Guarding the River of Time

Chapter 604 - 594: Die in Battle, Face Death!

As the blood-colored barrier appeared, the grey-robed man stopped in his tracks, looking at the barrier with interest.

The Barrier Beast was formed by the "Primordial Divine Stone" of the Ten Great Divine Stones being split into two. Its defensive power was unrivaled across the Ten Thousand Realms. It was this very reason that had initially caught his eye, prompting him to expend significant effort capturing and imprisoning the Barrier Beast near him.

What surprised him was that these two Barrier Beasts sacrificed their own life force to create a blood-red defensive barrier, just to protect the little girl behind them.

This only strengthened his resolve to capture her.

After the blood-colored barrier was constructed, the Iron-Eating Beast burned all its essence blood, infusing it into the barrier.

The willow tree on the left extended hundreds of branches, weaving them into a net over the barrier’s surface to reinforce it.

On the right, the World Origin Nanmu tree emitted a crimson Immortal Charm, enhancing the blood-colored barrier.

At this moment, the old Cyan Ox looked back at the door, then turned around, leaping toward the cellar.

Nannan, tied to its back, gazed at Mrs. Liu and the others outside, her face pale, eyes red.

No!

.....

After the old Cyan Ox jumped down the tunnel, it followed the pre-dug path, escaping at the fastest speed possible.

The Little Fox wrapped Nannan on the old Cyan Ox’s back, fully alert and vigilant of the surroundings.

Seeing the old Cyan Ox take Nannan away.

The five little ones also breathed a sigh of relief, opening the courtyard door and leading over a thousand subordinates to stand behind the Iron-Eating Beast and others.

"Protective Formation!"

With a command from Big Brother Groundhog, everyone infused their Spiritual Power into the barrier, blocking the grey-robed man outside.

At this moment, although they were in animal form, majestic human figures appeared behind them, wearing various attires, shining like saints.

Each one of them was a top-level powerhouse in the All Heavens and Myriad Realms, each a ruler of their own realm, an Overlord of a domain......

Upon seeing this, a trace of envy flashed in the eyes of the grey-robed man.

He hadn’t expected Su Mu to have so many followers.

What he envied was not the strength of these followers, but their loyalty, a willingness to die, facing him without the slightest sign of retreat—only a determination to meet death without regret.

The most crucial thing was that he couldn’t detect any mark of a Slave Seal on them, indicating that they were willingly sacrificing themselves.

Behind him, although there were many more powerful followers, very few could achieve such a level.

Thinking of this, the grey-robed man sighed softly.

He looked at the crowd, lamenting, "In my eyes, you are simply like ants."

Saying this, he ignored everyone, slowly raising his right hand, a terrifying Dharma Seal forming within it.

The next second, the Dharma Seal crashed towards the blood-colored barrier.

At the moment of collision, it erupted with terrifying holy light, everyone’s faces flushed red, and their entire body’s blood flowed in reverse.

Cracks appeared on the skin surface of the two Barrier Beasts, their bodies on the verge of shattering.

For a full three seconds, the Dharma Seal was finally blocked.

Seeing that they could withstand his attack for three seconds, the grey-robed man’s eyes lit up, not expecting them to withstand his strike.

Seeing the little girl’s aura getting farther away, he couldn’t delay any longer.

He approached the blood-colored barrier, raised his right hand, and delivered a gentle punch to it.

Boom—

The blood-colored barrier finally shattered, sending everyone flying and crashing heavily onto the ground.

The two Barrier Beasts’ skins shattered completely, with only a faint Immortal Light remaining, their life force reaching its limit.

After easily breaking through the defense, the grey-robed man ignored everyone, walking step by step into the courtyard.

At this moment, the Iron-Eating Beast crazily launched itself at the grey-robed man, trying to bite him.

Before it even got close, the powerful aura shattered all its internal organs, leaving its eyes vacant as it collapsed to the ground.

The heavily injured willow tree waved its branches, sending a thousand rays of Immortal Light at the grey-robed man, trying to block his steps.

The result was the same as the Barrier Beasts, unable even to touch the hem of the grey-robed man’s garment, as all its branches disintegrated, leaving only a bare trunk, its aura akin to a flickering candlelight that could extinguish at any moment.

The World Origin Nanmu, after that previous strike, had completely lost its combat capability, hanging on the brink of death.

"Everyone, follow me, to death!"

The five little ones led everyone, throwing themselves at the grey-robed man with all their might.

Unfortunately, the power gap was too great. They couldn’t even get close before all their flesh melted and evaporated away, leaving only bare white bones.

Even so, no one retreated, blocking the grey-robed man’s advance with their lives.

Tragically.....their self-sacrificing efforts couldn’t stop the grey-robed man’s steps.

......

The five little ones’ bodies lay broken, their breaths weak on the ground, all their subordinates reduced to bone dust, completely vanished.

They had no strength left to stop the grey-robed man.

Soon, the grey-robed man entered the courtyard as if it were unoccupied.

His Divine Sense enveloped the entire abode, not finding a trace of the little girl.

He proceeded to the back yard, observing the moved-out vegetable garden. From the residual aura in the air, it was apparent that many top-tier Holy Medicines had been planted here, and in significant quantity.

He inspected the house and found that everything had been moved out, leaving nothing behind, not even traces of living.

Arriving in the courtyard, he also discovered a water cellar, which was also empty, indicating that this River Guardian had a penchant for keeping creatures.

He carefully searched the residence, but he couldn’t find any trace of the little girl. How had she escaped right under his nose?

What surprised him was the little girl’s cautiousness, leaving no trace, as the entire home was cleared out, with no useful items or information left behind.

At this moment, the willow tree, Iron-Eating Beast, and others relaxed after seeing the grey-robed man find nothing.

At least their sacrifice was meaningful.

.....

The grey-robed man came to the front yard, staring at the willow tree, and asked, "Where did she go...."

His voice resonated like the sound of a divine drum, directly shattering the Sea of Consciousness of the willow tree, pressing for an answer.

Because earlier, he’d noticed that this willow tree was communicating with the little girl via telepathy, it seemed she was closely related to the little girl.

The willow tree chuckled lightly, not answering.

As the grey-robed man saw the willow tree about to commit suicide, his aura locked her in place, preventing her from ending her life.

Otherwise, the clue would be lost.

"I’ll give you one last chance..."

"Where did she go?"

"If you don’t tell me, I’ll still find a way to know."