"Brother Moxi, uncle, come here quickly, something seems to be wrong here." Mu Li shouted.
Mo Xi and Mu Yang came over quickly, and they observed the sand together. Mo Xi squatted down, gently brushed away the surface sand with his hands, and found a faint metallic luster underneath.
"It seems that the Soul-Condensing Golden Lock is right below." Mo Xi said.
Working together, the three began digging in the sand. As the sand was gradually shifted, a golden lock gradually emerged. The lock had a simple, ancient design, and the chain was deeply embedded in the ground, as if it had become one with the earth.
Just as they were about to completely excavate the golden lock, the ground suddenly shook violently. A massive sandworm, its body covered in hard scales, burst out of the earth. Its two enormous pincers waved, emitting bursts of roars.
"This sandworm should be guarding the Soul-Condensing Golden Lock." Mu Li said.
The sandworm opened its bloody mouth and spewed a stream of black venom at the three people. Mo Xi quickly cast a shield to block the venom attack. The venom splashed on the shield, making a "sizzling" corrosive sound.
"This venom is highly corrosive, everyone be careful," Mo Xi warned.
Mu Yang cast a fire spell, and flames shot towards the sandworm. The scales on the sandworm's body were hit by the flames, making a "crackling" sound, but it didn't seem to cause much damage to it.
The sandworm swung its pincers and clamped towards Mu Yang. Mu Yang quickly dodged to the side, and the pincers scraped past the edge of his clothes, leaving a deep groove in the ground.
Mu Li seized the opportunity and leaped onto the sandworm's back, trying to find its weakness. The sandworm sensed someone on its back and twisted its body frantically, trying to throw Mu Li off. Mu Li tightly grasped the sandworm's scales and struggled to move on its back.
Mo Xi continued to attack the sandworm with sword energy to attract its attention and buy time for Mu Li. After searching for a while, Mu Li found that the sandworm's eyes were relatively vulnerable.
"Brother Moxi, attack its eyes!" Mu Li shouted.
Mo Xi immediately understood, concentrating his spiritual power and shooting several sharp sword energies at the sandworm's eyes. The sandworm felt pain, green blood flowed from its eyes, and its movements became sluggish.
Mu Yang took the opportunity to increase the firepower, and the flames wrapped around the sandworm like a long dragon. The sandworm struggled painfully in the flames and finally fell to the ground with a bang.
The three of them successfully defeated the sandworm and dug the Soul-Condensing Golden Lock out of the ground intact. As they held the Soul-Condensing Golden Lock, a powerful and steady force flowed into their bodies.
"We have finally gathered the three artifacts. We can go back and repair the seal of the Forgotten River." Mu Li said excitedly.
The three of them hurried back to the Forgotten River with the three artifacts...
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