Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 1220: Chapter 1219: Nothing at All?

No one expected that the silk-veiled woman would end up swallowed by the Black Giant Ape. As Ye Tianchen and the remaining five attacked the Black Giant Ape together, the ape suddenly shrunk to the size of a child, disappearing along with the silk-veiled woman and her silver bracelet, leaving Ye Tianchen and the others utterly stunned.

”This Black Giant Ape is truly powerful, and it has reached a level of enlightenment, knowing that it couldn’t withstand our combined attack, it actually fled!” the Wudao Saint Child frowned and said.

”Pity that silk-veiled woman, but at any time, a Martial Artist must be prepared to sacrifice. Such was her fate!” the old man with the pipe shook his head and said.

”Why worry so much about her? If we were eaten, we’d be just as dead. It’s everyone’s fate,” the old veteran of the Tripod Sect said coldly.

”Let’s go, there should be nothing stopping us now. It’s time for us to witness the Big Stone Tablet and receive the Taishi family’s inheritance!” the middle-aged man from the Xinyang family said excitedly.

The Tripod Sect veteran, the Xinyang family’s middle-aged man, and the old man with the pipe were the first to fly towards the Big Stone Tablet. By this time, they faced no further obstacles, proceeding smoothly as if all restrictions were broken. The person who refined this Inheritance Small World of the Taishi family would never have imagined that one day, those who entered it would be six Mid-stage Martial Saint experts, and perhaps they were rushed back then and couldn’t refine a more profound Inheritance Small World. Hence, once the Black Giant Ape vanished, all restrictions were lifted!

The Wudao Saint Child was about to use Qi Manipulation Flight towards the Big Stone Tablet. He couldn’t just let the old folks of the Tripod Sect get the Taishi family inheritance so easily. Having expended so much effort, it would be a huge loss to return without gaining the Taishi family inheritance.

”Hmm? Are you going to find the Black Giant Ape to rescue that silk-veiled woman?” the Wudao Saint Child glanced at Ye Tianchen and asked.

”No, I’m not that kind-hearted. She’s neither kin nor acquaintance!” Ye Tianchen smiled and said.

”I advise you not to take risks. This Inheritance Small World refined by the Taishi family holds many restrictions and unknowns. Reaching this stage was due to both strength and luck. Should we enter again, we might encounter something even stronger. It isn’t as simple as it seems, and the Black Giant Ape might very well be the dominant being of this Inheritance Small World. It’s extremely powerful, having our battle prowess even in its juvenescence— who knows how mighty it might become when grown up? Do not take risks!” the Wudao Saint Child advised Ye Tianchen.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

Ye Tianchen and the Wudao Saint Child rushed towards the Big Stone Tablet. Enduring countless hardships, nearly at death’s door, was all to get the Taishi family inheritance and approach this colossal stele. Now that the opportunity had come, how could they give it up?

Ye Tianchen, the old man with the pipe, the Tripod Sect veteran, the middle-aged man from the Xinyang family, and the Wudao Saint Child reached the face of the Big Stone Tablet together. However, upon arrival, they were all taken aback, dumbstruck. Before them, the enormity of the stone towered into the clouds, but was utterly blank— a smooth, expansive surface bearing no inscriptions at all, a surprising realization for everyone.

”How can there be nothing?” the Tripod Sect veteran disbelievingly touched the stele and asked.

”Impossible! I refuse to believe this enormous stone records no trace of the Taishi family inheritance; it must be concealed by some secret technique, not fooling me!” the middle-aged man from the Xinyang family insisted, activating his powerful Divine Thought to thoroughly investigate the stele.

Unexpectedly, neither the touching by the Tripod Sect veteran nor the deep probing with Divine Thought by the Xinyang family man revealed anything extra. At this moment, the old man with the pipe flew straight into the sky, reaching the top of the Big Stone Tablet, glanced at the inscriptions, and couldn’t help but inform Ye Tianchen and the others below: ”There’s writing on top!”

Upon hearing the pipe man’s words, the Tripod Sect veteran and Xinyang family middle-aged man soared up first, followed by Ye Tianchen and the Wudao Saint Child. Once they reached the top, they saw four characters inscribed on the stone, ancient and simple without any special Divine Power flowing— just neatly lined words:

”To obtain Taishi family inheritance, fate is required!”

”Damn, what does that mean? Getting the inheritance relies on fate? Yet this immense stele holds nothing written about it— where’s the fate in that?” the Tripod Sect veteran cursed first.

”Indeed, there’s nothing. Maybe the Taishi family inheritance isn’t here at all, and we’ve been deceived by those Taishi family elders?” the Xinyang family’s middle-aged man resentfully said.

The old man with the pipe chuckled, ”It’s not impossible. The Taishi family’s strongest legacy is the Burning Sky Finger, renowned as one of the most powerful Martial Arts Divine Skills in the Martial Arts World. It’s something every Martial Artist dreams of possessing— how could it be so easily attained?”

”We might truly have ventured for nothing, foolishly risking our lives!” the Wudao Saint Child also shook his head and remarked.

”I don’t see it that way. Since there’s this writing, it means the creator of this Inheritance Small World anticipated this day would come. It implies anyone reaching here requires fate to potentially obtain the Taishi family inheritance, including the Taishi family descendants— no one is privileged. If you’re unwilling, so be it. I wish to meditate here for a while!” Ye Tianchen laughed and said.

Indeed, everyone felt unwilling. Breaking into this Taishi family inheritance land, on the surface, appeared only the Devouring God Worm in the second passage was most perilous, but it wasn’t. Along the journey, their breaking of restrictions was exceedingly formidable, and they narrowly escaped being slain by the Stone Man and the Black Giant Ape. Everyone understood that if it weren’t for them, these six Mid-stage Martial Saint experts advancing together, anyone trying alone would’ve faced a fate of complete obliteration. This place could certainly bury Martial Arts Experts.

After taking huge risks to reach this point, none felt willing. The Taishi family was once the premier legacy of the Penglai Ancient Martial World. Their ”Burning Sky Finger” hailed as one of the most powerful Divine Skills of the Martial Arts World— who wouldn’t covet it? After endless ordeal, arriving here might be the one chance in a lifetime. Leaving empty-handed would drive anyone mad.

Ye Tianchen had already sat cross-legged in mid-air, attempting to see if he could earn the fate to receive the Taishi family Burning Sky Finger inheritance, without much word to the others. The Wudao Saint Child, after a brief thought, also assumed a cross-legged position before the Big Stone Tablet, while the old man with the pipe settled on top of the Big Stone Tablet.

”Damn it, risked for nothing, and gained nothing!” the veteran from the Tripod Sect vented his imbalance.

”The Taishi family’s Inheritance Small World bore nothing worth coming for, yet numerous forces have sought it for centuries. Were they to learn of this, they would be infuriated!” the middle-aged man from the Xinyang family sneered coldly.

”You two are so ungrateful. By comparison, you’ve acquired many treasures and found some Spiritual Medicine Divine Grass, things rare on an earth where cultivation is outdated. You’ve acquired plenty; people should know contentment!” the pipe man disdainfully remarked.

”Humph, you old stick, I suggest you don’t oppose me. Our Xinyang family’s multitude of experts is already outside the Taishi family ruins. Once we exit, and if I’m displeased, you’ll meet a miserable end!” the middle-aged Xinyang family man threatened.

”Our Tripod Sect will have experts arriving too!” the veteran of the Tripod Sect likewise spoke with a menacing tone.

The arrogant swagger of the veteran from the Tripod Sect and the Xinyang family man was due not only to their formidable Cultivation Battle Power but also because those two legacies were among the strongest in the Penglai Ancient Martial World, and this time, before their arrival, many experts from their forces came. However, they lacked the luck to enter the Inheritance Small World and were waiting outside, boosting their morale immensely, even considering killing Ye Tianchen and others once out of the Small World.

”We’ll see about that. Meanwhile, it’d be best if you two took care of your lives first!” the old man with the pipe dismissed scornfully.

In the time that followed, Ye Tianchen, the Wudao Saint Child, the old man with the pipe, and eventually the veteran from the Tripod Sect and the Xinyang family middle-aged man, all sat cross-legged. After all, reaching this point was no easy feat, possibly the only chance in their lives. If they left without obtaining the Taishi family inheritance, regret would linger. Everyone became fully concentrated, perceiving everything around them, hoping for the significant opportunity to truly gain the Taishi family inheritance... (to be continued. If you enjoy this work, please go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)