Comparatively speaking, Daoyuan was the least injured because of his Dragon Elephant Vajra Body, and at least he could still stand up. He stood dozens of meters away from the ghost general, his clothes were already torn and covered with weeds.
'What the hell is this...?'
At this moment, Daoyuan was devastated. He couldn't even defeat the Black Mountain Demon and the Tree Demon Granny; he had easily crippled even a single ghost general.
Little did they know that the Tree Demon Granny was even more shocked than Daoyuan.
"It's been centuries since I've seen the Black Mountain Demon make a move. I wonder how powerful that old monster has become. I'm not even confident I can defeat his ghost generals!"
The reincarnators were filled with despair, and even Daoyuan was trembling with fear.
He didn't know if the Observer would come to his rescue; he feared the mission was doomed.
Thinking of this, Daoyuan subconsciously looked in the direction where the Tree Demon Granny was.
That complex look in her eyes made the Tree Demon Granny's heart skip a beat.
However, even if I really die, the Observer will surely take my soul away, since I possess the soul of a human from the Earth Sphere!
Daoyuan still had faith in the god of fate, and at this moment, he could only hold onto that faith.
"Very well! Master Yan, you should quickly take your young friends and leave. This old monk will hold it off."
"Buddha, Dragon, and Elephant~"
Hiss~
Daoyuan's remaining clothes also burst open, his muscles bulged exaggeratedly, and his body swelled up a lot, turning him into a 2.5-meter-tall giant.
With a stomp of his foot, he charged towards the ghost general, creating a sonic boom, and engaged him in battle.
"Bang!" "Thump!" "Boom!"
Each fight generated an exaggerated booming sound.
The Diamond Sutra murmured continuously in the distant sky, yet its sound resounded loudly throughout the mountains and fields.
Yan Chixia got up. Although he was deaf, he understood Master Daoyuan's actions, eyes and meaning perfectly. After hesitating for a moment, he rushed back.
Daoyuan had not forgotten his mission.
Even at this critical moment, he was still distracted by looking at the tree demon, and the ghost general seized the opportunity to draw his weapon and cut off his right hand.
Splash~
A giant golden hand, resembling a Vajra, flew through the air, spraying golden blood across the path.
"Snap~"
By sheer coincidence, the arm landed right at the feet of the tree demon, and it kept twitching from time to time.
The ghost soldiers had already caught up with the reincarnators and Yan Chixia and the others.
They are fighting desperately.
People get injured from time to time, some even losing both legs. If it weren't for the incredible hemostatic spray from the Reincarnators, they would have bled to death.
The battlefield between the ghost general and the old monk was still the most intense. The land, trees, and grass in that area had long been worn away by several feet, and the tremors could be felt even hundreds of meters away.
"I like to eat them alive."
A faint voice came from the direction of the Black Mountain Demon, causing the Yin soldiers who were about to dismember several reincarnated newcomers to swing their swords elsewhere, or sever their tendons and bones.
"Boom!"
A golden body was blasted away, creating a sonic boom in the air.
"Bang!" "Bang!"
As it fell, it smashed two giant rocks and plowed a two-foot-deep trench in the ground, which stretched all the way to the feet of the Black Mountain Demon.
Of course, this is also under the feet of the Tree Demon Granny.
The old monk had lost his daytime composure; his clothes were torn, his body was pockmarked, his right arm was missing, his left arm was twisted, much of the flesh on his legs was gone, and even much of his beard and eyebrows were missing.
"Cough~"
Another mouthful of golden blood spilled out, but Daoyuan felt no fear this time.
'It seems the Observer won't show up at this time. That makes sense; this mission was meant for me to remain hidden. I might have to die again, but I won't accept defeat!'
He glanced at his reincarnation teammates who had already been brought here.
They were all listless, their faces covered in blood, and many were missing limbs. Although Yan Chixia was not physically injured, his face was ashen and his breathing was disordered, and he was still coughing up blood.
The only minor miracle might be Ning Caichen. Apart from his ears possibly being injured by the shock, the scholar had no other injuries whatsoever. The blood on his head was someone else's, which Daoyuan could tell.
And this heartless guy was still looking at Nie Xiaoqian next to Grandma.
'What a tragic fate...'
Daoyuan couldn't help but think about it.
Yan Chixia looked at Daoyuan with a mixture of self-deprecation and laughter.
"Master, are you alright..."
"Cough... Amitabha... Buddha, this old monk is not going to die for the time being. I never thought that after nearly seventy years of cultivating Buddhism, the devil would be one step ahead of me..."
Yan Chixia deeply resonated with these words, for this was not merely a demonic creature; the human world was no different.
"It is my honor to die alongside a venerable monk like you, Master. Let's meet again in hell."
"Hehehe, going to hell? You won't get a chance."
The Black Mountain Demon seemed to be deliberately trying to hear their dying words, but upon hearing about going to hell, he interrupted them with a laugh.
This made Yan Chixia's heart sink.
'So it really is the Black Mountain Demon.'
Dao Yuan seemed completely unconcerned, neither glancing at Yan Chixia nor at the Black Mountain Demon.
Instead, it turned its head towards the Tree Demon Granny for the Nth time today, causing the latter, a thousand-year-old demon who had devoured countless people, to feel a strange sense of unease, along with other unknown emotions.
Daoyuan forcefully suppressed the blood stasis in his chest, causing him to stop coughing.
“Amitabha, Benefactor Tree, this old monk originally thought I had enough time, but now it seems I have to go to see the Buddha ahead of time.”
"We have no chance of survival. The only thing I can't let go of is Benefactor Tree..."
Xiaoqing and Xiaoqian stared at the Tree Demon Granny in shock, their expressions filled with strange emotions and speculations. Meanwhile, the reincarnators and Yan Chixia looked at Master Daoyuan with the same emotions.
The Tree Demon Granny was also stunned, and a sense of panic welled up inside her. She forced herself to speak, as if she wanted to say something.
But Daoyuan's struggle to sit up from the ground shattered its courage.
Nie Xiaoqian couldn't bear to watch any longer, so after a moment's hesitation, she went over and helped the old monk sit up.
She felt the Black Mountain Demon's stinging gaze directed at her, but fortunately, it only lasted a short while before he seemed to lose interest and revert to his lazy demeanor.
"Thank you, benefactor. If I were not already exhausted, I would certainly have helped you to be reborn in the Pure Land!"
Daoyuan's drooping left hand seemed to want to make a Buddhist gesture, but he struggled to lift it up.
The Tree Demon Granny glanced at Nie Xiaoqian, her gaze fleeting, yet it sent a jolt of electricity through Xiaoqian.
That look wasn't threatening or blaming, nor was it the usual indifference or feigned concern.
Rather... gratitude?
"This old monk can do one last thing..."
"Where is the Ghost General?"
Daoyuan was interrupted by a chilling voice before he could finish speaking.
"Your subordinate is here!"
The ghost general's voice remained as cold as ever.
"It's so annoying. Cut off the old monk's head. I want to see how long the indestructible Vajra can live after its head is cut off."
"I obey!"
The ghost general drew his sword and walked step by step toward Daoyuan.
The latter was taken aback and fell silent, thinking to himself, "The villain doesn't follow the rules; he'll never succeed."
Everyone knew what was going to happen next, but the most panicked of them all was actually the Tree Demon Granny.
"etc!"
It finally couldn't help but speak up to stop it.
"Um!?"
The Black Mountain Demon looked at it with suspicion.
"Does Grandma have something to say?"
Grandma forced herself to organize her thoughts, suppressing her panic and anxiety. Her usually naturally indifferent voice now had to be put on.
"He keeps saying he's worried about the Tree Benefactor, and the Tree Benefactor here must be referring to me, hehehe. I'd like to see what this old monk is up to, or I'll just twist his head off myself!"
Wu You smiled inwardly.
Daoyuan not only felt it in his heart, but also smiled on his face.
At this moment, regardless of his own mission, he genuinely felt for the first time that the Tree Demon Granny could be redeemed.
"Good, good!"
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