Doupo: Marry a Young Doctor and Be Rewarded with Douhuang Cultivation

160: The second level of the Heavenly Tomb, a big storm!When Brother Xiao Ze held Xun’er’s hand and stepped into the second layer of light screen, his six-star Dou Saint Qi acted as an invisible barrier, completely isolating the energy pressure that had made five-star Dou Venerates gasp for breath.

In an instant, the two passed through the light screen and landed on the misty ground of the second layer.

As soon as they stood firm, Brother Xiao Ze’s Emperor Realm Soul Power spread out like a tide, instantly locking onto ten powerful auras.

Amidst the rolling mist, ten energy bodies, glowing with a faint blue light, quietly appeared.

Their forms were more solid than their counterparts on the first layer, and they wielded long blades made of condensed energy. Their hollow eyes stared intently at the two, and the five-star Dou Venerate pressure they exuded was enough to deter ordinary Dou Venerates.

Just as Xun’er was about to raise her hand to condense seven-colored flames, Brother Xiao Ze gently pressed her shoulder: ”These little guys don’t need you to make a move.”

Before his words finished, Brother Xiao Ze’s figure had already shot out like an afterimage.

He did not use any Dou Technique, but met the energy bodies’ encirclement with only his Physical Body strength.

His left hand formed a fist, accurately striking the chest of one energy body, and its seemingly tough energy body instantly shattered like glass.

His right hand formed a palm, and as his palm wind swept past, the long blades in the hands of three energy bodies snapped, and then their bodies exploded into countless specks of light.

Those energy bodies that required a joint effort from Dou Venerates were like fragile bubbles in his hands.

In just an instant, all ten energy bodies had completely dissipated, leaving only ten pigeon-egg-sized energy cores on the ground, glowing with a soft blue light, which automatically flew into Brother Xiao Ze’s storage ring.

Xun’er stepped forward, looking at the constantly flashing energy light in the storage ring, her eyes full of admiration: ”Brother Xiao Ze, with your strength, you can walk sideways even on the second layer.”

Brother Xiao Ze smiled and transferred half of the energy cores into her storage ring: ”Absorb these first. These five-star energy cores are still somewhat useful to you. When we encounter nine-star ones, I’ll save them for you.”

Over the next few days, the two traversed through the mist, and any six-star and seven-star energy bodies they encountered were easily cleared by Brother Xiao Ze, with high-level energy cores accumulating more and more in his storage ring.

It wasn’t until the seventh day that Brother Xiao Ze’s Soul Power captured a faint Soul fluctuation.

It was a residual mark of the Hun Clan, but it was a broken trace, indicating that the Hun Clan members he had been tracking had already become his vanquished Souls.

”That saves some trouble.”

Brother Xiao Ze withdrew his Soul Power and turned his gaze towards the northeast.

There was an energy pressure far exceeding that of a seven-star Dou Venerate, vaguely carrying a trace of consciousness fluctuation, clearly an advanced energy body that had developed rudimentary awareness.

”There’s a nine-star one. Let’s go take a look.”

The two followed the pressure, moving stealthily. The eight-star energy bodies along the way were easily dealt with by Brother Xiao Ze. Although these energy bodies were stronger than the seven-star ones, they still couldn’t withstand a single move from him.

Soon, an area filled with strange rock formations appeared before them. On a giant rock in the center, an energy body clad in black armor sat cross-legged with its eyes closed, holding a giant axe half its height. The axe body glowed with a dull light, and an ancient and heavy aura permeated its surroundings, even suppressing the nearby mist from approaching.

”This energy body, in life, was likely a Peak Dou Venerate expert skilled in Body Refining,” Xun’er whispered, a hint of vigilance flashing in her eyes.

The black-armored energy body seemed to sense their presence and suddenly opened its eyes.

”Insolent juniors, how dare you provoke this Venerable!”

The black-armored energy body suddenly opened its eyes, and with a swing of its giant axe, it unleashed a fierce wind that tore through space, leaving a dark trail as the axe blade cut through the air.

Brother Xiao Ze advanced instead of retreating, his left hand behind his back, his right hand flicking a finger, and terrifying Qi condensed at his fingertip.

As his hand seals changed, a sky-piercing giant finger instantly formed, carrying the might to suppress heaven and earth.

”Great Desolation Imprisoning Sky Finger!”

As the low roar fell, the golden giant finger pressed down on the energy body like Mount Tai crushing an egg.

A look of shock and anger flashed in the black-armored energy body’s eyes. The energy within its body surged wildly, and its giant axe rapidly expanded several times, transforming into a massive axe shadow dozens of feet long, which chopped down at Brother Xiao Ze.

”Axe Splits Heaven and Earth!”

Wherever the axe shadow passed, space began to distort, as if it would be completely split open by this axe.

But as soon as the two made contact, the axe shadow shattered like paper, and the golden giant finger continued unimpeded, directly clasping the energy body.

With a crack, the black armor shattered, and the energy body’s form was firmly locked by the giant finger, its internal energy instantly becoming chaotic.

It let out an unwilling roar, but had no room to struggle.

Brother Xiao Ze’s fingertip Qi condensed again. This time, he no longer held back, and as the powerful Qi was released, it fiercely pierced through the energy body’s core.

With a bang, the energy body exploded, and a ninth-Rank energy core radiating rich energy slowly emerged in the air.

This energy core was a size larger than all previous energy cores, glowing with a deep purple, surrounded by visible energy vortices. Just by approaching it, one could feel the terrifying energy it contained.

Brother Xiao Ze raised his hand to collect the energy core into his storage ring, feeling the pure energy within it, and nodded slightly: ”This energy core, although its Rank isn’t very high, is barely acceptable.”

For Brother Xiao Ze, energy bodies below Dou Saint provided very limited nourishment for him.

To gain anything significant here now, he would probably have to rely on sheer quantity.

It was at this moment that a rumbling sound suddenly came from the sky, and a terrifying energy fluctuation swept from afar.

Wherever it passed, the mist was instantly dispersed, space began to twist and collapse, and even the ground trembled violently, as if the entire Heavenly Tomb was about to be torn apart by this force.

Xun’er’s face changed slightly, and she quickly said: ”It’s the Heavenly Tomb’s energy storm! The power of this storm is extremely strong; even Peak Dou Venerates caught in it will surely die. We need to find a place to hide quickly!”

Brother Xiao Ze, however, remained calm. He looked up in the direction from which the storm was coming, and saw that the distant sky was already covered by a dark energy cloud. Purple lightning flashed within the clouds, and a terrifying pressure descended like a tangible entity, making even the surrounding energy become violent and restless.

But the Qi around him remained completely still; his six-star Dou Saint strength allowed him to ignore such a storm.

The seemingly all-consuming energy cloud was, in his eyes, nothing more than a larger-scale energy turbulence.

He raised his hand to shield Xun’er by his side, and his Qi spread out, forming a pale golden barrier. The residual power of the storm touched the barrier and instantly vanished without a trace, not even stirring a ripple.

”Don’t be afraid, this storm can’t harm us,” Brother Xiao Ze reassured softly, his gaze turning towards the distant energy light screen.

That was the entrance to the third layer.

”But we should still go to the third layer. The energy bodies on the second layer are no longer challenging. Let’s see what the third layer has.”

The two headed towards the light screen, and along the way, they suddenly encountered two disheveled figures.

They were young members of the Yan Clan, desperately fleeing from the storm. Most of their Qi had been consumed, and even their robes were torn in several places by the storm.

Among them was a red-clad woman whose face was covered by a veil, and for a moment, a glimpse of her spring-like beauty was revealed...