Chapter 52

The dull yellow glow silently penetrated the walls, and the ash-gray earth instantly seemed to endure the scorch of thousands of degrees, shrinking and solidifying into something incredibly hard.

Wang Chen, who had just cast the Mudstone Technique, withdrew his palm.

The Great Achievement level Mudstone Technique could penetrate a two-foot-thick layer of earth, solidifying the stone to be harder than refined iron.

This was precisely why Wang Chen had focused on advancing this spell to the Great Achievement level before he began excavating the bunker.

What he was planning was not merely an underground shelter for refuge.

The bunker had to be capable of withstanding attacks from spells like the “Earth-Shattering Technique,” as well as resisting the invasion and corrosion of the Earth’s energy. Lower-tier Mudstone Techniques simply couldn’t meet the design specifications.

Looking around, Wang Chen felt quite satisfied with the newly completed underground safe room.

The area of the secret chamber was about twenty square meters, more than enough for both cultivation and rest.

It was located thirty meters below the surface, currently in a bare and unfinished state.

Only a single luminous stone lamp hung on the wall providing illumination.

The luminous stone lamp is one of the most commonly used light fixtures in the world of immortal cultivation, with the white glowing stone set at the head of the lamp being sourced from the same place as the Defense Area’s Daylight Column. As long as it soaked up a few hours of sunlight during the day, it could provide a whole night’s worth of light.

In the past, the original owner was so poor that he could not afford the environmentally friendly and pollution-free luminous stone lamp.

He used the cheapest oil lamp.

Oil lamps might be fine for rooms on the ground, but in an underground chamber, they were nothing but a source of discomfort.

Wang Chen had previously gone to Cloud Mountain City to purchase a batch of luminous stone lamps.

He had installed them in both the tunnel and the secret chamber.

Now, his “Doomsday Bunker” project was only one-third complete.

He still had to dig new compartments, escape tunnels, ventilating pipes, set up traps and mechanisms, and implement measures for fireproofing, waterproofing, smoke, and poison protection, among others.

Wang Chen had even designed a trap called the Dragon-Cutting Stone!

Actually, digging tunnels and chambers were not difficult; the trouble lay in the construction of the various defense and life-support facilities.

Wang Chen’s main issue was the lack of experience.

Otherwise, the construction progress would definitely be much faster.

Despite this, the underground chamber still gave him a full sense of security.

Wang Chen planned to sleep and rest here at night after digging out the ventilation pipes!

Petting the firm walls, he sighed.

If only he had more spirit stones in his storage bag, he could have bought a pair of Mandarin Duck Mirrors to install, which would allow him to monitor the surface at any time, greatly enhancing his security.

The Mandarin Duck Mirror was a magic artifact invented by an Artifact Refiner who was fond of romantic escapades, based on the Water Mirror Technique.

The original name of the Mandarin Duck Mirror was the Wind Moon Mirror, which was divided into yin and yang sides.

That refiner would hang one side of the mirror in a pleasure chamber and then spy from another room, delighting in his own voyeurism.

After being discovered and exposed, the method of crafting this magic artifact was spread.

It was renamed the Mandarin Duck Mirror.

Wang Chen had inquired at the Four Seas Commerce Association, where a pair of the most common Mandarin Duck Mirrors would cost five hundred Low Spirit.

He simply couldn’t afford it.

Shaking his head, Wang Chen crawled out of the secret chamber along the tunnel.

Emerging back onto the surface.

He had purposely made the tunnel very narrow, just wide enough for one person to crawl up and down.

This was advantageous for defense.

After a busy day’s work.

Even with his Physique attribute reaching 6 points, he still felt exhausted.

Rushing through a bath, he quickly fell sound asleep as soon as he hit the bed.

“Awoo~”

Just as Wang Chen slept in a daze, a mournful howl of a wolf suddenly entered his ears.

Wang Chen abruptly awoke.

The luminous stone lamp hanging by his bed was still on, leaving the small room dimly lit.

Frowning, Wang Chen became fully alert.

He picked up the luminous stone lamp and put it into his storage bag before quietly leaving the bedroom to the outside courtyard.

It was deep into the night, and a thick fog had risen.

The pervasive mist obscured the moonlight, and even with the vision of a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Cultivation like Wang Chen, he could only barely make out the scenery two to three tens of steps away.

Moreover, his sight was quite blurred, as if suffering from five to six hundred degrees of myopia!

Wang Chen’s heart stirred, and he immediately cast the Spiritual Perception Technique on himself.

Now it was as if he had put on glasses, his vision became much clearer!

“Awoo!”

Another wolf howl sounded, seemingly quite close.

How could there be wild beasts running over here?

Wang Chen was extremely surprised.

Most areas around here were Spirit Fields that had been cultivated for many years, and even mountains had been planted with fruit trees or herbs. The only animals that you would normally see were small creatures like mice.

Wild beasts, let alone Monster Beasts, if found here, would be beaten to death and their meat joyfully distributed among the people.

In fact, when Cultivators wanted to hunt, they had to venture deep into the Outer Domain to find prey.

After pondering for a moment, Wang Chen decided to immediately retreat to his room.

A gentleman does not stand under a collapsing wall; no matter what was outside, he had no desire to investigate.

Better to hide first!

Bang!

Just at that moment, the courtyard door was suddenly slammed open by someone.

A Cultivator covered in blood rushed in, howling loudly, “Save me!”

Before Wang Chen could react, a dark shadow followed closely and pounced on the Cultivator from behind, knocking him to the ground.

It opened its bloody jaws and bit off his left arm.

It was a Wolf Beast the size of a calf!

Its eyes glinting scarlet, it swallowed the Cultivator’s arm in one gulp.

Shit!

Wang Chen’s blood boiled with rage, and without a second thought, he stabbed his finger toward the Wolf Beast.

A fierce and peerless Geng Metal Qi Light instantly slashed through the darkness, striking the skull of the beast biting the man!

Wang Chen’s Geng Metal Finger had already been cultivated to the level of Great Achievement; it was his strongest offensive spell.

That finger force completely penetrated the Wolf Beast’s head, creating a through-and-through wound about the thickness of three fingers.

However, the Wolf Beast did not fall.

It seemed utterly unaware of pain, lowering its head to tear off another of the injured Cultivator’s thighs.

“Ahh”

The Cultivator let out another heart-wrenching scream.

He was tenacious, not dying immediately even under such circumstances.

But it was this very tenacity that made him suffer tremendously.

The Wolf Beast, while tearing at the Cultivator’s thigh, had numerous grey-white flesh buds sprouting from the wound on its head.

They were visibly healing at a visible rate!

Evil Beast!

By now, Wang Chen had realized that what he faced was not a Monster Beast.

But a Beast possessed by an Evil Wraith!

Wang Chen immediately formed a spell with his hand to initiate his mana, and his right hand suddenly erupted in raging flames.

The next moment, a lifelike Fire Crow emerged from the flames.

Fire Crow Technique!

The Fire Aspect spell had a considerable restraining effect on Evil Wraiths.

“Awoo!”

Just as Wang Chen was about to release the Fire Crow, another Wolf Beast appeared at the entrance.

Wang Chen’s heart sank at once.

The situation was untenable; he decisively gave up the idea of destroying the Evil Beast in front of him.

However, just then, in the corner of Wang Chen’s eye, he saw the dying Cultivator on the ground casting a pleading look at him.

Wang Chen sighed inwardly and released the Fire Crow.

At the same time, his left hand quickly swept forward, throwing out an Evil-Repelling Talisman!

In the moment that the light bloomed, he dashed back into his room.

The Fire Crow soared, alighting on the ground in the blink of an eye.

The exploding flames engulfed the grievously injured Cultivator and the Evil Beast together!

Before being completely swallowed by the flames, the Cultivator revealed a relieved smile.

[Heavenly Merit +4]

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