Chapter 163 - Golden-armored Fish (2/2)

The two of them lifted the fish together. It was five to six hundred catties heavy and was gold in color. It looked like a koi but strangely, its head was covered in a thick layer of armor. This fish was already dead as the armor on its head was smashed with a blow from Little Wingsy. Only the tail of the fish still flopped back and forth reflexively.

“Senior Brother Li, Master, what fish is this?” Ye Chen grinned at Li Xu and Master Apothecary Xuanyi. It was such a large fish. Could it have been alive for hundreds of years?

“This is a Golden-armored Fish, also known as the Hercules Fish. This one seems like it’s a few decades old,” Li Xu replied almost mechanically as he stared blankly at the head of the Golden-armored Fish. The armor-like layer on the head of the Golden-armored Fish was its skull, which even Tenth Level combatants might not be able to break with a punch. One had to be at least Earthly Venerable Rank or above to do that. However, this Golden-armored Fish’s skull was indeed broken and it was broken with a single punch by a five-year-old child!

Li Xu glanced at Master Apothecary Xuanyi. The latter’s eyes also revealed great shock.

“It’s only a few decades old.” Ye Chen was slightly disappointed. He thought that it would be several centuries old judging by how large it was. Wait, Golden-armored Fish? Hercules Fish? Ye Chen suddenly remembered the history of the Golden-armored Fish. It was a major supplement that was greatly beneficial to both Celestial Chi and the Astral Body. Even if it was only two to three years old, the effect was no less than a Millennial Fetal Ginseng. A huge fish like this was a super treasure! The Golden-armored Fish was extremely fierce and could swim incredibly fast. Not even fishing boats using nets could catch them. The boats might even end up capsizing. In addition, this fish was extremely rare and was said to live far out at sea and was much more precious than the Millennial Fetal Ginseng. He never thought that there would be one here. This place really was a sea in the past.

“It’s enough that this Golden-armored Fish has lived for a few decades. If it had lived for hundreds of years, it would have grown as big as this lake!” Li Xu was speechless. Ye Chen was too greedy.

“Hehe.” Ye Chen laughed in embarrassment. He was very excited. He did not expect Little Wingsy to catch such a huge treasure.

Squeak squeak. Little Tanuki said something that made Little Wingsy’s face flush in happiness. Perhaps Little Tanuki praised him.

“Ye Chen, use Heavenly Pure Water to wash this Golden-armored Fish first before keeping it well. If others find out about this, they may covet it,” Master Apothecary Xuanyi instructed Ye Chen. In the face of such treasures, Master Apothecary Xuanyi was still able to maintain his calm but others may not.

“Yes, Master.” Ye Chen and Little Wingsy cleaned the Golden-armored Fish with Heavenly Pure Water and moved it into the armguard space. The Golden-armored Fish was a good material for alchemy and had moderate characteristics. No matter what pills were being refined, as long as it was mixed with some flesh from the Golden-armored Fish, it would become a Tier Eight or Tier Nine super pill.

Lei Yi, Hao Feng, Yan Cheng, and the others had seen Ye Chen keeping the Golden-armored Fish, and their eyes were filled with deep jealousy. They knew very well how precious the Golden-armored Fish was. If they ate just a bit of it, even people with bad aptitude like them could reach the Earthly Venerable Rank in ten years. However, although they coveted Ye Chen’s treasure, the show of strength displayed by Little Wingsy earlier had forced them to press down their greedy thoughts. Little Wingsy had shattered the skull of the Golden-armored Fish with one blow. That strength was too terrifying. Furthermore, Ye Chen was protected by Master Apothecary Xuanyi now, so they could not make any moves.

After keeping the Golden-armored Fish, they continued to fish.

Master Apothecary Xuanyi and Li Xu looked at their motionless floats and back at Ye Chen and Little Wingsy. They could not help but smile bitterly. Their fishing skills were no match for even a five-year-old child. They were ashamed.

Ye Chen looked at his black barrel. He had only caught a few small fishes that were no match for the Golden-armored Fish caught by Little Wingsy. No, he could not fall behind.

Ye Chen lowered his head and thought. The bait used by everyone was the same, so why were Little Wingsy and he so lucky to catch fishes but others did not? Of course! Apart from the bait, attaching a trace of Celestial Chi on the hook was critical. The Celestial Chi in his body was very different than that of ordinary people, so perhaps that Celestial Chi was attractive to the fishes in the lake, causing them to take the bait one after another. Furthermore, Little Wingsy was an ancient species. Although Little Wingsy did not have Celestial Chi in his body, there was definitely a unique way to attract the attention of the fishes, which allowed him to catch the fierce Golden-armored Fish.

“Ye Chen, is Little Wingsy an Earthly-Venerable One? Why can’t I sense the Celestial Chi fluctuations on Little Wingsy’s body?” To the side, Li Xu could no longer resist and asked.

“Little Wingsy isn’t an Earthly Venerable One. He has extraordinary talent and was born with incredible strength. That’s why he could smash the skull of the Golden-armored Fish with one blow.” Ye Chen shook his head. The fact that Little Wingsy was an ancient mystical Winged Serpent could not be revealed to anyone.

“I see.” Li Xu nodded. That natural-born strength was too powerful. Li Xu said, “It’s better not to tell others about his natural strength.”

“Yes.” Ye Chen nodded. He could see that Master Apothecary Xuanyi and Li Xu treated him well. They truly thought of him and were trustworthy.

A group of registered apprentices sat a distance away and did not notice what had happened.