Chapter 1304: Life Extinction Realm

Within the battlefield full of flashing sword lights, Fan Zhaodi suddenly came to a halt. Her figure trembled slightly, and she retreated rapidly. In the blink of an eye, she exited the battlefield.

Ling Xiao frowned deeply, and his face was filled with confusion.

Almost simultaneously, the colossal hand from the Red Star vanished without a trace.

Everyone was bewildered.

The Ancestral Dao realized something just then. Its face turned ugly as it roared, "Fan Zhaodi! You traitorous bitch!"

A sword light appeared beside Ye Guan, and Ling Xiao slowly emerged from it. He gazed at the Ancestral Dao and saw that it was at a critical juncture. It was on the verge of transforming due to the successful ritual.

Ye Guan said, "That woman did that on purpose. She wants us to fight the Ancestral Dao to the death."

Ling Xiao shook his head slightly. "We have no other choice."

With that, he transformed into a streak of sword light and charged at the Ancestral Dao.

Ye Guan remained silent. As Ling Xiao had said, even though they knew that this was a part of Fan Zhaodi's schemes, they had no choice but to go through it. They couldn't allow the Ancestral Dao to make a breakthrough. If it were allowed to succeed, no one would be able to stop it.

Without hesitation, Ye Guan also transformed into a streak of sword light and shot towards the Ancestral Dao. At the same time, Emperor Jun and the others charged forward together.

They had been wanting to kill the Ancestral Dao for the longest time, and now was the perfect opportunity to do so, as the Ancestral Dao's focus was on completing the sacrificial ritual.

The Ancestral Dao's face darkened with fury. At this moment, he wanted nothing more than to rip Fan Zhaodi apart.

Damn it!

It cursed. It had fallen right into that woman's trap, but there was no time for it to think, as Ling Xiao and the others were already upon it.

A fierce glint flashed through its eyes. It spread its right hand, and a seal appeared on its palm. The seal was small and pitch-black in color.

The character "Dao" was written above the seal along with "Heaven," "Earth," "Dao," and "Law."

It was the Ancestral Dao Seal!

This was once the strongest divine artifact in the entire Ten Tiers of Civilisation, and it was the Ancestral Dao's ultimate trump card. If it hadn't been for its dire situation, it wouldn't have used it.

Right now, its top priority was to survive. Once it made a breakthrough, its enemies would be nothing more than ants to it.

As soon as the seal was activated, it transformed into a vast Ten-Dao World, engulfing Ling Xiao and the others. Countless Dao Laws surged toward them, laws not only from the present but also from the past.

These were not ordinary Dao Laws, but the Ancestral Dao Laws.

The Ancestral Dao Seal was the source of all Dao Laws, after all.

Ye Guan ignored the Dao Laws and shot into the sky, slashing at the "Dao" character above the seal.

Boom!

A massive explosion of sword light erupted, and a powerful force suppressed Ye Guan, forcing him back to the ground. A faint sword mark appeared on the Ancestral Dao Seal.

Ye Guan was shaken

. Even the Qingxuan Sword couldn't destroy it outright?

He prepared to try again, but Ling Xiao stopped him. Ling Xiao stared intently at the "Dao" character and grimly said, "The Ancestral Dao Seal is from the Sea of Suffering. Its power is extremely strange. Back then, I underestimated that seal and was wounded by it, which allowed the Ancestral Dao's retribution to invade my body. Do not take it lightly."

Ye Guan's expression darkened. "We must stop the Ancestral Dao!"

Ling Xiao nodded. "I will open a path out of here. Once you're out, go straight for the Ancestral Dao."

Then, he gripped his broadsword and stepped forward.

Slash!

He slashed down, tearing apart the spacetime before.

Ye Guan saw the spacetime rift and immediately flew toward it. Just as he was about to enter it, the rift healed at an alarming speed. At the critical moment, Ling Xiao swung his broadsword again.

Crack!

The rapidly healing spacetime was split apart once more!

Seizing the opportunity, Ye Guan dashed out of the Ten-Dao World.

Meanwhile, an overwhelming flood of Dao Laws swept toward Ling Xiao and the others like a tidal wave. Even the terrifying sword intent radiating from Ling Xiao was dissipating.

Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes. With a twist of his right hand, he transformed into an enormous, thousand-meter-long sword light, soaring into the sky.

Countless flashes of sword light erupted across the Ten-Dao World.

It was the ultimate clash of two supreme forces!

The Ten-Dao World trembled violently, and before long, cracks appeared all over it.

Despite its terrifying power, the Ancestral Dao Seal couldn't unleash its full potential because it was preoccupied with finishing the sacrificial ritual. As a result, the Ancestral Dao Seal was unable to completely suppress Ling Xiao!

Meanwhile, Ye Guan rushed out of the Ten-Dao World and unleashed a devastating sword strike toward the Ancestral Dao in the distance.

He absolutely couldn't allow the Ancestral Dao to assimilate the ritual! Even now, the aura radiating from the Ancestral Dao made his heart tremble. If the Ancestral Dao managed to break through, no one would be able to stop it!

Boom!

The Ancestral Dao was sent flying away by Ye Guan's attack. Just as Ye Guan was about to attack once again, the Ancestral Dao suddenly burst out into a peal of maniacal laughter.

Taking a single step forward, its aura erupted like a volcano that had been dormant for tens of thousands of years. A devastating force swept across the battlefield, forcing Ye Guan to retreat.

Just as the Ancestral Dao was about to take another step...

Boom!

The world suddenly took on a blood-red color.

The space in front of the Ancestral Dao was torn open, and from within the rift, Fan Zhaodi emerged. She raised a single finger and pointed at the Ancestral Dao.

The Ancestral Dao's aura was instantly suppressed!

"Fan Zhaodi!" the Ancestral Dao roared, "You dare betray me?! How dare you?!"

Fan Zhaodi said nothing and simply stepped forward.

Boom!

Billions of evil intents descended; their auras were so overwhelming that it felt like it was raining mountains. They violently trampled on the Ancestral Dao, suppressing its aura!

"

AAAAHHH!!

" the Ancestral Dao roared. Its hands burst into flames, and it lifted its right foot, preparing to take that crucial second step that would allow it to break its shackles.

As its foot descended, a powerful wave of energy rushed out of it, desperately resisting Fan Zhaodi's aura.

Swoosh!

Just then, a colossal hand flew out of the Red Star. It tore through spacetime and descended on the Ancestral Dao, pressing down on it with overwhelming force.

Boom!

The Ancestral Dao's terrifying aura was suppressed once again.

"Fuck!" it yelled, and its eyes turned bloodshot with fury. With another roar, it ignited its Dao Body, and as its fleshly body burned, a terrifying wave of energy erupted from it once more.

Incredibly, Fan Zhaodi's evil aura and the colossal hand were pushed back!

Seeing a glimmer of hope, the Ancestral Dao was overjoyed. It had to take that final step, and it would then reach an unprecedented level of power!

"Down." A calm voice echoed from the side.

Boom!

A terrifying force descended on the Ancestral Dao.

"No!" the Ancestral Dao roared, and its face distorted in rage. "No, no,

nooo!

"

Boom, boom, boom...

Three powerful waves of energy came crashing down on it, suppressing it.

At this critical moment, the Ancestral Dao desperately tried to summon the Ancestral Dao Seal for protection, but it realized that it was trapped!

Ling Xiao and the others were suppressing it!

This was a conspiracy! A massive, elaborate conspiracy!

The Ancestral Dao finally understood what was going on. Everything was part of a scheme orchestrated by Fan Zhaodi. She had stepped forward to battle Ling Xiao and the others not to help it, but to deceive it—to lull it into a false sense of security.

Just as it was about to complete the sacrificial ritual, Fan Zhaodi retreated, and her retreat was timely, as the Ancestral Dao was at its most vulnerable point back then!

Without Fan Zhaodi, how could Ling Xiao possibly ignore the Ancestral Dao?

To fight them, the Ancestral Dao was forced to play its final trump card, the Ancestral Dao Seal.

And now, it was trapped. All of this was part of her plan!

Just then, Fan Zhaodi's figure flashed, and she was right in front of the Ancestral Dao in an instant. Her eyes were filled with greed as she stared at it.

The Ancestral Dao instantly realized her true intentions, and it roared, "Fan Zhaodi! Even if I die, I won't let you have your way!"

With that, it got ready to self-destruct, igniting its soul in a final, desperate act of defiance.

"Suppress!" Another voice echoed.

Boom!

A boundless wave of energy descended, pinning the Ancestral Dao in place. The Ancestral Dao's eyes widened in shock. It turned its gaze toward the source of the voice and saw a lady in a white robe.

She was none other than Clan Leader Jing!

Ye Guan silently watched as Clan Leader Jing stepped forward.

The Ancestral Dao's face twisted with rage. Damn you all! You all deserve to die!"

Fan Zhaodi arrived in front of the Ancestral Dao once again.

Boom!

Fan Zhaodi sent a devastating punch to its abdomen.

The Ancestral Dao's eyes widened in shock.

Boom!

The countless souls that he had been sacrificing rushed out of him and melted into Fan Zhaodi. She was now the one harvesting the power of all living beings.

The Ancestral Dao was no longer the one performing the ritual.

It was now Fan Zhaodi!

Swoosh!

Ye Guan vanished into a streak of sword light that tore through the air as he headed straight for Fan Zhaodi.

The greatest threat was no longer the Ancestral Dao; it was now Fan Zhaodi!

Fan Zhaodi waved her sleeve, creating an invisible barrier in front of her.

Bam!

Ye Guan's attack was stopped dead in its tracks.

Meanwhile, Fan Zhaodi's aura surged wildly!

The Ancestral Dao Seal suddenly flew toward the Ancestral Dao, but Fan Zhaodi flicked it with her fingers.

Bam!

The seal was blasted away.

Just then, Ling Xiao and the others arrived at the battlefield. Ling Xiao's face darkened upon seeing what Fan Zhaodi was doing. Without hesitation, his figure trembled, and he transformed into a streak of sword light that went straight for Fan Zhaodi!

Just then, Clan Leader Jing looked at Ling Xiao and said, "Shatter."

Boom!

A deafening explosion rang out as both Ling Xiao and Clan Leader Jing were forced backward.

After stabilizing himself, Ling Xiao looked at Clan Leader Jing and frowned. "Dao Embodiment... You're also a Dao Defier!"

Boom!

Fan Zhaodi's aura surged wildly, especially the aura of her Evil Dao, which had become dozens of times stronger. The pressure from her aura alone sent everyone reeling in disbelief.

Fan Zhaodi had forced both Ling Xiao and Clan Leader Jing to retreat!

Fan Zhaodi had made a breakthrough!

She was the first being in this vast expanse to reach the Life Extinction Realm!

Fan Zhaodi smiled and cast a murderous gaze at Ye Guan.