Chapter 408: Great Power, Controlling Collapse and Clearing Levels

Name: HongguangRealm: Minor Divine Ability Realm (Consummate Stage)Dao Field: Taiyin Sixth TierAge: 8854

Divine Abilities (Minor):* Blood Vine Nine Revolutions (Consummate Stage)* Mind Field Art (Seventh Tier)* World Origin Mountain (Ninth Tier)* Five Poisons Straw Effigy (Ninth Tier)

"So many divine abilities, all classic spells of The Self Sect?" Battle was unavoidable, so Zhao Xing quickly analyzed Hongguang's combat power.

"Blood Vine Nine Revolutions originates from the Great Divine Ability 'Origin Vine Immortal'. This is a divine ability that can alter a vine's species."

"No wonder he possesses so many Sky-Cloud Vines."

'Origin Vine Immortal' is considered a classic spell because it can change the attributes of plants within the same species. This art belongs to the major category of Variation Arts.

For example, among vines, Sky-Cloud Vines are a 'Void Species,' while Water-Cloud Vines are an aquatic species. However, the spell 'Origin Vine Immortal' can transform an ordinary Water-Cloud Vine from an aquatic species into a Void Species! This is The Self Sect's Variation Art!

Variation Arts are indispensable for The Self Sect's Agronomists in tactical deployment. Of course, this type of spell is extremely difficult to cultivate; without thousands of years of research, one wouldn't achieve anything significant. The Blood Vine Nine Revolutions that Hongguang learned is only a Minor Divine Ability. When performing 'attribute changes,' it leaves significant after-effects on plant combat units.

The state of Hongguang's Sky-Cloud Vines also appeared somewhat peculiar to Zhao Xing:

Blood Sky-Cloud Vine (Abnormal)Realm: Minor Divine Ability Realm (Consummate Stage)Innate Divine Ability: Void Solidification (Eighth Tier)Innate Divine Ability: Life Blood Thorns (Seventh Tier)Remaining Lifespan: Ten Years and Four Months

"Indeed, all his Sky-Cloud Vines only exhibited one innate divine ability: 'Void Solidification'."

Normally, Sky-Cloud Vines at this realm should possess two innate abilities: one being Void Solidification, the other Void Strangling. A Sky-Cloud Vine with both spatial divine abilities – one for binding, one for offense – can truly be called an overlord among 'King-tier' combat units. Lacking the 'Void Strangling' ability significantly weakens their attack power.

Zhao Xing surmised that Hongguang had used the Variation Art on 'Blood-Cloud Vines,' resulting in a single plant manifesting two divine abilities, both of which were weakened. This was the after-effect of the spell.

"Neither fish nor fowl, and a lifespan of only a little over ten years. This is the price."

"However, he also possesses Five Poisons Straw Effigy, Mind Field Art, and World Origin Mountain."

"Mind Field Art and World Origin Mountain are classic Self Sect spells. 'Five Poisons Straw Effigy,' however, I haven't heard of. It's likely a rather inferior divine ability," Zhao Xing mused.

Mind Field Art is a spiritual/will-type defensive divine ability cultivated by The Self Sect, belonging to the major category of Mind Seed Arts. World Origin Mountain, despite having the character 'mountain' in its name, is not a mountain-based art at all. Instead, it is a divine ability combat method based on 'Origin World Projection.' The Self Sect's 'Origin Projection,' when combined with a Dao Field, can produce myriad effects. This belongs to another major category: World Arts.

Hongguang's Dao Field level was very high; Zhao Xing's was only Taiyin Fourth Tier, but Hongguang's was Taiyin Sixth Tier.

When Hongguang began his assault, he first utilized his Sky-Cloud Vine combat units to unleash 'Void Solidification.' Four Sky-Cloud Vines performed 'Void Solidification,' while the other four actively extended, their tens of thousands of branches transforming into blood-red thorns, stabbing towards Zhao Xing. Hongguang himself unleashed 'World Origin Mountain,' merging it with his Taiyin Sixth-Tier Dao Field. The void immediately rippled like a great river, vast and mighty, pressing down.

The projection and Dao Field merged, resembling a towering Dao Mountain pressing down on the Heavy Water River. Even the river water was forcefully compressed by a section, forming a clear fault line with the surrounding current. Hongguang had claimed to offer Zhao Xing a chance to surrender the 'special plant,' yet he immediately went all out. After all, if Zhao Xing could subdue a special plant, how could he lack some skill? Now was precisely when Zhao Xing was at his weakest, so it was clearly time to kick a man while he was down.

"Crack, crack, crack!"

Zhao Xing's body was pushed down slightly. Originally, the Heavy Water River only reached his knees, but now it reached his thighs.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss!" Each Sky-Cloud Vine branch stabbed towards Zhao Xing, like countless venomous snakes trying to gnaw at Zhao Xing, this giant.

"Complete suppression!" Hongguang sneered, staring at Zhao Xing.

The Sky-Cloud Vine's void divine ability was undoubtedly top-tier among Minor Divine Abilities. Zhao Xing's movement speed became extremely slow, making it impossible to dodge his moves! It was also thanks to these eight powerful Sky-Cloud Vines that Hongguang had survived in this perilous minor world until now.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!"

The sharp thorns continuously struck, but it was all thunder and no rain. The nine layers of precious light flowed around Zhao Xing, providing layered protection. The sharp thorns couldn't even penetrate the last three layers of precious light to reach his physical body. Life Blood Thorns? They couldn't penetrate at all. Let alone drain Zhao Xing's vitality. His defense wasn't even breached!

"Hmm? What's with this guy? Could he be a Martial Agronomist?" Hongguang frowned. After all his maneuvers, the actual effect was underwhelming. Zhao Xing's aura was indeed somewhat diminished, but that was due to subduing the special plant. Compared to before Hongguang's attack, the drop in aura was negligible.

"Five Poisons Straw Effigy! Attack!"

Hongguang desired a swift victory, so many straw effigy clones flew out from his body. The Primal Assembly banned contestants' personal combat units and did not allow bringing materials to craft effigies. His Five Poisons Straw Effigies were made after entering the minor world.

"This is indeed a bit troublesome," Zhao Xing completely ignored Hongguang's effigies. If Life Blood Thorns couldn't pierce the nine layers of precious light, the Five Poisons Straw Effigies' poison couldn't invade either. After meeting Wu Tian, his Precious Mountain Divine Ability had become perfected. Suppressed under the Five Fingers Mountain for five hundred years, these nine layers of precious light were forged and born by Wu Tian himself. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was impervious to all spells. Want to break it? That would require at least a Great Divine Ability.

The troubling points were 'Void Solidification,' the suppression from World Origin Mountain, plus the inherent pressure from the Heavy Water River itself. These three factors significantly reduced Zhao Xing's movement speed, to the point where he couldn't even jump out of the Heavy Water River.

"Under his World Origin Mountain's suppression, I can't even activate my Origin Projection, nor can I release the Giant Sun Straw Effigy or my mushroom combat units," Zhao Xing thought to himself. Compared to the geniuses of the Red Star Empire, Zhao Xing's Dao Field was weak. His sect's cultivation method, 'Origin Sea Realm,' was also far less profound than those cultivated by the Red Star Empire's geniuses.

Zhao Xing had always known this was his weakness. However, during his ninety-seven years of training, he made choices, opting to cultivate the Giant Sun, Five Fingers Mountain, and Spirit-Cleansing Divine Abilities.

"First, let's try a will-based divine ability," Zhao Xing suddenly looked up, and a blood-red sword blade appeared in his massive pupils.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!" The blood-red sword blade flashed and instantly appeared in Hongguang's mind.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

In Hongguang's mind, countless wails immediately resounded. Hongguang was momentarily dazed. He saw countless vengeful spirits of the turtle race crawling out from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, eroding his mind.

"This is his will-based divine ability... I've never seen anything like it."

As a trace of fear arose in Hongguang, he also felt a bit strange. So many wailing turtles? This kind of psychic phenomenon, it was his first time seeing it!

"A mind seed, a field, protecting me for ten thousand years!"

The moment Zhao Xing attacked, Hongguang was affected. The Sky-Cloud Vines' movements slowed, and even the power of World Origin Mountain decreased. But it was only for a moment before he recovered.

"This is the Mind Field Art. Although it's two tiers lower than my will-based divine ability, I still can't completely breach his mental defense." Zhao Xing's eyes reflected a verdant field. The layers of fields exuded a natural, tranquil feeling, significantly reducing Zhao Xing's killing intent.

"Hongguang, you can't eliminate me. Give up!" Zhao Xing shouted.

"Give up?!" A trace of madness flashed in Hongguang's eyes. "Without a special plant, I can't escape the collapse. How can I give up?"

"Die!"

Hongguang's chest suddenly split open, as if a blood-red nebula was rotating within. Then the Sky-Cloud Vines suddenly went berserk, their attack power soaring!

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!" The attack intensity of Life Blood Thorns had already breached the eighth layer of precious light. At the same time, the binding force of Void Solidification and the power of World Origin Mountain significantly intensified.

"Trace of the Dao of Life!" Zhao Xing understood that this person's Origin Space, besides the Five Elements Dao, had also begun to grasp a wisp of the Dao of Life. Simply put, this was the 'Dao characteristic' of the Origin Space, which could be bestowed upon combat units for a certain degree of amplification.

Zhao Xing's seven traces of the Grand Dao were all embedded in the mushroom bodies; he himself had not grasped them. There was a gap in his understanding of the Dao of Self compared to his opponent.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!"

The Precious Mountain Divine Ability was tottering, its light growing weaker and weaker. The Sky-Cloud Vines' tentacles became even more frantic, seemingly forming a world of tentacles, completely surrounding Zhao Xing.

"He's not dying even like this?" Hongguang was somewhat shocked. "I've already used 'Life Burn,' a wisp of Dao trace I've grasped, which can make combat units' power break through their limits instantly."

"And it still can't break through his last layer of precious light?"

"What kind of divine ability is this?!"

Hongguang felt like swearing at that moment. "With such a tough mountain art, why didn't he pursue the martial artist path? Why come pursue the Agronomist Dao!"

Zhao Xing was also infuriated. He was precisely at his weakest after subduing the special combat unit, and he just happened to encounter Hongguang. This person couldn't break his defense, but insisted on wearing him down!

"Damn it!" Zhao Xing's inner fire continuously flared, and anger constantly assaulted his Sea of Consciousness. "It's one thing to be suppressed by a big shot like Wu Tian, but how can a mere Origin Realm cultivator like you suppress me!!"

The nine layers of precious light around Zhao Xing grew increasingly radiant under this extreme pressure. His hand slowly lifted, rising above his head.

"Rumble!"

The ground began to tremble, and the entire Heavy Water River boiled. Hongguang saw that the heavy water around Zhao Xing actually began to completely part, revealing the exposed riverbed.

"What?" Hongguang felt a sense of unease. This was definitely not due to the oppressive influence of his World Origin Mountain Dao Field. Then there was only one possibility!

"Could it be..."

Inside Erliang Slope, in a rustic and simple wooden house, Wu Tian was meditating beside a green lamp. Suddenly, he opened his eyes, revealing a hint of a smile.

"Mastered in less than eight hundred years, excellent, excellent."

"This world finally has a third person who knows Five Fingers Mountain. I'm not alone anymore."

The water downstream of the Heavy Water River rapidly drained away, while the water upstream surged back, rushing towards Hongguang. The exposed riverbed continuously rose, and countless streams of earth energy ascended, concentrating in Zhao Xing's hand. The nine layers of precious light on Zhao Xing suddenly receded into his body. Under the pressure of elimination, his Five Fingers Mountain, which he had painstakingly cultivated for many years, finally broke through!

"Could it be... that he actually mastered a Great Divine Ability under my suppression?"

"Impossible!"

While muttering "impossible," Hongguang's body had already begun to retreat, because Zhao Xing's physique had reached the astonishing 'Five Extremes'. His eyes were half-open, all killing intent vanished, replaced by an aura of tranquility. A faint, ethereal glow emanated from every inch of his skin.

"Run!!"

Hongguang completely realized the situation, no longer holding onto any wishful thinking, and began to flee frantically.

"Trying to run now, isn't it too late?"

"Be suppressed!"

Zhao Xing reached out and vaguely grabbed. The earth energy between his fingers fully materialized, detaching from Zhao Xing's palm, and pressed towards Hongguang.

"No!"

Hongguang desperately activated his Dao Field and combat units, trying to resist. Countless vines climbed onto the Five Fingers Mountain descending from the sky, coating the mountain with a layer of green. But the great mountain's speed didn't decrease, still pressing towards Hongguang.

"Boom!"

The Five Fingers Mountain descended. Before Hongguang could lose resistance, he turned into a golden light and completely vanished from the minor world.

Hongguang, eliminated!

"Thump!"

The great mountain landed in the Heavy Water River, actually forcefully severing the river.

"Such a powerful Great Divine Ability!"

"Quick, run!"

"What a monster, the Mushroom King actually knows mountain arts."

"Hongguang is quite famous in the Heavy Water River area. His spells, Dao Field, and Origin Space are all formidable. He was actually defeated by the Mushroom King?"

"Only by participating in the Primal Assembly do you realize how many geniuses there are in the Empire."

The prying gazes around quickly dissipated. If it had been a mutually destructive situation, perhaps someone would have thought of coming to pick up scraps. But Zhao Xing had crushed Hongguang, weakening any thoughts of scavenging.

"Five Fingers Mountain, this is Five Fingers Mountain." Zhao Xing stood in the river, contemplating for a moment, looking at his palm. "The Five Fingers Mountain, which I hadn't been able to break through, finally entered the threshold under the pressure of elimination."

Every Great Divine Ability is extremely difficult to master, and it's even harder for someone in the Origin Realm to master one. "To unleash a Great Divine Ability in the Origin Realm requires breaking through limits." For those on the physical body path to become Great Divine Ability users, it involves excavating the body's hidden treasures. Typically, once treasures for Minor Divine Abilities are unearthed, one cannot continue. This is a subtle Daoistic impediment. Therefore, many at the Third Realm cannot become Great Divine Ability users. For those on the spell path, mastering Great Divine Ability spells follows the same principle. Except for those with innate Great Divine Ability talent, who naturally have no impediments, like Yu Tianqing, whose talent has been developed to the point where he's already at that realm. If one cannot learn a Great Divine Ability at the Origin Realm no matter what, then they are being hindered by a subtle Daoistic impediment.

"Now that I've unleashed a Great Divine Ability, I've broken through a layer of Daoistic impediment, creating an opening," Zhao Xing realized. In the Origin Realm, he could continue to accumulate and use the opening created by the mountain art breakthrough to further strengthen his foundation. Of course, Great Divine Ability users also have multiple levels. Since Zhao Xing broke through with a mountain art, he could now only utilize the essence of ley lines to strengthen his foundation. Someone of Du Yun's caliber was very well-rounded in the Great Divine Ability Realm.

"I can now be considered a Great Divine Ability user," Zhao Xing felt his perception of ley lines had become many times clearer. "However, now isn't the time to ponder this realm. First, back to the Black Forest." How to utilize the mountain art to strengthen his own origin and build a more robust foundation was something for after the competition. For now, Zhao Xing still had to protect the special combat unit and survive the collapse.

At Beihe World Star, in the Lord's Manor:

"He held on!"

"Zhao Xing won!"

"That was truly difficult."

In the Lord's Great Hall, many Dao Domain Realm cultivators watched the battle between Hongguang and Zhao Xing.

"Mr. Qiao, was Zhao Xing's last move a breakthrough in his spell?"

"Yes," Qiao Song nodded.

"Hongguang's combat record is also perfect. Since entering, he has experienced over three thousand battles. Every time he won, or if not, he retreated unharmed. He is a genius from the Moon Cry Galaxy. It can be said that his combat has reached a limit of the Minor Divine Ability Realm."

"Zhao Xing's last move, which subdued the enemy, clearly showed a breakthrough."

"Hongguang, relying on his Dao Field advantage, had been lurking nearby, seizing the perfect timing. It was truly dangerous," a Dao Domain Realm cultivator remarked with emotion. After subduing the special plant, he was already in a weakened state and trapped in the Heavy Water River. It could be said that many factors were unfavorable to Zhao Xing. However, this was the inevitable path to clearing the stage. After all, out of 1 million Agronomists, only 1,000 would advance in the end. What was needed was that one-in-ten-thousand genius. If one wasn't in the Great Divine Ability Realm, then they needed to excel in multiple aspects, seize battle opportunities, possess many methods... only then would there be hope of passing.

"Mr. Qiao, what kind of Great Divine Ability was Zhao Xing's last move?" someone asked curiously.

"It might be a mountain-based Great Divine Ability," Qiao Song said. From across the water mirror, he couldn't be sure, so he could only say 'possibly'.

"It *is* a mountain-based Great Divine Ability," the Beihe Lord spoke, appreciation flashing in his eyes. "And a very powerful one. To be able to sever the Heavy Water River and conjure five ley lines out of thin air to attack, the profundity of this Great Divine Ability is enough to rank it within the 'Three Thousand Great Divine Abilities' compendium."

"However, this is the first time I've seen such a Great Divine Ability."

The entire Profound Spirit Starfield had a ranking list of divine abilities. Innate and acquired, three thousand Great Divine Abilities were hailed as the strongest. It was not easy to get onto this list. After all, throughout countless eras in the Profound Spirit Starfield, talents had emerged one after another. How many spell divine abilities and physical body divine abilities had been created?

"The Lord hasn't even seen it? Could it be self-created?" Everyone was startled. If it was a self-created Great Divine Ability, that would be truly extraordinary. A self-created Great Divine Ability that can also rank within the 'Three Thousand Great Divine Abilities' compendium? That would be a super genius like Du Yun!

"Whether it's self-created or not, my Beihe Galaxy has finally produced an Agronomist genius," the Beihe Lord smiled.

In the Manya Minor World, specifically in the Black Forest:

"I eat!"

Zhao Xing found a gray mushroom, pulled it out, roasted it over a fire, and began to feast, recovering his strength. "I was truly starving." Zhao Xing ate three giant spirit mushrooms in one go, yet still felt hungry. He had no choice; subduing the plant consumed a lot of energy, and after the battle with Hongguang, his spiritual energy was also depleted. Fortunately, there were many mushrooms here, some of which were supplementary types containing abundant spiritual essence.

"Burp," Zhao Xing burped, expelling a puff of toxic gas. "Finally recovered half of my spiritual energy."

"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!"

Just as Zhao Xing had eaten his fill, a series of explosions came from the outskirts of the Black Forest. "Challengers are here." Looking out, several hundred Agronomists appeared on the outskirts of the Black Forest. They all activated their Origin Projections and began invading his territory.

"As soon as I returned, I was besieged by several hundred people."

"This ticket to the third stage is truly a hot potato."

Zhao Xing opened his Origin Space, looked at the silver sapling, wondering if it could be useful.

Silverlight Earth-Star Tree (Derivative Species)Quality: SpecialStatus: Mature StageInnate Great Divine Ability: Pillar of Heaven and Earth (Locked)Innate Great Divine Ability: Taiyi Aurora (Sealed)

"Hm?" Zhao Xing took it out and shook it. "Hey, hey, get to work, don't play dead!"

The silver sapling showed no reaction, as if playing dead. Zhao Xing immediately probed deeper. Before, he had invaded its consciousness partition, but now he was trying to understand its life essence partition. A unique scene appeared before his eyes. After seeing it, Zhao Xing was greatly shocked.

A starry sky appeared before him, with three great nebulae within it. One nebula was rotating, and it was entirely bright. The other two nebulae were hazy and gray. One of them was filled with neatly ordered chains, sealed tightly. The other was also entwined by profound chaotic chains, but each chain had a number. The numbers were ticking, clearly a countdown: forty-five days, fourteen hours.

Zhao Xing zoomed out his perspective and soon saw three more nebulae, forming three characters in the Red Star Empire's script: Primal Realm. In the middle of the bright nebula, there was another small line of text: Guluo River. He could even faintly discern a human face.

"This is absolutely mind-blowing..." Zhao Xing's scalp tingled after seeing it. Normal plant life had countless, perhaps billions, of life essence partitions. But on one plant, there were only three! All were integrated into three sections by a grand figure from the Primal Realm named 'Guluo River.' To still be alive under such circumstances was a miracle! The impressive part was that this person had also sculpted the life partitions. The bright nebula served as the 'life partition,' and the gray nebulae as the 'divine ability partitions.' One was locked solid, the other showed a countdown. And from a microscopic perspective, it even left the names of the Primal Realm and the creator of the derivative species. Arbitrarily adjusting a plant's innate abilities, lifespan... and from the surface, no problems were discernible. The Primal Realm, inadvertently, showcased its power.

"Truly miraculous," Zhao Xing couldn't help but exclaim. To achieve such a degree, without a doubt, one would have to be an Emperor-level Agronomist, or perhaps even a 'Demigod' who had mastered divine patterns. "A novice might not even discern their true power. If I hadn't learned the Spirit-Cleansing Divine Ability, I probably wouldn't have known what was going on with this silver sapling; I'd just think it was broken."

It was clear that the silver sapling could not be used as a combat unit; it could only be used to evade the 'collapse.'

"The Grand Dao is simple, yet with only three essence partitions, it was so difficult for me to subdue it," Zhao Xing attempted to comprehend.

Spirit-Cleansing Divine Ability, activate!

Tiny needles pierced into the sapling. From a microscopic view, those needles were giant golden rods. However, before they reached the three essence partitions, they automatically extinguished and disintegrated, then were repelled.

"Can't pierce it," Zhao Xing quickly gave up. "Right, how could I pierce through assessment items thrown out by such a big shot?" Even if another Samsara Realm cultivator were here, they might easily destroy the silver sapling from a macroscopic perspective, but the life essence partitions absolutely could not be altered.

"Forget it, I'll rely on my mushroom army."

Unleashing Great Divine Abilities was still very taxing for Zhao Xing, easily leading him to exhaustion, as he had only just touched the realm of Great Divine Ability. "I can't use it unless absolutely necessary. Otherwise, I won't be able to face the next wave of attacks."

"Prepare quickly."

Zhao Xing started frantically processing mushrooms. Time passed, and the sounds of explosions in the Black Forest were incessant. Zhao Xing, meanwhile, focused on throwing finished mushrooms outside to repel the challengers. At this moment, the Black Forest was like a castle, with people outside laying siege. Zhao Xing inside was defending the castle.

Starting from day forty-five of the countdown, Zhao Xing's mushroom combat units were rapidly consumed. However, as time progressed, the number of attackers continuously decreased.

Countdown: Day Three.

Zhao Xing activated his Dao Field and used his Soul Heaven-Sight to survey the surroundings. "No one's coming anymore."

"The Spirit-Cleansing Divine Ability is really useful. It wasn't a waste that I processed mushrooms for hundreds of years." Zhao Xing sighed in relief. Including his cultivation time in the Origin Sea Ancient Kingdom and the Red Star Empire, the most time-consuming part of his cultivation training was using the Spirit-Cleansing Needle to process mushrooms, even longer than the time he spent killing turtles. The effect was also very good. The Black Forest was now only one-tenth its original size. But the mushroom species spread across this last one-tenth of the area firmly blocked wave after wave of challengers, making people hesitate to approach.

"Last day." Zhao Xing still maintained a high level of tension. Since twelve days ago, all 'special plants' had been completely found. In other words, there were no more wild 'tickets'. To advance to the third stage, one could only snatch them!

The last half-hour.

Zhao Xing saw that no one was still approaching him, and immediately smiled. "It seems no one dares to challenge me anymore."

"What a pity, I haven't even used this Great Divine Ability realm mushroom yet." Zhao Xing looked at a Great Divine Ability realm mushroom beside him. "Competition combat units can't be taken away, nor can they be used in the next round. So let's see what effect it truly has. Rise!"

"Rumble!"

Zhao Xing's main body and clones, along with numerous mushrooms, all ascended into the air and flew out of the Black Forest. In the last half-hour, Zhao Xing flew towards a certain area. He wanted to find a Great Divine Ability realm cultivator to practice with! Tens of thousands of mushrooms, roots and soil included, all flew out of the Black Forest. After the battle with Hongguang, Zhao Xing had learned his lesson. To avoid not even being able to activate his Origin Projection, he directly used spiritual energy to carry these mushrooms. Placed directly in the outside world, there would be no suppression. Of course, this was also very strenuous.

"It's the Mushroom King, what's he going to do?"

"No one is challenging him anymore, what place is he moving to?"

"Last chance!"

"Mushroom King, take a move from me, Peng Feiyun!"

A voice resounded through the heavens and earth. Someone blocked Zhao Xing's path.

"Mushroom King!" Peng Feiyun stared at Zhao Xing, his battle intent soaring. "Even at the last moment, knowing you're unbeatable, I, Peng Feiyun, will still make my move against a strong opponent. Even if I'm eliminated, to be able to spar with a genius like you would make this journey worthwhile."

Zhao Xing let out a wry smile. He had encountered someone using him to 'boost their reputation'. This kid probably knew the competition would be fully live-streamed, so he was deliberately showing off, to leave a good impression for joining other forces later.

"Alright, then come on," Zhao Xing indulged him, regardless of whether he was pretending, as it wouldn't waste time anyway.

"Here it comes!!"

"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!"

Peng Feiyun and his combat units launched a total of twelve attacks, blasting towards Zhao Xing. However, these spell attacks, upon reaching the outermost spherical layer of 'mushrooms,' were directly bounced back. The spiritual energy smoke dispersed, and Zhao Xing hadn't lost a single mushroom. Only the outermost mushrooms had their golden patterns on the surface recede.

"Are these even mushrooms?" Peng Feiyun was a bit stunned. All of his and his combat units' attacks were reflected, not even breaking the outer defense, let alone harming Zhao Xing himself. "How can they be so hard? Is there some special principle?"

"Mushroom King, could you please tell me?" Peng Feiyun humbly asked for guidance.

"I named it Vajra Mushroom," Zhao Xing said casually. "Its surface structure is already as hard as the Golden Body of a Qi Sect martial artist."

"As for the principle..."

"Try it yourself."

Of course, Zhao Xing couldn't just impart knowledge and answer questions. He directly picked a sturdy Vajra Mushroom and threw it towards Peng Feiyun.

"Rumble!" With a small stem, the massive Vajra Mushroom rolled forth. It was like a millstone, crushing through the void, pressing down directly on Peng Feiyun's head.

"You think one mushroom can defeat me? Mushroom King, don't underestimate people!"

"Hold it back!"

Peng Feiyun immediately went to intercept that mushroom. However, he quickly realized he couldn't hold it at all. So he had to cooperate with his combat units to receive it together. Exerting all his might, he finally managed to hold this incredibly heavy Vajra Mushroom above his head.

"Nothing more than this..." Peng Feiyun was just speaking when he saw the Vajra Mushroom light up with golden light. Like a sun, it radiated light and continuously shook, making the surrounding void unstable.

"What, it can explode too?"

"—Boom!"

The Vajra Mushroom exploded as if a star had detonated. The destructive attack immediately eliminated Peng Feiyun.

"I said it's a Vajra Mushroom, I didn't say it wouldn't explode," Zhao Xing shook his head. "Can't even handle one, and claims to be a genius."

With the breakthrough of Five Fingers Mountain, the Grand Dao opened an aperture for Zhao Xing, and the effect was immediate. Combining it with the Spirit-Cleansing Divine Ability, he infused the essence of some original Vajra Mushrooms with as much solar power as possible. Thus, the Vajra Explosive Mushroom was born! For him, this was both an assessment and a cultivation experience. After seeing many Agronomist geniuses, the clashes between them could generate many insights. However, this Peng Feiyun was too weak to give him any particular feeling.

The last quarter of an hour.

Zhao Xing finally flew to his destination: Wind and Thunder Canyon.

Xilin opened her eyes, looking at the overwhelming swarm of mushrooms in the sky. "Mushroom King?" Xilin's expression was solemn. "He's coming for me at this time?" Not far away, a divine turtle also watched Zhao Xing from a distance. On the last day, the Manya Minor World was surprisingly quiet, because all the necessary battles had been fought, and the structure had stabilized. The positions of the 1,000 people were already unshakeable.

"Fellow Daoist Xilin!" Zhao Xing spoke, his voice like a great bell.

"Mushroom King, what do you want?"

"You once attacked me in Wind and Thunder Canyon, pushing me back half a step. Now, I also come to seek guidance from fellow Daoist! And to settle a score and achieve peace of mind!"

"An eye for an eye, take a move from me too!"

With that, Zhao Xing, regardless of Xilin's agreement, immediately hurled ten thousand mushrooms towards Xilin, including that Great Divine Ability realm mushroom.

"What?"

Xilin was a bit confused. She couldn't even remember who Zhao Xing was. Unexpectedly, with the end approaching, there was still someone coming to challenge her.

"If that's the case, then come on!"

Xilin's expression turned cold, and within the canyon, bamboo stalks ascended into the sky.

"Buzz!"

A total of twelve verdant bamboo stalks, but all their branches had been trimmed, leaving only bare poles. Their tops were also cut horizontally, revealing dark holes. The twelve bamboo stalks echoed each other, forming a verdant green barrier.

"Divine Ability, Five Elements Heaven," Zhao Xing observed silently. "Using twelve Third Realm 'bamboos' as spell bamboos. Mentally bonding with plant life to form a spell formation, ultimately constructing a perfect spell formation. It seems she follows the Life Formation school. With a mind-based Great Divine Ability, she's indeed very suited for this path," Zhao Xing anticipated.

The Life Formation school is a branch within The Self Sect. However, its learning difficulty is extremely high. During the Xuanhuang Realm era, martial artist soldiers could form 'Qi-Blood Battle Formations.' Agronomists could also form spell formations through Ley Line Reversion Formations. Plant life, of course, could too. However, making plant combat units achieve the degree of formation was too difficult. Such meticulous control would be impossible without the support of a powerful mind-based divine ability. And one needed to have a deep understanding of 'life essence' and 'life formations.'

"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang,