Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 943: Chapter 942 [Heavenly Punishment Thunder Tribulation, End of the World]

The sky was filled with countless fist shadows, covering every corner between the heavens and the earth, no longer just existing in all directions but in every nook. Each corner held an incredibly powerful fist strength, converging and pounding towards Du Tianqi. Du Tianqi became the center surrounded by the fist force, with the powerful punches raining down, leaving him with no escape. No matter how strong he was, it was impossible for him to dismantle each formidable force instantaneously. Soon, he was submerged within the fist shadows, his fate unknown!

At this moment, Ye Tianchen was to cross from mid-stage Martial Sovereign cultivation to the late-stage Martial Sovereign Realm through thunder punishment. The first strike of thunder punishment descended, and as it was about to hit Ye Tianchen’s head, he activated the ”Holy Heaven Prison.” He had used all his cultivation battle power to eliminate Du Tianqi, so relying on his own power to withstand the heavenly punishment thunder tribulation was impossible. Ye Tianchen employed the treasure ”Holy Heaven Prison.”

Boom!

The first thunder punishment, as thick as a barrel, crashed down. Ye Tianchen used ”Holy Heaven Prison” to shield himself, yet he was still knocked flying. The Holy Heaven Prison protected him, emanating strands of Chaos Qi that enveloped Ye Tianchen, preventing him from being shattered to ashes by the heavenly tribulation.

Puh!

He coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood; Ye Tianchen felt immense damage and shock. Throughout his venture into the Five Poison Sect and the battle within the Poison Saint Intense Flame Banner against the divine, Ye Tianchen hadn’t felt such tremendous pressure. The heavenly punishment thunder tribulation, which he was encountering for the first time, genuinely felt like it had the power to annihilate worlds. It held an insurmountable force, which explained why many martial artists and countless talented individuals, in their journey of breaking limits and achieving significant cultivation improvements, were reduced to ashes under the heavenly punishment’s strikes, ending up utterly obliterated.

Martial artists inherently defy the heavens, constantly pushing their limits and breaking boundaries to gain immense power. Born to walk upright, nothing, not even the heavens, should obscure their face or veil their eyes, nor remain high above their heads. Thus, martial artists are not acknowledged by the world’s laws. Whenever a martial artist rises in power, each breakthrough in cultivation results in fierce heavenly punishment thunder tribulations. The heavens disapprove of them, wanting to extinguish them in the cradle. This injustice to the Human Clan contrasts sharply with the innate strength of the Ancient Alien Race and Demon Clan. In those unbearable eras, the suffering of the Human Clan was truly heart-wrenching to recall.

The first heavenly tribulation descended; despite Ye Tianchen’s protection by ”Holy Heaven Prison,” he still suffered severe injuries, spitting blood. It was evident how powerful and ferocious this heavenly punishment thunder tribulation was. However, Ye Tianchen was unaware that his late-stage Martial Sovereign heavenly punishment thunder tribulation differed vastly from those of ordinary martial artists. The power and magnitude were unimaginable. When Du Tianqi witnessed Ye Tianchen’s late-stage Martial Sovereign heavenly punishment, he was shocked. He only possessed early-stage Martial Saint cultivation, gauging based on his own thunder tribulation during Martial Saint Realm heavenly punishment, which was nowhere near as terrifying as Ye Tianchen’s Martial Sovereign Realm punishment. According to Du Tianqi’s estimation, Ye Tianchen’s current tribulation should be what martial artists undergo upon reaching mid-stage Martial Saint Realm.

It’s unimaginable how Ye Tianchen, with just mid-stage Martial Sovereign cultivation, faced a heavenly punishment thunder tribulation meant for mid-stage Martial Saint experts. It’s frightening! Thus, Du Tianqi was confident that Ye Tianchen wouldn’t survive this heavenly punishment thunder tribulation and would be struck to ashes. Is it related to Ye Tianchen’s cultivation of the ”Yijin Jing” technique, or does the heavens consider Ye Tianchen an extraordinarily defiant being, wishing to eliminate him before he grows, strangling him in the cradle?

Despite his severe injuries, Ye Tianchen kept ”Holy Heaven Prison” suspended above his head; for now, it was his sole reliance. Sitting cross-legged in the high sky, Ye Tianchen tirelessly directed martial arts true power to heal himself. It was certain that the heavenly punishment tribulation wasn’t just a single strike. If it were that simple to traverse, achieving late Martial Sovereign Realm strength, this Martial Arts World would overflow with untold experts, littered with Martial Saint Realm beings. Becoming a Supreme Emperor, reigning over the universe, wouldn’t be a difficult feat, nor would it result in millions of years without a new emperor emerging.

Focusing on healing, Ye Tianchen paid no mind to whether Du Tianqi was shock-killed. He was confident—even if Du Tianqi survived, he would at least be gravely injured, teetering on death’s edge. For Ye Tianchen, now crossing this world-ending heavenly punishment thunder tribulation was crucial; there was no room for negligence.

Snap!

Another thunder punishment descended. This strike was somewhat smaller than the previous, but considerably more potent, tearing through space upon descent, speeding to extremes, straight for Ye Tianchen’s head.

”Activate!”

With a point of his right hand, Ye Tianchen sent ”Holy Heaven Prison” forth to collide with the descending second thunder punishment, intending to envelop it. Ye Tianchen aimed to use the strength of ”Holy Heaven Prison,” fortified by indestructible Chaos Qi, to annihilate this second heavenly punishment thunder tribulation.

Swoosh!

A strand of Chaos Qi surged out from the ”Holy Heaven Prison,” transforming into a sword light that directly attacked the second Heavenly Punishment Thunder Tribulation. Unlike ordinary martial artists, when faced with the formidable Heavenly Punishment Thunder Tribulation, who either sit and await death or use their cultivation battle power and treasures to resist, Ye Tianchen was different. He chose his own method—a method so unconventional that if other martial artists knew about it, it would definitely make their scalps tingle. And that method was to fiercely attack the thunder tribulation and forcibly destroy it. This was an attitude, a boldness, a behavior that, to other martial artists, seemed suicidal. In essence, Ye Tianchen was challenging the heavens, standing in defiance against them.

Since the heavens do not acknowledge me, then I will not acknowledge you. You send down heavenly punishment thunder tribulations to kill me, I will shatter them one by one, and give you a response with my fists.

Bam!

A crisp sound rang out. Indeed, the Chaos Qi truly lived up to being the fundamental power of this Martial Arts World. It was indestructible, all-conquering. Under Ye Tianchen’s activation through martial arts divine skill, it transformed into a sword light and slashed toward the second descending thunder tribulation, astonishingly cutting it apart. However, although the thunder tribulation was cut in two by the sword light formed from Chaos Qi, it still charged towards Ye Tianchen with undiminished power, something Ye Tianchen hadn’t anticipated. The thunder tribulation split into two, but its force did not lessen, continuing to smash towards Ye Tianchen.

Buzz!

Ye Tianchen stood up, powerfully placing the ”Vajra Invulnerability Divine Skill” on himself. At the same time, holding the Taie Sword, he coldly looked at the two approaching thunder punishments and uttered a word: ”Kill!”

It was an absolutely hair-raising scene. The descent of thunder punishment—how imposing it was! No matter how powerful the martial artist, few would dare to oppose the heavens. Yet faced with such formidable heavenly punishment thunder tribulations, Ye Tianchen not only did not dodge nor choose the slower resistance favored by most martial artists, who avoid provoking the thunder tribulation, but instead punched to kill and advanced with sword in hand, seemingly unafraid of angering the heavens, which might unleash even stronger thunder tribulations in retaliation.

”You do not recognize me; you want to destroy me. Do you think I would be afraid of that? I want to see just how forceful you, heavens, can be!” Ye Tianchen shouted, transforming into a golden light, and charged towards the two heavenly punishment thunder tribulations.

Puff!

Puff!

The second heavenly punishment thunder tribulation disappeared, leaving only one figure standing in the air, as two columns of blood dripped down from the sky. Two large holes appeared in Ye Tianchen’s chest, with blood continuously flowing out, his essence energy constantly depleting. His entire body was covered in blood. The strength of the heavenly punishment thunder tribulation reached an unimaginable level, especially since the heavenly punishment thunder tribunals Ye Tianchen was enduring were much stronger than those crossed by average late Martial Venerate martial artists, leaving him feeling overwhelmed.

Suddenly, Ye Tianchen sensed an inexplicable pressure, overwhelmingly strong, with a feeling of the sky collapsing and the earth splitting, as if it were the end of the world. Shocked, Ye Tianchen looked up, only to find that above him, at some unknown point, a massive tribulation cloud had formed. Within this tribulation cloud, powerful thunder and lightning forces flashed continuously. When this tribulation cloud formed, it scattered all other clouds in the sky as if the wind and clouds were rising. Only this tribulation cloud remained, incredibly powerful, like a prehistoric beast eyeing Ye Tianchen, eager to devour him completely.

”Come on, heavens, you can’t be just this petty!” Ye Tianchen smiled slightly as he spoke.

Rumble!

As soon as Ye Tianchen’s words fell, a loud noise erupted, and a bolt of thunder and lightning surged out from the tribulation cloud. This bolt of thunder and lightning was different from the previous two—it was not only the thickness of a thumb and purple in color. As soon as this purple thunder and lightning appeared, the sky trembled, and the sky within a radius of ten thousand miles was torn into pieces, as if the sky was breaking apart. This force made Ye Tianchen break out in a cold sweat on his forehead. He clenched his fist tightly, as a bold and reckless idea sprang up in his mind—he would still confront this thunder tribulation head-on... (to be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)