Chapter 61: Opening the Underground Palace, Phenomenon in the Dongshan Region!

After Lu Chuan wreaked havoc in that base, he did not look back and returned to his lair in the Qinling Mountains.

Although he felt the massive commotion within the base afterward, he had no intention of going back to investigate or pursuing the matter of the humans trying to destroy him along with the base.

After all, what needed to be said and done had already been finished; if the humans wanted to continue targeting him and making him their enemy, then there was nothing he could do! "Boss!"

As soon as Lu Chuan returned, his Beast underlings, including Xiaoqing, Jingang, and the Fire Leopard, all surrounded him.

Huitailang was the first to flatter him, his eyes full of admiration and envy, "This time you destroyed the humans' military base and caused quite a stir!"

"That was so imposing!"

"Hmph! The humans should know by now that we aren't to be trifled with!"

To the side, the Fire Leopard huffed, though it also held great respect for Lu Chuan's actions, and even Jingang and Xiaoqing were chattering away on the side, expressing their admiration.

"As expected of the Boss!"

A thousand words converged into this one sentiment.

Lu Chuan calmly enjoyed the flattery for a while, then asked, "How is the situation at home?"

"I remember the previous forest fire covered a large area; it didn't affect us, did it?"

"Boss, not at all!"

Xiaoqing reported earnestly from the side, "The previous forest fire had long since extinguished, and the humans also dug a trench in the direction the fire was spreading, preventing it from burning further."

Hearing this, Lu Chuan nodded slightly, indicating he understood.

Nowadays, with the world undergoing great changes, many plants had mutated and were more resistant to fire, water, and a series of other threats than before, so they were not easily ignited.

Moreover, the instinct to seek advantages and avoid harm was carved into the Beasts of the mountains; when the forest fire broke out, many Beasts scattered and fled, so it did not cause them much impact at all.

"Boss, everyone is admiring you right now."

Huitailang sidled up to Lu Chuan, his eyes full of craftiness, "Before you even returned, everyone was discussing this matter, especially how you swaggered into the humans' military base to wreak havoc and returned safely; I don't know how many beasts are in awe of you."

"Many beasts are already planning to come and join you."

"Is that so?"

Lu Chuan did not expect that his one warning to the humans would cause such a huge reaction, but thinking about it, he felt relieved.

The Beasts' thinking was very simple: whoever was strong was powerful, and following the strong meant there would definitely be meat to eat.

Everything was decided by one's fists.

Thinking of this, Lu Chuan instructed his underlings, "Disperse, and tell the other beasts that I don't need too many underlings, so... anyone below the Awakening Realm Mid-Stage, don't bother coming."

"Yes!"

After the underlings left happily, Lu Chuan was about to rest—after all, these past two days had been nothing but battles and travel, and he was somewhat exhausted—but the Fire Leopard returned shortly after to pass on a message, "Boss, there is a centipede outside bringing its kin to join you, Great King!"

"Everyone has stopped them outside; would you like to take a look?"

"Let's go!"

Lu Chuan followed the Fire Leopard, moving forward, and soon saw a blood-colored centipede.

This blood-colored centipede had a massive body, and that pair of sharp mandibles looked very powerful.

Especially the aura it radiated, which made Lu Chuan very tempted, "If I could devour it, my strength could advance further, but it's a pity... it came to join me of its own accord!"

Coming back to his senses, Lu Chuan slithered in front of the blood-colored centipede, raised his head, and looked down at the other party, "Are you willing to become my underling?"

"Willing, this one is very willing!" "Look into my eyes!"

Just as the blood-colored centipede stood up slightly, Lu Chuan activated the 【Soul-Seizing Pupil】, successfully enslaving the other party's soul, and then said, "Every underling who joins me has a name for the sake of convenience; from now on, I will call you Xiao Wu!"

"Thank you, Boss, for bestowing this name!"

At this moment, Lu Chuan was surprised to discover that Xiao Wu actually possessed the strength of the Awakening Realm Late Stage; it was only a notch weaker than the Fire Leopard, yet it was an existence on the same level as Jingang.

It could be considered the third most powerful underling under Lu Chuan's command.

"Boss, these kin of mine..."

What surprised Lu Chuan even more was that Xiao Wu stepped aside, revealing many blood-colored centipedes much smaller than itself; after a rough glance, he found there were hundreds of them.

Xiao Wu communicated with him via soul, "Boss, I cannot abandon them, but I don't know what they can do..."

At this very moment, Lu Chuan stared at these smaller blood-colored centipedes, and his eyes gradually lit up, "What can your kin do?"

"I dare not say anything else, but their digging skills are first-class!"

"Good!"

In an instant, Lu Chuan laughed heartily, having an idea in his mind.

This time, although he went alone to destroy the humans' military base and gave the humans a deterrent, he could not guarantee whether the humans would take even crazier actions because of this!

He had already treated the Qinling Mountains as his base camp, so he naturally had to ensure that this place was foolproof.

Fortunately, the outskirts of the Qinling Mountains were now guarded by numerous Beasts, and they did not allow human aircraft to enter, which prevented the location of his lair from being known to humans.

Thinking of the digging ability of Xiao Wu and its kin, he instructed them, "I intend to build an underground shelter, that is, a large underground lair; it must be deep enough, large enough, and allow for free breathing."

"Leave this matter to you and your kin; complete it as soon as possible!"

Thinking and doing had always been Lu Chuan's style of action.

Therefore, when the order was given, Xiao Wu immediately represented itself and its kin, guaranteeing that they would complete the task in the shortest time and build an underground shelter that would satisfy Lu Chuan!

"Boss, leave this matter to me."

"I guarantee the task will be completed!"

After Xiao Wu agreed, it immediately let out a few strange cries, and the kin behind it burrowed into the soil one after another, disappearing quickly.

It followed closely behind, searching for a while under the earth, and finally found a place that met Lu Chuan's requirements, then immediately directed its kin to start digging.

"Master!"

Just as Lu Chuan was overseeing the construction of the shelter, Lin Xueer sent a message through Soul Power, "According to news reports, a heavenly phenomenon has appeared in the Dongshan region, and many people are already rushing to Dongshan!"

"They are all saying that a treasure is about to manifest in Dongshan, and some Transcendental have already declared that they will participate in the scramble."

"Master, if you want to participate..."

"The Dongshan region?"

Upon hearing this location, Lu Chuan pondered for a moment in his mind and discovered that the Dongshan region did not seem particularly far from here, so he had the thought of going over to join in the excitement.

A phenomenon of heaven and earth indeed symbolizes the appearance of a treasure, but it could also be a disaster.

However, if there truly were a fortuitous encounter and it were taken by someone else, wouldn't he fall behind then? (End of this chapter)