Chapter 201: Stop Being So Sentimental!

"Oh no, I actually ran into him!"

Hun Ya and Hun Li were deeply familiar with the voice coming from ahead.

The owner of that voice had once been able to make them feel immense pressure with just a single glance.

"Let's split up and run. Try to reach the third level of the Heavenly Tomb; our Soul Clan predecessors who fell here are located there..."

"Mm, once we arrive there, even if all four from the Ancient Clan gather together, we can wipe them all out in one go..."

Hun Ya and Hun Li exchanged a look, then immediately split up to flee, one to the left and one to the right.

"A deathbed struggle!"

As the cold laughter fell, two giant palms abruptly formed from the space and pursued Hun Ya and Hun Li separately; the power of those palm prints was such that even a Half-Saint would be crushed into slag.

Let alone Hun Ya and Hun Li, who were only Dou Zuns.

"Ah!"

"Gu Fei, if you dare to kill us, the elders of our clan will not let you off!"

"Killing two clowns—what can the Soul Clan do to me? Even if I killed Hun Feng, the Soul Clan would only be able to swallow their teeth and keep silent!"

A moment later, following two shrill screams, the two members of the Soul Clan who had come to participate in the Heavenly Tomb trial both perished here.

"Gu Fei?"

Behind, a cyan-clad silhouette flashed by rapidly; she had sensed something when those two palm prints appeared, and now, hearing the name shouted by Hun Ya and Hun Li, her heart was filled with joy.

She increased her speed and finally saw the figure she had been longing for in her heart.

"Brother Gu Fei, I knew you wouldn't ignore me..."

Xun Er arrived at Gu Fei's side with extreme delight, a very bright smile on her face.

"It was the same in the past; if anyone dared to make me angry or unhappy, you would always stand up for me, and it's still the same now!"

As she spoke, Xun Er began to bring up past events of how Gu Fei had cared for her.

"Brother Gu Fei, you still care about me, don't you?" Xun Er wanted to get closer to Gu Fei and take the opportunity to hug him; this was a scene she had imagined in her heart for a long time.

"Stop being so sentimental!"

"Slap!"

Gu Fei frowned and mercilessly slapped Xun Er's hand away.

Hearing that crisp sound, Xun Er was stunned for a moment, looking at her reddened back of the hand.

"If you don't care about me, how could it be such a coincidence that you appeared here and even took action to help me kill Hun Ya and Hun Li?"

Xun Er said, feeling aggrieved.

"These two had long harbored murderous intent toward me; killing them was a matter of course!"

Gu Fei said indifferently, then flicked his sleeves and left, not wanting to stay with this woman any longer.

"Brother Gu Fei, wait for me!"

Seeing this, Xun Er hurriedly followed, but her speed was truly too slow compared to Gu Fei's, and she was soon left behind.

"Brother Gu Fei, you are just saying one thing while meaning another; you are clearly still worried about me but refuse to admit it!" Xun Er was exhausted and stopped to rest.

But she still felt that the previous incident was not a coincidence, but rather Gu Fei silently watching over her, worried that she might get hurt.

"I must seize this opportunity!"

Xun Er's gaze was firm as she continued to chase step by step in the direction Gu Fei had left.

Ancient Realm, a grand hall.

Two black-robed figures cast a Seal, shielding themselves from outside perception, and burst into loud laughter.

"Hehe, after this time, the Ancient Clan will lose two God-Grade Bloodlines in the Heavenly Tomb!"

"The pride of the Ancient Clan of this generation will all perish in the Heavenly Tomb; after a hundred years pass, our Soul Clan's power will far exceed that of the Ancient Clan!"

These two were the Soul Clan elders who had accompanied Hun Ya and Hun Li to the Ancient Realm. At this moment, only a few hours had passed in the outside world since the Heavenly Tomb opened.

These two knew of the Soul Clan's plan this time and had already begun to celebrate in advance.

Because two Soul Clan prodigies who entered the Heavenly Tomb twenty years ago had encountered the Energy Bodies of two Soul Clan predecessors on the third level.

Those two Energy Bodies transformed from Soul Clan predecessors still possessed Dou Sheng strength.

At that time, the Soul Clan prodigies had clearly noted the location of the two Soul Clan predecessors' territory.

As long as Hun Ya and Hun Li could find their way there, dealing with the people of the Ancient Clan would be easy.

It was just a pity that while these two were happily celebrating, they did not expect that only a few hours had passed since the Heavenly Tomb opened.

The young juniors of the clan in whom they had placed high hopes had already turned into cold corpses.

As time passed, a month went by in that Heavenly Tomb space.

During that month, most of the prodigies from the Ancient Races participating in the Heavenly Tomb trial had only reached the middle of the first level.

Because they were cultivating while walking, and dealing with the Energy Bodies blocking the way also required a significant amount of time.

By this time, Gu Fei had already arrived at the entrance to the second level; in front of his line of sight was a massive light curtain falling from the sky.

Within the light curtain, there was immense energy pressure; those with cultivation below Five Star Dou Zun were simply unable to enter.

This was also the reason why most of the Energy Bodies on the first level were below five stars.

Gu Fei arrived here without the slightest hesitation and stepped into the light curtain.

The distance of several hundred zhang seemed somewhat long, and it took Gu Fei one minute to walk out.

Once out of the light curtain, the massive pressure brought by the heaven and earth energy was finally eliminated.

"The clan records state that the second level of this Heavenly Tomb is far smaller in scope than the first; if things go smoothly, I should be able to reach the entrance to the third level in less than a week..."

Arriving at the second level, Gu Fei clearly felt that the energy concentration here was stronger than on the first level.

However, he still had no intention of stopping, instead continuing to walk toward the deeper reaches.

In this dead and silent world of the Heavenly Tomb, it is indeed of great benefit for cultivation.

However, one must endure boredom several times stronger than in the outside world.

Gu Fei traveled alone for four days; during these four days, the level of the Energy Bodies he encountered became increasingly higher, and those with Eight-Star strength appeared.

This day, ahead of Gu Fei, a region filled with energy pressure appeared.

It looked like the number of Energy Bodies in that region was quite large.

In this region, Seven-Star and even Eight-Star Energy Bodies were distributed in large numbers, and looking at their positioning, it was as if they were guarding something.

"A month has passed, and I can finally run into something with consciousness!"

A smile appeared on Gu Fei's face.

He knew that the Energy Bodies ahead were likely guarding a Nine-Star Energy Body.

Energy Bodies that reach Nine-Star strength already possess some intelligence; they are equivalent to superiors among Energy Bodies and can easily control other Energy Bodies, so this region is now considered its territory.

"A Nine-Star Energy Core can save half a month of cultivation effort! Must not waste it!"

Gu Fei stepped slowly into that region.

The Energy Bodies that approached him would automatically shatter when they got near his body.

Before long, a place filled with strange rocks appeared in Gu Fei's line of sight.

On one of the giant rocks, a figure wearing black iron armor sat cross-legged.

Under the black armor, a pair of eyes were hollow and indifferent, but if one looked closely, one could discover that this Energy Body possessed a bit more of a spirited aura than those encountered before.

(End of this chapter)