Chapter 1301: Ten-Directions Annihilation

Upon seeing Fan Zhaodi, Ye Guan's eyes narrowed slightly, and the Qingxuan Sword in his hand trembled ever so slightly. That woman was finally here.

Everyone present was staring at Fan Zhaodi. As soon as she appeared, a terrifying evil aura pervaded the starry sky. The sheer intensity of her evil aura caused a drastic change in everyone's expressions, as it influenced their minds.

Under the impact of this evil aura, the Mad Demon Bloodline and the Evil Dao Seal within Ye Guan grew restless.

Third Sister standing next to Ye Guan gazed solemnly at Fan Zhaodi in the sky.

"Is she

that

Evil Dao?"

Ye Guan nodded.

Third Sister's face became solemn. "Such a powerful evil aura... I've never seen anything like it."

Ye Guan stared at Fan Zhaodi in silence, and memories of their previous battle flashed in his mind.

Emperor Jun and the others also turned serious the moment they saw Fan Zhaodi. There was even a hint of worry in Emperor Jun's eyes. The newcomer was extremely powerful.

Meanwhile, Ling Xiao's domineering sword attack was blocked by Fan Zhaodi's evil aura. The two of them now stood facing each other across the void.

Fan Zhaodi stared coldly and indifferently at Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao glanced at her and chuckled. "The Evil Dao... Interesting."

Swoosh!

A sword slashed toward Fan Zhaodi. The strike was bold, overwhelming, pure, and unrestrained as it carried an earth-shattering force capable of shattering even the Ancestral Dao's Great Dao energy.

However, Fan Zhaodi remained expressionless, and there wasn't even a ripple in her blood-red eyes as she lightly tapped the air. A ripple of blood-red light spread outward from her finger.

Boom!

A mere ripple stopped Ling Xiao's sword attack. The next instant, however, countless sword lights manifested around Fan Zhaodi. Like a torrential downpour, they rained down on her. In the blink of an eye, the spacetime around her was engulfed by layer upon layer of overlapping sword lights.

"Ten-Directions Annihilation!"

Emperor Jun watched the countless cascading swords with a trace of excitement. The Ten-Directions Annihilation was a sword technique created by Ling Xiao. Once unleashed, it could suppress and annihilate anything.

Any spacetime, any karma, any Dao, any divine sense, any kind of physique...

Even the Ancestral Dao was wounded by that attack!

However, Emperor Jun's expression gradually turned solemn. The fact that Ling Xiao had immediately used that sword technique meant that the Evil Dao before them was even stronger than he had anticipated.

Otherwise, Ling Xiao wouldn't have gone all out from the very beginning.

Everyone present stared at the intersecting sword lights forming a massive cross-shaped pattern in midair. The cross-shaped pattern eradicated everything in its path.

Just then, a speck of crimson light appeared in the region. In the blink of an eye, the countless sword lights took on an eerie blood-red color. Moments later, Fan Zhaodi stepped out of it. She raised a finger and tapped lightly.

A single drop of blood-red light appeared, and the sword lights shattered into nothingness.

Emperor Jun and the others' faces darkened.

Ye Guan's expression turned grim as well.

"

Hahaha!

" Ling Xiao suddenly burst into laughter. "Interesting! Come, take another strike from me!"

Swoosh!

Ling Xiao vanished into thin air.

Ling Xiao's figure flashed, and in an instant, countless afterimages of sword lights filled the space. Just as everyone was still reeling from the shock, the thousands upon thousands of sword afterimages converged on a single point.

Boom!

Before anyone could react, a deafening explosion resounded. A burst of blood-red light shattered, and Fan Zhaodi was sent flying away. By the time she came to a halt, she was already forced into the depths of an utterly dark and desolate universe domain.

"The Universe Inferno!" Emperor Jin muttered, fixing his gaze on that eerie and pitch-black universe, his hands slowly clenching into fists.

"The Universe Inferno?" Ye Guan frowned in confusion. "Second Brother, what is that?"

Emperor Jun's face was solemn as he explained, "It's a domain that belongs to a Tier Ten Civilization, and it's the deepest and darkest place in the Ten Tiers of Civilizations. Countless evil beings and fallen entities reside there.

"Fallen entities are those who have escaped the cycle of reincarnation. They cannot truly live, nor can they completely die. They exist in an entirely different form.

"Simply put, that place is a natural prison—one that is beyond even the authority of the Ancestral Dao."

Emperor Jun glanced at Ling Xiao with admiration filling his eyes. "Big Brother's attack was so powerful that he blasted that woman into the depths of the Universe Inferno with a single slash."

Ye Guan looked at the Universe Inferno. As soon as she appeared in that dark abyss, countless terrifying auras emerged, surrounding her. Those auras belonged to the powerful entities of the Universe Inferno. They were from beings who had been living in darkness for eternity. Understandably, the presence of an outsider piqued their curiosity, and they began closing in.

When they saw that the outsider was a woman, many of them let out eerie peals of laughter full of wicked depravity.

Fan Zhaodi came to a stop and swept her cold gaze around.

Just then, a withered hand reached out toward her.

"Hehe..." A lecherous peal of chuckle echoed.

Without hesitation, Fan Zhaodi extended a finger and tapped the air.

A ray of crimson light rushed out of her fingertip.

In an instant, the Universe Inferno was transformed into an endless sea of blood. The beings trapped within the Universe Inferno were horrified.

They tried to escape, but there was nowhere to run. In the blink of an eye, every being in the abyss was obliterated by Fan Zhaodi's overwhelming power.

The lingering evil intents within their souls took to the sky, transforming into streaks of crimson light that poured into Fan Zhaodi.

She was the Evil Dao! Those harboring evil intent could become her power!

In just moments, the Universe Inferno was wiped clean. After absorbing every strand of evil intent in the abyss, Fan Zhaodi stepped forward. The moment her foot touched the ground, she appeared before Ling Xiao.

As soon as she reappeared, the world turned red.

She had grown even stronger!

Emperor Jun and the others immediately frowned.

"

Hahaha!

" the Ancestral Dao burst into laughter. Upon seeing that Ling Xiao was too weak to subdue Fan Zhaodi, it resumed devouring the myriad living beings. Although it was laughing, there was murderous intent in its eyes.

Whether it was Ling Xiao or Fan Zhaodi, both were immense threats to its existence. In its mind, they both had to die. The moment it broke through its limits, it would eliminate them without any hesitation.

In the end, the one standing at the very pinnacle could only be itself—the Ancestral Dao!

After stepping out of the Universe Inferno, Fan Zhaodi headed toward Ling Xiao. Then, she transformed into a shadowy figure that vanished from sight.

Boom!

𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

A towering sea of blood erupted, sweeping toward Ling Xiao with unstoppable force, threatening to crush him into oblivion.

"

Haha!

" Ling Xiao laughed, unfazed. "Good! Come at me!"

With that, he gripped his sword tightly and swung it upward with tremendous force. As the sword cut through the air, the blood-red sea was forcibly torn apart, leaving a massive rift.

Without hesitation, Ling Xiao leaped forward, wielding his sword once more and delivering a slash straight at Fan Zhaodi, who was hidden within the blood-red sea of blood.

Boom!

The sea of blood churned violently. Countless sword lights and crimson lights crisscrossed, and waves of terrifying energy spread relentlessly throughout the heavens and the earth.

The sheer force of their clash obliterated everything outside the Heavenly Tomb World.

"Retreat," Emperor Jun said. Without hesitation, he led the group back into the Heavenly Tomb World. However, the sheer power unleashed by Ling Xiao and Fan Zhaodi was too overwhelming. Even the Heavenly Tomb World's barrier collapsed, and the terrifying shockwaves from their battle rushed into it.

Emperor Jun's eyes narrowed slightly. Taking a single step forward, he raised his palm and struck outward. An invisible barrier of fist intent formed, standing like an impenetrable wall before them.

They were finally separated from the devastating shockwaves.

Meanwhile, Ye Guan noticed something strange. The shockwaves mysteriously vanished without a trace upon making contact with the Sea of Suffering.

Ye Guan's curiosity was piqued. He looked at the Sea of Suffering and saw that its waters were eerily still, devoid of any ripples. It appeared lifeless. On the surface, nothing seemed out of the ordinary, but upon closer inspection, his divine sense couldn't even approach its core region.

"Little Nine!" Third Sister called out. "Have you fought that woman before?"

Ye Guan snapped out of his thoughts and nodded slightly. "Yes."

Third Sister stared at him in silence. The others were also looking at him.

Ye Guan was puzzled. "What's wrong?"

The Upper God chuckled and said, "So you must've gotten quite a beatdown from her, huh?"

Ye Guan could only laugh bitterly in response.

That battle... he barely survived it. Little Pagoda was nearly destroyed, and the Qingxuan Sword was shattered. It was, without a doubt, the most miserable defeat he had ever suffered in his life.

Ye Guan gazed at the battlefield in the sky. The clash between Ling Xiao and Fan Zhaodi was growing even more intense. Countless crimson lights and sword lights intertwined, each one carrying enough power to annihilate worlds.

At this moment, the two seemed to be evenly matched; neither could triumph over the other.

However, the Ancestral Dao was still around!

Ye Guan turned toward the Ancestral Dao. It was busy devouring a myriad living beings.

Ye Guan's face darkened. If the Ancestral Dao were successful and joined forces with Fan Zhaodi...

Just imagining it sent a chill down his spine. A fierce glint flickered in his eyes as he turned toward Third Sister and said, "Third Sister, do you remember what I said to you earlier?"

"

Hmm?

"Third Sister was momentarily stunned. "What was it?"

Ye Guan replied, "Believe in me!"

Third Sister blinked in confusion.