Xu Shu once again returned covered in blood.
This time, he brought back three Erosion Crystals, and he himself was unharmed.
What's worth mentioning is that just as Xu Shu returned within the border line, barely moments later, Gu Yue Ming saw the hill he had visited suddenly enveloped by a mass of dark fog, with lightning flashing and thunder rumbling inside.
It seemed that many powerful monsters were fighting there, their strength so fearsome that the battle resulted in rivers of blood, mountains crumbling, the earth splitting, and the nearby ground all cracked open; afterward, they left without a clear victor.
Following this, Xu Shu suddenly became introspective, moving forward in silence for a full three hours.
Gu Yue Ming thought, "That was close... Only two or three kilometers away, and such powerful monsters were battling. The wilderness truly hides dangers in plain sight; it's not as safe as it looks..."