Willpower Voice

Another six months passed, Saine returned to the Sand Valley where the Sand Worm gathered.

This Sand Valley is the only landmark area that Saine has discovered in the Yellow Sand World, and it is also the starting point for Saine to find his way back.

Whenever Saine loses his way in the desert, he returns to the Sand Valley based on the marks he left behind and begins his exploration anew.

Considering the geographical area of Yellow Sand World, the vast majority of it is quicksand.

The location of the Space Channel may also change at any moment.

As time went on, the chances of Saine finding the spatial coordinates became lower and lower, and his heart sank.

"Perhaps I can venture deep into the Sand Valley, rather than lose my way in the yellow sand and drive myself mad to my death."

"I would rather die as a Truth Explorer, in the process of discovering the unknown," Saine thought to himself after nearly a year of fruitless exploration.

No matter how many times Saine came to this Sand Valley where Sand Worm gathered and lived, he would find that it hadn't changed much.

The unique funnel-shaped terrain means that even occasional sandstorms from the outside world have little impact on the interior of this Sand Valley.

As for the nature of quicksand... Saine discovered that this Sand Valley did not seem to be moving.

This is why Saine was able to find it again and again.

Whether driven by curiosity, the torment of a solitary life, or some other factor, Saine once again Sand Valley.

The enormous and deep opening still appears in the center of the Sand Valley. →

Ever since Saine blew it out, the Sand Worm have not repaired the hole.

The number of Sand Worm inhabiting the area outside the cave entrance has decreased significantly.

Saine did not see those large and medium-sized Sand Worm.

As far as the eye could see, there were tiny, densely packed sand Sand Worm.

Thanks to his research on the characteristics of Sand Worm, Saine is no longer as stiff and wary of these little creatures as he was at the beginning.

Just like returning to his own home, when Saine used Water Ball Spell to cover his body with a thin film of water, he even walked to within two meters of the Sand Worm swarm.

The harsh environment and solitary life allowed Saine to hone his magical skills to the extreme.

At least six months ago, he would never have been able to control the Water Ball Spell to this extent.

Not just the Water Ball Spell, but also other magic spells mastered by Saine.

Each of his methods was refined to an extremely high level.

After all, in this Yellow Sand World, Saine had no new channels for acquiring knowledge.

He could only acquire knowledge through his own research, or by repeatedly studying his few Magic Books and practicing the magic he had mastered.

The appearance of the water film lowered Saine's body temperature, making him almost invisible.

The properties of the water also deterred those tiny Sand Worm from getting any closer.

However, this only works on small Sand Worm; Sand Worm over two meters in size won't buy into Saine's act.

Otherwise, more than half a year ago, Saine would not have directly used the Magic Conductor Cannon to forcibly take back those Element Pearl, but would have taken them back in a more gentle and low-key way.

After collecting some more Sand Worm specimens, Saine looked around and then jumped into the cave.

It's probably because it's surrounded by yellow sand on all sides and has the scorching sun shining down from the outside.

A faint light seeped into the Underground Space hollowed out by the Sand Worm.

However, the overall tone is still rather dark.

This reminded Saine of the Underdark's underground world.

The situation in this underground cave was somewhat different from what Saine had expected.

He didn't see many Sand Worm here, and he didn't know where the giant Sand Worm had gone.

A layer of hard, yellowish, viscous liquid appeared in various corners of the cave.

Saine habitually collected some, and the super-strong adhesiveness of this slime allowed him to initially determine that the Underground Space had not collapsed, which was probably due to this slime.

"It doesn't seem to be the liquid from melted Sand Worm. What is it then? Is it the fluid from Sand Worm?" Saine wondered.

Continuing deeper into the Underground Space, this time he saw those giant Sand Worm.

Inside the enormous sand pit, which resembled a greenhouse, more than a dozen giant Sand Worm, ranging in size from two to over ten meters, were rolling and wriggling.

White Egg of varying sizes appeared in every corner of this huge sand pit.

The smaller ones are only the size of Sand Grains, while the larger ones are as big as half a meter in diameter.

Saine even saw something even larger than the giant Sand Worm King from last time; Saine estimated that it was about sixteen meters long.

However, among these giant Sand Worm, the ones that impressed Saine the most were two medium-sized sandworms, each about seven meters long.

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These two Sand Worm only have one mouth, and the obvious notch at the other end of their tails clearly indicates that they are the giant Sand Worm that were injured by Saine a year ago.

"Not only did it not die, it also split into two. Is the vitality of a giant Sand Worm really that exaggerated?" Saine couldn't help but exclaim.

At this moment, Saine, dressed in a tattered robe and hidden in a corner of the Underground Space, did not attract the attention of the giant Sand Worm in the sand pit.

They seem to be busy producing offspring; those densely packed White Egg are the result of their work during this period.

With a research mindset, Saine crawled to the edge of the sandpit and casually took away a number of Sand Worm.

The Space Ring cannot contain any living, dynamic creatures, but these Sand Worm are clearly not an exception.

Perhaps he genuinely wanted to study something, or perhaps he was simply being impulsive, but the rather daring Saine touched an area closer to the center of the sandpit.

Taking advantage of the ample space remaining in his Space Ring, he also stored the giant egg, which was half a meter in diameter, inside.

This act of taking it back caused a disaster.

The sixteen-meter-long giant Sand Worm King, which was tumbling with another Sand Worm, suddenly roared.

Sensing the disappearance of its offspring's aura, the giant Sand Worm King disregarded its rolling and flung away the Sand Worm beside it. Its massive fangs then aimed at the crouching Saine.

The Sand Worm King's lock-on made Saine's hair stand on end.

Without continuing to conceal himself, Saine immediately stood up and ran deeper into the Underground Space.

Saine did not choose to return to the surface immediately because the rustling sound of the Sand Worm swarm echoed behind him, indicating that his retreat had been cut off.

He had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue venturing deeper into the Underground Space.

After running for an unknown amount of time, Saine noticed that the rustling sound of the Sand Worm swarm chasing him was gradually fading away.

The surrounding space became much darker once again, which also indicated that this Underground Space was larger than he had imagined.

"Come here, Spellcaster of the Wizard World, we can make a deal." An androgynous voice suddenly entered Saine's mind, causing Saine to have a splitting headache.

It wasn't that the voice intended to harm Saine, but rather that the difference in life energy level between it and Saine was too great.

The mere transmission of will was enough to overwhelm the apprentice-level Saine, demonstrating just how powerful the opponent's true form must be.