Chapter 68: Since you've already snuck into my lair, you're telling me you're here to negotiate?

The young man who jumped down from the plane is named Bai Shijing, and his ability to vanish into thin air is precisely Invisibility, which happens to be the same as one of Lu Chuan's abilities!

In the early stages of Spiritual Energy Revival, Beasts evolved much faster than humans; generally, Beasts increased their strength faster than humans and were more numerous in terms of powerhouses, yet this person's cultivation has already reached the Awakening Realm Mid-Stage!

Among humans, he can be considered quite an extraordinary figure!

Furthermore, Bai Shijing awakened the Invisibility ability; this ability might seem useless, but under certain circumstances, it can exert unexpected and wonderful effects.

Take this time, for instance: the purpose of Bai Shijing's arrival was to scout out the specific situation within the Qinling mountains for the Great Xia!

"Hehe, do you know the importance of my ability now?"

Deep in the mountains, Bai Shijing wove through various trees and flower beds. Thinking that his mission this time was to help the Great Xia make better decisions, he couldn't help but feel a bit smug. "Back then, when I awakened this ability that couldn't increase combat power, I don't know how many people looked down on me. Now, isn't it still up to me to scout for information?"

"Even if there are Ability Users stronger than me, can they do this?"

At this moment, Bai Shijing muttered to himself, walking openly right under the nose of a Beast, even making a face at it, yet the other party did not notice his existence at all.

This made him feel increasingly proud. "Relying on this Invisibility ability, where in this vast world can I not go?"

Gradually, Bai Shijing put away his playfulness and began to seriously weave through the Qinling mountains, firmly memorizing the situation of the places he passed.

"The Beasts here are the most numerous, and their strength... looks even more formidable than those on the periphery!"

"According to the intelligence, the Snake King is not acting alone."

"It seems the Snake King's lair is right here!"

Several hours later, Bai Shijing actually snuck outside Lu Chuan's lair. At this very moment, he saw a huge tiger napping on a giant rock, the creature only occasionally lifting its head to monitor the surroundings.

This giant tiger was none other than Hu Dali! Bai Shijing observed the surrounding environment and still swaggered past Hu Dali, heading deeper inside.

However, this journey left Bai Shijing quite shocked. "So many powerful Beasts!"

"It's a good thing I've kept my Invisibility active, otherwise... it would be impossible to even get close to this place!"

After all, among the core subordinates Lu Chuan had subdued, the weakest were already at the Awakening Realm Mid-Stage, on par with Bai Shijing, while most of the other subordinates were at the Awakening Realm Late Stage.

As for Jingang... that guy is almost at the Shackle Realm!

After learning the strength of these Beasts, Bai Shijing couldn't help but click his tongue. "If only... we humans could evolve this quickly too!"

In the time that followed, he continued to scout within Lu Chuan's lair, and before long, he discovered the entrance to an Underground Palace dug out by Xiao Wu and its kin.

At this moment, there were a large number of Beasts moving in and out of this Underground Palace entrance, making it appear very lively.

"There must be secrets inside!"

Seeing all this, Bai Shijing held to the principle that since he was already here, he couldn't back down, and decided to continue deeper, sneaking toward the entrance of this Underground Palace.

In his line of sight, this passage was extremely wide, and the soil underfoot had been trampled solid.

After all, it was a path for Beasts; it was too narrow for their massive bodies to pass through otherwise.

Before long, Bai Shijing revealed a look of surprise, muttering to himself, "There's actually Night-Shining Stone lighting in here? How extravagant!"

As he went deeper, he gradually discovered that the entire passage sloped downward, and it looked like this passage was clearly not formed naturally, nor was it directly utilized by Beasts, but rather dug out by some kind of Beast.

The more Bai Shijing looked, the more surprised he became. Before long, an incredible thought occurred to him: "Could it be... these Beasts are trying to cope with our human thermal weapon strikes by digging underground shelters?" "This is just too..."

"Boss, you've already obtained two treasures, can you really not use them?"

At the same time, in a red palace deep within the Underground Palace.

Fire Leopard looked at Lu Chuan in front of him and asked curiously, the latter naturally feeling a wave of frustration.

He spat out the Golden Mace and the Nine Provinces Cauldron, placing them in front of him. His gaze fell upon these two treasures as he pondered to himself, "If these things could be used, their power would surely be immense!"

Lu Chuan had seen Jiang Luoli use the Ancient Bow and that Black Flag, knowing their effects were powerful, and the Golden Mace and Nine Provinces Cauldron before him were at least treasures of the same level; they certainly couldn't be bad.

At first, he had great expectations for these two treasures, but after studying them for a long time, he just couldn't figure out how to use them! At this moment, Lu Chuan stared intently at the Golden Mace and the Nine Provinces Cauldron, and a strange thought popped up: "Could it be that I should just throw these two things out like stones to injure people?"

"No, no, no, they are clearly not used like that!"

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Lu Chuan's expression tightened, sensing that something was wrong in this palace; it seemed as if something was approaching, but he scanned the area and saw nothing.

He made a prompt decision and ordered Fire Leopard, "Immediately seal the palace entrance, don't let a single fly out!"

"Yes, Boss!"

Fire Leopard leaped lightly, turned around, and arrived at the palace entrance, a series of flames rising from its body simultaneously.

"Roar!"

It opened its large mouth and spat out clusters of flames, and in just a moment, the palace entrance was shrouded in layers of fire, blocking every passage.

Afterward, Fire Leopard even coiled up there, not intending to let anyone near.

"What's the situation?"

Bai Shijing had been moving smoothly and had snuck into the palace very successfully. Seeing the Snake King, he was still feeling smug, thinking his Invisibility ability was truly impressive, as even the Snake King couldn't discover him.

But he hadn't been happy for long before he was left bewildered by the scene at the entrance, exclaiming in his heart, "Could it be that I've been discovered?"

"Come out!"

The next second, Lu Chuan spoke in human language, his gaze falling toward the palace entrance.

This was his Perception telling him, making him realize that the one who had snuck in was very likely a human! Hearing this, Bai Shijing thought he had been seen through, and after some hesitation, he helplessly revealed his figure.

Now, he was in a dilemma—

If he wanted to take the chance to leave, he had to pass through the flames at the entrance, and he would inevitably reveal his form while crossing; if he didn't leave... he was worried the Snake King would directly bombard every part of the palace.

As soon as he appeared, Bai Shijing stood trembling before Lu Chuan, speaking with a quiver, "Snake... Snake King, I... I came here this time to negotiate with you!"

(End of chapter)