In an instant.

The four of them, from four directions, surrounded Su Chen.

Su Chen's face showed the utmost seriousness.

"Young boy Su, what have you decided to do?" The Old Dragon was equally solemn.

It was dangerous. Now, Young boy Su couldn't borrow his power, and moreover, he wasn't in peak condition. He had only recovered about fifty or sixty percent, and his actual combat power was only around the Third Level of the Humanity Path Realm at best.

And the opponents were: one at the Ninth Level of the Humanity Daoism Realm, one at the Eighth Level Peak, one in the Early Stage of the Eighth Level, and another at the Seventh Layer Peak.

Su Chen was doomed!

Without a doubt!

If things went wrong, even his Undying and Indestructible state couldn't protect Su Chen.

If things went wrong, even the Divine Mansion couldn't protect Su Chen.

"Fight!!! What else can I do but fight?" Su Chen gritted his teeth, squinting his eyes, he could only fight to the death.

"Swish..." At that moment, Bing Zhiqian, who couldn't wait any longer, suddenly attacked. Although he no longer had the Xumang Sword, he still had other swords, which were equally remarkable Bing Xie Treasures.

A sword strike was thrust out.

Straight at Su Chen.

Fast.

As rapid as lightning.

The Sword Light was like a line, directly reaching in front of Su Chen.

At that moment, Su Chen's scalp tingled, frantically using the Traceless Movement Technique, trying to retreat backward, but it wasn't enough.

The speed wasn't enough.

Without the power bonus from Jiuyou and the Old Dragon, his Traceless Movement Technique's speed was no match for the speed of Bing Zhiqian's Sword Light.

In the blink of an eye, that Sword Light was about to strike Su Chen.

Helplessly.

Su Chen could only employ the Illusion Crystal.

Clang!!!

The Illusion Crystal blocked Bing Zhiqian's Sword Light.

Blocked it forcibly.

Su Chen gained a momentary breathing space.

However.

It was just that instant.

Bing Hong'ao, Bing Xubang, and Bing Hezang attacked simultaneously.

Especially Bing Hong'ao, it seemed like a casual palm strike.

Yet, that Palm Seal was terrifyingly powerful.

Whoosh!!!

With one palm down, Su Chen felt as if his whole being was crushed into dust.

Before his eyes, there seemed to be nothing but a vast Palm Seal overwhelming him.

It was too overpowering. Under the Palm Seal, he was completely immobilized.

Su Chen's face turned even paler. He seemed like he was being suppressed into the ground.

Blood drained from his face.

He had no choice but to employ the Illusion Crystal in front of him.

Bang!

The Palm Seal struck.

It hammered directly onto the Illusion Crystal.

The Illusion Crystal trembled, screeched, and flew backward.

While the Illusion Crystal was terrifyingly strong, Su Chen himself was not powerful enough, resulting in it exerting less than one percent of its strength.

The Illusion Crystal could easily withstand the attacks from Bing Zhiqian, Bing Yehe, and Bing Yufa. However, blocking Bing Hong'ao's attack proved somewhat challenging.

Still, though challenging, it undeniably blocked it.

Unfortunately.

Su Chen only managed to block Bing Hong'ao's Palm Seal, but he couldn't fend off the attacks from Bing Xubang and Bing Hezang. While Bing Hong'ao attacked, they struck simultaneously, and the Illusion Crystal couldn't handle attacks from three directions at once.

Therefore, Bing Xubang and Bing Hezang's attacks!

Struck directly onto Su Chen.

Puff!

In that instant, Su Chen's chest was pierced once again.

Moreover, the wound was even bigger.

An entire fist-sized hole.

His freshly regenerated internal organs were obliterated into void.

With blood spilling everywhere, Su Chen's whole body trembled.

Furthermore, his neck was also drenched in blood, a glaringly sharp scar severing his throat.

With blood gushing forth, Su Chen held his throat with one hand and his chest with the other.

He retreated! Retreated!! Retreated!!!

Utterly miserable.

Everything around fell into deathly silence.

Everyone stared fixedly, watching this blood-soaked figure.

Yet, Su Chen did not give up. Under the Undying and Indestructible state, his wounds were healing rapidly.

However.

He was growing increasingly weaker.

His face had already turned so pale that there was no trace of human color left.

"Old Dragon, is there really no way?" Su Chen communicated with the Old Dragon, blood-covered and wretched, his eyes remained determined yet filled with desolation.

Could it be that today, he would die here?

"After leaving the Thunder Spirit Ruins, I can only act through you," the Old Dragon said quietly. In other words, now, under the circumstances where Su Chen couldn't borrow his power, the Old Dragon couldn't act on his own.

Jiuyou was the same.

"Xi, help me." Su Chen communicated with Xi.

"Big Brother, I'm sorry. Xi can only absorb energy. Besides, Xi can't control her own body for the moment." Xi whispered, she could indeed absorb various energies, but it wasn't of her own volition; her body decided whether to absorb or not by itself.

As for the Soul Devouring Beast, it was still in hibernation.

No one could help Su Chen.

Despair!

Truly desperate!

"Su Chen, this milky white thing... is it the Forbidden Land's Treasure?" Bing Hong'ao spoke, glancing at the milky-white crystal sphere in front of Su Chen, greed evident in his eyes.

Su Chen remained silent, refusing to answer.

"Speak!!!" Upon seeing Su Chen's silence, Bing Hong'ao struck again with another palm strike.

Su Chen could only drive the Illusion Crystal once more, wildly hoping to block it.

But this time.

The Illusion Crystal couldn't hold back anymore and was forcibly pushed back.

Then, the Illusion Crystal melded directly into Su Chen's body. The Illusion Crystal wasn't injured, nor could it be.

The Illusion Crystal was summoned inside Su Chen's body. Why? Because Su Chen was now too weak, having only one-tenth or even one-twentieth of his peak strength. The Illusion Crystal's strength was intimately tied to Su Chen's strength.

When Su Chen was strong, the Illusion Crystal was strong.

When Su Chen was weak, the Illusion Crystal was weak.

At this moment, Su Chen was weak!!! Frail beyond measure!

The Illusion Crystal was likewise weak, weakened to the point it couldn't block Bing Hong'ao's attacks, forcing the Illusion Crystal to resist was futile.

"Hmph." Bing Hong'ao unleashed another palm strike.

Bang...

This palm strike hammered squarely above Su Chen's chest.

In an instant, ribs cracked, and blood blurred the view.

Su Chen's whole body was knocked backward, crashing heavily into the fragmented rocky ruins behind him.

Wretched beyond belief.

Leaning against the rocky ruins, Su Chen's whole body was drenched in blood, turning him into a figure drenched in a blood bath.

More than ten ribs were broken, starkly exposed to the air.

Excruciatingly painful.

Yet Su Chen didn't utter a single moan.

With only a pair of blood-red eyes, blood streaks vividly apparent.

"Hand over that treasure." Bing Hong'ao expressionless, said plainly, "Otherwise, I promise you'll find life worse than death."

"Cough cough..." Su Chen coughed blood while recovering from his injuries, those wounds on his body healing rapidly, and he continued to remain silent.

A blink later.

Su Chen stood up!!!

Forcing himself up, it was clear to see, when he stood up, the blood from his neck and chest was rushing down like rain, flowing under his feet, staining the ground red.

"Fight!" Su Chen's eyes were blood-red, staring intently at Bing Hong'ao, he shouted, should he hand over the Illusion Crystal now? Useless, handing it over meant death as well.

Better to fight.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.