However, at this moment, a fierce roar suddenly came from the right.
"Put it down for me, you thief!"
Li Zhonglou jolted violently. Without even looking, he waved his hand, kicking up the dirt on the ground towards the direction of the sound.
The dirt transformed into sharp spikes in mid-air, shooting out with a cold glint. The two Heizi who had just broken in immediately changed their expressions, dodging sideways.
When they turned their heads again, Li Zhonglou was nowhere to be seen in the cave!
"Impossible! We were here first, and we killed the spiritual beast. Why are they here!"
Li Zhonglou had been carrying the two unconscious individuals, and in their eyes, they were a group!
At this moment, another Heizi had some sense. After careful observation, he quickly discovered the hole, only a little over half a meter high, that Li Zhonglou had dug.
"It's that way! They really are thieves!"
The Heizi was furious, and the other's face turned ashen with rage. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Chase!"
On the other side, Li Zhonglou was running back with one person in each hand.
At this point, he could no longer afford to worry about the consumption of his internal energy. Those two had the strength of the fifth level, and if a fight broke out, he would have to be restrained, possibly endangering the lives of the two individuals!
In this situation, discretion was the better part of valor.
In just half a minute, he brought the two back to the surface and quickly returned the way he came.
Less than five seconds after he disappeared from view, two figures chased out one after another.
"Wait, isn't it the Black Spirit phase now? Were those three outsiders?"
Only now did the Heizi react.
The other person also said in confusion, "That's right. Isn't the Black Spirit phase their period of confinement? Why isn't this person afraid of the Black Spirit and Black Soul?"
The more they thought about it, the more something felt wrong. Moreover, this situation was extremely important to them. If outsiders had truly mastered a method to move around during the Black Spirit phase,
this was a matter of utmost importance!
"No, I'll chase, you go back and report to the captain and the others first!"
Just as they were about to split up, another woman suddenly said, "Wait a minute, this won't do, will it? If they know we lost our treasure, and it was snatched by these guys, wouldn't that be a complete loss of face?"
"Also, perhaps they are just newcomers? Otherwise, why would he think he could escape our pursuit during the Black Spirit phase?"
The reason the two had not immediately pursued was precisely this.
During this special period, they could move around without any scruples because they had fully accepted the Black Spirit.
However, Li Zhonglou had been keeping the Black Spirit outside his body. This method was also used by other experts to move around during this period, but it had a fatal flaw.
That is, those who isolated the Black Spirit were like bright searchlights in the darkness to the Heizi!
Even from a distance of thousands of meters, they could clearly sense their presence!
And among these, it was the Black Soul that played a role.
Of course, Li Zhonglou was completely unaware of all this. The only person who might know the inside story was currently in a deep coma and could not be woken up by any means.
If it weren't for the fact that his heart was still beating, Li Zhonglou would have thought the two had kicked the bucket...
After escaping for a few minutes, Li Zhonglou sensed uncertain danger ahead again, and couldn't help but hide with the two of them.
"Strange, why aren't those two behind chasing anymore?"
Li Zhonglou then noticed the abnormality of the two Heizi. But as the saying goes, when something is unusual, there must be a reason. Stealing someone's treasure was like destroying their future; they couldn't just give up on something like this!
However, he couldn't figure out the reason. Li Zhonglou could only raise his vigilance to the highest level, while also diverting a trace of his attention to examine the treasure he had just snatched.
At this moment, the bottle was cool to the touch, but it no longer had that metallic feel. It felt more like something that possessed life.
A small part of the lotus root was still attached to its head. Li Zhonglou felt like cutting it off to see if there were any elixirs inside.
However, he was afraid that, like in the novels he had read, as soon as it was opened, it would emit a brilliant light, attracting everyone around. If that were the case, it would not be worth the loss.
Or perhaps it was something like a soul bottle?
A flash of inspiration suddenly struck Li Zhonglou's mind. He instinctively poured his soul power into it. The next second, Li Zhonglou's expression changed drastically.
As his soul power poured in, the scene before his eyes instantly underwent a tremendous change. It was as if the stars had shifted, and everything he saw was distorted.
The worst part was that all his attention was sucked into it!
However, this process was not long. In the blink of an eye, his consciousness returned to normal.
But what he saw before him was no longer a lush jungle, but a void of empty space.
"Where is this?"
Just as Li Zhonglou was wondering, he suddenly thought of the space within the soul bottle. His vigilant heart suddenly skipped a beat.
"Could it really be like the soul bottle?"
Li Zhonglou closed his eyes, muttered the word "exit," and when he opened them again, he had actually returned to reality.
It was indeed something similar to the soul bottle! Entering and exiting with consciousness was exactly the same!
But what was the use of this thing?
Li Zhonglou tried entering it again. It was still empty, and only his consciousness entered; he could do nothing.
Another point that it couldn't compare to the soul bottle was that it couldn't integrate into the body.
Yes, after he obtained the soul bottle, it automatically drilled into his body. This was also why outsiders had never seen him carrying anything.
After fiddling with it for a while, and unable to figure out anything, Li Zhonglou had to put the matter aside for the time being.
It had been more than an hour since the death storm ended. Li Zhonglou glanced at the two unconscious individuals on the ground. Without the supply of oxygen, even if the Heizi didn't kill them, they would die of suffocation!
"It seems I need to hurry back to the camp."
However, there seemed to be Heizi experts ambushing ahead. The distance wasn't far, but going back wouldn't be easy.
"Whoosh!"
A faint, sharp sound suddenly came. Li Zhonglou's expression changed drastically, but he reacted swiftly, pulling the two people on the ground up and retreating behind them.
The next second, several sharp arrows appeared on the ground, precisely where the three of them had been!
They're here!
Li Zhonglou looked up and saw the two Heizi from before charging out with grim expressions.
The one on the right was holding a long bow. Unlike others with one bow and one arrow, this guy's bow was loaded with three sharp arrows.
The other Heizi was holding a long sword, entirely black. It was clear it was no ordinary item.
Li Zhonglou also noticed a characteristic at this time.