Survival at Sea: I Became Number One by Growing Mushrooms

However, the true form of that black energy was not here. In her memory, that wisp of black energy was extremely powerful and could not possibly be only at this level.

After purifying the herbs, the group searched through the palaces one by one until they entered the last palace, but still found no trace of the black mist.

Xu Jiawei frowned. This shouldn't be the case. Is there some place she hasn't been to yet?

Or perhaps that wisp of black energy has already escaped? That would be truly unfortunate news.

Xu Jiawei could only pray in her heart that the wisp of black energy hadn't escaped yet. If it had, where would she find it in all the world?

She thought about it carefully again, trying to figure out what was wrong and what the problem was.

"Xu, this side is empty." Si Yunming kept tapping on the floor in the distance. Xu Jiawei jogged over and squatted down, imitating Si Yunming's actions, and gently tapped.

Sure enough, the sound was different from other places.

Xu Jiawei told everyone to move away, then directly used her staff to poke at the unusual stone slab. Cracks instantly appeared on the slab. Seeing that it worked, Xu Jiawei poked at it a few more times, and soon the slab shattered, revealing a downward passage.

With Si Yunming leading the way and Xu Jiawei bringing up the rear, they climbed down the ladder one by one in that order.

After she climbed down, she saw the other four people observing something. They were blocking the view so well that Xu Jiawei couldn't see what it was at all.

So she walked over and looked at what everyone was gathered around. Xu Jiawei's face turned somber. It was a corpse, and Xu Jiawei recognized the corpse. It was the beautiful girl who had received her when she lived in the temple.

Although the girl before was like a machine, rigid and lifeless, Xu Jiawei still felt a pang of sadness when her corpse actually appeared in front of her. The once living person had become a lifeless corpse.

She knew someone, but she never expected that this girl would also die and be buried underground with the palace.

At this moment, the girl, who had been lifeless, opened her eyes, revealing scarlet eyes, and a wicked smile curled at the corners of her mouth.

"Step back!" Si Yunming said, pushing the other three back. Xu Jiawei took the opportunity to release the Light Spores, which landed on the girl.

The girl cried out in pain and immediately said aggrievedly, "We know each other, don't you remember? I've helped you so much, how could you treat me like this!" The girl showed a pitiful expression.

Xu Jiawei remained completely unmoved and released two Light Spores in a second. The Light Spores landed on the girl, leaving red marks as if she had been burned.

"Stop! If you dare to continue attacking, I'll destroy this guy's body!" Seeing that begging for mercy was useless, the girl's expression gradually twisted.

"Suit yourself," Xu Jiawei said coldly, then released light spores at an even faster speed.

The black aura attached to the corpse initially thought Xu Jiawei would stop, but upon seeing her reaction, it immediately realized that this creature wouldn't back down. So, it prepared to leave the body, as this body was limiting its power.

Soon, the girl's body went limp and collapsed, and a wisp of black mist rose from the top of her head, transforming into a shadowy figure.

In the blink of an eye, the black mist had teleported in front of Li Ming, intending to eliminate the weakest person first.

[Ding! Limited-time mission activated. Defeat the boss, Phantom of the Evil God. (This is a weakened shadow of the Evil God, growing increasingly weak due to being buried underground for years, constantly seeking an opportunity to escape.)]

Before Li Ming could react, he was kicked away by Si Yunming. The pain in his back jolted Li Ming back to his senses, and he immediately stood up and used his talent.

First, he unleashed his talent on the shadowy figure, bringing it bad luck. Then, he cast lucky blessings on the others, an effect of his upgraded talent that increases their luck.

After being hit by Li Ming's talent, the phantom slowed down considerably, as if it had lost its mind and kept crashing into the group's weapons. Xu Jiawei glanced at Li Ming with a strange expression; this talent was truly amazing.

Thinking this, Xu Jiawei released light spores to surround the dark shadow, which quickly turned into a shadow and disappeared instantly.

Xu Jiawei sensed that the dark figure hadn't left yet and could still feel its presence. So she looked around warily. Suddenly, Xu Jiawei's eyelids twitched, and she instantly jumped onto the stone wall. She saw a pair of black hands appear where her shadow was, reaching out to grab her. Because it was in Xu Jiawei's shadow, no matter where she was, the black hands followed her relentlessly.

Seeing that dodging was useless, Xu Jiawei released light purification on her shadow, and the dark shadow immediately disappeared, returning to its normal appearance.

The dark figure moved! Soon, the dark figure emerged from beneath Li Ming's feet, releasing dark energy from its hand and attacking Li Ming from behind.

Li Ming bent down to dodge, then took out a 360-degree light source. The blinding light made everyone close their eyes. When Xu Jiawei opened her eyes after adjusting to the light, she found that the entire basement was lit up, whether it was the floor, the ceiling or even the walls.

And all of their shadows vanished.

Now the shadowy figure had nowhere to hide. Li Ming quickly took out several pairs of sunglasses from his backpack and gave them to the group. "Sis, we only have ten minutes. We need to defeat it quickly, or it will escape back into the shadows."

After Xu Jiawei put on sunglasses, her eyes felt a little more comfortable. She immediately used her clone to release light spores, and countless light spores instantly fell on the dark figure, causing it to cry out in pain.

Without further hesitation, Si Yunming unleashed his dark skill, tearing at the shadowy figure's body. The shadowy figure glared angrily at Si Yunming, who dared to betray him as his future servant!

As she spoke, she unleashed even greater power, tearing at Si Yunming. Si Yunming's face grew paler and paler. Seeing this, Bai Yu became very anxious and took out the enhancement equipment she had made from her backpack, placing it on Si Yunming.

In an instant, Si Yunming felt his power increase, and the previously disadvantaged Darkness instantly regained its strength.

Seeing that Si Yunming and the shadowy figure were locked in a stalemate, Zhang Yunting seized the opportunity to plunge his dagger into the shadowy figure's nape. The speed was so fast that it became a blur, and even Xu Jiawei couldn't see how many times Zhang Yunting swung his dagger.

The dark figure cried out in pain, then freed one hand and released darkness towards Zhang Yunting. This darkness was extremely fast, and Zhang Yunting had no time to dodge it before being swallowed up by it.

Xu Jiawei rushed over and released the light purification. After purifying the darkness, Zhang Yunting was covered in wounds and collapsed on the ground, barely clinging to life.

Upon seeing this, Bai Yu unleashed her healing spell, forcibly saving his life. However, Bai Yu was horrified to discover that the wounds were completely unhealable and remained scarred.

Xu Jiawei released Rainbow, which meant Rainbow could only be treated by grafting.