Starting with Growing Mushrooms

"Hoo!"

Liu Jun exhaled a long breath, with a smile at the corner of his eyes,

"This wave was a massive gain, skyrocketing to the top! I plundered all the cultivation painstakingly obtained by the other party."

But upon careful thought, this wave of eruption wasn’t exactly my exclusive opportunity.

If I can get rich this way, others can also become rich in a single wave this way!

Hunting.

The Eighth Tier is nothing but a hunting ground.

Mutually plundering the Eighth Tier’s Tao Artifacts of others to condense one’s own Tao Spirit.

Brutal to the extreme, bloody to the utmost!

"No matter what, the flaw of insufficient strength is somewhat made up for..."

Liu Jun took a deep breath.

He has now plundered Harris’s cultivation, becoming a Tao Spirit Realm with over three hundred shackles.

His strength may not be powerful compared to the Tao Spirit Realm, but combining it with his various Divine Objects and equipment, he might truly be invincible under the heavens.

"I can’t become complacent."

"The Tao Spirit Realm is just the threshold of strong ones in this world, it’s just the entrance ticket!"

Liu Jun felt his ambition growing, constantly warning himself.

Harris’s outcome was due to complacency; he thought himself invincible, became arrogant, and then died.

In the following period, Liu Jun began continuously studying this eel Tao Spirit.

He attempted to improve and modify it.

But he found that based on the existing fragments, even with his God’s wisdom, there was nothing left to improve.

This eel, with the current configuration, was already quite perfect!

And this is not surprising. Harris wasn’t stupid. Who knows how many years he spent here, and even if diligence can make up for clumsiness, he thoroughly researched the essential things for making a living!

"Then, what if I switch to a different approach?"

Liu Jun had a sudden idea and looked at the core part of the eel,

"Harris’s Tao Artifact is an ocean scepter... He must integrate hundreds of shackles using his core shackle to stitch them together..."

Just like a foundation, continuing to build a tower upwards!

His foundation has already been determined, so he can only construct using the ocean scepter as the core.

But this is his core, not mine.

I can entirely change to a new Tao Artifact for construction...

"His ocean scepter has over twenty shackles, which seems a lot in number, but in reality, the quality is not high!"

"In my civilization, various exotic shackles he dreams of having, Concealment, Transformation, Destiny..."

Thinking of this, Liu Jun checked his inventory.

Very soon, he found a green orb with eleven shackles.

Although this seems far less than the shackles of others’ ocean scepter, its quality is high, with shackles like Longevity, Evolution, Destiny... and so on.

"Use this as the core to construct once more."

With this in mind, Liu Jun began to recomplete, as if discovering a new continent, constantly perfecting the so-called Tao Spirit.

After all, the cultivation of Tao Spirit Realm is like this!

Plundering others’ Tao Artifacts, then researching how to integrate more... To make one’s Tao Spirit stronger and fiercer.

Secluding, strenuous cultivation.

Cultivation knows no year.

After a long time, Liu Jun looked at his brand new Tao Spirit.

An existence with more than 500 shackles, gradually semi-human, with a pair of pure white Angel wings, a juvenile Angel.

"Not bad." Liu Jun revealed a slight smile.

But the next second, this seamless Tao Spirit suddenly had a vague emergence of wisdom.

"Father... Father God?"

Liu Jun frowned slightly: "You have a will?"

"Yes... yes..." the voice was incredibly tender.

Liu Jun was immediately somewhat incredulous.

Was it because he added the Wisdom Shackle and Evolution Shackle that made this Tao Spirit possess unprecedented wisdom and will...

Or.

When the Tao Spirit is perfected to a certain degree, will each one develop consciousness?

"If it’s an anomaly in my case, that’s fine, but if it’s a widespread phenomenon..."

"Then, Tao Spirits are the rule-born life forms?"

Liu Jun touched his chin, revealing a color of indescribable silence and reticence,

"This Tao Spirit is called father... Is it possible that in the future, it will also kill the father?"

"Could it be that my Tao Spirit son will break through the Ninth Tier?"

Liu Jun burst into an extremely absurd thought.

Is patricide and filicide the rule of this cosmos?

"Father, father?" This Tao Spirit Angel, seeing a glimpse of displeasure in God’s eyes, became inexplicably uneasy.

Liu Jun glanced at this vague new life, pondering how to handle it.

Initially, he thought he had created a brand-new super Tao Spirit, not expecting it to be a hot potato.

With the Tao Spirit having wisdom, Liu Jun wouldn’t keep it by his side.

But he couldn’t just eliminate it, right?

Given the current circumstances, leaving it to observe the newly conscious Tao Spirit is the best outcome.

Observe its growth cycle, future development situations, changes in wisdom...

But it can’t be brought beside me.

Thus, Liu Jun boldly made a choice, assigning this 500-shackle Tao Spirit to someone else’s use.

So, to whom?

Liu Jun pondered. If considering fanatic devotees, Munis would be the most suitable.

Thinking of this, he decisively summoned Munis to return to the heavens.

"Greet Your Majesty."

A Tao Spirit-shaped Angel walked out beside God, "This is Gabriel... From today onward, you will act as the Pope, possessing Gabriel’s Angelic Blessing."

After saying this, over 500 shackles’ Divine Format fell in front of Munis.

Munis was overwhelmed with surprise: Over 500 shackles? Is this making me a Tao Spirit Realm?

He had not missed witnessing the scene where Harris relied on that eel to dominate all.

"Go."

God spoke plainly, "While Gabriel will elevate you to the Tao Spirit Realm, he will also act as God’s Messenger to supervise your actions as Pope on earth regarding adherence to divine decrees."

"Yes!"

Munis was full of excitement.

After sending off Munis, Liu Jun was left somewhat speechless, "Let’s observe first; it’s an experiment anyway... Once I know how to break through, I can quickly gather a batch of shackles to continue combining into a Tao Spirit."

...

Time flowed on.

Munis gained powerful strength, and ten years later, traversing the highway of time, they finally arrived at Harris’s stronghold.

Here, leaderless, yet surprisingly filled with strong ones!

A great battle erupted.

"Who are you? Dare to invade the Ocean Monarch’s palace?"

"Kill!"

"How bold!"

A full seven Tao Spirit Realms emerged, the weakest having over a hundred shackles, the strongest as much as 300 shackles.

This battle was earth-shattering.

Together, these people, their tenacity was no weaker than Harris before.

Because they were so numerous, even if their quality was less, they far exceeded the number of troops under God’s command.

But fortunately, Munis was no longer the same!

This battle lasted only eight days.

Gabriel’s terrifying power, this Holy Light Angel, nearly became a nightmare for the entire ocean kingdom.

"We won! Finally won!"

"Hahaha, this battle has finally ended!"

"Yes, I’ve died three generations, my grandfather died, my father picked up the Divine Format, my father died, I picked up the Divine Format. Our boundary has become an heirloom!"

Countless people cheered.

They finally borrowed various Divine Powers to smash the opponent’s main force, completely conquering the enemy of this cosmos.

Munis, seeing this, couldn’t help sighing inwardly:

"That Harris was truly foolish to the extreme."

"Even after his death, the remaining army was so fierce."

"If they earnestly fought us in a battle, it might require God and all deities to personally intervene to accept this war."

He marveled inwardly.

After all, God’s position has always been extremely mysterious, already giving them invincible confidence.

This is Liu Jun’s behavioral logic too. As a mysterious God... naturally, he must establish a mysterious persona, unfathomable, to suppress the subordinates.

"But, where did that General Rick go?" Munis hesitated for a moment.

"No idea."

Everyone shook their heads.

Given the number of people, if the opponent was set on escaping, it was also challenging to completely capture them.

Munis immediately said, "We must find him! Go invite the Goddess of Destiny for divination and locating... He possesses a Tao Spirit with over 300 shackles, the strongest under Harris!"

More than 300 shackles, too important.