228: Chapter 228 Repelling the Five Great Demon Clans, Within the Fifth Heaven Sword Domain

The Five Great Clan Leaders and the People of the Five Great Demon Clans one after another activated their dao trees, which burst forth with streaks of dazzling and soul-stealing dao light.

However, even though they were numerous and their countless streaks of light could submerge heaven and earth when gathered together, they were ultimately just a ragtag mob before the hundred-thousand-zhang dao tree.

The dao light erupting from the hundred-thousand-zhang destiny dao tree covered all things in heaven and earth, annihilating everything.

When he saw the dao light of the destiny dao tree overshadowing everything, the Clan Chief of the Cold Moon Demon Clan hurriedly shouted, "Quickly retract your dao trees!!"

Under his reminder, many people indeed hurriedly retracted their dao trees.

However, even more people were too late to retract them; by the time they saw the dao trees they had summoned being swallowed by the dao light radiating from the destiny dao tree, it was already too late.

Those dao trees swallowed by the destiny dao tree's light turned into nothingness in the next second, vanishing into ash with absolutely no room for resistance.

A hundred-thousand-zhang dao tree was simply unprecedented throughout history, unheard of since ancient times—it could be called a miracle. How could their dao trees possibly withstand it?!

"My dao tree... my dao tree..."

"It's gone... all gone... the dao tree is gone, and my cultivation is gone too..."

Without a dao tree, it was equivalent to one's Dao being severed by another; a lifetime of cultivation naturally went down the drain.

Countless people of the Yao Race were dumbfounded, stunned, and out of their wits.

They had cultivated for so many years and finally reached today's Realm with great difficulty, only for it all to be lost in a moment of carelessness.

How could they be resigned to this?!

"What does losing your cultivation matter? What This Holy Son wants is your lives!"

Lin Ran gave a disdainful smile and continued to drive the dao tree, unleashing the destiny dao light to continue slaughtering the People of the Five Great Demon Clans.

"Damn it! Retreat first!!"

The expressions of the Five Great Clan Leaders were incredibly gloomy. Making a prompt decision, they led their clansmen in a frantic retreat.

Before the hundred-thousand-zhang dao tree, they simply had no power to resist. They had been completely outschemed by Li Junze today!!

"Want to run? Too late!"

A cold smile curled at the corner of Lin Ran's mouth.

Wasn't the reason he lured the People of the Five Great Demon Clans to this second layer of the Heavenly Sword Domain precisely to kill demons?

Although he knew he couldn't completely exterminate these five great demon clans this time,

even if he couldn't wipe them out, he had to make them lose a layer of skin!

"Kill!"

The destiny dao light continued to swallow the People of the Five Great Demon Clans.

If they didn't summon their dao trees, they would have no Divine Abilities or techniques to resist and could only use their Physical Bodies to block it.

But given the power of a hundred-thousand-zhang dao tree, if they used their Physical Bodies to resist, they would surely die.

And if they summoned their dao trees to resist, their dao trees would surely be destroyed!

A destroyed dao tree meant their cultivation would dissipate completely.

Therefore, no matter how one looked at it, as long as they were enemies with Lin Ran within the Heavenly Sword Domain, it was a certain-death situation!

For the People of the Five Great Demon Clans, all that remained now was to flee for their lives.

Once caught by the destiny dao light, they would either die or be crippled.

"Run! Run quickly!"

"A devil, he is a devil!!"

"Damn it! We'll block him outside the Heavenly Sword Domain! I don't believe this kid can stay inside the Heavenly Sword Domain forever!!"

The People of the Five Great Demon Clans fled toward the exit of the Heavenly Sword Domain, but many still died under the destiny dao light.

Seeing the People of the Five Great Demon Clans retreat like a tide, Lin Ran did not pursue them further.

After all, the source heaven dao sword was more important right now; he understood the principle of not pressing a cornered foe.

Besides, even outside the Heavenly Sword Domain, would he be afraid of the People of the Five Great Demon Clans?

Lin Ran gave a meaningful look at the frantically fleeing People of the Five Great Demon Clans, then turned and headed deeper into the Heavenly Sword Domain.

...

On the other side, Su Yuling had only cultivated a dao tree of eighty-seven thousand zhang, so she stopped before approaching the Fifth Heaven Layer of the Heavenly Sword Domain.

The dao trees cultivated by Li Huayin and Xuan Zhixue were both over ninety thousand zhang, so they easily entered the Fifth Heaven Layer of the Heavenly Sword Domain.

The dao prestige of the Fifth Heaven Layer was worlds apart from that of the fourth layer.

Even Li Huayin felt a sense of strain the moment she stepped into the Fifth Heaven Layer of the Heavenly Sword Domain.

The two of them roughly estimated that they were still a hundred paces away from the source heaven dao sword before them.

But these final hundred paces were such that every step was like a new heaven, every step a natural chasm!

Before long, at the thirty-ninth step, Li Huayin's face was somewhat pale, and her forehead was drenched in sweat.

"Zhixue, you go on ahead for the rest of the way. I should stop here."

Li Huayin shook her head and said.

If she forced herself to keep going, she feared she would be crushed into a pulp by the terrifying dao prestige.

"Alright, be careful yourself."

Xuan Zhixue nodded slightly and, without any hesitation, continued to rush forward.

"So she has been looking after me all this time..."

Watching Xuan Zhixue still able to run, Li Huayin fell into a brief silence.

As the most prodigious Saintess of the Angel Clan, Xuan Zhixue not only possessed the Angel Bloodline of the Top-tier God Physique Rank but also the Most Holy Immortal Fetus of the Elementary Immortal Physique Rank.

Her Aptitude was even stronger than Li Huayin's.

The dao tree she cultivated was naturally stronger than Li Huayin's as well.

She had stayed by Li Huayin's side earlier just to look after her and prevent any accidents.

Inside this Fifth Heaven Layer of the Heavenly Sword Domain, she naturally did not feel the slightest bit of strain.

Even after stepping out the final hundredth step, Xuan Zhixue only took a slight breath.

"The source heaven dao sword is mine. I'll offer it to Master when the time comes."

Xuan Zhixue thought sweetly to herself.

But soon, remembering the scene of Lin Ran holding back the five great demon clans alone, a look of worry emerged on her face.

"I hope Master is alright and can get here as soon as possible..."

Since even she didn't feel strained walking up to the source heaven dao sword, then Lin Ran, whom even she felt inferior to, would naturally feel no pressure at all.

At this moment, the source heaven dao sword that countless young prodigies dreamed of was right in front of Xuan Zhixue, emitting a faint dao glow, gorgeous and eye-catching.

For a moment, even Xuan Zhixue was somewhat dazed.

She had never seen such a beautiful and dazzling Magic Treasure; the source heaven dao sword looked as if it weren't a Magic Treasure, but the Dao itself.

She infatuatedly reached out her right hand, wanting to take control of the source heaven dao sword.

But suddenly, her gaze sharpened. She snapped awake instantly, turned around, summoned her Most Holy Dao Tree, and blasted out Most Holy Dao Light.

"Boom!"

The Most Holy Dao Light collided with a Sword Dao Light, erupting with a rumbling dao sound.

"Hmm?"

Xuan Zhixue's brows furrowed slightly. She discovered that within that Sword Dao Light, there seemed to be another strange power mixed in, gradually swallowing her Most Holy Dao Light.

Soon, her Most Holy Dao Light fell into a disadvantage.

She had no choice but to drive her dao tree again and unleash a killing move.

"What a strange power—it can even attach itself to the dao tree?"

"No, it doesn't seem like it's attaching; it's more like... penetrating?!"