Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 817 The trump card
Xiao Ran's sudden attack caught the Northern Tomb Master off guard, and in just a moment, most of the fungal beings inside his body were devoured by Xiao Ran.

"No!! Stop! Stop now!"

The Northern Tomb Master's consciousness was severely damaged. At this moment, he couldn't care less about how Xiao Ran ended up here. He immediately sent out pheromones to Xiao Ran, hoping that she would stop as soon as possible.

However, Xiao Ran's energy absorption did not slow down at all. A large number of fungal people became part of Xiao Ran's mental power, causing Xiao Ran's mental power to surge wildly and break through the 600-point mark in a short moment.

If he continues to devour, Xiao Ran could easily break through 700 without any problem.

This change deeply shocked the owner of the northern tomb.

Among the fungus people, it is impossible for them to devour each other's spiritual power; this is an ironclad rule of the Tomb Kingdom.

These are rules etched into their souls, and cannot be changed.

However, Xiao Ran was able to ignore the constraints of the rules and directly devour the fungi to enhance his mental power.

Fortunately, Xiao Ran did not continue to devour it, but instead locked onto the Northern Tomb Master: "You've got a good plan. Consider this as interest."

"I was wrong! I admit my mistake. Please stop devouring them. They are all innocent." The Northern Tomb Master completely gave up resisting at this moment.

Xiao Ran had already taken over his core, and her immense spiritual power far surpassed his own; he had no chance of winning.

More importantly, if Xiao Ran is allowed to continue devouring, the four tomb masters, and even the entire central tomb, may be completely devoured by Xiao Ran.

This is an innate form of oppression; they have absolutely no room to resist.

Xiao Ran was a little surprised by the Northern Tomb Master's quick surrender. He had been planning to teach the Northern Tomb Master a lesson, but now it was difficult for him to continue.

Xiao Ran snorted coldly, clearly displeased: "Hmph, you surrendered quite readily."

At this moment, Yang Fengchui sent a message to Xiao Ran: "Don't kill him yet. Let him give you a part of his soul essence. With the soul essence in your hands, you can kill him at any time."

Having been in the Tomb Kingdom for so long, Yang Fengchui is well aware of the origins of the four tomb masters and their weaknesses.

Xiao Ran understood, so she sent a message to the Lord of the Northern Tomb: "Hand over the essence."

The Northern Tomb Master was shaken, but dared not resist. After a brief internal struggle, he gave a wisp of his soul to Xiao Ran.

This spirit is the original soul essence of the Northern Tomb Master and his companions. Once damaged, the original body will inevitably suffer a huge backlash.

It contains most of the Northern Tomb Master's memories and thoughts. Even at this moment, Xiao Ran can see through everything the Northern Tomb Master is thinking.

Xiao Ran concealed this wisp of spirit within the mycelium, and with lightning speed, quickly read through a portion of the Northern Tomb Master's memories.

It turns out that the owner of the Northern Tomb was originally a chieftain of the Yang family in Guizhou. After helping Gu Xuan build the large tomb, he was appointed by Gu Xuan as the owner of the Northern Tomb.

Although nominally the master of the Northern Tomb, he was actually Gu Xuan's lackey. He not only had to cultivate mycelium and recruit mycelium members, but also had to continuously send the rare species he had painstakingly cultivated to the Upper Tomb.

This is also one of the main reasons for the rebellion of the four major tombs.

More importantly, Gu Xuan began preparing to use mycelium to create a physical body, clearly indicating that Gu Xuan also wanted to leave this hellish place.

This is the most unacceptable fact for them. After all, Gu Xuan is the source of the Tomb Kingdom. Once he leaves, all the mycelium will lose its source. In just a few years, the mycelium in this great tomb will probably be completely extinct.

Their only way out now is to seize the physical body that Gu Xuan created, even if it means destroying it.

This task was originally extremely difficult for them, after all, the four guardians of the tomb were not to be trifled with, and they had a large number of hunting groups under their command. The four of them alone could not possibly turn the tide.

It wasn't until Xiao Ran and the others arrived that they saw hope.

Even Zhuque, one of the four guardians of the Upper Tomb Area, was alerted and secretly took the initiative to contact them.

As for how Zhuque knew about Xiao Ran and the others, that was something the Northern Tomb Master couldn't possibly know.

After learning the general outline of the situation through the spirit of the Northern Tomb Master, Xiao Ran pondered it carefully. It was too late to go and support Wu Man now. Instead, she would cooperate with the four Tomb Masters to first kidnap Gu Xuan's physical body and force Gu Xuan to show himself.

In any case, their mission is not to kill Gu Xuan. Both sides have room to maneuver. It's just a matter of who can hold the biggest bargaining chip and take the initiative.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran said to the Northern Tomb Master, "Don't worry, I won't harm you. We have the same goal. You can continue to be the Northern Tomb Master. At the crucial moment, I will cooperate with you and help you take over Gu Xuan's body."

Xiao Ran's words immediately filled the Northern Tomb Master with ecstasy.

"Yes, yes, with your help, I express my heartfelt gratitude to you on behalf of the people of the Tomb Kingdom."

Rest assured, we will fully cooperate with you.

After the Northern Tomb Master repeatedly assured him, he enveloped his consciousness outside his main body, sealing it off to ensure that no fungal inhabitants would reveal Xiao Ran's existence.

"Be careful of these guys; you can never be too careful."

Yang Fengchui sent a message to Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran reassured Yang Fengchui: "Don't worry, Seventh Grandfather, they can't cause any trouble."

Next, the four tomb owners also began to take action.

Millions of mycelial units formed a massive wave of fungi, which surged toward the upper tomb area.

This scale mobilized almost all the mycelium in the entire tomb.

"Listen, what's that sound?"

The group of people in Gu Xuan's tomb frowned as they heard a rustling sound that grew louder and louder. Jin Chanzi immediately turned around and walked back.

When we reached the underground lake, we took a closer look and saw that the lake surface was completely sealed off by dense fungal hyphae.

Li Qing and the others rushed over, and their expressions changed drastically upon seeing the scene before them.

"How could this be?"

Liu Mu leaned closer, looking at the dense mycelium in the water, and slowly raised his palm: "Or else..."

"do not move!"

Jin Chanzi immediately called out to Liu Mu: "Don't forget, Xiao Ran and the others are still inside."

Upon hearing this, Liu Mu immediately withdrew his hand, turned to look at Jin Chanzi, and asked, "So what do you mean?"

"Don't move, step back and see what these things are up to." Jin Chanzi gestured for everyone to remain still and observe the situation.

The bacterial clumps in the water were seen surging up at an extremely fast speed.

These bacterial clumps moved forward rapidly, almost like living organisms.

Seeing this, Jin Chanzi and the others also retreated continuously.

Just then, the dark golden mycelium in the surrounding Gu Xuan Tomb seemed to be stimulated by something, and faint golden light flickered on the mycelium.

They then began to converge from all sides, forming a high wall that blocked the way.

"Da da da……"

The two mycelia collided and immediately produced a sound of bubbles bursting.

"They... started fighting."

Qinghai stared at the tangled mycelium in front of him. The mycelium on both sides was intertwined and strangling each other, forming a clump. In just a moment, countless mycelium were squeezed and burst. The liquid from the bursting mycelium quickly turned the entire underground lake dark green.

"Are we just going to stand by and watch?" Li Qing turned to look at Jin Chanzi upon seeing this.

Jin Chanzi could only shake his head and indicate, "There's nothing we can do. After all, we can't tell whether they're friend or foe inside."

"Sigh!" Upon hearing this, Li Qing couldn't help but sigh deeply, his face full of frustration.

Lu Cheng, on the other hand, stared intently at the tangled mycelium in front of him, looking quite fascinated.

However, as he looked at them, Lu Cheng had no choice but to step back, as he saw a large number of elements bursting out from the mycelium.

There were electric arcs and poisonous gases. These things were tiny individually, but their sheer number made the surrounding air smell like rotten eggs in no time.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly! Damn it, these little bastards will use any means necessary when they fight, they even set fires."

Liu Mu shouted to Jin Chanzi and the others to retreat quickly.

Lu Cheng wanted to get closer, but Liu Mu pulled him away: "Brother Lu, Master Lu, please don't join in the fun. These guys can be quite powerful when they fight. If you're not careful and get hurt, we won't be able to explain it when we get back."

After Liu Mu said that, Lu Cheng couldn't say anything and could only keep retreating.

The group retreated behind the coffin, where there was a raised platform that they could stand on.

In no time at all, the fungal hyphae in the water tore open a hole and forced their way up.

"Are we going to win?"

Seeing this, Li Qing squinted and said, after all, Xiao Ran and the others might be among these mycelia crawling out of the water, so Li Qing naturally favored these mycelia.

But after these words were spoken, neither Liu Mu, Qing Hai, nor Lu Cheng uttered a word.

After a moment, Lu Cheng spoke up: "Not necessarily. The breach has been opened, but the power has also been dispersed."

As a general who had commanded thousands of troops, Lu Cheng could clearly sense how astonishing the changes on the battlefield were.

These seemingly insignificant mycelia can constantly evolve into dozens of tactics within just a few breaths.

What shocked him most was that these tactics were executed perfectly, without the slightest compromise.

Sometimes, even when a tactic is halfway through, a new tactic is suddenly changed to forcibly reverse the disadvantage.

This alone was enough to shock Lu Cheng.

Fortunately, this is just mycelium. If it were a human, commanding a war involving millions of people, with both sides pushing their tactics to the limit, would be an absolute fantasy.

Just as Lu Cheng said, at this moment, when a large number of mycelia rushed in from the torn opening, the force was immediately dispersed.

Following the dark golden mycelium that crisscrossed left and right, it quickly divided the fungus into several pieces, completely eradicating it.

This scene was also clearly understood by Li Qing and his laymen.

"Oh dear, how did so many of them suddenly get wiped out? That was so careless!" Li Qing slapped his thigh upon seeing this.

The look on his face was as if he had seen his favorite team kick the ball terribly.

What Li Qing didn't know was how much pressure Xiao Ran was under at that moment, as the one he was supporting.

Within the body of the Northern Tomb Master, countless pheromones, like a tide, converged into a blinding wave of light that swirled around him.

This only applies to the Northern Tomb Master's family, not to mention the situation of the other three Tomb Masters.

"No, we can't get in! What the hell is that damn Suzaku doing?!"

The owner of the northern tomb began to curse loudly.

The situation was completely different from what they had imagined. The Vermilion Bird was supposed to come and meet them, but there was still no sign of it.

Instead, a massive army of fungi, consisting of the Azure Dragon, Black Tortoise, White Tiger, and even the Vermilion Bird, stood blocking their way.

These tomb-sweeping legions shimmered with a dark golden luster. Their strength and abilities far surpassed those of the ragtag troops under their command, and they were often crushed invisibly as soon as they charged in.

They finally managed to tear open a gap, but unexpectedly, once they rushed in, they were immediately cut off and wiped out, resulting in the loss of a large number of mushroom inhabitants.

Our side is doing alright, but the Southern Tomb is about to collapse. If this continues, it's only a matter of time before they're driven back.

So the Northern Tomb Master could only turn his gaze to Xiao Ran and cautiously probe, "Uncle Xiao, we can't break in now. If this stalemate continues, things might get complicated. What do you think..."

The meaning of the Northern Tomb Master was quite simple: he hoped that Xiao Ran would take action.

Xiao Ran's mental energy remained focused on the battlefield. He was well aware that the situation was not optimistic, but he did not intend to make a move. If he did, he would easily expose himself.

At that time, the other side will probably fight desperately to kill us. Putting aside the fungal people, the key is that the four guardians are all present. I probably won't have an advantage if I fight four against one.

Besides, the Yangfeng Hammer is still here. If I can't beat him, I can run away, but I can't just leave this Seventh Master, whom I finally managed to save, here to die.

Therefore, Xiao Ran will not take action personally unless absolutely necessary.

Just as Xiao Ran remained silent, Yang Fengchui suddenly spoke up: "Have your men prepare. We will make our move soon. Find the right opportunity and cross over from the other side. Once we break through the left-side defenses, it won't be difficult to storm the upper tomb."

Upon hearing Yang Fengchui's words, the Northern Tomb Master was overjoyed and immediately went to make preparations.

Xiao Ran, however, was puzzled by this.

"Seventh Master, what's wrong...?"

Yang Fengchui transmitted his voice to Xiao Ran, saying, "Kid, your Seventh Master didn't grow up by doing nothing. If I didn't have some skills, how could I have gone down into the tomb with these old brothers?"

As he said this, the spirit of Yang Feng Hammer quickly circled the core area occupied by Xiao Ran: "These mycelia were carefully prepared by me. Although I had the idea of ​​fooling the Northern Tomb Master, these mycelia do have the ability to play music."

Yang Fengchui then transmitted a pheromone containing a musical score to Xiao Ran: "Just rearrange these cylinders in this order."

Xiao Ran had no knowledge of music, but because of pheromones, she was able to easily grasp the information within them.

I just felt that the score on this piano was very strange, with huge differences between the high and low notes, and even a layman like myself found it unpleasant to listen to.

But Yang Fengchui didn't explain, insisting that Xiao Ran try it and she would know.

With a try-it-and-see attitude, Xiao Ran concentrated her mental energy and precisely mobilized the twelve huge sound pillars according to the strange sequence transmitted in the pheromones.

These sound pillars feel less like musical instruments and more like activating an extremely complex matrix of spiritual energy.

As soon as Xiao Ran made that move, the Northern Tomb Master immediately noticed it.

The owner of the northern tomb immediately granted him access.

The top of its massive, mountain-sized mycelium split open like flower petals, eventually forming a huge trumpet-shaped opening.

"Play!"

Xiao Ran's will was like a floodgate opened, and twelve massive streams of spiritual power instantly poured into the sound pillar!
If these sound pillars are cannon barrels, then Xiao Ran's immense mental power is the gunpowder.

"Boom!!!"

As Xiao Ran's thought flashed through her mind, these mental energies burst forth with a booming sound, unleashing a wave-shaped mental shockwave.

(End of this chapter)