Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 897: Chapter 896 【Little Yellow Dog, Woof, Woof, Woof!】

”Ah...”

With a roar to the sky, this was truly a moment of anger for Ye Tianchen. He seemed to have gone mad, continuously searching among the rubble, constantly sweeping with his powerful Divine Thought, hoping to find a trace of life, hoping to find someone still alive. Could it be that everyone in Desolate Stone Village was dead? How could Ye Tianchen accept this? He couldn’t, he simply couldn’t.

”Boss...” Hu Gao wanted to say something, but at this moment, despite his usual antics, he was at a loss for words. He could only call out to Ye Tianchen and join the team searching the ruins. No matter what, they must make an effort to look around and try, rather than just wait and do nothing.

After an hour, both Ye Tianchen and Hu Gao had searched the entire ruins of Desolate Stone Village thoroughly, yet found nothing. Not even a living chicken or duck, let alone a person. Ye Tianchen clenched his fists, looked up at the sky, harboring hatred, anger, and unwillingness in his heart. But at that moment, he couldn’t articulate or vent it, because he knew that the dead could not be resurrected. If everyone in Desolate Stone Village was indeed killed by the Blood Killing Organization, even if he destroyed their lair, what difference would it make? Would the villagers of Desolate Stone Village rise from the dead? Once dead, they’re gone forever, Tianshuang, Zhang Ruotong, the two child disciples, Feng Chan, Cai Meier, Tian Feng, Ming Jue, Little Shitou, Grandpa Shi... he would never see them again...

Sitting hard on the ground, Ye Tianchen took all the wine jars from his body, and without a word, started drinking. He gulped it down, not knowing whether it was wine or water. If it was indeed wine, he hoped the strong taste and stimulation could numb his heartache. If it was water, he hoped it could wash away his pain a bit.

”Boss, some things happened that cannot be changed, we still need to move forward.” Hu Gao patted Ye Tianchen’s shoulder and said.

”I know, I just want to honor them in this way. Rest assured, I’m not someone who is easily defeated or crushed. As long as I’m alive, I will finish what I should do and kill all those I should kill!” Ye Tianchen said with cold, murderous eyes.

”Woof!”

At this moment, a dog’s bark was heard, Ye Tianchen and Hu Gao both looked aside in surprise, seeing a little yellow dog covered in dust emerging from somewhere, appearing before them. Hu Gao was stunned and was about to kick the little yellow dog away, but Ye Tianchen had already excitedly picked it up.

”Ah Huang, Ah Huang, you’re not dead! What about the old village chief and Little Shitou?” Ye Tianchen hurriedly asked while holding the yellow dog.

This little yellow dog, which suddenly appeared, was the first ”Ah Huang” that Tianshuang introduced when she brought Ye Tianchen to Desolate Stone Village. It was also the one that led Ye Tianchen and others into the village. Now that Ah Huang appeared again, did it mean the villagers of Desolate Stone Village were still alive?

”Boss, let it go. I know you’re heartbroken and unwilling to accept this, but talking to a dog, it can’t understand you...” Hu Gao thought Ye Tianchen was overwhelmed with grief and was losing his sanity, talking excitedly while holding a dog.

”Woof, woof, whimper...”

Suddenly, right after Hu Gao finished talking, Ah Huang struggled out of Ye Tianchen’s arms, barked twice at Hu Gao, then bit his pant leg. Surprised, Hu Gao quickly said, ”Wow, boss, is this a Divine Dog? It understands human speech and wants to duel with me?”

”You’re asking for it, this Ah Huang is a very spiritual dog, don’t think it’s so easy to bully a dog.” Ye Tianchen shook his head and said.

”Woof, woof!”

Ah Huang barked twice at Ye Tianchen, then turned and ran off, making Ye Tianchen frown. Just as he was about to call out, he realized Ah Huang seemed to want to take him somewhere, so he quickly followed.

”Hey, boss, you’re not really going to follow a dog, are you...” Hu Gao hadn’t finished speaking when he found Ye Tianchen was gone. Helplessly shaking his head, he had no choice but to follow.

Following Ah Huang, Ye Tianchen ran for more than half an hour, realizing he had circled to the back mountain of Desolate Stone Village. The back mountain was a heap of scattered stones, with signs of decay everywhere, formed God knows when. Generally, no one came here, this place was utterly barren and desolate, with nothing around. Ah Huang stopped, Ye Tianchen was only a few hundred meters away from it.

”Ah Huang...”

”Woof, woof...”

Suddenly, Ah Huang barked twice at Ye Tianchen, then disappeared through the stone heap as if passing through thin air. Ye Tianchen was startled and hurriedly went forward to check, discovering an invisible Formation, with the spot Ah Huang vanished being the entrance. There was only this one entrance, usually hard to detect. Entering from elsewhere was impossible, no matter how strong one was.

Ye Tianchen was briefly stunned, then saw Hu Gao catching up. He channeled a surge of Martial Arts True Power from his Dantian, enlarging the entrance enough for one person to enter. As Hu Gao arrived, Ye Tianchen entered, leaving Hu Gao sighing, wondering why the boss followed a dog and trusted its bark, but he had no choice but to follow inside as well.

After entering the Formation, Ye Tianchen found that Ah Huang was nowhere to be seen, and what appeared before him was a stone corridor, surrounded by various types of moss, which seemed to have been built many years ago. He wondered what Ah Huang was doing here.

Step by step, he walked forward, and when Ye Tianchen reached the end of the stone corridor, he discovered a massive Heavenly Pit at his feet, from which the light in the sky could be seen above. It was like a hidden paradise. If viewed from the ground, it would be impossible to discover this place. It was so miraculous; he couldn’t fathom who had created such a cave here.

Pa!

An extremely cold palm force suddenly attacked Ye Tianchen. He furrowed his brows, his figure flickered, and he jumped down into the Heavenly Pit. However, just as he reached the middle of the sky, four rays of Martial Arts True Power appeared from the side. Although not very powerful, they seemed to form some kind of Formation, which was quite formidable once activated.

Pang!

Ye Tianchen delivered a Vajra Divine Fist, shattering the Formation. At that moment, he landed firmly on the ground, with an irrepressible smile on his face, he said, ”Tianshuang, you are still alive, come out, it’s me!”

Upon saying this, many people appeared around Ye Tianchen, roughly more than a hundred. Seeing their faces made Ye Tianchen’s smile uncontainable because it was Tianshuang and the villagers of the Desolate Stone Village; they were alive, none of them dead.

”Tianchen, we knew you would definitely come back!” Zhang Ruotong said as she looked at Ye Tianchen.

”Master!” Feng Chan, Cai Meier, Tian Feng, Ming Jue, and Little Shitou all knelt down together.

”Stand up, it looks like you all have been cultivating well and can open the Formation with the power of four people!” Ye Tianchen said with a smile.

”Brother Ye, we knew you would return. We’ve been waiting here for you for a long time!” Grandpa Shi, the old village chief, walked up to Ye Tianchen with a cane and said with a smile.

Ye Tianchen looked at the more than a hundred villagers of the Desolate Stone Village, seriously looking at them, he said, ”I’m sorry, I have let you down, it’s my fault that you faced this crisis, it’s my fault you had to hide here, sorry!”

”Brother Ye, what are you talking about? If it weren’t for you, there wouldn’t be us today. You are the great benefactor of the Desolate Stone Village, no matter when, we stand with you.” Grandpa Shi, the old village chief, said seriously.

”Yes, Brother Ye, please don’t say that. This has nothing to do with you, evil people will always be evil, they would have targeted us sooner or later.”

”You are the benefactor of the Desolate Stone Village, we will be grateful to you for generations to come!”

”You broke the Curse Power for us, allowing the villagers of the Desolate Stone Village to see hope. In this world where the weak are prey to the strong, we are no longer at the mercy of others, this is the greatest kindness!”

Hearing the villagers’ words of gratitude and seeing their simple and sincere faces, Ye Tianchen felt a sense he couldn’t describe, a sense of responsibility to protect these kind and ordinary villagers.

In the dead of night, Ye Tianchen sat alone at the entrance of the Heaven, looking at the stars outside. Hu Gao had already heated things up with a few single women from the Desolate Stone Village, impressing Ye Tianchen with his flirting skills.

”What’s wrong? Do you have a burden in your heart?” Tianshuang appeared beside Ye Tianchen, smiling as she asked.

”Indeed a little. The Blood Killing Organization and the Nine Netherworld are exceptionally powerful. My current strength is far from enough to fight them. Until the day I can destroy these two evil organizations, the people around me will never be at peace; otherwise, they will constantly face the threat of death.” Ye Tianchen said with a frown.

”These two evil organizations have a long inheritance and deep roots, they cannot be easily eliminated. It requires great strength and a thorough plan.” Tianshuang also looked up at the stars in the sky as she spoke.

”I’m not afraid of them, nor worried about myself. I wish to protect the people around me, not wanting you all to suffer any threat. But this time, it left me with trepidation. I must think of a way to protect the people around me properly, can’t act recklessly anymore.” With determined eyes, Ye Tianchen looked at the sky and said. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)