The world enters the fungal world

Chapter 212 Spore Mother Mushroom (Thanks to reader 738 for the reward)

Just as Nan Muyu regained her balance, she saw Qin Jun torn to pieces. Her face turned pale, and her almond-shaped eyes showed extreme anger.

Qin Jun was her companion. Over the past few days, they had progressed from the supply point to the Ancient Wood Ghost Forest and had become good friends. However, she never expected that Qin Jun would die here.

Dozens of top-tier experts rushed down the slope and surrounded the three spore mother mushrooms. Everyone was going all out to destroy the three spore mother mushrooms first.

Surrounding these spore-bearing mushrooms were swarms of bone-crushing insects and deadwood crawlers, which firmly blocked the frenzied attacks of these top-tier powerhouses.

Although some people occasionally launched ranged attacks in an attempt to destroy the Spore Mother Mushroom, they were mostly intercepted by the Bone Crusher in advance.

In a short time, the Bone-Shattering Insect Beasts were unable to repel the powerful experts who rushed up, and the group was also unable to break through the defenses formed by the Bone-Shattering Insect Beasts.

The deadwood insect mother suddenly rushed out, immediately breaking this balance.

Even the most powerful peak experts cannot stop it.

Seeing his companion killed, Nan Muyu roared angrily, gripped the crystal greatsword in his hands, and swung it wildly.

The man in the black hat, wielding a large, black halberd, thrust it down at it from a distance.

Wu Xiuchun controlled his ten fingernails, extending them several meters away, intending to use them to entangle the withered wood insect mother.

Bai Yan, Lu Wei, Ma Tao, Song Ze and others all took action, either attacking the Deadwood Insect Mother with all their might or trying to destroy the Spore Mother Mushroom from a distance.

Faced with the simultaneous attack of so many powerful peak experts, the Deadwood Insect Mother lowered her body slightly, and a jet-black light suddenly burst forth from the large, basketball-sized black spore core on her back.

In the next instant, the six giant hooks surrounding the black spore core turned completely black, as if they had been dyed with ink.

With a "whoosh," six giant black hooks swung in all directions, one of which struck the thunderous halberd thrust by the man in the black hat.

The man in the black hat felt a jolt throughout his body. His right palm was burning hot, and he couldn't hold it. The halberd flew out of his hand.

He was terrified.

Another giant hook followed closely, sweeping horizontally and striking his abdomen squarely.

The man in the black hat's abdomen was instantly torn open, blood splattering everywhere, and his body was swept through the air, tumbling and crashing to the ground.

Ma Tao threw the square shield in his left hand. The swirling blades on the edge of the shield bounced off and came crashing down from the air. Unfortunately, before it could get close, it was struck by one of the giant black hooks, and the square shield was immediately cracked.

Seeing this, Ma Tao's face changed color, and he didn't dare to step forward. Instead, he retreated rapidly.

His square shield possessed extremely strong defensive capabilities, yet it was shattered by the giant hook in a single blow. The attack power of this pitch-black giant hook was simply terrifying.

The outburst of the withered wood worm mother was almost unstoppable, instantly charging into a group of peak experts, who all retreated and dodged.

Suddenly, a giant black hook flashed through the air. In the next instant, a weaker peak Spore Stage cultivator was slightly too slow to dodge and was struck on the head by the giant black hook from a distance. His head immediately shattered and exploded, with red and white matter splattering everywhere.

Another massive, jet-black hook swept horizontally, striking Bai Yan, who was lunging at him from behind, like a whip.

Although Bai Yan had steel-like skin protecting her, she was still badly hurt when hit by the giant black hook. The place where she was hit immediately collapsed into a deep trench, and blood gushed out of her open mouth.

Although her steel skin was impervious to swords and blades, its defensive capabilities had their limits. While the attack from the giant black hook could not break through her steel skin, it could still injure her internal organs with its powerful impact.

As they all attacked the Deadwood Insect Mother, Li Yu led Fang Mingxuan and the others to the bottom of the crevice. Seeing the man in the black hat being whipped by the giant hook and thrown out of the air, Li Yu pushed off with both feet and rushed up at high speed.

"Yin Power" and "Super Capture" are activated simultaneously, instantly entering the strongest state. To fight against this kind of super C-grade rare leader beast, Li Yu can only fight by pushing his state to its peak.

He gripped the Sirius Greatsword tightly in his right hand, and the originally dull blood-red patterns on its surface lit up. He activated the fungal technique "Crimson Flame," and the surface of the Sirius Greatsword seemed to be burning with crimson flames.

Li Yu, charging at full speed with unstoppable momentum, gripped the Heavenly Wolf Greatsword with both hands and slashed it out from mid-air.

The deadwood worm mother sensed Li Yu's power. Her mouth opened and made hissing sounds. A blinding black light exploded from the spore nucleus on its back, which was as big as a basketball.

The six giant hooks turned pitch black, suddenly intertwined, and transformed into an extremely thick hook rope, shaped like a steel whip. Its surface was covered with black mystic light, and it dragged through the air, creating a piercing whistling sound. It smashed down to meet Li Yu's "Heavenly Wolf Giant Blade" that was slashing towards it.

The "Crimson Flame" erupted completely, colliding with the black light emanating from the giant hook, causing a violent and ear-piercing sound.

Li Yu let out a low roar, and the Yin power within his body erupted completely, flowing endlessly into his right hand, combining with the "Crimson Flame" to burst forth through the blade.

Instantly suppressing the black mystic light erupting from the opponent, the Heavenly Wolf Blade slashed into the six intertwined hooks.

Six giant hooks snapped off and flew out together. Li Yu spun his hands, and the Heavenly Wolf Greatsword in his hand continued its momentum, slashing down and striking the back of the Deadwood Insect Mother. It cut all the way in, instantly slicing the Deadwood Insect Mother's body in two.

Li Yu exhaled and suddenly noticed that thousands of mycelia extended from the three enormous, boundless spore-bearing mushrooms around him, and these mycelia were wrapped around the deadwood insect mother that he had just cut in half.

The body of the deadwood mother is repairing itself at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Mycelium grew from his body, which had been cut in two, and intertwined with each other. Even the six severed giant hooks were rapidly reforming.

Li Yu finally understood why the information about the Spore Mother Mushroom in the fungal guide said that it had a symbiotic relationship with the Deadwood Insect Mother, and that as long as the Spore Mother Mushroom existed, the Deadwood Insect Mother would not die.

Seeing all this, Li Yu leaped up without hesitation. With a flick of his left hand, the Death Mushroom Umbrella appeared, carrying the power of the Yin Dog. With a "snap," the Death Mushroom Umbrella opened, spun rapidly, and slammed out.

The "Death Giant Mushroom," infused with Yin energy, unleashed terrifying power, flying through the air and striking the nearest Spore Mother Mushroom.

Instantly, countless mushroom mud and juices burst out from the smashed mushroom.

"Let's join forces and destroy these three spore mother mushrooms—" Li Yu shouted fiercely, looking at the withered wood worm mother that was being repaired, and once again swung the Heavenly Wolf Greatsword, activating "Heavenly Wolf Slash" and slashing down wildly.

Even if the opponent could repair it, his attack speed was faster. The withered wood worm mother, which was just about to be fully restored, was once again cleaved in two by his Heavenly Wolf Slash.

With Li Yu suppressing the Deadwood Insect Mother, the other peak experts immediately joined forces to attack the three Spore Mother Mushrooms with all their might.

Bai Yan, seemingly insane, entered her steel-skin state and unleashed a barrage of steel punches, relentlessly blasting at the spore mother mushroom in front of her.

As she fought, she walked deeper inside, and soon she was completely engulfed by the spore mother mushroom, destroying it from the inside out.

Although there were many bone-crushing insect beasts all around, they could not stop these top-level peak experts.

Nan Muyu wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, gripped the crystal giant sword with both hands, and swung it wildly. Crystal light emanated from the sword, crisscrossing and cutting a deep crack on the surface of the spore mother mushroom with each swing.

Wu Xiuchun's ten extended fingernails entwined around the spore mother mushroom, continuously cutting and crushing it inside.

Fang Mingxuan's face was cold and stern. Holding the Thunder Spear, its power doubled after being amplified, he continuously hurled the Thunder Spear at one of the Spore Mother Mushrooms.

Qian Lili activated "Accumulated Energy Burst," accumulating energy in her chest to its limit before suddenly unleashing it. The energy burst forth like a bolt of lightning, instantly creating a huge hole in the Spore Mother Mushroom.

Besides the frenzied attacks from the crowd, some people simply took out exploding mushrooms and threw them at the three spore mother mushrooms. Amidst the continuous explosions, the three spore mother mushrooms were blasted into a frenzy of mushroom mud.

However, the regenerative ability of this spore mushroom is also amazing. Despite being frantically destroyed by everyone, its surface continues to grow countless mycelia, constantly repairing its body.

This forced everyone to concentrate their firepower on the three spore mother mushrooms, which, despite the protection of the bone-crushing insect beasts, could not withstand.

The most powerful Deadwood Insect Queen was completely suppressed by Li Yu.

Although he couldn't kill the Deadwood Insect Queen for the time being, Li Yu continued to swing the Heavenly Wolf Giant Blade, splitting the Deadwood Insect Queen's body in two with each strike. No matter how strong the Deadwood Insect Queen's regenerative ability was, it couldn't keep up with the speed of destruction.

In a matter of seconds, he cut the body of the deadwood worm mother into more than a dozen pieces.

Even so, the deadwood mother was not dead. Countless mycelia extended from these spore mother mushrooms and intertwined with the deadwood mother's body. Mycelia extended from these dozen or so fragments, intertwined with each other, and tried to merge and grow together again.

"Attack the roots of the *Spore Mother* mushroom; only by destroying its root system can you truly kill it!"

Li Yu discovered that although the frenzied attacks had severely damaged these spore-bearing mushrooms, their life energy had not diminished. Instead, they were growing more and more mycelium, frantically repairing their bodies.

Through his "eye of truth and falsehood," he discovered that the true origin of the three spore-bearing mushrooms lay hidden in their roots. Only by completely destroying their roots could he kill these tenacious spore-bearing mushrooms.

Reminded by Li Yu, everyone focused their efforts on attacking the roots of the three spore-bearing mushrooms.

Finally, one of the spore-bearing mushrooms could not withstand the continuous attacks and explosions and burst open completely, leaving a huge crater in its roots.

Only when the roots at the base are completely destroyed can this spore-bearing mushroom be considered truly dead.

In the deep pit beneath the dead spore mushroom, something appeared, clearly the loot from killing it. Nan Muyu, being the closest, quickly reached out and picked it up.

The loot that appears on the corpse of this spore-bearing mushroom will not be ordinary items; it may even be a treasure.

When the others saw that the spore mother mushroom, whose root had been blasted into a deep pit, did not repair itself, they were overjoyed, knowing that what Li Yu said was true, and immediately launched a full-scale attack on the roots of the remaining two spore mother mushrooms.

Knowing that killing these spore-bearing mushrooms would yield loot, everyone worked even harder, each wanting to obtain the treasure.

With one of the three spore-bearing mushrooms lost, the repair speed of the deadwood worm mother, which Li Yu had cut into more than a dozen pieces, immediately slowed down by one-third.

It seemed to sense the threat of death as well, and faint hissing sounds emanated from its dozen or so broken pieces, as if summoning its subordinates, wanting the Bone-Shattering Insect Beast and the Deadwood Reptile to save it.

Unfortunately, everyone is gathered here now, with dozens of top experts working together to block the surroundings. Although swarms of bone-crushing insects and withered wood crawlers have appeared, they cannot break through the group's defenses in a short time, let alone rescue the withered wood insect mother.

Soon, Bai Yan succeeded in penetrating the Spore Mother Mushroom. Relying on her ferocious steel fists, she punched a gap in the Spore Mother Mushroom, entered the gap, and attacked from the inside downwards, quickly destroying all the roots of the Spore Mother Mushroom.

As the roots were destroyed, the spore mother died, and she obtained two spoils that appeared in the roots.

The last spore mother was destroyed by Wu Xiuchun and the man in the black hat. They each took one of the two spoils that appeared.

With the three spore-bearing mushrooms completely destroyed, the deadwood insect mother, which had been cut into more than a dozen pieces, finally lost its ability to continue growing and repairing and died immediately. Two pieces of spoils also appeared in its corpse and were obtained by Li Yu.

With the destruction of the three spore-bearing mushrooms and the death of the deadwood insect mother, the remaining bone-crushing insects and deadwood crawlers began to dissipate. Soon, all the fungal beasts in the crack below the slope escaped completely.

The crowd was still in shock, and many felt as if they had escaped a disaster.

Only then did everyone realize that they could collect the loot from the corpses of the fungal beasts scattered everywhere.

Li Yu didn't want any of the other spoils of war, and only picked up a few enhancement crystal cores that appeared nearby.

Having already acquired so many spoils, he didn't bother competing with the others for the remaining ones; he simply picked up three low-level enhancement crystal cores nearby.

Bai Yan, Nan Muyu, and Wu Xiuchun all had happy expressions on their faces. Although they couldn't compete with Li Yu for the spoils of killing the withered wood worm mother, they were still satisfied with the spoils obtained from destroying the three spore mother mushrooms.

These are basically treasures whose value far exceeds that of the enhancement crystal core.

The two spoils Li Yu obtained from the corpse of the Deadwood Insect Mother were a black fragment, a remnant soul fragment of a fungal citizen, which was used to activate fungal vessels. However, he didn't know what fungal blood was, so he could only put it away and deal with it later.

There was also a white crystal ball, which was also filled with the liquid of the fungal soul. He crushed the white crystal ball and let the Yin within his body absorb the liquid of the fungal soul.

Yin was excited and overjoyed. After consuming so much of the fungal soul liquid, its life force grew stronger and stronger. Li Yu could faintly feel something about to crawl out of his heart.

As the Yin Dog grows, the Yin Dog power contained within him also becomes increasingly stronger.

"Impressive. It hasn't even fully grown yet, and its Yin power has already increased so much. If it were to truly grow to its infancy, how powerful would it be?"

Li Yu was increasingly curious about the symbiotic bacteria inside his body. This special symbiotic bacteria was so unique. Unfortunately, there was no information about the symbiotic bacteria in his encyclopedia.