The world enters the fungal world

Chapter 204 Cocoon of Light (Thanks to Ai Xiaoxiaoyu for the donation)

Suddenly, a loud bang was heard as someone hurled the explosive mushroom they had just acquired, aiming directly at the tree wall in front of them.

The explosive power of this mushroom was astonishing, instantly breaking and shattering a large number of trees. The tree wall was blasted into a huge crater, but it was not completely blown apart, which shows that the thickness of the tree wall was far beyond imagination.

Li Yu picked up three more enhancement crystal cores, but unfortunately they were all at the beginner level.

Upon seeing someone use the Bomb-shroom, people in the crowd immediately took out Bomb-shrooms and threw them out.

Clearly, seeing a glimmer of hope in breaking through the tree wall, the group prepared to destroy it completely in one fell swoop.

The biggest reward from killing these Ghost Bunny is the Boom-shroom.

At this moment, the objects were thrown out by the crowd, and explosions rang out one after another. A large number of tree trunks and vines were blown to pieces, mixed with bone fragments, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.

Bai Yan gave a sharp shout and climbed up the tree wall, peering inside through it.

Suddenly, she let out a muffled groan, only to be pounced on by a female ghost-blade rabbit from inside, slamming into her body. She and the female ghost-blade rabbit tumbled and fell off the tree wall together.

Following her, several other top-tier experts climbed the tree wall.

Li Yu killed another Ghost Blade Rabbit, then with a wave of his left hand, the Death Mushroom Umbrella flew eight meters through the air, smashing into a Ghost Blade Rabbit that had just emerged from the tree wall. The immense force sent the Ghost Blade Rabbit crashing into the tree wall.

With a tug of his left hand, Li Yu caused the open mushroom umbrella to jam against the tree wall. Using the force of this tug, he flew up as if riding the clouds and landed on the tree wall in an instant.

From this vantage point, the entire area within the tree-lined wall is laid out before you.

Inside the tree wall, black mist surged, much denser and more intense than outside.

Night had fallen, and visibility was very low. Even with Li Yu's excellent eyesight, he could only see about forty or fifty meters.

Inside the tree wall, Li Yu saw that the ground was covered with a large number of tree roots of varying thicknesses, and among these roots, jet-black mycelium was spreading.

These roots and mycelium spread together to form downward fungal steps, which at first glance look like a basin extending downwards, piled with a large number of giant skeletons.

These giant skeletons are covered with dense, grotesque mushrooms that resemble skulls, giving them an indescribably eerie appearance from a distance.

On these mushroom tree steps, there are groups of ghost mushroom rabbits, among which are several female ghost knife rabbits.

Li Yu leaped off the tree wall.

As soon as he landed, a female Ghost Blade Rabbit pounced on him, its two ghost blades springing out as it unleashed the fungal skill "Ghost Blade Whirlwind Dance" towards Li Yu.

Li Yu was prepared; he opened his left hand like a mushroom umbrella to protect his body.

A series of piercing clangs rang out as the "Ghost Blade Whirlwind Dance" continuously slashed at the open surface of the Death Mushroom Umbrella, sparks flying.

These four enhanced Mushroom Umbrellas possess defensive capabilities that even surpass those of steel.

Blocking the "Ghost Blade Whirlwind Dance," the originally open mushroom umbrella suddenly retracted, transforming into a short spear, which was then swung out horizontally.

With a loud "crack," the short spear struck the head of the Ghost Blade Rabbit Mother horizontally, unleashing terrifying power that caused her head to explode like a watermelon.

As Li Yu charged into the tree wall, several other peak experts immediately jumped down after him.

This included three peak experts—two men and one woman—whose strength was no less than Bai Yan's, whom Li Yu had noticed.

The beautiful woman with bright eyes and white teeth, her almond-shaped eyes gleaming slightly, couldn't help but glance at Li Yu after landing.

Li Yu found a Spirit-Awakening Fungus on the corpse of the Ghost Blade Rabbit Mother, picked it up, and leaped forward.

The deafening roar of explosions continued as more and more mushrooms were detonated. Finally, a huge gap was blasted open in one of the tree walls, and people rushed in through the gap.

Fang Mingxuan, Lin Muying, and Qian Lili also climbed the tree wall, jumped down, and landed behind Li Yu.

Although there were still a large number of Ghost Fungus Rabbits inside the tree wall, the number of Ghost Blade Rabbit mothers mixed in was actually small. Li Yu could only see five at a glance. He had just killed one, leaving four remaining.

As more and more people poured into the tree wall, they began to trample over it.

Despite the swarms of Ghost Fungus Rabbits, they could not stop the dozens of peak experts charging ahead.

Suddenly someone roared, and it was another person in the crowd who had successfully advanced from the top level to become a peak Spore Stage expert.

Among the crowd, the number of those who have broken through from the top level to become peak experts is increasing.

As Li Yu killed two more female Ghost Blade Rabbits, the Ghost Fungus Rabbits inside the tree wall began to scatter.

A mid-level enhancement crystal core appeared from the corpses of the two female Ghost Blade Rabbits.

After Li Yu picked it up, a look of joy appeared on his face.

At this rate, it won't be long before he can gather the enhancement crystal cores needed for the fifth enhancement of the symbiotic bacteria.

The ghost fungus rabbits inside the tree wall continued to dissipate into the black mist behind them. The group began to advance along the tree wall, descending step by step along the basin steps formed by countless tree roots and mycelium, heading deeper into the ancient ghost forest.

Although the night was deep, everyone was filled with excitement. They had been blocked outside the tree wall for more than a day, and tonight they finally broke through the tree wall. Now, they could finally say that they had truly set foot in the Ancient Ghost Forest.

Everyone knows about the description of the Ancient Ghost Forest on the map. Legend has it that a great opportunity is hidden in this Ancient Ghost Forest, and those who are destined to find it will obtain it.

In principle, everyone has hope.

Above, through the thick fog, the moon's silhouette could be vaguely seen. As they ventured deeper, the fog thickened, and visibility decreased.

Some people started to hesitate.

"Remember to stay with me and don't get separated," Li Yu whispered to Fang Mingxuan and Lin Muying behind him.

"Mm," Lin Muying responded, and Fang Mingxuan nodded slightly.

"Li Yu, congratulations! Among us, you're probably the first to break through to the Spore Stage." Bai Yan's delicate voice came from not far away; she also thought Li Yu had broken through to the Spore Stage.

Ma Tao said with envy, "Li Yu, you're amazing! How did you evolve so fast?"

He recalled how he, Li Yu, Bai Yan, and others had hunted fungal beasts together in the eastern area of ​​the supply point. Back then, they were all at the peak of the spore stage. Now, he had only recently reached the peak, so how could Li Yu have already broken through to the spore stage? This speed was simply astonishing.

The only reasonable explanation is that Li Yu later obtained some great opportunity, which allowed him to grow so rapidly.

Li Yu didn't explain, but just glanced at Bai Yan and Ma Tao. Just as he was about to speak, a scream suddenly came from the black fog in the distance.

Then came shouts and sounds of fighting. Li Yu saw a large number of moths appearing in the surrounding black mist.

This moth is as large as a round table, its body is wrapped in layers of grayish-white saprophytic mycelium, its thorax and abdomen are swollen and covered with tiny fluorescent blue-green sporangia, and it will release poisonous powder with the slightest vibration.

It has four wings formed by semi-transparent fungal membranes on its back, with veins full of black and red mycorrhizal patterns, and sticky mycelial tassels hanging from the edges of the wings.

The head of the moth has cloudy, whitish eyes, sharpened mouthparts into hollow fungal tubes, short, thick legs covered with a hard fungal shell, and a pair of giant legs in front that resemble crab claws. Its attack method mainly relies on these giant crab claws.

At this moment, they emerged from the black mist, flapped their wings, and swooped down from the air. Their pair of pincers extended, and once they gripped a person's head, they could easily crush it to pieces.

Upon seeing the moths appear, Li Yu activated the encyclopedia bacteria fused into his left eye, and immediately, information about the moths flooded his mind.

Silk-Entangled Moth, a C-rank elite beast, uses a pair of fungal pincers to easily crush trees and steel as its normal attack method. Its fungal skill, "Silk Entanglement," once activated, can fling out fungal tassels hanging from its wings to entangle and attack the target.

At the same moment, Zhou Xigang shouted, "This is called the Silk-Entangled Moth, a C-rank elite beast! Everyone be careful, their wings can release mycelium to entangle them!"

He had read about this silken entanglement with moths in some books, and he immediately alerted the people around him.

Li Yu now possesses the Illustrated Guide, allowing him to obtain information about the silk-entangled moth earlier than Li Yu.

Ahead of them, from within the black mist, swarms of silk-entwined moths appeared, flapping their translucent fungal membrane wings as they swooped down from the air.

Li Yu loosened his right hand, and the Heavenly Wolf Giant Blade extended outwards, along with a meter-long mycelium, which he then swung around in the air.

He wielded the terrifying Sirius Blade, transforming it into an enormous, dark blue blade wheel. Wherever it went, the swarming silk-entwined moths were utterly defeated, shattering instantly upon contact with the dark blue blade wheel.

One after another, the silk-entangled moths fell to the ground. Li Yu was too lazy to pick up the symbiotic bacteria and other spoils that appeared on their corpses. He didn't have enough backpack space to carry these spoils. He would only reach out and pick up the enhancement crystal cores that appeared.

Led by him, they quickly carved a gap through the swarm of silk-entwined moths, leading Fang Mingxuan and the others deeper into the distance.

On the other side, Bai Yan and Ma Tao, along with other top experts, joined forces and were not much slower than Li Yu. They continued to delve deeper into the mushroom tree, following the increasingly lower steps.

Everyone was rushing in frantically. Now that Ghost Blade Rabbit Mother was no longer blocking their way, dozens of peak experts led two to three hundred top-tier spore cultivators, advancing rapidly. Now, there were basically no more high-level spore cultivators left in the group.

None of those who survived were weak.

Soon, Li Yu saw a towering ancient tree vaguely appearing deep within the black mist in front of him.

This ancient tree is over fifty meters tall and has a trunk diameter of over five meters. Countless roots and mycelium extend from the base of its incredibly thick trunk.

When Li Yu saw it, he was greatly surprised. He even suspected that the steps on the ground, which were made of countless tree roots and mycelium, came from this ancient tree.

The ancient tree was so enormous that it aroused Li Yu's curiosity, so he opened the "Eye of Truth and Delusion" to take a look.

Upon closer inspection, he was struck by the fact that the ancient tree appeared to be electrified in his "Eye of Truth and Delusion," its interior filled with countless luminescent mycelia. These mycelia extended upwards along the trunk of the ancient tree, eventually forming a luminous cocoon deep within the enormous canopy above.

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