66: Speedy Herring

Earlier, in the morning.

Su Yuan had no idea how long he had been traveling in the Underground Dark River when he spotted a tiny glimmer of light.

This invigorated him. He didn't know how long he had been in this Underground Dark River, or how many Cave Catfish and other subterranean creatures he had eaten.

Su Yuan immediately swallowed the half-eaten Bān Hú in his mouth and began to surface. His soft, flexible body stretched and changed, and even his hard beak began to transform, allowing him to easily pass through the small rock crevice.

Su Yuan immediately felt a change in the water temperature; it had warmed considerably. Above the surface, a giant fireball was clearly visible.

At the same time, Su Yuan also sensed the concentration of Qi here was much lower than in Dayang Lake, perhaps similar to Qingxi Town.

However, since he had evolved the ability to sense Qi, he hadn't been to Qingxi Town, so this was just a guess.

"It's already daylight!"

As Su Yuan muttered to himself, he saw plump, large fish swimming before his eyes.

He saw plump Bighead Carp, robust Grass Carp, and succulent Large Carp, and he almost drooled.

Rarely, there were no Suckerfish or Tilapia here. Su Yuan had eaten far too many of these two types of fish and was starting to feel sick of them.

These native fish, in his opinion, were simply beautiful, each with high aesthetic appeal.

Just then, a robust Goby suddenly shot over. Its small mouth was filled with tiny, sharp teeth, and it lunged at one of Su Yuan's outstretched tentacles.

In an instant, Su Yuan's tentacle suddenly moved, instantly coiling around the Goby and sending it into his mouth to be swallowed whole.

"You devoured a Goby and gained 0.8 evolution points."

"Not bad, the taste is decent, not much worse than the fish in the Underground Dark River."

Su Yuan then looked at his surroundings and realized he seemed to be in a river.

This river was not large, only about eight meters wide, and looking at the surrounding environment, it should be located in a town.

However, due to Su Yuan's arrival, this body of water was in chaos, with countless fish, shrimp, and crabs frantically fleeing, terrified by Su Yuan.

On this early morning, before the temperature had risen, there were still some people fishing under the banyan and willow trees along the bank.

"Oh, a fish! It seems to be a big one!"

Suddenly, an old man fishing exclaimed, his fishing rod almost pulled away by an immense force.

"Indeed, after this heavy rain, there are many big fish in the river! Old Liu also caught a giant fish yesterday!"

Several men fishing saw this and quickly ran over to help.

However, the strength of this big fish was beyond their expectations. The old man's face turned red, and he was almost dragged into the river.

Fortunately, his fishing friends arrived and quickly held him back.

"This fish has so much strength! This fish is definitely bigger than the one Old Liu caught yesterday!"

The fishermen exclaimed, one holding the old man by the waist, and the other two together pulling the fishing rod.

Even with four people working together, they felt it was difficult. The fishing rod was completely bent out of shape, and even all four of them were pulled a few steps towards the river.

Underwater, Su Yuan watched ahead. A Black Carp over three meters long, with sharp teeth growing from its mouth, was biting the fish hook and struggling.

"Do these people know that the fish they are catching is a mutated big fish that could threaten human life?"

Su Yuan couldn't help but wonder.

A mutated Black Carp over three meters long definitely had the ability to threaten the life and safety of an adult.

The mutated Black Carp's eyes gleamed fiercely. Its massive body gave it immense strength, and it could be seen that the fish hook in its mouth was not embedded in its flesh but was being bitten by it.

This was indeed a fishing trip, but the roles of hunter and prey might be different than usual.

"Oh no, I just got here and haven't even started hunting yet. Don't go attracting a whole bunch of people for me."

Su Yuan watched the Black Carp unleash its strength, slowly pulling the fishermen into the river, and thought to himself.

At the same time, it slowly swam over using its Camouflage Ability. A slender tentacle, like an invisible giant python, extended towards this mutated Black Carp.

However, the mutated Black Carp's perception was beyond Su Yuan's expectation. When it was ten meters away, it keenly sensed something.

The mutated Black Carp suddenly turned its head, its gaze like an eagle's, sharply looking at Su Yuan.

"I've been discovered?"

Su Yuan was a bit astonished. This was the first time his Beginner Camouflage Ability had been seen through.

Unlike the Seven-Colored Toothed Fish's tracking last time, this Black Carp was looking directly at Su Yuan's body.

The next moment, the mutated Black Carp's actions were even more unexpected by Su Yuan.

Its eyes flashed with ferocity, it spat out the fish hook in its mouth, and in an instant, it burst forth with astonishing speed, rushing towards Su Yuan!

"Such incredible speed!"

Su Yuan's eyes narrowed. The opponent's speed was simply something he had never seen before!

In the blink of an eye, this mutated Black Carp had already rushed in front of one of Su Yuan's tentacles, bit down, took a chunk of flesh, and then left with an uncanny posture.

The instant after it left, Su Yuan's tentacle then shot out countless Claws and coiled around, but it grabbed nothing but air.

On the river surface, four people were pulling the fishing rod together, but suddenly, the immense force on the rod disappeared. All four of them simultaneously fell backward, ending up in a chaotic heap.

"Ow, what the heck! What happened!"

"The big fish got off the hook?"

The fishermen lay on the ground, grimacing, unable to get up for a long time... underwater.

Su Yuan's eyes were incredibly cold. Looking at the mutated Black Carp, which was clearly incredibly excited after eating a piece of his flesh, he thought coldly in his heart: "Dare to eat my flesh? Then pay with your life!"

Su Yuan watched the rapidly moving mutated Black Carp. Eight tentacles swept out, encompassing this area of water, forming a relatively absolute defense!

Each tentacle's natural length exceeded fourteen meters, and when stretched, they were even more astonishing, instantly covering the mutated Black Carp within their attack range.

However, the mutated Black Carp was not only incredibly fast, but its agility was also astonishing. It escaped the strangulation of the eight tentacles with various incredible postures.

"I couldn't even catch it like that?!"

Su Yuan frowned slightly, remembering a saying.

In all martial arts, speed is paramount!

After escaping, the mutated Black Carp did not leave; instead, it charged at Su Yuan again.

"Presumptuous!"

Su Yuan's eyes grew cold, glowing with an unusual light. His voice, strangely, resonated in the mutated Black Carp's spiritual world.

He refused to believe it; no matter how fast you are, can you still dodge this invisible attack targeting the mind?

The next moment, the mutated Black Carp's body abruptly paused, its entire body shaking frantically, and a hint of madness occasionally flashed in its pupils, as if it were struggling.

"Die for me!"

Su Yuan's eyes were utterly cold. A tentacle instantly coiled around the mutated Black Carp, and a terrifying force erupted, instantly breaking most of the mutated Black Carp's bones!

The next moment, Su Yuan's beak opened, like a giant abyssal maw, and he swallowed the mutated Black Carp in one gulp.

"You devoured a Black Carp and gained 1500 evolution points."

"That much! As much as that Seven-Colored Toothed Fish!"

Su Yuan was a bit surprised, but this mutated Black Carp's speed was simply too fast. If the Seven-Colored Toothed Fish had faced it, it would probably have met its demise.

Su Yuan then looked at his personal panel.

"evolution points: 6320 / 6000" (Increasing by devouring Qi) (Evolvable)