing their souls and bodies, leading to many untimely deaths for those who otherwise had a long lifespan, resulting in wrongful deaths.

”The legacy of the Nine Netherworld can be traced back to the late ancient times. How could such legends about the Eighteen Layers of Hell have been left on Earth?” Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but ask coldly.

”Hell is just a subdivision of the Nine Netherworld, hardly representative of its power. In the Nine Netherworld, Hell’s forces are the weakest, yet surprisingly left the most terrifying legends in the mortal world. This is the ignorance of ordinary people. As for the Eighteen Layers of Hell, these weak and ignorant people guessed correctly. In our Nine Netherworld, there are indeed Eighteen Layers of Hell, and people like you will be cast into the last layer, never to transcend!” The sinister voice spoke with chilling coldness.

”Who established the legacy of the Nine Netherworld in ancient times?” Ye Tianchen pondered for a moment and asked.

”Hmph, you little rascal, trying to trick me into talking? I’m not that foolish. You’d better obediently hand over your soul to avoid suffering too much pain...” the sinister voice suddenly said fiercely.

”Since you refuse to speak, I can only expel you from my body!” Ye Tianchen said calmly.

”Such arrogance! This is a secret technique of our Nine Netherworld that can separate a being’s body and soul. Once they are separated, no matter how powerful the person is, they will be at the mercy of our Nine Netherworld. Let me tell you the truth, once there was a Nine Netherworld expert who pulled out the soul of a martial artist at the peak of Late Stage Martial Saint, who was just a step away from breaking through to become an Emperor Realm expert. With your cultivation realm, you are truly too weak.” The sinister voice spoke as if Ye Tianchen was nothing to him.

Ye Tianchen, rather than acting aggressively, immersed himself in his mind, not allowing any external interference. He clasped his hands and continuously envisioned the scriptures of the ”Yijin Jing” in his mind. The Yijin Jing is the most powerful cultivation treasure in the Buddhist Sect, hailed as the strongest cultivation immortal scripture throughout martial arts history. Ye Tianchen only comprehended a tiny fraction of its mysteries, yet he already felt the vastness and profundity of this cultivation scripture, unaware of how deep its meanings were. Understanding it thoroughly seemed nearly impossible.

But at that moment, Ye Tianchen suddenly thought of a possibility, that from ancient times to the present, the doctrine and root of the Buddhist Sect is to deliver all beings, embracing compassion. Not only can it transform ordinary people, but it can also transform wandering souls and ghosts. This led Ye Tianchen to wonder if the Buddhist Holy Skill scriptures were perhaps specifically created to counter the Nine Netherworld.

It’s not hard to imagine this point. The Buddhist Sect is about transforming all evil, particularly saving wandering souls and ghosts, with the power to change them from evil to good. Whereas, in the Nine Netherworld, many secret techniques involve seizing souls and bodies. The power manipulated by the Nine Netherworld comes from these people’s bodies and souls. If under the deliverance of the Buddhist Holy Skill scriptures, they can be transformed, wouldn’t that break the Nine Netherworld’s vicious secret techniques?

The Buddhist Sect and the Nine Netherworld are two battling legacies, completely opposed in philosophy. It’s not that the Buddhist Sect is inherently bright, and the Nine Netherworld is absolutely dark, thus making the Buddhist Sect necessarily strong. This isn’t an absolute theory; it depends on the strength of those cultivating the Buddhist Holy Skills or the Nine Netherworld’s secret techniques. For example, if the Buddhist legacy inheritors are weak, with low talent, not having cultivated the Buddhist Holy Skills to great success, while the Nine Netherworld inheritors are highly talented with powerful demonic qualities, cultivating the demon skills to great success, then naturally, the Buddhist inheritors are not opponents. A legacy’s strength depends crucially on the talent and perseverance of its inheritors, cultivating the legacy to what depth. The deciding factor lies here.

His soul being gradually pulled out, Ye Tianchen dared not be careless, concentrating all his divine thought to control his soul, resisting the force pulling his soul outward. Alas, despite trying his utmost to control his divine thought, and attempting to completely manipulate his soul, Ye Tianchen was still alarmed to feel his soul, though controlled through concentrated effort, was slowly drifting out from his body. This mysterious and unfathomable force was truly too strong, making even Ye Tianchen break into a cold sweat from the terrifying depth of the Nine Netherworld’s legacy.

”Hehehe, you need not struggle. This is a secret technique of our Nine Netherworld, not something you at your cultivation realm can escape. Let me reveal that during your fight with the three of the Golden Strange Cloud, I secretly attached this secret technique to you. But you entered Cangmang Mountain, where a special self-contained world formation prevented me from fully activating the secret technique. Now, you’re certainly doomed!” The sinister voice coldly addressed Ye Tianchen.

Ye Tianchen frowned, realizing then that he had been afflicted with this Nine Netherworld secret technique back then. Only because he entered Cangmang Mountain, a world with a powerful formation, did it prevent the Nine Netherworld’s vicious secret technique from exerting its full power, so it waited until this moment for activation.

Learning this news, Ye Tianchen was utterly astonished, amazed by the Nine Netherworld’s strength. He hadn’t realized that he had been quietly afflicted with this secret technique, yet over such a long time, he hadn’t detected it at all, showing the immense and unfathomable strength of the Nine Netherworld’s secret technique.

Poof!

Blood spurted from Ye Tianchen’s mouth, as he felt his body and soul on the brink of separation. His soul had already been drawn to the edge of his body; if it truly detached, Ye Tianchen would be completely doomed!

”Stop wasting effort and just obediently follow me. I promise you’ll live in agony in the Nine Netherworld!”

Ye Tianchen furrowed his brows tightly, but instead of responding, he held onto his soul’s control. Simultaneously, he searched in his mind for ”Yijin Jing” scripts, hoping to find scriptures that specifically deter dark forces. The Buddhist Sect is a powerful and mysterious legacy, holding unimaginable powers. The more Ye Tianchen comprehended the Yijin Jing, the more he felt the boundless mysteries of the Buddhist Sect, leaving him in wonder about who originally created such an awesome legacy with such powerful deliverance scriptures. Should conditions permit, it deserves thorough investigation!

Blood continued to drip incessantly, Ye Tianchen’s face was pale, and his entire being was extremely weakened. He sensed his soul was already at least halfway detached from his body. Had he not stubbornly persisted, using his divine thought to control his soul, he would have been dead long ago. Now, still unable to find such Buddhist Holy Scriptures, Ye Tianchen felt a sense of impending death. Soul separation from the body equates to death—a feeling he was encountering for the first time with this frightening secret technique.

”The sinister legacy of the Nine Netherworld is utterly ruthless, and the immense depth of Buddhist Holy Skills and mysterious powers within Buddhist manuscripts—could it be that even with the powerful cultivation immortal scripture I’ve acquired, I can’t withstand the Nine Netherworld? Must I watch the Nine Netherworld endlessly wreak havoc upon the world?”(To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)