Little Mushroom

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Beigong Dongzhi
Alias(es)	Little Mushroom; Taisui Star Lord; Xiao Qiu; Princess Chengyun
Gender	Female
Age	16 during her time at the Sixth Advanced Medical Academy; nearing 18 during the Ultimate Bliss arc 280 641
Affiliation	Chengyun Dynasty; Bei Gong Prince's Mansion; Black Maggot Security Company
Occupation/Role	Plague Exterminator; Taisui Star Lord; proprietress of Black Maggot Security Company
Status	Alive 1068
First Appearance	Chapter 194 194

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Water Taisui	209	Condenses Water Taisui through fungi to create explosions; the Five Elements Taisui are forbidden arts in Chengyun and ordinarily require summoning rituals. 209
Official-level spiritual power	214	Resists an ophthalmic Plague Exterminator's technique and plants Wood Taisui mycelium inside her fleeing opponent. 214
Three Elements Taisui	274	Can freely wield Water, Wood, and Earth Taisui. 274
Fire Taisui	403	Develops Fire Taisui, producing sparks around the mycelium on her fists. 403
Chief Surgeon Grade / Five Elements Taisui	634	Reaches Chief Surgeon Grade and masters Metal Taisui—Sharpening, described as the final form of Five Elements Taisui. 634
Flesh of Sight studies	703	Expands beyond Five Elements Taisui into her father's Flesh of Sight arts, gaining life-substitution capabilities and the technique Smell the Roses. 703

Background / History

Beigong Dongzhi is the treasured daughter of the Bei Gong Prince's Mansion in Chengyun. Her father, Bei Gongru, instructed her not to reveal her unusual Plague Extermination path to others; she nevertheless trusted Zhou Zhi enough to disclose it. 231 443 569

Her path is Fungi, a higher-order Plague Extermination discipline. Before coming to Great Capital, she trained while concealing her identity and was already capable of creating Water Taisui without the special rituals normally needed for the forbidden Five Elements arts. 209 231

In Great Capital, she became Zhou Zhi's assistant and companion. During the New Plague Exterminator League, she publicly revealed herself as the Taisui Star Lord—the fighter who had previously defeated Ji Xiaohan and Chen Chaosheng—and defeated Di Qiuyan. 256 257 261

Her victory over multiple Shining Stars made her notorious. A sensationalized newspaper interview branded her an “Evil Calamity Star,” despite her harmless answers centering on mushrooms, drinks, and sleep. 261

After being captured in Zhuyun and later held by the Fallen Cult, she was rescued by Zhou Zhi while he wore Chen Chaosheng's Skin. She could not remember the decisive attacker because of a suspected poisoning incident before her abduction. 381 398

She later traveled incognito with Zhou Zhi and Zhao Xun toward Chengyun, playing the role of an innocent young lady guarded by a butler and maid. Although inexperienced with the wider world, she was fascinated by its anomalies, cults, Pestilences, and Plague Exterminators. 428 429 430 437

In Ultimate Bliss, Little Mushroom led Fang Di in an attempt on Luo Xiuyuan, killed Ghost Horse King, defeated Meng Wuyou, and demonstrated that she had advanced beyond the generation of ordinary young Plague Exterminators. 631 632 634 635

After Zhou Zhi was believed dead, she privately mourned him at his memorial tablet and vowed to grow stronger and avenge him. When he returned in a different body, she recognized him through his eyes and embraced him in tears. 774 775

Appearance

Little Mushroom initially has a round, youthful face, short hair, ill-fitting clothes, and an almost expressionless demeanor. As she matures, she becomes tall and slender while retaining her distinctive round-faced, composed appearance. 230 632 775

• Often wears a mask while operating as the Taisui Star Lord. 214
• Commonly appears with mycelium wrapped around her hands or fists. 274 403
• Wore festive red clothing during her captivity in Zhuyun. 398
• Uses disguises when traveling or operating covertly, including the persona of a sheltered noble young lady. 430 702
• Her usual blank expression is deliberate; she dislikes making facial expressions rather than suffering from facial paralysis. 230

Personality

Little Mushroom is direct, earnest, and uncomplicated in the way she expresses herself. She rarely hides what she thinks, whether she is asking an awkward question, praising Zhou Zhi, or deciding that someone is a bad person. 288 355 635

She is carefree and loves mushrooms, sweets, sleep, and good food. Her innocent enthusiasm can make her seem naïve, but she is exceptionally intelligent when a subject interests her—especially Plague Extermination Arts, combat, and unusual Pestilences. 230 231 367 429

Combat is her central pursuit. She seeks powerful opponents, values victory, and cares little for fame or public opinion, though she is easily embarrassed by praise and distressed when portrayed as cruel. 256 261 274 373

Despite her overwhelming strength, she has a firm moral line: she does not want to harm ordinary people, believes those who try to kill her are bad people, and urges Fang Di to revere life and fill her heart with love. 631 632

Abilities & Skills

Fungi

Little Mushroom follows the higher-order Fungi discipline, producing organisms and mycelium directly from her body. Her fungi grant her exceptional perception, battlefield control, and access to Five Elements Taisui. 231 274

• Her mycelium can detect hostile movement around her body. 437
• She can identify unusual scents, distinguish disguised opponents, and sense changes in Zhou Zhi's condition. 288 443 458
• Her fungal perception allows her to track targets even when visual specialists cannot locate her. 274

Five Elements Taisui

Little Mushroom's signature combat system is Five Elements Taisui, which combines fungal constructs with explosive physical combat. 274 634

• Water Taisui — Creates high-pressure explosions and networks of mycelium. 209 274
• Wood Taisui — Tracks, connects to, invades, and parasitizes targets; its fungal infection can be countered by Di Qiuyan's Ultraviolet Scorching. 214 261 274
• Earth Taisui — Forms high-strength colony armor and provides much of her defense. 274
• Fire Taisui—Burning — Enhances her offense with blazing flames and can help neutralize psychological Plague Extermination Arts. 403 635
• Metal Taisui—Sharpening — Channels extreme sharpness through her knuckle dusters, capable of destroying a corridor with the force of her attacks. 634

Physical Combat

Little Mushroom is a close-range fighter with extraordinary speed, power, defenses, and instinctive battlefield awareness. Her fists can incapacitate multiple Plague Exterminators in rapid succession. 214 228 274

• She defeated Ji Xiaohan, Chen Chaosheng, and Di Qiuyan, establishing the reputation of the Taisui Star Lord. 256 257 261
• She can overwhelm groups of armed Plague Exterminators, though she acknowledges that fighting many opponents simultaneously is not her specialty. 274 636
• Her body recovers from injuries and fractures unusually quickly, likely due to the Chengyun Herbal Classic she cultivates. 467
• Feng Tang's overwhelming strength was able to shatter the mycelium sustaining her physical enhancement, showing that sufficiently powerful opponents can breach her defenses. 463

Flesh of Sight

Little Mushroom later begins studying the Flesh of Sight arts associated with her father, broadening her abilities beyond Taisui and martial arts. 703

• Uses a life-substitution ability to survive otherwise fatal damage. 703
• Uses Smell the Roses to inflict a lasting claw wound, though the technique can be broken by a stronger weapon. 703

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Plague-Slaying Blade: Knuckleduster—Delicately Scented Rose — Rose-relief knuckle dusters used with Metal Taisui—Sharpening. 634
• Plague Mask — Awarded for winning the Inferno King Plague Fighting Tournament. 635
• Special combat equipment — Acquired after arriving in Ultimate Bliss. 635
• Communicator — Used to stay in contact with Zhou Zhi and Fang Di; she once had a cheerful personalized ringtone. 381

Relationships

• Zhou Zhi — Her closest companion, former employer, protector, combat partner, and the person she openly admires and loves. She mourned his presumed death deeply and immediately embraced him upon his return. 230 381 635 642 775
• Bei Gongru — Her father and the master of the Bei Gong Prince's Mansion; he taught her to keep the Fungi path secret and is fiercely protective of her. 231 569
• Fang Di — Her parasite subordinate and “soldier.” Little Mushroom leads and protects her while teaching her moral restraint. 631 632 635
• Fang Hui — Zhou Zhi's parasitic roundworm, whom she calls Little Roundworm. They regularly bicker and threaten to fight, but operate within the same circle. 691 692
• Di Qiuyan — A fellow elite Plague Exterminator and rival. Little Mushroom specifically sought to fight her, defeated her in the League, and later maintained a competitive relationship with her. 256 261 285
• Lin Xiaoxia — A respected fellow Chengyun Plague Exterminator. Little Mushroom admires her and offered to defend her against anyone who harmed her. 367 373
• Zhao Xun — Her traveling companion and assigned “maid” during their covert journey to Chengyun. 428 430 443

Story Role / Major Arcs

• New Plague Exterminator League — Reveals herself as the Taisui Star Lord, defeats Di Qiuyan, and becomes a public figure. 256 261
• Zhuyun / Sweet Tooth Incident — Clears drug users, is ambushed and captured, then is rescued from a Fallen Cult hideout. 381 398
• Journey to Chengyun — Travels by smuggling train under a fabricated noblewoman persona with Zhou Zhi and Zhao Xun. 428 430
• Moth City Conflict — Protects Zhou Zhi against Xia Yu and Feng Tang, confronting an opponent strong enough to break her mycelial reinforcement. 462 463
• Ultimate Bliss Infiltration — Leads Fang Di against Luo Xiuyuan's forces, kills Ghost Horse King, defeats Meng Wuyou, and proves her Chief Surgeon-grade strength. 631 635
• Black Maggot Security Company — Serves as the company's proprietress while protecting Mimi and confronting Shi Chenghan. 701 702 703
• Vermilion Bird Incident — Mourns Zhou Zhi's death, reunites with him after his resurrection, and faces the Four Beasts of Pestilence crisis at Di Prince's Mansion. 774 775 777

Notable Quotes

“We're not a thing! We're a person!” 214

“I'm a good mushroom. I always have been.” 635

“Whatever you don't know, I'll teach you.” 642

Trivia

• Little Mushroom's favorite food is mushrooms, but after arriving in Great Capital she also developed a strong love of desserts. 403
• She is embarrassed by praise and repeatedly reacts to compliments with shy laughter. 231 373
• She designed the cover identities for herself, Zhou Zhi, and Zhao Xun during their smuggling-train journey. 430
• A newspaper interview turned her innocuous answers into propaganda portraying her as a dangerous “Demon King.” 261
• She is sensitive about being called fat. 403