In this prison, there's not even a drop of water, let alone food! In the eyes of the guards, all those detained are death row inmates waiting for execution, and giving them food is simply a waste.

As a result, this Lizard Man has not eaten anything for more than ten days.

"What do you want to eat?" Ling Feng looked at the Lizard Man and suddenly asked.

The Lizard Man was stunned for a moment: "What do I want to eat? I want to eat meat, do you have any?"

Ling Feng flipped his hand and pulled out a large piece of dried meat from the Devil's Ring: "Will this do?"

The Lizard Man's eyes lit up, and he quickly lunged forward, snatched the dried meat from Ling Feng's hand, and returned to the corner to start tearing into it.

Moments later, the entire large piece of dried meat had been stuffed into the Lizard Man's stomach. He licked the corner of his mouth, but instead of feeling satisfied, he felt even hungrier.

"Where did you get the meat from?" The Lizard Man approached Ling Feng step by step: "Hand over all your meat and food, and I'll spare your life!"

Ling Feng chuckled: "So, what you're saying is you want to rob me?"

"Rob? Haha, in this Death Row Prison, so what if I rob you..."

Before finishing his words, Ling Feng kicked him straight in the chest, sending the Lizard Man flying and crashing heavily to the ground.

"You have quite some nerve, even daring to try robbing me, Ling Feng?" Ling Feng walked up to the Lizard Man, pressing his foot onto his chest: "Look at what you are, yet you dare to tease me?"

The Lizard Man's body trembled slightly; he couldn't understand why Ling Feng's strength hadn't been suppressed here. He thought that with his Lizard Man's tough body, he could bully Ling Feng, but unexpectedly, Ling Feng had overpowered him.

"No, no, don't kill me!" The Lizard Man trembled, gazing at Ling Feng with terrified eyes.

Ling Feng snorted coldly: "I have no interest in killing you. I just want to know what's going on here. As long as you honestly explain, I naturally won't kill you. But if you dare to tease me again... I guarantee I'll make your life worse than death!"

"I won't dare, I won't dare!" The Lizard Man held his head, trembling as he looked at Ling Feng, his tone shaking.

Ling Feng lifted his foot and said indifferently: "Alright, let's talk business now. What exactly is this Bear Fortress?"

The Lizard Man got up and cautiously said: "In the surrounding hundreds of kilometers, this place is called Snow Cloud Ridge, and the Bear Clan is the true master of Snow Cloud Ridge, with Bear Fortress being the Bear Clan's main stronghold."

"The Bear Clan is powerful because Snow Cloud Ridge is rich in Sky Cloud Stone, a mid-level artifact refining material. They've prospered by monopolizing Sky Cloud Stone!" the Lizard Man explained.

Sky Cloud Stone? Ling Feng knew a bit about this material. It is an essential material in artifact refining; since Ling Feng doesn't practice artifact refining, he wasn't very aware of its value, but if the Bear Clan rose because of it, its value must be significant.

"Is the style of the Xiong Family very arrogant?" Ling Feng asked, "Can they really just capture people at will like this?"

The Lizard Man hesitated a bit, then cautiously looked around and whispered: "Actually, the Xiong Family used to be very low-key, but recently there have been many changes, reportedly related to the Sky Cloud Stone Mine!"

Ling Feng's interest was piqued: "Tell me more about this."

The Lizard Man spoke softly: "We are actually slaves working in the Sky Cloud Stone Mine. I heard that some slaves found some blood-colored stones in the Sky Cloud Stone Mine in the front, as red as Bloodstone, which caused a huge shock among us because there's a rumor that finding blood-colored stones is extremely ominous!"

"The Xiong Family was furious about this, sending people to block off the mine where the Bloodstone appeared and detained all slaves who saw the Bloodstone mine!" the Lizard Man said. "Since then, Bear Fortress has been on edge, haha, I think surely Bear Fortress's enemies want to attack, otherwise why would they be so cautious?"

There was a hint of schadenfreude in the Lizard Man's voice. As slaves, they held deep hatred for Bear Fortress, wishing for nothing more than for the members of the Xiong Family to die out completely!

"Is that really the case?" Ling Feng frowned. From his observation, the people of Bear Fortress didn't seem to show any signs of tension; they didn't look like they were encountering any ominous signs.

"Sir, I've told you everything I know, I'm not hiding anything!" the Lizard Man said.

Ling Feng snorted coldly: "I'll judge the truth of your words myself. By the way, how strong is Bear Fortress? Do they have Azure Sky Realm experts stationed?"

The Lizard Man nodded and said: "It's said the ancestor of Bear Fortress is an Azure Sky Realm expert, but he hasn't appeared for many years. The current strongest is the present Family Head, Xiong Shi, who is at the Peak of the Divine Sea Realm, reportedly just a step away from the Azure Sky Realm!"

Ling Feng's eyebrows slightly furrowed; even a small Xiong Family has Azure Sky Realm experts. It seems the power within the Abyss Realm is indeed deep and unfathomable!

"Where is the Sky Cloud Stone Mine?" Ling Feng asked.

...

In the Ling Yun Hall of Bear Fortress, Xiong Tian sat solemnly in front of a middle-aged man: "Father, we've captured or killed all the escaped slaves. No one knows about the news of Blood Cloud Stones appearing in our Sky Cloud Stone Mine!"

The middle-aged man nodded slightly, his face revealing a grave expression: "Tian'er, our Xiong Family's ownership of the Sky Cloud Stone Mine has already attracted the coveting of some surrounding families, but the Sky Cloud Stone's value is not too high, and because of our Xiong Family's decent strength, they have tacitly agreed to it."

"But Blood Cloud Stone is a high-level artifact refining material, worth a thousand times that of Sky Cloud Stone. If others learn of Blood Cloud Stones appearing in our Sky Cloud Stone Mine, it could be a disaster for our Xiong Family, do you understand?"

Xiong Tian said gravely: "Father, I understand, so we've detained everyone who knows about it to block the news, developing in secret. This is also an opportunity for our Xiong Family to rise again!"

The middle-aged man, Xiong Shi, nodded: "Exactly, in crisis lies both danger and opportunity. As long as we use this wisely, we can use Blood Cloud Stone to make our Xiong Family even stronger. By then, our Xiong Family could even break into the major cities instead of guarding this backwater!"

A gleam of light flashed in Xiong Tian's eyes. Suddenly he said, "Right, Father, while capturing the escaped slaves, I encountered a stranger. To prevent the information from spreading, I also captured him and locked him up in the dungeon."

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