Even after seeing the exotic beast fall with his own eyes and its Spiritual Energy fluctuations completely dissipate, Lin Li remained cautious and did not rashly approach.
He raised his hand and fired several more fireballs, which struck the exotic beast's corpse with precision and exploded, dealing several more rounds of damage.
Several thunderous booms rang out. A few more charred black wounds appeared on the exotic beast's body, yet there was not the slightest movement.
Only then did Lin Li relax, certain that the exotic beast was thoroughly dead, with absolutely no chance of coming back to life.
He slowly stepped forward, reached out and gripped the sword hilt, then gave his wrist a light twist and smoothly pulled the longsword from the exotic beast's head. Spiritual Light flowed over the blade, leaving it clean and pristine.
Then, with a thought, he directly stored the entire exotic beast corpse in the Mysterious Small Island.
With Lin Li's current strength, killing this exotic beast in seconds would not have taken nearly this long.
He had deliberately dragged out the battle and worn it down slowly in order to test whether any of its companions were hiding in the shadows of these ruins, and whether there was an ambush.
Yet throughout the entire battle, all had been calm and peaceful, without the slightest disturbance.
It was safe to conclude that this area contained only this one exotic beast and no other threats.
That was good news for Lin Li.
Now that the sole threat in this area had been cleared away, he would no longer need to keep his nerves taut and stay on guard against sneak attacks while traveling. Things would be much easier.
A moment later, the clouds of dust and billowing black smoke raised by the battle slowly