Chapter 529: Chapter 528: Surrounded by Tigers and Wolves

At that moment, a monk appeared. It was Liao Hai, the very monk Ye Fan had persuaded to come from the Secular World.

"Benefactor," he said, "you have the responsibility to guard and guide them. You cannot die. Let this old monk go instead!"

"Master!" Fa Ming was stunned. He hadn’t expected Liao Hai to willingly sacrifice his life at a time like this.

Liao Hai said, "If I don’t enter Hell, who will? I have lived in comfort in the Secular World for over a thousand years. It is time for me to take responsibility!

"Give this old monk a chance for redemption!"

"Master! Take care!" Fa Ming replied with the utmost respect.

He was not afraid of death, but just as Liao Hai had said, he could not die yet. If he were to fall, Zhuang Zhou alone would not be enough to turn the tide.

Liao Hai’s spirit of self-sacrifice commanded the respect of all the high-ranking individuals present, including Heather and Spirit Suppressing Domain. Now, they no longer felt that Liao Hai had been shirking his responsibility. His thousand-year wait had all been for this single moment: to face his death.

"Go quickly!" Liao Hai urged. "Any more delay and you’ll lose your chance."

At his words, the leaders immediately led the other Guardians in a retreat toward the world behind them. None of them feared death, but with such responsibility on their shoulders, they could not act recklessly. Liao Hai, however, walked calmly forward.

When the West Spirit King saw a monk making his way toward him, he sneered, "Old monk, are you trying to block my path?"

"Benefactor," Liao Hai said calmly, "creating so much slaughter will bring you no good. Please, lay down your butcher’s knife and attain enlightenment."

"Bullshit! For me, being the supreme ruler of all creation is the greatest thing in the world!" the West Spirit King retorted. "You think you can reform me, you old bald donkey? You truly overestimate your own abilities!"

Liao Hai remained serene. "Benefactor, you have already fallen to your inner demons. Your Heart Demon is too strong, and greed is corroding you step by step.

"There is still time to turn back!"

"What an ignorant monk! Not only will I refuse to put down my butcher’s knife, I will use it to kill you!"

The West Spirit King attacked at once. In that same instant, Liao Hai made his move, crying out, "First Light of the Buddha!"

Instantly, the figure of a Vajra Buddha materialized behind him, radiating an aura of peace. But even it could not halt the West Spirit King’s advance.

The West Spirit King scoffed, "Pathetic."

With a single palm strike, the Vajra Buddha shattered, and Liao Hai was severely injured. Then, the West Spirit King stomped down, crushing him instantly. And just like that, the life of Liao Hai, a master of Buddhist Law, came to an end.

The high-ranking Guardians, fleeing in the distance, witnessed this scene with tears in their eyes. Liao Hai had bought them time with his life. They hardened their resolve, determined not to let Liao Hai’s sacrifice be in vain.

Just as they reached the gate leading to the Secular World, they were taken aback. A glamorous Red-clothed Woman stood before the gate, blocking their path.

"Who are you?" Zhuang Zhou demanded.

"Escape?" the Red-clothed Woman said. "Impossible. You’ve already lost. The only path for losers is death!"

"Bullshit!" the Frost Ice Iron General roared, launching a Frost Ice Fist.

"Wait!" Fa Ming cried out, but he was too late.

Just as the Frost Ice Iron General reached the Red-clothed Woman, she struck, landing a clean blow. The Frost Ice Iron General felt his body about to shatter as he was sent flying backward. He slammed violently onto the ground, remaining conscious by a thread but completely drained of the strength to fight. And this had been just a casual punch from the Red-clothed Woman.

Everyone gasped. They knew the Frost Ice Iron General’s strength. While not the most exceptional among them, he was a true master of the Reincarnation Realm! Yet, such an expert was felled by a single, casual punch. How could they possibly be a match for her? Even Zhuang Zhou and Fa Ming stood no chance.

They were horrified. To think that a Spirit King-level expert was here, and that she had come from the world they had just fled. The existence of such a powerful being was terrifying.

Nangong, who was only at the Saint-level, instantly realized what the Red-clothed Woman was. He recognized her aura.

"She’s a Divine Pet of the Nirvana Realm!" Nangong exclaimed.

The revelation shocked everyone. A pet of the Divine Race. There was no doubt they were in grave peril, caught between a Divine Pet blocking their escape and a Spirit King pursuing them from behind. Was the lineage of the Spirit Suppressing People truly going to vanish from the world today?

The Evil Vengeance Divine Pet sneered. "Clever of you to recognize me. Since you know who I am, then you should also know that none of you will be leaving through this gate alive!"

"Hmph! Even if we die, we’ll still fight you!" Heather and Spirit Suppressing Domain retorted defiantly.

Although Alice was not as strong as the other two, she did not hesitate to summon her White Tiger Spiritual Beast to battle.

"This aura..." The Evil Vengeance Divine Pet’s eyes narrowed. She instantly detected Ye Fan’s scent on the three women. It wasn’t just his aura, but also the essence of the Divine Bloodline. In that case, these three women had to be his wives.

The Evil Vengeance Divine Pet let out a malicious smirk. "You’re his women, aren’t you?"

"What do you mean?" The three women were puzzled.

"Some time ago," the Evil Vengeance Divine Pet said, "a fool who didn’t know his place broke into my Silent Spirit Pavilion. I killed him. But now I sense his aura on all of you, so I’m guessing you belong to him."

Hearing this, the three women panicked.

"He wielded the Sword of Slaughter!" she added.

Now, it wasn’t just the three women. All of the high-ranking individuals present knew who the Evil Vengeance Divine Pet was talking about: Ye Fan.

"Impossible!" Su Qingxue cried out. "He can’t be dead! You couldn’t have killed him!" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"Oh really?" the Divine Pet retorted. "I can contend with a Spirit King. What was he? Nothing! I killed him in my Silent Spirit Pavilion!"

"No!" The three women burned with rage. They desperately wanted to deny it, but at this moment, they couldn’t. They had just witnessed the Evil Vengeance Divine Pet’s overwhelming power for themselves.

"But don’t worry," the Evil Vengeance Divine Pet said coldly. "You’ll be joining him soon enough."

She released her deathly aura, and the air instantly grew heavy and still.

Seeing the West Spirit King closing in from behind, Zhuang Zhou yelled, "All of us, together! We have to take her down now!"

In an instant, the leaders surged forward. Defeating the Evil Vengeance Divine Pet was their only chance of survival. But the Evil Vengeance Divine Pet remained silent and perfectly calm, a composure born from her formidable strength.

"We’ll kill you!" The three women charged forward alongside the other leaders. Their combined might was formidable—enough to annihilate any other Reincarnation Realm martial artist in an instant.

But the Evil Vengeance Divine Pet was a different matter entirely.