Mushroom Divine Soldiers and the Treant Race

"Boom!"

Two War God rose from the ground on either side of the city gate, leaving a deep pit.

Frost spewed from the cave beneath the left gatekeeper's feet, lifting him upwards.

On the right, the War God controlled by Zhao Xing was a pillar of fire shooting into the sky, rising even faster and looking down from above.

"!"

A blazing sun rose as the metal giant raised its arm, then slammed down on the gatekeeper.

The light and shadow were distorted, and even space was affected. If this were not the Internal World of Divine King Yu Heng, which has a high stability coefficient, it would probably tear open a spatial rift.

"Whoosh!" The gatekeeper's belly swelled violently. He first blew out a stream of cold air, which was mixed with a dense barrage of cold arrows. This was a martial technique commonly used by Qi Sect Martial Practitioner.

At the same time, his arms extended and flattened, a crescent moon rose behind him, and his arms transformed into Crescent Moon Saber.

"Boom!"

The heavy Solar Yang set, breaking through the cold current, and clashed with the Crescent Moon Saber.

The guardian's ascent was immediately halted, and with a loud bang, it landed beside the pit.

Zhao Xing was also thrown back by the rebound, feeling a cold sensation.

The attacks received by the metal giant are able to transmit the sensations directly to its soul.

"Zhao Xing, you've really improved a lot." The metal giant lay on the ground, the gem space on his forehead facing upwards, and the phantom of the gatekeeper appeared.

"It's incredible that he was able to control the War God to unleash more than a hundred times the combat power of Divine General in such a short time."

In a battle between masters, victory or defeat can be decided in an instant. He had just been controlling another War God, at 100 times the power of Divine General, but Zhao Xing slammed him to the ground.

This is a knockout, which is the condition for passing the level.

"The War God you control should have reached 120 times the power of Divine General, right?" The gatekeeper could unleash 1200 times the power of Divine General and could sense the precise combat power that Zhao Xing was displaying.

"Whoosh~" Zhao Xing controlled the War God to shrink and land in front of the gatekeeper.

With a "whoosh," Zhao Xing emerged from the gem space, cupping his hands in greeting. "Senior is amazing. I can indeed control the War God to unleash 125."

"Double the power of Divine General."

"You've passed, but I have a question."

"Please speak, senior."

"I see that you cultivated your Origin Godhood, but your divine body is only mediocre, not even average. Yet your comprehension is heaven-defying. Why is this? Could it be that you have a congenital deficiency?"

"Senior guessed correctly." Zhao Xing could only go along with what the other party said.

Because of the power of the Zu Emperor Dynasty, he was at the god level in all aspects. This kind of thing is relatively rare later, but it was not considered very rare during the Ancestor Emperor's time.

The Moon God Palace Master instructed the Zu Emperor Dynasty to keep a low profile, so the data presented by the Zu Emperor Dynasty in various aspects was rather mediocre.

However, this cannot conceal Zhao Xing's comprehension, especially since he also has a panel for grinding proficiency, so it is normal for the gatekeeper to be puzzled.

At that time, even the Immeasurable True God in Divine Mechanism City asked him about it, Zhao Xing gave the excuse that he was unwilling to indulge in the accumulation of resources.

The gatekeeper nodded. "You've passed. There's something in it for me to gain by passing this test."

"This War God is your reward."

Zhao Xing glanced at the metal giant behind him, his face lighting up with delight. "Thank you."

He then absorbed the metal giant into his Internal World.

Before heading to the third checkpoint, Zhao Xing still made sure to ask the other party about Qing Yuzi.

Unexpectedly, the other party's expression was very unfriendly. "You mean that scoundrel? Humph, he passed my test eighty-four years ago."

Zhao Xing was very curious as to why the gatekeeper called Lao Qing a scoundrel.

"He only stayed with me for a total of three years."

"The first year I entered the body of the War God you controlled to familiarize myself with it, and the second year I entered the one I control."

"He went back and forth to investigate for the third year, and when the third year ended, he launched the challenge ahead of schedule."

"Oh?" Zhao Xing was a little surprised. Could it be that Lao Qing had mastered the War God in just three years and was able to unleash a hundred times the power of Divine General?

He had indeed heard that Qing Yuzi was also skilled in array formations, but he hadn't expected him to be this strong.

The gatekeeper said angrily, "This person mainly used Off-table move."

"He entered the War God I was controlling and used Hou Bian Method to create many fake and Chaos Demon Fungus."

"In actual combat, I can't even unleash one percent of my full strength."

"According to the rules left by the master, I have no choice but to let him pass."

The gatekeeper looked very aggrieved, and Zhao Xing also found his expression strange.

Lao Qing actually encountered a bug?

However, Qing Yuzi is quite skilled to be able to exploit this bug, so passing the level is to be expected.

The gatekeeper felt somewhat aggrieved, as he had been tricked by the Time Law.

"I gave him that broken War God, which can be considered as following the rules—humph, such opportunism, if he uses it, he'll be in trouble sooner or later."

Upon hearing what the gatekeeper said, Zhao Xing's expression turned strange.

Both he and I possess the tokens of the Divine King Zhang Yue, so even if we fail the test, our safety is still guaranteed.

Could this be the reason why Lao Qing was trapped?

"Qing Yuzi pulled off a bunch of crazy moves, but little did he know that the gatekeeper also had his own consciousness, and was rather petty," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

After bidding farewell to the gatekeeper, Zhao Xing entered the city, where an ancient life teleportation array, composed of vines, bamboo, and large trees, was located.

With a flash of light, Zhao Xing found himself standing in front of a tall stone tablet.

Three large characters were written above: [Soldier God Domain]

Below, there are also some small inscriptions, which seem to be explanations.

Zhao Xing was about to take a closer look when he discovered that the characters suddenly emitted light, and lines emerged from the stone tablet, intertwining to form a figure with a mushroom-shaped head, lotus root-like arms, and a cactus-like body.

"I am the fourth gatekeeper, named 'Kay'."

"At the very center of the Soldier God Domain, there is a God King Tower, which is the core of the entire world and also preserves the core inheritance of the master." Zhao Xing's heart was stirred. It seemed that he was about to come into contact with the core.

"As long as you can climb that God King Tower, you can inherit your master's legacy."

"The God King Tower is divided into four areas: east, west, south, and north. These four areas also represent four challenges, each corresponding to a different fighting style."

"You are currently in the east. If you cross the Boundary Marker, you will encounter a forest."

"It is filled with countless Original Seed and Derived Seed."

"This is both a forest and a military camp."

Zhao Xing listened attentively.

The Primal School of Agriculture also has many sub-schools, such as the Ultimate Mother Tree School, the Life Array School, the Legion School, and the Parasitic School.

As a God King of the True Self Faction, Divine King Yu Heng must be proficient in many different strategies. He is currently located in the east of the God King Tower, which should be the test of the Explosive Soldier Stream.

A forest like this is probably teeming with powerful Plant Soldier!

"At the southern pass, there stands Myriad Dao Mother Tree."

"The western pass is the Four Realms."

"The northern pass is Transformation Marsh."

"There are four directions, each with a different way to pass through."

"But all of them can enter the God King Tower."

The figure waved, and a simple map appeared in front of Zhao Xing.

"You can enter any of the four checkpoints from the Boundary Marker. There are many dangers, but as long as you retreat outside the Boundary Marker, there will be no danger."

"But please remember, you must not rely on any external force other than Plant Soldier! If you do, you will be targeted by your Internal World and suffer calamity!"

After saying this, the strange figure disintegrated and turned into inscriptions.

After listening, Zhao Xing fell into thought.

"There are four checkpoints, each corresponding to a different school of thought. I am only at the Divine Soldier Level, so it is clear that I have no way to pass the Myriad Dao Mother Tree Pass in the south."

"Zhao Xing thought to himself.

The Myriad Dao Mother Tree Pass is clearly an Extreme Dao Mother Tree Flow. It is based on a divine tree, constantly piecing together Divine Radiance, Bend Node, and variants onto the same Mother Tree.

Ultimately, this resulted in the Mother Tree possessing countless Innate Divine Skills, with almost no weaknesses.

The Myriad Dao Mother Tree left behind by Divine King Yu Heng is definitely not something that Divine Soldier Level can attempt to conquer.

"I wonder which faction the Four Realms level corresponds to."

"The Transformation Marsh' sounds a bit like the Parasitic School. The Three Treasures Dao Sect has a 'Life Marsh,' which is full of Innate Powerful Seeds."

After much thought, Zhao Xing concluded that there was a reason why the guardian of the Second Stage had teleported him to the eastern Boundary Marker.

I myself belong to the Explosive Soldier Stream, which corresponds perfectly to the plant camp to the east.

After carefully studying the inscription, Zhao Xing quickly discovered that it contained detailed explanations.

"The forest to the east is also a military camp, where a [General's Order] exists. As long as you can obtain the General's Order in the military camp, you will be qualified to enter the God King Tower."

After reviewing the rules several times to confirm that he had not misunderstood them, Zhao Xing crossed the Boundary Marker and flew towards the horizon.

The ancient and boundless land, the majestic and undulating mountain ranges, the atmosphere between heaven and earth, were extremely suitable for recuperation. Zhao Xing took a breath, and even the expansion of his Internal World accelerated slightly.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~" After flying for seven days, he soon spotted an unnatural area.

It was a green aerial castle that resembled an alchemy furnace. The castle flew low, skimming over a low thicket of bushes.

Soon the shrubs disappeared, revealing the mottled soil with its black, yellow, and green hues.

The green castle seemed to be bulldozing, constantly moving low into the air ahead. Zhao Xing followed it from a distance, and a month later, he was surprised to find that the castle had grown a size larger.

"What the hell? Could the castle be some kind of plant life, or some kind of void?"

Upon closer inspection, Zhao Xing discovered some carving marks on it, and many black dots were moving inside the castle.

He had to risk getting a little closer.

Once he could see clearly, Zhao Xing's expression immediately became somewhat strange.

Because he saw many mushroom-like figures, just like the ones that had appeared on the Boundary Marker earlier.

Its head is mushroom-shaped, its body is green with black spots, and it has hair, just like the fluff of a dandelion.

It also has human facial features, and even hands and feet, with vines Entanglement its back, as if plants were parasitizing it.

They also carried various weapons on their backs, but they were all made of wood.

Zhao Xing moved closer to make the observation panel work.

They eventually located a mushroom-like figure who appeared to be patrolling outside the castle and obtained information about him.

Mushroom Soldier

[Early Divine Soldier]

[Hybrid Plant Life]

[Note: Influenced by the divine image of Divine King Yu Heng, the Mushroom God Seed, after gaining a true spirit, began to unconsciously imitate its master's form and engage in gregarious behavior.]

[Talent Secret Skill 1: Source of Destruction Toxin; Every attack of the Mushroom Soldier carries a potent destructive toxin, reducing its life force upon contact.]

[Secret Talent 2: Self-Destruction. A self-destructing, radiating outwards in all directions—a devastating divine skill.]

[Divine Skill 3: Moyi Divine Movement. A divine-level secret technique learned later in life.]

"My goodness! These mushrooms have been with Divine King Yu Heng for so long, they've actually mutated into this shape?"

Zhao Xing couldn't help but recall the mushroom forest he had created using his Marrow Extraction Divine Power. It was filled with many strangely shaped mushrooms, and some of them even made sounds like beast roars.

"In contrast, these mushroom people, though they look strange, actually have a harmonious aura and a very stable life form."

"Unlike what I did back then, which would explode at the drop of a hat, leaving me in a daze and completely out of control."

He then re-scanned the entire castle.

We obtained some more information.

[The Mother Tree of the Great Dao - Moyi]

[Special Derived Seed]

[Talent 1: Spirit Infusion, causes Plant Soldier to acquire a specific talent.]

[Talent 2: Devouring. The Great Dao Mother Tree Moyi, devours all living beings to nourish the Plant Soldier living on it.]

[Talent 3: Moyi Divine Movement, a void-type divine skill, allows movement within the Dao Ancient Layer.]

"Sure enough, this enormous creature that looks like a castle is a plant life form of the Void type."

Zhao Xing had been keeping watch for over a month, and before he knew it, there was no obvious vegetation left on the land in this area.

Just then, the patrolling Mushroom Soldier all returned to the castle. The next moment—

"Metaphor"

The entire castle began to blur and then vanished in an instant.

"Huh? Where did it go?"

Zhao Xing continued searching, rushing to the location where the Castle of Life had disappeared, but he could no longer find the castle.

"Could this be the Moyi God L?"

He couldn't find a trace of any aura, nor could he discern any movement from it.

However, Zhao Xing was not in a hurry; he felt that there was definitely more than one castle here.

"There are probably many such castles; they're basically just plant camps."

"The Divine King Yu Heng was able to acquire the divine skill of Mushroom Soldier later in life. Assuming there are many such castles, if I inherit one, wouldn't I have a powerful plant army?"

"I'm not afraid of any threats from the God of War. I'll show them who the hell is the god!"

Zhao Xing's heart surged with excitement. He was originally True Self Faction Explosive Soldier Stream, and such temptation was simply irresistible.

"However, how do I find that General's Order?" Zhao Xing pondered.

"We can't just charge into every castle we see, and besides, I might not even be able to break through."

Although Zhao Xing has many trump cards, such as Dan, he cannot use them here.

This is a test from the True Self Faction God King; apart from Plant Soldier, no other divine objects can be used.

While pondering, Zhao Xing continued his search.

Soon, two or three months later, he saw another black castle.

This time, statues of tree people stood inside and outside the castle.

He had been hiding behind the castle, waiting for his chance.

Finally, six months later, a lone tree-man flew out.

"Whoosh~"

This grass-headed deity, with vines entwined around its head like a propeller, is waving its arms as if it's going to the river to collect something.

Zhao Xing lay lurking beneath the lake's surface, like a prehistoric crocodile waiting for its prey.

The tree-man took root in the lake, its limbs suddenly changed, revealing its true form. A large amount of water from the Spirit Lake flowed into its body along its roots.

"Gurgle~ Gurgle~"

It kept absorbing, and soon a whirlpool appeared on the surface of the lake.

Its body also became enormous.

"Now."

Zhao Xing suddenly flew out of the lake and crashed headfirst into the tree-man's body.

"Whisper?!"

The tree-man struggled for a moment, but quickly returned to calm.