Eternal Holy Emperor
Chapter 32 - 30 Martial Arts Arena

Chapter 32: Chapter 30 Martial Arts Arena

"You say you have the Combat Saint Technique?"

When Elder Yan asked, he couldn’t help but swallow his saliva, even though his body was ethereal, he still felt his lips dry and his mouth parched.

The Combat Saint Technique is the hereditary Cultivation Technique of the Combat Saint Lineage, ranking among the few strongest legacies in the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms.

This technique has always been passed down within the Combat Saint Lineage, and it was impossible for outsiders to obtain it, but the youth before him seemed to truly possess this Supreme Method.

"Perhaps, elder, you find it shocking and can’t believe why a youngster like me would possess such a Supreme Technique." Ye Chen smiled faintly, "Elder, to tell you the truth, I am not the sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy you see before your eyes because I—have been reincarnated."

Within a few sentences, he dropped another bombshell revelation.

Elder Yan was shocked as he looked at Ye Chen and it took him a long time to calm down before he could help but shake his head and laugh wryly.

No wonder the boy always seemed so composed; it turned out that the soul inside was not that of a sixteen or seventeen-year-old, but could possibly be that of a soul that had existed for thousands of years, merely occupying a young body, and he just hadn’t realized it initially.

The eyes are the windows to the soul, and he could see that Ye Chen’s eyes were deep and profound, bearing the rich experience of life in the Red Dust, astute and wise beyond what a boy of sixteen or seventeen should possess.

How laughable, he had always treated the young man as if he were a child with little experience in the world, yet his counterpart was a terrifying existence living out a second life.

Truth be told, his worldly experience was not much less than Elder Yan’s.

Yet Elder Yan also felt better, knowing that if he had to humble himself to protect a mere kid, he would have felt uncomfortable.

But if it were to protect the reincarnation of a Super Expert, that was a different story altogether.

Elder Yan couldn’t help but shake his head, "You’ve hidden it very well, I couldn’t tell at all."

Ye Chen just smiled and said, "You flatter me, elder. It was just good fortune that I succeeded in reincarnating."

Although he humbly attributed it to luck, this fortune made Elder Yan deeply envious, certainly better than his own state, which was neither human nor ghost.

Elder Yan said, "Since Your Excellency has been reborn, I presume in your former life you were a Combat Saint?"

Knowing Ye Chen was reincarnated, the old man’s tone had changed significantly, it was no longer that of a senior addressing a junior, but rather as equals, hence addressing him as Your Excellency.

Only a true Combat Saint could possess the Combat Saint Technique.

And what a noble and unattainable title Combat Saint was, always representing a name of supreme invincibility, a title that could only emerge once in a generation.

Ye Chen replied, "Elder speaks correctly. In my past life, I indeed was a Combat Saint, forced to reincarnate due to some events."

Even though he had guessed Ye Chen’s past as a Combat Saint, he still couldn’t help inhaling sharply, even more envious of Ye Chen’s luck: "Your Excellency is truly fortunate, a Combat Saint in a former life and reborn in this life with an Innate Saint Body. Such a heaven-defying physique, coupled with the Combat Saint Technique, ensures a future that will undoubtedly be resplendently limitless, truly enviable."

It had to be acknowledged that Ye Chen’s luck was truly heavenly reversal level, being reborn with an Innate Saint Body, and in possession of the Supreme Combat Saint Technique, enabling the fullest potential of the Holy Body Bloodline to be realized.

Typically, each generation’s Combat Saint growing up would become a supreme existence standing tall among the Ten Thousand Domains, at the pinnacle of Heaven and Earth.

And for one born with the Innate Saint Body, who cultivates anew with the Combat Saint Technique, his achievements in the future will likely be even higher.

In a trance, it seemed he saw a dazzling Emperor Star rising mightily, standing above the Ninth Layer Heaven, overlooking all, and being respected by all under Heaven.

Only Ye Chen shook his head with a bitter smile, "Elder, not to conceal from you, the Holy Body Bloodline within me has yet to awaken."

Elder Yan was taken aback, "Why?"

Having the Combat Saint Technique yet not triggering a Holy Body Bloodline eruption, what was that about?

Ye Chen could only helplessly say, "Because my awakening in this life has been too short, and my body is not strong enough, I simply cannot cultivate the Combat Saint Technique. Otherwise, given the domineering nature of the Combat Saint Technique, it would shatter my body in an instant."

Hearing this, Elder Yan silently sighed. With his extensive knowledge and experience, he naturally understood the domineering nature of the Combat Saint Technique, famous throughout the Heavenly and Myriads of Realms.

Once the strength of the body was insufficient, it would inevitably be directly and dominantly crushed by this Holy Technique.

The Innate Saint Body was indeed defying the heavens, but if the bloodline was not revived and the physique was not strong enough, even if the Combat Saint Technique from the same origin was operated, the ultimate fate would only be a shattered body.

"Does your Excellency have a way to revive the Holy Body Bloodline?" Elder Yan asked.

Ye Chen smiled and said, "Old Mister, you’re too kind. Since your surname is Yan, I will address you as Elder Yan. In this life, I have awakened for just one month, and the Holy Body Bloodline has not yet revived. But in some time, once I have collected enough medicinal materials, I will refine a pill known as the ’God Awakening Pill’ to revive the Holy Body Bloodline within my body."

"So you are also an Alchemist," Elder Yan said, surprised as he looked at Ye Chen. After all, Alchemists were rare figures between heaven and earth, but using Alchemy to awaken a bloodline was indeed feasible.

"Elder Yan, my apologies for threatening you like that, it was a move of desperation," Ye Chen said, passing over the dark Ancient Ring, filled with remorse.

Elder Yan shook his head, "I also am at fault; greed got the better of me first, it’s unrelated to your Excellency, there is no need for you to apologize. Since your Excellency needs me to protect you for ten years, I have made an oath to the Heavenly Dao, and will not go back on my word, you need not worry."

Ye Chen was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Elder Yan, thank you. Although I currently lack the capability due to my low cultivation, when I am able, I will provide you with a powerful physique, to bring you back to life."

Elder Yan’s ethereal body trembled, his old eyes appeared to mist over as he turned away, only a soft hum came through...

In the following time, Ye Chen once again refined ten bottles of Green Divine Liquid and went into seclusion to cultivate.

However, after only half a month, Ye Chen came out of seclusion.

Because of the previous four months of high-dose Green Divine Liquid intensive training, he had developed quite a resistance to the Green Divine Liquid, to the point that even with several bottles taken, the effect on him was now minimal.

In the half month, he only used three bottles before stopping, leaving the remaining seven bottles of Green Divine Liquid.

To this, Ye Chen could only shake his head helplessly. Although he knew that long-term use of such liquid would eventually lead to resistance, he did not expect it to happen this quickly.

However, he wasn’t too dejected, understanding that auxiliary cultivation liquids are ultimately external aids, and true strength must still be achieved through one’s own hard training.

Even so, Elder Yan, who watched Ye Chen’s cultivation with interest, couldn’t help but be surprised. Both the Domineering Refining Saint Technique and the Human Origin Body Technique were truly famous Body Refining Methods, and to think they had both fallen into Ye Chen’s hands.

Having stopped his training for half a month, Ye Chen also felt that he had reached a training plateau, and that continuing with the seclusion would be futile. He planned to go out for a trip and happened to pass by the family’s Martial Arts Arena.

The Martial Arts Arena was vast and expansive, thirty zhang in length and width, paved with blue stone slabs. At this moment, it was bustling with people, divided into several areas, where groups of Ye Family’s younger generation members were practicing their Cultivation with enthusiasm.

Under the scorching sun, these young men and women were sweating heavily, following the clan’s martial arts instructors to practice martial arts, each punch and kick executed with precision and technique.

This was the training ground for the younger generation of the Ye Family. Anyone under sixteen was required to train here every day, following the instructor’s guidance.

Originally, Ye Chen would also have been training here with the instructors, but he had been identified as a peerless genius at thirteen and became an Innate Strong Person, far surpassing the instructors in the arena, and naturally did not need to go there anymore.

Even after his Cultivation was wasted, he had never returned, but passing by now, he felt somewhat dazed.

"All of you, listen carefully, strength and technique are both indispensable. Standing and practicing punches are for building strength, for internal training, while techniques are martial arts, and you must practice both well to truly follow the Martial Arts Dao. Otherwise, you will only have the appearance of strength but be unable to bring out your true capabilities..."

On the edge of the square, Ye Zhengyang paced back and forth, his voice loud and ringing with energy, instructing the family’s younger generation members in their training.