Super Combat Soldier
Chapter 458 - 457 [Richuan Gangban is really awesome]

Chapter 458: 457 [Richuan Gangban is really awesome]

"You’re very skilled, but you shouldn’t be so arrogant, especially in front of me, Richuan Gangban!" Richuan Gangban still couldn’t help but look at Ye Tianchen with some anger.

"Richuan Gangban? Did you pick that name yourself? You Japanese are really shameless to have such an indecent name from a young age. You’ve been called that for thirty years. Don’t you feel extreme embarrassment, to the point of wanting to jump off a building?" Ye Tianchen completely disregarded Richuan Gangban’s expression as he spoke.

Richuan Gangban glared fiercely at Ye Tianchen, and although his emotions had somewhat calmed down, the intense battles they had over the last few dozen rounds had allowed him to gauge some of Ye Tianchen’s strength. Thus, he stabilized his emotions to prepare to go all out and kill Ye Tianchen. Naturally, Richuan Gangban understood what his name implied since he had studied Chinese culture from a young age. However, names like his were all too common in Japan, with even more exaggerated ones, which couldn’t be helped.

Ye Tianchen knew that Richuan Gangban was trying to calm himself down so that he could give his all. The young generation’s strongest expert of the Beichen One Slash indeed lived up to his reputation, proving himself to be very formidable. Just now, even wielding the Taie Sword and using the Divine Movement Skill taught to him by Tian Boguang, Ye Tianchen failed to kill Richuan Gangban, who genuinely had a reason to be arrogant.

"Do you think I was going all out just now? Let me tell you, now I’m going to give it my all, and you’re going to die!" Richuan Gangban stared intensely at Ye Tianchen as he spoke.

"Why waste so much breath? I’ve noticed you Japanese talk too much nonsense," Ye Tianchen said irritably.

"You... are seeking death!"

Whish! Whish! Whish!

Enraged, Richuan Gangban rapidly slashed three times, emitting Sword Energy that was both fierce and powerful, completely different from their previous combat, showing that Richuan Gangban had indeed been holding back. He hadn’t expected that he would need to put forth his full strength so soon against the powerful Ye Tianchen.

Ye Tianchen frowned, noting that these three Sword Qi were not only fierce but also imbued with a bizarre power. Moreover, the Taie Sword in his right hand was trembling. This surprised Ye Tianchen, who lightly tapped a tree tip with his left foot, propelling himself into the air instead of directly confronting the three Sword Qi.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

All three Sword Qi struck the tree tip. To Ye Tianchen’s astonishment, the three Sword Qi from Richuan Gangban hit only the tree tip yet utterly shattered the century-old tree from top to bottom, turning it into powder. The Sword Qi burst open upon impact with the tree tip, enveloping and continuing downwards until the entire massive tree was minced into dust, leaving a several-meter deep hole in the ground. The potency of these three Sword Qi was truly strange.

At that moment, Ye Tianchen recalled what he knew about the past. During the Sino-Japanese War, the Beichen One Slash had ventured into China, aiming to crush the spirit of the Chinese people through martial contests. Little did they know they would encounter resistance from the Ancient Martial Sects like Shaolin and Wudang. The ultimate contest between Beichen One Slash and Wudang’s Taiji Sword Skill ended without a clear victor from either side, and neither could claim supremacy. Had they done so, they would have become more arrogant back then. In that contest, both a Beichen One Slash elder and a Wudang elder perished, resulting in a Pyrrhic victory for both sides.

Thus, after so many years, the Blade Skill of Beichen One Slash is still highly respected within the Ancient Martial Sects in China. Although these despicable individuals deserve to be eradicated, their formidable skills must also be acknowledged, learned from, and adopted to truly defeat them and deter their future aggressions.

Richuan Gangban, the youngest top expert of Beichen One Slash, had already mastered their Blade Skill to an intermediate level, proving to be extremely formidable. Many within his sect speculated that he would be the new Sect Leader of Beichen One Slash. Although he wasn’t the most powerful in their ranks, his youth stood out among the elder members whose strength, though great, was waning with age, making him the likely candidate.

"No wonder the Taie Sword was trembling, warning me not to directly face these three Sword Qi..."

Ye Tianchen thought to himself that it wasn’t the Taie Sword that couldn’t withstand such fierce Slaughter Aura, but rather, it was he who couldn’t endure it. His physical body, though potent, couldn’t handle these three Sword Qi, which manifested the highest level of Blade Skill from Beichen One Slash. These weren’t merely three slashes but contained minute energies that, upon contact, would envelop and devour until grinding the target into powder—a truly sinister tactic.

"Hide, can you escape it? I’ll make you regret provoking me, Richuan Gangban!"

Completely enraged, seeing Ye Tianchen unwilling to confront his Sword Qi head-on, Richuan Gangban became even more confident, believing that Ye Tianchen’s death was inevitable. How many movements could he dodge?

Swish, swish, swish... Richuan Gangban rapidly changed his shape, and in the blink of an eye, he had filled the surrounding kilometer area with his blade energy. The ferocious, destructive energy of his blade skill caused Ye Tianchen to frown. The Beichen One Slash blade skill naturally contained violent and lethal moves, but Richuan Gangban had not used them all, indicating he was still holding back. If Ye Tianchen couldn’t force him to use his full power, it would be hard to gauge his true strength and even more challenging to kill him.

"Hahahaha, how about that? Are you out of moves? You are not my match. After you die, I will enjoy your woman and even send your parents and sister to join you!" Richuan Gangban saw Ye Tianchen standing still and roared with arrogant laughter.

At this moment, Ye Tianchen was indeed in a crisis. Within a kilometer radius centered on him, the air was filled with blade energy capable of shredding everything. A leaf swept up by the wind disintegrated before it could get close, leaving nothing behind, and the void itself was torn open, rapidly closing up again, while the area of danger kept shrinking, eventually focusing explosively towards Ye Tianchen.

Ye Tianchen, holding the Taie Sword, surveyed his surroundings. Whether it was above, below, or to the sides, everywhere was filled with this fierce blade energy that shattered everything. These blade energies were like countless sharp blades, seemingly minor in power, but undeniably frightening when they accumulated in the thousands.

"Ya!"

With a loud shout, Ye Tianchen swung the Taie Sword, releasing a sword qi that surged forward. The Taie Sword, being one of the ancient top ten swords, the Power Sword, could even break through the Beichen One Slash blade energy; it instantly created an opening. Ye Tianchen rushed out quickly, knowing that if he didn’t escape the blade energy’s encapsulation, he couldn’t attack Richuan Gangban or kill him.

Swish!

Just as Ye Tianchen had burst forth, Richuan Gangban blocked his way, and with a face full of confident and ferocious smiles, he loudly said, "You fell for it, you’re dead!"

Boom!

"Beichen One Slash!"

Richuan Gangban roared, gripping his Japanese military sword and slashing at Ye Tianchen. The massive blade energy exploded in the sky, a dozen meters long, cleaving straight at Ye Tianchen’s head. To a normal person, it would have been terrifying enough to cause a heart attack, let alone a counterattack. Ye Tianchen was startled, realizing that Richuan Gangban’s strength must be at least at the mid Martial Venerate stage, slightly above his own. Without putting forth his full effort, without reaching the peak of Emperor-level Superpower Realm, without battling across ranks, it would be hard to kill this man instantly.

Thinking quickly, Ye Tianchen raised the Taie Sword above his head, his fists clenched, flickering with the Power of thunder and lightning. He launched two Thunder Sky Fists, colliding with the massive blade energy.

Thud!

The collision of energies exploded into a thick smoke, engulfing Ye Tianchen, who soon got blown away by the energy’s force, sent flying back into the area engulfed with ferocious blade energy. Richuan Gangban’s face revealed a ruthless smile; this was his tactic. He initially used the supreme technique of the Beichen One Slash, filling the space with lethal blade energy that shattered everything. Standing outside, he waited for Ye Tianchen to burst out and then used his immense power to send him back, perhaps even killing him directly. Although it was somewhat unexpected that Ye Tianchen managed to block his "Beichen One Slash" with just his fists, Richuan Gangban was still thrilled because his tactic had worked. Ye Tianchen was sent back into the net of blade energy, and at that moment, as the area of blade energy had shrunk to just a few meters, Ye Tianchen was immediately torn into pieces by the countless, invisible blade energies upon being sent back.

"Stupid fool, this is what happens when you challenge Richuan Gangban!" Seeing Ye Tianchen minced into dust, Richuan Gangban roared with laughter.

This move was indeed powerful, a maneuver Richuan Gangban had used to kill numerous strong adversaries. When faced with such dominant and fierce blade energy, naturally, few dared to confront it head-on, choosing instead to escape through any gap. Meanwhile, Richuan Gangban would wait outside, using his powerful Beichen One Slash to forcibly send them back, timing it so once they ran or were sent back, they would instantly be shredded into pieces by the blade energy.

"Hmm?"

All of a sudden, Richuan Gangban was taken aback. Though he frowned and cautiously sensed his surroundings, the Ye Tianchen who had been enveloped and shredded by the blade energy hadn’t bled at all. Instead, only wood chips and dust drifted in the air... (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please give a recommendation vote or monthly ticket at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)