<h4>Chapter 345: So We Really Do Need to Protect the World?</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>Henyee Trantions <strong>Editor: </strong>Henyee Trantions


    In order to save his image, Tang Ximen finally seized an opportunity to exin what had transpired during his Dragon Tribe trial.


    Everyone listened diligently and nodded as he exined.


    However, for some unknown reason, the look of sympathy in their eyes became even more intense.


    <i>What the f*ck?! Do they think I’m making this up?!</i>


    A feeling of sadness welled up in Tang Ximen’s heart as hey on the ck brick.


    “Senior Zi Yang, you’ll be responsible for protecting Senior Tang from now on,” An Lin ordered solemnly.


    After bing the team’s scout, Battle God Zi Yang had now be Tang Ximen’s “daddy” as well.


    The pitiful Battle God didn’t have any right to speak, and he could only ept this task obediently…


    After resting for a while, they decided to continue on.


    They pushed open the heavy stone door and were met with a gradually widening ck tunnel.


    A feeling of danger and chaos swirled around them as they walked along this passageway.


    An Lin frowned. There was a nagging sense of familiarity about this environment.


    After making their way through the ck tunnel, they arrived before a vast stretch of decayingnd.


    That’s right, thisnd was decaying and moving toward destruction. Not a single de of grass grew upon this crumblingnd, and the rocks on the ground were all fractured and decayed. The atmosphere was oppressive, and it was as though this entire realm was about to disintegrate into nothingness.


    “The Ten Realm-Guardian Tribes have arrived at the Foreign Land. Please exterminate all members of foreign tribes. Difficulty: hell mode.”


    The voice that traveled down from the sky left them all stunned.


    “Huh? Why does this announcement make it sound like we’re part of the Ten Realm-Guardian Tribes?” Xuanyuan Cheng was a bit taken aback.


    “I guess we’re probably viewed as a part of them because we epted their inheritances…” An Lin was a bit speechless.


    “Haha, that means cosying? Interesting, very interesting…” Liu Qianhuan had a look of excitement.


    It was clear that they had be members of the Ten Realm-Guardian Tribes now, and were thus tasked with protecting this world and exterminating members of all foreign tribe.


    “Say, is this really the main point? Are you guys just going to ignore the fact that we’ve been assigned to the hell mode difficulty?” Tian Lingling’s delicate face was pale with fright as she spoke.


    “Oh!” As ifing to a sudden realization, An Lin turned around to address the middle-aged male next to him. “Senior Zi Yang, in addition to Tang Ximen, you’re also responsible for Tian Lingling’s safety!”


    Battle God Zi Yang: “…”


    Tian Lingling: “…”


    Boom!


    At this moment, the ground suddenly fractured to reveal a gaping, pitch-ck pit.


    There was a solemn expression on An Lin’s face as he gripped his Evil-ying Sword tightly and nced at the dark pit.


    Then, an extremely dangerous aura oozed out from the pit. It was chaotic, distorted, bizarre, terrifying… Like ws that were trying to drag them deep into the abyss, a myriad of negative emotions crept out into the surroundings.


    Suddenly, three figures leaped out from the dark pit. These creatures were morphed from distorted ck matter, yet they appeared material and tangible.


    Their crimson eyes swiveled around chaotically, making them seem violent and erratic.


    An Lin realized what these creatures were the instant that he saw them—sinister devils!


    These weren’t any normal sinister devils; these were high ranking sinister devils! Like the cyclops sinister devil that they met in the Abyss of Evil, these sinister devils were especially material. A feeling of extreme danger emanated from their bodies.


    “Be careful, guys!” An Lin shouted in warning. “Make sure not to get stabbed by that ck matter! That ck matter can distort one’s mind!”


    He still remembered the time that he almost transformed into a mindless sinister devil after being stabbed by one.


    Luckily, Xiao Hong was there at the time, and she used her light power to heal him. Otherwise, there was a strong possibility that he would have cracked and descended to be a mindless sinister devil.


    As he shouted this warning, the three sinister devils had already be dark streaks.


    One of them rushed directly at An Lin. To his surprise, he was able to make out a strange and uncanny smile on the sinister devil’s pitch-ck and figureless face.


    An Lin’s expression remained unchanged. Like a bolt of lightning, his Evil-ying Sword drew out arge crescent arc and shed toward the sinister devil’s face.


    The sinister devil twisted strangely, and it managed to evade An Lin’s devastating sword strike. At the same time, it raised its palms toward him. As the flesh on its arms squirmed, ck matter shot out of his hands. They were like sharp des being pulled out of their sheaths, and the insane speed at which they traveled created shrill hisses through the air.


    Having fought with sinister devils before, An Lin was prepared for this, and he immediately parried with his sword.


    An Lin slid back a few steps as the gigantic force possessed by the ck matter crashed into his Evil-ying Sword.


    Just as the sinister devil attempted to follow up its attack, a ming sword projection which possessed the power of lightning suddenly shed before it. The roar of thunder was deafening, and the sinister devil was instantly engulfed by this strike.


    The sinister devil shrieked in pain as it stumbled back. A beautiful figure bore down upon it aggressively, giving it no reprieve as sheunched an endless stream of attacks.


    An Lin was startled. Xu Xian was doing all the showing-off, how could he allow this?!


    Without any hesitation, he immediately conjured his Wings of Wind and swooped toward the sinister devil.


    The second sinister devil rushed toward the resting Tang Ximen. However, its path was blocked by Xuanyuan Cheng, Su Qianyun, Yao Mingxi, and Hu Guan. Under the joint attack of these four people, the sinister devil fell into continuous retreat.


    Thest sinister devil pounced toward White Spirit Snake. Then, it was savaged by Battle Goddess Bi Qiong.


    Before long, the sinister devils found themselves in an extremely unfavorable situation.


    ncing at the battles, Liu Qianhuan felt that her help wasn’t needed. Thus, she watched from the sidelines and casuallyunched a few light cannons whenever she felt like it.


    Right at this moment, however, the sound of wailing suddenly traveled up from within the ck pit.


    Immediately afterward, an insanely thick column of ck light shot into the sky.


    Like raging waves, hundreds upon thousands of sinister devils—all of whom possessed boundless negativity—poured out from atop the column of light!


    “Holy f*ck! There’s that many?”


    An Lin became numb with fear as he gazed at the thick cloud of sinister devils descending from the skies.


    Soon after, a dozen or so sinister devils lunged toward him.


    His sword twirled and shed, and the sinister devils were torn to shreds.


    These sinister devils weren’t powerful, with most only being of the Dao Body Stage or Spirit Nurturing Stage. However, they were surging over in terrifying numbers!


    Battle Goddess Bi Qiong released her Divine sh. A vast azure de sliced outwards and cleaved the leading sinister devil into two. Then, the de swept outwards for thousands of feet, instantly obliterating dozens of sinister devils into nothingness.


    Before she could even withdraw her sword, dozens more sinister devils lunged at her.


    Bi Qiong frowned as she looked at the sea of sinister devils. She grabbed White Spirit Snake and flew toward Battle God Zi Yang. She felt that Battle God Zi Yang’s sweeping me attack was a better way of dealing with these sinister devils.


    However, Battle God Zi Yang appeared little better than a bludger right now. There was a wall of mes around him, and any sinister devil which leaped into these mes were scorched to death.


    “Aren’t you going to burn the sinister devils outside of your me barrier?” Bi Qiong was a little puzzled after entering this me barrier with White Spirit Snake.


    “My only responsibility is to protect Tian Lingling and Tang Ximen,” Battle God Zi Yang replied expressionlessly. “Besides, I don’t possess a Divine me anymore. I don’t have the ability to burn that mob of sinister devils to death.”


    It was clear that Battle God Zi Yang still felt a deep sense of resentment…


    After ying a powerful sinister devil, Xuanyuan Cheng and the others also retreated into Battle God Zi Yang’s me barrier.


    “Oi, why aren’t you guys attacking the enemy?” Zi Yang grumbled in dissatisfaction. “If you all retreat here, then the sinister devils are all going to charge over here as well! I’ll be under a lot of pressure!”


    “Defending as a group is safer!”


    Xuanyuan Cheng yelled as he cast long-range immortal spells.


    An Lin and Xu Xian were also flying toward Battle God Zi Yang’s me barrier after ying a powerful sinister devil.


    “Gundam One, Gundam Two, go into the me barrier and release a protective barrier.”


    An Lin released the Gundams from his storage ring and gave an order.


    “An Lin, what are you nning to do?”


    Xu Xian scowled upon seeing An Lin suddenly stop in his tracks.


    “Me? I want to try a new move.”


    Crimson symbols appeared on the back of An Lin’s hands.


    Immediately afterward, a tremendous true me intent flooded into the surroundings!