"I'll pull it out first!"
Ji Zhixing's eyes lit up as he looked at the enormous Blood Zhi growing in the snake's den.
He rushed forward and grabbed its edge. With his muscles taut, he heaved upward with both hands.
The result-
It did not budge.
The Blood Zhi seemed welded to the ground. No matter how hard he pulled, it showed no sign of loosening.
"Huh?"
Ji Zhixing paused, then exerted more strength. Veins bulged on his arms as gene source force surged, pushing his strength to its limit.
But the Blood Zhi still did not move.
He also discovered that it was unusually hard and cold to the touch. It felt nothing like an ordinary lingzhi mushroom, but more like rock.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Mingyue approached when she noticed his expression.
"Something's off about this thing." Ji Zhixing let go and frowned. "It seems to have grown into the earth
itself. I can't pull it out at all."
"Let me try."
Xiao Mingyue stepped forward to help him. They each grabbed one side and pulled together.
"Up!"
Both exerted their strength at once, their feet making the ground tremble slightly, yet the Blood Zhi did not even sway, as though it had always been part of the earth.
"No good." Xiao Mingyue let go and caught her breath. "How on earth did this thing grow?"
"I'll try Gigantification!"
Ji Zhixing took a deep breath. With a thought, his body shot upward.
His bones cracked and his muscles swelled. In the blink of an eye, he became a giant standing two meters seventy tall.
He bent down and seized the Blood Zhi's edge with his fan-sized hands. His arm muscles bulged as gene source force surged wildly.
"Up!"
With a low shout, he poured every ounce of his strength