"Please." Su Chen could only brace himself for the battle.

At this moment, if he retreated, he would lose his chance at the Life-and-Death Reversing Pill. Even if it meant risking his life, he had to push forward and endure for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Moreover, the heart of Su Chen’s martial arts was dominating and fearless. He could die in battle but never retreat. If he backed down today, it would affect his future path in martial arts.

Taking a deep breath, Su Chen unhesitatingly activated the "Ghost Slave Formation." At this time, any reserve would be sheer folly.

Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss...

In the eerily quiet air, a faint, distant, and elusive howl of ghostly foxes and wolves could be heard.

Along with it came ninety-nine needle bones.

The needle bones were agile, strange, and dark, with sharp piercing edges like darting swords. It was as if ninety-nine supreme experts had deployed troops and formed a battle array, all aimed at locking onto Di Heng.

Each of those ninety-nine needle bones exuded an ultimate fierce, annihilative aura, and each resonated with the passage of ancient, long-standing time.

Even taken individually, each needle bone was no less than a semi-emperor level divine weapon. Moreover, these ninety-nine needle bones were exceptionally synchronized, moving in harmony, as if forming various enigmatic formations.

"Oh?" Di Heng was evidently surprised.

His character was cautious and thorough, the kind who would give his all even in a face-off with a rabbit. Yet, truth be told, he hadn’t considered Su Chen worth his attention.

Although Su Chen had successively killed people like Emperor’s Roar and Di Yang, in his eyes, they were nothing more than ants.

That Su Chen could kill them only indicated his talent for martial cultivation was monstrously extraordinary. However, he posed no real threat to Di Heng.

At least, Di Heng couldn’t feel any threat emanating from Su Chen.

But this bone formation Su Chen deployed greatly impressed him.

While this bone formation couldn’t instill in him the scent of death, or even danger, it still exerted some pressure. Yes, pressure—a pressure from the bone formation.

To give him pressure!

That’s no small feat!

One should know, even ordinary martial cultivators at the second level of the Human Lord Realm would find it hard to exert such pressure on him.

Among the younger generation, only Master Di Deijin had achieved this, and now Su Chen was the second.

Unbelievable.

Better than imagined.

Truth be told, Di Heng felt somewhat reluctant, for Su Chen was not even five hundred years old!

If Su Chen were a member of the Imperial Family, he would certainly find a way to win Su Chen over, make him his right-hand individual, and so on.

Unfortunately, Su Chen was an outsider and had committed unforgivable mistakes.

He must die.

At the same time, Di Jie, seeing everything unfold, couldn’t help but feel fortunate for heeding Di Heng into action. Had Di Wu taken action, he might not have survived.

Su Chen hid too deeply!!!

This little brat is like an endless repository of hidden cards!

This bone formation is immensely strong.

The power of this bone formation could very well be ten times, or even more, than the power of those two sword strikes that obliterated Di Yang earlier.

Di Jie was somewhat chilled; Su Chen was not yet five hundred years old! To be this defyingly formidable already?

If more chance for growth was given to Su Chen?

"Di Heng, do not hold back, he must die." Di Jie transmitted a sound with grave urgency.

He firmly believed Di Heng could kill Su Chen. Though this bone formation was astonishing and surprising, his confidence in Di Heng’s strength was absolute.

Both were successors, but there was an essential difference between Di Heng and Di Wu, Di Yang.

If Di Heng couldn’t kill Su Chen, then, apart from the Old Ancestors, himself, and a few elders and Supreme Elders, no one in the Imperial Family could match Su Chen.

He transmitted this message to Di Heng only to emphasize the seriousness of the matter. Yes, to avoid any trace of underestimation, not to give Su Chen any chance.

"Kill!" In the next moment, Su Chen struck immediately, with no words wasted, without hesitation. With a mental command, he drove the Ghost Change Formation to Su Chen’s current most extreme level. The ninety-nine needle bones suddenly radiated intensely like ninety-nine starlit lethal points, glaring, cold, bursting to the limit, locking onto Di Heng. Although the ninety-nine needle bones appeared chaotic, they followed a unique rhythm, morphing oddly, pouncing towards Di Heng as if through instantaneous movement, immersing in a spatial essence, refining an unparalleled killing intent.

From within the cave at the back of the mountain, Di Jie’s eyes flashed again. At Di Jie’s level of strength, he could see through the formation Su Chen executed. Precisely because he could see through it, he became increasingly chilled.

This formation pushed the meaning of "strange change" to its utmost, within a moment layering and amplifying the attack power by an uncertain number of times. With each amplification and momentum build-up, it was challenging to pinpoint the location of the clear formation eye, as if it were constantly shifting.

Di Jie thought, if Su Chen were a bit stronger, if he could increase the operating speed of this formation by about three times, even he, Di Jie, would find it hard to counter this formation.

This formation, according to Di Jie, was the strongest formation he’d encountered in a lifetime exceeding ten million years.

Di Jie even felt a twinge of greed, almost wanting to tell Di Heng to capture Su Chen alive and extract the secret of this formation from his mouth.

However, the thought was immediately quashed as it arose.

Su Chen increasingly made Di Jie feel a chill and regard him seriously. He didn’t want to take risks; it was best for Su Chen to die early. Not even five hundred years old!!! Who knew what destiny or Azure Heaven’s protection such a uniquely defiant monster had? If there was an opportunity to kill, it must be seized. Such opportunities were rare.

"Kill, kill!!" Watching as the ninety-nine needle bones reached Di Heng, suddenly, a brilliant light of killing intent erupted from Su Chen’s eyes; he shouted fiercely.

And with his shout.

Another shocking, incredulous miracle unfolded.

The... those ninety-nine needle bones, each suffused with an eerie divine charm!

The divine charms were not very clear, yet they were indeed present.

What were those divine charms? They were Divine Demon Ghost Fire, Chaotic Divine Thunder, Chaotic Current.

Yes, Su Chen forcefully integrated the Three Great Cosmic Treasures into the bone formation as well.

This was the trump card of Su Chen’s hidden cards.

However, this wasn’t easy!

For simply driving the ninety-nine needle bones already consumed immense mental and Divine Soul energy, and now also driving Divine Demon Ghost Fire, Chaotic Divine Thunder, Chaotic Current, the load was immense.

This burden wasn’t limited to the Divine Soul and vigor but extended to the physical body, the four limbs, and bones all enduring endless pressure, a heavy load.

Anyway, it was difficult. To achieve this step, Su Chen had to rely on the cost of his own injuries. Of course, to Su Chen, injuries were never a concern; his undying and indestructible physique and bloodline, among others, meant he feared injuries the least.