Scourge Messenger

Chapter 190 Destruction of the Secret Realm
The three guardians started fighting.

Although they had considered the possibility, the girls were still quite surprised to see them fighting over the spoils. However, upon closer inspection, they realized that they were actually fighting with their bare hands.

Yes, forbidden tokens, forbidden secret techniques, forbidden weapons. Even if they have a foundation in cultivation techniques, are at the peak of the third level of cultivation in this world, or may have even absorbed the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends, their fight will still be no different from a brawl in the countryside. At most, they will fight a little more fiercely and quickly.

The first to fall was Bei You. It wasn't that he wasn't strong, but that he was too strong. Banruo's martial arts skills were all in long weapons, and Xue Xiang was proficient in hand skills, but he relied entirely on his tokens to cause damage. Only Bei You could split mountains and rocks with just his legs. It would be strange if everyone ganged up on him.

Then Xue Xiang engaged in a one-on-one battle with Prajna. Prajna was tough and resilient, while Xue Xiang was adept at dodging. For a time, the battle was fierce. Suddenly, Xue Xiang executed a deadly cross kick, grabbing Prajna's neck and tightly gripping Prajna's arms with both hands, forming a cross armbar. In mortal combat, this is almost a guaranteed kill.

Prajna held on for more than ten seconds before finally activating her defensive barrier. Blood Path immediately released her and left, his good mood shining through despite being bruised and battered: "Last time you managed to break free of my cross lock, why did you give up so quickly this time?"

"If it weren't for my mistake, the fight might have gone more smoothly. I'm not qualified to fight for a second piece of loot, so I'll give it to you," Prajna said.

"You son of a bitch, if you can't beat me, you can't beat me, what kind of nonsense are you spouting?" Blood Prime cursed, went over and picked up the reward and punishment token next to the treasure chest, "Then I'll take this token, you guys can split this money."

"What do you mean you can't beat me? If you're so tough, why don't you fight me one-on-one? I can beat you all without even using my hands." Bei You lay on the ground cursing, "It's always me who gets targeted first."

Blood cursed back, "You beast, you kicked my head so hard it's buzzing! What did I say? You win five out of ten times. If I weren't targeting you, I might as well just acknowledge you as my father."

"I wouldn't mind having another son, but you just lost a younger brother, so wouldn't you like to have another relative?"

"Go to hell!"

It turns out they were just dueling for the ownership of the last piece of spoils, but putting aside the fact that they were both messengers of the demonic path, just removing the defensive barrier was an extremely dangerous thing. If anyone had malicious intentions, they could take the opportunity to assassinate them. Who could guarantee that they would be able to react in time?

However, judging from their tone, this 'naked fight' was not the first time it had been held. It's likely that they've used this almost beastly method to determine right and wrong whenever they have disagreements over the years.

They seem to trust each other, but they won't sit down and talk things out; they have to fight to decide whose side to listen to. They seem to distrust each other, but they actually dare to entrust their lives to the other's decision.

But seeing their faces bruised and battered, the winner, Xue Xiang, was naturally smug, while the losers, Bei You and Ban Ruo, sat on the ground grinning from ear to ear. Rather than the three guardians of Shu Dao Mountain, they seemed more like three immature teenagers.

They quickly got up from the ground and saw the teasing expressions on the faces of the Pharmacist and the Bunny Girl. Prajna put her hands together and said, "Please excuse my rudeness."

"Get out of here now," Xue Xiang said coldly. "You don't actually intend to become the Great Protector of Shudao Mountain, do you?" Although this was his usual attitude, it still made people feel that he was ashamed of the fight earlier.

"I didn't originally intend to do this, but to make you unhappy, this heroine can reluctantly stay. Anyway, I'm just idling around, so why not cause you some trouble?" the bunny heroine said.

Xue Xiang sneered: "I won't be upset. You'd be happy to be a female demon, but I have no interest in running into you outside."

"Are you leaving?" Prajna asked.

Xue Xiang nodded: "Now that we've obtained Si Wuxie's inheritance, there's no point in staying on Shudao Mountain any longer. Pack your bags, we'll be leaving soon."

"Hey, hey, the Shu Road Mountain is a territory we conquered! Are you just going to leave like that?" Bei You's tone was exaggerated. "I thought we'd be the three great protectors for life! When we got old, we'd follow Si Wuxie's example and leave behind three inheritances in the secret realm, named... the Three Kings Inheritance, how about that?"

"I've stayed in Shudao Mountain for far too long," Xue Xiang said slowly. "If they hadn't come, I would have left in two years to seek other Foundation Establishment opportunities... You all had better make plans soon. Whether you choose the righteous path or the demonic path, you have to go out to have a chance to go further. Hiding in this cesspool and ruling like a king will only make you stepping stones for the younger generation. Just like the four guardians of the previous generation, three were killed by Prajna, and one was killed by me."

So there were other protectors before them... The young ladies belatedly realized this. "It seems you're really determined, even if it's just a dog's mouth trying to spout ivory," Bei You laughed. "We hit it off right away, how about I give you a ride and introduce you to my niece?"

"You'll die from your own mouth sooner or later," Xue Xiang said. "But Bei You, you must have had this planned all along. I've never seen through you... Even if you die, it will definitely be in the ending you've orchestrated. As for Ban Ruo, after I'm gone, be careful that Bei You doesn't play you to death."

"This humble monk will likely be leaving soon," Prajna said. "After thirteen years of arduous cultivation on the mountain, it's time to go back and visit. I just didn't expect that what we just fought was our last battle to protect the Dharma; it's a little bittersweet."

"At least in the last match, that beast Beiyou lost."

"Indeed, this humble monk has no regrets."

"It's so boring to part like this. How about we have a real fight? I'm ready to end it when only one of us is left alive."

Yan Qing rubbed his eyes. If it weren't for the three bright red names above their heads, he would have thought they were three college students about to graduate and embark on their own journeys. Even though he guessed that Xue Xiang and Ban Ruo were in a hurry to run away to protect their gains, the dejection in their words was undeniable.

Thinking about it carefully, they had spent at least seven years together in the Shu Dao Mountain. During those seven years, they sat alone in the bustling mountain stronghold, surrounded by untrustworthy demonic messengers. Even those they could trust might be mistakenly killed by them. Even though there was conflict, disgust, and fear between them, the only people they could communicate with, argue with, fight with, and cooperate with were the other two. They could only spend their time on the other two, as no one else could bear their love and hate.

How many seven-year periods are there in a lifetime? They accompanied each other for these seven years, even though they were both villains, but time will not be discounted just because they are villains.

Perhaps they were never friends in the conventional sense, but in this chaotic place of Shudao Mountain, they could only have this kind of chaotic relationship.

Three villains were wrestling in the cesspool, none of them able to defeat the others. Although they all felt it was a foul and despicable time, looking back, they were also glad that they were not the only ones in the cesspool.

Perhaps influenced by their separation, the pharmacist suddenly took the bunny girl's hand and refused to let go even when she tried to break free, as if afraid that she would suddenly disappear.

"I won't stay with you for seven years," the bunny girl whispered. "Seven years is enough for me to attain the Golden Core stage and ascend to immortality."

"What about three years?"

"That won't work either."

"Shouldn't a year be enough?"

"If it's a year..."

The group walked through the central courtyard and arrived at the entrance to the secret realm. Before leaving the secret realm, everyone had a vague, strange premonition, or rather, they had foreseen it but had simply ignored it.

As the last Prajna stepped out of the secret realm, everyone heard a very distant collapse sound. Turning around, they saw through the light green vortex that the Juxian Manor inside the secret realm was engulfed in flames, with houses collapsing and flames burning along the fallen trees until the light green vortex was completely burned away.

The crossbow-wielding messengers on the fortress were dumbfounded, while the five men who had just come out showed no surprise.

This secret realm of the Corpse Forest, which had existed for countless years and was used by Si Wuxie as a place of inheritance for nearly a century, was completely reduced to ashes and disappeared without a trace.

"A natural disaster," the pharmacist whispered, the fireworks that had lit up the secret realm completely extinguished in her eyes.

(End of this chapter)