Chapter 33: The Mysterious Water Pool

  "The third master of the Skull Mercenary Group, with a temper as explosive as fire and lightning. What's most annoying is that he's an extreme small person, and those who fall into his hands tend to end up in a miserable state." Cold Wind said indifferently, as if whatever words came out of his mouth were always flat and emotionless.

  Su Qingchen smiled wryly, lowered his head and fell into deep thought. Who did he offend that was so bad? He had to think of a way to deal with that person. If he hid in school and didn't go out, what would happen if he went out with his classmates in the future? Wouldn't it put them in danger? This wouldn't do, he had to come up with a solution to take care of that guy.

  Looking at Su Qingchen, who was deep in thought, Leng Feng smiled slightly and patted his shoulder, saying: "There is a golden fish in the small pond in front of you. I want you to catch it without harming a single scale within seven days."

  After hearing Leng Feng's words, Su Qingchen woke up from his contemplation, looking at Leng Feng with a puzzled face and said: "Huh? It's just catching a fish that simple? No way?"

  A cold wind swept a glance at Su Qingchen, and under Su Qingchen's astonished gaze, one foot kicked Su Qingchen into the small pond. Looking at Su Qingchen who stabilized his body shape instantly after entering the water, he nodded in satisfaction, and then disappeared in a flash into the small forest.

  At the moment Su Qingchen entered the water, his whole body shuddered. The small pool of water was surprisingly cool, with a hint of chill that penetrated deep into his bones. Unintentionally, he shivered in the water, and the Xuan Ming skill circulated, with a faint soul force protecting his entire body, blocking out the cold air. Moving his hands and feet, Su Qingchen looked around the small pool.

  Her eyebrows slightly furrowed, and she couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion: this was indeed a small pond, with a diameter of only two meters, where it was impossible to move her limbs freely. It wasn't until now that Su Qingchen felt the task of the cold wind wasn't as easy as she had imagined.

  In such a cold and gloomy pool, ordinary fish can't survive, there must be something special about it. Thinking of the fish, Su Qingchen looked around but didn't see any sign of them, he reached out to touch his head, revealing a puzzled expression.

  Su Qingchen dived down at the same time, gazing around, and suddenly found that no matter how far he went down, his feet couldn't touch the bottom. He was shocked in his heart, looking at the seemingly shallow pool, but it was actually unfathomably deep. The bottom he saw with his eyes was just an illusion, and it didn't exist at all. This small pond was indeed not simple, and the fish that could grow here must be extraordinary.

  Su Qingchen plunged into the water, his body rapidly sinking downwards. The soul power within him was also being continuously consumed. Su Qingchen discovered that the deeper he dived, the greater the pressure of the water and the colder the air became, causing his soul power to be depleted even faster.

  As time quietly slipped away, Su Qingchen's eyebrows furrowed slightly. Just how deep was this pool anyway? And where were the fish that Leng Fengsheng had mentioned? If he went down a few hundred meters more, his soul force wouldn't be able to support him swimming back up to the surface.

  Su Qingchen reluctantly slowed down his diving speed, staring tightly at the water, hoping that the little fish would appear. If he couldn't even see a fish, how could he complete the task entrusted to him by Cold Wind Uncle? Was Cold Wind Uncle trying to temper his defense?

  In this water pool, the cultivation is indeed several times stronger than in the air. In Su Qingchen's brief moment of stunned expression, a golden light flashed, and a palm-sized golden fish flashed past Su Qingchen's face, so fast that Su Qingchen didn't even have time to see its shadow.

  It's no wonder that it takes seven days to catch a fish, such a fish in this kind of water, let alone catching it, if you don't freeze to death after a long time, it's already not bad.

  With a flash of movement, Su Qingchen began to swim upstream, her eyes fixed intently on the water, ready to swiftly catch any golden fish that appeared. Staying in this cold and gloomy water was really unbearable.

  In the instant she saw the golden light, Su Qingchen's body suddenly stopped moving, her right hand stretching out like lightning towards the light. Just as the small golden fish was about to fall into her hands, who knew that the little fish seemed to have a spiritual nature, its belly twisting and dodging Su Qingchen's palm, disappearing before her eyes in an instant.

  Su Qingchen let out a sigh and cursed under his breath: "You little devil, just you wait until I go out for some fresh air, when I get back, I'll deal with you properly. Tonight, we're having steamed fish."

  It's unclear whether the golden fish was truly spiritual or just teasing Su Qingchen, but a golden light appeared under Su Qingchen's feet. Su Qingchen smiled and flipped his body, diving down rapidly. A moment later, he stopped and patted his forehead, feeling foolish. He had no idea how deep this pool was, so with a helpless expression, Su Qingchen kicked his legs forcefully and swam towards the surface.

  After leaving the water surface, Su Qingchen sat cross-legged, his soul decided to rotate, absorbing the soul power in the air, and a wry smile appeared on his face. Fortunately, he had the Xuanming Gong, which could use extremely little soul power to protect his body, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to dive so deep.

  Suddenly, a bold idea flashed through Su Qingchen's mind, and then Su Qingchen smiled. Such a good place to refine his body, if he didn't cherish it well, it would be a pity. If Leng Feng knew what Su Qingchen was thinking at this moment, he would definitely be shocked.

  Su Qingchen infused the spiritual power of Silky into his Soul Decision, and the speed of his pure soul power increased slightly. Although it was only a tiny bit, it brought some comfort to Su Qingchen, who had been feeling depressed. He hoped that within these seven days, he could continuously consume and recover, and while increasing his speed, also reduce the consumption of spiritual power. In this way, after a while, the consumption and recovery of spiritual power would be balanced, and when he cultivated, he wouldn't feel so tired.

  After recovering from the exhaustion, Su Qingchen rubbed his somewhat tired head, forced a bitter smile, and a question arose in his mind - was he a masochist, why did he always like to try unknown dangers.

  Cease the operation of the soul, Su Qingchen took a deep breath and jumped into the small pool. In an instant, the cold air directly penetrated into his body, damaging its internal structure. Fortunately, Su Qingchen had cultivated the Xuanming technique, making his body much stronger than ordinary people, otherwise he would not have been able to stay in the water for several minutes, let alone dive underwater.

  After her body adapted to the chill of the small pool's surface, Su Qingchen slowly began to dive down, her entire body tense, her teeth clenched tightly, enduring the bone-piercing cold. When she felt that her body had reached its limit, Su Qingchen closed her eyes, arched her waist and kicked her legs with force, her body sinking several meters further down.

  If it were an ordinary person, they would never dare to take such a risk. In fact, Su Qingchen just wanted to use the water in the pool to temper his body and improve its defense. As he dove down again, the cold water cut through his skin like a knife, and blood flowed out instantly. Su Qingchen gritted his teeth and endured it, knowing that as long as he persisted, he would definitely gain something.

  Moments later, Su Qingchen's surroundings were stained red with blood, and his body was like a bloodthirsty demon, terrifying to the extreme. If Leng Feng knew that Su Qingchen had treated himself so brutally, he would definitely scold him as a madman, this was simply playing with his life.