The group then leaped out of the cave and returned to the top of the hollow.

After returning to the top of the cave, the group continued digging, excavating the entire Soul Crystal vein.

They even encountered a bone scorpion that was close to the level of a saint on the other side of the mine.

The bone scorpion lurked deep within the mine, ambushing Ling Chuan and nearly injuring him severely.

Fortunately, Ling Chuan's body could transform into water, which blocked a wave of attacks.

After that, the bone scorpion was frozen by Aishalin and then put into Anlan's spatial bracelet.

An Lan's old face beamed with joy at obtaining a new type of monster material that was close to the Saint level.

After several hours, the group finally finished excavating the entire vein.

These mineral veins will be placed with Anlan first, and then the teams will be assigned to them.

Of course, some of it also needs to be reserved for An Lan to conduct experiments, and at the same time, it also needs to be shown to the demigod-level big shots.

After dealing with the mineral vein, Lu Ning and his group continued to venture deeper into the desert.

Along the way, the group encountered a considerable number of monsters, but none of them could withstand Lu Ning and his companions.

After all, with three Saints leading the team, plus a large number of ninth-tier combatants, this kind of team could easily dominate in ordinary small fog areas.

It was precisely because of the unique nature of this desert that everyone was even more cautious.

After walking for almost two days, Lu Ning finally noticed that the mental pollution around him was much stronger than before.

Clearly, they had ventured deep into the desert.

It took so long to get deep into the desert, which shows how vast the desert is.

As they ventured deeper into the desert, they encountered even more and stronger monsters.

There are now more types of monsters.

Most monsters are associated with the power of death.

A small number of monsters are associated with storms and fire.

For example, they encountered a colossus that was close to being a saint.

The colossus is formed from a fusion of molten metal and sandstone, and it shimmers with a fiery red light, taking on a humanoid shape.

As the colossus walked, all the bone sand in its path dissolved and turned into red magma.

Its body temperature is so high that it exceeds three thousand degrees.

Moreover, the giant's defensive capabilities are also extremely formidable; if a normal ninth-tier awakened individual were to encounter it, they would likely be no match for it.

Ultimately, the colossus was frozen by Aishalin and then collected by Anlan.

After venturing deeper into the desert, they walked for another day.

Just then, Lu Ning suddenly stopped.

Ayan and the others behind looked at Lu Ning with some confusion.

"What's wrong, Lu Ning?"

An Lan then asked, "Lu Ning, you saw it?"

He looked at the instrument, a hint of surprise on his face.

Lu Ning nodded: "Yes, this direction also has strong mental pollution, but it's a little less intense than the direction we're heading now."

Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this.

Osiris asked, "Yarn? What do you mean, which way?"

As the captain of their team, this decision naturally falls to the captain.

After thinking for a moment, Ya'en asked Lu Ning and An Lan to see how close the two locations were.

Neither Lu Ning nor An Lan could provide an answer.

However, An Lan suggested, "I think we can go and check out the new source of pollution first. After all, we can sense the strong mental pollution from the original direction even from such a distance. The fact that we can only sense the new source of pollution from such a close distance means that this source of pollution is not as strong as the previous one. Perhaps we can go there first to understand the situation before deciding on a strategy."

Ya'en thought it made sense, so he decided to head towards the newly emerging source of pollution first.

This time, they found the source of the pollution in less than a day.

It was an oasis.

After crossing a sand dune, they were all somewhat surprised when they saw the oasis stretching to the horizon.

"An oasis in such an environment??" Jerry asked incredulously.

After all, the temperature in this godforsaken place fluctuates so much that normal plants would have died long ago in such an environment.

It's astonishing that plants can survive in such an environment and have even spread to create such a vast oasis.

This is somewhat unbelievable.

An Lan looked at the oasis in the distance with interest in her eyes.

"I wonder what kind of plants are in that oasis? Could we take some out and cultivate them?"

Once cultivated, this plant, which can adapt to extreme environments, will certainly have considerable uses.

Ya'en shook his head and said, "Let's not think about these things for now, let's go and see what happens."

Osiris said, "Be careful. The monsters in the core area of ​​this desert are quite strong. It might be even more dangerous in the oasis."

Everyone nodded, and then they headed toward the oasis.