Super Combat Soldier
Chapter 704 - 703 [No venture, no gain]

Chapter 704: Chapter 703 [No venture, no gain]

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"Crazy, to have our lives spared is already the sum of several lifetimes’ luck, how much more do I need to say about the strength of the entity inside the Sun Never Sets Mountain? You’ve experienced it yourself, only a Great Emperor can shock kill it. With just us few, even if all the strong individuals from the Martial Arts World were to come, as long as they haven’t reached the Emperor Realm, I fear they’d be mere ants in front of this demon, stop joking!" Tianshuang was almost at a loss for words, clearly unable to stand it as she said loudly to Ye Tianchen.

"I understand your concerns, I am also very scared, but there is only this one opportunity. If missed, I fear we may never get this close to the Sun Never Sets Mountain again. I must go, you two stay here and wait for me. If I don’t return after three days, leave immediately without hesitation!" Ye Tianchen said seriously to Tianshuang and Dongfang Meng.

"Rest assured, the moment you go in to meet your death, I’ll leave, you’re insane!" Tianshuang said in annoyance.

"I’m coming with you!" Dongfang Meng said to Ye Tianchen with a smile.

"Stay here, it’s too dangerous!" Ye Tianchen shook his head and said.

"You’ve also practiced the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture, you’re half a disciple of the Ancient Tomb Sect, and I am your senior sister. I’ve decided, I will go into the Sun Never Sets Mountain with you," Dongfang Meng said seriously to Ye Tianchen.

"You two really make a perfect pair of mandarin ducks, I’m not going to join you in courting death, you’re insane, goodbye!" Tianshuang rolled her eyes at Ye Tianchen and said.

Watching Tianshuang leave and slowly disappear on the outskirts of the Sun Never Sets Mountain, Ye Tianchen and Dongfang Meng exchanged smiles, remaining silent, descended from mid-air, and then walked towards the deeper parts of the Sun Never Sets Mountain on foot.

This time, for Ye Tianchen, it was a gamble, a gamble that he felt he had to take. The existence within the Sun Never Sets Mountain was beyond his power to contend with, a fact that had just been clearly confirmed. This Supreme Demon was so powerful that only a Great Emperor could subdue it. Throughout history, there have only been five recorded Emperors, and this was after millions of years of cultivation. Just imagine the might of this Supreme Demon, one finger was enough to obliterate him, body and soul. Yet, Ye Tianchen did not want to miss this chance. When the Mixed Element Bell rang, the falling finger of the entity inside the Sun Never Sets Mountain abruptly stopped and even let out a reluctant roar. Finally, a surge of Chaos Qi gushed out, suppressing the entire Sun Never Sets Mountain. The great demon within no longer made any sound, nor did its devastating cruelty spread. Ye Tianchen guessed that this demon’s action had triggered the alarm of the "Mixed Element Bell," causing it to ring again and thoroughly seal it once more. The seal closed once more in the 500-year cycle, giving this demon no chance at all. For Ye Tianchen, this was an unprecedented opportunity, perhaps the only golden chance.

"Be careful, even if this demon has been suppressed, having been sealed here for over five hundred million years, it’s inevitable that some of its forces might still be present in these mountains," Ye Tianchen warned Dongfang Meng.

"I know you want to take the opportunity to get the second piece of the Ancient Transmission Array, but whether the second piece is in the Sun Never Sets Mountain, we do not know. It’s too risky..." Dongfang Meng looked around and said.

"Even if it’s risky, we have to try, we only have one chance." Ye Tianchen said firmly.

"Okay!" Dongfang Meng nodded with a smile.

At this moment, Ye Tianchen and Dongfang Meng were tacitly aware of each other. From initially doubting each other and even clashing, to Ye Tianchen going through great trouble to find the entrance to the Ancient Tomb Sect to save Dongfang Meng, out of necessity, they engaged in bare, naked Dual Cultivation of the Jade Maiden Heart Scripture. Now, standing side by side, facing life and death together, even if not out of mutual love, at least their relationship had exceeded that of normal good friends.

Ye Tianchen and Dongfang Meng did not directly fly to the center of the Sun Never Sets Mountain but instead landed on the ground and slowly walked towards the center. Even as Ye Tianchen guessed, the Mixed Element Bell might ring again, sealing the entity inside the Sun Never Sets Mountain, but there were still too many unknown dangers. The Sun Never Sets Mountain, a place no Great Emperor dared enter since ancient times, had always been a demonic land. To this day, no one dared approach it, filled as it was with too much uncertainty, forcing one to be extremely careful and cautious.

After walking approximately several thousand meters, Ye Tianchen and Dongfang Meng both felt a bone-chilling cold that made their hearts tremble. As martial artists, they usually didn’t feel much in terms of cold or heat, since Martial Artists have powerful Martial Arts Force within their bodies, and external environmental impacts are minimal. However, the cold they now felt seemed to freeze even their souls, inadvertently causing them to be terrified.

"How strange, there’s no snow or ice falling around here, how can it be so cold?" Dongfang Meng couldn’t help but shiver and asked.

"Something’s not right. We’re already nearing the deep parts of the Sun Never Sets Mountain. We haven’t seen the Mixed Element Bell, nor have we seen the supposed Divine Phoenix and Immortal Scripture. Along the way, we didn’t even find the second piece of the Ancient Transmission Array, but it’s getting colder and colder," Ye Tianchen also furrowed his brows and said.

"We need to leave, or we’ll be frozen to death. The Martial Arts True Power inside our bodies just can’t withstand this cold, it’s too horrifying!" Dongfang Meng thought for a moment and said.

"Be careful and stay close to me. The closer we get to the depths of the Sun Never Sets Mountain, the more unknown dangers there are," Ye Tianchen looked at Dongfang Meng and said.

After speaking, Ye Tianchen slowly placed his right hand on Dongfang Meng’s left shoulder and gradually infused her with Martial Arts True Qi, helping her resist the unknown cold.

"Don’t transfer True Qi to me, it will consume too much of your energy. Finding the second piece of the Ancient Transmission Array won’t be easy, we need to preserve our fighting strength," Dongfang Meng tried to break free from Ye Tianchen’s right hand as she spoke.

"Don’t worry, if you fall, wouldn’t I have to carry you to find the fragments of the Transmission Array?" Ye Tianchen said with a smile.

"You..." Dongfang Meng was momentarily stunned. She suddenly realized that although Ye Tianchen seemed insensitive and stubborn, he had moved her deeply in unforgettable ways; he just didn’t want to admit it.

"Be careful, I feel a powerful and unusual force!" Ye Tianchen released his right hand and frowned as he looked ahead.

"I feel it too, what should we do?" Dongfang Meng said, her breath visibly cold, which showed just how freezing the place was.

An ordinary cultivator arriving here would likely have been frozen to death by now; just the atmosphere was enough to cause despair. Everything was as usual: no wind, no snow, and no hail, but there was an invisible and untouchable chill that could freeze the marrow in one’s bones—horrifying.

Ye Tianchen, with his powerful body and the Divine Skill of Vajra Invulnerability, was able to withstand this unusual chill and was thus able to transmit Martial Arts True Qi to Dongfang Meng; otherwise, they both would have been frozen solid, rendering them unable to move.

"Grab my right hand, I’ll get us through."

Ye Tianchen extended his right hand. At that moment, Dongfang Meng no longer hesitated. With too many unknowns inside the Sun Never Sets Mountain, either of them could perish at any moment; it wasn’t a time to adhere to formalities between men and women. She immediately grasped Ye Tianchen’s hand with her left hand.

"Let’s go!"

Whoosh!

With the Divine Movement Skill deployed, Ye Tianchen sensed a great danger ahead. With no paths around and fearing to tread blindly, as the Sun Never Sets Mountain was a land forbidden to all but Great Emperors, it wasn’t only because of the Demons inside. Over 500,000 years, the Demons have been suppressed by the Mixed Element Bell, sealed by the lifelong energy of Emperor Ao Kong during his meditative transformation. If a strong cultivator entered the Sun Never Sets Mountain during this time, they should have been able to leave safely, yet no one dared enter again, indicating that there were other presences inside, just none as fearsome as the deep-seated Supreme Demons.

As swift as lightning, the Divine Movement was indeed the premier Qi Manipulation Flight Skill. Now as a Martial Artist, Ye Tianchen found it even more effortless to perform. Energized by the Martial Arts Power and the golden energy cultivated from the Yijin Jing, along with the continued protection of the Vajra Invulnerability Divine Skill, he led Dongfang Meng in a golden flash charging forward.

Boom!

Just as Ye Tianchen and Dongfang Meng reached the edge of a Cold Pond, a loud explosion occurred, and water surged thousands of meters high, instantly blocking their path.

Bang!

A golden punch was thrown, forcibly clearing a path. Ye Tianchen, leading Dongfang Meng, desperately sprinted forward. His powerful Divine Sense sensed that within the Cold Pond lurked a massive creature with immense strength—though far from comparable to the deep entities in Sun Never Sets Mountain, still not something he and Dongfang Meng could contend with, forcing them to flee swiftly.

Roar!

A fierce beast roared. Ye Tianchen and Dongfang Meng both felt their blood churning, and their internal organs were damaged. Soon after, a huge black dragon emerged from behind them, its body covered in glossy black scales and eyes as large as lanterns. Its cultivation was immense and fearsome; it had not yet transformed into human form.