ATPnovel #320 - fishing
#320 - fishing
Zhang Chen's blood sea filth could taint all things in heaven and earth.
The Great自在Heavenly Demon, knowing what Zhang Chen was thinking, couldn't help but secretly praise him: "Your idea is right, but you must distinguish the target. The dragon vein must not be defiled. You can only defile Zhang Shicheng's dragon soul. If you defile the earth veins of the Northern lands, causing them to become barren wastelands, you will inevitably face the consequences of heavenly punishment. Even a 'fruit' level existence cannot withstand that heavenly punishment!"
Hearing this, Zhang Chen looked at the wandering dragon pearl and the carp, quickly considering various countermeasures in his mind: "Then what should I do? The carp and the dragon pearl are in the same basin of water. How can I defile only one of them?"
The power of filth would not distinguish targets. Once he dripped blood into the basin, all the blood in the basin would be instantly contaminated.
"Although that carp is transformed from the fortune of Prince Pingbian, Zhang Shicheng, it is still a real carp creature. This carp is the carrier of Zhang Shicheng's fortune, and still possesses all the characteristics of an ordinary carp. With Prince Pingbian's physical body destroyed, he naturally needs a substitute to carry him. This carp is Zhang Shicheng's substitute," the Great自在Heavenly Demon subtly reminded Zhang Chen from the side, fearing that Zhang Chen would accidentally cause trouble and involve himself in a great cause and effect.
"Good fellow, I understand! As long as I catch this carp, can't I defile it separately?" Zhang Chen stretched out his hand, reaching directly into the basin, grabbing towards the carp in the basin.
But as soon as his palm entered the basin, the space in the basin infinitely expanded, as if it had turned into a boundless sea. The carp drifted in the sea, and Zhang Chen's palm could not touch it at all.
"This basin is protected by the laws of heaven and earth. If you want to catch it by brute force, you are simply daydreaming," the Great自在Heavenly Demon said with a smile.
Hearing this, Zhang Chen withdrew his hand and fell into contemplation. After a moment, he had an idea: "I understand, I can't catch that carp, but I can fish it out. If that carp actively swims towards me, if it voluntarily takes the bait, it will not be bound by the laws of heaven and earth."
"This is not what I said, this is what you realized yourself," the Great自在Heavenly Demon quickly shook off responsibility, not wanting to bear the blame at all.
Zhang Chen ignored him, and with a wave of his hand towards the outside world, he saw the water flowing in the lake outside surge again. Then a stream of water flowed out, transforming into an ice fishing rod, which Zhang Chen grasped.
Holding the fishing rod, Zhang Chen turned to look at the carp in the basin: "Now that I have a fishing rod, I still need bait. What kind of bait should I use?"
"Your flesh and blood are the best divine tonic in the world. What bait in this world can compare to your flesh and blood?" the Great自在Heavenly Demon reminded him in a timely manner.
Hearing this, Zhang Chen nodded: "In that case, what is there to be reluctant about a little flesh and blood?"
Zhang Chen condensed an ice blade and slashed at his arm, and a piece of flesh and blood the size of a peanut was cut out. Then Zhang Chen hooked the flesh and blood on the hook and threw it directly into the basin.
The carp was quite alert, constantly probing back and forth around Zhang Chen's bait, hesitating to swallow it directly. After a full thirty or so breaths, the carp finally bit the bait in one gulp. Seeing this, Zhang Chen smiled triumphantly: "Little guy, no matter how intelligent you are, aren't you still going to drink grandpa's foot-washing water?"
Zhang Chen was about to pull the fishing rod, but who knew that at this moment, there was a crisp 'snap' sound, and Zhang Chen's fishing line was actually bitten off by the carp.
Looking at the broken fishing line, Zhang Chen couldn't help but be shocked, and subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva. This fishing line was attached with his divine power, and it was no less than a steel wire. Now it was bitten off by the carp in one bite? The carp's bite force must be comparable to pliers. If it bit someone, it might break a bone.
"What a ferocious beast," Zhang Chen exclaimed inwardly.
The Great自在Heavenly Demon said from the side: "Don't underestimate it. Underestimating it will cost you dearly."
"Hehe, it's okay! Although this beast is cunning and dangerous, I'm not a pushover either," Zhang Chen picked up the ice blade and, enduring the pain, cut off another piece of flesh and blood. However, this time, Zhang Chen secretly tampered with it, hiding the power of blood filth in the flesh and blood.
The Great自在Heavenly Demon watched Zhang Chen's movements and shook his head: "The technique is too crude. You underestimate the carp's spirituality. How can the aura of blood filth be concealed from it? You have to use your golden light to cover it up."
Hearing this, Zhang Chen attached the flesh and blood with the golden light of the righteous god, and then threw the hook into the jade basin.
If it were the flesh and blood of other creatures, it would naturally be impossible to attach the golden light of the righteous god, but Zhang Chen's own flesh and blood was different.
In fact, the golden light of the righteous god was not only attractive to the purple pearl, but also had a fatal attraction to the carp. Zhang Chen's flesh and blood was wrapped in the golden light of the righteous god and thrown into the jade basin. The carp was still cautiously circling around the flesh and blood, hesitating to probe, but at this time, the pearl was attracted by the golden light of the righteous god and rushed over directly, wanting to absorb the power of the golden light.
Seeing this scene, the carp panicked, not wanting the pearl to take the lead, and then opened its mouth without saying a word, taking the lead to bite the pearl, directly biting off the fishing line and swallowing it together with the hook.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Chen was overjoyed, and secretly said in his heart: "It's done!"
"Continue! The power of blood filth is not enough, you need to do it seven or eight more times," the Great自在Heavenly Demon stood in front of the jade basin, rubbing his hands excitedly, his eyes full of excitement.
Zhang Chen turned his head and glanced at the Great自在Heavenly Demon suspiciously. He was plotting against the carp, so why was he so happy?
The Great自在Heavenly Demon noticed his gaffe, so he quickly restrained the expression on his face, and explained unhurriedly: "I was just thinking that we can't miss this opportunity. If we have the chance, we must swallow its dragon soul. At that time, our strength will be even better."
Speaking of this, the Great自在Heavenly Demon urged Zhang Chen: "I think the power of blood filth is not enough, you might as well hide the blood god child in it as well. Anyway, you don't need your blood god child right now, so why not use the blood god child to transform the carp? When that old guy Zhang Shicheng transforms into a dragon and ascends to the sky, when the fish leaps over the dragon gate, his true spirit will definitely return. At that time, his soul will be defiled by the power of the blood sea, that is the best time for us to harvest."
Hearing this, Zhang Chen glanced at the Great自在Heavenly Demon. After thinking for a moment, he felt that what the other party said made sense. The blood god child was very secretive, not only could it devour flesh, blood, essence, qi, and spirit, but it could also secretly hide in the souls of living beings.
If Zhang Shicheng's soul returns and swallows the carp's soul, he will definitely swallow the blood god child along with it.
At that time, if he called the blood god child to devour Zhang Shicheng's soul, to what incredible extent would his blood god child grow?
But what does all this have to do with the Great自在Heavenly Devil? What is that old codger so happy about?
But regardless of what the Great自在Heavenly Devil is excited about, this matter is entirely beneficial to him, and Zhang Chen has no reason to refuse.
The skin on Zhang Chen's body wriggled, and before long, flesh and blood had regenerated, restoring him to his original state, with no trace of having been carved out.
Zhang Chen raised his knife and cut off another piece of flesh. This time, the Blood God Child emerged directly from the blood sea within Zhang Chen's core, attaching itself to the blood and burrowing into the carved-out flesh.
Then, Zhang Chen stretched out his palm, covering the flesh with the aura of a True God, and casually tossed it into the jade basin. As soon as the flesh fell into the jade basin, the purple pearl rushed over impatiently, eager to absorb the light of the True God before the carp. However, the carp flicked its tail, directly knocking the pearl away, and then swallowed the flesh in one gulp.
"It's done!" The Great自在Heavenly Devil rubbed his hands together excitedly. "That Zhang Shicheng is doomed this time."
Zhang Chen put away his fishing rod and carefully sensed the Blood God Child. He saw the Blood God Child, wrapped in the power of blood and filth, directly penetrate the carp's blood, defiling the carp's essence, energy, and spirit, and transforming its bloodline.
Then, the entire carp actually glowed with red light, and blood-red lotus flowers bloomed on its scales. The lotus flowers had eleven petals, looking very strange.
A faint lotus fragrance spread throughout the room, the fragrance seemingly there and not there, constantly swirling around Zhang Chen's nose.
"What kind of change is this?" Zhang Chen looked at the lotus patterns on the carp's body, feeling somewhat puzzled.
At the same time, within Zhang Chen's core, a huge storm raged in the sea of blood. Suddenly, a fish appeared in the sea of blood, constantly swimming in the boundless sea, frolicking among the lotus flowers.
The fish seemed identical to the carp outside, and there was a strange connection between them.
"How could this kind of change happen?" Zhang Chen was puzzled, turning his head to look at the Great自在Heavenly Devil, who was full of excitement, suspecting that this dog knew something.
"Don't ask me, I don't know anything." Before Zhang Chen could speak, the Great自在Heavenly Devil directly refused, "You don't even know your own methods, how would I know?"
Seeing that the Great自在Heavenly Devil was shirking responsibility and unwilling to tell him the truth, Zhang Chen was annoyed, but he didn't argue with him, because he had a premonition that the birth of the first living being in the sea of blood might be a good thing for him.
At this time, after the fish finished its transformation, it actually turned around and chased after the purple pearl. This time, its speed was even more agile with the blessing of the Blood God Child. The pearl's dodging became extremely clumsy compared to the fish, and it was actually bitten off a corner by the fish.
After eating a bite of the pearl, the fish's spirituality seemed to be even stronger, and a little bit of inexplicable luster flickered on its body, as if some kind of strange change had occurred.
"I say… if this fish chases after and gnaws on the pearl, will there be any trouble?" Zhang Chen turned to look at the Great自在Heavenly Devil, asking uncertainly.
"That fish is Zhang Shicheng's substitute, and that pearl represents the ancestral veins of the Pingbian Royal Mansion. If he wants to transform into a dragon, he must devour the fortune of the Northern Territory and seize the creation of the Northern Territory. He is devouring the fortune of his own family, so even if something bad happens, it's his family's business, what does it have to do with you?" the Great自在Heavenly Devil said.
As he spoke, the fish caught up with the pearl again and took another hard bite, gnawing off a piece of the edge.
Zhang Chen always felt that things were not as simple as the Great自在Heavenly Devil said, but he couldn't stop it, so he could only let it be.
Just as Zhang Chen was still struggling in his heart, the Great自在Heavenly Devil reminded him from the side: "If I were you, I would quickly carry the corpse and escape, or find a place to hide the corpse. This is what you should be considering now. If the Pingbian Royal Mansion's army catches up later, it will be difficult for you to escape. You can't possibly escape all the way with a water dragon above your head, can you?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen gathered his thoughts, turned his head to look at the corpse, patted the protective golden light on the corpse, and then decisively walked out of the house. Ultrasonic waves spread out to sense the situation in the city, and the next moment his eyes widened: " Goulan County is in chaos!"
In the dark night, fires blazed in Goulan County. Someone took advantage of the chaos to set fires, and now the entire courtyard is a wooden structure. Once the flames started, they could not be controlled. Before long, the entire city was ablaze.
The most important thing was that the army gathered in the city, and the baleful aura soared into the sky, making it impossible to use spells to put out the fire.
At this time, people from the pugilistic world took the opportunity to cause trouble. For a time, shouts of killing soared in Goulan County, and people from the pugilistic world fought with the army of the Pingbian Royal Mansion.
There were countless buildings in the city, and the army's advantage could not be brought into play. Moreover, with the city's people present, powerful crossbows could not be used. For a time, the Pingbian Royal Mansion was unable to quell the rebellion.
At this time, several thousand troops were gathered around the lake, searching for boats to cross over and suppress Zhang Chen.
However, Zhang Chen's heart moved, and all the water in the lake turned into weak water. A feather could not float, and a swallow could not cross. The boats were like stones, sinking directly as soon as they landed on the water.
Zhang Chen smiled triumphantly, carried his great-niece's body, and prepared to break through.
"For me, the corpse of my rebellious great-niece is always a big trouble. If I were alone, I could easily break through by using stealth techniques, but carrying my great-niece's corpse is like a bright target, and I can't escape at all. Even if I carry the Emperor's Daughter's corpse and break through the encirclement, there will be Yang God level and Yin God level experts blocking me outside the city. At that time, I will have no way to escape carrying the Emperor's Daughter's corpse." Zhang Chen quickly thought about a plan to break through:
"I must first deal with my great-niece's body before I have a chance to break through. Then, it will be easier for me to take the opportunity to escape alone. Moreover, I must not escape outside the city. If I escape outside the city, someone might be able to see through my methods. If my trump cards are revealed at that time, it will not be good. Only by taking the opportunity to use wonderful techniques to escape in the city can those people not use their magical powers in the city, and naturally they will not be able to discover my methods."
Zhang Chen's mind was very clear at this time, constantly thinking about various countermeasures.
"Perhaps I should dig a pit and bury her first?" Zhang Chen's mind flashed with the thought: "Of course, the most important thing is that the problem of the Emperor's Daughter's mysterious power leaking out must be solved, otherwise even if she is buried ten thousand feet underground, it will still attract that group of people."