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Hua Ziguang let out a furious roar, and his sword let out a streak of light at the red-haired man on the lakeside.
âEven after being defeated, you dare to send yourself to your death. Today, Iâll-â
That red-haired man sneered upon seeing that violet sword-light. However, within that endless sword-light, he suddenly saw a black-robed man looking at him indifferently. His pupils shrank.
Hua Ziguangâs sword fell. The red-haired man had hastily dodged, while his own whip appeared, unleashing waves that prevented Hua Ziguang from approaching him.
âSorry, weâre busy.â
The red-haired man rapidly retreated as he summoned his power. His Heavenly Dao energy was soaring, but a cold voice suddenly rang out from behind him, making his hair stand on end.
At some unknown point, Long Chen had appeared behind him. He had no time to even wonder how Long Chen had gotten past his whip. Hence, he swung his whip at Long Chen.
His whip had just moved when a scale-covered hand caught it. He suddenly felt a jolt of numbness. Terrifying thunderforce was actually coming out of Long Chenâs hand.
The power the red-haired man had been about to use to activate his divine item was interrupted. He pulled as hard as he could, but he found that he couldnât budge his whip.
Just at this moment, violet sword-light pierced through his head.
The red-haired manâs aura vanished. Hua Ziguangâs attack had even killed his Yuan Spirit.
âNice attack.â Long Chen smiled. He had been very close to the red-haired man, but Hua Ziguangâs attack had stopped just three inches from Long Chenâs head. However, Long Chen didnât even blink.
The red-haired manâs corpse fell from the sky, and Hua Ziguang shook his head. âWithout you, I would have less than thirty percent chance of defeating him. As for killing him, there would probably be no hope at all. I canât accept your praise.â
âAlright, no need for pleasantries. Look around to see if that Scarlet Blood Spirit Fish of yours is still alive or whether it has been turned to crap.â
Hua Ziguang hastily flipped through the red-haired manâs spatial ring. He found quite a few treasures but no Scarlet Blood Spirit Fish.
Hua Ziguang suddenly stabbed through the red-haired manâs heart, and there was a scarlet sheen to the flowing fresh blood. He cursed, âThis bastard ate the Scarlet Blood Spirit Fish already. How hateful.â
This fellow had actually eaten it directly. It had to be known that a spiritual treasure like the Scarlet Blood Spirit Fish had to be consumed along with many other special medicines in order to fully stimulate its spiritual nature. Eating it directly meant that over fifty percent of its energy would be wasted. Thinking of that, Hua Ziguang had an urge to tear this corpse into a million pieces.
âThis bastard definitely learned how I had lured the Scarlet Blood Spirit Fish, so he didnât want to leave,â said Hua Ziguang. He looked at some leftover bait of his that was on the ground.
Long Chen glanced at it and saw over ten kinds of precious fruits and flowers crushed and pasted together. Hua Ziguang was quite smart to use this method. The Scarlet Blood Spirit Fish only liked to eat other things with great spirituality. Moreover, Hua Ziguang had also used a very tiny bamboo hook, as a metal hook was definitely unable to attract the Scarlet Blood Spirit Fish.
As for the red-haired man, someone from the ancient races definitely wouldnât understand something like this. He probably didnât even recognize the ingredients in the bait. Long Chen also saw a sharp hook that the red-haired man had just made, most likely to imitate Hua Ziguang.
âThereâs a formation around this lake, correct?â Long Chen looked at the vast lake.
âYes. Itâs protected by a strange formation, and if you enter the water, your spiritual yuan will be sucked away very quickly. Even your Spiritual Strength and Yuan Spirit energy will rapidly run out. Youâll die within an incense stickâs worth of time. Furthermore, you canât attack the lake. I tested it and almost got killed by a rain of water arrows,â said Hua Ziguang apprehensively.
Long Chen couldnât help being lost in thought. Now he was feeling that the Yin Yang World was truly bizarre. How could a masterless world have such a formation protecting a lake?
He looked at the lake. Then he thought of the circular mountain surrounded by Magical Beasts. Everything was so bizarre.
âSenior apprentice-brother Long Chen, letâs fish together. With us working together, our chances should improve. Right now, we donât have to worry about others competing against us, so we should have pretty good odds.â Hua Ziguang had already made several hooks, all made of bamboo. Even his string was made of the finest fibers at the bottom of tree bark. Long Chen hadnât expected Hua Ziguang to be such a craftsman.
âThis kind of fishing method has a very low chance of success. Furthermore, more and more people will be coming as time passes. With so many people from various powers coming, these Scarlet Blood Spirit Fish will definitely flee when they sense their killing intent.â Long Chen shook his head.
According to Yan Nantian, the Netherpassage experts had sacrificed so much of their life and death energy to send only the best of the best inside the Yin Yang World, just to get them ten to fifteen days of golden treasure-hunting time.
During this time, the number of people within the Yin Yang World was very low. Hence, their chances of having to fight over treasures were also low. This was the best time to gain some benefits.
Once a huge mass of experts entered, there would be opposition. Sometimes an enemy might just destroy a treasure that they couldnât obtain just so you also couldnât obtain it.
Cooking a good stew wasnât easy, but ruining it was simple. All you had to do was toss a ball of dung inside.
This was the ninth day since they had entered the Yin Yang World. Time was going too quickly. It had taken Long Chen several days to get around the nest of Magical Beasts. His time had been wasted.
If people started entering tomorrow, then there was no chance to succeed with Hua Ziguangâs method. Any expert from the ancient races, Corrupt path, or the Xuan Beasts could just toss a stone in the water, shout, or release the slightest killing intent, and it would scare away the Scarlet Blood Spirit Fish.
âThen what do we do? If we donât do anything, we wonât have any chance at all,â said Hua Ziguang anxiously.
âHere, use the tree bark to make a net. Weâll net the fish,â said Long Chen.
âWhat? The Scarlet Blood Spirit Fish are very slippery. That kind of net wonât catch them. Theyâll run,â said Hua Ziguang.
âItâs fine. The main thing is the bait. Iâm an alchemist, and I can make a bait that they can't resist. Once they eat it, theyâll fall asleep. Once thereâs enough of them, weâll pull up the net,â said Long Chen.
âAlright, then Iâll listen to you.â Hua Ziguang still followed Long Chenâs instructions even though he doubted them. He flew to the forest and began stripping a tree bark. Based on Long Chenâs design, he was weaving a net.
Long Chen was very familiar with this kind of net. When he was young, he was constantly bullied. Without any companions, he always stealthily ran over to the outskirts. Having often seen fishermen fishing, he knew a great deal about this kind of fish trap.
Once the fish entered the trap, the design made it difficult for them to leave. The inside was like a maze with only one exit.
Hua Ziguang was creating the trap, while Long Chen was picking out special spiritual ingredients from the primal chaos space. It included seeds, flowers, and fruit.
The Scarlet Blood Spirit Fish possessed great spirituality and only liked other things with great spirituality. This was something Long Chen understood even better than Hua Ziguang.
He picked out the best ingredients. Mashing them together, he made a flower ring.
âHm, it looks like a floral wreath? Well, thatâs fine.â Long Chen wasnât very satisfied with his own craftsmanship, but he decided that it was good enough.
With the flower ring complete, Long Chen also began refining some powders. He sprinkled them on the flower ring, and it began absorbing the powders.
Long Chen was done quickly, but Hua Ziguang was still busy working, so Long Chen joined him. They quickly finished the fish trap.
After finding a place near the shore with deep water, they slowly dropped the fish trap. There was a single long string the thickness of an egg attached to it. It was very sturdy.
The water was clearly clear, and with their vision, they were able to see the bottom of the lake. They quickly saw two-foot-long figures flit out of a crack at the bottom and swim over to Long Chenâs flower ring.
âTheyâve appeared!â exclaimed Hua Ziguang.
However, his excitement seemed to have startled the two Scarlet Blood Spirit Fish, and they vanished back into the cracks at the bottom.
âYour emotional fluctuations will be sensed by them. Calm down.â Long Chen patted Hua Ziguang on the shoulder.
Long Chen waved his hand, indicating that it was fine.
About an incense stickâs worth of time later, those two Scarlet Blood Spirit Fish swam back up. However, this time, they were very wary. They swam back and forth, moving as quick as lightning.
After swimming around the trap several times, they finally slowly swam inside.
They quickly reached the end. They swam around the flower ring a few times before carefully touching the fruit and petals Long Chen had added.
When the first one finished eating a small petal, its movements became sluggish. The other one was also starting to react to the medication Long Chen had added.
Just as Hua Ziguangâs heartbeat was quickening from excitement, Long Chen lightly pressed a hand against his back. His powerful Spiritual Yuan sealed all the fluctuations coming from Hua Ziguangâs body. âDonât get emotional. Youâll scare them off.â
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