Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 2073: Chapter 2071: Only Doubts, No Goal

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To find a living creature!

Also driven by a trace of curiosity, wanting to know what exactly has happened in the city of the Southern State in the Barbaric Forbidden Land!

Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan arrived at the center of the city in the Southern State. When they reached here, everything they saw and sensed shocked them. No one expected such a scene!

They walked up to the figure of a person, and when they saw this figure, they found this person standing motionless, eyes wide open, as if he had seen something terrifying and was scared stiff!

”Dead, there’s no trace of life left!” Ye Tianchen glanced at the person and said.

”Why is this person not moving...” As she spoke, Princess Zi Xuan couldn’t help but reach out and touch!

”Don’t touch him...” Ye Tianchen wanted to stop Princess Zi Xuan, but it was already too late!

When Ye Tianchen wanted to prevent Princess Zi Xuan from touching this motionless, lifeless person, it was already too late, because Princess Zi Xuan had already touched the person’s body. It was also because of Ye Tianchen’s warning voice that Princess Zi Xuan involuntarily stepped back!

Poof!

It shattered!

It disintegrated!

The person who originally stood unmoving suddenly turned into ashes when touched by Princess Zi Xuan, immediately dissipated into the air, turned into powder, turned into dust, blown away, disappeared completely!

”This... why did it happen?” Princess Zi Xuan was stunned, completely unprepared for such an occurrence.

”If I’m not mistaken, the creatures here couldn’t evacuate in time and were scared to death by the scene before them. Their bodies are frozen in this moment, but they cannot be touched, or they will end up like that person just now!” Ye Tianchen said with a frown.

”Scared to death? How is that possible? Even if the other party is that strong, they couldn’t possibly scare so many creatures to death, right?” Princess Zi Xuan asked incredulously.

Indeed, Princess Zi Xuan didn’t believe it, and Ye Tianchen was somewhat doubtful too. To suggest that something terrifying appeared, frightening enough to scare someone to death, might be understandable, but that could only scare ordinary people, right? Could the ones who dared to come to the center of this Southern State city be ordinary people? There must be highly cultivated Martial Artists among them, they couldn’t possibly be scared to death alive. So, what exactly did they encounter? What did they see?

Ye Tianchen glanced at Princess Zi Xuan, then looked around. He suddenly gathered a surge of Martial Arts True Qi in his right hand and waved it forcefully. The mist over the entire central square of the Southern State city disappeared at once. However, the scene before their eyes shocked Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan because on this vast square, there were dozens of figures. Among these figures were members of the Human Clan, Demon Clan, and even the Ancient Alien Race, all standing motionless, devoid of Life Force!

”These... so many people died here?” Princess Zi Xuan couldn’t help but mutter to herself.

”All dead, I don’t know what they encountered. What I can confirm is they were scared to death!” Ye Tianchen nodded and said.

”Why are you so sure?” Princess Zi Xuan questioned.

Ye Tianchen walked up to the figure of a Demon Beast nearby and said, ”Probe your Divine Thought to see what’s different about this figure...”

Princess Zi Xuan hesitated for a moment, but still followed Ye Tianchen’s suggestion, probing with her Divine Thought. When she examined the Demon Beast figure, she couldn’t help but take a deep breath and said blankly, ”This... why is this? Inside this Demon Beast’s body, there’s no trace of soul energy, not even a fragment of soul...”

”That’s right, that’s why I said they were scared to death, because the sudden occurrence frightened their souls away, but...” Ye Tianchen suddenly seemed to think of something but hesitated to speak.

”But what?” Princess Zi Xuan hurriedly asked.

”There’s another possibility, that their souls were instantly pulled from their bodies and consumed!” Ye Tianchen said with a frown.

”Their souls were consumed? A creature that specifically devours souls, could it be the Heaven Splitting Spell?” Princess Zi Xuan muttered to herself after freezing for a moment.

”Sky-splitting Beast, what is that?” Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but ask.

”Oh, it’s a creature that has almost never appeared in the Martial Arts World. It’s said to have only appeared when the Martial Arts World was born. But it shouldn’t be, how could a Sky-splitting Beast appear? It’s too illogical, an incredible thing!” Princess Zi Xuan said with a mix of certainty and doubt.

”What are you talking about? Did you remember something?” Ye Tianchen asked, looking at Princess Zi Xuan.

Princess Zi Xuan came to her senses and thought for a moment, ”You just mentioned that perhaps these creatures’ souls were extracted and devoured, which reminded me of a race that appeared at the beginning of the Martial Arts World’s birth, named the Sky-splitting Beast!”

”Sky-splitting Beast?” Ye Tianchen repeated questioningly.

”Yes, it is a creature whose origin is almost impossible to trace. It’s said to have appeared only at the beginning of the Martial Arts World’s birth and is said to have split the heavens...” Princess Zi Xuan nodded and said.

”No way, wasn’t the creation of the world rumored to be done by Great Divine Power Users? How could it be a Sky-splitting Beast? It’s the first I’ve heard of it!” Ye Tianchen asked with a frown.

”I also heard it from older generations. It’s rumored that this race appeared only once at the beginning of the Martial Arts World, and split the heavens. When it was exhausted and physically unable, it swallowed the souls of billions of creatures in one breath, regaining power and opening up this Martial Arts World, then left!” Princess Zi Xuan said.

Sky-splitting Beast!

This name is unfamiliar to many. Only ancient traditions might have preserved the legend, which almost no one verifies or is curious about, because the term ”Sky-splitting Beast” has only appeared once in the Martial Arts World, and that was when even the Ancient Alien Race had just been born, and the Martial Arts World was not yet fully formed, and a race like that appeared!

Bison, meaning mother rhino!

Sky-splitting Beast, a mother rhino that split the heavens, that’s the literal meaning. However, what exactly does the Sky-splitting Beast look like, what kind of creature is it, why is it rumored to have split the heavens, and created this Martial Arts World? And why did it only appear once at the beginning of the Martial Arts World? Where did its species go after that?

Various questions have always puzzled the subsequent creatures of the Martial Arts World, but since the Martial Arts World was fully formed, no such species like the Sky-splitting Beast appeared again, and slowly, it was forgotten by the creatures of later generations, no one mentioned it again, and even if it’s brought up, it’s just a topic for idle chat after meals!

”I see, I don’t know if it’s this unusual species. In any case, it’s certain that these souls were suddenly extracted, leading to this situation!” Ye Tianchen nodded and said.

”What actually happened in the city of Southern State? I’m really puzzled, but it seems we won’t be able to find out, let’s go!” Princess Zi Xuan thought for a moment and said.

Ye Tianchen looked at the standing figures around, there were members of the Demon Clan, the Human Clan, and even the Ancient Alien Race, about a dozen in total, all having suddenly had their Soul Divine Thought extracted, becoming like this, and their physical bodies, too, were on the verge of collapse. A gentle touch would make them, like the person Princess Zi Xuan touched, turn into ashes and disappear instantly!

Following the original path back, Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan observed many places along the way but found nothing. They wanted to find a living creature here, but did not succeed until they exited the city of Southern State, and still gained nothing. The only question growing in their hearts was, what happened in the city of Southern State? What events occurred in the past?

The sky gradually brightened, Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan were both clueless; they didn’t know where to go, or what to do. They knew their goal was to find the Transmission Array Compass of Southern State, activate it, and then go to the Northern State, but they didn’t know where the Transmission Array Compass of Southern State was located, nor in which direction to go. It truly left them without a clue!

”Where do you think we should go now?” Princess Zi Xuan asked, looking at Ye Tianchen.

”How would I know? It’s my first time here in the Barbaric Forbidden Land, if even you don’t know, then I have no idea at all!” Ye Tianchen said frustratedly.

”Since there’s no target, we’ll just have to wander aimlessly!” Princess Zi Xuan shrugged and said.

”You’re not anxious, why should I be!” Ye Tianchen said indifferently.

Princess Zi Xuan fiercely glared at Ye Tianchen, but didn’t continue to bicker. After all, she was somewhat anxious now, originally intended to return to the Northern State, back to her heritage, and had things to do. Now delayed, maybe even her master is starting to worry. If they still can’t find the location of Southern State’s Transmission Array Compass, time will truly be wasted!

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

Still lacking a target, Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan’s figures flew toward a distant place. Since entering the domain of Southern State, they haven’t seen any living creature, gradually discovering its terrifying and eerie nature. What will they encounter next? (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com)