Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 1055: Chapter 1054: Eminent Monk Journeys to the Sun Star

The Ancient Alien Race, due to some significant factor, has hidden itself away in a place within the Martial Arts World that ordinary people cannot discover, yet they still watch over the entire world. Once they emerge, it will be earth-shattering. The millennia-old grievances between the Ancient Alien Race and the Human Clan will likely reach a reckoning, which bodes ill for the Human Clan. Although the Human Clan seems to hold a dominant position in the Martial Arts World today, they have never truly confronted the Ancient Alien Race head-on. They have no real understanding of just how formidable this innately strong race is, especially since many species within the Ancient Alien Race disappeared as the Human Clan rose to prominence. There are many powerful species within the Ancient Alien Race, but the extent of their formidable power is unknown.

The most terrifying thing is the unknown, not knowing how strong the opponent is, what kind of Divine Skills they possess, and being unable to think of ways to confront them. This is the most difficult thing to deal with.

”I suspect that the matter the senior went to verify after sealing the Golden Crow Clan’s egg is related to the sudden disappearance of so many species of the Ancient Alien Race, right?” Ye Tianchen asked after hesitating for a moment.

”You are very clever, young Taoist. However, at that time, I hadn’t thought that far ahead. It was purely by accident that I might have discovered some hidden truths. Even though I didn’t have much time to verify it, I can tell you that when you reach a certain realm, you might have that opportunity and Divine Skill,” said the high monk of the Buddhist Emperor Realm in a calm tone.

Ye Tianchen nodded, indeed eager to know some secrets of the Ancient and Ancient Early Stages. It’s partly due to human curiosity wanting to understand more things, and also because from these ancient secrets, Ye Tianchen discovered that he could learn and comprehend a lot, the latter being the most important. Knowing the truth and the beginning and end of these secrets would influence his future path, Ye Tianchen believed.

The Buddhist Emperor Realm high monk looked at Ye Tianchen and then began speaking, ”This matter starts when I went to eradicate the entire Golden Crow Clan... It was several million years ago, around the Middle Ancient Period. Most of the Ancient Alien Races had completely vanished by the Late Ancient Times to Early Ancient Period, leaving only a few still active in the Martial Arts World. It had reached the Middle Ancient Period, and even the remaining Ancient Alien Races weren’t particularly strong, except for the Golden Crow Clan, which was incomparably fierce, growing more aggressive and violent, wreaking havoc across the Martial Arts World, killing and plundering treasures, especially targeting the Human Clan. At first, I was in seclusion and didn’t intervene, as conflict arises wherever there is life. The weak are meat for the strong, which is unavoidable wherever you go. However, no one expected the Golden Crow Clan to become so ruthless that they didn’t even spare defenseless mortals in the Martial Arts World...”

”Most Ancient Alien Races disappeared; there must be some major secret behind this. But why did the Golden Crow Clan not disappear and instead grow more powerful, killing and plundering treasures everywhere, not even sparing defenseless mortals?” Ye Tianchen thought to himself, refraining from interrupting the Buddhist Emperor Realm high monk.

At this point, the Buddhist Emperor Realm high monk furrowed his brows, seemingly recalling past events. He still had many doubts about those events, but back then, at that crucial moment, he was seriously injured and showed signs of Transformation, along with other important matters to attend to, so there was no time to verify these things.

After a pause, the Buddhist Emperor Realm high monk continued, ”At that time, I had actually reached the end of my strength, with signs of Transformation appearing within me. However, seeing the Golden Crow Clan’s vicious disposition, if it continued, the entire Human Clan would likely face disaster. The Golden Crow Clan itself was naturally powerful, with few Human Clan strong enough to engage them in battle. Thus, I forcibly suppressed the signs of Transformation within me, standing at the Peak Realm of my strength. I broke out of seclusion in the Buddhist Sect and headed for the Golden Crow Clan. Initially, I only intended to shock and kill a few powerful Golden Crows, then negotiate with the Half-Emperor Prince of the Golden Crow Clan to have him agree to restrain the other members of the Golden Crow Clan from waging a massacre against the Human Clan. Unexpectedly, the Half-Emperor Prince of the Golden Crow Clan was very unyielding, and we fought a great battle. I had no choice but to kill him, and after eliminating the Half-Emperor Prince of the Golden Crow Clan, I discovered the egg in the sea of fire...”

”This egg is the nirvana rebirth of the Golden Crow Ancestor, incredibly powerful. Master, you should have known this back then, right?” Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but ask.

”Yes, after killing the Half-Emperor Prince of the Golden Crow Clan, I found the egg in the sea of fire and was shocked. Even with my cultivation, I couldn’t see through what was inside this egg, which left me astonished. So, I tentatively struck it with a palm, but to my surprise, the complex runes on the egg were transformed from an Emperor-level old Golden Crow of the Golden Crow Clan. It manifested a Golden Crow’s palm to counter me. You’ve probably seen it in the human-shaped stele’s pattern. However, since the old Emperor-level Golden Crow no longer had a physical body, only a trace of will had transformed into runes and attached itself to this egg. Otherwise, I and it would have fought to a draw, and it would have been impossible to suppress it!” said the Buddhist Emperor Realm high monk, nodding.

”To be honest, Master, when I was staring at this Golden Crow egg, I entered a mysterious realm and saw this Emperor-level old Golden Crow. It did not attempt to harm me,” Ye Tianchen said.

”That mysterious realm was specially created by the Emperor-level old Golden Crow of the Golden Crow Clan when it attached itself to the egg, to give future generations a chance to understand the truth. I also met this old Golden Crow at the time and, after some discussion, whether or not I believed what it said, I felt it was enough. In the spirit of Buddhist compassion, I had already committed significant killings by exterminating the entire Golden Crow Clan, and I didn’t want to slaughter them to the last. Moreover, I always felt that the presence inside this Golden Crow egg was truly powerful, far stronger than me. If I were to eradicate it, unimaginable serious consequences would likely occur, so I sealed it atop this Sealing Demon Cliff,” said the Buddhist Emperor Realm high monk with a frown.

Ye Tianchen was equally stunned, absolutely believing the information coming from the Buddhist Emperor Realm high monk. Not to mention that the high monk had reached the Emperor Realm and had no reason to deceive him, the very principle that this Buddhist high monk didn’t speak falsehoods was enough to earn his trust. It was unexpected to hear such a statement from the Buddhist Emperor Realm high monk as well: the Golden Crow Ancestor’s nirvana rebirth egg was unbelievably powerful, likely possessing cultivation beyond the Emperor Realm. What kind of existence was that? Such an existence would only appear once during a cultivation flourishing era in the Martial Arts World that occurred billions of years ago, where even Emperors couldn’t dominate this Martial Arts World. Such phenomena occurred billions of years ago; where else would it happen?

”Master, the nirvana rebirth of the Golden Crow Ancestor didn’t occur in the Ancient or Ancient Early Stages, but when this Martial Arts World was just forming. It followed the Sun Star’s descent into this world. After just taking a glance at this world, it underwent nirvana rebirth and transformed into an egg. It seems that this Golden Crow Ancestor must have perceived some shocking secret; otherwise, it wouldn’t have done so,” Ye Tianchen mused aloud.

The Buddhist Emperor Realm high monk nodded and said, ”I had thought of this possibility at the time as well, so I went to a place, hoping to understand this matter, to know what the Golden Crow Ancestor had perceived...”

”Senior, you didn’t... you went to...” Ye Tianchen was so shocked he couldn’t continue. He thought of a place that, just thinking about it, made his scalp tingle. Even with his fearless nature, he would be too afraid to venture there. In that place, without reaching the Emperor Realm, touching the periphery of the Divine Fire alone would result in immediate obliteration.

”The Sun Star!” said the Buddhist Emperor Realm high monk, neither coldly nor warmly uttering these four words.

Upon reaching the Emperor Realm, what one can perceive is definitely not comparable to ordinary Martial Artists because, upon reaching the Emperor Realm, one’s own Magic Law partially integrates with this Martial Arts World’s Magic Law. What can be perceived is not simple at all. As far as strength and cultivation at the Emperor Realm go, during years without such a flourishing era of cultivation as from Late Ancient Times to Ancient Early Stage, characters at the Emperor Realm are considered invincible, with no one capable of resisting the authority of an Emperor.

”Senior, you went to the Sun Star to discover why the Golden Crow Ancestor underwent nirvana rebirth shortly after arriving in this world, only to emerge billions of years later, seeking clues,” Ye Tianchen asked in shock.

”Exactly, though, unfortunately, even after reaching the Sun Star and entering it, I couldn’t find the legendary Fusang Divine Tree. That place is the origin of the Golden Crow Clan’s birth, and only such naturally existing on the Sun Star, subsisting on the Divine Fire of stars, could Golden Crows roam freely in the Sun Star,” said the Buddhist Emperor Realm high monk with some regret. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please use m.qidian.com for reading.)