195: Five thousand-year-old spiritual roots

Their Physical Bodies withered and festered at a visible rate, emitting horrifying screams. In a few breaths, they turned into desiccated skeletons, and then even the skeletons were corroded into ash!

The Integration Stage Cultivators fared slightly better, but they were still like being trapped in a quagmire. Their spiritual energy circulation was sluggish, their Magic Treasure's spiritual light dimmed, and they resisted the erosion with all their might, horrified and desperate, their movements becoming extremely slow.

Everyone wanted to resist, and some even wanted to erect their own Domains, but Xiao Zhuo's Blood Fiend Domain, which had reached the third level, possessed astonishing suppressive power supported by the terrifying magical power of the Mahayana Stage. Once covered by the Domain, they were simply unable to condense their own Domains to resist.

The Red Armored Big Man's Middle Tribulation Crossing Stage cultivation allowed him to barely withstand the Domain's erosion, but his face was also pale, and his movements were sluggish.

"A Domain?! He actually possesses such a powerful Domain! I can't fight him head-on!" He was horrified and began to retreat.

However, Xiao Zhuo had already moved.

"Universe God Step!"

His figure flickered and vanished like a ghost in the torrent of violent attacks. The next moment, he appeared directly in front of a Late Body Integration Stage Cultivator who was desperately resisting the Blood Fiend's erosion.

His palm, covered in dark red blood flames, lightly pressed against the opponent's chest.

"No...!" The Late Body Integration Stage Cultivator only managed to let out half a desperate roar.

Bang!

The God-Slaying Blood Flame erupted! Its overbearing and destructive power instantly penetrated his body!

The Integration Stage Cultivator's powerful Physical Body shattered inch by inch like rotten wood, charred, and turned into flying ash. Not even his Nascent Soul managed to escape and was swallowed by the blood flames!

Xiao Zhuo's figure didn't pause in the slightest. The Universe God Step was activated again, and he appeared beside another Integration Stage Cultivator as if teleporting.

"Soul Slaughtering Sacred Method!"

A condensed golden Soul Soldier small sword ignored physical defenses and directly pierced into the opponent's Sea of Consciousness!

"Ugh ah!" The Cultivator clutched his head and screamed, blood flowing from his seven orifices. His Divine Soul was instantly severely damaged, and his movements completely stiffened.

Xiao Zhuo didn't even need to deliver another blow. The violent Blood Fiend Domain had already taken advantage of the opening and completely devoured him.

Slaughter! A one-sided slaughter!

Xiao Zhuo was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep. Each flicker was accompanied by the fall of an Integration Stage Cultivator.

The Blood Fiend Domain was his most powerful crowd control and area-of-effect method. The Universe God Step gave him an absolute speed advantage, while the God-Slaying Blood Flame and Soul Slaughtering Sacred Method were indomitable Sharp Weapons for harvesting lives.

Below the Tribulation Crossing Stage, touch meant death! Even a Tribulation Stage Cultivator, under the suppression of the Blood Fiend Domain, could hardly withstand his casual strike, let alone these weaker individuals.

The Attribute Points on the panel scrolled frantically, and in a blink of an eye, they had once again exceeded a million.

The Red Armored Big Man was terrified. He finally understood what kind of terrifying opponent he had provoked!

This was simply an existence they couldn't contend with!

"Run! Run quickly!" He roared hoarsely, no longer caring about any Spirit Medicine or precious pearls. A dazzling bloody light erupted from his body, clearly using some secret art that burned his potential, and he turned around, frantically fleeing towards the outside of the Domain!

His roar was like a thunderclap, instantly waking up those Cultivators who were blinded by greed, still struggling at the edge of the Domain or had just rushed in.

Watching their companions fall like harvested wheat within the Domain, and seeing the blood flame demon god walking through the sea of blood, harvesting lives, boundless fear finally completely overwhelmed greed.

"Run!"

"Devil! He's a devil!"

"Flee for your lives!"

Horrifying screams and terrified shouts erupted in unison.

The originally imposing hundred-man team instantly collapsed, like a disturbed hornet's nest, frantically fleeing in all directions, only regretting that their parents hadn't given them two more legs.

Xiao Zhuo did not pursue the scattered small fry.

His cold gaze locked onto the Red Armored Big Man, who was burning with bloody light and moving the fastest.

"Free Tribulation Soldier · Void Break!"

He pointed his fingers like a sword, aiming at the fleeing bloody figure from afar.

The blood flames on his fingertip condensed and compressed, and a dark red bloodline, extremely condensed and seemingly capable of piercing through the Void Realm, shot out!

Its speed surpassed the distance of space!

"No—!" The Red Armored Big Man felt the fatal killing intent behind him and let out a desperate roar, frantically conjuring several defensive Magic Treasures to block behind him.

Chii! Chii! Chii!

The bloodline was like a hot knife cutting through butter, instantly piercing through all the defensive Magic Treasures! It accurately embedded itself into the Red Armored Big Man's back!

"Pfft!" The Red Armored Big Man's body shook violently, and his escape light instantly disintegrated. He lowered his head with difficulty, looking at a bowl-sized charred bloody hole in his chest, where a bloody flame was frantically burning and spreading.

His eyes were filled with endless regret and disbelief. His body, like a kite with a broken string, fell straight towards the ground below. Before he even landed, he was completely devoured by the blood flames and turned into flying ash.

The noisy battlefield returned to deadly silence in just a few dozen breaths.

The Blood Fiend Domain slowly receded, revealing the charred, pitted ground, as well as scattered broken Magic Treasures and a few sparse skeletons that had not yet completely turned to ash.

The air was filled with a strong smell of blood and char.

Xiao Zhuo's face was expressionless. He waved his hand and collected all the storage rings and Storage Pouches of the deceased into his hand.

Qiao Zimo cautiously peeked out from behind him, looking at the purgatorial scene before him. His face was still pale, but his gaze towards Xiao Zhuo's back was filled with awe.

"Let's go." Xiao Zhuo didn't even look at the survivors who had long since fled without a trace. His gaze turned towards the swirling, colorful vortex gate ten miles away. "It's time to enter."

In the distance, several faint Auras instantly vanished without a trace as Xiao Zhuo's gaze swept over them, carrying boundless fear.

"Master's Divine Might is like a prison. These insignificant individuals dared to lay hands on Master. They truly deserve to die!" Qiao Zimo's pale face had long since recovered, and he began to lavish flattery on Xiao Zhuo.

The flattery made Xiao Zhuo roll his eyes, but he was somewhat pleased in his heart.

Qiao Zimo had now completely become Xiao Zhuo's accessory. He couldn't be relied upon for fighting, but his knack for causing trouble had become increasingly skilled, and now he had also learned to flatter.

He was truly a qualified Lackey.

Moreover, this child's talent was indeed very strong. If he had become a key Disciple cultivated by a major Sect early on, he might not have been inferior to those Saint of major Sects.

Such a subordinate could still provide a lot of emotional value.

"Master, this subordinate has harvested five ten-thousand-year Spiritual Roots and over a hundred varieties of ten-thousand-year Spirit Medicine from the medicinal garden this time, along with tens of thousands of other thousand-year Spirit Medicine. Please inspect them, Master!" After finishing his flattery, Qiao Zimo took out three Storage Pouches and respectfully presented them.

Xiao Zhuo couldn't help but pause at these words, his eyes wide open, looking at Qiao Zimo in surprise, his eyelids trembling slightly.

Although he knew Qiao Zimo had taken quite a bit, he really didn't expect him to have acquired so many good things.

Let alone those who were pursuing him, even Xiao Zhuo himself couldn't help but want to rob the other party.

But fortunately, this was his subordinate, so what was his was all his own.

Xiao Zhuo quickly composed his expression while Qiao Zimo was bowing to present his treasures, then lightly "hmm"ed and took the Storage Pouches.

With a sweep of his Divine Sense, he was instantly dazzled by various rich spiritual lights.

One of the Storage Pouches even contained five complete ten-thousand-year Spiritual Roots, even with the soil wrapped around their roots, truly ready to be planted somewhere once taken out.

Xiao Zhuo recognized all five of these ten-thousand-year Spiritual Roots: the Azure Spirit Fruit Tree, the Origin Opening Tree, the Reversion Vine, the Demonic Spirit Tree, and the Jade Heaven Fruit Tree.

The Azure Spirit Fruit produced by the Azure Spirit Fruit Tree was the main ingredient for refining top-grade restorative Spirit Pills. The Origin Opening Tree did not produce fruit, but as long as it was planted in a spiritual land, it could continuously improve the grade of the spiritual land. The Reversion Fruit produced by the Reversion Vine was a High Grade spiritual fruit that could enhance magical power cultivation. There were many Reversion Vines in the outside world, but those that reached ten thousand years were few and far between. The fruits produced by a ten-thousand-year Reversion Vine, in Xiao Zhuo's hands, were enough to refine Earth-Grade High Grade supreme Reversion Pills, each worth over a hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

The Demonic Spirit Tree did not produce fruit, but it did produce a spiritual flower called the Demonic Spirit Flower, whose pistil could be used to refine True Soul Pills, a type of Medicinal Pill that could greatly enhance Soul Power and was extremely rare. The Jade Heaven Fruit Tree, as its name suggested, produced Jade Heaven Fruits, which could be eaten directly to greatly strengthen the Physical Body.

These five ten-thousand-year Spiritual Roots were all heavily laden with fruit. Xiao Zhuo could completely rely on these Spiritual Roots to greatly enhance the strength of his subordinates.

After all, the Blood Demon Realm was different from the Lower Realm. Xiao Zhuo, even if he was strong, would still find it difficult to handle everything alone, and many things could not be accomplished by one person. After he left, he would certainly have to start cultivating his own power.