Douluo Dalu: Starting Evolution as the Man-Faced Demon Spider

The night passed...

Fang Chang and Xiao Bai, the two spiders, woke up one after the other. Xiao Bai, who woke up first, sat quietly with her eight legs curled up, waiting for Fang Chang.

Meanwhile, Fang Chang looked at the narrow cave they were currently in and began plotting.

Now that he had acquired the two powerful skills, "Domination" and "Blessing," and had found a mate, most of the prerequisites for establishing a grand lair had been met.

What he lacked now was a suitable territory to build his lair.

The lair he had taken from the Blazing Fire Ants in the outermost region was clearly too small, far from meeting Fang Chang's ambitions. Moreover, being located in the outermost part of the Star Dou Great Forest, its resources paled in comparison to the deeper regions.

Should he dig one himself? That idea wasn't very practical.

Not only did Fang Chang lack the skills for such a task, but even if he did, digging a large enough underground lair would take a lot of time, which didn't align with his impatient nature.

So, the best course of action was, of course, to seize one from another soul beast!

In the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, there weren't many soul beasts skilled at digging and building nests. The first that came to Fang Chang's mind were the three Thousand-Year Ant Emperors.

Their lair must be quite impressive...

Besides, if he didn't hurry up and devour them now, they might end up becoming stepping stones for Tang San in the future, something Fang Chang absolutely didn't want to see.

Having made up his mind, Fang Chang immediately called Xiao Bai, and the two spiders set off toward the deepest part of the forest.

He activated his "Hunting Instinct" skill, targeting the "Thousand-Year Ant Emperors." In the forest, there were only three soul beasts with that title, and they all appeared in Fang Chang's field of vision.

Wow, their lair was actually built right next to the Lake of Life. One of the Thousand-Year Ant Emperors was located just five or six meters below Er Ming's den.

How bold! But Fang Chang liked it. The closer the lair was to the Lake of Life, the more spiritually rich it would be, making cultivation there twice as effective.

Looking at the internal structure of their lair, each room was over five meters high and twenty to thirty meters wide, with tunnels more than two meters in diameter. Even the three-meter-long Thousand-Year Ant Emperors could move around comfortably inside.

Of course, for Xiao Bai, the tunnels would need some adjustments.

Fang Chang could change his size using "Flexible Size," but Xiao Bai couldn't. She was larger than the three Thousand-Year Ant Emperors, and the current tunnels were just barely wide enough for her.

If larger soul beasts were to join the lair in the future, the space would become a problem.

Just by glancing at it from afar, Fang Chang had already envisioned how to renovate the lair, treating it as if it were already his.

However, there was still one problem. With his current strength, dealing with one ninety-thousand-year Thousand-Year Ant Emperor would be troublesome but manageable.

But facing all three at once? That was extremely dangerous. Even with Xiao Bai's assistance, they likely wouldn't stand a chance. One misstep could cost them their lives.

Moreover, their lair was too close to the Lake of Life. If the commotion of a battle attracted Da Ming, Er Ming, or other powerful soul beasts nearby, it would be a disaster.

He needed to find a way to lure them out one by one...

Just as he was pondering this, one of the Thousand-Year Ant Emperors seemed to sense his gaze. Its head suddenly turned in his direction, and a surge of soul power disrupted Fang Chang's "Hunting Instinct."

This was the flaw of the "Hunting Instinct" skill. When used to monitor opponents with higher soul power, it was easy for them to detect it and even trace the source of the sensation.

Wait... trace the source! Fang Chang's eyes lit up as if he had discovered something incredible.

Yes, he could use this to lure out the Thousand-Year Ant Emperors!

With this in mind, Fang Chang quickly found a nearby valley. It was surrounded by cliffs on three sides, with only one semi-enclosed opening facing the Lake of Life.

Inside this opening was a small clearing about ten square meters in size, perfect for an ambush.

He instructed Xiao Bai to hide inside the opening, activating "Concealment" to stay hidden, while he climbed onto the cliff opposite the opening.

After setting this up, he activated "Hunting Instinct" again, targeting the Thousand-Year Ant Emperor he had noticed earlier. He stopped monitoring the other two, focusing solely on this one.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the Thousand-Year Ant Emperor to sense Fang Chang's surveillance again. As before, it used its soul power to disrupt the connection.

So lazy! It doesn't even want to come out! Fang Chang complained internally but continued to monitor it using the same method.

After repeating this five or six times, the Thousand-Year Ant Emperor finally lost its temper. It let out a furious roar, stood up, and crawled out of its lair.

It no longer bothered to disrupt Fang Chang's surveillance. Instead, it followed the sensation of being watched, heading straight toward the source.

Although it didn't seem to move quickly, within ten minutes, it had reached the valley where Fang Chang and Xiao Bai were hiding.

The Thousand-Year Ant Emperor looked at the valley thoughtfully, hesitating to enter. But at that moment, the annoying sensation returned, stronger than ever.

It looked up and saw a black-and-gold spider, nearly twice its size, perched on the cliff opposite the valley.

The spider's eyes glowed with an eerie light, and the uncomfortable sensation it felt was coming from there.

Finally, the Thousand-Year Ant Emperor stopped hesitating. It strode across the opening and entered the clearing in the valley. Suddenly, it accelerated, transforming into a black streak as it charged toward the cliff where Fang Chang was.

Boom!

The ground shook, and rocks tumbled down. If Fang Chang hadn't been prepared, firmly anchoring his spider legs into the cliff, he would have been sent tumbling down with the debris.

The Thousand-Year Ant Emperor's size might have been less than half of Fang Chang's, but its strength was terrifying.

Seeing that its first attack had failed, the Thousand-Year Ant Emperor gathered its strength and charged at the cliff again.

This time, the impact was significantly stronger. Cracks spread from the point of impact, extending all the way to where Fang Chang was standing.

The section of the cliff where Fang Chang's legs were anchored began to crumble, leaving only the top two legs still gripping the cliff, looking precarious.

At this point, Fang Chang didn't hesitate any longer. He spat out five or six "Poison Webs" in quick succession. The webs fell from the sky, accurately entangling the Thousand-Year Ant Emperor.

"Xiao Bai, now!" he transmitted to Xiao Bai while pulling his two remaining legs free from the cliff. He leaped down toward the temporarily trapped Thousand-Year Ant Emperor, his eight spider legs like eight steel blades stabbing down from above.