Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 439: Chapter 438 [Return to Capital City, Gathering of the Thirteen Heavenly Kings]

Capital City, inside the villa where Ye Tianchen lived alone, it had been ten days since he had returned to the country. During these ten days, he had barely left the house, except to call his mother, Luo Yan, to tell her he was all right. He hadn’t called anyone else. As for Qi Ruxue and Alice, these two women were still living in the Ye family’s house. Ye Tianchen didn’t bother with them, letting them be as he had more important things to do; besides gradually healing his injuries, he wasn’t sure about the situation within the country during his absence.

During this time, inside the spacious villa where Ye Tianchen was staying, there were two women, both stunningly beautiful, constantly attending to him. There wasn’t much conversation between the two women. It seemed they had never argued or even asked each other about their relationships with Ye Tianchen. They were solely focused on taking care of him. Although they appeared to get along, Ye Tianchen knew that one day things would need to be clarified. He did not want to delay anyone’s life since his relationship with both girls was unusual. It was impossible to say he had no feelings for them. These two young women, needless to say, were Xiao Ya and Dongfang Meng.

Ye Tianchen, Tian Boguang, and Dongfang Meng had returned to Capital City together. After arriving, the three severely injured individuals naturally ended up in Ye Tianchen’s villa. Among them, Ye Tianchen’s injuries were the gravest. After he had broken through to the Emperor-level Superpower Realm, he had fought Xiao Yuan fiercely, defeating him, and then clashed with the Evil Demon using the Taie Sword, Fish Intestine Sword, and Xuanyuan Sword. Even now, with his internal strength as stable as Mount Tai, he felt a massive drain on his energy. After all, these three swords were among the ancient ten Divine Swords, and controlling them was truly difficult. If it wasn’t for his breakthrough to the Emperor-level Superpower Realm and the significant increase in his cultivation, it would have been impossible to wield these three Divine Swords in such a short time, to severely wound the Evil Demon. Indeed, it was these three swords that gave him the strength to combat the Evil Demon; otherwise, in the early stages of his Emperor-level Superpower Realm, even with the potential to battle across levels, he wouldn’t have managed to fight against this Late Martial Venerate adversary.

Tian Boguang left after his injuries had improved a bit. He was someone who disliked restraint. Additionally, the affairs of the Sword Control Sect had troubled him for a long time, nearly costing him his life. In his words, having arrived in a grand metropolis, how could he not indulge himself thoroughly and live up to his infamy as a great debaucher? Naturally, he went to indulge in debauchery.

Dongfang Meng was also supposed to return to her family. The Dongfang family was an Ancient Martial Family of China. Although, in terms of family power and influence, they couldn’t compare to the families of Su Feifei and Ling Yuxun, the Ancient Martial Family like the Dongfang family wasn’t to be trifled with either. Considering Ye Tianchen was critically injured and Xiao Ya had no cultivation at all, any problem that arose would have been disastrous. Also, Dongfang Meng was injured herself, and her cultivation of the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture had not yet reached Great Perfection, having stalled at near perfection. She had always been unable to take the final step, which troubled her as she continually sought a breakthrough.

Knock, Knock, Knock!

The sound of knocking came from outside Ye Tianchen’s bedroom. He was sitting cross-legged on the bed. After more than ten days of meditating and adjusting his breath, his injuries were no longer a significant concern, and during this period, Ye Tianchen had consolidated his Emperor Level Realm cultivation, making it more solid. In the different space of the Xuanyuan Sword, Ye Tianchen’s understanding of cultivation had taken a significant turn. Previously, during his time on the Emperor Star, like other cultivators, whenever there was a chance to break through to a higher realm, he would do so without hesitation. Little did he know that such breakthroughs, though possibly demonstrating formidable strength and reaching higher Cultivation Realms, were slowly accumulating flaws due to the continuous breakthrough without consolidating the Cultivation Realms. By the time he wished to eliminate them, it would nearly be impossible. Therefore, now he was not in a rush to break through realms. Instead, cultivating depth before breadth was crucial and more vital.

One more crucial insight was the Sword Elder’s interpretation of the concept of Eternal Life. Ye Tianchen realized that throughout history, across the vast universe, there had been supreme powerful beings, invincible Emperors, yet none of them possessed eternal life. No one ever truly lived forever, which led him to consider a possibility. Henceforth, whenever Ye Tianchen aimed to break through realms, he would no longer rely on the power of the Great Universe but on himself instead—breaking through from King-level to Emperor-level was just like that. He truly felt the power of such self-reliant breakthroughs. Facing even those in middle stages of the Emperor Level Realm, Ye Tianchen was confident not to reach for cross-level battle capabilities to defeat them. Thinking of this, Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but think of the Sword Elder and silently swore in his heart: If I ever have the opportunity to go to the Emperor Star, I must help him find his wife and daughter!

”Ye Tianchen, are you dead?” a cold voice came from outside. It had to be Dongfang Meng.

”No, still alive, just gasping a little. Come on in!” Ye Tianchen replied.

The bedroom door was pushed open, and Dongfang Meng entered carrying a bowl of Zhajiang noodles. She glanced coldly at Ye Tianchen, set the noodles aside, and said indifferently, ”Eat this. I’m going back soon!”

”Going back? To where?” Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but ask.

”To my own home, did you expect me to stay here forever?” Dongfang Meng retorted with a glare at Ye Tianchen.

Ye Tianchen checked the time; it was already nearly 10 p.m. Xiao Ya was about to finish her night self-study. Dongfang Meng was suggesting she would leave. What was she implying? Did she expect him to ask her to stay?

”It’s so late, don’t go now... leave tomorrow instead!”

Upon hearing the first half of Ye Tianchen’s reply, Dongfang Meng felt somewhat pleased, but the last part of his statement truly infuriated her. Far from asking her to stay, he simply wanted her to leave tomorrow. This guy... really deserved a beating!

”Eat it, and wash the dishes yourself when you’re done, I’m leaving!” Dongfang Meng handed the bowl to Ye Tianchen.

Ye Tianchen took the bowl, glanced at the noodles inside, and three black lines instantly appeared on his forehead. The noodles in the bowl were miserably thin and dry, neither looking like soup noodles nor Zhajiang noodles, and you could even see some that weren’t fully cooked. Ye Tianchen grimaced and couldn’t help but ask, ”What... what is this?”

Dongfang Meng glanced at Ye Tianchen’s expression, glared fiercely at him, and said irritably, ”Xiao Ya went to her night self-study because of an impending test and didn’t have time to cook for you. When she left, she mentioned you liked Zhajiang noodles, so I cooked them... So, eat it or not, it’s up to you!”

”Huh? Is this Zhajiangmian? Why is there soup?” Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but ask.

”Can’t Zhajiangmian have soup?” Dongfang Meng asked seriously in return.

”...”

”Alright, I lose!” Ye Tianchen finally sighed and said.

At this moment, Dongfang Meng glanced at Ye Tianchen, did not speak, but turned around and was about to leave. Just as she reached the door, Ye Tianchen took a bite of the Zhajiangmian, forcefully swallowed, and asked, ”Didn’t you eat when you were with the Ancient Tomb Sect? Were you living like a wild man?”

”You’re the wild man. Do you think I’m a heavenly immortal?” Dongfang Meng retorted fiercely.

”Then have you ever seen anyone eat dinner at ten o’clock? We had lunch at noon, and I’m starving to death!” Ye Tianchen said gloomily.

”If you don’t like it, don’t eat. Scram!” Dongfang Meng said coldly.

Watching Dongfang Meng’s retreating figure, Ye Tianchen didn’t know what to say. He could feel the tension between Dongfang Meng and Xiao Ya, but neither woman had said anything. They just lived like this, but one day it would have to be addressed. He wanted to keep Dongfang Meng, as, after his rebirth to Earth, she was the second woman he had been involved with. Although Dongfang Meng was cold, she wasn’t a bad woman. She had her feelings, having been through a lot. But if Dongfang Meng stayed, what about Xiao Ya? Sooner or later one of them would have to leave. Since Dongfang Meng had her own family, he might as well let her go.

After finishing the bowl of Zhajiangmian, Ye Tianchen didn’t notice Dongfang Meng who had left the room. His left hand, still stuffed in his trouser pocket, was covered in blisters from burns. Dongfang Meng had never cooked before; this Zhajiangmian was her first attempt, learned from the internet, and it wasn’t ready until ten o’clock. It wasn’t easy, and all this Ye Tianchen didn’t know.

Perhaps the Zhajiangmian was hard to eat, or perhaps it was out of respect for Dongfang Meng’s efforts, or maybe because there was nothing else to eat, Ye Tianchen forcefully finished it all. After eating, he picked up his phone next to him and dialed Wuxue’s number, which connected after a while!

”Hello, Wuxue!”

”Brother, you’re back?”

”Yes, tonight at twelve o’clock, the Thirteen Heavenly Kings will come to the villa for a meeting, and no one will be absent!” Ye Tianchen said sternly.

”Yes!”

At midnight, Xiao Ya had already returned. She was very tired from exams and studying. Ye Tianchen hadn’t told her about Dongfang Meng’s departure to avoid making Xiao Ya overthink. Xiao Ya thought Dongfang Meng had already gone to sleep. After coming home, she washed up and went to her bedroom to sleep. Ye Tianchen thought this was for the best, as he could have a good chat with the members of the Thirteen Heavenly Kings.

The Thirteen Heavenly Kings were his own force, the first group Ye Tianchen had formed. Every member was battle-hardened, each with their strengths, all very powerful. Now, what they lacked was unity, but after much time and many trials, they had become good friends, good brothers.

Ye Tianchen walked towards the Thirteen Heavenly Kings; by eleven-thirty, all members of the Thirteen Heavenly Kings had gathered. Seeing Ye Tianchen approaching, everyone stood up straight, no one spoke, no one moved out of line, and they all respectfully called out, ”Big Brother!” (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to vote for it at qidian.com, your votes and your support are my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)