Two More Believers

Lan Yu agreed readily, which surprised Daming and even made him believe Lan Yu's words somewhat.

"See the Green Mushrooms around you? Eat them, and you'll be able to meet the Sage Lord of Fungi."

Hearing Lan Yu tell them to eat mushrooms, Daming and Erming hesitated.

"What? Scared? You're Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. Surely you aren't afraid these mushrooms might be poisonous?"

"Fine, I'll try it. Erming, if something happens to me, protect Sister Xiao Wu."

With that, Daming opened his mouth and sucked in quite a few Green Mushrooms. Lan Yu remarked, "You've got quite the appetite."

"Daming, how does it taste? Pretty good, right? I love eating them."

"The taste is indeed quite good, but..."

Before Daming could finish, his eyelids drooped and he fell asleep.

"Roar..."

Erming immediately lost his composure at the sight, letting out a furious roar as he glared at Lan Yu.

"Calm down. This is normal. You'll understand once he wakes up."

Within Bifulong's Illusion Space, Daming had become very small, only half as tall as Bifulong. Bifulong looked down at him from above.

"I heard you wanted to see me. Now that you have, what do you wish to say?"

"You... You are the Sage Lord of Fungi?"

"That's right. I am the Sage Lord of Fungi, the god who grants food to the world. Revere me, my subjects."

The Sky Azure Bull Python fell silent. Bifulong looked at him. "What? You don't wish to become my believer?"

"No, it's not that..."

"There is no need to worry. Once you become my subjects, I will naturally protect you. I am a being who keeps my word."

"Then what do you need us to do for you?"

"As for what you need to do, my sage will arrange it for you. Outside, just listen to him. All right, off you go!"

With that, he kicked Daming out of the Illusion Space.

Daming woke up and opened his eyes, then said a few words to Erming. Erming obediently ate the Green Mushrooms as well and became a believer of the Sage Lord of Fungi.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, with Daming, Erming, and Xiao Wu all becoming believers of the Sage Lord of Fungi, Lan Yu was quite satisfied.

This way, the Star Dou Great Forest could basically become his mushroom plantation.

Given enough time, he might even create a symbiotic system between mushrooms and Spirit Beasts, turning all Spirit Beasts into beings similar to Fungus Pigs.

"Lord Sage, what do you need us to do next?"

"Let's go take a look at where you live first."

"Very well, Lord Sage. Please follow me."

Lan Yu sat atop Daming's back, while Erming took Xiao Wu back to the Core Area of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Meanwhile, Flender grew increasingly anxious when Tang Hao failed to return for so long.

"No, we can't wait any longer. Everyone, leave the Star Dou Great Forest immediately and return to town."

"Dean..."

"Tang San, although I hate to say it, His Majesty Haotian has been gone for so long... For your safety, withdrawing is the best choice.

If His Majesty Haotian is all right, he will surely go to Suotuo City to find you afterward."

Tang San knew Flender was right and could only nod in agreement.

The next day, Tang Hao still had not returned, but Tang San broke through to level 30 amid his worries.

Flender brought only Tang San and Oscar into the forest's Periphery to hunt Spirit Beasts.

In the end, Oscar obtained a Millennium Spirit Ring. Its skill enhanced strength: Power Big Sausage.

Perhaps Tang San was fated to encounter spiders. He still came across a Millennium Man Faced Demon Spider, except this time, there were no Eight Spider Lances.

Tang San was still quite satisfied with the Spider Web Restraint skill.

After hunting Spirit Beasts, Flender and the others waited in town for another day. When Tang Hao still did not appear, they returned to Suotuo City.

Tang Hao, his leg broken, had only just regained consciousness. His severe injuries combined with his broken leg caused his strength to plummet again and again. At most, he was now at the level of a Spirit Douluo.

Tang Hao did not know who had saved him, nor did he know where he was. Once he had recovered a little strength, he went looking for Tang San.

The Asura God, hiding in the shadows, cursed, "Trash!"

Over the past two days, Lan Yu had been transforming Daming and Erming's lair. The entire area had been covered with Mycelial Carpet, with mushrooms sprouting everywhere.

Xiao Wu had tried it as well. Cultivating on the Mycelial Carpet not only doubled her results with half the effort, but also came with absolutely no restrictions.

The task Lan Yu gave them was simple: plant mushrooms in the forest. They did not need to deliberately spread them everywhere, only ensure that humans or Spirit Beasts did not intentionally destroy them.

For Daming and Erming, two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts who could be called beast kings, this posed no difficulty at all.

Besides that, Lan Yu modified the Eight Spider Lances. Using the Eight Spider Lances as a framework and weaving wing membranes from mycelium, he forcibly transformed the Eight Spider Lances into Eight Spider Wings.

Lan Yu specifically tested them. Combined with the Dance with the Wind Spirit Bone Skill, his flying speed increased dramatically.

After testing the Eight Spider Wings, Lan Yu said to Xiao Wu, "I should leave. Someone is still waiting for me."

"The two girls?"

"Mm. They are Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing. Like you, they are now both believers of the Sage Lord of Fungi."

"Oh. Then when can I go find you?"

"I suggest that you cultivate until you become a Title Douluo before leaving, but I know you definitely won't be able to stay put. Once you reach the Maturity Period and can completely conceal your Spirit Beast aura, come find me."

"Mm, I'll cultivate diligently and raise my strength as soon as possible."

"Good. I believe in you. Keep it up."

After greeting Daming and Erming, Lan Yu left the Core Area of the Star Dou Great Forest and headed all the way back to the Periphery.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were still where he had left them and had not gone anywhere.

When Ning Rongrong saw Lan Yu return, she could not help complaining.

"Why did you take so long? You actually left two beautiful girls like us in this desolate wilderness. Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

"Something delayed me. You two haven't been slacking off these past two days, have you?"

"No. I've already broken through to level 30."

"Oh, that quickly? Not bad. That means you've been working hard. What about you?"

"I-I've been working hard too, but I'm Support System. Cultivation is naturally slower for me."

"You must have been slacking off. Let me tell you, if you can't break through to level 30, forget about going back to the city.

I imagine a young lady like you isn't used to sleeping outdoors all the time."

"I-I understand. I won't slack off anymore, all right? Even my father doesn't control me this strictly."

"Heh. If I were your father, I wouldn't bother managing you either. Now then, Zhu Zhuqing, I'll take you to hunt a Spirit Beast."

"I'm coming too."

"Fine, but don't hold us back."

Lan Yu had long since selected Zhu Zhuqing's third spirit ring: a Ten-Thousand-Year Gale Wolf.

"That's a Ten-Thousand-Year Gale Wolf, right? Can Zhuqing really absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring at her current level?"

"She can. The age limit for absorbing Spirit Rings differs from person to person. It mainly depends on one's physical condition and mental strength.

Your physical conditions have both been strengthened, and your minds are linked to the Sage Lord of Fungi's Spiritual Network. Absorbing a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring as your third ring is no problem at all."

"I understand! Rongrong, let's go!"