Su Chen defeated Di Qu, the supreme elder of the Imperial Family. The remaining nine elders and deacons, terrified by Di Qu's swift demise, were persuaded by him to attack Su Chen together. Di Qu unleashed a powerful combined blade and sword technique, drawing the attention of Su Chen, who prepared to counter with an even stronger attack.
Whoosh...
Su Chen met this sword strike head-on.
1.8 million Dragon's Force + Middle Stage Seventh Stage Sword Rhyme + Nine Great Dao Rules + Chaotic Divine Thunder.
"How can this be?!!!" While others couldn't perceive the change, Di Que could. It felt different. Not even close. This strike possessed significantly more power. Could it be that Su Chen was holding back, even with his previous three attacks? This thought seemed impossible. After all, Su Chen's prior three swords were already more formidable than a cultivator at the peak of the Sixth Layer of the Human Lord Realm exerting their full strength! And he was still holding back?
In that critical moment, Di Que's mind felt like it was being ripped apart. The sensation was pure despair, an indescribable, crushing despair.
At the exact same instant.
Bang, bang, bang...
Su Chen absorbed the full force of the remaining nine Di Family cultivators' attacks. He didn't dodge, nor did he even spare them a glance from start to finish. This apparent disregard filled the nine Di Family cultivators with elation, their eyes widening in disbelief as they witnessed their techniques strike Su Chen. It was a moment of almost fantastical delight. It seemed Su Chen had underestimated them—a possibility that shouldn't exist, yet here was the reality of their moves landing on him!
Landing simultaneously on Su Chen. The sheer joy brought tears to the eyes of the nine Di Family cultivators, whose strength was above the Human Lord Realm. They could already envision Su Chen being torn to shreds, obliterated, his blood spurting, his Divine Soul annihilated, and so forth...
However! This profound joy was fleeting. In the blink of an eye, those nine Di Family cultivators discovered... discovered that Su Chen, despite being struck by their full-power assault, remained completely unscathed! Yes, entirely unharmed. It was as if their attacks were mere illusions.
Su Chen only shivered slightly; otherwise, not even his skin was broken, not a single drop of blood was spilled, let alone any sign of injury or death. It was akin to an ant attempting to harm an elephant.
This scene was also witnessed by Di Que, whose eyes felt like they were about to explode!!! While the strength of the remaining nine Di Family cultivators was insignificant in Di Que's eyes, he still couldn't comprehend someone taking their combined attacks without so much as a scratch! This wasn't human; it was far beyond.
Even in the vast Grand Cosmos World, a monster of this caliber was exceedingly rare. It was like seeing a ghost, a Yama-level ghost. Di Que's heart nearly stopped. Clenching his teeth, his weathered face turned deathly pale, a pallor of utter dread.
Su Chen, on the other hand, found it all quite normal. Having absorbed countless Heavenly and Earthly Treasures from the Emperor's Treasure Abyss, his Physical Body strength and power had increased manifold. Furthermore, he had undergone a thorough baptism from the initial segments of the Primeval River Storm, combined with his innate Supreme-level Physical Strength.
Therefore, he could now withstand the full-force attacks from cultivators below the third level of the Human Lord Realm without so much as a single drop of blood spilled or a scratch on his skin.
It was at this precise moment.
Buzzing... Di Que unleashed all his might, a two-hundred-percent effort that resonated with mountains and rivers. He moved like a soul-hungry Demon Beast, howling, wailing, and screaming in agony, even forcing the fleeing mountains to crumble and the vast seas to vanish.
From afar, Su Chen's sword strike pierced forward! It was overwhelmingly powerful. Like the sharpest pair of scissors in existence, it effortlessly shredded through mere paper and cloth. The Sword Light displayed no sudden surge of aura, no crazy explosion of colors; it appeared remarkably ordinary, yet it possessed an indescribable sharpness. Touch it, and it vanishes.
The sword technique of mountain and river resonance, though clearly potent and fully displaying Di Que's might, was still no match! And the difference wasn't slight; it was substantial.
"Run! Everyone~~~ Run! Use your full strength for your movement techniques! Go! If Su Chen doesn't perish! If any of you survive! Take word to the Family Head, have the Family Head and others withdraw from the Primeval River! Summon the Old Ancestors, otherwise, the Di Family is finished, utterly finished!!!"
Di Que's eyes felt like they were about to shatter. It was a primal scream born of madness, fear, regret, terror, and unwillingness, a roar that tore through his throat as he shouted hoarsely.
Simultaneously, he himself charged towards Su Chen like a lunatic. Not only that. Di Que completely burned his own life essence. Without reserving a single bit. In one breath, he consumed millions of years of his lifespan. Even more insanely, he didn't burn his lifespan to kill Su Chen or to gather power for an ultimate move; he did it solely for speed.
Yes. Solely for speed. He poured all the burned lifespan into enhancing his movement technique, pushing it to a level akin to Instantaneous Movement.
Di Que believed this was his brilliant strategy; faced with Su Chen's chillingly despairing sword, a blade beyond any of his comprehension, he felt that even if he expended his entire life force to attack with full momentum, the outcome would still likely be death, and he wouldn't be a match for Su Chen.
Since that was the case, he decided to pour all the strength gained from burning his lifespan into his movement technique, creating an incredibly swift, short burst of Instantaneous Movement.
He intended to utilize this extreme speed to close the distance with Su Chen.
His goal was to perish alongside Su Chen.
He planned to self-detonate.
Using Instantaneous Movement to reach Su Chen's side and then detonating himself.
Resigned to being no match for Su Chen, the best possible outcome was mutual destruction, and dying together was, in his view, a gain.
It must be said, Di Que was ruthless, even more so than Di Qu, and possessed a keen understanding of his own limits.
He was both sufficiently mad and remarkably shrewd.
He had made the most fitting choice.
Su Chen's expression shifted, a genuine change.
He had absolutely not foreseen this.
Di Que's decisiveness, his madness, and his accurate assessment of the situation surpassed Su Chen's expectations.
Di Que's Instantaneous Movement was truly Instantaneous Movement!!! The conversion of burning lifespan into this ability wasn't a sham but a solid, tangible reality!
Di Que instantly appeared right in front of him.
Su Chen's thoughts struggled to keep pace.
And just as Su Chen's mind began to react,
BOOM!!!
A world-shattering roar, like the descent of ten thousand divine thunderbolts, erupted.
In that moment, the section of the Primeval River Storm within a radius of several dozen kilometers was completely annihilated, turning into nothingness.
This was the leading edge of the Primeval River Storm! Obliterated across dozens of kilometers in the blink of an eye – truly terrifying!
The entire front segment of the Primeval River Storm shuddered. Even Di Jie, who was hundreds of kilometers away and rushing desperately, felt the tremor.
The aura of self-detonation's annihilation genuinely swept over everything.
Supremely potent.
The self-detonation of an old monster at the sixth level of the Human Lord Realm, crucially one who possessed power exceeding his cultivation level, meant his self-destruction...
Was equivalent to the destruction of a small Plane.
