The moment the small cloth pouch was burned away, the Heavenly Rank Myriad Bone in Lu Chao’s hand let out a BUZZ, shot directly into his body, and merged with his Life-taking Star-devouring Bone...

In an instant, there were now six Heavenly Bones floating in the lower regions of Lu Chao’s Bone Inner World.

It was perfect timing, as he had just pulled down his sixth Star Heavenly Destiny Bone, allowing him to devour a sixth external Heavenly Bone.

As the Heavenly Rank Bone of Myriad Stars was devoured... BUZZ!

A Heavenly Rank Myriad Bone Meridian Map instantly appeared in Lu Chao’s mind.

Lu Chao instantly grasped the gist of it and thought, ’True Qi of Myriad Stars, repair it for me.’

The Life-taking Star-devouring Bone immediately released True Qi with the properties of the Bone of Myriad Stars...

It flowed directly into the cracked Earth-grade Myriad Bone outside his body.

With this True Qi from the same source, the cracks on the Earth-grade Myriad Bone immediately began to fuse, slowly becoming a complete Myriad Bone once more.

Once that was done, Lu Chao let out a long breath and quickly surveyed his surroundings...

Dongfang Ren was fighting three institute heads, including Zeng Quan, all by himself. Sun Shijin and his men were coordinating to fight another three Inner Courtyard heads. Meanwhile, Marquis Longyin, a Su Family Elder, and Su Shangmo worked together against the head of the Fox Institute and his group of vice-heads.

Among them, Dongfang Ren alone had already begun to suppress Zeng Quan’s group of three.

Sun Shijin’s side, however, was struggling badly. They looked like they were fighting for their lives and could be routed at any moment.

Marquis Longyin and Su Shangmo were also being pushed back step by step; they were simply outnumbered.

At that moment, Su Shangmo couldn’t help but shout, "Elder Jueying, hurry and make your move! We can’t hold on much longer!"

Su Jueying was the very Su Family Elder who had hesitated because Cheng Yunsu had only revealed the aura of a Heavenly Bone.

He stood in the distance, his brow deeply furrowed...

Suddenly, as if having made a decision, he bellowed, "All of you, stop!"

His powerful True Qi rippled through the explosive battle on the martial arts field, but unfortunately, no one paid him any mind.

The corners of Su Jueying’s mouth twitched repeatedly. "The fake Lu Chao is still considered one of our Saint Bone Su Family," he declared. "Let our Su Family inspect him ourselves. If he truly has a Life-taking Bone, we will be the ones to cleanse our own house."

As soon as he said this, Su Shangmo’s head snapped up, his expression changing drastically.

The other Su Family Elder’s expression also changed, and he couldn’t help but say, "Jueying, you..."

Before he could finish, Su Jueying said coldly, "Our Saint Bone Su Family absolutely cannot harbor or protect someone with a Life-taking Bone. Otherwise, how would others see us? Does the Su Family want to survive or not?"

As he spoke, he walked step by step toward the battling crowd.

At his words, the combatants gradually paused, all of them staring at the approaching Su Jueying.

Cheng Chuming’s expression had turned grim.

Cheng Yunsu’s fists clenched. She didn’t yet know that Lu Chao had already solved the problem with the Bone of Myriad Stars.

Sun Shijin’s eyes turned red. ’Great, more trouble,’ he thought.

If an Elder of the Saint Bone Su Family made a move to inspect Lu Chao, they truly wouldn’t be able to stop him.

Just then, Su Jueying stopped and looked at Lu Chao...

"Fake Lu Chao, you have no problem with me inspecting you, do you?"

"Rest assured. Your father-in-law is the future Patriarch of our Saint Bone Su Family. I would never harbor any ill intentions toward you."

"But if you really do have a Life-taking Bone, then I’m sorry, but you must be destroyed."

"Our Saint Bone Su Family cannot bear the crime of protecting someone with a Life-taking Bone."

The Life-taking Bone... it simply wasn’t tolerated by the world...

If it belonged to some nobody or weakling, it was fine—no one would care too much. But Lu Chao was no longer a nobody.

As Su Jueying spoke, his eyes filled with a savage grin. ’I’m seventy, eighty percent sure this fake Lu Chao has a Life-taking Bone,’ he thought. ’Otherwise, why would he have been so afraid of Zeng Quan’s inspection? Why did he draw Cheng Yunsu’s True Qi into his body just now?’

’I just need to expose Lu Chao. As long as he has a Life-taking Bone, he can be killed.’

’That way, Cheng Chuming won’t always be listening to this son-in-law of his...’

’I, Su Jueying, already understand Cheng Chuming’s personality. He’s the indecisive type, so I’m not afraid of him seeking revenge in the future.’

’Earlier, Su Shangmo said he was afraid Cheng Yunsu had a Saint Bone. But now, it’s been proven that she doesn’t.’

’As long as Cheng Yunsu doesn’t have a Saint Bone, there’s nothing to fear...’

’I’ll get rid of the fake Lu Chao, drag Cheng Chuming back to the Saint Bone Su Family, force him into another marriage, and have him produce more children.’

’As for Cheng Yunsu, she can be ignored...’

’Since she doesn’t have a Saint Bone, she can return to the Saint Bone Su Family if she wants. If she doesn’t, it wouldn’t matter even if she died out here.’

The battle came to a complete halt!

Everyone stared at Su Jueying, then at Lu Chao.

Zeng Quan and his group were considering whether to let Su Jueying perform the inspection, while Sun Shijin was frantically trying to think of a solution. Beside him, Cheng Chuming couldn’t hold back any longer. He stomped forward and said, "Su Jueying, if my son-in-law..."

Before he could finish, Lu Chao quickly interrupted, "Father-in-law, I’m perfectly fine."

Cheng Chuming was worried to death; he had been ready to threaten them with his own life.

But Lu Chao stopped him. ’This isn’t the time for such threats,’ he thought. ’The more he pushes, the bigger the problem will become...’

His voice boomed across the entire field. He then looked at Su Jueying and said, "Elder Jueying, of course you harbor no ill will. I would never let Zeng Quan and his people inspect me, but someone from the Saint Bone Su Family is no problem."

Lu Chao’s voice, firm and powerful, stunned everyone present.

Cheng Yunsu was the first to react, and her heart settled. She knew her husband must have dealt with the hidden danger from before.

The others were a mix of confused, suspicious, and worried...

Then Lu Chao added, "Elder Jueying, come on!"

Su Jueying’s expression held a hint of surprise and uncertainty, but he still shot a small wisp of True Qi at Lu Chao. Instantly, the True Qi pressed down on Lu Chao, triggering the aura of his Destiny Bone.

The next moment, under everyone’s watchful eyes, Lu Chao emitted the incomparably pure aura of the Bone of Myriad Stars.

The extremely nervous Su Shangmo immediately let out a long breath and said, "The Bone of Myriad Stars, Earth Tier. That’s it."

Sun Shijin stared blankly at Lu Chao...

He also let out a silent sigh of relief. Although he didn’t know how Lu Chao had managed it, he could finally relax.

Zeng Quan and the others stared intently at Lu Chao, as if trying to find a trace of the Life-taking Bone’s aura, but they couldn’t find a thing.

Just like that, Su Jueying’s small wisp of True Qi dissipated from Lu Chao’s body...

Lu Chao slowly retracted the aura of his Myriad Bone. He then looked at Zeng Quan and the others and asked, "Now, are there any more questions?"

As his voice fell, Zeng Quan and the others gritted their teeth...

Immediately, Li Wumian roared, "This doesn’t count! You must have used some Secret Technique to hide it. We need to do a thorough inspection! We must be allowed to send our True Qi into your body."

Using True Qi to force out the aura and level of Lu Chao’s Destiny Bone was only a superficial method, not a deep enough inspection.

Following Li Wumian’s words, Zeng Quan also said in a cold voice, "That’s right. You must let us inspect you thoroughly."