Chapter 8: the end of it all

After two nights of terror and brutal death in the shen family, the atmosphere in the foreman's quarters became tense. The servants dared not whisper, the guards were suspicious of each other, and the shen family elders began to despair. No one knew who had slaughtered the servants in such a sadistic manner.

Shen Tianmu, the patriarch of the shen family, finally summoned five vajra monks from the golden Buddha temple, a group of fighters known for their expertise in uncovering evil and demonic energy.

Under the dim moonlight, the five monks arrived in their clean golden yellow robes, contrasting with the dark aura that enveloped the shen family.

These five monks were not random people. Each possessed extraordinary powers and mastered special techniques:

- Guangxian Monk (heavenly vajra arhat of purity): Peak nascent soul cultivation, mastered golden bell shield - divine protection. He can detect traces of demonic energy in the air and withstand high-level spiritual attacks.

- monk huiming (silent lotus - arhat of serenity): early nascent soul cultivation, mastered lotus chant - harmonic purification. His voice can drive away negative energy and force the disturbed soul to show its identity.

- monk weichan (Crimson fist - arhat of wrath): peak core formation cultivation, mastered Buddha's wrath - divine fist of enlightenment. His divine fist can destroy demonic energy attached to objects or people.

- Tianshi monk (diamond arhat - unbreakable will): intermediate core formation cultivation, mastered diamond barrier array - impenetrable fortress. He is able to build a protective formation that demonic energy cannot penetrate.

- monk fangyuan (windwalker arhat - lotus of swiftness); early core formation, mastered lotus strike - thousand petal barrage. He is a master of speed and can read the opponent's movements just from the traces left behind.

Upon arriving at the manor, the guangxian monk raised his hands and chanted a holy spell. The air around them trembled, and a burst of golden light spread from his body.

"There are traces of a demon here.... However, this is no ordinary demon. This is someone who is on the threshold of darkness, someone who wraps himself in darkness without fully becoming a part of it."

The family elders looked at each other. They didn't understand what the monk meant.

Monk Huiming stepped forward and sat cross-legged in the center of the hall. His deep voice began to chant the Lotus Chant - Harmonic Purification, causing golden lotus light to float in the air. Slowly, voices from the past began to echo.

"Help! I don't want to die!"

"Mercy! We were just following orders!!!"

"He... he's a monster!"

The cries of the servants Bai Xieye had slaughtered sounded faint, like shadows of events that had passed. However, one voice sounded clearer than the rest:

"There are only two kinds of people in this world: those who become fuel... and those who start the fire."

The monks were silent for a moment. Then, Monk Fangyuan opened his eyes.

"I know who the culprit is."

The monks walked to the site of the slaughtered bodies. Monk Weichan squatted near one of the victims and stared at the wounds with sharp eyes.

"This technique is no ordinary technique. This is not just murder, but a very well-planned execution."

He held up one of the victim's hands, showing the wounds on the fingers and nails that had been pulled out one by one.

Tianshu Monk nodded. "The perpetrator has a good knowledge of human anatomy. He knew how to make the victim feel maximum pain before death."

"There is a strange trace of movement. I can see it in my mind... A young man, thin in stature, yet agile. He moves through unusual paths, avoiding points of surveillance."

Monk Guangxian continued, "This young man has lived a long life of suffering. He does not kill for pleasure, but for revenge."

Shen Tianmu frowned. "But who? Within the Shen family, there is only one person who has been treated like trash..."

The eyes of the elders widened. There was only one name that popped into their heads.

> Shen xi.

Shen Tianmu sighed heavily, his hands clenched into fists. He finally spoke, his voice filled with anger and guilt.

> "I was stupid... I let a wolf grow under my own roof."

However, before they could take further action, Monk Huiming suddenly felt something strange.

> "Wait... He already knows that we're going to look for him."

Instantly, there was a rumbling sound from the distance.

> BOOM!

From the west of the manor, a shower of black-red flames descended from the sky. The Infernal Barrage Technique - Hellfire Rain was unleashed, destroying a portion of the Shen family area!

> Bai Xieye had begun his next move.

Blood and fire mixed in the cold and tense night. Loud screams rang out as the surviving servants and guards tried to dodge the rain of black flames falling from the sky.

Monk Guangxian immediately spread his hands, forming a divine hand seal. Golden bell Shield - divine protection!

>BOOOM!

A dome of golden light appeared, protecting the elders and monks from destruction. Demonic sparks struck the shield, attempting to penetrate it, but failed.

The weichan monk clenched his fists, his veins tightening. "This is not just any technique. His attack carries a very strong killing intent!"

Amidst the chaos, a black shadow flashed. Bai xieye stood on the roof of the main hall, his body clad in dark energy that pulsed ferociously. His pitch-black eyes emitted a deep-seated hatred.

"Demon? Me? No. I'm just the fire you're trying to extinguish, shen Tianmu.

Bai xieye's voice sounded like a deathly whisper, slipping into the ears of everyone present.

Shen Tianmu stared at the young man he once considered a family disgrace. He saw something different in Bai xieye tonight. Not just hatred, not just vengeance but absolute destruction.

Monk huiming let out a long breath. "He has passed the point of no return...."

Bai xieye smiled faintly, then raised his hand. The air instantly became cold, and a puff of black smoke curled from his fingertips.

>"Abyssal execution - Ten thousand shadows' Embrace."

From the darkness, hundreds of black hands emerged, moving like hungry snakes eyeing their prey.

Monk fangyuan instantly darted forward. "I'll deal with it!"

With incredible speed, he slashed at the black shadow hands with a lotus strike - a thousand petal barrage! Thousands of petals of light shattered the black shadow, but the hands continued to appear, as if they were endless.

Tianshi Monk immediately stepped on the ground, forming a seal with his hands.

>"Diamond barrier array - impenetrable fortress!"

A defensive formation formed, resisting the waves of attacks from Bai xieye.

However, just as the monks were focusing on defense, Bai xieye whispered:

>"Dragon soaring step."

In an instant, his body disappeared.

The monks were shocked.

"He disappeared!?" Monk weichan shouted.

Shen Tianmu felt the air of death behind him. He turned around and saw Bai xieye already standing there.

SLASH!

Blood spurted out.

Shen Tianmu's right hand was cut clean off. And dara flowed profusely from the cut.

>"AHHHHHHH!"

The shen family elders could only stare in horror.

Bai xieye looked at him emotionlessly. "Now, you will feel what I felt all along."

But before he could launch his next attack...

>"Buddha's wrath - divine fist of enlightenment!"

The weichan monk struck him with a glowing golden punch.

>BOOM!

Bai xieye's body bounced away, shattering the wall.

Smoke billowed out, but the sound of his laughter could still be heard.

"Hahaha... You guys really cheered me up."

Bai xieye rose slowly, blood dripping from his lips. The demonic aura around him intensified.

The sky suddenly darkened. A cold wind blew, carrying whispers of death.

And from behind the shadows another figure began to appear

Tonight, the shen family didn't just face Bai xieye.