Upon entering the fourth level, the fragrance of flowers surged in from all directions, circling Zhao Fu as though alive. Zhao Fu did not let down his guard. He first raised a defensive barrier, then walked forward.
As Zhao Fu ventured deeper, the fragrance grew increasingly dense, almost forming a blue mist around him. It tried to seep into his body, but with the Saint Domain empowering him, the mist could not penetrate him at all.
After a while, the mist became denser and denser, wrapping around Zhao Fu's defensive barrier and beginning to corrode it bit by bit.
The deeper Zhao Fu went, the thicker the mist became, continuously pouring toward him. Under this immense corrosion, even the Saint Domain gradually thinned, on the verge of being eroded away.
Though it seemed he had underestimated this place somewhat, Zhao Fu still had other methods—several, in fact. Vast nether energy poured out, forming a Six Paths Defensive Barrier around him. A massive tide of purple demonic energy also erupted, forming a purple barrier etched with dragon patterns. Then Zhao Fu released his Saint Domain as well.
With these three layers of defense, Zhao Fu had nothing to fear. He charged forward at high speed, and the blue mist seemed to panic, crazily surging toward him.
Yet the powerful three-layer defense rendered the mist's corrosion utterly useless. The vines also began to move, lashing out to coil around Zhao Fu.
Since vines covered the ground everywhere, Zhao Fu had no way to evade them and could only allow them to wrap around him. These vines were far from ordinary. They possessed a powerful suction force, capable not only of devouring all kinds of power, but also Zhao Fu's life force.
Because of the three defensive barriers, the vines were merely consuming