Mushroom Man

"Young man, you've got some skills!"

"I never expected that a mere rogue cultivator would be a mushroom master of the same type as me..."

Old Huang spoke softly, his tone carrying a hint of appreciation.

Judging from the implication of his words, he seemed to be telling Wu Liang that he was also a Yu Dao Mushroom Master.

However, what he didn't know was...

Wu Liang saw right through him with just one glance!

The methods used by this so-called Huang Lao were by no means the Dao of the Universe, but rather the Void Dao School, which was popular in the Middle Ages!
The Void Path School is particularly adept at the transformation between the real and the illusory. It is a branch school developed by an Eighth-Rank Immortal from the Law Path School during the Middle Ages.

Once the Void Path emerged, it experienced a period of glorious development.

Unfortunately, over time, the Void Path school gradually became rarer and has now declined to the same extent as the Theft Path.

The method that Elder Huang used to dodge the Void Mushroom was the Void Transformation Mushroom among the Void Path Mushrooms.

Once activated, this mushroom can temporarily render the mushroom master intangible, allowing them to evade most common methods.

An ordinary mushroom grower might mistake him for Yu Dao mushroom grower.

But who exactly is Wu Liang?

The Blood River Ancestor's thousand-year-old memories are no mere decoration.

With his exceptional insight, he was naturally able to recognize Old Huang's true nature at a glance.

"Etherealization, huh..."

Wu Liang narrowed his eyes, not finding the situation particularly troublesome.

Blur is not invincible; it still has its weaknesses.

He has at least two options if he wants to break through Huang Lao's ethereal form.

First, we can start by exploiting the weaknesses of the Hollow Mushroom itself.

Each time the Hollow Mushroom is activated, there is a cooldown period of about five seconds.

If he can seize this opportunity, he will naturally be able to defeat Elder Huang in one fell swoop.

However, this move would reveal that he knows too much about Hollow-Fountain Mushrooms and would prevent him from demonstrating his true strength, making him seem somewhat opportunistic.

If he were to defeat Elder Huang using such methods, it would likely not convince him.

Therefore, he had a second option...

Just as Wu Liang was having these thoughts, Elder Huang launched another attack.

With a sudden thought, he raised his hand and threw a spear at Wu Liang!
Seeing this, Wu Liang flashed away, easily dodging the spear.

However, as soon as he stood still, he realized that the shot he had just received was just his imagination.

From beginning to end, Old Huang never threw that shot!
So this was Elder Huang's killing move... a feint!
Any mushroom grower affected by this tactic will make a misjudgment and a wrong decision.

Only at this moment will the true killing intent be revealed.

as predicted!

Just as Wu Liang realized this, a solid long spear descended from the sky!

At such close range, there was no way to hide or avoid it.

"Young people are still too young..."

Old Huang shook his head, a smug look on his face, indicating that he already believed the outcome was decided.

However, what happened next almost made his eyes pop out!

The spear was invincible, piercing through Wu Liang in an instant.

However, at this moment, Wu Liang's body swayed and suddenly collapsed!

It turns out that the Wu Liang who was exposed was not the real Wu Liang at all!

The real Wu Liang had already secretly used the Illusionary Mushroom after learning that Elder Huang was a Void Dao Mushroom Master. He replaced himself with the Illusionary Mushroom, while he himself hid using the Void-Breaking Mushroom.

As for where they've hidden, the answer is obvious!
"Huh? Not good!"

Old Huang's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly turned around to look.

Sure enough, Wu Liang had appeared behind him at some point.

Old Huang's pupils suddenly contracted, and without thinking, he activated the ethereal mushroom.

The successful activation of the Hollow Mushroom brought him a sigh of relief.

With the Hollow Mushroom around, no matter what tricks this kid uses, he has absolutely no chance of getting hurt.

However, just as this thought flashed through Old Huang's mind...

Wu Liang spoke calmly and indifferently: "Space... Slash!"

"Uh-huh!!!"

Once the Spatial Slash is unleashed, it will always hit its target; nothing is immune to its power!
Even if you try to become ethereal, it won't help. As long as you're in this space, you'll definitely be cleaved in two by the space itself!
Old Huang felt a chill in his abdomen, and his expression froze.

what's the situation?
Have I been infected?
No, that's impossible, it must be my imagination!
Old Huang was filled with conflicting thoughts, but he was still trying to calm himself down.

However, he soon noticed something was wrong.

Why did the scene before him rise uncontrollably?

Why would the usually elegant and composed young master look at me with such a horrified expression?

And that half-body that's bleeding profusely, whose unlucky guy is that?

Oh! Right... it was his!
Old Huang looked enlightened, and then his upper body fell heavily to the ground.

His vision went black, and he instantly lost consciousness.

"Master Huang!!!"

Young Master Zhenlong's eyes widened, and he exclaimed in surprise.

Clearly, he had not expected that Elder Huang would be defeated by the unremarkable Wu Liang.

And it wasn't just an ordinary defeat, but a complete and utter annihilation!
He had considered that if Elder Huang hadn't stopped, Wu Liang might have met a tragic end.

For Young Master Zhenlong, this loss was not significant and was entirely acceptable; it was merely a matter of compensating Wu Liang's family with some silver.

It would be even better if Wu Liang had no family. He is weak but still wants to serve him and gain benefits. He deserves to die.

At that time, he only needs to give a heads-up to the Star Palace, and the matter can be treated as if nothing happened.

That's right! This is the true face of Young Master Zhenlong.

On the surface, he appears to be a kind and benevolent person, but in reality, this is merely a ploy to gain a good reputation and attract mushroom merchants to trade with the Zhenlong Caravan.

Despite his flaws, the young master Zhenlong is still a selfish and self-serving nobleman who regards the lower-level mushroom farmers as inferior people.

However, what happened at this moment was completely unexpected for this young nobleman.

He never expected that the outcome of the contest between Elder Huang and Wu Liang would be completely reversed!

It should be noted that Elder Huang was the protector left to him by his father, and his strength was among the top in the fourth-level mushroom masters.

As a result, after only three or five rounds, he was instantly killed by Wu Liang.

This result would leave anyone speechless with astonishment.

"Damn it, Old Huang, you can't be hurt..."

Young Master Zhenlong disregarded his composure and rushed over, filled with deep regret!
If I had known that the guy recommended by the senior executives would be so formidable, I wouldn't have let Old Huang test his mettle.

Now that's bad. If Old Huang dies here, my father will be furious when he finds out!

At that time, not only will he be summoned back, but his father will also have to break his legs! (End of Chapter)