Douluo Continent, my martial soul is a mushroom.

Chapter 98 Harvest, the Divine Mushroom Tree

After outlining the content of the third test, the phantom images of the two gods, Life and Destruction, departed.

The towering pillar of life and the destructive thunder that suppressed everything then dissipated.

Chi Ping muttered to himself, "I didn't expect it to cause such a big commotion. I'll have to issue a statement later to reassure the students."

"Xiaoping, where do you plan to plant these seeds?" Flander asked curiously as he walked over.

The others also gathered around. Qian Renxue hugged Chi Ping's arm again, but Chi Ping was in no mood to push her away.

The life energy bestowed upon them by the Goddess of Life was not abundant; they had almost completely absorbed it when the phantom of the God of Destruction descended. However, they all understood the wisdom of silence, sitting cross-legged on the ground, quietly cultivating.

After thinking for a moment, Ikehira said, "This will do."

"This Tree of Life must be planted in the academy. There are only so many places to choose from in the academy, and the best place for it is Medicine Mountain. As plants, they should get along well."

Flanders nodded. "Sounds good."

"Xiaoping, we really benefited from your help this time!" Zhao Wuji laughed heartily. "I feel like I can break through a few more levels; maybe I'll even get a title in this lifetime!"

The teachers all smiled.

The oldest among them, Li Yusong, touched his grown beard and said, "I feel twenty years younger, and my body is full of energy."

Feeling the echo of his martial soul, Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo Sanpao, who had grown larger. "More than thirty years have passed. I never thought that my long-cherished wish would be fulfilled today. Erlong, Flander, my soul power has broken through to level 30."

Flander and Liu Erlong stared wide-eyed. "Really?"

Yu Xiaogang nodded, "I'm entrusting my third spirit ring to you."

"Haha! It seems our golden trio is about to make a comeback!" Flander said with satisfaction.

Tang San, who respected Yu Xiaogang the most, solemnly said, "Teacher, congratulations on achieving your wish! Brother Ping, thank you!"

Chi Ping smiled and said, "There's no need for that between companions."

Dai Mubai, holding Zhu Zhuqing's hand, said with a smile, "Little San, you're being too polite."

Ning Rongrong summoned her martial spirit with a strange expression.

Oscar noticed his fiancée's actions and looked over curiously.

"Rongrong, why are you summoning your martial soul... Huh?" Oscar asked疑惑地, "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, the eighth floor?"

A surge of emotion welled up in Ning Rongrong's heart, and her voice trembled.

"The Eight-Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!"

Everyone was puzzled, and Ma Hongjun asked, "What's the difference with having an extra layer?"

Shui Bing'er stared in shock at the martial soul in Ning Rongrong's hand. Of all those present, only she, a descendant of a legitimate soul master family, truly understood what the change in Ning Rongrong's martial soul meant. She explained, "The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is known as the number one support martial soul in the soul master world, but this comes at a price. Soul masters who cultivate the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda can only reach level 79, Soul Saint."

Ning Rongrong nodded. "My father's lifelong wish was to find a way to evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and break free from this constraint."

She looked at Chi Ping and said sincerely, "Brother Ping, thank you, thank you so much!"

Chi Ping waved his hand, "I've already said there's no need for this between companions. On the contrary, we should congratulate Rongrong on achieving your wish and breaking free from the shackles of family inheritance."

Congratulations, Rongrong!

"Congratulations!"

Ning Rongrong accepted everyone's congratulations with tears in her eyes.

"Ping-ge, can I tell my father about this?" Ning Rongrong asked.

Chi Ping nodded, "No problem. But replicating it on Uncle Ning won't be that easy. The opportunities given by the gods are rare and cannot be sought after."

"At least there is hope."

Then, the others also talked about what they had gained.

These are all improvements in terms of potential.

The main function of life energy is to repair hidden injuries and enhance potential, but it provides very little help in increasing cultivation level.

But this does not mean that everyone's gains were less.

An increase in potential means that future training will be smoother, and one can reach peaks that were previously insurmountable.

This is far more valuable than simply increasing one's strength.

"Alright, everyone, make room for Xiaoping, he has important business to attend to!" Flander called out.

Everyone remembered that Chi Ping wanted to plant trees.

Dai Mubai looked at the tree seed in Chi Ping's hand and asked, "Pingzi, where do you plan to plant it?"

"Let's do it here," Chi Ping said. "We've prepared for a whole day, we can't just let it go to waste after using it only once. You guys make way, I'll plant it."

He then looked at Qian Renxue and said helplessly, "Xue'er, can you relax too?"

—This is the price.

So everyone stepped aside.

Chi Ping put away the divinely bestowed soul ring and left the tree seed on the bluestone square.

After the person had gone far away, he put down the tree seed.

As soon as the basketball-sized tree seed landed, the earth element inscriptions on its surface glowed, carrying it underground.

Once a certain depth is reached, countless green-gold threads extend out and spread in all directions. When a certain boundary is reached, the threads stop growing.

The process was swift; in just fifteen minutes, the green-gold threads had covered the entire underground area of ​​Shrek Academy, even coexisting harmoniously with the mycelium in the pond.

Before the pool's surface, the same green-gold threads spread upwards, intertwined, and merged.

Before long, a huge canopy, nearly 100 meters high and more than 200 meters in diameter, covered the entire mountain.

Medicine Mountain isn't very high, only about a hundred meters above sea level, except for the college. This tree is so big, it can be seen clearly even from several kilometers away.

In the academy, students taking a break from get out of class stared in disbelief at the strange phenomenon atop the mountain behind the school.

Outside the Bluestone Square, Flanders and his group had strange expressions.

"This thing..."

"this……"

Everyone hesitated to speak.

Down the mountain, the students, unaware of what was going on, were discussing it amongst themselves.

"What a huge mushroom!"

"What a strange mushroom!"

That's right!

The ancient tree of life planted by Ikehira does not resemble a traditional tree with a trunk and leaves, but rather a giant mushroom.

The mushroom tree is somewhat similar to his spirit, the glowing mushroom, but its main color is green and gold, and its cap is flatter, its stem is longer, and it is closer to the shape of a mushroom. Moreover, its surface has small and intricate five-colored inscriptions.

Within the gills, light element inscriptions simulate sunlight, so it is not dark under the umbrella.

"Is it really true that whatever kind of person grows what kind of tree? Perhaps I shouldn't call you the Ancient Tree of Life; the Mushroom Tree would be a more fitting name."

Chi Ping smiled bitterly.

"This must be the meaning of the goddess and the god of destruction. You were born because of me."

Many hyphae extended from the surface of the mycelium, forming a hand that patted his head, just like a puppy licking its owner.

"Alright, I'm not looking down on you, I'm just a little surprised. But you have this skill too, when did you learn it?"

Chi Ping could tell at a glance that the mushroom tree's ability was exactly the same as his method of controlling mycelium to condense objects.

"I wonder how much of my skills you've learned in these three years."

The mushroom-shaped hand of the mushroom tree deformed in mid-air.

【ヾ(〇｀) I have all of my father's abilities】

Chi Ping was amused by the mushroom tree. "That's really amazing."

【Ha ha】

—So that's how intelligence is born from pure intention.

"Pingzi, this is the ancient tree of life!" Dai Mubai walked to the side and marveled at the nearly 40-meter-thick mushroom stem.

"I thought it would be a very tall banyan tree, but it turned out to be a mushroom," Ma Hongjun said strangely.

The others nodded in agreement, and Qian Renxue followed suit, but still added, "Appearance is just an appearance."

"It has a deep connection with me, and it must have been influenced by me to look like this."

【I am my father's child＼(`Δ』)／】

Qian Renxue looked at the green and gold characters next to Chi Ping and asked curiously, "This is...?"

Chi Ping began to explain, "The Tree of Life, also known as the Mushroom Tree, possesses wisdom."

It sounds strange, but in a sense, the mushroom tree is indeed my child.

It absorbs the soul power refined from my martial soul. This soul power carries my will and strength, and it is within this will that it is conceived.

It wouldn't be wrong to say I'm its father.

Qian Renxue breathed a sigh of relief.

"What does it mean by making that gesture?" Qian Renxue asked curiously, pointing to the emoji pattern made by the mushroom tree.

Chi Ping smiled. "That's a culture. You can think of it as a way of expressing emotions. It's quite interesting, and I'll incorporate it into the terminal later."

"By the way, Ping-ge, is this mushroom tree your magical artifact? What abilities does it have?" Ma Hongjun asked curiously, feeling around on the mushroom stem.

Everyone looked over, very curious.

"I'm not sure about that yet. Could you help me test it?"

"OK!"

(End of this chapter)