The Star River Era! The Dimensional Freedom Demon

The whales didn't utter any harsh words and left in the blink of an eye.

Ji Chen watched the whales move away, then stopped paying attention to them.

He has no immediate plans to leave the vicinity of the East Sea. After all, the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Demons is still in its early stages, and the habits of various mutated beasts are all different. Without his presence, it is easy for them to cause trouble.

But he didn't just stand there idly.

He believed that the whales, who essentially ruled the ocean, had the ability to find him.

After sending Godzilla to the coast of the East China Sea and bestowing upon it the status of an admiral, Ji Chen ignored Akabane's struggle with Godzilla and returned to Yingzhou Island.

He was very interested in Kitagawa Sawa's Nightmare Mushroom.

The Nightmare Mushroom is clearly a rather overpowered evolved creature, capable of stunning even a poisonous Godzilla for most of the day.

Perhaps it could be called the King of Plants.

Of course, Ji Chen felt that it was a bit presumptuous for fourth- or fifth-tier creatures to claim the title of king. Perhaps those who become beast kings now will not fall out of the ranks in the future.

However, judging from the name of the talent, it would be more appropriate to call this level of evolved creature a lord.

Kitagawa Sawa.

The eruption of Mount Fuji seems to have had very limited damage to this area; the crimson color faded in this region and eventually transformed into a mineral-rich nourishing layer, which was quietly absorbed by the purplish-red mushroom forest that spread along the riverbank.

These mushrooms have large caps, and the purple patterns along the edges of the caps shimmer with an eerie glow in the dim light, exuding a sense of uncanny vitality amidst their vibrant life.

As if sensing some kind of danger, all the Nightmare Mushrooms' caps instantly unfurled, bursting forth with an eerie purple light.

An invisible domain suddenly unfolded, enveloping the surroundings.

A sudden gust of wind arose, and Ji Chen's figure broke through the clouds, stepping down from the sky.

"Nightmare Mushroom... Hah."

Ji Chen's gaze took in the entire mushroom forest. These mushrooms were all very large, the smallest being more than a person tall, and the largest even the size of a small building.

Moreover, the colors are vibrant, each one more beautiful and dazzling than the last.

It is well known that the more brightly colored a mushroom is, the more poisonous it is.

Red umbrella, white pole, after eating, lie on the board.

Slurp!

The blue behemoth's mouth watered.

As if shrouded in invisible malice, these mushrooms all shrank back, then their caps opened wider, casting a hazy and eerie purple light, as if trying to scare away this unwelcome guest.

Unfortunately, this guy couldn't hide it from Ji Chen, who possesses magnetic field perception.

Yes, this guy.

Despite the abundance of mushrooms here, all of them actually originate from a single mushroom; they are its offspring.

Moreover, this guy must be quite intelligent. While he appears to be asserting his domain and posing a threat, he is actually spreading pheromones that can entice his desires.

However, Ji Chen saw no need to point it out.

That's great!

Just eat.

Let's see if you have more mushroom bodies or if I have higher poison resistance.

Ji Chen immediately chopped up a large pot on the spot, picked a Nightmare Mushroom and threw it into the pot, then heated it with an electric current.

He didn't dare to take a large dose right away; if he really messed up, that would be terrible.

Let's start by leveling up the resistances of a mushroom.

Sure enough, the beautiful mushrooms were not only highly poisonous, but also quite delicious.

A sip of mushroom soup delivers a delicious flavor that hits your taste buds.

As if it were an addiction, Ji Chen kept drinking it, one sip after another, unable to stop. Soon, the mushroom soup in the pot was completely licked clean.

Time seemed to stretch out infinitely, and the scene before my eyes was fragmented frame by frame, weaving together countless complex colors.

Seeing Ji Chen's eyes gradually becoming glazed over, the Nightmare Mushroom, lurking in the shadows, was overjoyed.

What a stroke of good fortune!

If this blue behemoth can be decomposed, its mushroom forest can at least double in size.

"Be good and become my nourishment..."

It whispered greedily, "This world will eventually become a paradise for mushrooms!"

It watched expectantly as Ji Chen became obsessed with the mushroom's poison and fell into hallucinations, then unknowingly walked into the mushroom forest and picked one mushroom after another.

Then put it in a pot and simmer... Hmm?

Nightmare Mushroom felt a pang of anxiety, but seeing Ji Chen continue to drink the soup without any hesitation, it felt relieved.

What a foodie! Even at a time like this, he's still thinking about soup.

One pot.

Two pots.

The Nightmare Mushroom began to mutter to itself.

Three pots... five pots.

Nightmare Mushroom realized something was wrong.

Ten pots...twenty pots.

Nightmare Mushroom felt as if it had fallen into an abyss, almost thinking it had been poisoned.

Ji Chen stopped pretending. With a wave of his big paw, the mushrooms that had been drawn by the magnetic force shed their mud coats on their own and were sliced ​​into pieces and dropped into the boiling pot.

These mushrooms are extremely poisonous. If an ordinary fourth-tier creature were to eat one, it would end up covered in mushrooms.

Even if Godzilla were hit with a potion containing the concentrated toxicity of two mushrooms, he would still end up lying flat on the ground.

Similarly, given Yoda's physical strength and mental attributes, he could only consume a maximum of six flowers before being affected.

Unfortunately, Ji Chen has more than one consciousness. The consciousness in Yoda is in a state of hallucination and coma, and there are other versions of him in this world.

Even if he is completely affected in this world, there is still him hiding in the Boundless Heaven and his mirror image leisurely studying in the main world.

In short, even if Yoda is completely bewitched and loses consciousness, Ji Chen can still drive at full speed.

The Nightmare Mushroom wanted to run away.

But as the giant beast entered the center of the mushroom forest, the Nightmare Mushroom was horrified to discover that the entire land had changed.

The ground beneath their feet suddenly changed.

The soil, which was originally soft and porous and allowed to move freely, seemed to be reshaped by an invisible force, turning into an impenetrable steel skeleton in the blink of an eye, completely sealing off all their escape routes.

The blue behemoth is back in action.

Ji Chen had no intention of finding out where his mother was.

His magnetic field induction isn't that amazing yet; being able to deduce that these things come from the same source based on the magnetic field fluctuations of the Nightmare Mushroom is already quite impressive.

His choice was to finish it all.

As for whether it can completely eradicate the Nightmare Mushrooms, that depends on its luck.

Luckily, the original body wasn't here, so Ji Chen gave it a chance to redevelop.

If you're unlucky, well, you'll just have to roll around in my belly today.

These Nightmare Mushrooms are rich in nutrients and have amazing energy. Ignoring their toxicity, their nourishing effect on Ji Chen even far surpasses that of the Beast King's flesh and blood.

After finishing the meal, Ji Chen estimated that the energy he had gained was enough to support him after breaking through to the fifth rank, with plenty to spare.

So he ate with even more gusto.

With each bite, he felt a surge of heat throughout his body, and his physical vitality was enhanced.

Especially when combined with dizzying hallucinations, one feels lightheaded, as if walking on soft clouds.

His stomach was like a bottomless pit; he devoured the endless mushroom forest with a whoosh.

In less than half a day, only a few small mushrooms that had not yet opened their caps remained.

"Hahaha, you've fallen for my trap!"

Suddenly, Ji Chen felt a burning itch all over his body, and an unbearable restlessness emanated from beneath each smooth, sharp scale.

Then, a horrifying scene unfolded.

Countless eerie mushrooms with purple patterns burst forth from the gaps in his scales, rapidly multiplying by feeding on his flesh and blood.

In the blink of an eye, his massive body was completely swallowed up by this eerie carpet of mushrooms.

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A violent burst of lightning erupted from his body, coiling around him like liquid lightning paste.

However, these Nightmare Mushrooms that grew from his body were completely unfazed by the lightning; instead, they grew even more lush and alluring under the nourishment of the electric light.

"impossible."

Ji Chen found it absurd that he could be tricked by a mushroom.

What a lame joke.

But instinct still compelled him to get away from this eerie place immediately and seek other solutions in the outside world.

Something's not right!

After taking only a few steps, Ji Chen suddenly stopped.

"You Nightmare Mushroom, you almost succeeded."

Given this anomaly, the main body residing in the Boundless Heaven naturally wouldn't stand idly by, and instead devoted even more attention to it through this physical body.

Although he cannot yet make moves across realms, he is a nascent star god in the process of being nurtured, possessing his own inherent status, and the attention he invests inherently carries the power to dispel illusions.

"No--!"

A mournful cry echoed through the woods, bringing tears to the eyes of all who heard it.

Ji Chen suddenly broke free from the mushroom mountain constructed by the illusion, and the terrifying scene around him shattered with a sound, disappearing like a mirage.

Before him was still the sparse mushroom grove he had picked, with only a few unopened young mushrooms shivering in the wind.

One of the youngest and smallest mushrooms let out a series of mournful cries.

The scene of Ji Chen being parasitized was just an illusion created by the parasite using the large amount of mushroom toxins accumulated in Ji Chen's body.

The purpose was to scare Ji Chen away so that it could escape.

It truly hopes that the fictional nightmare is reality.

However, even launching this final mental illusion was a result of risking everything, let alone parasitizing Ji Chen.

"Hey, can you let me go?"

The little mushroom, locked onto by Ji Chen's lightning-bright dragon eyes, pitifully begged for mercy.