CHAPTER 740: CHAPTER 739: THE WORLD CHANGES, WHO CAN REMAIN AS THEY FIRST WERE

"Speak."

Lu Zixun, with no intention of helping Ji’erbis up, crossed his arms and spoke indifferently.

Ji’erbis, swaying from side to side, pleaded pitifully, "I don’t feel safe like this, can you pull me up a bit?"

However, when Lu Zixun’s unfriendly glance swept over, Ji’erbis’s face changed and he quickly said, "Our Insulation Mushroom Clan has been guarding an underground cave for generations. Every newborn mushroom must be baptized in the liquid that drips in the cave, which is why we can resist evil energy."

Solvent Cave Water, huh...

Lu Zixun nodded, signaling Ji’erbis to continue.

Seeing that Lu Zixun had no intention of speaking, Ji’erbis gave a sheepish laugh.

Looking up at Lu Zixun pitifully, he said, "Mighty one, it’s done, can you let me down now?"

After leaving a mark of Spiritual Energy on both mushroom spirits, Lu Zixun let them go.

At the same time, he warned, "Don’t think about running, or else, I’ll capture your entire clan to make soup."

Ji’erbis, who was still exchanging glances with Oers, stiffened at Lu Zixun’s words and managed a forced laugh, "Of course not, our Insulation Mushrooms never run away."

Cursing Oers several times in his heart, Ji’erbis felt utterly disheartened.

He had only been Mushroom King for a couple of days; how had he run into someone like Lu Zixun so soon?

"Very good."

Lu Zixun, quite satisfied with Ji’erbis’s attitude, commanded, "Next, take me to this so-called underground cave of yours."

"This..."

Hearing that Lu Zixun wanted to go to the underground cave, hesitation showed on Ji’erbis’s face.

"Swoosh."

Drawing the Night Evil Sword, Lu Zixun ran his hand over the blade, seemingly lost in thought, and remarked, "This sword is very sharp, ideal for slicing mushrooms."

...

Led earnestly by Ji’erbis, Lu Zixun arrived at the underground cave he mentioned, where he could hear the sound of liquid continuously falling from above.

Observing the Solvent Cave Water, Lu Zixun’s Spiritual Energy surged forth, probing the water.

Under normal circumstances, this solvent cave water would be a rather common liquid.

But Lu Zixun had detected a kind of Supreme Energy from this particular solvent cave water.

In other words, this energy could allow one to harmonize with the environment, similar to the principle of a chameleon, which explained why the mushrooms were unaffected by evil energy.

The evil energy could neither detect nor lock onto these Insulation Mushrooms, making corruption even less of a possibility.

After collecting some of the Solvent Cave Water, Lu Zixun looked up towards the rocks from where the water kept dripping, finding a much stronger current of Supreme Energy, far more intense than that of the Solvent Cave Water.

Seeing Lu Zixun eyeing their Holy Object, Ji’erbis’s heart skipped a beat.

He knelt down, clung to Lu Zixun’s legs, and begged, "Mighty one, that is our Holy Object, please don’t touch it. If you must, take me instead!"

Admittedly, Lu Zixun was never one for brute force, but this Supreme Energy was crucial.

Pushing Ji’erbis away, Lu Zixun mulled it over for a moment, then proposed, "I need to take this with me, but you can come with me. I’ll provide you with a safe environment as part of the deal."

"Hm?"

Ji’erbis, who had given up hope inside, did a quick calculation upon hearing Lu Zixun’s offer.

Just the other day, the previous King had been caught by a woman and turned into soup.

The world they inhabited was no longer safe; a powerful entity emerged, rivaling the unknown presence from before.

Rather than clinging to a Holy Object that couldn’t elevate their strength, but merely allowed them to scrape by, it would be more advantageous to use it as a bargaining chip to gain the protection of a stronger force.

So that their people could have a comfortable space to thrive.

"Deal."

Ji’erbis, who quickly clambered up from the ground, had a look of excitement on his face, "Powerful one, when do we leave?"

"..."

Looking at the suddenly changing Ji’erbis, Lu Zixun felt a sudden surge of the sentiment "I’ve been had."

"Hold on, let me take down this Holy Object of yours..."

Before Lu Zixun could finish, Ji’erbis’s hand flashed with a sphere continuously radiating light, "Powerful one, I have already removed it for you, can we leave now?"

Watching a jubilant Ji’erbis gathering his clan, Lu Zixun, holding the glowing sphere, fell into deep thought.

Is this really their Holy Object, and not some treasure they stumbled upon by chance?

"Powerful one, my people are prepared to set off, let’s head towards the new world!"

Lu Zixun, who had already subconsciously ignored Ji’erbis, silently nodded and started to walk forward.

Following behind Lu Zixun was the grand procession of the Mushroom Clan.

They whispered among themselves, their joy was uncontainable, showing none of the pain of leaving their native home.

...

"Is Lord Xun planning to transition into the Mushroom King and create a Mushroom Kingdom?"

There was half an hour left before they could return to the Fusion World.

Yue Sichen’s mocking voice reached Lu Zixun’s ears.

"What’s the point of worshipping the Lord of Sin? You’ve changed too much."

Looking up at Yue Sichen perched on a tree branch, Lu Zixun’s words were laced with undeniable regret.

A flicker of something peculiar in his eyes, Yue Sichen chuckled lightly, "I don’t have time to play drama series with you, give me what you got from the mushrooms, and I will let you lead them away."

Sure enough, Yue Sichen had come for the Supreme Light Ball.

Lu Zixun’s eyes narrowed slightly as he spoke calmly, "I don’t think you are a match for me, and I don’t want to lift a hand against you, step aside."

"Is that so, only by trying will we know."

After uttering a rather convoluted phrase, Yue Sichen’s hand revealed a dark sphere that he dove into, vanishing without a trace.

The next second, Yue Sichen reappeared beside Lu Zixun, holding the sphere.

Twisting his waist, he swung the sphere at Lu Zixun.

Feeling the sharpness emanating from the sphere, Lu Zixun summoned the Destiny Roulette to envelop the Mushroom Clan.

Now having his Spiritual Energy quadrupled, Lu Zixun unfolded the Ice and Fire Domain and with a gesture sent forth a bone-chilling cold, making Yue Sichen’s movement extremely slow.

Lu Zixun lightly stepped back to avoid the sphere, his expression indifferent as he looked at Yue Sichen, "I told you that you aren’t my match, I’ll say it again, step aside."

The dark sphere suddenly turned crimson red, flames spurted forth, warding off the bone-chilling cold.

Yue Sichen’s movements returned to normal, he gave Lu Zixun a deep look, then dove into the sphere once more, disappearing from sight.

After waiting a while, realizing that Yue Sichen had genuinely left, Lu Zixun silently sighed.

Ignoring the flattering Ji’erbis who had approached, he quickly proceeded towards the border region.