Tacit Cooperation

Chapter 17 Tacit Cooperation

The palms are joined together to form a knife, and golden light is molded into the blade.

Finger Pistol - Golden Blade!

Zhao Wuji was completely unprepared for Chi Ping's attack and could only hastily activate his soul power to defend himself.

However, Chi Ping's palm strike, which consumed half of his soul power, was not so easy to block.

The earthen-yellow soul power defense trembled violently, and it looked like it was about to be broken through by the golden palm blade.

"He really is a monster. But I, Zhao, also have my pride. If people find out that I was defeated by a food-type soul master, then I, Zhao Wuji, will be finished."

Zhao Wuji's expression changed slightly, and he let out a low roar as his body suddenly swelled up!

His already terrifying muscles nearly doubled in size, and his height increased by a meter in an instant, making him extremely muscular.

Seven dazzling spirit rings rose up simultaneously.

Two yellow, two purple, and three black spirit rings—seven terrifying spirit rings—were attached to him.

"Mighty Vajra Palm!"

When his second soul skill was activated, Zhao Wuji's two bear paws suddenly expanded and slammed down with tremendous force.

Chi Ping thought to himself, "What a pity."

With a thought, a surge of soul power emanated from the countless mycelia on the outer garment, instantly replenishing the depleted soul power.

With another thought, his soul power surged and surged endlessly.

He assumed a horse stance, crossed his arms to cover his forehead, and countless mycelia stretched out from his trouser legs, spreading and taking root in the earth, while his soul power flowed through his muscles.

Iron block - as immovable as a mountain!

boom!

The powerful bear paw slammed mercilessly onto Chi Ping's arms, crushing the ground beneath his feet and creating a crater.

Chi Ping felt a tightness in his chest, his mouth was filled with the taste of rust, and a trickle of blood uncontrollably flowed from the corner of his mouth.

—Gotcha!

Ignoring the pain emanating from his muscles, Chi Ping once again channeled his soul power, gripping Zhao Wuji's right arm tightly.

Just as Zhao Wuji's attention was completely drawn to Chi Ping, Dai Mubai suddenly appeared from Chi Ping's left side and leaped to Zhao Wuji's almost unguarded right side.

The tiger's mouth was wide open, revealing its ferocious fangs with a cold glint.

Between the fangs, a dazzling sphere of light emanated a terrifying aura of destruction, less than five centimeters from Zhao Wuji's face.

White Tiger's Fierce Light Wave!

In this assessment, Dai Mubai used his soul skill for the first time, which turned out to be the decisive blow!

Golden Mushroom - Activate!

As I said before, reality isn't a game; there's no such thing as turning off friendly fire.

The near-zero-distance burst of intense light, without any protection, would severely injure Dai Mubai, even if it struck Zhao Wuji. At this moment, the golden mushroom Chi Ping had initially placed behind Dai Mubai came into play.

Three golden mushrooms, forming three layers of light shields, were enough to protect Dai Mubai the moment the intense light wave erupted. Chi Ping also seized the opportunity, loosening his grip on Zhao Wuji's arm, grabbing Dai Mubai, and activating Shave again.

……

"Did it work?"

At the edge of the field, Dai Mubai was panting heavily, staring in Zhao Wuji's direction while swallowing a large mouthful of white mushrooms that Chi Ping handed him, and mumbled something.

Dai Mubai took the initiative to attract Zhao Wuji's attention while blocking his vision, allowing Chi Ping to enter Zhao Wuji's blind spot and launch a surprise attack. While Zhao Wuji was distracted by Chi Ping, a food-type soul master, suddenly unleashing power beyond his comprehension, Dai Mubai used his strongest soul skill to deal damage at close range.

This was the tactic the two had devised: to use Chi Ping's extraordinary combat abilities to buy Dai Mubai the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

"Uncertain, but it should be able to break through his hastily set up defenses."

The aftershocks of the intense light wave stirred up a large amount of smoke and dust, obscuring their vision and preventing them from seeing Zhao Wuji's condition. However, the principle of "smoke without injury" was uncertain whether it applied. Currently, the mycelium hadn't fully expanded, and the supply of soul power was extremely limited. Paper drawing, a major energy consumer, couldn't be used at will for the time being.

"Hahaha!"

A hearty laugh, carrying the fluctuations of soul power, stirred up a storm that swept away the dust, and Zhao Wuji's enormous body emerged from it.

"You two little brats did a good job! I really need to show you my true skills to take you down! Watch out, I'm about to get serious!"

Zhao Wuji's condition at this moment cannot be described as bad; he is completely unharmed, and for some unknown reason, he is even in high spirits.

"It didn't work..." Dai Mubai was a little discouraged, but he quickly recovered. "I still have more than half of my soul power left, and I can use my second soul skill twice more. Should I try again?"

"Of course!" Chi Ping laughed, but his brows were already furrowed. "But I'm afraid we won't succeed so easily this time. Teacher Zhao won't let his guard down against me this time."

"Then let's skip the scheming and just go head-to-head!" Dai Mubai rubbed his hands together, eager for a fight. "Based on the strength we've shown, I can't think of any reason why we should be eliminated!"

"Alright! You focus the attack, I'll provide support!"

Zhao Wuji didn't give Chi Ping time to think; his fourth soul ring had already emitted a purple soul light.

Dai Mubai's words make some sense. Since it's impossible to be eliminated anyway, we might as well give it our all!

"Open your mouth!"

Chi Ping shouted, and Dai Mubai responded and moved.

Two white mushrooms fell into its belly, while three golden mushrooms remained fixed to its back as usual.

The life-surge effect of the white mushroom is what gives Dai Mubai the confidence to face Zhao Wuji head-on. Without the white mushroom, Dai Mubai would be certain that he would be lying on the ground, unable to get up again, without even needing three moves.

Previously, Dai Mubai was able to quickly get up and verbally attack Zhao Wuji after being slapped away by him, thanks to the healing effect of the white mushrooms that Chi Ping fed him before the fight.

After getting ready, Dai Mubai roared and pounced on Zhao Wuji.

Faced with Dai Mubai's initiative, Zhao Wuji calmly activated his fourth soul ring skill.

"Fourth Soul Skill - Location Tracking!"

The purple spirit ring suddenly left Zhao Wuji's body and flew towards Chi Ping!

--not good!

The moment the purple spirit ring was released, Chi Ping sensed something was wrong. When it passed by Dai Mubai, Chi Ping was certain that Zhao Wuji's target was him.

— Restraint? Guidance? Lockdown?

Regardless of what the effect of this soul skill is, Chi Ping has no desire to experience it.

Mycelium skill derivative - Mycelial coat, second full-power operation.

This is the second time Chi Ping has used this skill to replenish his soul power today. Using it again would damage the mycelium coat.

A Soul Master absorbing a Soul Ring will cause their Martial Soul to evolve.

This evolution is permanent and may even lead to mutations in soul power attributes.

Chi Ping's first spirit ring came from a ferocious wild boar that had been around for three hundred years. This spirit ring enhanced the life attribute of his martial soul. His second spirit ring came from a light attribute crystal beast that had been cultivating for over six hundred years. It granted Chi Ping's martial soul the light attribute.

Chi Ping decided to absorb these two spirit rings after a long period of deliberation, solely for their two attributes.

The life attribute enhances the vitality and resilience of the mycelium, making it less likely to die or dissipate due to external factors, while the light attribute gives the mycelium an affinity for light, enabling it to convert sunlight.

Based on this, and after a long period of selection and breeding, the second-generation mycelium was finally formed.

Unlike the first generation, the second generation mycelium has stronger vitality and the ability to convert light elements. As long as there is light, the mycelium can operate.

Chi Ping has been developing Nottingham City for six years. The range of his first-generation mycelium has already covered the entire underground space of the city and is still expanding outwards. With the arrival of the second-generation mycelium, the expansion speed will be even faster.

It was through mycelium that Chi Ping was able to completely suppress Tang San and Xiao Wu.

However, the large size also restricts the movement of the hyphae.

Mycelial coating is a derivative skill developed to overcome this weakness.

Chi Ping carefully selected the second-generation mycelium with the highest conversion efficiency and strongest vitality to weave a set of martial arts uniforms.

Wearing this martial arts uniform is like carrying a weakened mycelium with you.

With the help of this mycelium martial arts uniform, Ikehira can also quickly expand the mycelium range in areas without mycelium coverage.

This skill overcomes the weakness of the fully formed mycelium body's self-imposed limitation, but at the cost of the unlimited soul power buff being disabled. The mycelium coat can only provide Chi Ping with a limited amount of soul power, at most two bars per day!

shave!

In his super-fast state, Chi Ping instantly covered a distance of twenty meters, dodging the incoming purple ring of soul power.

"Hey? This little rascal is pretty fast!"

Zhao Wuji murmured.

"Teacher Zhao, you really don't respect me at all!"

Dai Mubai extended his sharp claws and stabbed fiercely at Zhao Wuji's face.

Ignoring the tiger's claws that were right in front of him, Dai Mubai attacked Chi Ping behind him instead. He felt Zhao Wuji's contempt for him, which greatly angered him!

"Sorry!" Zhao Wuji grinned, unleashing his Mighty Vajra Palm, which subdued Dai Mubai with a single claw strike. "But you'd better show me some strength that I'm taking seriously! This kitten's scratching strength is simply not enough to make me pay attention!"

"hateful!"

Dai Mubai glared angrily.

Zhao Wuji chuckled as he controlled his soul power purple ring to chase Chi Ping all over the place.

He can multitask with ease.

—I only have 50% of my soul power left, I can't hide anymore.

The second outburst, evading the pursuit of Zi Huan, stirred a surge of anger and competitiveness within Chi Ping. He had only intended to pass the assessment peacefully, but Zhao Wuji was pushing him too far.

—This is the only way.

Chi Ping suddenly stopped.

A golden mushroom instantly took shape and then shattered, leaving a golden light covering the body's surface.

Forty percent of his soul power erupted from his feet in the form of "Shave," and the strong propulsion propelled Chi Ping nearly twenty meters into the air, landing him above Zhao Wuji's head.

"kill!"

Iron block - Mount Tai pressing down!

(End of this chapter)