Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 1973 - 1971: Ten Thousand Demon Tree Vine

Finally entered the Medicine King Valley!Ye Tianchen used the powerful "Bone Transformation Skill" to suppress his own aura to the zero boundary point, also suppressing the aura of the Little Demon Bat Beast on his shoulder to nothing, thus successfully avoiding the obstruction of the white mist at the entrance of the Medicine King Valley and entering inside!

After entering the Medicine King Valley, Ye Tianchen cautiously perceived his surroundings, not noticing anything unusual. The entire Medicine King Valley, at a glance, was filled with scenes of birds singing and flowers blooming. A pathway seemed to lead to the deepest part of the valley, stretching out of sight.

"Is this the Medicine King Valley? It’s full of flowers, birds singing and fragrant blossoms, feels pretty nice, where’s the danger?" the Little Demon Bat Beast shook its head and asked.

"Better to be careful, this Medicine King Valley is truly a self-contained small world, isolated from the outside, and the environment inside is vastly different from the outside. I just have a feeling something is strange, can’t quite put my finger on what it is!" Ye Tianchen said with a frown.

"I think the rumors might be wrong. Medicine King Valley isn’t a dangerous place. Perhaps some Martial Artists purposely spread such rumors out of fear of more people coming here to search for Spiritual Medicine Divine Grass, to snatch resources?" the Little Demon Bat Beast said calmly.

"No, I think the rumors are true. Any cultivator in the Martial Arts World who steps on the path of cultivation is defying the heavens. Can mere rumors really scare people? That’s impossible. In any case, let’s be cautious and keep moving forward!" Ye Tianchen thought for a moment and said.

The entire Medicine King Valley resembled a ravine, surrounded by hills and grasslands, everywhere with the feeling of birds singing and fragrant blossoms. In the middle, a pathway seemed to lead straight to the deepest part of Medicine King Valley. Ye Tianchen took the Little Demon Bat Beast towards the deepest part of the Medicine King Valley.

Along the way, Ye Tianchen paid attention to his surroundings. Apart from hills, grasslands, and some blooming flowers, he noticed nothing else, which puzzled him. Is this Medicine King Valley really like this?

"Wow, look at that flower, it’s completely red, like it’s dripping blood. Could it be the legendary Blood Red Flower?" the Little Demon Bat Beast said in shock, looking at a flower entirely blood-red in the distance.

"Blood Red Flower? What is that?" Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but ask.

"Blood Red Flower is a precious medicinal herb. Although it isn’t a Spiritual Medicine in stature, it can enhance a person’s vitality. For Martial Artists, abundant vitality means great strength. For ordinary mortals, abundant vitality means health and strength. While it’s not extremely valuable, it’s not something you find everywhere!" the Little Demon Bat Beast said.

Ye Tianchen nodded, seeing an entirely blood-red flower for the first time. However, this thing wasn’t of much use to him. His current goal was singular, and that was to find that Ten Thousand Year Old Ginseng. If he couldn’t find it, any unexpected finding of other Spiritual Medicine Divine Grass that could save Tian Boguang’s life, Ye Tianchen would do his best to grab it!

Moving forward, Ye Tianchen was attentive to the surroundings. Medicine King Valley was reputed as a Death Valley, yet after he and the Little Demon Bat Beast entered, they didn’t feel any aura of death, which puzzled him. Were the rumors inaccurate, or had something changed inside the Medicine King Valley?

"That... is that a vine?" Ye Tianchen suddenly stopped in astonishment, staring ahead and asking.

"It’s the Ten Thousand Demon Tree Vine, my god, I didn’t expect such a thing really exists in this world..." the Little Demon Bat Beast exclaimed in shock.

"Ten Thousand Demon Tree Vine? Could it be related to the Ten Thousand Demon Tree?" Ye Tianchen also asked, startled.

The Ten Thousand Demon Tree, back when they were in the Original Restricted Zone of the Penglai Ancient Martial World, Ye Tianchen had encountered such a tree in the depths of the Restricted Zone with Little Zhu Yan and others; they were nearly all consumed by it. According to Little Zhu Yan, if that Ten Thousand Demon Tree hadn’t been completely awake, none of them would have escaped.

This is a Demon Tree, a legend left from the Mythical Era, even in the time of Little Zhu Yan’s father, who was the Ancient War Emperor, a supreme figure in the Emperor Realm, commanding billions of beings, even he was immensely surprised upon seeing this Ten Thousand Demon Tree. A vague silhouette, it was that of a tree rooted between heaven and earth, capable of shaking the Heavenly Vault with a mere gesture. Its branches extended so far they pierced through one Galaxy after another, as if the whole world was its domain...

However, later in the Mythical Era, a battle among many Near Immortal figures seemed to have destroyed this Martial Arts World, and this Ten Thousand Demon Tree was on the verge of vanishing completely. But at the moment of its total dissolution, it left behind a seed, whose whereabouts remain unknown, and this seed was the means of the Ten Thousand Demon Tree’s Nirvana Rebirth, its method of sweeping through the heavens once more.

A tree from the Mythical Era slowly awakes again, appearing only once throughout the history of the Martial Arts World, partaking in that opening battle of creation. Now it buds and grows again in the Original Restricted Zone of the Penglai Ancient Martial World, already forming a climate. Is it truly the advent of impending chaos for the Martial Arts World?

Upon seeing this Ten Thousand Demon Tree vine, Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but recall the astonishing legend of the Ten Thousand Demon Tree. When the Little Demon Bat Beast heard this, it too was startled and said with a hint of tremble in its voice:

"I didn’t expect you to have heard the legend of the Ten Thousand Demon Tree and its vine!"

"Huh? The legend of the Ten Thousand Demon Tree and its vine? I didn’t know. I just knew the legend of the Ten Thousand Demon Tree!" Ye Tianchen shook his head and said.

The Little Demon Bat Beast glanced at Ye Tianchen, then at the nearby vines. These vines were peculiar, rooted in the ground yet soaring skyward. They resembled tree trunks more than vines, although indeed they appeared as vines rather than trees. However, the Ten Thousand Demon Tree and its vine carry tales and legends, something Ye Tianchen truly didn’t anticipate.

"Our Demon Bat Clan, after all, descended from the powerful Demon Clan of Ancient Times, knowing tales from the Mythical Era, even passed down generations. For a species, these things are often of significant use!" the Little Demon Bat Beast explained.

"I’m not asking for this, I want to hear about the legend concerning the Ten Thousand Demon Tree and its vine..." Ye Tianchen looked at the Little Demon Bat Beast with some frustration and said.

"It’s said during the Mythical Era, the Ten Thousand Demon Tree only emerged during the battle that obliterated the Martial Arts World. That battle had many Near Immortal figures, later generations of powerhouses tracked some Mythical Era battlefield traces, discovering that during the Mythical Era, many supreme Emperor Realm figures existed. In that Mythical Era battle, many Emperor figures participated, among them was this Ten Thousand Demon Tree. That war disintegrated the entire Martial Arts World, reshaping its pattern, and the Ten Thousand Demon Tree also perished with its divine and physical forms destroyed. However, during its downfall, it separated its roots and trunk, leaving behind a seed of Nirvana..." the Little Demon Bat Beast nodded and said.

"Separating its trunk and roots? Could it be that even in its destruction, it wanted to retain some power in the world?" Ye Tianchen frowned and said.

"That’s right, later powerhouses believe this too. The Ten Thousand Demon Tree is a Demon Tree, exceptionally spiritual, extraordinarily powerful, capable of battling supreme Emperor Realm figures. It wouldn’t accept dying so willingly; it surely left a contingency. As for separating the trunk and roots and leaving a seed waiting for Nirvana, it was all for the sake of its comeback!" the Little Demon Bat Beast also frowned and said.

Ye Tianchen pondered this, seemingly understanding why the Ten Thousand Demon Tree separated its trunk and roots. During the Mythical Era’s brutal war, countless powerhouses perished, nearly all supreme Emperor Realm figures died. It was truly an unimaginable battle, billions of beings couldn’t escape their fate, vanquished into ashes. Although the Ten Thousand Demon Tree ended with its divine and physical forms obliterated, it was extraordinarily powerful. At the critical moment, it separated its trunk from its roots, meaning only its trunk was destroyed, leaving behind the root’s power. Even though this root power might not be one ten-thousandth of the Ten Thousand Demon Tree itself, retaining some power was better than none. More importantly, it left a seed of Nirvana, fundamental for its future complete resurrection, leaving its roots to safeguard the Nirvana seed. That was indeed the purpose of the Ten Thousand Demon Tree.

But why did the Ten Thousand Demon Tree’s seed sprout and rebirth in the Original Restricted Zone of the Penglai Ancient Martial World, while the roots left by the Ten Thousand Demon Tree were in the Medicine King Valley of the Barbaric Forbidden Land? What’s truly going on here?

"Let’s proceed carefully, we must not touch the roots of the Ten Thousand Demon Tree, or else there will be great peril!" Ye Tianchen frowned and said.

"No, for us, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, even if forbidden, we must touch it..." the Little Demon Bat Beast’s eyes shone as it looked at one of the vines of the Ten Thousand Demon Tree, almost drooling!

"What’s on this vine of the Ten Thousand Demon Tree..." Ye Tianchen was also stunned, frowned and asked. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for it with your recommendation or monthly votes, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)