Li Su swiftly suppressed his surging emotions, but he etched the sight beyond the door deep into his heart.
There was no longer any need to go back to the first exit.
Without a doubt, this saved Li Su quite a bit of time.
After all, even if he could see the door, the actual distance remained incomparably vast. To reach it, even he would probably need several days.
Not only that, the creatures here were even more troublesome.
Seeing Li Su take flight again, the strange porcupines in the distance immediately attacked him.
Air-pressure cannons capable of pulverizing even metal and stone rained down on him.
Faced with this, Li Su naturally reacted, closing directly with them.
After he struck down several of them, the porcupines trembled slightly. Realizing how terrifying this two-legged beast before them was, they fled without the slightest hesitation.
He did not pursue them.
Instead, he lowered his head in surprise and silently sensed himself for a moment.
The farther inward he went, just as he had expected—and just as that old man at the base had said—the more terrifying the creatures became.
These porcupines before him were even stronger than the giant leeches he had encountered within the eighth stone stele.
Not only did they possess long-range attacks, but more importantly, their bodies were unimaginably tough. Their fur, muscles, and bones were all incredibly hard, as though they were forged from steel and reinforced with concrete. Any damage that landed on them was immediately reduced by more than half.
Their strength far exceeded Li Su's original expectations. Ten days of cultivation outside had not allowed him to catch up to the strength of the creatures around the ninth stone stele; instead, the gap had widened further.
They were clearly very strong—Li Su himself could