The world enters the fungal world

Chapter 170 Fourth Enhancement (10,000 words completed, please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

Sure enough, this really is an enhancement crystal core, but the energy it contains far exceeds that of an ordinary enhancement crystal core.

As he fully integrated into it, Li Yu felt the energy within the Sirius Fungus fluctuating violently, a fluctuation unlike anything he had ever experienced before.

His Sirius Fungus has already been enhanced to level three. According to his estimate, it would probably require 27 enhancement crystal cores to enhance it further. Therefore, he has not continued to fuse it since he obtained the enhancement crystal cores.

Having obtained this special enhancement crystal core, and feeling the intense energy fluctuations within it, he had an idea and continued to take out other enhancement crystal cores and fuse them into the Sirius fungus.

He wanted to try and see if he could make Sirius undergo a fourth enhancement.

As new strengthening crystal cores were fused into it, the energy fluctuations within the Sirius fungus became increasingly intense. However, these energy fluctuations only continued to increase and accumulate, but they never managed to complete the true fourth strengthening.

This seems to indicate that the amount of reinforcing crystal cores incorporated is not enough.

Fortunately, Li Yu had quite a few enhancement crystals on hand, so he fused them in one after another.

He fused 18 more of his 19 enhanced crystal cores into it, and finally, the Sirius fungus seemed to have accumulated enough energy, and suddenly began to undergo drastic changes.

Li Yu was overjoyed. He never expected that he could actually make Sirius start its fourth enhancement by relying on 18 ordinary enhancement crystal cores and one special enhancement crystal core.

Originally, 27 enhancement crystals were needed to complete the enhancement, but now only 19 are needed. This means that the effect of this special enhancement crystal is equivalent to that of 9 ordinary enhancement crystals.

Li Yu felt the strengthening effect of the Sirius fungus, and an even stronger power surged from within it.

Each time Sirius is strengthened, its power increases. Li Yu slowly opened his right hand, and countless mycelia extended out from his right hand, transforming into a giant sword.

The Sirius Blade, originally 1.5 meters long, has undergone a huge change in appearance, with its length increasing to 1.7 meters and the width and thickness of the blade almost doubling.

The Sirius Blade, which was originally just normal, has now been enhanced into a massive Sirius Blade that looks extremely heavy, with a faint dark blue light floating on its surface.

As Li Yu grasped the Heavenly Wolf Giant Blade, he felt a surge of power emanating from his right hand. This was the terrifying power inherent in the Heavenly Wolf Giant Blade itself, after undergoing four enhancements.

Not only that, the length of the mycelium between the Sirius Giant Blade and his right hand has been extended from half a meter to a maximum of one meter.

The power of the fungal technique "Sirius Slash" has also been enhanced. Originally, when "Sirius Slash" was activated, the blade light it generated could penetrate a meter through a blade.

Now, the "Sky Wolf Slash" has been enhanced four times and can instantly unleash two sword-light slashes through the blade.

The first time, the distance was one meter. The second time, the power of the blade light was superimposed on the first, doubling the power and extending the distance to two meters beyond the blade.

This means that when Li Yu wields the Heavenly Wolf Giant Blade and slashes forward, with the enhancement of the Heavenly Wolf Slash, the maximum attack range is four meters away. If we also consider the fungal hyphae that can extend for one meter, this distance can reach an astonishing five meters.

"Amazing—" Li Yu slowly sheathed the Sirius Greatsword, which had been enhanced four times, and breathed a sigh of relief, feeling the terrifying power of the fourth enhancement.

Although a large number of enhancement cores are needed for the fourth enhancement, once successful, its power is unimaginable, even greater than the previous three enhancements combined.

"I wonder if it can be strengthened a fifth time?" With a thought, Li Yu fused the last remaining strengthening crystal core into it.

The last enhancement crystal core was successfully fused into it.

This means that the Sirius Blade can evolve and be strengthened a fifth time.

However, based on the fact that the number of enhancement cores needs to be tripled for each additional enhancement, the number of enhancement cores required for the Sirius Blade to successfully undergo its fifth enhancement has reached an astonishing 81.

If one of those special enhanced crystal cores can truly be equivalent to nine, then nine special enhanced crystal cores would still be needed.

By this time, everyone had basically recovered. Some people took out edible fungi and ate them. Although Li Yu felt weak and listless, he also felt hungry and took out two Glowing Star Mushrooms and ate them.

They still have about fifty Glowing Mushrooms left, which should last them for about ten more days.

If you can't get new level 4 edible fungi after that, you can only switch back to eating level 5 edible fungi, and your growth rate will immediately slow down again.

After resting for a while, Yi Han, Hei Longxuan, Tang Burou, and the others stood up.

Tang Burou and Yi Han looked at Li Yu, clearly noticing that he was still lying on the ground and hadn't gotten up, so they didn't know his physical condition.

Li Yu, Hei Longxuan, and Yi Han are now the core members of the team. These three are indispensable. Whether the team continues to rest or sets off depends mainly on their mood.

"Li Yu, shall we set off now? Or continue to rest?" Tang Burou walked over, habitually tucking her short hair behind her ear, and looked at Li Yu.

Li Yu slowly sat up. Perhaps it was because he had just strengthened the Sirius Fungus to level four, and the Sirius Fungus had fused with his Pupil Fungus. The Sirius Fungus was strengthened, and the Pupil Fungus seemed to have gained new energy.

My limbs were weak before, but now I feel much better, and a new power is surging within me.

He nodded and said, "Let's set off. We've rested here for half a day already. If we don't leave now, I'm afraid we won't have any hope of reaching Lingxu City today."

As Li Yu spoke, he stood up, then, as if remembering something, turned to Zhou Xigang, who had also stood up, and said, "By the way, approximately how many kilometers have we walked?"

Zhou Xigang said, "It's probably between thirty-nine and forty kilometers."

Upon hearing this, Li Yu's spirits lifted. Nearly forty kilometers meant that they were only ten kilometers away from Lingxu City.

"Then let's all hang in there and try to enter Lingxu City before dark."

Lin Muying, Qian Lili, and others around him stood up one after another, and everyone around them was also observing Li Yu.

He had been lying down, so no one else had moved. But now that he looked up, they all stood up one after another.

Tang Burou raised her voice and said, "Only ten kilometers left, and Lingxu City will be right in front of us."

Her words inspired and excited many people.

"Let's go."

Zhao Wu waved his arm and began to walk forward.

As before, Hei Longxuan and Li Yu led Lin Muying, Qian Lili, and Zhou Xigang at the front of the group.

Everyone now knows that Lin Muying, Qian Lili, and Zhou Xigang are Li Yu's friends and are under his protection. That's why the three of them, despite only being at the advanced stage of the Spore Realm, have been able to live peacefully until now.

There wasn't even a scratch.

Not to mention the three remaining advanced spore stage cultivators who envied them, even many top-tier experts were extremely envious.

Indeed, having a powerful backer is more important than anything else.

At supply point number five, although there were many teams and many people who called each other brothers, it was extremely rare to find someone who was truly willing to risk their life for their teammates, like Li Yu, who protected Lin Muying and her two companions throughout the entire journey.

Just like Sun Haocheng had always followed Heilongxuan and the two had always had a very close relationship, but now that Sun Haocheng was dead, Heilongxuan didn't react at all, just like he had lost an ordinary teammate.

The team of 39 continued on their way, following the road. Zhou Xigang silently calculated the distance they had traveled. Soon they had walked a kilometer, and in that kilometer, they had not seen a single fungal beast.

According to Zhou Xigang's estimate, they are now more than forty kilometers away from here from the supply point.

If everyone was correct, the supply point is fifty kilometers away from Lingxu City, which means they are now less than ten kilometers away from Lingxu City.

Hope is at hand.

Soon, the group walked another kilometer, but still did not see any fungal beasts or encounter any other dangers. However, the number of rock pillars and giant rock piles appearing on both sides increased.

From afar, countless dark shadows stood tall in the mist, and it was impossible to tell how many more rock pillars stood in the distance.

Excitement welled up in everyone's hearts. If the journey continued smoothly, they would soon arrive at Lingxu City.

Li Yu, who was walking ahead with Hei Longxuan, had the best eyesight. Suddenly, he saw a few wandering black shadows in the distant rocky forest. At a glance, he recognized them as ordinary C-rank beasts, the Eagle-Headed Spiders.

As they approached, the number of eagle-headed spiders appearing in the rocky forest increased, and soon there were swarms of skull-splitting eagle spiders. At a glance, there were at least one or two hundred of them, almost as many as the eagle-headed spiders.

Li Yu stopped, Hei Longxuan stopped, and everyone behind them stopped as well. Many people's expressions changed.

Everyone's expression changed, not because of the large number of Skull-Splitting Eagle Spiders. With Li Yu, Hei Longxuan, and Yi Han's strength, they could have led everyone to break through these Skull-Splitting Eagle Spiders if they went all out.

Now that there are fewer people and fewer burdens, apart from six advanced spore stage cultivators, the rest are all top-tier and peak-level experts, making it easier to break through.

Li Yu stared at the enormous black shadows perched atop three giant rock piles in the distance, falling silent as his expression gradually turned grim.

Hei Longxuan and Yi Han beside him also changed their expressions, with Yi Han even gasping for breath.

The three mother spiders appeared on the distant rock pillar.

They perched atop a massive pile of rocks, seemingly resting, while a group of skull-splitting eagle spiders patrolled around them.

They had given their all, and even lost a peak expert, Sun Haocheng, before they barely managed to kill a Mother of Fungal Spiders. This was their limit.

Even if two Mother Fungus Spiders appeared at the same time, they would be no match for them, let alone three.

Three mother fungal spiders, a couple hundred skull-splitting eagle spiders, plus a swarm of eagle-headed spiders.

Everyone who saw it instinctively felt despair.

This is not something they can rush through unless they take a detour, but who knows if there is an even more terrifying existence lurking in the distant black fog?

At the back of the group, Tang Burou, Zhao Wu, Su Juan, and others also came up. When they saw the three Mother Fungus Spiders appearing in the distance, their expressions changed drastically, and they showed a look of horror.

"What do we do now?" Hao Tie couldn't help but look at Li Yu and Hei Longxuan.

Now everyone's eyes are on Li Yu, Hei Longxuan, and Yi Han.

Yi Han's face was grim. He scoffed and said, "What else can we do? We can only wait. Everyone, go back and get some rest."

Hei Longxuan nodded. With Li Yu, Yi Han, and the others, there was still hope for them to fight against the Mother of Fungi Spiders. Although he thought that Li Yu had been somewhat lucky in killing the Mother of Fungi Spiders before, he had still succeeded.

As for the three mother fungus spiders, forget about it. If they dared to rush over, they would probably all die there.

Although Li Yu had enhanced the Sirius Fungus to level four and his strength had increased again, he still shook his head when he saw the three Fungal Spider Mothers in the distance.

There's only one way right now: wait, wait for the people behind.

Soon, the group retreated several hundred meters, watching as the eagle-headed spiders and skull-splitting eagle spiders disappeared into the mist before they stopped again.

"Don't worry, everyone. We're among the first groups to set off on the 13th. There will be many more groups after us. Just wait a little longer, and others will arrive soon."

Tang Burou noticed that many people in the group were showing signs of anxiety, so she offered words of comfort.

They all set off on the morning of the 13th. There were four teams in total, with about two hundred people. Now, only these thirty-nine people are still alive.

The number of people at the supply point was far more than two hundred. Obviously, the team that set off on the afternoon of the 13th, or even today, would have been even larger, and these people should be on their way here.

Everyone sat down on the ground; there was no other way but to wait.

Li Yu led Lin Muying, Qian Lili, and Zhou Xigang to sit down on the spot, while Tang Burou, Zhao Wu, and others sat not far from Li Yu.

Zhou Xigang looked at Tang Burou and suddenly asked curiously, "Miss Tang, since the road to Lingxu City is so dangerous, why didn't everyone set off together from the supply point? You just said that many people are only setting off today, so why don't we wait until the 14th to join them?"

He couldn't quite understand it.

Before Tang Burou could respond, Zhao Wu interjected, "The reason is simple: there are advantages and disadvantages to departing on the 13th or the 14th."

"The advantage of departing on the 13th is that we have plenty of time. We don't need to be too anxious. Even if we get injured, we have enough time to rest and recover. If we encounter problems and can't get through, like we are now, we can stop and wait for the rest of the group."

"If we wait until the 14th to set off, we only have two days and fifty kilometers. We can't afford to waste any time. And most importantly, the later the team sets off, the more dangerous it is, because there will be no new teams to help them. If they can't get through, they will almost certainly die."

After listening to Zhao Wu's analysis, Zhou Xigang nodded, feeling that what he said made a lot of sense.

Tang Burou chimed in, "We'll depart on the 13th. Although there are various dangers along the way, and the mutated fungi are almost endless, this situation can actually accelerate the evolution of many people, especially those who are stuck at the advanced or top level. They can easily take this opportunity to break through and advance to a higher level."

Zhao Wu laughed and said, "Just like me, if I hadn't set off yesterday, I might not have been able to break through to the peak so easily."

Tang Burou took a light breath and said, "Of course, there are also drawbacks, namely, greater danger and a higher mortality rate. Of the four teams that set off yesterday morning, only the people of us remain now."

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