The world enters the fungal world

Chapter 196 Promotion (Thanks to ricky007 for the donation)

"I don't know. I guess they weren't strong enough to stay in Lingxu City, so they came back here," a young man holding an iron spear replied casually.

"How could that be? You've forgotten that on the way to the supply point, they were very fast, they overtook us, they ran much faster than us," another man chimed in.

The round-faced woman looked around curiously, then suddenly pointed and said, "Look, there are lots of white jade mushrooms over there, let's go pick some."

As he spoke, he walked toward the area where the white jade mushrooms were growing.

As for Bai Xiuluo and the other six, although they aroused a little curiosity, they wouldn't pay too much attention. For them, the most important thing now was to familiarize themselves with the surroundings of the supply point and grow stronger as soon as possible.

Bai Xiuluo led Li Yu and the other four into the South District. Along the way, they frequently encountered groups of newcomers.

Some groups consisted of as few as seven or eight people, while others had as many as a dozen or more gathered together.

Of the thousand new recruits sent to Supply Point 5 today, only a very few stayed to rest. The vast majority of them took advantage of the night to enter the Southern District to hunt fungal beasts, hoping to accelerate their growth and evolution.

Bai Xiuluo knew that the newcomers who had just entered the supply point were all working very hard. At the beginning, everyone's growth and evolution were not much different, and they were basically on the same starting line.

In the next few days, the gap in everyone's growth will gradually widen.

Those that evolve quickly will advance from the initial stage to the intermediate stage of the spore stage within two or three days.

Once they reach the intermediate spore stage, they can team up to enter the western supply point area to hunt more powerful D-rank elite beasts, gain a faster growth rate, and gradually widen the gap between themselves and others.

Ultimately, they may become the best among this batch of newcomers.

Each batch produces outstanding geniuses, but for Lingxu City, geniuses alone are far from enough.

They quickly found the road to Lingxu City, and the six of them ran along the road, with Bai Xiuluo wanting to reach Lingxu City before dawn.

As night fell, fog rose in the distance, visibility decreased, and the surrounding environment became increasingly harsh, since no one knew what was hidden in the fog.

But Bai Xiuluo didn't stop. Instead, he continued to speed up and run forward along the road, holding the giant axe in his right hand at his side, ready to strike at any moment.

Li Yu understood that Bai Xiuluo was eager to break through his limits; he wanted to become stronger.

Li Yu's current mindset is similar to Bai Xiuluo's. He has witnessed firsthand that there is indeed some kind of secret hidden at the end of the deep pit in the hotel, but it is blocked by those powerful Manjusaka beasts.

This feeling of knowing there's a secret, yet being unable to approach or obtain it, can be quite maddening.

After all, according to Bai Xiuluo, this secret is related to the bacterial disaster, and may even be able to solve it.

According to Bai Xiuluo, they must break through the spore stage to have any hope.

Soon, they passed through the eastern district, entered the surging black fog, and entered two cemetery clusters, speeding away into the distance.

Bai Xiuluo led the way, Li Yu brought up the rear of the group, Lin Muying and Fang Mingxuan flanked them, and Zhou Xigang and Qian Lili, two advanced spore stage cultivators, were protected in the middle.

The road from the supply point to Lingxu City was difficult and fraught with danger, but it was a rare opportunity for everyone to hone their skills.

Soon, they were attacked by the Burial Flower Corpse Beast and the Underworld Flower Giant Corpse.

This time, Bai Xiuluo did not merely severely injure him as before, leaving him for others to finish off, but instead wielded his giant axe and charged straight at him.

The five people behind them were also attacked by the fungal beasts from both sides and behind.

Lin Muying was already at the peak of the Spore Stage. At this moment, she activated "Fountain of Light" and "Fountain of Swiftness" to increase her speed and power. Combined with the Ghost Crow Sword's "Ghost Feather Strangulation", she was able to easily kill a Burial Flower Corpse Beast.

Fang Mingxuan's performance was even more stunning. A lightning spear materialized in his right hand, and after being "amplified," the lightning spear became even more terrifying. He hurled it into the air, and the lightning spear pierced through the giant corpse of the Nether Flower. Even this C-rank elite beast could be severely injured.

Li Yu watched as the giant corpse of the Netherflower was pierced by the lightning spear, its body flashing with dazzling blue-white lightning. Then, a large amount of acrid smell and black smoke billowed out, and the powerful giant corpse of the Netherflower collapsed and stopped moving.

It should be noted that the Giant Corpse of the Nether Flower possesses strength approaching that of a peak Spore Stage expert, far surpassing the Burial Flower Corpse Beast.

Lin Muying glanced at Fang Mingxuan, her eyes filled with undisguised surprise. The two of them were now at the top level of the Spore Stage. It was not difficult for Lin Muying to kill the Burial Flower Corpse Beast, but it would be very difficult to kill a Nether Flower Giant Corpse.

Fang Mingxuan's ability to kill the giant corpse of the Nether Flower is truly astonishing.

Li Yu revealed the Heavenly Wolf Giant Blade and entered "Super-Static Capture". His figure swayed continuously, and he quickly killed two Nether Flower Giant Corpses.

Although Qian Lili and Zhou Xigang were protected by the crowd, they still tried their best to launch attacks, as they both wanted to break through and advance as soon as possible.

With Bai Xiuluo leading the way, the group quickly fought their way through the cemetery and continued towards the deep pit of the ancient tomb ahead.

After traversing the deep pit of the ancient tomb, Zhou Xigang finally reached his limit, his whole body trembling slightly, and began his advancement.

Upon receiving his promotion, Zhou Xi opened his eyes with a joyful expression.

Now, he is also at the top of the spore stage.

"How was it? What ability did you awaken?" Qian Lili asked curiously.

"Bone Armor Heavy Cannon." Zhou Xigang looked down at his right leg with a joyful expression. He then stomped his foot, and a large amount of white substance, resembling bone armor, immediately appeared on the surface of his right leg.

The next instant, he was lifted into the air by a burst of tremendous power.

With a loud "boom," he aimed at a giant rock not far away and kicked it up in mid-air.

The bone-armored cannon struck the giant rock, and with a tremendous explosion, the black boulder shattered and exploded, scattering countless rock fragments in all directions.

"Amazing!" Qian Lili's mouth gaped slightly, her face full of amazement.

As soon as Zhou Xi landed, he looked smug. He had combined the power of "Bone Armor Heavy Cannon" and "Swift Shadow Kick" to unleash incredible power.

He felt he was a complete genius.

Afterwards, he fused a "Claw Fungus" without any sterilization techniques into his left hand.

"Let's go." Bai Xiuluo's face was expressionless. He glanced at Zhou Xigang and continued to lead the group forward.

"This guy is like a monster, doesn't he need to rest?" Although Zhou Xigang was excited about his breakthrough, he felt deep down that he should rest.

After all, they had been traveling back and forth since leaving Lingxu City early this morning, and it was already past midnight. The fog was so thick that the visibility was only a dozen or twenty meters. If it were him, he would have stopped to rest long ago, but Bai Xiuluo was still dragging them along.

Seeing that Li Yu and the others remained silent, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow.

Now that Zhou Xigang has broken through to the top level, he no longer needs protection and can kill most C-level beasts.

Before long, the group ventured deep into the fungus forest, fighting their way out from herds of tree-goat beasts and some fungus-horned giant sheep.

As white light gradually appeared in the distant sky, the group of six had already charged into the dense rock pillars. Around them were swarms of eagle-headed spiders and skull-splitting eagle spiders.

Here, we are less than ten kilometers away from Lingxu City.

Along the way, Li Yu obtained two enhancement crystal cores. Now he has one special enhancement crystal core and 17 ordinary enhancement crystal cores. He only needs one more ordinary enhancement crystal core to enhance the Death Mushroom for the fourth time.

This filled him with anticipation.

If the Death Mushroom can be strengthened four times, to what level will its power be increased?

Fang Mingxuan obtained a strengthening crystal core, which he fused into the Nether Flower Fungus on his left hand, strengthening it once.

Lin Muying also obtained a strengthening crystal core, which she fused into the Ghost Crow Fungus. Now, her Ghost Crow Fungus, after its second strengthening, has been fused with four more strengthening crystal cores. However, to strengthen it to level three, she needs to fuse with five more strengthening crystal cores.

Li Yu felt the pupil fungus spores within his body were approaching the size required to break through to the peak.

This means that he could break through at any time.

As dawn broke and the surrounding fog dissipated, they finally saw the colossal black city in the distance.

They returned to Lingxu City once again.

Bai Xiuluo stopped and turned to look at them.

"Everyone, we'll take our leave now. I'll come back to find you all once you've all broken through to the Spore stage."

For him, bringing others along would only hinder his growth; with his abilities, he prefers to grow and evolve on his own.

So when he arrived at Lingxu City, he prepared to leave alone.

He paused slightly before continuing, "Remember, no one except us can reveal the secret of that hotel in the North District, or there will be a great disaster."

As he said this, a very serious expression appeared on his face.

Li Yu nodded slightly and said, "Don't worry, we know that, and we won't say anything carelessly."

Bai Xiuluo gave a soft "hmm," paused slightly, and then continued, "With your current strength, entering the Ancient Wood Ghost Forest shouldn't be a problem if you're careful. Although there are quite a few fungal beasts on this road leading to the supply point and Lingxu City, the spoils from hunting them are too meager."

Li Yu's heart stirred slightly. He had originally had this idea. The fungal beasts on both sides of this road were almost endless, making it a good place to improve and break through.

Hearing Bai Xiuluo say this, he thought about it and it seemed to make sense. The spoils found in the corpses of these killed fungal beasts were indeed quite rare.

"Although they are all fungal beasts, they are actually very different. The environment in which they are bred is different, the mother nest is different, and the spoils that appear after the fungal beasts they are bred with are completely different. In fact, the corpses of some fungal beasts bred in special environments may even contain rare items. This is what I call the opportunity."

"Upon arriving at Lingxu City, you will find six perilous domains surrounding the city. Each domain contains fungal beasts nurtured by special energies. To gain opportunities and accelerate your growth, you must enter these six perilous domains."

"If you're lucky, you might get a great opportunity, who knows? Alright, I'm leaving now. I hope everyone can try to break through the spore stage before the next fungal outbreak."

After saying that, he swayed, took a big step, and suddenly increased his speed, shooting off into the distance.