Douluo, my martial soul is a mushroom

Chapter 55 Mycelium Left Arm, Sunset Forest

When Ning Fengzhi walked into Qingzhu Garden and saw Chi Ping standing on the lawn controlling a pure white left arm to stretch out, swing, and perform other movements, to be honest, he was so frightened that he stood there in a daze for a long time without coming to his senses.

"Uncle Ning, you're here!"

Perhaps he was too focused, for Chi Ping didn't notice Ning Fengzhi until a quarter of an hour after he entered the yard. So Chi Ping stretched out his left arm and mechanically waved it left and right twice towards Ning Fengzhi as a greeting.

Ning Fengzhi stepped forward quickly, not caring about etiquette, and grabbed Chi Ping's strange left arm.

then……

"It's broken! It's broken! Hey~"

Chi Ping caught the broken piece of mycelium arm and looked helplessly at the bewildered Ning Fengzhi.

"Uncle Ning, please be gentle! This is not my real hand."

Ning Fengzhi was considered knowledgeable, but he had to admit that he had never seen such a scene in his entire life!
Ning Fengzhi grabbed Chi Ping's left arm, but before he could exert much force, his arm was crushed!

Broken!

"Xiaoping, you...I...your arm...I must be dazzled!"

Seeing Ning Fengzhi doubting his life, Chi Ping hurriedly said, "Uncle Ning, look carefully, this is not my real arm, it is a part of my martial spirit. Um... you definitely can't eat it, but you can pinch a small piece."

Following Chi Ping's suggestion, Ning Fengzhi carefully took a small piece from the half of his arm.

Crush it in your hands to feel the texture, then bring it to your nose and smell it.

"It smells like mushrooms..."

Ning Fengzhi was doubtful.

Chi Ping struck while the iron was hot and explained, "Although my martial soul manifests itself as a mushroom, the mushroom grows on hyphae, which is also a part of my martial soul. The hyphae is the root of the mushroom, just like the root of the Little Three Blue Silver Grass. The hyphae is much smaller than the roots of ordinary plants and has stronger plasticity. I controlled the hyphae to follow the structure of the arm and molded a left arm myself. But like mushrooms, the hyphae is very fragile and will break if you pinch it."

Ning Fengzhi's mind finally came to its senses.

If it was really an arm, it wouldn't be so fragile, and there was no bleeding after it was broken!
Ning Fengzhi swallowed his saliva with lingering fear, "Xiaoping, you are not fooling me, right?"

Chi Ping said seriously, "I promise that everything I said is true!"

Ning Fengzhi finally felt relieved.

But then he became interested in Chi Ping's mycelium arm, "Xiao Ping, can your mycelium arm be restored?"

Chi Ping nodded. "It's just a shape made of mycelium. It's easy to repair. Look..."

Chi Ping raised up his left arm, of which only the upper half was left. The parts there were all mixed together after being crushed by Ning Fengzhi, and it was impossible to distinguish anything from the white mass. However, under Chi Ping's control, the mixed hyphae began to wriggle and rearrange themselves.

This process is hard to describe. Anyway, Ning Fengzhi looked away after less than ten seconds, and only looked back after Chi Ping finished shaping the mycelium arm.

"Can I take a look?" Ning Fengzhi asked.

Chi Ping generously extended his arm.

Ning Fengzhi observed carefully, and kept saying, "What a skill, what a skill!"

"How does it move?"

"Use soul power." Chi Ping showed a regretful look, "But my control ability is limited, and I'm not proficient enough. Now I can only do simple movements like waving my hands. I can't even make a fist."

This is just like controlling a robotic arm. No one knows how many hydraulic valves and springs need to be controlled simultaneously for a simple action to react, and how complex the program needs to be.

Ning Fengzhi sighed, "This is already very surprising. Xiaoping, this move of yours can really be called a miracle!"

Chi Ping said unconcernedly, "There is still research to be done to replace my original arm. By the way, Uncle Ning, I have reached level 50."

Ning Fengzhi nodded. Compared with the mycelium arm, the breakthrough to Soul King was not that shocking.

"Look at how well my body has recovered now. Can I go get the fifth spirit ring?"

"You want to absorb the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring?"

"Yes."

Ning Fengzhi frowned and thought.

Ten thousand years is a threshold. Soul beasts that have reached ten thousand years of cultivation will have wisdom, which means that the spirit of the soul beast has undergone a qualitative change. After the death of soul beasts over ten thousand years old, part of their soul will remain on the soul ring, launching a final counterattack against the soul master when the soul master absorbs the soul ring. This is a stage that must be experienced when absorbing a ten thousand year soul ring, called soul shock.

Chi Ping naturally knew the dangers of soul shock, so he needed Ning Fengzhi to assess his condition. Ning Fengzhi was his attending physician, and he had to listen to the attending physician's words.

A quarter of an hour later, Ning Fengzhi nodded and said, "Xiaoping, you can absorb the ten thousand year soul ring!"

Ikehira smiled.

"Ikehira, teacher! You're all here! Huh? What are you looking at?"

Xue Qinghe walked into the courtyard at this time, and was then attracted by Chi Ping's mycelium arms. When he took a closer look, he was instantly frightened and took three steps back!

"what!"

Ning Fengzhi and Chi Ping looked at each other.

Chi Ping explained helplessly, "This is..."

……

Sunset Forest is the most controversial of the three soul beast habitats in Douluo Continent.

Not far from Tiandou City, it is the place where soul masters hunt soul beasts in the city centered on Tiandou City.

The Sunset Forest is located in the center of the Tiandou Empire. It is not a cold zone, but the temperature is much lower than that of the Star Dou Great Forest. The plants are mostly temperate plants unique to the north. The quality of soul beasts is not as good as that of the Star Dou Great Forest, but you can also find many ten thousand year soul beasts.

Chi Ping will obtain his fifth spirit ring here.

——Why did Jian Douluo come to help me get the spirit ring?
As he shuttled through the jungle and weeds, Chi Ping's thoughts were racing.

Originally, Chi Ping wanted Flanders to take him to get the spirit ring, but after asking Ning Fengzhi about his physical condition, Ning Fengzhi recommended Sword Douluo Chen Xin to Chi Ping.

Chi Ping wanted to refuse, but Ning Fengzhi and Jian Douluo did not give Chi Ping a chance to refuse. After consulting at noon, Jian Douluo arrived at the Prince's Mansion in the afternoon and took Chi Ping to the Sunset Forest in the evening.

——What a crazy speed!
Ikehira complained in his mind.

Most ten thousand year soul beasts are very good at hiding, and Chi Ping and Jian Douluo arrived at the Sunset Forest relatively late. Even though Chi Ping could activate his intuition, the two did not find a ten thousand year soul beast before the sun set.

Jian Douluo took the initiative to suggest taking a night's rest and continuing to search for soul beasts tomorrow.

It was inconvenient to operate with one hand, so Chen Xin helped Chi Ping to make fire, set up camp, and cook.

Under the moonlight, Chi Ping and Jian Douluo sat across from each other across a fire, on which were stuck steamed buns and a rabbit with branches.

Chi Ping looked after the food while exchanging glances with Jian Douluo.

"Your Majesty, why are you here to help me hunt souls?"

Maybe it was because of Jian Douluo's always friendly attitude, maybe it was because Chi Ping was very capable and courageous, or maybe it was the result of intuitive judgment. In short, Chi Ping asked directly.

The pool was peaceful and Jian Douluo was quick-witted.

"Because your theory helped me break through to the first level of soul power."

Ikehira looked puzzled.

What do you mean?
Chen Xin patiently explained, "Your theory of mind-body skills has inspired me. What I seek is the highest swordsmanship, and soul power is just a stepping stone for me to reach a higher peak in swordsmanship. In the past, I attached too much importance to the level of soul power, and I was looking for something far away instead of something near, and I was on the wrong path. Rongrong woke me up with your words."

It's not just Chi Ping's theory, what's more important is Ning Rongrong's speaking. Only in this way can Chen Xin listen and start thinking.

"The sword's heart is clear?"

Chen Xin's eyes lit up, "That's a very accurate description. Do you know swords?"

Chi Ping shook his head. "I don't understand. But after listening to your description, I feel that these four words fit your state of mind very well. The heart of a swordsman is clear and transparent, and is not contaminated by external things."

Chen Xin nodded, "You can add another one asking for a sword."

"But isn't holding a sword the same as seeking a sword? As long as your heart is seeking and thinking, you are on the road to progress every moment."

“Interesting idea.”

Chen Xin became interested.

"Are you interested in chatting with me all night?"

Ikehira nodded.

(End of this chapter)