Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 799 Predatory Upgrade

These fiery red mycelia are different from other mycelia; each mycelia has sparks dancing on it, as if it has been lit up.

Wu Man enveloped these mycelia with his consciousness, and with his will, the mycelia solidified into human form.

With just a slight lift of his palm, a ball of flame burst forth and ignited three meters high in his hand.

The surrounding temperature suddenly soared, causing the onlookers' senses to recede and making it impossible for them to even get close.

However, this alone was far from enough to satisfy Wu Man.

After a moment, his consciousness withdrew from the fiery red mycelium, and he said with some regret, "It's still not strong enough. These bandits have too few reserves. I need more elemental spores."

"More elemental spores!"

Xiao Ran thought about it. Those bandits had said that there were still many bandits in this no-man's-land, and some of them were even larger than the Xia Tomb and other tomb kingdoms.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran immediately took control of Number Two and had him inquire about the hideouts of several bandits.

These bandits knew each other and sometimes even traded with one another, exchanging resources.

So Xiao Ran only asked a few simple questions and found out the locations of several bandit groups in the vicinity.

So, controlling the enormous fungal ball, they began to advance towards the bandits' lair.

Huge, mountain-like fungal balls were seen wriggling rapidly across the desolate plain.

Below the mycelium ball is a first-generation mycelium prepared by Wu Man, which serves as a conveyor belt. The thick rootstock greatly enhances Xiao Ran's mobility.

This greatly reduced Xiao Ran's energy expenditure.

These bandits' dens are always watched by special spies, making it very difficult to approach them stealthily.

After all, as robbers, no one knows better than themselves how to prevent others from robbing them.

Moreover, Xiao Ran's physique is too large.

Like a small mountain, unless one's senses are completely impaired, these bandits can sense Xiao Ran's presence from afar without even waiting for her to get close.

However, Xiao Ran never intended to hide herself.

After becoming familiar with how these bandits operated, Xiao Ran felt that their scale and methods were too ordinary and did not give her any new or refreshing feeling.

Besides, he was in a hurry and didn't have time to waste with them, so Xiao Ran's huge body rushed straight towards the bandits' lair.

This scene stunned the bandits, and after they came to their senses, they immediately began to try to fight back.

A large group of bandits formed an assault team, attempting to directly seize the mycelium inside the fungal ball. However, once the bandits' consciousness rushed into the mycelium ball, Xiao Ran's immense mental power directly overwhelmed them without even needing Wu Man to make a move.

In a mere instant, he crushed and absorbed the consciousness of these bandits, making it a part of his own spiritual power.

The massive mental amplification allowed Xiao Ran to manipulate more mycelium at the same time. Countless slender mycelium intertwined under Xiao Ran's control, forming a drill-like outline, which was then aimed at the bandits' lair.

"Rumble..."

In that instant, the mycelium blocking Xiao Ran's way was torn apart, and the entire bandit's lair was exposed to Xiao Ran's vision without reservation, just like a girl who had been stripped naked.

As the mushroom ball split open into a circular opening, the previous operation was repeated, forcibly dragging the entire bandit's lair inside.

Some of the stubbornly resisting bandits were directly killed by Xiao Ran and turned into spiritual nourishment for him, while the other bandits who were willing to surrender were all assigned to Number Two.

The resources stockpiled by these bandits naturally became the spoils of war for Xiao Ran and Wu Man.

After a quick inventory, Wu Man immediately began modifying the inside of the fungal balls.

Wu Man felt that the cultivation pools originally used to cultivate mycelium were too small, so she simply combined the previous two with the cultivation pools in this nest to form a medium-sized cultivation pool.

Then, the culture medium was reused and re-prepared.

The third-generation culture medium was quickly produced. This time, the culture medium was a special metallic culture medium.

After the [gold fusion solution] used to catalyze mycelium is poured into the cultivation tank and mixed with the third-generation culture medium.

Soon, a large amount of golden mycelium was catalyzed out.

"The third generation, specially formulated golden thread fungus, is complete!"

Looking at the newly cultivated mycelium, Wu Man felt a sense of satisfaction. At his urging, Xiao Ran's consciousness entered the mycelium and quickly covered the entire mycelium ball with this layer of mycelium.

In just a moment, the originally huge mushroom ball became dazzlingly golden.

Xiao Ran tried to split off a tentacle and slap it towards the stone in front of her. Soon, with a loud bang, the stone in front of her was smashed to pieces.

Its strength far exceeds that of the black mycelium cultivated by those bandits.

Meanwhile, after absorbing such a large amount of mycelium, Xiao Ran's body size doubled in a short period of time.

However, while Xiao Ran's physical size increased dramatically, her mental strength also received a huge boost, and she transferred a portion of this mental strength to Number Two.

As long as I wait until my soul returns and I sever ties with Number Two, this immense spiritual power will not affect my physical body.

If all goes well, he could create an extra clone. Xiao Ran's sweeping campaign did not stop there; the third-generation mycelium was far from enough to satisfy Xiao Ran and Wu Man's appetites.

According to Wu Man's theory, he should start cultivating it to the seventh generation. At that time, Xiao Ran will be able to directly control those lightning element fungal balls and possess extremely powerful combat capabilities, enough to ensure that they can directly storm into the Upper Tomb.

But before that, a large amount of resources need to be reserved.

They didn't have time to leisurely prepare these resources; the fastest way was to plunder them.

Thus, Xiao Ran's massive body quickly roamed the no-man's-land surroundings.

This meant the bandits were in deep trouble.

Those who are lucky enough are recruited into the fungal ball and are responsible for helping Wu Man with the decomposition and cultivation of basic element spores.

This project is naturally enormous.

Wu Man did a rough calculation and found that she could handle the workload of synthesizing the third-generation enhanced culture medium by herself.

However, by the fourth generation, the required resources were about four times that of the third generation, and the workload was no longer something that Wu Man could handle alone.

The number of people needed to be increased tenfold by the fifth generation, requiring even more manpower to cooperate.

As for synthesizing to the seventh generation and reaching the stage envisioned by Wu Man, even Wu Man herself was unsure how many resources would be needed.

Despite Xiao Ran's relentless plundering, his physique gradually shrank considerably.

However, what replaced it was a change in quality.

Beneath the golden mycelium exterior, the interior has begun to gradually eliminate ordinary mycelium.

Even the most basic mycelium is cultivated using a first-generation culture medium, and its strength and toughness far exceed those of ordinary mycelium by several times.

Xiao Ran's method of plundering along the way naturally caused a wave of panic in the no-man's-land.

Although this place is called a no-man's-land, where bandits roam freely, every place has its unspoken rules.

For example, those robbers, on the surface they are robbers, but in reality they are the henchmen of various forces.

They were responsible for plundering resources for various factions.

When he woke up, he found that his claws had been chopped off and his food supplies had been completely taken. How could he possibly tolerate this?

Thus, in the core area of ​​the Three No-Man's-Laws, within the Spirit Tomb City, a large number of pheromones flashed.

All sorts of rumors are flying around.

"How did things suddenly become so chaotic?" Zhao Qingming was also puzzled as he looked at the various pieces of information appearing in front of him.

They had originally planned to sneak into the central cemetery area.

Then, Zhao Qingming was suddenly informed that the smuggling operation had been halted, which greatly upset him.

"Since we're here, let's make the best of it and wait a bit longer." Compared to Zhao Qingming, Xiao Zhenye was clearly more composed. They had already found out some information about the Yang Feng Hammer, and the situation was progressing much faster than they had anticipated.

However, sneaking into the central tomb area was not an easy task. Without a leader, it was impossible to get past the guards of the central tomb area.

If they try to force their way in, it will only trigger a violent reaction from the central tomb area, at which point the two of them will have no choice but to run away.

Therefore, this matter cannot be rushed.

Zhao Qingming was well aware of this principle, but he was more worried about those two old guys, Li Qing and Zhou Shang.

"We've been in here for so long, we don't know if they'll be able to find Gu Xuan's tomb."

Xiao Zhenye gestured for Zhao Qingming to relax and said, "No rush. There is no concept of time in the Jun Kingdom. The time we have been in here may seem long, but it is actually very short."

In the land of fungi, life is short; for most fungi people, a lifetime might only be a few breaths in the outside world.

So they have quite a bit of free time.

Moreover, they have already found clues about the wind hammer, and now they are just one step away from success, so waiting a little longer won't hurt.

Just as the two were talking, a pheromone was transmitted.

"Gentlemen, would you like to enter the central tomb area?"

The guy who sent the message, nicknamed Chong, is a notorious human trafficker in this lawless area, and the only one who controls the smuggling channels.

Upon seeing the message, Zhao Qingming sneered inwardly: "This guy is dishonest. If you ask me, we should just kill him outright. Forcibly searching his soul would be more appropriate."

Although most of their spells are unusable here, Zhao Qingming, with his celestial body, possesses an unparalleled ability to manipulate souls, regardless of his form. Using the Soul Searching Technique is a piece of cake for him.

"Let's see what it says," Xiao Zhenye replied with a pheromone. "Of course, do you have other ideas? Forget about raising the price; we don't have any more spores."

Soon, Pet replied: "No extra charge, and it's free. Just participate in this raid. If you succeed, you will not only gain the qualification to enter the Middle Tomb, but also receive enough rewards to ensure that you can move freely in the Middle Tomb area."

(End of this chapter)