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Leading the pack was the mid-stage second-tier Xuan Turtle Crocodile, which was three zhang long.

Its limbs are short and thick but powerful, and it drags its heavy body without the slightest hesitation.

Its back was covered with a layer of bluish-gray horny armor, which gleamed faintly in the light, and its thick tail dragged on the ground, carving a deep furrow.

Its vertical pupils first glanced into the air, locking onto the dragon's saliva grass hanging from the clump of flying ants, then it let out a low hiss and revealed a look of drooling.

As for the swarm of spirit-devouring flying ants, it didn't take them seriously at all.

Having occupied this pool for decades, it has absolute confidence in its own strength.

It let out another hiss, and the group of Xuan Turtle Crocodiles behind it nodded, immediately splitting into two wings, quickening their pace, and rapidly encircling the Soul Slave in the forest.

"As expected of a sentient beast, it knows how to encircle and surround, but it seems to be focusing on the wrong thing."

Li Shen made his own assessment, then looked up at the Azure Mist Pearl that was poised to unleash its power.

The Soul Slave retreated slowly as planned, deliberately slowing down to lure the group of Xuan Turtle Crocodiles away from the pool.

Meanwhile, the swarm of spirit-devouring ants in mid-air would sometimes descend and sometimes ascend, flapping their wings and emitting ear-scratching buzzes, constantly provoking the mid-stage second-tier Xuan Turtle Crocodile leader.

Before long, the mid-stage second-tier Xuan Turtle Crocodile suddenly slowed down, then opened its mouth and spewed out streams of water arrows, attacking the Soul-Devouring Ant swarm.

Li Shen raised an eyebrow slightly.

They quickly spurred the ants to scatter and take cover. The water arrow pierced through the ants, making two loud bangs, and actually snapped the tree trunk in half, causing it to fall down with a crash, raising a cloud of dust.

Li Shen felt a pang of pain in his heart.

Despite their best efforts to shoo them away, more than a dozen spirit-devouring ants were still hit by the water arrows and fell as fragments.

He gritted his teeth and, without the slightest hesitation, seized the opportunity to command the remaining Soul-Devouring Ants to accurately drop the Azure Mist Pearl.

"Bang!"

The Azure Mist Pearls burst open simultaneously, and five thick, green poisonous mists instantly spread out, enveloping the group of Xuan Turtle Crocodiles.

A mournful hiss suddenly rang out, and the group of black tortoises and crocodiles rolled and struggled, but they could not break out of the poisonous fog.

Seeing this, Li Shen did not hesitate. He raised his hand to summon back the Soul Slave and the Soul Devouring Ant, patted a Concealing Talisman on his body, and leaped into the air.

A level 2 early stage Xuan Turtle Crocodile and three baby crocodiles playing and fighting each other remain by the pool.

Li Shen didn't even glance at them; his figure moved like the wind, heading straight for the waterfall.

With their strength, they couldn't possibly detect Li Shen, who was adorned with a superior concealment talisman.

He used the Wind Shadow Step and activated the Cloud Stepping Boots, moving as lightly as a swallow. He quickly climbed up the protrusions on the rock wall and reached the vicinity of the Water Curtain Cave.

He gripped the protruding rock firmly with four fingers of his right hand, and with a flash of inspiration, a bronze bell-shaped magical artifact flew out of his storage bag.

His lips moved, activating the ritual implements.

"Buzz!"

The bell tolled!

The waterfall, which was originally cascading down, was frozen in place for a moment.

Within the area covered by the ripples emitted by the bronze bell, the dense water flow became sparse.

Seizing this fleeting opportunity, Li Shen exerted force with his right arm, leaping into the air and landing steadily on the stone platform between the waterfall and the cave.

The moment he landed, the bronze bell artifact could no longer be maintained. With a violent tremor, the waterfall returned to normal.

With a flick of his fingers, Li Shen sent the bronze bell, a magical artifact, through the waterfall and into his hand.

The bell is still vibrating, and obvious cracks have appeared on its edges.

"Trying to control the waterfall is still too much of a stretch, but getting here safely makes this sacrifice insignificant."

Li Shen put the bronze bell into his storage bag, turned around, and looked at the cave entrance blocked by many rocks of different sizes.

With a flick of his fingers, Li Shen sent out five ink-black throwing knives, their cold light sharp and menacing.

Immediately afterwards, he snapped his fingers together, and a blue, spindle-shaped ball of light condensed at his fingertips. After polishing it slightly to make it more refined, he flicked it out with one finger.

"Bang!"

The central rock struck by the Azure Light spell immediately developed cracks that spread outwards.

Li Shen pointed his fingers together again, and the five throwing knives slammed into the center of the crack.

In the blink of an eye, Li Shen crawled out of a passage large enough for one person to pass through.

He didn't retract the throwing knife. Looking into the pitch-black tunnel, his eyes darted around, and he immediately summoned three high-grade gold shield talismans and slapped them onto his body.

Then, a lighting talisman was thrown inside. The talisman ignited without fire, and white light quickly filled the entire passageway.

Li Shen released his divine sense but found no restrictions.

He then stepped inside.

The passageway runs straight back, with some fluorite stones inlaid on both sides for lighting, but they have already dimmed.

The journey continued as usual, and soon we reached the end of the passageway.

A stone chamber, several dozen feet in circumference, came into view.

In the center of the stone chamber, there is a stone platform about half a person's height.

On the stone platform, there was a three-foot-wide groove. In the groove, a ball of milky white liquid lay quietly, about the size of an adult man's fist. Its color was warm and smooth like jade, and it emitted a clear and rich spiritual energy.

Earth Vein Spirit Milk!

A flicker of excitement crossed Li Shen's eyes, but he was not blinded by the treasure.

He carefully scanned the stone chamber several times with his divine sense to confirm that there were no hidden restrictive formations before slowly stepping forward. He took out a jade bottle he had prepared in advance from his storage bag and carefully used his spiritual power to guide the clump of spiritual milk into the bottle.

After sealing the bottle cap, Li Shen put it into his storage bag. Feeling somewhat relieved, he had already secured a major gain on this trip. Next...

His gaze shifted to a skeleton beside the stone bed.

The skeleton sat cross-legged, its clothes tattered and decayed, its head drooping.

The skeleton had a gray cloth bag tied around its waist and held an iron token in its hand.

Li Shen stepped forward, squatted down, and carefully took off the cloth bag and token.

He patted the thin layer of dust covering the token, and four large characters immediately appeared.

Li Shen's gaze sharpened, and he subconsciously recited:

"Teleportation Array Token"

"A teleportation array?!"

Li Shen's heart skipped a beat. He glanced at the skeleton again and secretly guessed:

"Could this person have arrived here using this teleportation token? Or does he intend to use it to leave?"

Li Shen suppressed his doubts, turned the token over, and examined it carefully.

On the back of the token is a simple topographical map.

The edges are clear and distinct, with mountains and rivers depicted above.

In the lower left corner, there is a line of small, almost worn-down text:

"Fire Lizard Island, Teleportation Array"

Li Shen's pupils contracted slightly.

It seems this person was teleported from a place called Fire Lizard Island, but the Southern Wilderness is a vast continent, where would an island come from?

Could it be a territory outside the Southern Wilderness?

This teleportation array is incredibly powerful, capable of traveling across an entire continent to get here!

Li Shen sighed inwardly, took a deep breath to suppress the turmoil in his heart, put the token into his pocket, and turned to look at the gray cloth bag.

"Perhaps we can learn more from this."

He muttered something under his breath, preparing to open the cloth bag.

Suddenly the entire cave began to shake violently!

Four or five breaths passed before it stopped.

Li Shen frowned and immediately released his divine sense to probe outwards through the waterfall.

The next moment, his heart tightened.

Outside the waterfall, a pair of jet-black vertical pupils were staring intently at him.