The world enters the fungal world

"It's too sharp. The legendary divine weapon is nothing more than this."

Li Yu stared at the crystallized knife, liking it more and more; the knife felt like an extension of his own flesh and blood.

This is not just a weapon, but a part of his own body, which he can control freely.

With a thought, the foot-long crystallized knife began to shrink, quickly retracting into the crystallized left hand and disappearing.

He loosened his fist, and the crystallization on the surface of his left hand quickly disappeared.

His left hand returned to its normal state.

"What exactly is this crystallizing bacteria? Is it a special ability?" Zhou Xigang finally couldn't help but ask.

Qian Lili's mouth was slightly open as she murmured, "Amazing, Li Yu, you're so amazing..."

It's unclear whether she was praising Li Yu for killing the Crystallized Python Beast, or for the Crystallized Blade that appeared in his left hand.

Fang Mingxuan pursed his lips and stared blankly at Li Yu.

Zou Dapeng asked, "These crystallized bacteria appear on the heads of the crystallized serpent beasts. Could killing these serpent beasts allow us to seize the parasitic bacteria within them and gain their power?"

In the chaos just now, everyone was busy fighting the Crystallized Pythons that surrounded them. Only Zou Dapeng was observant and noticed the small detail that Li Yu killed the Crystallized Python and obtained the Crystallized Mushroom. He made his own guess.

Li Yu glanced at Zou Dapeng and nodded slightly, saying, "It's about what you guessed."

As he spoke, he opened his left hand, and crystals reappeared on the surface, crystallizing his left hand. He then transferred the iron spear from his right hand to his left hand.

The crystallized left hand gripped the iron spear, and a faint, crisp sound rang out. The crystal immediately clamped the iron spear, as if it were welded to the crystallized left hand.

Li Yu brandished his iron spear.

With a "whoosh," the iron spear left a faint afterimage in the air, accompanied by a faint sound of tearing wind.

Everyone else instinctively took a step back; although there was no direct confrontation, they could all feel the power of the iron spear being swung.

Li Yu's expression changed. He hadn't expected that the crystallizing bacteria had several uses. Not only could it condense into incredibly sharp crystallized blades, but it could also be used to grab weapons and enhance their attack power.

Zhou Xigang watched with envy, but also a hint of frustration in his eyes.

He always considered himself the protagonist, but the powerful Crystallized Bacteria ended up being obtained by Li Yu, who also just killed the Crystallized Bacteria Python, making him the center of attention in front of everyone, while he, the protagonist, only managed to kill two Crystallized Pythons.

"However, the main characters usually start out by playing it safe, while the supporting characters who stand out the most are more likely to die young. I'll keep a low profile, play it safe, and develop slowly."

Zhou Xigang felt much better after thinking about it this way.

After retrieving the crystallizing bacteria, Li Yu handed the iron spear back to his right hand. The distant, thunderous sounds were no longer audible. Most of the residential buildings in the community had collapsed, and it was impossible to go back now.

"The stench of blood here is too strong; it might attract other mutated beasts. Let's leave here and find a place to rest."

Li Yu felt an emptiness in his stomach, and he realized that he needed to eat edible fungi to replenish his nutrition.

It's easy to feel hungry after a battle.

Now he began to believe what Xiao Gang had written in the booklet: to accelerate the growth and evolution of the spores, he needed to fight as many fungal beasts as possible.

Because the amount of nutrients and energy that spores can absorb each time is limited, they will feel full after eating a certain amount of edible fungi and will not be able to eat any more.

The constant fighting and the thrill of life and death accelerate the spores' absorption of energy, making them more prone to hunger and thus able to eat more edible fungi to replenish more nutrients and energy.

The principle is not complicated. Just like continuous exercise and training can increase a person's appetite and make them stronger.

To make the fungal spores stronger, they need to fight.

With this realization, Li Yu secretly looked forward to encountering the fungal beast again, wanting to become stronger.

Only when he becomes powerful enough will he dare to go to the hotel again, wanting to go to the bottom of that deep pit to see what's going on.

The six of them continued forward, following the clusters of mushrooms.

The air was thick with the pungent, putrid smell of fungi, which lingered for a long time. Fog was rising in the distance, enveloping the entire city in a thin mist. All around was deathly silent, with only the mournful sound of the wind blowing through the dilapidated buildings.

Li Yu, who was walking ahead, stopped and looked up at the distance where there used to be a row of storefronts with various store signs hanging on them.

These signs were covered in fungi and mushrooms, with mycelium hanging down all around, making the writing difficult to decipher.

Looking at the signs, Li Yu could barely recognize a few, including "Old Li's Soup Dumplings," "Little Wang's Fried Noodles," and a braised food shop.

Giant mushrooms grew in the entrances of these shops, and mycelium spread across the ground in a crisscross pattern, resembling withered vines.

"Let's go take a look."

Seeing that the storefronts were relatively well-preserved, Li Yu cautiously looked around to make sure he didn't find any danger before walking between the two giant mushrooms.

He was feeling intensely hungry and needed to find a place to rest and eat some mushrooms to replenish his nutrition.

No one else objected, and they followed behind Li Yu.

Having escaped here tonight and fought those Crystal Serpents, everyone felt exhausted and wanted to find a place to rest.

Arriving at the "Xiao Wang Fried Noodles" sign, Li Yu used an iron spear to clear away the two giant mushrooms blocking the entrance, and saw that the tightly closed roller shutter door of "Xiao Wang Fried Noodles" was badly rusted.

He took the crowbar from Fang Mingxuan, inserted it under the roller shutter door, and easily pried it open.

Behind the roller shutter are two glass doors, which, although covered with mold, are well preserved.

Li Yu gently pushed open the glass door, but the hinges were rusted and shattered. With his push, the glass door came off the hinges and fell down.

With a loud "crack," the glass door slammed to the ground, shattering into countless fragments that sounded particularly jarring in the deathly still night.

Li Yu frowned slightly as he felt a strong, musty, rotten smell wafting towards him.

He didn't go in immediately, but paused for a while to let the strong, musty smell of decay dissipate.

With the help of a faint and dim moonlight, Li Yu could see that inside the glass door of "Xiao Wang Fried Noodles" was a stove used for frying noodles, the surface of which was already covered with dark gray mycelium.

Behind the stove were two rows of simple tables and benches, some of which still had unwashed bowls, chopsticks and plates covered with fuzzy green mold.

The crowd stood outside the shop, silently peering inside.

"I've eaten at this Xiao Wang Fried Noodles restaurant quite a few times."

Zhou Xigang suddenly spoke, breaking the silence.

"Their fried noodles are quite unique. Unlike regular fried noodles, they steam the noodles in a steamer before frying them, making them more chewy. I remember that many food review livestreamers have come here; it's quite popular."

"However, the boss is not good with words and easily offends people. If it weren't for the delicious fried noodles, the business would have gone out of business long ago."