Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 835: Chapter 834 [Bloodline Power, Desolate Stone Village Tales]

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”Grandpa Shi, does everyone in Desolate Stone Village have the surname Shi?” Ye Tianchen asked, taking a sip of tea.

”Yes, this is a surname passed down from our ancestors. As to exactly when it started, I don’t know. Our Desolate Stone Village should have a bloodline inherited from ancient times. However, after hundreds of thousands of years of evolution on Earth, many things are untraceable!” The old village chief thought for a moment and said.

”Then why are there only a little over a hundred people in the village? Logically speaking, since this place is isolated from the world, a paradise, the population should be thriving!” Ye Tianchen continued to ask in confusion.

The old village chief glanced at Ye Tianchen, then was taken aback, sighed, and said, ”Young friend, to tell you the truth, everyone in Desolate Stone Village has a strange power in their bloodline. Every time a child is born, for unknown reasons, their parents are in life-threatening danger. Some happen to have accidents, while some even die on the spot...”

”How... how can such a thing happen?”

Hearing what the old village chief said, Ye Tianchen was shocked. How could such a thing happen in the world? The birth of a child means misfortune for their parents. Is someone playing tricks, or is it a powerful curse, or as the old village chief says, does everyone in Desolate Stone Village have special divine power in their bloodline, bringing misfortune and disaster to their loved ones?

”So, does that mean every child’s birth indicates their parents have prepared to die?” Ye Tianchen asked.

”That’s correct, though not all parents die; otherwise, I wouldn’t be Little Shitou’s grandfather. In short, at the birth of a child, either the mother dies or the father dies, or even both die. This is the reason our Desolate Stone Village population keeps dwindling, and now only a hundred or so people are left. Who knows how much longer until no one is left!” The old village chief said with some concern.

Ye Tianchen frowned, never expecting such an inconceivable conclusion from just casually asking. A child’s birth means the parents will die. What kind of situation is this? It’s almost a fairy tale, but from the old village chief’s tone and expression, it doesn’t seem like deceit. What’s going on? Could it be that the Heavenly Dao is unforgiving, placing a vicious curse on the people of this Desolate Stone Village?

Grandpa Shi attributed all this to the bloodline power. Ye Tianchen knew about bloodline power that in this Martial Arts Great World, there are some strengths within bloodlines. These powers are inherently strong, whether in the Human Clan, Demon Clan, or Ancient Alien Race, and there’s a legacy of bloodline power. The bloodline holds powerful divine strength; it’s a gift from above. Some people are born with incredible powers, which stem from their bloodlines. But for some, the power in their bloodline never awakens, making them ordinary, passing the potential to their descendants. However, for a baby born in Desolate Stone Village to have an inheriting bloodline power means the parents face death. This was the first time Ye Tianchen had heard of such a thing, finding it both incredible and cruelly tragic.

Among the bloodline powers, those like the Chaos Body, Reincarnation Body, Heaven Dominator Body, Emperor Corpse, and Undying Heavenly Body are considered the most powerful. But never has he heard of a bloodline power where the birth of a new bloodline leads to the parents’ death, leaving him puzzled.

”Grandpa Shi, haven’t you studied this bloodline power? If you don’t figure it out, Desolate Stone Village will eventually be left with no one!” Ye Tianchen earnestly said.

”We don’t know what’s going on. It’s been this way since our ancestors. The children born don’t have anything special; they all experience birth, aging, illness, and death regularly, with no anomalies or extraordinary powers shown in their growth process.” The old village chief shook his head.

”There’s no anomaly at birth, nothing special during growth, and no oddities during death?” Ye Tianchen continued to ask.

”No, at least I haven’t noticed anything. Oh, I once had the Divine Calculator Senior perform a divination, and he said...” The old village chief seemed to remember something, startling himself as he spoke.

”What did the Divine Calculator Senior say?” Ye Tianchen hurriedly asked.

The old village chief seemed to recall something for a long time before a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes as he said, ”He said this kind of bloodline power in the villagers of Desolate Stone Village relates to the Ancient Alien Race. No one can stop the death of the old when the new is born. This bloodline power is difficult to activate, yet once activated, it will certainly be a Shi Potian-shaking existence!”

”Didn’t the Divine Calculator Senior say how to activate it? What kind of body is this bloodline power?” Ye Tianchen wanted to help the people of Desolate Stone Village, fearing that at this rate, they would all die one by one, something he absolutely didn’t want to see.

”No, he is powerless too, but he said someday, the Bloodline Power within the villagers of Desolate Stone Village will awaken, and by then, they will surely be awe-inspiring under the Heavenly Vault!” The old village chief shook his head and said.

Ye Tianchen frowned, he sincerely wanted to help the people of Desolate Stone Village, these were kind, simple, grateful, and thankful people, but this cruel inheritance of Bloodline Power was like a nightmare entangled with them. Every new birth meant either losing their mother or losing their father, sometimes even both, such a birth was painful, cruel, and even meaningless. At this rate, the people of Desolate Stone Village would eventually face extinction.

At this moment, Little Shitou came over obediently carrying a teapot, filled Ye Tianchen and the old village chief’s teacups, and then said with a smile, ”Big brother, the tea leaves here are quite nice, enjoy it!”

”Thank you, Little Shitou!” Ye Tianchen patted Little Shitou’s head and said.

”Alas, Little Shitou’s parents actually died when he was born. Little Shitou’s first cry was not met with the care and love of his parents, but their death... It’s so unfair to this child...” The old village chief’s eyes were sad, at his age, he had seen too many separations of life and death, yet still could not bear the sadness.

Indeed, Little Shitou’s parents reacted to the Bloodline Power at the moment of his birth and died on the spot. Although the old village chief was prepared, he still couldn’t help but shed tears. After burying Little Shitou’s parents, he could only raise Little Shitou through hardships. When Little Shitou asked about his parents after he became sensible, as a grandfather, the old village chief could not bear to let Little Shitou feel sad, at least he wanted to give Little Shitou hope, so he kindly deceived Little Shitou, saying that his parents went hunting in the mountains and never returned. Although it was cruel, it was better than cutting off Little Shitou’s ounce of hope entirely!

”Grandpa Shi, I would like to walk around the village, is it convenient?” Ye Tianchen glanced around and asked.

”There’s nothing inconvenient, feel free, I’ll go handle some other matters!” The old village chief smiled and said.

Ye Tianchen rose and headed forward. The village was not large, all were thatch houses, showing that the village was very poor. After wandering around for about an hour, Ye Tianchen finished the small village tour without making any odd findings. The only place he lingered was the rear mountain behind the small village, it was towering and magnificent, like a Demon God guarding the small village at the foot of the mountain. Scattered at the back mountain were some steles, some were only palm-sized, others were as tall as a person, standing motionless, seemingly unchanged after hundreds of thousands of years of weathering. Curious, Ye Tianchen used his Divine Sense to investigate, discovering the steles were quite ordinary, yet he couldn’t understand why they stood here, without any particular arrangement, quite scattered.

Glancing at the sky, it was nearly afternoon, Ye Tianchen unknowingly reached the village entrance where he found Little Shitou squatting at the foot of a stele located at the entrance of Desolate Stone Village. Little hands drawing on the ground with a branch, his eyes held a hint of waiting and a hint of desolation. Ye Tianchen knew that Little Shitou was waiting for his parents; he believed what his grandfather had told him, waiting here every afternoon without ever missing a day. It was a dream in his heart, hoping his parents would return one day to Desolate Stone Village.

Howl!

Suddenly, a howl, a wild boar leaped out from somewhere, over two meters tall, exceptionally fat. Such a robust wild boar, Ye Tianchen had never seen before, especially the two tusks on its mouth, as stout as tree trunks, extremely sharp, rushing rapidly towards Little Shitou.

Little Shitou was startled, got up and ran, but stumbled and fell to the ground, and the fat wild boar had already rushed in front of him, seemingly ready to grab him up and eat him alive.

”Ah!”

Bam!

Little Shitou shouted, the fat wild boar flew out backward, crashing heavily to the ground, like an earthquake, snorted a few times then died. Little Shitou came to his senses, saw Ye Tianchen standing in front of him, his right hand clad in flickering Golden Light, couldn’t help but be a bit mesmerized for a moment.

”Little Shitou, are you alright?” Ye Tianchen asked with concern.

Upon hearing Ye Tianchen’s words, Little Shitou didn’t respond, instead looked dazedly at Ye Tianchen’s right hand, where Martial Arts True Power was still undulating. Ye Tianchen paused for a moment, then revealed a faint smile and asked, ”Do you want to cultivate?” (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to recommend votes, monthly tickets, your support is my largest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)