"Azure Heaven above, ancestors of the Di Family, your unfilial descendant Di Jie pleads for your blessings!"

In the next moment, Di Jie directly knelt down, bowing fervently towards the gate of the Ninth Layer.

Behind him, those high-ranking members of the Di Family also knelt down, bowing deeply.

Afterward, Di Jie stood up respectfully, his hands trembling, truly shaking, as he prepared to open the door of the Ninth Layer.

However, because his hands were shaking so much, it took him hundreds of breaths to finally open the door to the Ninth Layer.

Hiss hiss hiss hiss...

The door slowly opened.

Then.

"No! No!! This isn’t real!!!" Di Jie roared, then immediately fell to the ground, limp. The proud head of the Di Family was now collapsed, spewing a large mouthful of blood. This time, he coughed up Essence Blood!

Yes.

Essence Blood.

Even death energy began to emanate from Di Jie’s body.

He was seriously injured.

Anger and fright had directly wounded him.

Behind him, those high-ranking members of the Di Family also collapsed.

One elder was even scared to death.

The Life-and-Death Reversing Pill, it’s... it’s... gone!

It’s truly gone!

The foundation of the Di Family has been undermined.

It’s been undermined!

In that moment.

A line of words floated out from within the Ninth Layer.

’Surprised or not? Shocked or not?’

It’s the handiwork of the Iceflame Vermilion Bird.

Leaving such words is too easy.

This is the character of the Iceflame Vermilion Bird, cheeky and playful.

"Poof!!!"

As these words floated out, Di Jie spewed another mouthful of Essence Blood.

His entire being sagged by seventy percent.

He looked as though he had suddenly aged, as if half his lifespan had been drained away.

"Su Chen! Su Chen!! Su Chen!!! Aaaah..." Following this, Di Jie roared with blood-tearing cries, his voice trembling, resonating throughout the entire Imperial Realm, making the entire realm shudder.

The over ten million Di Family members outside the Emperor’s Treasure Abyss, unaware of the truth, trembled in fear, shrinking their heads, completely clueless about what had happened.

The head of the family, why... why was he angry to the point of losing control?

The entire Imperial Realm was on the brink of collapsing.

"Hear my command, every Di family member, regardless of direct lineage, branch line, or collateral line. Regardless of gender. Regardless of age. Search! Search within the Imperial Realm!! Search for traces of Su Chen! Don’t let any inch of land go unchecked!!! Capture him, capture him, capture him! Whoever captures Su Chen alive will become my direct disciple, become a successor, and be rewarded with three Imperial soldiers!"

Di Jie’s shout echoed in every Di Family member’s ears.

Di Jie had gone mad.

Completely mad.

He had mobilized the entire Di family, everyone without exception, everyone had to search for Su Chen.

And the reward was terrifying.

A direct disciple of the family head? A successor? Three Imperial soldiers?

If the family head hadn’t said it in person, they wouldn’t dare to believe it even if they were beaten to death!

The rear mountain.

Inside Jinxian Pavilion, Di Deijin was somewhat bewildered.

She knew her father.

She could vaguely sense how furious Di Jie was at this moment.

What on earth did Su Chen do?

To... to drive her father to madness, to lose control, to shatter his state of mind.

"Did he really steal from the Emperor’s Treasure Abyss?" Di Deijin muttered to herself: "It must be! Just how much did he steal for father to be this angry?"

Just as Di Deijin was wondering.

Suddenly.

Di Jie’s voice came again.

"Old Ancestors, Di Jie is unfilial, Di Jie is incompetent, the Life-and-Death Reversing Pill has been stolen by that little bastard Su Chen! The entire Ninth Layer of the Emperor’s Treasure Abyss is empty!!!" Di Jie emerged, directly kneeling down, kneeling towards the location of the old ancestors’ mansion in the rear mountain.

At the same time, the Di family was deathly quiet.

Those over ten million Di Family members who didn’t follow Di Jie down into Emperor’s Treasure Abyss all... all... all heard.

The entire Ninth Layer of Emperor’s Treasure Abyss was stolen.

Even... even the legendary Life-and-Death Reversing Pill was stolen?

This news, like Heavenly Punishment Divine Thunder, boomed loudly, causing half of those over ten million Di Family members to faint directly!

The remaining half lost their thoughts as well, becoming like stone statues standing in place.

Inside Jinxian Pavilion, Di Deijin was also stunned.

Flabbergasted.

Utterly flabbergasted.

She knew Su Chen was daring and insane, but... but... but there must be a limit!!!

This is defying the heavens.

Completely defying the heavens.

To steal from the Emperor’s Treasure Abyss, and claim thoroughly taking all Nine Layers, is something others wouldn’t even dare to dream of, right?

Su Chen actually did it.

And... and succeeded?

"My man, you... you... you’re aiming for the heavens!" Di Deijin could not describe her feelings; she admitted this was the most emotional turbulence she had felt since birth.

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At this moment.

Su Chen and the Iceflame Vermilion Bird had already reached the edge of the Mother River.

"Is this the Mother River?" Su Chen stared at the Mother River. It was half-transparent, suspended within the Triple Void, surging mightily like a wondrous transverse river defying the heavens.

The half-transparent river water was sticky.

"The Mother River is very dangerous. Within it is the Origin of Spiritual Energy, which is what martial cultivators, especially top-level ones, desire most. In fact, because of this Mother River’s existence, the entire Primordial Continent benefits, and the Di Family has, over countless years, received offerings from the major top powers of the Primordial Continent as a result."

The Iceflame Vermilion Bird slowly explained, "The Origin of Spiritual Energy within the Mother River makes the concentration of spiritual energy in the Primordial Continent much higher. However, the most precious treasures within the Mother River are the Crystals of the Mother River, condensed from the Origin of Spiritual Energy."

Su Chen listened intently.

"The Mother River is divided into the Front Segment, Middle Segment, and Rear Segment. The Rear Segment is the most dangerous, so much so that not even the Di Family’s patriarch can enter it!!!" The Iceflame Vermilion Bird suddenly felt a bit proud and smug: "But I, the deity, can enter, and even take you inside..."

"What?" Su Chen was shocked, to be precise, greatly delighted.

If what the Iceflame Vermilion Bird said was true, he could enter directly into the Rear Segment of the Mother River, where the Di Family, even if they were seeking doom, couldn’t find him. Even if they knew he was in the Rear Segment, they wouldn’t be able to enter.

Then, after absorbing all the Di Family’s treasures accumulated over eons, including the Life-and-Death Reversing Pill, the Di Family would be nothing, not even the Di Jie would be worth anything.

"But although I can take you inside, with your current strength, you might be seriously injured or even killed instantly if you enter." The Iceflame Vermilion Bird poured cold water over it.

"Then what’s there to talk about?" Su Chen was speechless.

"What this deity means is for you to first enter the Front Segment of the Mother River. While evading the Di Family’s searches, devour the treasures obtained this time, rapidly increase your strength, and when your strength is sufficient, proceed to the Middle Segment, and finally the Rear Segment."

The Iceflame Vermilion Bird chuckled sinisterly: "When you finally have the strength to exist in the Rear Segment of the Mother River, then this deity can lead you to devour the Heart of the Mother River located in the Rear Segment!!!"

"The Heart of the Mother River?" Su Chen’s heart trembled: "What is that?"

He thought of the Heart of the Divine Demon.

Such a ’Heart’ is definitely a good thing.

"Just as you think, the essence of the entire Mother River is in the Heart of the Mother River. If you devour the Heart of the Mother River, it’s as if you have swallowed the entire Mother River; from then on, the Di Family would no longer possess the Mother River," the Iceflame Vermilion Bird said lightly.

"Damn!" Su Chen was truly taken aback, directly giving a thumbs up: "Iceflame, you are ruthless."

"Every ten thousand years or so, the Mother River will calm down a bit. During those periods, the Di Family people will enter the Front and Middle Segments to collect the Crystals of the Mother River. The Crystal of the Mother River is the fundamental reason the Di Family retains its terrifying martial arts cultivation speed. The Mother River is also one of the two foundations of the Di Family, and you have already obtained the other foundation, the Emperor’s Treasure Abyss. Hehe... Destroy the Di Family’s remaining foundation, and the Di Family is finished." The Iceflame Vermilion Bird blinked: "That means you’ve exacted your revenge."

Su Chen nodded heavily.

Indeed!

Without the Mother River and the Emperor’s Treasure Abyss, the Di Family will fall, their strength will plummet, and then they will face rapid annexation or even extermination by the families of the Traceless Heaven or the Grand Cosmos World.

Su Chen might not even need to raise a hand, and the Di Family would be wiped out.

"Not long ago, the Mother River just calmed down. You should know that because of the Mother River’s calm and quiet period, the Di Family’s vigor was entirely focused on the Crystal of the Mother River, nearly every martial cultivator in the Di Family was picking the Crystal of the Mother River, allowing you to improve your strength on the Divine Martial Continent as well as in War Ancient Sky and Great Luo Heaven peacefully. Otherwise, the Di Family would have sorted you out long ago. And now, the quiet, calm time of the Mother River has passed, and it has begun to riot and rage again. Now, when you enter the Front Segment of the Mother River, more than ninety-five percent of the Di Family people won’t dare to come after you."

"More than ninety-five percent of martial cultivators wouldn’t dare to come in? Tell me about the specific dangers within the Mother River?"

"The specific danger is the Primeval River Storm!!! The Primeval River Storm is extremely terrifying, coming and going without a trace! Once tainted by the Primeval River Storm, one would almost instantly vanish into thin air! You, kid, are lucky; your physical strength is frightening enough, and your body’s recovery ability is terrifying as well, so even if you’re tainted by the Primeval River Storm, you likely won’t vanish immediately, you might just barely withstand it. Of course, that’s limited to the Primeval River Storm in the Front Segment. The storms in the Middle and Rear Segments could currently be fatal to you."

"Hehe... that’s good, then let’s enter the Front Segment first." Su Chen was pleased; his physical strength and undying and indestructible nature indeed held a great advantage.

"Go down. Enter the Front Segment. Right, first, devour those thirty-odd fruits." The Iceflame Vermilion Bird spoke up. Those thirty-odd fruits included the Million-Year Purple Spirit Fruit, the Ten-Million-Year Vermilion Fruit, the Tens-of-Millions-Year Milk Crystal Fruit, and so on.

Anyway, they’re all Supreme Treasures.

Any one of those fruits could cultivate a terrifying genius.

And Su Chen was going to consume over thirty of them in one go.

Only Su Chen could.

With the Divine Mansion.

If it were anyone else, no matter how strong, they wouldn’t dare attempt this.

"Okay." Su Chen didn’t hesitate; he had been waiting for this, opened his mouth wide, and as if eating fruit, tossed all thirty-odd top Supreme Treasures into his mouth.

It was so brutal; you have to know, these thirty-odd fruits were accumulated by the Di Family over billions of years!

Any single one taken out, even the Di Jie himself wouldn’t bear to consume.

Even someone at Di Heng’s level, from birth till now, had only consumed one fruit, and that was one only with several hundred thousand years of age, and even that made him the envy of all young generations in the entire Di Family.

And Su Chen?

With over thirty fruits in his hand, any one of which was millions, several millions, even tens of millions of years old.

If the Di Jie saw this scene, he might just be driven mad with rage!!!

After eating over thirty top Supreme Treasure fruits, Su Chen felt the madness within the Divine Mansion.

The rate of operation was nearly out of control.

Su Chen himself was burning all over, his temperature skyrocketing crazily.

His whole body was trembling.

His blood seemed to reverse flow.

Very crazy.

The effect of these thirty-odd top Supreme Treasure fruits was frightening.

However, he still had reason.

His body leaped, heading toward the Front Segment of the Mother River.

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