376 A Strange Fish (1/2)

Yun Yang was truly distraught, and understandably so! Anyone would be if faced with this situation.

No matter how much he was vexed about it though, he could not do anything to the fish. After all, he had tried too many a times and knew that he could not really touch the fish, no matter what method he used. Otherwise, he would have long acted upon it. He could only watch as the giant fish that swallowed and expelled him swam away.

However, it was at this moment that an unexpected event occurred. The giant fish stopped abruptly and began twirling where it was as if it was looking for something…

Its large eyes, that was the size of a house, were wide as they searched the waters.

The giant fellow realized with a start that it seemed to have eaten something rather amazing.

Although it had only gone through its stomach once, it had refreshed it and made it feel good. Even its body seemed to have grown slightly bigger.

It was unbelievable! How could it forgo such an amazing meal?

So this gigantic creature faltered. It was not leaving. Realizing the wonder, it was searching for the gem. Everything was just a matter of course.

However, the search was futile. The giant fish was disappointed, but another thought came to it. How had it gotten the gem earlier? It was just swallowing and expelling water; it would just repeat the same motions. Thus, it went off in its search, swimming back and forth while swallowing and expelling at the same time. Gradually, that section of the Lunar River became a huge whirlpool.

In spite of this, the water's surface was calm as a mirror.

Of course, Yun Yang would not commit the same mistake twice. He stuck close under the big creature's fin. No matter how the fish searched and swallowed, as long as it could not swallow its fin, he would not go into its stomach.

Yun Yang was puzzled as well. The fish had obviously missed him earlier. After cultivating the Holy Water Charm, he was one with the water, tangible but formless. Even he could not find himself! How could the creature have sensed him?

Yun Yang had obviously ignored something, something very important.

When Yun Zuiyue fed Yun Yang those treasured resources of the heaven and earth, she had already made Yun Yang a human form of the same ingredients. Even if his physical form was turned into a stream of water, the medicinal strength would not disappear. It would only be expelled from his pores as part of his metabolism.

As for the giant, humongous fish, it was exactly that which it had enjoyed and was looking for more, having tasted richness.

”It’s probably hard to get out of this situation now. Since it’s so difficult, why don’t I take the opportunity to study this fish?”

Yun Yang executed the Holy Water Charm delicately to ensure he stayed in the form of a stream of water, darting back and forth around this big creature’s body to observe it carefully.

”This fish has made a huge stir, but it didn’t make me feel threatened. Its skills aren’t practical nor is it adequate… I wonder if it tastes good. Too bad, this river’s fish can be seen but not touched, nor caught. What a regret!”

Yun Yang then suddenly had a wild thought, ”Right, since this fish is so titanic, will it have a core?”

Thinking about it, Yun Yang had the wild idea to re-enter the giant fish’s stomach and have a look. He did just that – slipping into the big fellow’s mouth with a swoosh.

The giant fish was sucking with a widely agape mouth, hoping to swallow some gems again, but before a new cycle could begin, it felt a stream of water rushing into its mouth straight into its stomach.

Its opened mouth, that could very well swallow a city gate whole, stayed frozen as it was stunning.

What? What happened?

As the large fellow remained in a stunned silence, Yun Yang had already successfully entered its stomach.

The fish of the Lunar River that could not be touched with his original physical state was actually accessible through his water state!

Yun Yang executed the Holy Water Charm carefully as he went on his way, searching. With his cautious control, he would not spit out by the fish’s reflex. However, the benefits that the giant was reaping from his presence was growing increasingly strong.

The giant fish still did not understand what had happened. It only knew that it had swallowed the beneficial gem again and that some oddities were lingering in its stomach. Out of natural instinct and fear that its similar species would come to snatch it away, the giant fish quieted down immediately and bolted forward all the way in delight, carrying Yun Yang along in its merry way.

Its speed was ten times faster than Yun Yang when he was moving with his first stage of Holy Water Charm!

The gigantic fish would never have thought that the person in its stomach had no good intention at all and was slowly but surely approaching its vital point now.

Yun Yang, who was swimming leisurely in the fish's stomach, sensed a flash of bright light in front and followed it, going forward slowly until he arrived at the dazzling spot.

Looking properly, Yun Yang could not help but gasp, even with his usual calm demeanor.

Right in front of him hung a bunch of massive… grapes? No, it was something similar, but its size was much larger than grapes.