Chapter 200: Xun Er: Brother Gu Fei, I knew you wouldn't ignore me!

In this misty, strange place, eerie flashes of fire occasionally flickered in the distance, only to vanish in an instant; a deathly silence shrouded this unfamiliar, strange land.

"Ssh!"

In the silent land, the space suddenly twisted, and then a tall, upright figure stepped out.

"Is this the Heavenly Tomb?"

Upon appearing here, Gu Fei's gaze curiously began to survey his surroundings.

He grabbed a handful of the misty gas in front of him and discovered that these gases contained very rich heaven and earth energy.

If one were to cultivate here, they would achieve twice the result with half the effort.

"However, this is only the first level; the further back the levels, the higher the energy concentration!"

Gu Fei did not linger, heading directly toward the depths of the first level of the Heavenly Tomb.

Within the Heavenly Tomb, due to the pressure of the energy, one cannot fly for long.

Even with Gu Fei's current cultivation of a late-stage One-Star Dou Sheng, he was unable to withstand the pressure brought by that heaven and earth energy for too long.

"Courting death!"

Before he had walked many steps, Gu Fei's palm lifted slightly, and then he suddenly clenched it.

The energy in that area condensed rapidly; in the blink of an eye, the mist completely dissipated, and a figure with an illusory body appeared within Gu Fei's field of vision.

This kind of illusory figure is an Energy Body unique to the Heavenly Tomb.

On this first level of the Heavenly Tomb space, most Energy Bodies only possess the strength of a low-level Dou Zun.

To Gu Fei, they posed no threat at all.

He flicked his finger, and that illusory figure suddenly twisted, then with a *pfft* sound, it burst apart.

After this Energy Body burst open, a thumb-sized crystal floated in place, and tiny specks of fluorescent light along with dense energy mist permeated from it.

Grasping the Energy Core, Gu Fei circulated his cultivation technique, and streams of pure, gentle energy surged out from the Energy Core, then poured entirely into Gu Fei's body; these energies did not require much refining, as long as they were circulated through the meridians once, they could be absorbed.

"A Level 3 Energy Core is equivalent to the effect brought by a Low-Grade Tier 8 Medicinal Pill; this Heavenly Tomb really is a treasure land for cultivation!"

After absorbing this Energy Core, Gu Fei quickly shuttled through the first level of the Heavenly Tomb.

His goal was to reach the third level of the Heavenly Tomb; only the Energy Cores there could be of great use to a Dou Sheng powerhouse like him.

Before long, a dozen illusory figures with hollow gazes appeared ahead.

They all hovered in mid-air, blocking the path in front of Gu Fei, but Gu Fei did not reduce his speed, raising his hand to grab directly at them; those dozen Energy Bodies instantly turned into a dozen Energy Cores, which were caught in Gu Fei's hand.

After killing these Energy Bodies, Gu Fei did not stop and continued to walk forward.

……

The vast Heavenly Tomb is permeated year-round by dense energy mist.

Moreover, under this energy pressure, anything flying will feel its body as heavy as a mountain, and after flying briefly in the sky, one will feel exhausted.

And precisely because of this, this Heavenly Tomb appears all the more endless.

Somewhere on the edge of the first level of the Heavenly Tomb.

A dainty, pretty figure flashed rapidly toward another location, and on her jade hand, golden light bloomed, striking like lightning against the Energy Bodies that were blocking her path.

In a few minutes, the Energy Bodies were all eliminated by this beautiful figure and turned into Energy Cores.

"It's been three days, and I still haven't seen Brother Gu Fei's figure!"

Xun Er put away the Energy Cores, her jade hand gently brushing aside a strand of dark hair from her forehead.

Her expression was slightly weary.

Because for these three days, she had not rested, having been on the road the entire time, fantasizing about creating a scene where she would run into Gu Fei by chance.

"Since you've come, why keep hiding? Have the people of the Soul Clan really become this pathetic?"

Suddenly, Xun Er's delicate brows furrowed slightly as she looked toward a direction beside her, disdain appearing in her eyes.

As Xun Er's cold voice fell, the space in the distance also rippled. Then, two figures dressed in black robes slowly stepped through the air, and a sinister aura quietly permeated the area.

"Hehe, as expected of the Ancient Clan's God-Grade Bloodline, your perception is truly sharp..."

"I wonder, if a God-Grade Bloodline were to perish in this Heavenly Tomb, how would the Ancient Clan feel?"

The two figures, entirely shrouded in black robes, stepped through the void and then slowly landed not far from Xun Er.

At this moment, cold killing intent was undisguised on both of them.

"Hun Ya, Hun Li, you two really have a lot of nerve!"

Xun Er stared coldly at the two and said slowly, "It seems the people of your Soul Clan don't want to leave the Ancient Realm anymore!"

"Hehe, what is there to be nervous or not nervous about? Your status has no deterrent effect on us at all!"

"Besides, if you die in the Heavenly Tomb, what reason would the Ancient Clan have to suspect us?"

"Just by relying on you two?"

In Xun Er's eyes, golden flames slowly flickered, and she said in a flat voice.

"Bang!"

The instant Xun Er's eyes were shrouded in golden flames, the man named Hun Li slammed his foot hard against the ground.

A fist permeated with a chilling cold aura struck toward Xun Er without any frills.

"Hmph!"

Xun Er let out a cold snort, not retreating in the slightest, and directly raised her palm to meet it.

"Boom!"

Fist and palm collided, and the terrifying force caused the giant rock beneath their feet to burst apart with a *bang*, while Hun Li's figure also retreated two steps in succession.

But just at this moment, Hun Ya's attack also reached in front of Xun Er, just enough to neutralize the advantage Xun Er had gained from that clash.

The next moment, countless black chains shrouded Xun Er, sealing the space around her.

"You think you can trap me with this?"

Xun Er let out a cold laugh, and golden flames swept outward, shattering all those chains amidst a series of clanging sounds.

"Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame? This woman, what powerful strength..."

Hun Ya felt a surge of astonishment in his heart.

From this first exchange, he had already sensed how formidable Xun Er was.

It was likely that even with their combined strength, they would be no match for Xun Er.

"Let's retreat first; there might be others from the Ancient Clan nearby. We can make other plans after reaching the third level!" Hun Ya's expression changed, and he hurriedly sent a voice transmission to Hun Li at his side.

"Fine!"

The two were very decisive; after feinting a move, they quickly moved away from Xun Er.

"Want to run?"

The long-held suppression within Xun Er erupted at this moment under the provocation of these two, and she chased after them closely.

In order to shake off Xun Er, Hun Ya and Hun Li pushed their speed to the limit, flying rapidly while bearing the suppression of that heaven and earth energy.

"Damn it, this woman has gone mad, she's been chasing us for an hour!"

After flying for an hour, Hun Ya and Hun Li had already reached their limit and could no longer withstand the pressure, yet at this moment, Xun Er was still in pursuit.

"You two, looking for me?"

Suddenly, a voice came from the space in front of Hun Ya and Hun Li.

The instant they heard this voice, the faces of Hun Ya and Hun Li turned deathly pale.

(End of chapter)