2782 Heart Mushroom Disrupts Heaven!
Next, Kong Huan would lead the Alluring Foxes in following the Snow-Covered Fox envoy to the North Universe, where they would make a new home for themselves.
Previously, Kong Huan felt some trepidation toward the migration to the North Universe. She was concerned that once they went there, they would be at the mercy of the Snow-Covered Foxes and be reduced to puppets.
But now that her bloodline had evolved from pinnacle Alluring Bones to Alluring Soul, Kong Huan was confident that her bloodline was strong enough to enable the Alluring Foxes to stand firmly on their own despite being linked to the Snow-Covered Foxes!
Confidence came from power. Kong Huan’s current state exemplified this statement to the tee!
However, an increase in power was not the only thing that led to increased confidence. Fan Lou was currently feeling even more confident than Kong Huan.
Now that they were Lin Yuan’s subordinates, he no longer feared her in the slightest!
If they encountered issues, Fan Lou would use the excuse of Kong Huan being stronger to dump all the responsibility on her to handle!
The two of them had not seen Lin Yuan before they left. However, Winter spoke on behalf of Lin Yuan and told Kong Huan to look out for Fan Lou when they returned to the Sky Beyond the Clouds.
Winter said this because he knew Kong Huan still felt resentful toward Fan Lou.
Furthermore, with Kong Huan’s current status in the East Universe, it was easy for her to help Fan Lou secure his position as the captain of the Sixth Boundary Patrol Team.
Fan Lou needed to continue holding this position to help Lin Yuan protect the Class 2 world.
Winter knew just how important this Class 2 world was to Lin Yuan.
Winter never expected Fan Lou to use his words to threaten Kong Huan, however!
Fan Lou was sure that not only would Kong Huan not be angered by his actions but would even do her best to help him.
In the past, given Kong Huan’s temper, she would never have tolerated Fan Lou.
But now, she had developed an extremely high level of tolerance for him.
This tolerance came from a change in Kong Huan’s mindset.
She was no longer bothered by Fan Lou. Rather, she had set her sights on broader ambitions!
Kong Huan’s head was filled with thoughts about how she could develop the Alluring Foxes.
Fan Lou’s bloodline had not been extracted, and Lin Yuan had not given him any spirit qi crystals. It was clear that he had no intention to invest in Fan Lou, so the latter would inevitably become a peripheral figure in Lin Yuan’s circle.
At that time, she could eliminate Fan Lou if she still wanted to do so.
However, Kong Huan felt that even when the time came, she would be uninterested in wasting her time and energy on an insignificant character like Fan Lou. Targeting him would only prove to others that she was petty.
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Kong Huan had already decided to leave the East Universe. When an explanation needed to be given, Kong Huan took responsibility for almost everything and every issue.
This caused her status in the Honor Absent Parliament to be lowered, and she was reduced to a minor role.
Normally, there was nothing that Kong Huan cared more about than her position in the Honor Absent Parliament.
But now, this was meaningless to her.
In order to not draw suspicion to herself, Kong Huan acted utterly downtrodden during the meeting.
Fan Lou and Kong Huan’s deception managed to deceive the majority.
However, a small group of people could not shake their suspicions.
Almost all the resources that Kong Huan and Fan Lou brought back went toward compensating the other members of parliament.
Meanwhile, Fan Lou gave Feng Qing the private resources that he had prepared.
Winter had handed Fan Lou and Kong Huan the main world’s resources. They came off as both precious but not overly stunning.
Kong Huan and Fan Lou stated that they had emptied the Class 2 world of all its resources.
Even those who remained suspicious did not continue to pay attention to an empty Class 2 world.
However, Kong Huan and Fan Lou still followed the plan and caused some issues to distract the other members of the Honor Absent Parliament.
Kong Huan tried to assassinate Fan Lou. The assassination was never meant to succeed. Both Kong Huan and Fan Lou were aware of this.
However, Kong Huan’s assassination attempt on Fan Lou was the best way to express her hatred toward him. This would remove all suspicion that Fan Lou had betrayed Feng Qing and rejoined Kong Huan.
In order to hammer the nail into the coffin, Kong Huan injured Fan Lou’s roots.
After all, Feng Qing would heal Fan Lou’s injured roots.
She did not use her bloodline power to attack Fan Lou, as these injuries healed easily.
Her assassination attempt on Fan Lou was enough for the latter to secure Feng Qing’s trust.
Kong Huan paid a significant price for her assassination attempt—the Bloodians supporting the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves gave the Alluring Foxes a warning.
Kong Huan knew that the Alluring Foxes were going to leave for the North Universe very soon.
Now that the day was almost upon them, Kong Huan felt a twinge of reluctance to leave the East Universe! This was where she was born and raised.
Kong Huan still had more than 5,000 of the spirit qi crystals Lin Yuan had given her. She intended to use them to increase the power of the young Alluring Foxes in her branch.
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At first, Feng Qing had suspected that Fan Lou had rejoined Kong Huan.
Even if he believed that Fan Lou brought him luck, Feng Qing was unwilling to continue using a suspicious subordinate.
On this trip that was led by Fan Lou, the Chaos Wind Demon Wolf warriors and two Bloodians died in the abyss.
During the return journey, the Abyss Beast had been grievously injured and died shortly after arriving in the Sky Beyond the Clouds.
However, there had been no abyssal pirates in the East Universe’s vicinity in the past few years. There was no reason to explain how a lone Abyss Beast was suddenly ambushed by an abyssal pirate.
However, Kong Huan’s assassination attempt on Fan Lou fully squashed all of Feng Qing’s suspicions. If he had not stepped in to stop her, Fan Lou would have died at her hands.
As such, there was no need for him to continue suspecting Fan Lou.
Moreover, Fan Lou had secretly brought back a large stash of resources for him. These resources were sufficient to move Feng Qing!
If Fan Lou had any traitorous intentions, he could have hidden these resources away. Why would he still hand them over? Many of these resources could be used to increase one’s power!
Feng Qing was increasingly satisfied with Fan Lou and personally helped him to heal his injuries.
Subsequently, he enabled Fan Lou to once again be appointed as the captain of the Sixth Boundary Patrol Team. He also sent two Chaos Wind Demon Wolf warriors to guard Fan Lou’s residence before making a personal trip to Kong Huan’s palace to give her a stern warning and ensure she would stop pursuing Fan Lou.
When he was speaking with Kong Huan, she bickered and picked on him like she always did. But for some reason, Feng Qing found it very difficult to become angry at her, and he could not help but lower his tone when he spoke to her.
Moreover, in spite of her fury, Kong Huan decided not to pursue the matter.
From a certain perspective, the Alluring Foxes were the victims.
Feng Qing did not realize that after just one meeting with Kong Huan, he began to stand in her shoes and consider things from her perspective.
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Winter used his body composition to produce a jade that was cold to the touch. He had told Fan Lou to crush this jade if he encountered any issues. If he managed to be reappointed as the captain of the Sixth Boundary Patrol Team and could hide the happenings in the main world, he must inject his own energy into the jade. Winter would be able to sense all of this!
Wen Yu’s Thoughts Letter Paper could send messages to and from all areas of the main world. However, it was impossible to use it to send messages between the main world and the Sky Beyond the Clouds.
Even if the Elemental Paper was World Emperor/Divine Kingdom, it would be difficult for it to break past the main world’s world wills, as well as the abyss that surrounded the Sky Beyond the Clouds.
Winter sensed that Fan Lou had injected his energy into the gem and immediately informed Lin Yuan of this.
By now, Lin Yuan had helped Wen Yu and Liu Jie reach pinnacle spirit fire. Liu Jie’s Insect Queen and Wen Yu’s Elemental Paper were also using spirit qi crystals to evolve.
Lin Yuan remembered that Purple Afterglow wanted to increase its power and had planned on evolving it into World Emperor/Divine Kingdom first.
However, Purple Afterglow was currently accompanying the Kill Food Sky Butterfly, which had consumed Purple Afterglow’s scale powder and was evolving its bloodline. Purple Afterglow wanted to wait until the Kill Food Sky Butterfly’s bloodline had evolved before it increased its strength.
Lin Yuan always saw Purple Afterglow as his son and gladly tolerated his exaggerated devotion.
Hence, Lin Yuan decided to nurture the Sky-Questioning Flaming Heart Mushroom first.
At first, Lin Yuan only used the Sky-Questioning Flaming Heart Mushroom to interrogate other lifeforms as it could discern whether the lifeforms were telling the truth or if they were lying.
But once the Sky-Questioning Flaming Heart Mushroom gained Heart Mushroom Sky Questioning, its function now exceeded just that of interrogation. At crucial moments, it could help Lin Yuan escape from sticky situations and ask the world wills for a way to benefit from his current circumstances!
This exclusive skill caused Lin Yuan to see the Sky-Questioning Flaming Heart Mushroom as a foundational fey. Otherwise, given all of Lin Yuan’s feys, nurturing it would not be such a priority!
Lin Yuan summoned the Sky-Questioning Flaming Heart Mushroom.
The Sky-Questioning Flaming Heart Mushroom had been absorbing spirit qi crystals and the elemental pearls that were cultivated by the Deposit Vegetable Pods.
Now, the Sky-Questioning Flaming Heart Mushroom had reached Sovereign X/Creation IX.
From this, Lin Yuan could tell that for feys, evolving from Sovereign to High Sovereign and from Creation Breed to Immortal Breed were large obstacles that were extremely challenging to overcome!
Purple Afterglow was also stuck at the same grade and quality.
The Sky-Questioning Flaming Heart Mushroom’s size remained the same even after it evolved to Sovereign/Creation and attached itself to Lin Yuan’s sleeve, right above the Source Sand.
Because of its small size, the complex patterns on its body could not be seen clearly by the naked eye.
Lin Yuan used True Data to check on the Sky-Questioning Flaming Heart Mushroom.
[Fey Name]: Sky-Questioning Flaming Heart Mushroom
[Fey Species]: Parasitic fungus species/flaming fungus species
[Fey Grade]: Sovereign (10/10)
[Fey Type]: Fire
[Fey Quality]: Creation IX
Abilities:
[Seeping Flames]: The flames will seep into the target’s mind, spirit, and soul through the heart and brain. The spirit and soul will begin to burn. If the flames begin to die out, it can absorb the energy from the heart and brain to reignite itself.
[Body-Penetrating Flames]: When burning the mind, spirit, and soul, the flames will also burn the body. The damage will be translated from the elemental form to the physical. Before the fire in its mind, spirit, and soul was extinguished, the flames afflicting the body will continue to cause harm.
[Thought-Separating Flames]: When burning the target’s mind, spirit, and soul, if the target’s mind, spirit, and soul have any thoughts or feelings linked to another lifeform, the thoughts would become a guide that allows the flames to extend.
[Strengthened Spores]: The fungi produced will be strengthened and be able to absorb and take control of more energy. The fungi will be deeply rooted in the target’s soul and be more difficult to remove.
[Truth Colony]: When questioning a target, the precise answers given will grow a truth colony. When the colony absorbs energy, it will grow into a truth mushroom. When the truth mushroom is fed to a target, the target will be forced to tell the truth, making it easier to obtain true answers to questions.
[False Colony]: When questioning a target, every lie told by the target will produce a false colony. When the false colony absorbs energy, it will grow into a false mushroom. When the false mushroom is fed to a target, the target will be unable to break while questioning, preventing them from answering questions.
[Interrogation Soul Flames]: After confirming that the target has made more than three false statements, the target can be asked a question, and the soul with fungi rooted in it will be sacrificed. The target will have to tell the truth through the voiced spirit form.
[Truth and Lie Temptation]: Each time truth and lie are discerned, it can store the sincerity and falseness. The sincerity can be used to boost its soul and defend it against temptation abilities. The falseness can be used to boost its temptation abilities and strengthen its ability to tempt targets.
Exclusive Skill:
[Honesty Reflects the Heart]: The spores will host themselves deep within the target’s spirit and soul and determine the genuineness of the target’s exterior.
[Crumbled Parasitic Cycle]: The bacterial strain will be sacrificed. After being sacrificed, the energy around it will crumble, along with other energy-containing entities.
[Heart Mushroom Sky Questioning]: When a judgment cannot be made on an issue, one can be staked to question the sky and ask for a positive solution.
[Heart Mushroom Disrupts Heaven]: When other life forms use various methods to ask the world wills for answers, it can use its energy to disrupt the world wills and prevent the world wills from answering other life forms. Alternatively, it can incite the world wills to give wrong answers.
Lin Yuan could not see the Sky-Questioning Flaming Heart Mushroom’s appearance clearly after its evolution. Hence, he placed all his attention on its new ability and exclusive skill.
When its new exclusive skill, Heart Mushroom Disrupts Heaven appeared, Lin Yuan’s hopes for the Sky-Questioning Flaming Heart Mushroom expanded. It could be said that Lin Yuan would not be surprised at whatever abilities it went on to attain!
The Sky-Questioning Flaming Heart Mushroom’s new ability and exclusive skill brought Lin Yuan significant surprise and happiness.
This was especially due to the Creation Breed exclusive skill, Heart Mushroom Disrupts Heaven!
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