The energy bodies on the Third Layer were far stronger than those on the first two. Eight-Star Dou Zun-level beings could be found everywhere, and every so often, they encountered a Nine-Star Dou Zun-level energy body.
But against Xiao Ze's Heavenly Flames, these energy bodies were utterly defenseless.
He didn't even need to use his Dou Sheng power. The Heavenly Flames alone could easily burn energy bodies to ashes, and the high-grade energy cores he collected along the way had nearly filled Xun'er's Storage Ring.
Even so, Xiao Ze remained vigilant.
As they ventured deeper into the Third Layer, a group of more than a dozen Eight-Star energy bodies tried to surround them. Gu Hua was just about to attack when Xiao Ze flashed into their midst.
He lightly clenched his hand, and terrifying Dou Qi condensed into an invisible cage that trapped every energy body. Then, with a slight motion of his fingertips, the cage contracted with a thunderous boom. The energy bodies vanished in an instant, leaving only a pile of energy cores on the ground.
Gu Hua looked at his weapon, which he hadn't even drawn, and awkwardly lowered his hand.
In front of Xiao Ze, they didn't even get the chance to fight.
It was a truly strange feeling, being protected like this.
"The energy fluctuations ahead are denser."
That day, Xiao Ze stopped and swept his Emperor Realm Soul across the area ahead, taking in everything within ten li in an instant.
"There are four energy bodies to the northwest, three Eight-Star and one Nine-Star. There's Half-Saint-level pressure to the south and west, and quite a few energy bodies moving around nearby."
Gu Zhen and Gu Hua had just returned from scouting. Their expressions grave, they said, "The Half-Saint pressure to the west is extremely