Chapter 264 – Eight Whiskered Catfish (2/2)

Lei Yu then released his spiritual energy to probe the area, “There’s something in the water!” Lei Yu cried out.

One could see the surface of the river ripple with a “splash,” before a big fish appeared!

“What is it?!” Lei Yu examined it and realized it was a catfish with eight whiskers and its body length was at least ten meters. A fish this size was unheard of, and Lei Yu was certain this fish had formed its essence and gained intelligence.

The eight whiskered catfish leapt out of the water and somersaulted in the air before diving back down into the water. The mist of water floated towards Lei Yu semi drenching him. The next moment, a person broke out of the water surface. This person was dressed completely in black and looked no different from any other human, except that it had a long beard on its chin.

“You were that previous eight whiskered catfish?” Lei Yu narrowed his eyes.

“Right, and you happen to be trespassing in my territory so shouldn’t I show up to take a look?” The eight whiskered catfish in human form started approaching Lei Yu.

“What do you want?” Lei Yu flipped his palms, ready to retrieve his Sky Devouring Sword.

The eight whiskered catfish smiled and sat down next to Lei Yu. “No need to be so worked up, I don’t have any malicious intent.”

What made Lei Yu surprised was that he couldn’t sense the level of strength this eight whiskered catfish had. Could he also be someone that had broken past the Nascent Soul and has reached the Fusion Soul or even later stages?

After swallowing hard, Lei Yu deliberately shuffled away a bit.

“What kind of place is this?”

The eight whiskered catfish smiled, “Scaling Dragon Cave.”

“Cave? Where’s the cave?” After looking around, there was nothing around Lei Yu apart from the wide river in front of him, not to mention a cave entrance.

“Dummy, it’s underwater!”

“Uh…” The way this unfamiliar beast said that made Lei Yu speechless.

“So what do you want from me?” Asked Lei Yu in a suspicious manner.

“I want to ask, is your name Lightning?”

“How did you know?!” Lei Yu bounced up off the ground with shock in his eyes.

“Follow me.” After saying that, the eight whiskered catfish walked towards the river. Lei Yu blinked a few times but still followed. He didn’t think this creature had any ill intentions or else the creature would have already made a move against him. But what was it planning? What medicine was it selling in its pot? ¹

“Splash!” The eight whiskered catfish splashed droplets of water everywhere after diving into the river. After a brief thought, Lei Yu also jumped in. He then released his internal energy to wrap around his body. By doing this, the water was forced a few centimeters away and couldn’t penetrate through the barrier of energy.

The underwater world made Lei Yu shocked. The surface made it look like a regular river but it was actually very wide below and even ran under the mountains. With the many species of fishes swimming about, Lei Yu felt like this was the most fantastic underwater scene he had ever encountered.

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¹ - What is this person hiding up its sleeve.