Chapter 28: Strange Fish

  Affected by the storage ring and spirit stone, now seeing the earthly low-grade secret book, Ye Chen is not so excited, of course, he is happy.

  Leaf dust took out the last item, temporarily putting away the secret book.

  A long sword with scabbard.

  The scabbard is a deep blue color, with carvings of mountains, water, birds and fish on the surface. The hilt is long and slender, and the guard is shaped like a tiger's head, swallowing the blade whole.

  Clang!

  The sword was drawn out, a streak of bright and dazzling sword energy shot out, cutting a three-foot-long mark on the stone room wall, extremely sharp.

  "What a fine treasured sword, it can even emit its own sword energy." Ye Chen's eyes lit up, a weapon that could emit its own energy had already surpassed the category of ordinary weapons and risen to the level of divine artifacts. In his memory, the Ye family also had a treasured family heirloom sword called "Absolute Shadow", which could pierce through the air and kill silently.

  As expected, this treasured sword is worth over a million taels of silver.

  The only pity is that Ye Chen doesn't use a knife, but a sword. In his opinion, the sword is the king of all weapons, with the highest overall evaluation. Moreover, people who practice swords often account for half of all practitioners, but very few can really master it, fewer than any other weapon.

  The cold blade was sheathed, and Ye Chen's gaze fell back onto the charred ground. If he wasn't mistaken, the owner of the stone chamber had already died, having been burned to ashes by the fire of his own true energy during meditation. As a result, the Storage Spirit Ring had also fallen into the ashes.

  He bowed three times in front of the ashes, and Ye Chen muttered to himself: "Senior, although you didn't leave much behind, it's very useful to me. Ye Chen, an outer disciple of Yunyun Sect, is bowing to you here, hoping that you won't blame me for taking your legacy."

  Three consecutive bows, Ye Chen felt a little sentimental. Judging from the relics, this deceased predecessor's cultivation was not low, at least above the Bao Yuan realm, or even reached the Xing Ji realm. Unfortunately, in the end, he still couldn't escape the fate of walking into madness and being consumed by his own inner demons. This is the cruelty of cultivation: one must deal with external calamities while also overcoming their own self.

  In the underground world where it was unknown whether it was day or night, Ye Chen, unable to find a way out, simply began to cultivate the Jade Tempering and Body Strengthening Technique inside.

  Tempering Jade and Strengthening the Body, First Formula had long been mastered by him. The Second Formula was practiced to the realm of harmony between rigidity and flexibility, only lacking the emergence of divine power within his body, just like Xu Jing's sister.

  What is divine power?

  The most common good horse in the True Spirit Continent is called the Black Brown Horse. This horse runs like flying, with a strong physique, and without accelerating, it can exert a force of 2,000 kilograms with just a slight bump, which is called divine power.

  Ye Chen's strength is now around 1,500 jin, not far from 2,000 jin. However, he knows that the closer he gets to his limit, the slower his strength grows, and the time it takes to gain the next 500 jin will definitely exceed the previous period.

  Yedu pulled out a few bottles of body-refining cream from his bosom, took off his clothes, and carefully applied it to his skin.

  Until his skin shone with oil, highlighting the muscles one by one, Ye Dun finally began to show off his skills, practicing his fists in a rhythmic pattern.

  The boxing method is still Vajra Fist.

  The more overbearing the fist method is, the more thorough the physical training will be. The Diamond Fist is no exception. Of course, at this time, the Diamond Fist is different from usual, but it is practiced in conjunction with the second mantra of the Tempering Jade Strengthening Technique, one internal and one external, with a more pronounced effect.

  "Vajra crossing the river!" "Vajra pounding the mortar!" "Vajra entering the sea!" "Vajra boundless!"

  Yedu's movements gradually became more fluid as he entered a state of complete focus, his fists weaving intricate patterns in the air.

  Faintly, the sound of blood surging violently through Ye Chen's body could be heard, like the Yangtze River. On the contrary, his heartbeat was getting slower and slower, but it was very powerful, the thumping sound was like beating a big drum, shaking his entire skeleton.

  It was unknown how long had passed when Ye Chen suddenly opened his eyes and, with a swift movement, punched the trunk of a large tree covered in dust.

  Bang!

  The trunk of the big tree was extremely hard and only cracked a few fissures.

  "This tree is so hard, but my strength has increased a lot, it should be around 1,500 or 1,600 catties! I didn't expect the Quanyu Strong Body Incantation to be so effective."

  In just a short period of time, his strength increased by nearly 100 catties, something that Golden Fist cannot achieve.

  After resting for a while, Ye Chen felt his stomach was a bit hungry. The previous movements had consumed all the extra energy in his body, and he needed to replenish it with new energy.

  Walking to the riverbank, Ye Chen said quietly: The fish in here should be edible, right?

  The river water is deep and clear, through the surface of the water can see the shadows in the depths, small ones are as long as a foot, large ones exceed half a zhang, swimming speed is quite fast, tail swing, body suddenly jump out seven or eight meters, instantly disappear from human sight.

  Picking up a piece of broken stone from the ground, Ye Chen let out a low shout, "Give me a shot!"

  Under the force of thousands of kilograms, the broken stone was even more fierce than a hidden weapon, piercing through the air in a straight line and instantly drilling into the bottom of the water.

  Originally, Ye Chen was just testing the distance of the fish and the refraction of the water, but unexpectedly, a casual strike hit a half-zhang long black shadow.

  Splash!

  In an instant, the black shadow's body flipped over and burst out of the water.

  Among the splashing water, what caught his eye was a dark brown strange fish with thorns on its cheeks, a sturdy and powerful body, and an uneven surface.

  The strange fish opened its mouth full of saw-like teeth and bit towards Ye Chen's head.

  Ye Chen smiled faintly and struck a punch at the monster fish's abdomen with a bent waist.

  Clang!

  The monster fish's skin was as hard as steel, leaving Ye Chen astonished. To think that his current punch could shatter a large boulder into dust, yet he couldn't break through the opponent's defense.

  Bang!

  The strange fish retreated half a meter under the impact of the punch, its long, slender tail sweeping out like an ox's tail, making a loud whooshing sound that even Ye Chen didn't dare to get close to.

  At the critical moment, Ye Chen did not choose to retreat, took out the treasured knife from the storage ring, and slashed it out with one knife.

  With a plop, the monster fish's tail was cut off and fell down.

  The strange fish fell into the river and swam desperately towards the depths, not daring to attack Ye Chen again.

  He let out a wry smile, and Ye Chen knew that without the treasured sword, dealing with this strange fish wouldn't be so easy. Whether or not he could break through its defenses was still a question, but it seemed that the strange fish didn't have any demonic aura emanating from it, so it probably wasn't a demon beast. It should be an ancient species with extraordinary innate abilities!

  The fish tail is three feet long and as thick as a bowl mouth, enough for Ye Chen to eat a full meal.

  Fire starter has always been carried with him, Ye Chen Mali's rising fire heap, putting the fish tail rack on to burn.

  A moment later, an unheard-of fragrance wafted out, making Ye Chen's fingers move greatly.

  Seizing the fish tail, Ye Xuan took a bite, and the tender fish meat almost bit his tongue.

  "It's incredibly surprising, the fish meat is like beef, and also like chicken, with a kind of indescribable rich flavor, very chewy... wait, why is my body starting to feel hot?"

  In the belly that swallowed fish meat, Ye Chen's body suddenly felt a wave of heat, a hot flow centered on his stomach, spreading to all parts of his body, penetrating into his muscles, blood, and even bone marrow, wave after wave, warm and cozy.