Sharp Sword Fruit

Wang Dong listened to Huo Yuhao and nodded. She then picked up the second fruit. Practice made perfect; this time, she found the pattern with much greater ease, quickly locating it and pressing the dagger against it.

This one seemed especially tough. Wang Dong clicked her tongue softly. "Tsk, don't tell me this is another empty fruit?"

Huo Yuhao shrugged and pointed at the two unopened ones. "I'll see this through. If this one turns out to be empty too, I'll make it up to you."

A smile immediately appeared on Wang Dong's face. She shook the White Tiger Dagger in her hand with some pride. "Sure, sure. In that case, I can open it without holding back!"

As she spoke, Wang Dong excitedly cut open the shell, then broke it apart from the middle.

The moment Wang Dong opened the shell, a frigid sword aura seemed to burst forth from within, rapidly ravaging the room.

Huo Yuhao used his spiritual power to contain the entire fruit and stop the sword aura from further damaging the dormitory, while complaining, "Did someone bury a sword under a tree or something? What is this thing supposed to be?"

Wang Dong's pretty face had turned pale as well. That sword aura had even sliced off a strand of her bangs, leaving her rather annoyed.

"Yuhao, move aside. I want to see what this thing that keeps slashing and stabbing everywhere actually is!" Wang Dong touched her bangs, elbowed Huo Yuhao aside, then completely opened the shell and grabbed the object inside.

It was a crystal-clear, colorless fruit. After Wang Dong grasped it, she could even see her palm through it.

Once the fruit was in Wang Dong's hand, the rampant sword aura also dissipated. It seemed that the aura had merely been a defensive mechanism released while the fruit was unclaimed.

Just as Wang Dong was about to study the fruit's secrets, she felt it gradually turn liquid and seep through her flesh into her blood vessels.

Wang Dong's expression changed. She tried to throw the fruit away, but it was already too late. The entire fruit melted into her blood, forcing her to sit down cross-legged.

Huo Yuhao watched Wang Dong's reaction, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly, before turning to the remaining four fruits.

Wang Dong clearly no longer needed him to compensate her with another fruit. Huo Yuhao casually took the White Tiger Dagger and began opening the remaining four fruits.

Of those four fruits, three were hollow and empty.

As for the last one, Huo Yuhao cut open an umbrella-shaped fungus resembling lingzhi.

The instant the fungus was revealed, the temperature throughout the room dropped. At the same time, the fragment of Electrolux's soul within Huo Yuhao's mind was awakened by its influence.

An aged, ghostly voice suddenly exploded in Huo Yuhao's mind. "Such dense undead power! It can actually awaken this old man from slumber. Does this world possess such miraculous spiritual objects as well?"

Seeing that the presence of the fungus had suddenly awakened the figure in his mind, and realizing from his words that he seemed to recognize it, Huo Yuhao removed his restrictions and allowed him to share his vision.

"Senior, do you recognize this? What exactly is it?" Huo Yuhao asked Electrolux in his mind with considerable curiosity. Rather than exposing the fact that he knew Electrolux's name and blowing himself up like a grenade, he respectfully addressed him as Senior.

Electrolux explained, "This is called Undead Fungus. It can only grow in places rich in deathly matter. To beings with darkness or undead attributes, it is an extraordinarily potent tonic that can rapidly restore the undead power in their bodies. However, if living people remain in contact with it for too long, it may impede their blood circulation and ultimately cause death."

Huo Yuhao looked at his hand, flexed his fingers, and asked curiously, "Why don't I feel any discomfort?"

Electrolux explained, "I can sense an extremely terrifying amount of undead power within you. You must possess some powerful undead-attributed item or ability."

Huo Yuhao already understood what it was. He immediately said to Electrolux, "Senior, please rest for now. I need to deal with this Undead Fungus."

Electrolux nodded and said to Huo Yuhao, "Collect more spiritual objects rich in life force for me. Only then can I stabilize this fragment of my soul and prevent it from dissipating. If the opportunity arises in the future, I can teach you my undead magic."

Huo Yuhao said confidently, "We'll have opportunities for deeper cooperation. For now, please continue resting."

After saying that, Huo Yuhao ended his shared vision with Electrolux and turned his attention to the Undead Fungus.

The Ghost Eye on his forehead suddenly opened. Huo Yuhao pressed the Undead Fungus against it and immediately felt threads of chill flow into the Ghost Eye.

Although the ghosts in Mysteries of the Unknown were not the same concept as the yin-aligned ghosts in the conventional sense,

the Ghost Eye could still absorb the power within the Undead Fungus and convert it into pure eerie power. Though limited by the number of eyes and unable to gain additional new abilities, it could expand Huo Yuhao's Ghost Domain.

It could be considered a major boost to Huo Yuhao as well.

After the Undead Fungus's power had been fully absorbed, it swiftly turned into pus in Huo Yuhao's hand and flowed into the original fruit pit.

Huo Yuhao packed all the empty fruit pits into a bag, intending to throw them away when he went downstairs later.

He then glanced at Wang Dong, who was still absorbing the medicinal power of the spiritual fruit. He reached out and picked up the Ice Crystal Fruit and Blazing Flame Fruit, then sat cross-legged on his bed. After assuming his usual meditation posture, he ate the two fruits one after the other.

At once, unbearable heat and cold began alternating through Huo Yuhao's body.

After enduring two cycles of cold and heat, Huo Yuhao felt the power in his body gradually settle down. Only then did he take out the Whale Rubber.

After using Flesh Alchemy to create a ball of flame that would not easily go out, he placed the Whale Rubber inside to melt it, then let the liquid pour into his mouth.

A wave of scorching heat surged through Huo Yuhao's body once again, this time accompanied by a most primal desire.

If it had been the original Huo Yuhao, it would have been somewhat easier to restrain.

But Huo Yuhao now knew full well that a woman was sitting beside him, making it naturally even harder for him to control himself...