As Xiao Ze stepped into the second-layer light barrier with Xun'er's hand in his, the Dou Qi of a Six-Star Dou Sheng formed an invisible shield, completely blocking the energy pressure that had left even Five-Star Dou Zuns gasping for breath.
In the blink of an eye, they passed through the light barrier and landed on the mist-shrouded ground of the second layer.
As soon as they steadied themselves, Xiao Ze's Emperor Realm Soul spread out like a tide, instantly locking onto ten powerful auras.
As the mist churned, ten energy bodies radiating a green glow quietly emerged.
Their forms were more solid than those of their counterparts on the first layer, and energy-forged long sabers had coalesced in their hands. Their hollow eyes fixed intently on the pair, while the pressure of their Five-Star Dou Zun strength was enough to make ordinary Dou Zuns hesitate.
Xun'er was just about to raise her hand and condense the Seven-Colored Flame when Xiao Ze gently pressed down on her shoulder. "You don't need to handle these little things."
Before his words had even faded, Xiao Ze's figure darted forward like a blur.
He didn't use a single Dou Technique, meeting the energy bodies' assault with nothing but his physical strength.
His left hand curled into a fist and struck one energy body squarely in the chest. Its seemingly solid energy body shattered instantly like glass.
His right hand swept out in a palm strike. The long sabers in three energy bodies' hands snapped, and their bodies burst into a skyful of specks of light.
The energy bodies that Dou Zuns had to face together were as fragile as bubbles in his hands.
In the blink of an eye, all ten energy bodies had vanished, leaving only ten pigeon-egg-sized energy cores on the