Chapter 374: The Selfless Dedication of Ye Lin

"How is this possible? Five Star-Twinkle Realm experts? Why are there five Star-Twinkle Realm experts?"

Xie Lihou's face was deathly pale; this was simply impossible. Even looking back through the history of the five great families, there had never been a family that produced five Star-Twinkle Realm experts under the age of thirty at the same time!

"Where is Ye Lin?" Ye Guanhai couldn't be bothered with small talk and asked directly for Ye Lin's location.

"Someone looking for me?"

Ye Lin poked his head out from the tent.

"You're quite sensible."

Ye Guanhai was so amused he laughed; he had originally thought it would take some effort.

"Since that's the case, hand over the Eternal Balance and come with me obediently."

"Are you people from the Ye family?" Xie Lihou's pupils were filled with shock.

He remembered that in the Ye family's team that entered the Heaven-Refining Secret Realm, there were indeed five people covered in black robes.

"Don't be in such a rush; once I finish with him, it will be your turn."

As soon as the words fell, a terrifying aura erupted from Ye Guanhai's body. His level had clearly reached Level 93! It was only a thin line away from the Bright Moon Realm!

As he revealed his power, the cyan veins on his body became even more distinct, and one could even see an unknown liquid flowing through them.

Xie Lihou noticed the anomaly at this moment.

"Wrong! This isn't power you should possess. What method did you use to overdraw your own potential and vitality!"

"At least this power belongs to me right now, and that is enough!"

A look of intoxication appeared in the depths of Ye Guanhai's eyes. The feeling of possessing power was truly wonderful; it was like waking up from a sleep to find your bank account balance had multiplied dozens of times over.

"Your Ye family really did use evil arts!"

Xie Lihou was now completely certain that the Ye family had definitely gone astray and had even betrayed the Great Xia!

The previous Ye Nange not only devoured the corpses of his own kin but also enslaved their souls! And Ye Guanhai and the other four were using evil arts to rapidly increase their strength!

Each and every one of these incidents proved that there was something wrong with the Ye family!

"Brother Xie Lihou, hurry and leave! Their target is me! They have five Star-Twinkle Realm experts; we can't beat them!"

Ye Lin roared and blocked the path in front of Xie Lihou.

"If we leave, what will happen to you?" Xie Lihou asked instinctively.

"I have an undying body; I can find a way to escape. You don't need to worry about me! Hurry and find the others to expose the Ye family's wolfish ambitions—that is the most important thing!"

Ye Lin looked at Xie Lihou with burning eyes.

"If I am truly captured by the Ye family, then tell Xiaoxiao that I had a change of heart. Otherwise, I'm afraid she might do something foolish. I'm counting on you, Brother Xie Lihou!"

Looking at Ye Lin's sincere gaze, Xie Lihou felt as if the softest part of his heart had been touched; that heart, which had been silent for so long, began to beat violently.

He realized that his previous misunderstanding of Ye Lin had been far too deep.

This guy was a truly upright and honorable man!

"Ye Lin, I apologize for my previous prejudice against you," Xie Lihou said in a deep voice. "When this matter is over, I will treat you to a drink! Go!"

Ye Lin was right; even if they stayed, they couldn't help much. Although he was also in the Star-Twinkle Realm, he was only Level 91. It would likely be a struggle to deal with Ye Guanhai alone, let alone the other four Star-Twinkle Realm experts.

At a time like this, it was the right path for someone to sacrifice their life to hold back the five of them while the others retreated, but he hadn't expected Ye Lin to take the initiative to shoulder this responsibility!

At this moment, not only Xie Lihou, but even Xie Diao, Xie Mao, and the other members of the Xie family looked at Ye Lin with eyes full of admiration, with not a shred of contempt left.

Someone willing to sacrifice themselves for others—how bad could they really be?

"Ye Lin, you must catch up! The Xie family cannot be without you!"

"Ye Lin, I'm sorry. My perspective was narrow before. Xiaoxiao marrying you is her good fortune."

"Ye Lin, in terms of seniority, I am Xiaoxiao's cousin-uncle. If you don't mind, once we get out of the Heaven-Refining Secret Realm, we can become sworn brothers! From now on, we'll count our relations separately—you call me uncle, and I'll call you brother!"

The members of the Xie family all looked at Ye Lin with reluctance.

"From the moment I married Xiaoxiao, I considered you all my family... hurry and go!"

Ye Lin let out a hysterical roar, and his body began to swell at this very moment.

"Leave? None of you are leaving today!" Ye Guanhai wanted to strike to intercept the Xie family members as well.

But at this moment, Ye Lin used his own body to block Ye Guanhai's attack. A large hole was torn into his abdomen on the spot, and his internal organs flowed out mixed with blood.

"Ye Lin!"

The members of the Xie family gritted their teeth; many of them had eyes turn red instantly, and some even wanted to charge back immediately to fight the Ye family to the death.

"Goodbye, family."

Ye Lin looked back and revealed a miserable smile.

"Forbidden Spell: Star Explosion!"

Ye Lin's body swelled to the limit, and with a boom, he exploded into a giant starfish!

The terrifying shockwave of the explosion sent the Xie family members and the five Ye Guanhai experts flying in opposite directions.

"Go! We must trust our family! Ye Lin said he has a way to escape; he wouldn't lie to us. Let's go find the people from the other great families!"

Xie Lihou roared, suppressing his grief and indignation as he sped away.

The rest of the Xie family followed behind Xie Lihou; the group remained silent, the atmosphere incredibly oppressive.

Although they knew Ye Lin had an undying body, the moment they saw him heroically self-destruct for their sake, their hearts were still struck with intense shock.

Asking themselves, if they were Ye Lin, could they really reach this level?

To put it bluntly, in the entire Xie family, Ye Lin was only familiar with Xie Hong and Xie Xiaoxiao; he had only met the rest of them once or twice at most.

Yet he was willing to hold back five Star-Twinkle Realm experts alone for our sake!

Thinking of this, many of the Xie family members lowered their heads in shame. If the positions were reversed, they admitted they could not be as selfless as Ye Lin.

"Cheer up, imagine that Ye Lin will catch up! The place where the Jiang family is located is just ahead!" Xie Lihou narrowed his eyes.

The Jiang family members were skilled at beast taming, and since there were no demonic beasts in the Heaven-Refining Secret Realm, only soul-prisoners, the Jiang family was the easiest to find!

"Xie Lihou, what are you doing here?"

A man with a mature temperament and a slightly long face spoke in a deep voice. There was a hint of vigilance in his eyes as he looked at Xie Lihou. He was the leader of the Jiang family this time, Jiang Wentian, whose strength was also in the Star-Twinkle Realm!

"Jiang Wentian, there's no time to explain. I'll keep it brief: hurry and find the people from the Zhuge family and the Ji family! Otherwise, we're all finished! The Ye family is very likely colluding with the demons. Not only have they learned the evil art of soul-enslavement, but they also have seven Star-Twinkle Realm experts!" Xie Lihou said anxiously.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wentian's pupils suddenly shrank.

"Why should I believe you?"

Jiang Wentian was not stupid; he could not choose to believe the other party based on Xie Lihou's few words, especially since the Xie family had recently shown a clear trend of defecting to the Son of Heaven.

Just then, an insidious laugh rang out. As a large banner waved, countless translucent soul-bodies swarmed densely toward the direction of the Jiang family and Xie Lihou! Suddenly, cold winds howled and resentment soared to the heavens!

"Hehehe, Xie Lihou, stop running. You cannot escape from the palm of my Ye family!"