Chapter 41
The Xiao Clan's Old Ancestor, Xiao Xuan!
"Is this the third level of the Heavenly Tomb!" Xun Er curiously observed her surroundings. This third level was indeed vastly different from the previous two. With such a dense concentration of energy, even without searching for energy cores, cultivating here would yield extremely good results.
"Buzz buzz!"
Just then, from behind the colossal, sky-connecting light screen, intense vibrations suddenly echoed. Xun Er, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Mei were startled, quickly turning around. From the forcibly broken passage, a white tide, accompanied by buzzing sounds, tore through the air and rushed towards Shen Feng's group of four.
"It's the Ancient Devouring Insects, they've caught up!" Seeing that scene, all three women couldn't help but shiver in fear.
However, just as these insects rushed out of the crystal wall light screen, they suddenly froze, then, before everyone's astonished eyes, they simultaneously exploded into white powder. For the next ten minutes, countless Ancient Devouring Insects frantically rushed out like moths to a flame, but as soon as they emerged one zhang from the light screen, they immediately disintegrated into thin air. The layer of white powder at the base of the light screen had accumulated to several meters high.
"These Ancient Devouring Insects... what are they doing?" Xun Er frowned, looking at the scene of mass suicide.
"It's because of this; their Insect King has fallen into a deep sleep and was taken out by me!" Shen Feng took out the item he had just acquired, explaining with a smile. It was then that the three women suddenly understood. When they realized they could do nothing, the insects finally gave up.
Shen Feng led the three women deeper into the third level. On the vast, grayish-brown earth, wisps of energy mist drifted with the wind, creating a mysterious, desolate world that made one feel as if time had stopped. Here, eighth-tier and ninth-tier energy bodies appeared everywhere; Shen Feng left them for the three women to deal with, for training.
Not long after, a colossal stone mountain, hundreds of zhang high, appeared. On the mountaintop was a large stone chair, where a figure sat proudly, and in front of him was a dark red great saber, brimming with killing intent. A strong bloody scent emanated from the saber, covering the mountain like a mist.
"This must be an energy body beyond the ninth-tier." Xun Er commented.
The figure on the mountaintop stood up, his blood qi erupting powerfully. "Intruders? Who will make a move this time?" Shen Feng asked. Xiao Mei voluntarily stepped forward; she had now reached the peak of One-turn Dou Zun, so dealing with a Half-Saint energy body was not too difficult.
"Intruders, from the moment you set foot here, you should know the final consequence!" The figure's voice was like thunder in their ears. He wore a dark red robe, his face cold with scars running across it, exuding overwhelming murderous aura. However, this murderous aura was still far inferior to Shen Feng's Dragon Seeking Spear.
"Old fellow, less talk, hand over your energy core!" Xiao Mei flew into the air, her peak Dou Zun aura erupting.
"Presumptuous!" The Blood Blade Saint stomped his foot on the stone mountain, causing it to crack and rocks to fly everywhere. He appeared like a ghost before Xiao Mei, holding a demonic saber, his eyes showing a thirst for blood: "It's been how many years since I tasted fresh blood... My name, I think, is Blood Blade Saint? Have you heard of it?"
Xun Er and the other two women were speechless. Xiao Mei replied seriously: "You've been dead for thousands of years, who would know what you are!"
Xiao Mei's words immediately enraged the Blood Blade Saint. He swung his saber, and two streaks of saber qi tore through space, rushing towards her. Xiao Mei quickly unleashed her Dou Qi techniques in response. "You are merely an energy body; you cannot unleash your full strength from when you were alive!" She shouted, simultaneously activating the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Change, causing her strength to surge.
When he saw the clan symbol faintly appearing on Xiao Mei's forehead, the Blood Blade Saint suddenly froze, his eyes revealing horror: "Xiao Clan clan symbol? You are from the Xiao Clan?" He muttered, his gaze involuntarily darting towards the depths of the Heavenly Tomb with extreme fear.
He immediately retracted his saber, no longer fighting, but instead pointed the way for them: "Go west, through that narrow pass, and you will avoid other energy bodies and reach where you wish to go." This action greatly surprised Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei.
Shen Feng smiled and explained: "The Heavenly Tomb is a strange place; if a Half-Saint like him can still retain his sentience, then Senior Xiao Xuan – who once stood at the peak of Dou Sheng – how could he no longer exist?" It was then that the two women understood Shen Feng's purpose in bringing them here.
"Haha, I didn't expect to meet Xiao Clan members here; then let us eradicate this last bloodline!" Two gray-robed old men with sinister faces suddenly appeared. They were two Dou Sheng-level energy bodies from the Hun Clan.
"Hurry up and act; this place is too close to that spot; any delay will cause trouble." One old man said in a deep voice. He waved his hand, imprisoning the space around Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei. When a Dou Sheng acts, heaven and earth are within their grasp.
"Swish!" The Blood Blade Saint unexpectedly turned back, swinging his saber to tear apart the spatial imprisonment. "Damn it, you dare to kill Xiao Clan members here? Do you want that person to bloodbath the Heavenly Tomb again?"
The two Hun Clan old men were enraged, shouting "Seal!" in unison, freezing the Blood Blade Saint in place. "A mere Half-Saint's ability, yet you dare to interfere in others' affairs!" One of them lunged forward, intending to finish off the Blood Blade Saint.
However, when his fist was only half a foot away, it suddenly stopped in mid-air.
"Who?!" The two Hun Clan members shouted in horror.
"It seems there are still some Hun Clan rats left in this Heavenly Tomb!" An ancient, majestic voice echoed. The spatial imprisonment immediately collapsed.
"Xiao Xuan?" The two Hun Clan Dou Sheng's faces turned ashen. At the same time, the bloodline within Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei suddenly boiled, and a strong sense of familiarity surged forth.
In the void, a man in a pale green robe appeared silently. He had long black hair falling to his shoulders, and his eyes were as profound as black holes, exuding an absolute charm of wisdom and majesty. His appearance caused no strange phenomena, but it gave people the feeling that even this heaven and earth could not withstand a single punch from him.
"Hun Clan... indeed, that bloodline scent is truly disgusting." The man in green robe looked up, his face, though not overly handsome, possessed a unique aura that made all things bow down.