The world enters the fungal world

Chapter 211 Insect Mother (Thanks to Mingri Xingchen for the reward)

Of course, because the "Ghost Eye Illusion" only works when the opponent comes into contact with her ghost eye, it doesn't work every time. Unless it's a special case, Lin Muying doesn't dare to approach the Bone-Shattering Insect Beast casually.

If the Ghost Eye illusion fails, she might be the one to die.

In terms of speed, strength, and reaction ability, she is far inferior to the Bone Crusher.

Unbeknownst to her, her current strength is already considered formidable among the top-tier Spore Stage cultivators.

Zhou Xigang successfully upgraded his Black Locust Fungus to level three. The Black Locust Greatsword, upgraded three times, reached a length of 1.6 meters. The power of the fungal skill Black Locust Plunder increased. Combined with the "Swift Shadow Fungus" on his right foot, he now also has the ability to kill dead tree crawlers.

Li Yu led them around the ancient ghost mushroom tree quickly and continued to fight their way deeper into the forest.

Nan Muyu, Wu Xiuchun, and the man in the black hat each led a team and rushed in the same direction.

Yesterday's experience with Li Yu made them realize that this ancient forest of ghost trees indeed hides a great deal of opportunity. As long as they work hard enough, they will eventually obtain their own opportunity and become stronger.

Surrounding them were almost all peak experts, with only the top-tier spore stage experts following behind.

Li Yu picked up five more primary enhancement crystal cores along the way.

After bypassing the ancient ghost mushroom tree, Li Yu saw a slope ahead, which led down to a huge crack.

Those swarms of deadwood crawlers and bone-crushing insects crawled out from the cracked slope.

On the other side of the crevice, nothing could be seen because it was shrouded in black mist, but the sounds of fighting could be faintly heard.

It seems that a group of people have also broken in from the depths of the black mist on the other side of the rift.

The fastest group had already reached the edge of the crevice slope. The man wearing the black hat let out a shout, picked up a black halberd, which was surrounded by lightning, and suddenly leaped down the slope.

With a single strike of the thunderous halberd, a withered wood crawling insect's skull was pierced by the halberd; a terrifying burst of lightning instantly reduced it to charred remains.

At least several top-tier experts followed closely behind and charged down together.

Following closely behind, Bai Yan, Lu Wei, Ma Tao, Song Ze, and other top experts also led a group of people down to fight.

Li Yu led Fang Mingxuan, Lin Muying, and the others to the edge of the crevice slope. Li Yu looked down the slope into the depths of the crevice.

As the sky gradually brightened and visibility increased, he saw that deep within the crevice shrouded in mist, besides the dense swarms of deadwood crawling insects and bone-crushing beasts on the slope, three enormous giant mushrooms appeared deep within the crevice.

These three mushrooms are completely black, with caps over ten meters in diameter, and their surfaces are covered with honeycomb-like holes.

Within these three giant mushrooms, numerous tree roots and mycelium extend, and nestled among these roots and mycelium is a monster four meters long, its main body being half of an ancient tree root.

The monster was completely covered in black mycelium, and its body was inlaid with a large number of white skeletons as outer armor. Two thick wood fungus giant feet stretched out in all directions.

On its back grows a jet-black spore nucleus about the size of a basketball, with six giant black hooks extending from it, slowly wriggling.

The mouth at the top of its torso is as large as a bucket, capable of swallowing an adult human whole. Fine teeth grow around the mouth, and the body is surrounded by thick black mist. From a distance, it appears indistinct in the black mist, giving it an indescribably eerie appearance.

Information immediately flooded into the illustrations in Li Yu's left eye.

"The Deadwood Queen is the leader of the Deadwood Reptiles and the Bone-Shattering Insect Beasts. The original Deadwood Reptiles were small beasts that strayed into the forest. They were assimilated and transformed by the shallow Soul-Eating Fungus, eventually allowing them to reproduce in large numbers.

The closer you get to the core of the Ancient Wood Ghost Forest, the stronger and more powerful the Deadwood Reptiles become. Some of them can evolve into Bone-Shattering Insect Beasts, and their final evolutionary form is the Deadwood Insect Mother.

It is the leader of the worker bee-like creatures at the bottom of the Ghost Fungus tribe. It is responsible for spreading mycelium on the periphery and capturing living things to supply the underground Ghost Fungus Queen. It is also the main force for Ghost Fungus to expand the boundaries of the Ancient Ghost Forest.

Defeating the Deadwood Queen has a chance to drop fragments of the Fungal Clan's Remnant Soul.

Sensing the data, Li Yu's heart skipped a beat. The withered wood insect queen hidden below was obviously the same as the moth queen that appeared on the ghost fungus ancient tree before, both being leaders among a certain type of fungal beast.

The man in the black hat, Wu Xiuchun, Nan Muyu, and the others all captured information about the deadwood worm mother.

They led a large group of top-tier experts behind them, rushing madly towards the bottom of the rift.

Everyone understood that hunting this deadwood insect mother would surely bring opportunities, and everyone had seen the reward Li Yu had just received for killing the moth mother.

Now that a similar withered wood insect mother has appeared again, how could everyone not be excited and their eyes redden?

Despite the danger, everyone rushed down without hesitation.

The fact that they've survived to this day suggests that none of them are cowards or weaklings; moreover, they are confident in their own abilities.

Li Yu saw that beneath the caps of the three giant mushrooms below, a large number of dead wood crawlers were constantly emerging, interspersed with bone-crushing insects.

It seems that these monsters originated from these three giant mushrooms.

His encyclopedia bacteria instantly captured information about the three giant mushrooms from afar.

The Spore Mother Mushroom and the Deadwood Mother Mushroom have a symbiotic relationship. As long as the Spore Mother Mushroom exists, the Deadwood Mother Mushroom will not be killed. Only by destroying the Spore Mother Mushroom can the Deadwood Mother Mushroom be killed.

While processing the information and memories that appeared in his mind, Li Yu led Fang Mingxuan, Lin Muying, and the others down the slope formed by countless tree roots and mycelium.

The slope was covered with dead wood, crawling insects, and bone-crushing creatures; in a short time, at least a hundred people had rushed down the slope.

Among them, the powerful peak experts all want to kill the Deadwood Insect Queen and obtain the spoils, while the weaker ones know that they are no match for the Deadwood Insect Queen, but if they are lucky, they may be able to get the spoils.

Li Yu wielded the Heavenly Wolf Greatsword, and neither the withered wood crawlers nor the bone-crushing insects could withstand him. He quickly carved a bloody path through them, with Fang Mingxuan and Lin Muying following closely behind.

Behind them were many more top-tier spore-stage individuals.

They all knew how powerful Li Yu was, and they followed behind him hoping to try their luck.

The man in the black hat charged the fastest. He roared, clasped his hands together in his black halberd, and with a thunderous strike, killed a bone-crushing insect beast blocking his way.

Several top experts following closely behind him attacked together. Although they did not have the strength of the man in the black hat, the group worked together and quickly crushed the dead wood and crawling insects, gradually approaching the three spore mother mushrooms at the bottom of the slope crack.

The deadwood worm mother seemed to be intertwined with the three spore mother mushrooms, perched on the numerous tree roots and mycelium, motionless, allowing the crowd to slowly approach.

Finally, the man in the black hat was the first to approach the Spore Mother Mushroom. He possessed the Illustrated Guide and knew this information as well. He understood that to kill the Deadwood Insect Mother, he first had to destroy these three Spore Mother Mushrooms.

He raised his jet-black halberd, crackling with lightning, and thrust it towards one of the spore-bearing mushrooms.

Surrounding the spore mother mushroom were a large number of bone-crushing insects and beasts, their open mouthparts emitting hissing sounds, and the barbs on their backs darted out like serpents towards the man in the black hat.

With a "bang," several barbs struck the halberd that the man in the black hat was thrusting at him from mid-air. Although the halberd was extremely powerful, it was still sent flying back by the combined force of the barbs.

Following closely behind the man in the black hat, Nan Muyu shouted and waved her hands, causing countless crystal shards to appear, resembling sharp blades. She did not attack the bone-crushing insects, but instead targeted one of the spore mother mushrooms.

She planned to use the crystal shards controlled remotely to destroy the three spore mother mushrooms first.

Among the crowd, many, like her, possessed powerful long-range attack methods, and they all launched their attacks from a distance, targeting the three giant spore mushrooms.

The bone-crushing insects guarding the surrounding area immediately emitted strange hissing sounds and began to frantically pounce on the people around them.

The dormant wood worm mother, which had been silent and entrenched among the three spore-bearing mushrooms, finally reacted.

It had twenty arthropod legs, and at that moment it suddenly paddled and rushed out from between the three spore mother mushrooms at an astonishing speed.

Its target was Nan Muyu, who was controlling the crystal shards remotely.

Nan Muyu shouted and took a step back. A short, fat man next to her pushed forward with both hands, and a faint light shield appeared in front of Nan Muyu, trying to block the attacking withered wood insect mother for her.

Suddenly, the six giant hooks behind the Deadwood Insect Mother swung out in succession.

The first giant hook struck the light shield, producing a cracking sound and immediately revealing numerous cracks. The second giant hook followed closely behind, and the light shield could no longer withstand the impact, instantly exploding into countless faint fragments of light.

The short, stout man let out a muffled groan and staggered backward.

The deadwood insect mother came too fast. Her twenty insect legs moved across the ground like a swift arrow. Even someone as powerful as Nan Muyu barely managed to dodge it.

The light shield that the short, stout man was supporting in front of him suddenly shattered. He groaned and stumbled backward. The next second, blood exploded from his chest as the third giant hook pierced his chest, penetrating his body and emerging from his back with bloody tips.

Even though he was a peak expert, he didn't have time to dodge. He let out a roar from his open mouth, still trying to get rid of the giant hook that had caught his body.

Having narrowly avoided the attack, Nan Muyu let out a sharp shout filled with shock and anger: "Qin Junyi!"

With a sudden clasp of her hands, countless crystal shards coalesced and pieced together between them, transforming into a giant crystal sword. Holding the sword in both hands, she stepped forward and swung it out, intending to sever the giant hook of the withered wood worm mother and save the short, stout man, Qin Jun.

Unfortunately, it was too late. The Deadwood Insect Queen reacted faster, swinging out a giant hook that precisely struck the crystal giant sword that Nan Muyu was slashing down.

A faint, dark light appeared from the hook tip. With a piercing sound, the crystal greatsword trembled, and numerous cracks immediately appeared on its surface.

Meanwhile, the withered wood insect mother had already pulled on the giant hook, dragging Qin Jun and lifting him into the air before slamming him heavily into the group of bone-crushing insect beasts behind her.

These bone-crushing insects swung their barbs, and with a series of hissing sounds, hooks pierced Qin Jun's body.

With another violent tug, Qin Jun's body was torn to pieces, blood splattering everywhere.

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