Lin Li rolled his sore shoulders and watched the exotic beast retreat step by step. In a calm tone, he teased, "Why did you stop fighting? Weren't you having a great time just now?"
A muffled, angry snort rumbled from the exotic beast's throat. It raised its heavy, razor-sharp right claw and viciously slammed it into the ground.
A surge of pure, concealed Spiritual Energy flowed from its claw into the earth, silently spreading beneath the ground without leaving the slightest trace.
Lin Li frowned slightly, his gaze fixed on the exotic beast. His heart was full of doubts, and he could not guess what trick this fellow was plotting now.
The next instant, the exotic beast did not linger. It abruptly spun around and bolted with all four limbs, shooting over a hundred meters away in just a few seconds at astonishing speed.
Meanwhile, a thin layer of white frost was slowly forming over the ground where its claw had struck. Hidden chill lurked underground, making the surface appear utterly unremarkable.
Lin Li had no intention of giving chase. He withdrew his far-reaching gaze, lowered his head to look at the faint frost on the ground, and fell into thought.
He bent slightly, casually picked up a fist-sized chunk of stone, raised his hand lightly, and tossed it toward the frosted ground.
The stone traced a clean arc through the air and landed in the center of the frost-covered ground.
With a crisp bang, the instant the stone struck the ground, it was as though it had triggered a hidden mechanism.
Dense, razor-sharp ice spikes burst from beneath the earth in an instant, stabbing the entire patch of ground full of holes and leaving it riddled with pits.
Lin Li raised a hand to stroke his chin and muttered