202: Huo Zhi: It seems that this time it is very dangerous!

“Where is the rat…”

The black-armored figure seemed to have noticed Gu Fei entering this place. His invincibility in this area for countless years made him very arrogant.

However, after carefully sensing the Qi emanating from Gu Fei, he swallowed the arrogant words that were about to come out.

“Thump!”

The next moment, the black-armored figure knelt on both knees on the giant rock, facing Gu Fei.

“Greetings, Senior!”

“This junior didn’t know Senior was arriving and failed to meet Senior. I hope Senior will forgive my offense!”

The black-armored figure kowtowed, his words full of respect, fearing that Gu Fei would kill him.

Although he had already died once, he could at least continue to exist in another form.

But if Gu Fei destroyed him and took his crystal core, then there would truly be nothing left.

Seeing the black-armored figure’s actions, Gu Fei was momentarily stunned. He hadn’t expected that a fellow who had turned into an energy body would still value “life” so much.

“Senior, as long as you don’t kill me, I am willing to serve you as my master, to work like an ox or a horse!”

The black-armored figure continued to beg for mercy.

Over the years, he had encountered some living people who entered this place, all of them juniors, and very few were as powerful as Gu Fei.

“Before entering, the elders of my clan instructed me to take good care of the others. Perhaps keeping this Nine-Star energy body might still be useful!” Gu Fei quickly thought to himself.

According to the original description, after more than half a year, an energy storm would sweep through the second level of the Heavenly Tomb when it opened this time.

In the face of such a natural disaster, even cultivators who reached Nine-Star Dou Zun would have a narrow escape. If they encountered it, like Gu Qingyang and Gu Yao, they might not be able to resist it.

These two were the current Prodigies of the Gu Clan, and Gu Fei also had a friendship with them. Knowing there was danger, he naturally couldn't stand by and do nothing.

Of course, Gu Fei wouldn't waste time waiting for them on this second level.

“Senior, please let…”

“Alright, I’ll keep you for now!”

“Thank you, Senior, for sparing my life!”

The black-armored figure kept kowtowing. After Gu Fei spoke, his face was full of gratitude.

“Since I’m sparing your life, there are some things you need to do for me!”

“Whatever Senior commands, this junior will do it, even if it means climbing a mountain of swords or plunging into a sea of fire!”

The black-armored figure kowtowed repeatedly.

The next moment, a jade token appeared in Gu Fei’s hand, and he quickly separated a wisp of Soul Power and infused it into the jade token.

“Take this jade token. In the coming time, if any living person like me appears on this second level, try to avoid them!”

“Remember, five months later, crush this jade token. If you don’t…”

“A great storm?… Yes, Senior, I’ve remembered everything you said clearly!”

The black-armored figure listened carefully to Gu Fei’s words, continuously kowtowing. When he looked up again, he found that Gu Fei had already disappeared, leaving only a jade token behind.

“Five months… Come to think of it, I don’t remember how long it’s been since I last kept track of time…”

Holding the jade token, a touch of emotion suddenly appeared on the black-armored figure’s face… Soon, another three days passed, and Gu Fei finally arrived at the entrance to the third level of the Heavenly Tomb.

Here, similar to the second level’s entrance, an immensely huge energy light curtain cascaded from the sky, finally dropping vertically to the ground.

The difference was that this energy light curtain leading to the third level had already solidified and had to be forcibly broken through to enter the third level.

“Pfft!”

Gu Fei approached the extremely thick energy crystal wall. From his palm, an unusual flame suddenly surged. Currently, Gu Fei’s unusual flame had already undergone Fusion with the Green Lotus Core Flame, Sea Heart Flame, Fallen Heart Flame, Three Thousand Burning Flame, and Bone Chilling Flame—these five unusual flames—making its temperature extremely terrifying.

Coupled with the powerful Dou Qi he unleashed after reaching the Dou Sheng stage, the flame instantly melted a large section of the crystal wall. At this speed, the hundred-zhang-thick crystal wall could be burned through within minutes.

With the unusual flame clearing the way, Gu Fei easily entered the energy crystal wall. Not long after, a series of small crackling sounds came from within the crystal wall. This was a different sound from the melting crystal wall.

Gu Fei was not surprised by this strange sound. He knew that the sound came from the ancient devouring worms living within the energy crystal wall, which were being scorched by his unusual flame.

If not for the suppression of the unusual flame, these ancient devouring worms would quickly fill the empty energy gaps, ultimately trapping people inside.

Continuously activating the unusual flame, Gu Fei finally broke through the crystal wall completely after ten minutes.

A vast, endless gray land instantly appeared in his vision.

This land was extremely vast, so much so that one could not see its end at a glance.

Here, there wasn't an overly dense energy mist lingering, but when Gu Fei's foot touched the ground, he could feel pure energy continuously seeping into his body through the soles of his feet.

“As expected of the third level of the Heavenly Tomb!”

“Cultivating here has even better effects than consuming Grade Seven Pills every day for Cultivation!”

Feeling the energy concentration here, a hint of pleasant surprise appeared on Gu Fei’s face.

Moreover, the energy bodies one could encounter here were mostly Eight-Star or above.

Even those who had reached the Half-Saint level were not few, so Gu Fei began to rush headlong towards the depths of the third level.

In the time that followed, Gu Fei began to fight non-stop, frantically plundering energy cores… “Boom!”

On the second level of the Heavenly Tomb, in an area filled with scattered rocks, a red-clad woman released extremely scorching red flames, incinerating the three energy bodies in front of her into nothingness.

“Huo Zhi, your progress has been quite good over the past half-year. You instantly killed three Eight-Star energy bodies attacking you. I estimate you’re almost ready to complete your first transformation!”

Huo Xuan of the Yan Clan appeared beside the red-clad woman, saying with a playful smile.

“Mm!”

Huo Zhi lightly nodded her chin, not speaking much.

Suddenly, both Huo Zhi and Huo Xuan simultaneously sensed two Qi rapidly approaching from the distant sky.

“How unlucky! It’s my first time entering the Heavenly Tomb, and I encounter something so scalp-tingling!”

“You two should run quickly too. If that great storm behind us catches up, even Peak Dou Zun powerhouses will perish here!”

Those two were Gu Qingyang and Gu Yao of the Gu Clan. At this moment, they spotted Huo Zhi of the Yan Clan and kindly warned her.

“Energy storm?”

Hearing Gu Qingyang’s words, both Huo Zhi’s and Huo Xuan’s expressions changed simultaneously.

They looked behind Gu Qingyang. At the edge of the sky, a dense energy hurricane roared, eventually forming an extremely terrifying chain reaction.

Ultimately, a massive energy storm rapidly formed in this world.

“Run!”

After a moment of stunned, Huo Zhi and Huo Xuan had no time to express their emotions. Their figures flashed quickly, and they joined the fleeing group.