You, a fish, also have a fear of the deep sea

Ye Chen turned around and looked at the Soul Fish.

The Soul Fish looked at Ye Chen with a terrified expression, paused for a moment, and then stammered, "I, I stole its things to eat."

"Huh? No wonder. To dare to steal Gun Gun's food—no wonder Gun Gun is so angry."

The more Gun Gun thought about it, the angrier it became, so it stepped forward and slapped the Soul Fish on the head.

"Stop hitting me, stop hitting me, I know I was wrong."

The Soul Fish kept shouting, "I was wrong."

Ye Chen grabbed Gun Gun and said, "Gun Gun, that's enough."

"Hmph!"

Gun Gun huffed angrily and squatted down to the side.

Ye Chen squinted at the Soul Fish. This creature looked very strange. He asked, "Soul Fish, do you live down below? What is it like down there?"

"I don't know. I live in a small cave. I don't dare to go into the water."

"Hmm? Why?"

"Because, because I have thalassophobia."

"Hmm?"

Ye Chen was stunned for a moment.

"You're a fish, and you're telling me you have thalassophobia and are afraid of water?"

"Yes, I'm really afraid of water. I'm super afraid of water," the Soul Fish said, opening its two big eyes wide.

"Fine."

"By the way, there is a Land of Death down there. If you aren't afraid, you can go take a look. Many things live there, and there are many good things below."

The Soul Fish said repeatedly.

Ye Chen became interested when he heard this: "Land of Death? What does that mean? What is it like?"

"My clansmen told me. There is a Treasure-Spitting Monster down there. It spits out and excretes many good things. It's very powerful and is the Lord of the River in this area," the Soul Fish said while recalling.

Ye Chen and the others exchanged a look. Ye Chen looked at the Soul Fish: "Let's go. Lead the way."

"I can't! I'm really afraid of water!"

Ye Chen called out to Gun Gun.

Gun Gun immediately walked over, pinched the Soul Fish's ear, and shouted loudly, "Are you going or not! Are you going or not!"

"Ah! It hurts! I'll go, I'll go, I'll take you there!"

The Soul Fish had evidently fought with Gun Gun before and had been thrashed, which was why it was so afraid of Gun Gun.

The Soul Fish reluctantly came to the side of the Black River, gritted its teeth, and jumped in.

Ye Chen and the others followed behind, jumping into the water one after another.

Before this, Ye Chen had exchanged for four waterproof shields, so there was no need to worry about clothes getting wet or breathing issues.

After diving for a full half-hour, a cave entrance suddenly appeared on the riverbed.

The Soul Fish pointed at it and dove in first. Ye Chen and the others followed.

Upon entering the cave, a powerful gravitational pull suddenly struck, and the figures of the group began to fall rapidly.

They fell for a minute before landing on the ground.

"There's actually another world inside here!" Hong Ye said in surprise.

This place was like another world. There was no water; below was a desolate expanse.

Although there was an opening in the river above, for some reason, not a single drop of water fell down.

This space was truly peculiar.

"Where is that place you mentioned? If there's nothing I like, see if I don't beat you to death!" Gun Gun threatened, raising its little fist.

"Right ahead, right ahead!"

The Soul Fish hurried to the front to lead the way.

Ye Chen and the others followed.

Five minutes later, they arrived at a karst cave.

Rather than a cave, it was more like a deep pit.

There were many things inside, and surrounding it was a group of monsters that looked exactly like the Soul Fish.

When those monsters saw the Soul Fish arrive, they hurriedly saluted: "Greetings, Leader."

The group was stunned. This Soul Fish was actually the leader of this bunch.

Among them were several that were Rank LV41.

The Soul Fish said to the group with its head held high: "You lot, leave here quickly. I have guests."

"Yes!"

The group did not hesitate at all and turned to leave.

After seeing their information clearly, Ye Chen finally understood.

The highest Rank among those guys was only Elite Rank.

As a Lord Rank, the Soul Fish's status was naturally much higher than theirs.

"Lord Ye Chen, there aren't many good things here right now. We can wait a bit. I estimate the Lord of the River will pass by here before long."

The Soul Fish said, bowing respectfully.

Ye Chen nodded and stood there waiting.

After waiting for an hour and a half, the space vibrated, and Ye Chen looked up.

Above was actually that Black River, its water flowing slowly in the air.

A massive figure swam past, over a hundred meters long, and exceptionally fat, with a body width of about sixty meters.

[Tam]

Rank: LV85

Rank: Monarch Rank

Attribute: Water

...

Another existence similar to Aoun!

Zhang Zheng's pupils constricted, his eyes filled with terror.

Such a monster was chilling just to look at.

Clang, clang, clang!

Some things fell from the tail of the Tam, landing squarely in the pit right in front of them.

As the items fell, a group of creatures quickly surrounded them.

Perhaps noticing Ye Chen and the others, they didn't dare to come forward.

They could only skulk in the darkness, staring at the situation here.

The Tam continued to swim above, occasionally emitting low roars.

After the Tam swam away, the group finally came to their senses.

Looking at the things in the pit, Ye Chen frowned slightly.

"This… this is no Treasure-Spitting Monster; it's clearly a Treasure-Excreting Monster. If I'm not mistaken, these things are all excrement from that thing."

Hong Ye said, frowning.

Looking at the shiny things in the pit, Ye Chen couldn't muster any interest at all.

"Boss, if this stuff is pretty good, why don't you want it?" Gun Gun asked curiously.

It was indeed good stuff. These items were called Gold-Tempering Crystals.

They were excellent Materials for forging weapons. Whether crafting weapons or forging them, adding these Gold-Tempering Crystals could increase the weapon's strength and armor-piercing capability.

Moreover, this was a whole pile. Even if taken out to sell, it could fetch a high price.

"Forget it, Junior Brother Ye Chen. Treasure is treasure, no matter how ugly. Don't worry about where these things came from; let's just collect them all."

After Hong Ye finished speaking, she stepped forward and began to collect these Gold-Tempering Crystals.

Ye Chen stepped forward and collected them together.

Zhang Zheng gritted his teeth and went to collect them as well.

One hundred grams of Gold-Tempering Crystals could be divided into one portion, and there was over a hundred jin of them here.

This Tam, that was really quite a lot to excrete in one go.

After packing everything up, they stood up.

The monsters hiding to the side saw that the items had been taken by Ye Chen and the others, so they snorted and dispersed.

They had come here to eat these things. Now that the items were gone, there was no point in them staying here.

"How do we get back from here?" Ye Chen asked the Soul Fish.

The Soul Fish pointed upward: "Just keep swimming upstream from here. Keep going upstream, and you'll reach the land."

Ye Chen nodded and flew upward.

Arriving under the river, Ye Chen touched it with his hand, and his fingers could pass through without obstruction.

Ye Chen was then relieved. The four of them entered the river and swam upward.

After a long time, they finally returned to the shore.