The slope on the left continued downward.
Gradually, Xu Yang felt a hint of coolness in the surrounding environment. At last, he saw his destination.
A reddish-brown cave lay half-buried, its entrance covered by partially collapsed reddish-brown sand. A large clump of drought-resistant Thorn Thorn Fruit grew at the entrance. Though its full appearance could not be seen, the ancient nature of the cave walls was still apparent. The entire cave exuded a vast, desolate aura.
"Over thirty meters in diameter... Are sandworms really that large?" Doubt arose in Xu Yang's heart. If they were that thick, whether he should continue tracking them was something he needed to consider carefully.
He tilted his head and listened. There was no sound of skin scraping against rock from within the cave.
He sniffed carefully. There was indeed a relatively strong sandworm scent inside the cave.
"I don't sense any aura that makes me tremble. There isn't even one evenly matched with mine." Xu Yang relaxed slightly. As long as there were no Monster Race beasts he could not handle, it was fine.
The three stars in his lower abdomen slowly revolved, Origin Power remaining ready to erupt at any moment. Xu Yang's vigilance rose to its highest level. If anything went wrong, the Wind Fire Domain could spread out instantly.
"There's wind. It leads somewhere."
Xu Yang waved his forepaws, carefully digging away the collapsed sand. With a slight exertion of strength, he uprooted the Thorn Thorn Fruit blocking the way.
Very quickly, Xu Yang cleared an entrance large enough for himself to enter.
He used his hearing and sense of smell to check once more. Only after confirming there was no danger did Xu Yang walk on tiptoe deeper into the cave. After only a few steps, he discovered traces resembling