At the center of Cold Pond floated a vast patch of strange aquatic vegetation—lotuses.
The petals and leaves of these lotuses were all a pure snow-white, making them especially distinctive amid this desolate region.
A gentle breeze brushed across the water, making the pure white lotus flowers and leaves sway softly. Fine ripples spread outward in rings, slowly reaching the pond's edge, lending the silence a trace of eeriness.
From the instant Cold Pond entered his sight, Lin Li immediately reined in his aura, his entire body entering a state of high alert.
He remembered Liu Song's warning well. That ferocious Second-Order Peak exotic beast was exceptionally skilled at concealing itself and lying in wait. It was most likely hiding in the dense grass or the blind corners of ruined rubble around Cold Pond, quietly awaiting passing prey before launching a surprise attack.
Cold Pond continuously emitted bone-piercing, icy chill. Carried ashore by gusts of wind, it pierced through his thin summer clothes and seeped into his skin.
The already cool air instantly turned freezing, sending chills through the body and forming the starkest contrast with the sweltering region in the distance.
Lin Li did not let down his guard. He immediately spread out his mental power, invisible spiritual perception blanketing the area around Cold Pond like a vast net as he searched it over and over two or three times.
The surrounding area was utterly quiet. After his investigation, he had not only failed to detect the slightest abnormal Spiritual Energy fluctuation, but could not even find any traces of an exotic beast crawling or walking in the soil or grass.
Lin Li frowned slightly and pondered inwardly. Could that exotic beast have already left this area?
He did not want to waste time here, much less get drawn