Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 2048: Chapter 2046: [Afraid to Come Down and Swim Together?]

Did Ye Tianchen die?

Was he actually fried to death alive in this specially tempered oil cauldron?

No one knew, and no one dared be sure, because just a moment ago, Ye Tianchen had still been swimming in that huge oil cauldron, looking completely nonchalant, and now? In the blink of an eye, Ye Tianchen went utterly silent, ending up with both body and soul annihilated. It really made people feel it was unbelievable—did Ye Tianchen really die?

Whatever the case, Ye Tianchen had disappeared without a trace. Qiong Hu sent out his powerful Divine Thought but couldn’t sense the slightest trace of Ye Tianchen’s aura. And he himself was a vicious and sinister character—killing Ye Tianchen wasn’t enough, he also wanted to kill the Golden-faced Young Master. Because in Qiong Hu’s eyes, Ye Tianchen was just an arrogant Fat Taoist without any backing, easy to kill at will, while even though the Golden-faced Young Master had the inheritance of the Golden Saber Sect behind him, compared to the power of the Qiong Qi Descendants, the Golden Saber Sect was still far too inferior, not worth worrying about!

A surge of powerful Martial Arts True Qi grabbed the Golden-faced Young Master and hoisted him up. The Golden-faced Young Master had long since been sealed by a powerful force and couldn’t release even the slightest bit of Martial Arts True Qi. Now, even if he wanted to resist, it was already too late. The pitiful Golden-faced Young Master was so frightened his face went pale, his whole body shook, cold sweat poured down, but his resistance was completely useless!

The Golden-faced Young Master really was unlucky as hell. He’d originally had some small grudge with Ye Tianchen and wanted to take the opportunity to kill him, tailing him all the way. Who would have thought Ye Tianchen’s strength would far exceed his imagination, causing him to be rescued by Huo Xianer. After returning to the ”Peaceful” tavern, the Golden-faced Young Master still couldn’t swallow this anger, so he thought of borrowing someone else’s knife to kill. He took Ye Tianchen’s portrait and some information, made a wanted notice, and posted it at the main entrance of the ”Peaceful” tavern, wanting to inform more people. Since the Qiong Qi Descendants were hunting Ye Tianchen and had even put a bounty on him, in this way many Loose Cultivators and experts from other inheritances were also hunting Ye Tianchen. As long as Ye Tianchen had a bad time, his heart would feel at ease!

Who knew he’d end up having Ye Tianchen disguise himself as the Fat Taoist Tongtian, secretly altering the ”Peaceful” tavern’s announcement, causing the people of the Qiong Qi Descendants to come knocking. Originally, the Golden-faced Young Master wanted to resist, to put up a fight and escape, but he was afraid he would be no match and end up hunted down. Besides, he was quite confident in himself—after all, he was an elite Disciple of the Golden Saber Sect. The Golden Saber Sect should send someone to save him, and no matter how overbearing the Qiong Qi Descendants were, they’d have to consider the inheritance power of the Golden Saber Sect, right?

However, the Golden-faced Young Master just happened to be wrong, and very, very wrong at that. First, he himself wasn’t even taken seriously by the Qiong Qi Descendants. Second, the Golden Saber Sect also wasn’t taken seriously by them. No matter what he said now, it was all useless; he could not avoid the fate of being thrown into the oil cauldron!

”You still won’t tell the truth even now? You’re about to be thrown into the oil cauldron. That arrogant Fat Taoist has already been annihilated, you think you can fare any better?” Qiong Hu asked coldly, staring at the Golden-faced Young Master.

”I... I... I really don’t know that Ye Tianchen, I have a grudge with him, how could I possibly collude with him? You absolutely cannot listen to that Fat Taoist’s nonsense. He was definitely bought off by that Ye Tianchen or whatever, came specifically to frame me!” the Golden-faced Young Master said, so furious his face went pale.

”No way. Even if that Fat Taoist was bought off by Ye Tianchen to frame you, he could talk tough for a while, but even when both body and soul were annihilated he didn’t say a single thing. You think someone can be bought off to that extent? To the point he doesn’t even want his life?” Princess Zi Xuan frowned and said.

”Junior Sister is right. That ignorant Fat Taoist, even if he was bought off, wouldn’t necessarily go that far, not even wanting his life. You still won’t tell the truth now, then you can only go into the oil cauldron!” Qiong Hu said with clenched teeth, viciously.

”No, don’t... I... I really do have a grudge with that Ye Tianchen, it’s impossible for me to collude with him. You have to believe me, why won’t you believe me?” The Golden-faced Young Master was no longer acting strong, asking in terror, his face deathly pale.

At this moment Qiong Hu glanced at the Golden-faced Young Master, a cruel smile tugging at the corner of his mouth as he said, ”Heh heh, I’ll tell you the truth: whether what you’re saying is true or false, I’m going to kill you anyway. Because to me, whether I kill you or not doesn’t matter; killing you people just makes me feel happy inside!”

”You... You Qiong Qi Descendants are too overbearing, you’ll definitely die a horrible death. Our Golden Saber Sect won’t let you off, they’ll definitely avenge me!” The Golden-faced Young Master cried out in shock, gritting his teeth as he spoke.

”You can say that again after you’re in the oil cauldron. Bye-bye!” Qiong Hu sneered, looking extremely vicious as he spoke.

Swoosh!

The Golden-faced Young Master was thrown into the huge oil cauldron by Qiong Hu. Just then, a dull bang sounded from inside the cauldron. The Golden-faced Young Master was blasted straight out, slammed heavily onto the ground, his face taking the impact first. His nose was bruised, his face swollen, blood sprayed from his mouth and nose, and he howled in pain again and again!

”The temperature of this oil cauldron isn’t good enough, still not hot enough!”

Ye Tianchen’s voice rang out, stunning everyone into staring blankly. Even the Golden-faced Young Master, who had been howling nonstop, was so shocked he couldn’t speak for a long while. None of them had imagined that Ye Tianchen would appear once again inside the oil cauldron, and in a completely unscathed state. It was just too shocking!

Everyone could feel that once the oil in this cauldron truly burned, the temperature was extremely high. Let alone ordinary Martial Artists—even a strong expert of Mid-stage Martial Saint Cultivation Realm, once they entered this cauldron, would not be able to withstand this specially tempered oil. Yet Ye Tianchen was actually still alive; this level of Divine Skills was truly astonishing!

”Boss, you’re actually still alive. Just now I thought you were dead...” The Little Demon Bat Beast said in incomparable delight.

”Sigh, I just felt that backstroke wasn’t that interesting just now, so I switched to underwater swimming. Didn’t expect to feel a bit of warmth at the bottom of this oil cauldron, pretty fun, so I stayed a bit longer!” Ye Tianchen sighed, sounding like he had not yet had his fill.

Hearing Ye Tianchen’s words, Qiong Hu’s face turned green. Wasn’t this a naked slap in the face? He was completely not putting their Qiong Qi Descendants in his eyes. At this moment, that Fat Taoist was just lying in the oil cauldron, looking utterly comfortable, which made Qiong Hu feel furious!

”Fat Taoist, there’s no way you’re walking out of here alive today!” Qiong Hu glared viciously at Ye Tianchen in the oil cauldron and said.

”Oh? You want a fight? Then get down in this oil pot, come on, take a swim while you’re at it!” Ye Tianchen put on a very surprised tone and asked.

Swoosh!

Qiong Hu was shaking all over with rage. With a flicker of his figure he flew above the giant oil cauldron, stared at Ye Tianchen who was backstroking inside, and snarled viciously, ”Fat Taoist, you’re asking for death...”

”Yeah, I’m asking for death. You dare come down? If you’ve got the guts, come swim with me!” Ye Tianchen mocked with disdain.

”You... don’t think just because you’re hiding in that oil pot I can’t do anything to you. I can still kill you!” Qiong Hu’s face went pale with anger. With a roar, he slapped his palm down toward Ye Tianchen.

Poof!

A blossom of fiery oil splashed up, scaring Qiong Hu into hurriedly dodging. The Void got stained by that fiery oil flower and was instantly pierced through, leaving a hole in the Void. A bead of cold sweat popped out on Qiong Hu’s forehead!

”Ah, this oil cauldron is really comfortable. Looks like it suits me perfectly. Many thanks to you Qiong Qi Descendants for your concern, preparing such a nice bathtub for me. I really can’t bear to get out!” Ye Tianchen sighed in mock emotion, dove under the surface of the giant oil cauldron, leaving only his head exposed as he spoke.

”You... turtle hiding in your shell? Pathetic trash!” Qiong Hu said with disdain.

”No way, this oil pot was specially prepared for me by you guys. Now you can’t fry me to death, and you don’t even dare come down yourselves? And you still call me trash? How does that make sense? It’s your Qiong Qi Descendants that are trash!” Ye Tianchen sneered.

”I’ll kill you!” Qiong Hu flew into a rage, instantly turning one palm into a sharp claw that reached toward Ye Tianchen.

Pa!

Boom!

All of a sudden, the oil in the cauldron turned into a long whip-like stream that wrapped around Qiong Hu’s claw. The next moment, Qiong Hu felt a burst of searing pain. He watched in horror as his claw rapidly dissolved, in an instant turning into bare bone, then into ash. His entire right arm was shattered!

”I’ll fight you to the death!” Qiong Hu shouted, enduring the agony as he turned his other arm into a claw as well. He had completely lost his mind, intent on going all-out against Ye Tianchen, not even caring about his own life!

”Good, come!” Seeing Qiong Hu manifest another claw, Ye Tianchen’s eyes lit up with delight, because this meant Qiong Hu was as good as dead!

A powerful wave of fiery oil swept toward Qiong Hu. His face drained of color, his whole body trembling as he was scared to the verge of tears, because he simply couldn’t break free, couldn’t struggle. That first claw was still trapped in the fiery oil cauldron, no matter how he tugged he couldn’t pull it out!

”Don’t kill me, don’t...” Qiong Hu cried out in abject terror, no longer acting so overbearing. He was still scared of death.

”Too late!” Ye Tianchen chuckled darkly.

Buzz!

All of a sudden, this space shuddered. A streak of firelight blasted out, instantly shaking and locking down the entire area as though it were sealed. Even Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but be startled. The source of this power was incredibly strong—definitely no ordinary figure!

”Little friend, please stay your hand and spare its life!”

An old man’s voice rang out. Qiong Hu’s two hands, which had been trapped in the giant oil cauldron, were finally pulled free, but they were completely annihilated—no bones left, a grisly sight... (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you’re welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)