Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 1139: Chapter 1138: Something Few Can Achieve

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Bold ideas, bold innovations—Ye Tianchen himself was never one to do things in a methodical, conventional way. He wasn’t old-fashioned; he knew how to be flexible. Thus, when he confirmed that two different forces were colliding within his body and realized he couldn’t suppress the other force to successfully cross the tribulation and break through his cultivation realm to Late Stage Martial Saint, he developed a novel idea unlike before: to first put aside the breakthrough of his cultivation realm and prioritize breaking through the physical body power to Late Stage Martial Saint.

The cultivation of martial artists has always been divided into the cultivation of the physical body and the cultivation of realms—these are intertwined, complementing each other. Generally speaking, most martial artists focus on breaking through cultivation realms, because with each realm ascended, there is a vast enhancement of combat power, incomparable to the previous level. Therefore, for many martial artists, the lifelong pursuit is the enhancement of cultivation realms. Even if some martial artists understand the importance of physical body cultivation, they succumb to the temptation and solitude, only slightly attending to physical body cultivation. Martial artists like Ye Tianchen, who dedicate themselves to cultivating the physical body, are rare indeed, not to mention abandoning cultivation realm improvement to focus solely on enhancing the power realm of the physical body, which is an unheard-of event.

However, Ye Tianchen decided to do just that, though he was forced into it as there was no other choice. With two different powers within his body, it was impossible for him to break through the cultivation realm. If he were to forcibly attempt such a breakthrough, he would end in utter obliteration. This daring attempt was due to a chance coincidence, and it turned out to be a blessing of his own creation.

At this moment, Ye Tianchen sat cross-legged in the Fire Well, motionless, with his Divine Thought having transformed into his own image, standing within a galaxy inside his physical body. Around him, dots of starlight appeared like radiant stars, symbolizing the manifestation of his physical body power. Right now, Ye Tianchen stood beneath the galaxy, observing a white staircase hanging in the air. His brows were furrowed tightly. He knew that in order to break through the physical body power to reach Late Stage Martial Saint cultivation realm, he must ascend this white staircase, step by step, to reach the peak.

However, earlier Ye Tianchen attempted to use the Divine Movement Skill but wasn’t able to fly onto the white staircase as he felt his martial arts true power in his body drain to emptiness, failing to maintain the operation of the Divine Movement Skill, causing him to drop down. No longer able to feel the power of martial arts true qi, it seemed he could only rely on his physical body power to solely break through the physical body realm, without using martial arts true power, making it all the more challenging.

Setting aside whether he could step onto the white staircase gradually, even taking the first step now was extremely difficult. Standing beneath the galaxy and observing the loftily suspended white staircase above, Ye Tianchen was drenched in cold sweat. The first step of the staircase was at least several thousand meters above where he stood, and lacking martial arts true qi to reach that height posed enormous difficulty. It was akin to a mundane human trying to ascend thousands of meters in an instant—was it possible? Ye Tianchen now was purely a mortal in the physical body, confined within his physical body’s world. Like mundane humans would struggle to reach such heights, he had no tools to assist him. In his physical body’s world, where things were merely manifestations of power, Ye Tianchen had nothing to rely on, making it incredibly challenging...

Contemplating for a while, Ye Tianchen found himself at a loss. It seemed impossible for a mortal to ascend thousands of meters without real-world tools, but to have Ye Tianchen concede here, it was unthinkable. He was not someone to easily give up.

”Since normal methods can’t work, let’s try unconventional ones!” Ye Tianchen muttered to himself as he leaped upward, attempting to ascend the sky.

Swoosh!

Ye Tianchen exploded with power underfoot, instantly leaping toward the thousands-of-meters high white staircase. But soon after takeoff, he fell back to the ground. Despite this being a virtual world of his physical body, he felt the pain. Looking up at the distance from where he jumped earlier, he only reached five meters high, causing great frustration—what difference was this from a mundane mortal? Indeed, he was slightly better than real-world mortals, being a martial artist and always persisting in tempering his physical body, granting him some advantage in strength over the average person. Hence, he was able to leap five or six meters high. However, this was far from enough as the white staircase was thousands of meters above him. A leap of five or six meters was minimal, with a vast gap to bridge by reaching the white staircase, needing significant more effort to get closer.

”I refuse to believe I can’t jump up there. If one jump isn’t enough, then I’ll jump twice. If two jumps aren’t enough, I’ll jump three times...” Ye Tianchen gritted his teeth, determined and unwilling to yield, showcasing his distinctive unyielding personality.

With fists clenched and legs bent, Ye Tianchen looked like an athlete, fixated on the target of the white staircase, leaping upward to explode with an extraordinary force.

Swoosh!

Another jump, Ye Tianchen charged toward his goal. This time, he seemed to feel a slight increase in height compared to the last jump, but the result remained the same; he soon fell back to the ground again, landing even more painfully. There’s truth in jumping high, falling hard.

”What? Only one or two meters higher than last time’s five or six meters?” Ye Tianchen felt on the verge of collapse, as during this second jump, he summoned all his strength to unleash an explosive force of the physical body but managed only a seven or eight meter high jump. What was this?

Finally, Ye Tianchen realized his physical body power wasn’t exceptionally strong. Among many encounters of physical body power challenges, it was due to the protection of strong martial arts true power within him that granted some assistance to his physical power, strengthening it somewhat. Frankly, it was nothing significant at all. He only now recognized the gap, despite his lifelong goal of forging the physical body and constant efforts, he unveiled that his physical body force was insufficient.

Rumor has it, back in ancient times, the offspring of Supreme Ancient Alien Race excelled by destroying galaxies with sheer physical power, and the offspring of Demon Clan Heavenly King could shatter stars with mere physical power. What a formidable force! If one were to measure with the unit of ”force,” a punch from the offspring of Supreme Ancient Alien Race alone wielded hundreds of thousands of pounds of sheer physical power—a punch alone—that was how astounding it was!

”If I possessed the powerful bloodline of the Ancient Alien Race, this height of several thousand meters would be nothing but a mere physical leap. I have much to improve, an opportunity to forge my body further, can’t give up...” said Ye Tianchen as he firmly clenched his fist.

Thus followed a series of countless leaps attempted by Ye Tianchen toward the white staircase thousands of meters high. After numerous jumps, Ye Tianchen was finally exhausted, with every cell in his body aching like they were about to rip apart, yet he continued to persevere tooth and nail. He aimed not only to succeed but also considered it a valuable opportunity to refine his physical body, an invaluable exercise. Without rest until he wore himself out completely, capable of moving not even a finger, Ye Tianchen took a pause, rested to regain some physical strength, then resumed leaping toward the high sky.

Thus, day after day, month after month, Ye Tianchen stayed within the Fire Well for a full three months without stepping out, completely settling in mind, ignoring external interference of any kind, focusing wholly on breaking through his physical body cultivation realm. He knew he couldn’t quit, otherwise, all previous efforts would be wasted, putting these three months of striving down the drain!

On this day, Ye Tianchen glanced at the white staircase thousands of meters high, said to himself through clenched teeth: ”Today, I shall ascend, I’ve dawdled here for too long. Who knows how things are faring back at Desolate Stone Village, I need to return for a look.”

At this point, Ye Tianchen was unclothed, muscular, and when viewed from all angles, he was enveloped in a power of fiery light. His skin seemed charred by this fiery light, robust with a sense of strength. Unconsciously, during these three months of endless jumping, Ye Tianchen’s physical body grew much stronger, and even he had forgotten about it, focusing solely on surpassing himself, leaping onto that white staircase and vanquishing it.

Standing beneath the white staircase, Ye Tianchen tightly clenched his right fist, unleashing a powerful force sweeping through the galaxy. This wasn’t martial arts true power but simply physical body force. Now, if he stomped his foot, it could destroy a mountain—such was the terrifying power. Ye Tianchen’s gaze was fierce as lightning; after three months of effort, countless jumps made during those months—not even strong martial artists showed such diligence—this committed perseverance. Today, he was poised to surpass himself, ascending the high sky’s white staircase... (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)