The world enters the fungal world

Chapter 214 The Ghost Walker (Thanks to Qilin I for the donation)

This is, after all, a C-rank rare beast. Although its strength is not particularly great among rare beasts, it is enough to threaten ordinary peak beings in the spore stage, let alone top-tier beings in the spore stage.

Fortunately, the number of shield-armored ghost rats that appeared was not particularly large, and the group was still able to fight them off, especially the leaders Li Yu and Bai Yan.

Nan Muyu, Wu Xiuchun, and the man in the black hat now all possess the strength to kill the shield-armored ghost rat in one go.

The loot they obtained from hunting Spore Mother Mushrooms had significantly boosted their strength.

As for Li Yu's strength, it was even more terrifying. He wielded the level-five enhanced Sirius Greatsword and completely crushed them. Whether it was the Shield Armor Ghost Rat or the Fungus Armor Mountain Rat, they all became vulnerable in front of him.

He quickly fought his way out of the dozens of shield-armored ghost rats ahead, and along the way, he acquired one intermediate enhancement crystal core and seven primary enhancement crystal cores.

In addition, a patch of level-four edible fungi, jelly mushrooms, was discovered in this ancient forest. Unfortunately, it was discovered first by several nearby peak experts and a group of top-tier spore-stage individuals, who then picked these jelly mushrooms.

These shield-armored ghost rats and fungus-armored mountain rats were clearly confined to this ancient forest. After the group left the ancient forest, these rat beasts chased them to the edge of the forest, but suddenly seemed to discover something terrifying. They stopped attacking them and retreated back into the ancient forest.

Ahead of this ancient forest, Li Yu discovered a large number of dilapidated wooden houses.

These wooden buildings cover a large area; at a glance, there are at least several hundred wooden houses of varying sizes, suggesting that this place must have once been a village.

However, the village has been abandoned for many years due to lack of inhabitants.

Based on the detailed map of the Ancient Wood Ghost Forest that Zhou Xigang had found, Li Yu understood that this village should be the village where the mushroom people once lived.

However, the calamity of the ghost fungus later broke out, and these fungus people were parasitized and devoured by the ghost fungus, and the village was abandoned.

Looking at the abandoned village ahead, everyone stopped, a look of surprise on their faces.

Among these wooden houses, a translucent, grayish-white, misty creature roams, its outline vaguely resembling a human form, with slender, ethereal limbs that appear to lack solid flesh.

Fine, grayish-black mycelium entwined around its body, spreading along the veins of its soul, and tiny, pale blue, luminous spores the size of rice grains sprouted from its forehead, chest, and wrists.

Its head was hollow with no facial features, except for a pulsating ball of ghostly blue soul fire floating above its face.

Its lower body lacks complete legs, transforming into drifting mist that floats close to the ground as it moves, leaving fleeting afterimages of mycelium wherever it passes.

The body was covered with tattered and decaying pieces of cloth, the fabric long since corroded by mycelium, clinging loosely to the edges of the soul.

When the crowd saw it from afar, they felt a decaying and chilling aura of death, and could even faintly hear soft, resentful murmurs.

Li Yu finally understood that the shield-armored ghost rats and fungus-armored mountain rats that dared not chase out of the ancient forest were probably afraid of these things floating among the countless wooden houses.

His encyclopedia of fungi already contains information about these things.

Ghost Walker: The body is the remnant soul of a human who perished in the Ancient Ghost Forest. It is firmly bound by the mycelium of the underground ghost fungus and cannot dissipate. It is a type of fungal beast born by merging with the power of the ghost fungus. It is a powerful existence among the C-level rare beasts.

They can project a beam of ghostly blue soul light from a distance, which will extract the target's true soul power upon impact. This can damage the innate bacteria within the human body. Their bacterial skill, "Soul Entanglement," allows the mycelium extending from the body to bind and strangle the enemy when close to the target.

Having obtained the information, Li Yu's face showed a solemn expression. Among the hundreds of wooden houses in front of him, countless ghostly wanderers were floating about, densely packed, stretching as far as the eye could see.

These are all C-rank rare beasts, and the Ghost Walker is a powerful one among C-rank rare beasts. This means that at the same level, they are far stronger than the Shielded Ghost Rat we just encountered.

Those at the top level of the Spore Stage who had gathered here immediately had second thoughts when they learned that so many Ghost Walkers had appeared ahead. They understood that this was not something they could fight against.

Let alone them, even a typical peak Spore Stage cultivator wouldn't dare to enter casually.

Although there were more than sixty people at the peak of the spore stage among them, if these people really rushed in, they would be overwhelmed by the hundreds or thousands of ghost walkers in an instant, and most of them would probably die here.

"We can't get through. It seems we have to stop here for now." Someone in the crowd spoke up. Fortunately, these ghost walkers only wandered among the wooden houses, and they did not approach or get attacked by them.

Bai Yan sensed the Ghost Walker's information and frowned. Although they were among the strongest, confident in killing a C-rank rare beast one-on-one, she dared not venture in recklessly in the face of so many Ghost Walkers.

In particular, these ghost walkers are also proficient in ranged attacks, directly damaging the life-giving bacteria within their bodies—this ability is truly bizarre.

After a brief discussion, the vast majority of the two hundred people agreed to return to the ancient forest in the rear. This ancient forest was home to a large number of shield-armored ghost rats and fungus-armored mountain rats, and their strength was not particularly strong, which was just right for them, the peak and top-level hunters, to hunt.

"Mingxuan, Muying, the four of you go with them to the ancient forest. Those mushroom-armored mountain rats are perfect for you." Li Yu looked at Fang Mingxuan and Lin Muying.

The four of them are getting stronger and stronger. Along the way, they have collected a lot of enhancement crystals, and the enhancement level of the symbiotic bacteria is increasing. In particular, Fang Mingxuan's strength is no less than that of a typical peak expert.

Li Yu felt at ease having him lead Lin Muying and the other two.

Li Yu, however, wanted to venture into this abandoned village on his own.

These shield-armored ghost rats and fungus-armored mountain rats are no longer a threat to him; killing these rat beasts is unlikely to accelerate his growth.

He wanted to accelerate his growth, and the only way was to venture into the abandoned village ahead.

Fang Mingxuan nodded.

"Mingxuan, I'm leaving the three of them to you." Li Yu knew that Lin Muying now possessed the ability of "Fountain of Defense," which greatly enhanced their survivability.

"Don't always worry about us, we're not weak anymore." Lin Muying smiled slightly.

Among the top tier, they are already among the very best.

Suddenly, Nan Muyu walked over.

"Li Yu, shall we join forces and try to move forward?" She knew that she couldn't do it on her own, but if she went with Li Yu, they could give it a shot.

Li Yu looked at her and nodded slightly. He originally wanted to go forward alone, but now that she was with him, it was a great help.

Soon, Bai Yan and Wu Xiuchun also came over.

They are all top-tier experts who are unwilling to return to the ancient forest and want to grow as quickly as possible. The best way to do this is to hunt down these ghost walkers.

They came to find Li Yu with the same idea as Nan Muyu: only if Li Yu took the lead would they dare to charge forward.

Li Yu agreed, and out of the two hundred people, only the three of them dared to charge with Li Yu.

As for the man in the black hat, although his strength was no weaker than Bai Yan and the other two, he was somewhat arrogant and seemed unwilling to take the initiative to find Li Yu. Instead, he turned around and led his team back to the ancient forest.

Li Yu, along with Bai Yan, Nan Muyu, and Wu Xiuchun, arrived at the abandoned village. The rest of the group turned back and returned to the ancient forest to continue hunting the shield-armored ghost rats and fungus-armored mountain rats.

Soon, only the four of them remained.

Li Yu stretched out his right hand, and the two-meter-long Heavenly Wolf Giant Blade appeared.

"Are you all ready?" Li Yu turned to look at the three people beside him. Nan Muyu licked her lips and smiled, "Of course."

As she spoke, numerous crystal shards appeared in her hands, which she controlled to appear around her body and slowly rotate around her.

According to the information, the most troublesome thing about these ghost walkers is their ranged soul light attacks, while their fungal techniques can only be effective at close range, so the four of them are not afraid.

Li Yu revealed the Death Mushroom Umbrella in his left hand. Without further hesitation, he accelerated abruptly, activating the "Yin Power" within his heart to strengthen his body. His speed and strength increased as he charged forward.

Li Yu was the first to rush into the wooden house in front of him, and immediately, the three ghost walkers that had been wandering around the house reacted.

The ghostly blue soul fire within their heads suddenly flickered and trembled. They noticed Li Yu approaching, and the ghostly blue soul fire within their heads immediately transformed into a ghostly blue soul light, striking towards Li Yu from afar.

Three beams of dark blue soul light shot out in a triangular formation. Li Yu's figure was as fast as lightning, and he instantly shot up through the gaps between the three beams of soul light. The surface of the giant wolf sword in his right hand suddenly lit up with crimson flames, and he slashed out from a distance.

Li Yu unleashed the powerful "Crimson Flame" in a single exchange, and a crimson flame, like a new moon, flew out horizontally.

By the time the three floating ghost walkers realized what was happening, they had already been sliced ​​horizontally through their bodies by the crescent moon flames.

With a soft hiss, the bodies of the three ghost walkers split open, then turned into wisps of smoke and dissipated, leaving only a clump of mycelium resembling tree roots inside.

After killing three C-level rare beasts with a single blow, a strange light flashed in the eyes of Nan Muyu, Bai Yan, and the other two. They could sense that Li Yu's strength was becoming more and more terrifying.

After killing three Ghost Walkers, Li Yu leaped forward. Soon, five Ghost Walkers appeared in front of them, about seven or eight meters away, and began to unleash their ghostly blue soul light, attacking them.

Li Yu was under the enhancement of "Yin Power" and was too fast. His figure dodged continuously, and these ghostly blue soul lights could not hit him at all. He swung the Heavenly Wolf Greatsword in his right hand.

Each time "Crimson Flame" is activated, a certain amount of time must pass before it can be used again, and what he is activating now is...

"Sword of the Heavenly Wolf".

The "Heavenly Wolf Slash," enhanced five times, was unparalleled in power. Three sword lights were unleashed in succession, finally converging into one, transforming into a terrifying sword light three meters long. It pierced through the blade, instantly killing two more Ghost Walkers.

Although these ghostly walkers are said to be the most powerful among C-rank rare beasts, surpassing even the shield-armored ghost rats they encountered along the way...

Both the Bone Crusher and the Venomous Demon Moth are more powerful.

However, Li Yu is now far too powerful, completely overwhelming this C-level rare beast.