The world enters the fungal world

Chapter 92 My Destiny Bacteria (10,000 words updated today / Thanks to From Swallowing the Stars for the donation)

Li Yu didn't expect that Bai Xiuluo, whom he had met briefly yesterday, would suddenly appear and even know the man in leather armor. Judging from their way of addressing each other, the two had a good relationship, which made him feel a little nervous.

He had witnessed Bai Xiuluo's strength firsthand, and it was definitely much stronger than the leather-armored man.

Bai Xiuluo looked at the man in leather armor with a surprised expression and asked, "Guo Jun, what's going on here?"

Where is Wei Tian?

Guo Jun's face was somewhat grim, and he lowered his voice, saying, "Brother Wei just left." He was asked to explain why, but he didn't know where to begin.

Bai Xiuluo then looked at Li Yu and asked, "What's wrong with you guys?"

Zhou Xigang hurriedly said, "Brother Bai, we don't know this kid. There were three of them. They suddenly attacked us, but luckily Li Yu was quick and caught him in one move. He used Li Yu to force Wei Tian and the other man to leave."

He recounted in detail what had just happened.

"By the way, Brother Bai, do you know these three people?" Zhou Xigang asked curiously. He had always shown great respect to Bai Xiuluo, addressing him as "Big Brother." He knew Bai Xiuluo was powerful, and it wouldn't hurt to get closer to him.

Bai Xiuluo showed a look of surprise on his face. He didn't nod until Zhou Xigang finished speaking and said, "I see. I've met Wei Tian and Guo Jun a few times and we have some acquaintance. Wei Tian has already reached the top level and is a genius who has the potential to reach the peak. He has some reputation at Supply Point No. 5."

Then he looked at Li Yu and said, "Since Wei Tian said to let this matter rest, given his character, he should keep his promise. I can assure you of that."

"Guo Jun, tell Wei Tian that Li Yu and the other four are my good friends, Bai Xiuluo. If you attack them again, you will be making an enemy of Bai Xiuluo. Do you understand?"

As Bai Xiuluo finished speaking, a solemn expression appeared on his face, and his words became quite stern.

Guo Jun nodded hurriedly to show that he understood, a wry smile on his face: "If we had known they were Brother Bai's friends, how could we have taken action? This is truly a case of the flood washing away the Dragon King's temple. Brothers, I'm really sorry, I really didn't know you were Brother Bai's friends."

An embarrassed and ashamed expression appeared on his face.

Li Yu didn't trust Guo Jun and Wei Tian, ​​but he trusted Bai Xiuluo. With Bai Xiuluo's strength, if he wanted to kill them, he would have done so yesterday. Even if the five of them were tied together, they wouldn't be a match for him. Why would he come here today to deceive them?

At least from what we can see now, Bai Xiuluo seems to have some ulterior motive or need from them, and probably doesn't want them to die.

They retrieved the crystallization knife and released Guo Jun.

Guo Jun finally breathed a sigh of relief, touched the wound on his neck caused by the crystallization knife, and was covered in a layer of cold sweat.

He had no doubt that if he made the slightest move, Li Yu would kill him without hesitation. The fear of facing death was something no one could bear.

"Go ahead, and remember to pass on my message to Wei Tian." Bai Xiuluo looked at Guo Jun and waved his hand.

Guo Jun quickly said "Thank you" to Bai Xiuluo, and then ran off in the direction where Wei Tian and the other man had just left.

He understood that if Bai Xiuluo hadn't appeared, he might not have been able to leave so easily.

Watching Guo Jun leave, Bai Xiuluo turned to Li Yu, a hint of surprise on his face: "Guo Jun has already entered the advanced stage. You were able to capture him in one move. Have you also reached the top level?"

As he spoke, an incredulous look appeared on his face: "When I saw you yesterday, I could tell you were only at the intermediate level, this—"

He shook his head as he spoke, appearing somewhat bewildered.

Zhou Xigang couldn't help but interject, "Brother Bai, what does 'high-level' and 'top-tier' mean?"

Bai Xiuluo laughed and said, "I didn't expect you guys didn't even know this. It refers to the five stages of the spore stage: beginner, intermediate, advanced, top, and peak."

Li Yu then understood what the "peak" written in the booklet meant; it turned out to refer to the peak of the "spore stage".

Zhou Xigang asked curiously, "So how exactly should it be divided? Or rather, how do we determine which specific stage it belongs to?"

"It's simple. Once you enter the spore stage, you'll be at the initial stage. After that, you'll sense that the spores of your own life-giving bacteria have doubled in size. You'll be able to clearly feel your body being greatly strengthened, and your strength, speed, and other attributes will all increase. This is the intermediate stage."

Li Yu was taken aback: "My natal bacteria?"

Bai Xiuluo already understood that these people were completely ignorant of these basic common sense facts, so he was no longer surprised. He patiently nodded and explained, "Each of us will awaken a kind of fungus, which is called the life-bound fungus, also known as the true soul fungus. This means that this fungus will merge with our soul, becoming inseparable. It is the foundation of everything, our life, and is called the life-bound fungus."

"Everyone has only one natal bacteria, which can never be changed. When our natal bacteria die, our soul also disappears. For example, my natal bacteria is called the Power Bacteria, which is hidden in my right hand."

As Bai Xiuluo spoke, he raised his right hand and clenched it into a fist. Li Yu saw that there were faint blue veins on the surface of his right hand, like earthworms crawling. Even from a distance, he could feel an invisible force pressing down on him.

"When the natal fungus enters the spore stage, it awakens an ability. Each person's soul is different, the awakened natal fungus is different, and this ability is also different."

After Bai Xiuluo explained this, Li Yu finally understood that the fungus in his right eye was born from the fusion of his soul and the fungus. It was his essence and life, and was called his natal fungus.

Li Yu's heart stirred. He stretched out his left hand, its surface crystallizing, and asked, "Brother Bai, what is this? Why can it obtain the power of other fungi besides its own natal fungus?"

Since the Child Bacteria is the natal Bacteria, then what is the fused Crystallized Bacteria?

Bai Xiuluo laughed and said, "These are called symbiotic bacteria. As the name suggests, they are fungi that can live in symbiosis with us. We provide them with nutrients, and they can borrow our strength."

Zhou Xigang said, "Brother Bai, you're so amazing, your symbiotic bacteria must be amazing too?"

Bai Xiuluo laughed heartily, not holding back at all. He opened both hands at the same time, and black iron chains extended outward from the skin of his left hand, like a python, coiling around his left hand and left arm.

A layer of white light rose from the surface of his right hand.

Everyone who saw this was taken aback.

Qian Lili exclaimed in surprise, "These are also symbiotic bacteria? Why are there some on both hands? Shouldn't there only be one type?"

She remembered that Li Yu and Lin Muying could only fuse with one symbiotic bacterium and could not fuse with a second one.

Bai Xiuluo released his hands, and the black iron chains and white light disappeared. He said, "When you reach the intermediate stage of the spore stage, you can fuse with one symbiotic bacterium. When you reach the advanced stage, you can fuse with another one. When you reach the top stage of the spore stage, you can fuse with three symbiotic bacteria."

Only after Bai Xiuluo said this did Li Yu understand. He was currently at the intermediate stage of the spore stage, so he could only fuse with one type of symbiotic bacteria. If he reached the advanced stage, he would be able to fuse with a second type of symbiotic bacteria.

Zhou Xigang asked, "Brother Bai, what counts as reaching the advanced level? What level are you at now?"

Bai Xiuluo laughed and said, "It's very simple. When the spore size of the natal fungus doubles compared to the intermediate stage, it reaches the advanced stage. And so on. Every time it doubles, it reaches a new stage. As for me, I am currently at the top of the spore stage."

He looked at Li Yu again and said, "Guo Jun is at the advanced stage of the Spore Realm. You were able to capture him in one move. This is something only someone who has reached the top stage of the Spore Realm can do. Li Yu, have you really reached the top stage?"

Li Yu shook his head and said, "Guo Jun was too careless. I was lucky. If it really came down to a fight, I might not be his match."

Upon hearing Li Yu's words, Bai Xiuluo looked enlightened and nodded, saying, "I see, no wonder—"

Hearing Li Yu say this, he assumed that Li Yu was at the advanced stage of the spore stage. He thought that Li Yu was at the intermediate stage of the spore stage yesterday, so it was normal for him to be promoted to the advanced stage today.

Fang Mingxuan had been listening silently with his lips pursed, but suddenly spoke up, "What year is it now?"

Everyone was taken aback by the question, and a strange light flashed in Bai Xiuluo's eyes as he turned to look at Fang Mingxuan.

Zhou Xigang secretly cursed them, thinking that anyone would suspect them if they asked that question.

Li Yu knew that Bai Xiuluo had probably already suspected them after asking so many questions that the indigenous people should know, but strangely enough, Bai Xiuluo had not shown it.

Now that Fang Mingxuan asked, it was even more obvious. He was very curious about how Bai Xiuluo would respond.

Fang Mingxuan was preoccupied with Wang Xiaoyue and her son. He was eager to know what year it was and how many years had passed since 2026.

Bai Xiuluo looked at Fang Mingxuan with a slight smile before saying, "It is May 2nd, 2026."

Fang Mingxuan was taken aback and asked, "26 years? Specifically, is it 2026, 2126, or even 2226? Or perhaps the 26th year of the new era?"

Bai Xiuluo shook his head and said, "I don't understand what you mean. All I know is that this year is 26 years, and today is May 2nd." Zhou Xigang murmured, "So it really is the 26th year of the new era."

It seems that something huge must have happened to Earth after 2027, after which time was recalculated. Bai Xiuluo looks to be only about twenty years old, so perhaps he doesn't know about what happened before.

Fang Mingxuan said, "Did you know that this place used to be called Jiangcheng?"

Bai Xiuluo shook his head and said, "Jiangcheng? I only know Lingxu City—"

He paused slightly as if he wanted to say something more, then suddenly looked up and gazed into the distance.

Three figures appeared in the distance, rushing towards this place at an extremely fast speed.

Li Yu, with his sharp eyes, immediately recognized Wei Tian, ​​Guo Jun, and the man wielding the long sword.

The three returned, and Li Yu, Lin Muying, and the other three all changed their expressions slightly. Only Bai Xiuluo remained calm and asked from afar, "Wei Tian, ​​did Guo Jun relay my message to you?"

Wei Tian smiled and said, "Brother Bai, I only found out from Guo Jun that these five are your friends. We've come to apologize."

Wei Tian was already a top-tier existence in the Spore Stage, but he was extremely polite to Bai Xiuluo.

Approaching the group, he said apologetically, "Brothers, I'm really sorry for offending you earlier. They say you can't be friends without a fight. Since you are Brother Bai's friends, you are also my friends, Wei Tian's friends."

He paused slightly at this point and continued, "This was our mistake. Fortunately, we found a good symbiotic bacterium today, so we're giving it to you all as an apology."

As he spoke, he flipped his hand and took out a grayish-black mushroom that emitted a faint white light, and handed it to Li Yu.

Li Yu frowned slightly. He was somewhat unaccustomed to the sudden enthusiasm of these three people.

Bai Xiuluo said calmly, "Li Yu, don't stand on ceremony with them, just accept it."

Hearing Bai Xiuluo say this, Li Yu accepted it.

Wei Tian laughed and said, "Alright, since you've accepted it, then consider it forgiven. This matter is truly over. From now on, we're all brothers. This is my second brother, Wang Huai'an, and this is my third brother, Guo Jun. I don't know how to address the five of you?"

Li Yu and the other four then announced their names.

Wei Tian nodded slightly and said, "I, Wei Tian, ​​am somewhat well-known at Supply Point No. 5. If you encounter any trouble, just mention my name and say that you are my brother. I will give you some face."

Bai Xiuluo looked at Li Yu and said, "That's true. Wei Tian's name is more effective than mine at Supply Point No. 5."

Wei Tian shook his head at Bai Xiuluo and said, "There's nothing I can do. It's because you're too low-key and like to be alone."

"I've invited you several times to join forces and maybe we could make a name for ourselves in the East District, but unfortunately you've always refused."

Bai Xiuluo said, "The Eastern District is too dangerous. Don't go there unless you have four or five top-tier experts. It's too risky and unnecessary."

"It's not easy to gather four or five top-tier experts; most of them already have their own teams—"

Wei Tian shook his head as he spoke.

Bai Xiuluo said, "There are only thirteen days left until the fifteenth. So, are you confident you can break through?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Tian's expression turned somewhat solemn. He said, "Let's try our best. I can't say for sure right now. You should be almost there by now." Bai Xiuluo habitually rubbed his knuckles with his left thumb, a slight smile appearing on his face. He slowly said, "Soon, it should be in the next day or two."

Upon hearing this, Wei Tian's face showed a mixture of envy and disappointment.

"I, Wei Tian, ​​consider myself a genius and don't respect anyone, but I just happened to run into you, Bai Xiuluo."

He paused here, then sighed and said, "Alright, I should get back to work hard. Even if I can't catch up with you, I can't let you leave me too far behind."

After saying this, he nodded goodbye to Li Yu and the others, and left with Wang Huai'an and Guo Jun.

Only after Wei Tian and Guo Jun disappeared from sight did Bai Xiuluo speak: "This Wei Tian is a remarkable person. He will most likely reach the peak of the Spore Realm before the 15th. It won't do you any harm to befriend him."

Li Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Is it only those who reach their peak condition who are qualified to enter Spirit Ruins City?"

He remembered what Bai Xiuluo had said before: he was not yet qualified to enter Lingxu City, but he would be in a few days. That should refer to breaking through to the peak state.

Bai Xiuluo nodded slightly and said, "Yes, once you reach the peak of the Spore Stage, you can enter the Spirit Ruins City unconditionally."

Zhou Xigang said enviously, "Brother Bai, you're really amazing. Even Wei Tian isn't as good as you."

Thinking to himself that he had only entered the intermediate stage of the spore stage, while Bai Xiuluo was about to break through to the top stage and enter the peak stage, there was a difference of several levels between them.

Bai Xiuluo slowly said, "This Wei Tian is a genius. Don't underestimate him. There are few people in Supply Point No. 5 who can beat him. By the way, if you go to the supply point, remember, don't mess with the people wearing black armor."

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