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A head wearing a black top hat emerged from the air, merely a floating head, with a few golden spores resembling dandelions clinging to the ends of its hair. These spores drifted down into Xiu En's unfinished plate of metallic fried rice.

"Hey, famous magician, could you please stop doing these kinds of horror movie live streams?"

Xiu En swiftly forked the small clump of golden fluff that had fallen into the plate.

The head in the air let out a roar that was almost like a dolphin's, which made Afu pause slightly as he was clearing away the tableware.

"Ecalp siht tuo naelc! (Clean this place up!)"

With a sarcastic command, a long leg stretched out without much regard for elegance and kicked the back of Xiu En's chair.

"This is the mess you've made these past few days! Your body is like a leaking nuclear reactor. Now, every single magic circle node in the basement of my Shadow Mansion is covered in these mushrooms—they look like they're plated with gold, but they're just disgusting!"

Zatanna, one of the greatest sorceresses in the DC Universe, is standing with her hands on her hips, her hair disheveled, looking like a country girl who just went mushroom picking in the forest and ran into a bear.

"Oh? Mushrooms?"

Xiu En pinched the golden thing between his fingertips and rubbed it. Instead of feeling like plant juice, it made a rustling sound, like rubbing metal powder.

"According to Eastern mythology, this is called auspicious energy flowing in thousands of strands, a beautiful sight like orchids and jade trees. You should feel honored. My divine grace has fallen to earth, so it must be at least a rare and precious mushroom."

"Stop spouting that mythological stuff! That stuff's messed up my teleportation point!"

Zatana gritted her teeth and brandished her magic wand.

"And there's Fat Bunny, it looks like it ate one, and now it's getting bigger and bigger, leaving golden marbles all over the ground!"

"puff."

Ivy, standing next to her, couldn't help but chuckle, but immediately regained her aloof demeanor with professionalism, casually prying off a small piece of the growing fungal cap from the void rift next to Zatana's head.

"The fungal kingdom..."

"This might be a symbiote spawned by your high concentration of metallic magic. If it's not cleaned up, the Shadow House will turn into a golden mushroom castle in about three hours. I don't hate it, but Zatana might lose her job."

"It's not just possible, it's absolutely certain! Now, right now, come with me!"

Zatana grabbed Shuen by the collar of his trench coat. Although Shuen's current weight was comparable to a small forklift, in front of a berserk mage, this weight was obviously within the range that could be dealt with by a levitation spell.

"Hey, hey, hey, you haven't wiped your mouth yet, Afu! Remember to pack up the dessert for me! Also, Ivy, watch the children for me and tell them the gods are going to clean up the miracles."

Xiu En only had time to wave his hand at the air one last time before he was sucked into the vortex of magic that was not only ironic but also a kind of pure, frenzied power.

After the perspective shifted, even though he was mentally prepared, Xiu En was still momentarily dazzled by the sight before him.

This should have been the dark and mysterious underground hall of the Shadow House, filled with ancient books and the glow of magic arrays.

But now, it's more like a glittering, extravagant fairy tale world.

In the cracks of the floor.

On top of the bookshelf.

Even on the walls where display wands were hanging, there were clusters of mushrooms that looked like they were made of pure gold.

Some of them are the size of an umbrella and are constantly spewing out bright, golden spores.

Some are small and exquisite, like some kind of precious handicraft, serving as chandeliers that don't require electricity in the dimly lit basement.

The most outrageous thing is that the large magic array in the center, which was supposed to be used to stabilize spatial teleportation, now has a giant fungus king that is two meters tall standing in the middle. Not only are there complex runes on its canopy, but you can also vaguely see the outline of Xiu En's face.

In a corner not far away, the enormous white rabbit, Fat Boy, was fast asleep, sprawled out among a pile of golden mushrooms, having just taken too much of a drug. Its belly rose and fell with each breath, and with each exhale, it emitted a wave of heat with a metallic smell.

"Wait a minute, I think I might have misunderstood these mushrooms."

Xiu En closed his eyes. It wasn't just the crisp sound of metal clashing; in the absolute silence, he could hear a sound.

It wasn't the rustling sound of fungal growth, but rather a noisy yet devout whisper that spanned countless light-years and dimensions.

"Long live the glory..."

"It is our sun..."

"For the messenger of God! For the Red Hood!"

That was in another Gotham, a world that, even without Bane, was still ravaged but beginning to sprout new life, where countless survivors who had just eaten or emerged from the dungeons offered their prayers to the sky.

"Good grief, Jason from that world didn't pay me the faith tax, but these honest citizens sent me a cross-border transfer?"

Xiu En's lips curled up uncontrollably!

"What are you muttering about? If you don't want me to turn you into a frog with only that one metal arm, get to work!"

Zatana waved her wand, which had twisted into a pretzel shape, slightly reducing its threatening power.

"Yes, yes, yes. I'll perform a 'whale swallowing the four seas' act for you now."

Xiu En suddenly spread his five fingers, and the metal resonance reversed at full power.

Those golden mushrooms that cling to the walls, the gaps in the bookshelves, and even the ceiling.

Like iron filings summoned by Magneto, they instantly transformed into flowing, golden liquid light.

Xiu En strode across every inch of the floor, and the golden light rushed into his body, filling the gap left by the creation of the light cat, and even overflowing.

In less than five minutes, the underground magic circle hall, which had looked like it had been ruined by a nouveau riche renovation team, regained its darkness and mystery.

Only occasionally, a few specks of lingering golden dust can be seen in the cracks between the floor tiles.

The only victim might be Fat Bunny. Xiu En, in his obsessive pursuit of perfect cleanliness, didn't even spare a few spores stuck in the rabbit's fur. He grabbed its ears and shook them for three minutes until the behemoth let out a pig-like grunt in its sleep before he stopped.

Xiu En felt that his divine body's progress bar had moved forward a little bit more. Although it was small, it was a continuous benefit, a constant source of interest from that world.

He's in better shape than ever before; he can dismantle ten Black Mask strongholds in a row without needing to sleep.

"Very good, although it was a rough approach, at least the magic power level has decreased."

Zatana touched the teleportation core, which had been slightly deformed by the Fungus King, with a pained expression.

"But this is all due to your divine interference. If you don't compensate me..."

"Pay up! Of course we'll pay!"

Xiu En was in high spirits. Before the last bit of golden light of faith dissipated, the radiance in his hand transformed into several golden coins with a sunflower pattern engraved on their surfaces.

He flicked one of the coins at Zatanna.

"The Shaohao-themed wishing coin I made is crafted from 100% pure faith gold. As long as this coin doesn't break, you'll have a little bit of good luck. While it can't actually grant you world peace, it guarantees you'll get an SSR in your next gacha pull, or if you think of Bruce, he'll call you in the next second."

In fact, this is the purest embodiment of blessings from several rebel children in that world.

Zatana caught the coin.

"I can barely accept it. But if you dare to grow mushrooms in my yard again..."

"Hey! Then I'll plant gold bars, if you like them long and narrow."