Soul Clan!

Ning Luo nodded. With a sweep of his hand, he strode swiftly toward the depths of the Heavenly Tomb. Behind him, Xun'er followed with a smile. Though this world was dreary, as long as she was with him, even the most monotonous place could become exceptionally warm. The vast Heavenly Tomb was shrouded in dense energy mist all year round.

"This is the entrance to the second level?"

Gazing at the wall of energy light that seemed to pour down from the end of the sky, Ning Luo spoke with slight surprise.

The current Ning Luo carried an air of travel-worn weariness. His black hair had grown a little longer, and his face seemed somewhat thinner, yet a sharp gleam flickered within his pitch-black eyes.

The amount of energy required to advance between Dou Saints is truly immense. The energy I absorbed over these four months would have taken at least a year to accumulate in the outside world. How terrifying an amount of energy will I need...

With a quiet sigh in his heart, Ning Luo quickly focused himself. Turning to Xun'er, he said, "In that case, I'll have to trouble you to stand guard for me again."

Xun'er nodded with a smile.

Seeing this, Ning Luo swept his gaze around before leaping onto a massive boulder and swiftly sitting down cross-legged. As he gradually entered his cultivation state, a vast surge of Dou Qi slowly spread from within his body, enveloping an area of a hundred meters. Seeing Ning Luo close his eyes to make his breakthrough, Xun'er lightly tapped her toes against the ground, her delicate body drifting to another spot atop the boulder. With her eyes slightly closed, every movement within a hundred zhang was taken into her awareness.

As the two fell silent, the land