Chapter 143: The Powerful Dragon Fish, Shi Xiaoyuan's Transformation

Chapter 143: The Powerful Dragon Fish, Shi Xiaoyuan's Transformation

In the waters of the Lo River.

The moment they saw the white dragonfish, Shi Xiaoyuan waved his hand.

Everyone instantly untied the fish bladders tied around their waists and took a deep breath into them.

After taking a deep breath, Shi Xiaoyuan's chest visibly expanded by several centimeters.

The others did the same.

Huang San'er saw this but did not follow their lead.

Earlier, Shi Xiaoyuan had promised that he only needed Huang San'er to guide them to the sunken ship at the bottom of the water.

As for the rest, Huang San'er's assistance was not required.

Dealing with a white dragonfish, even one that might have awakened its spiritual intelligence, Shi Xiaoyuan was full of confidence.

Moreover, he had several capable assistants by his side.

After a few breaths.

The others also finished taking their breaths.

Then, like Shi Xiaoyuan, they shook off their fish bladders.

Since they were about to take action soon, having the gas-filled fish bladders tied to their bodies would undoubtedly hinder their movements underwater.

With a single breath, these people with exceptional water proficiency could last for nearly half an incense stick's worth of time underwater.

This amount of time was sufficient in their eyes.

It was enough for them to finish the upcoming battle and return to the surface with ease.

Even if they couldn't end the battle, they could retreat and come back after preparing adequately.

After all, the sunken ship was right there and wouldn't suddenly disappear.

At this moment, Shi Xiaoyuan glanced at the others and nodded in satisfaction.

He gestured to them, and they instantly untied several nets from their waists.

Two of them directly spread out a fishing net and stuck it to their bodies.

Following Shi Xiaoyuan's lead, they swam towards the sunken ship below.

Huang San'er watched as their figures gradually disappeared, and he slowly let out a sigh of relief.

Then, he backed away a few meters until he could barely see a glimpse of the sunken ship.

Just then, he seemed to sense something.

He instantly turned his head to look towards the right front.

His intuition told him that there had been movement in that direction.

However, his gaze only met with an empty darkness, devoid of any unusual activity.

"Strange, did I sense it wrong?" Huang San'er muttered to himself.

He took a few more careful glances and shook his head slightly, thinking, "I must be too nervous!"

On the other side.

"Such keen senses, to be able to sense my presence from that distance."

Jiang Ning looked towards Huang San'er's direction with surprise.

Huang San'er's actions had naturally caught his attention.

At this moment.

Inside the cabin of the sunken ship.

If there was someone here, they would see a five-foot-seven-long dragonfish with white scales swimming slowly.

Its eyes, as it looked out of the cabin, revealed a human-like cruelty.

Anyone who saw this gaze would know that this dragonfish possessed extraordinary intelligence.

The people approaching the cabin from outside were seen as prey in the eyes of the white dragonfish.

Prey that it had deliberately lured.

It was well aware that it was on the verge of evolution and needed a large amount of high-quality food to provide the energy for its transformative metamorphosis.

In the water, the only blood food it could find were ordinary fish and shrimp.

These ordinary foods could fill its stomach, but to provide the energy for its evolutionary transformation, it needed an enormous quantity.

Therefore, it had set its sights on martial artists with abundant blood energy.

In the eyes of the white dragonfish, a martial artist with abundant blood energy was of such high quality that it could compensate for a thousand jin of ordinary blood food.

For this reason, it had intentionally let one person escape.

It knew that with human greed, there would surely be fearless individuals who would come.

And in its eyes, these people were typically unaware of the danger they were in.

When Shi Xiaoyuan took the lead and stepped into the cabin.

His eyes instantly lit up with a bright glow.

The cabin was filled with iron ore piled up like mountains.

It was obviously a cargo ship that had been carrying iron ore and had met with an accident while sailing on the Lo River, sinking into its waters.

It had remained undiscovered until now, or perhaps some had discovered it but did not make it out alive.

Thus, this cargo ship had been preserved to this day.

Looking at the mountain of iron ore, Shi Xiaoyuan was overjoyed.

He casually scanned the ore and made a rough estimate in his mind.

He knew that this batch of iron ore was worth over ten thousand taels.

This was a huge fortune, even for the vast Green Serpent Gang.

Although the Green Serpent Gang controlled many territories in Luoshui County and profited from various sources like oil, transportation, and human trafficking, they had a large number of gang members to support.

Joining the gang meant putting your life on the line, hoping for a better life, and striving to rise above the rest.

So, even as the leader of the Green Serpent Gang, Shi Xiaoyuan wasn't as wealthy as outsiders imagined.

He was always short on silver.

Money represented martial resources.

With sufficient resources, he was confident that he could quickly ascend to the ranks of a Seventh Rank Martial Artist through accumulation.

A fortune of 10,000 taels of silver was a windfall for him.

Just then...

Boom!

The wooden board shattered, and the water surged.

"It's here!"

The group's expressions remained unchanged, as if they had anticipated this scene.

Shi Xiaoyuan's eyes lit up at the sight of the white glow in the corner of his vision.

Normally, White Dragonfish were only three feet long.

But this one was five feet seven inches long, nearly double the size of a typical White Dragonfish.

Size represented extraordinary power and strength among beasts.

The larger the White Dragonfish, the stronger it was, and the more beneficial it was to the human body.

Shi Xiaoyuan was delighted.

Just then...

Two men raised their hands and flung out two nets, which instantly entangled the White Dragonfish.

Each corner of the net had an iron ball attached.

As soon as the net caught the fish, the iron balls interlocked, restraining its movements.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The iron balls flew out, smashing into the already decaying ship's cabin, creating several large holes.

The White Dragonfish, with its slender and elongated body, moved swiftly underwater.

Like a flash of white light, it covered several yards in an instant, approaching the group.

"Perfect timing!" Shi Xiaoyuan's expression remained unchanged as he drew his sword and slashed at the White Dragonfish.

But his sword only grazed the fish's body, and he felt a surge of anger as it dodged his attack.

With a flick of its tail, the fish turned ninety degrees.

It evaded Shi Xiaoyuan's attack and moved directly behind him.

"You cunning beast!" Shi Xiaoyuan's eyes flashed with anger.

After dissipating the burst of inner strength, he turned to see two men holding opposite corners of the net.

Together, they bound the White Dragonfish.

But before Shi Xiaoyuan could rejoice, the fish opened its mouth, revealing two rows of white, sharp teeth.

The once-sturdy net tore easily under the fish's bite, and its slender body slipped through the opening.

"Not good!" Shi Xiaoyuan's heart sank.

He sensed an ominous aura.

Boom!

Boom!

The fish's tail sent the two men flying, and they coughed up blood.

Boom!

Boom!

The impact of their bodies created more holes in the already decaying ship.

(End of Chapter)At this moment, even if he had confidence before, he now felt a sense of trepidation.

With such formidable defense and the White Dragonfish in its home territory, he realized that capturing it wouldn't be as simple as he'd thought.

At that instant, as Shi Xiaoyuan's blade struck, the White Dragonfish, in pain, surged forward again.

It approached another person, its tail lashing out once more.

In that moment, it was like a whip of iron.

Boom—

The lash landed squarely on the person's arm.

Despite the arm's block, the person was sent flying backward, their face turning ashen as they endured the pain.

"Run!" Shi Xiaoyuan shouted, his voice rippling through the water, clearly audible to the others.

At his command, the remaining three immediately turned and fled.

But their decisiveness couldn't match the White Dragonfish's speed.

In the water, it was like a white dragon, instantly reaching one person's back.

It opened its mouth and bit down.

Ssss—

Its saw-like teeth instantly sank deep into the person's neck, tearing through flesh and blood.

"You fucking beast!" Shi Xiaoyuan's eyes bulged, his face contorted in rage.

These individuals were the pillars of the Green Serpent Gang, skilled Ninth Stage Martial Artists.

If they all perished here, the entire gang would suffer a devastating blow.

As the gang leader, his reputation would be in tatters.

Shi Xiaoyuan no longer held back. He stomped on the floor, his speed matching the White Dragonfish, intending to protect the others.

At this point, he no longer thought about dealing with the White Dragonfish.

It was clear that the White Dragonfish's strength was not weak.

Moreover, its speed in the water was too fast.

Without the fishing net's restriction, he couldn't even catch up with the White Dragonfish, let alone capture this Spirit Fish.

So, at this moment, even if he was reluctant, he knew he had no chance against the White Dragonfish.

Now, he could only minimize losses and return to the surface with the remaining people, making other decisions later.

But the next moment, Shi Xiaoyuan stopped in his tracks, realizing he had overthought.

If he let the others go first, they would be caught by the White Dragonfish.

He wouldn't have time to rescue them.

Before his eyes, under the White Dragonfish's full assault, the others perished one by one, their blood staining the water, turning this area red.

In an instant, the entire sunken ship was left with only Shi Xiaoyuan.

Outside the ship, Jiang Ning witnessed this scene.

"What a powerful White Dragonfish!" He was slightly surprised.

In the blink of an eye, five Ninth Stage Martial Artists had perished.

The White Dragonfish's strength far exceeded that of its kind.

According to records, while the White Dragonfish was one of the water dominions, a seasoned fisherman, with the right equipment, could capture it.

But this White Dragonfish's strength was beyond what ordinary people could handle.

A Ninth Stage Martial Artist was instantly killed in a single encounter.

Such strength, if on land, would be difficult even for an ordinary Eighth Stage Divine Strength Realm cultivator.

At the same time, Jiang Ning was secretly excited.

The stronger the White Dragonfish, the more nourishing the Spirit Fish.

On the other side, Shi Xiaoyuan looked at the White Dragonfish with a solemn expression.

But the White Dragonfish's eyes held a playful glint.

"Indeed, an extraordinary spirit!" Shi Xiaoyuan muttered, seeing that gaze, his heart speaking.

"Since it's like this, it can only be this way!" he thought again.

End of Chapter

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