Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 1714: Chapter 1713: [No Genius Exists Before Ye Tianchen!]

The entire Xiao family estate was already under the control of Ye Tianchen. The people gathered by the head of the Xiao family were indeed extraordinary, a formidable group trained in the Absolute Skills of the Ancient Martial Sect. Each individual was highly skilled, an assembly that could easily annihilate a military force. In the eyes of an ordinary person, such power seemed invincible.

Undeniably, it’s no simple feat for the head of the Xiao family to assemble such a distinguished group for his purposes. Over the past decade, the Xiao family had developed rapidly, facing little competition capable of outmatching them. This was the reason for their swift rise. Unfortunately, this time they encountered Ye Tianchen, as if they had kicked a steel plate!

Ye Tianchen could have quickly finished everything; Xiu Luodi was already subdued by him, a mere finger was enough to kill. As for the head of the Xiao family, Ye Tianchen could kill if he wished, even obliterate the entire Xiao lineage if displeased. Yet, Ye Tianchen did not act in haste; instead, he awaited the arrival of someone who was reputed as almost mythical, the strongest in the Mortal World, named Xiu Luotian!

Ye Tianchen waited not to flaunt his strength, nor to intimidate Xiu Luodi and the head of the Xiao family, but because he understood that Xiu Luotian was the strongest person recruited by the Xiao family, a ruthless individual who posed a future threat if not eliminated. Since Xiu Luotian was coming to the Xiao estate, Ye Tianchen might as well wait a while to kill him directly, sparing himself the trouble of pursuing Xiu Luotian later. This was Ye Tianchen’s simplest and most direct plan!

A streak of sword light approached with astonishing speed, accompanied by an air-splitting force that caused Ye Tianchen to frown. This sword light was indeed powerful, but Ye Tianchen still managed to evade it without being hit!

Thud!

Dust surged as the sword light struck the blue stone slab ground, leaving a thumb-sized hole, but it was of bottomless depth, which made Ye Tianchen frown again. This strike exceeded the realm of Ancient Martial cultivators. The attacker must have been a Martial Artist, as the sword light carried the evident power of Martial Arts True Qi, otherwise, it couldn’t have achieved such a result.

Ye Tianchen dodged the sword light, glancing up to spot a man in a Taoist robe, about forty years old, his eyes venomously fixed upon him. In his hand, he held a Flying Sword, flying with Qi Manipulation!

”Xiu Luotian!” the head of the Xiao family hurriedly shouted.

”Was it you who broke all my brother’s bones?” The man flying with Qi Manipulation, none other than Xiu Luotian, asked coldly as he looked at Ye Tianchen.

”Your brother couldn’t take much. I hope you can endure more!” Ye Tianchen replied with a faint smile.

Woosh!

Xiu Luotian did not attack Ye Tianchen immediately but landed in front of his brother Xiu Luodi instead. Upon inspection, a murderous intention flickered in his eyes, knowing that his brother was crippled, with all bones shattered, unlikely to recover.

”Brother, kill him, avenge me!” Xiu Luodi shouted vehemently at Ye Tianchen.

”Don’t worry, with me here, no one can harm you anymore!” Xiu Luotian confidently assured.

Bam!

Suddenly, as Xiu Luotian’s words just fell, Xiu Luodi was kicked into the air, crashing heavily into a large tree, breaking it into pieces. Blood gushed from his mouth, his eyes filled with horrified disbelief as he looked ahead, painfully crying out, ”Brother, brother, save me...”

Stunned!

Dumbfounded!

Xiu Luotian was struck with a speechless shock, feeling a chill running down his spine. He recalled his confident words moments ago—no harm would come to Xiu Luodi as long as he was there, confident in his ability to protect his brother. But just as he finished speaking, Xiu Luodi was sent flying, critically wounded, covered in blood. More importantly, he hadn’t even seen how Ye Tianchen struck—not even Ye Tianchen’s silhouette was visible before his brother was launched away. His face was unceremoniously slapped, questioning the validity of his power. Was it truly so insignificant?

”You overestimate yourself, yet you don’t realize how weak you are!” Ye Tianchen said, shaking his head.

”Weak? How dare you say I’m weak!” Xiu Luotian shouted, nearly driven mad.

”Indeed, you’re too weak because you compared yourself only with powerless ordinary people, using them to highlight your strength while in fact making yourself weaker!” Ye Tianchen remarked calmly.

Without striking, Xiu Luotian was already severely impacted psychologically. Initially, he rushed over here, aiming to kill with a single sword, but Ye Tianchen dodged. To Xiu Luotian, perhaps Ye Tianchen had some capabilities and wasn’t as simple as imagined; it wasn’t as easy to kill him as expected. But surely, Ye Tianchen couldn’t be his opponent. If he truly wanted to kill Ye Tianchen, he could achieve it!

However, when he was feeling extremely confident, his brother right in front of him was kicked flying by Ye Tianchen. He couldn’t even intervene to stop it; he hadn’t even seen clearly how Ye Tianchen attacked. It was too fast—was this the power of Ye Tianchen?

Consider Xiu Luotian, who from the age of three practiced endlessly, finally inheriting the Absolute Skill of the Ancient Martial Sect, continually cultivating until mastering the Ancient Martial Sect’s Absolute Skill to the highest realm. Even pursuing this path, cultivating some Martial Arts True Qi was indeed challenging. He was extraordinarily talented and had a strong perception; he could be said to be unrivaled in nearly the past decade. Already, he possessed the power to become the strongest in the Mortal World today. Given such strength, how could it not make him confident? How could it not make him feel powerful? How could anyone dare say he was weak?

”I’m not weak; I’m the strongest!” Xiu Luotian reacted, immediately wielding the longsword in his hand, channeling strong power towards Ye Tianchen!

Ye Tianchen then slowly raised his right hand, striking forward to meet Xiu Luotian’s longsword!

Shattered, Xiu Luotian’s longsword directly shattered, broken by Ye Tianchen’s palm force. This stunned Xiu Luotian; never did he expect the longsword in his hand to be shattered. What kind of palm force was this?

”Your physical body power...” Xiu Luotian hadn’t finished his sentence before Ye Tianchen struck him flying with a palm.

Poof!

Xiu Luotian spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, disbelief and reluctance filled his eyes. He never expected that with such power, enough to become today’s strongest in the Mortal World, he couldn’t withstand even a single move before Ye Tianchen. What kind of might was this?

Actually, Xiu Luotian didn’t know. With Ye Tianchen at a Mid-stage Martial Saint cultivation level, killing him would be as easy as flipping a hand. On Ye Tianchen’s journey, whether visiting the Zhou family, the Wang family, or the Xiao family, even when powerful Ancient Martial cultivators from the Xiao family attacked, Ye Tianchen hadn’t used Martial Arts True Qi. Only against Xiu Luotian did he use it, proving Xiu Luotian’s strength!

”Brother...” Xiu Luodi was truly dumbfounded, completely dumbfounded. He thought his brother’s arrival could kill Ye Tianchen, but unexpectedly, it was just one move, and his brother Xiu Luotian was already defeated!

”Hahaha, I lost; I, Xiu Luotian, actually lost just like that. Am I really a genius? Am I truly not a genius?” Xiu Luotian couldn’t help but laugh and shout.

Ye Tianchen glanced at Xiu Luotian and said indifferently, ”You have enough talent; it’s just a pity that in the Mortal World, you can’t find anyone more outstanding than you, losing your sense of purpose and becoming weaker and more arrogant.”

”Am I not working hard enough? Though I seldom appear in the Mortal World, it’s because I’m secluded in cultivation. Knowing that there are many stronger than me in this world, but am I still not enough?” Xiu Luotian couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

”You managed to comprehend the highest realm of the Ancient Martial Arts and cultivate some Martial Arts True Qi, which is already exceptional. Unfortunately, you’ve embarked on a sinister path!” Ye Tianchen shook his head and said.

”Sinister path? What is sinister? What is righteous? Years ago, my master took me as a disciple, intending to bring me into the Hidden World for cultivation. However, I ultimately stayed behind for some reason...” Xiu Luotian said somewhat unwillingly.

”Hidden World? Your master came from the Mortal World’s Hidden World?” Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but hurriedly inquire.

Ye Tianchen had always wanted to find clues about the ”Hidden World,” so he decided to set off in a few days to Zhongnan Mountain to find Yong Chun Tai. Unexpectedly, he heard the words ”Hidden World” from Xiu Luotian’s mouth. Could it be that Xiu Luotian knew where the Hidden World was, and his master was someone from the ”Hidden World”?

”I’ve only heard my master mention this place but have never been there. If I went, how would I not strive, how would I lose my goal? There are so many incredibly powerful people there!” Xiu Luotian said, gazing at the sky.

Poof!

Poof!

Suddenly, as Ye Tianchen was preparing to further inquire about clues regarding the ”Hidden World,” Xiu Luotian and Xiu Luodi’s heads suddenly exploded. Ye Tianchen frowned deeply, quickly investigating, finding that in the brothers’ minds, runes capable of inducing self-destruction had long been planted... (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to recommend and vote at Qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)