Chapter 388: Five-Colored Salamander? Like a Dragon Yet Not a Dragon

In the darkness, within the clear pool, a creature emitting seven-colored hues gradually revealed its true form.

Its swaying posture, like part of the water flow, was extremely fast, as if encountering no resistance.

The surrounding silver spirit fish, upon seeing it, instantly fled in all directions, yet could not escape its grasp; it deliberately toyed with these silver spirit fish, letting them run and flee, but did not catch them, instead letting them go.

Chasing and driving them, with no intention of letting the silver spirit fish stop, Chen Chuyang saw this scene, not rushing to act, but watching, gazing, observing; his eyes pierced the seven-colored hues and saw the creature's true form.

Its body appeared translucent, but in fact was water-like white; inside its body, it emitted seven-colored hues, which seemed to emanate from its internal organs, having no other function, merely a pure color that illuminated the entire pool and even the upper part of the cave, bathed in various colors.

Though small in size and juvenile in posture, roughly the same as a silver spirit fish, it could swallow a whole silver spirit fish.

It had four legs, with chubby claws visible, posing no threat.

On its head grew two chubby horns.

Its whole body was chubby, utterly adorable.

At first glance, you would notice its seven-colored colors, then its body; anyone who saw it could not help but be drawn to its appearance, thus forgetting to do anything else.

Chen Chuyang examined it carefully and cautiously, not daring to touch this dragon-like little thing; after a period of inspection, he could confirm it was not a dragon, merely a dragon-like trinket, and a name came to mind.

Salamander.

Five-Colored Salamander.

The various colors on its body combined to form a rainbow.

It generally likes to live in the subterranean environment of pools; this place is its ideal habitat.

Dark, cold, undisturbed, and unseen.

Moreover, this salamander excelled at hiding itself, seemingly possessing some ability; Chen Chuyang observed it for a long time, preparing to seize it, but the salamander seemed to sense something, its large eyes turning to meet his.

Their eyes met, and Chen Chuyang halted his action, keeping his hand raised.

Staring, gazing, observing.

The man and the salamander stared at each other for a long while; then Chen Chuyang moved with lightning speed to seize the salamander.

This salamander, he would have it.

This is a fine thing, a precious treasure; having encountered it, it's his good luck—how could he let it escape?

One look tells it's a precious treasure; its bloodline is not low, exuding a faint dragon's bloodline.

Heaven favors him; how could he let it get away?

"Whoosh."

"Plop."

He grasped at nothing.

He caught only a handful of flowing water; the salamander's silhouette had long vanished.

So swift was the motion that in the blink of an eye, the escape was completed.

Chen Chuyang withdrew his right hand and frowned.

Recalling that moment, his hand had nearly touched the Five-Colored Salamander's body; if he made contact, he could seize it with his Primordial True Qi attached, and no creature could escape—but at the very instant of contact, the Five-Colored Salamander fled.

It was not a flight of blinding speed, but rather a kind of… leap.

"Space Jump?"

"Is this a spatial divine ability?"

Chen Chuyang furrowed his brows, staring at the empty depths below the pool.

The silver spirit fish had long been frightened away, leaving ripples everywhere.

His palms were filled with water, icy cold.

"This salamander is not simple; it actually comprehended a spatial divine ability—no wonder I hadn't seen it before."

"How long has it existed here? Did it come later, or has it always been here? Did I overlook it, or perhaps it hid in some spatial corner, ensuring safety before coming out to feed?"

Such a possibility exists; this level of creature is extremely cautious, and at the slightest disturbance it immediately hides.

It would not appear before humans, let alone foolishly show itself.

A rare creature, every part of it is treasure.

Chen Chuyang's eyes gleamed; if he caught this fine thing and kept it on Longshe Shan, wouldn't that be wonderful?

"We must capture it, and not let others benefit."

Longshe Shan is his territory; having come across such a precious treasure, how could he simply hand it over?

Heaven bestowed this treasure upon him; he cannot discard it.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Chuyang continued to control his breath.

This time he failed to catch it; that salamander is not likely to emerge easily and may remain hidden for a long time.

Thinking of this, Chen Chuyang felt a headache.

"Sigh."

"Looks like we'll have to match wits and courage again, little salamander—I must get a hold of it."

Settling his mind, he continued to stare.

Three days passed.

Chen Chuyang waited a long while; finally, the Five-Colored Salamander surfaced.

The salamander emerged again, not to eat, but to first glance at where Chen Chuyang was.

He saw it, and they exchanged a glance.

It seemed to be provoking him; that appearance, that posture, were quite… interesting.

Chen Chuyang couldn't help but laugh.

"Little fellow, you seem unafraid of death, daring to provoke me."

This situation was still a first for him, and Chen Chuyang felt somewhat helpless.

He reached out, but it was the same situation; at the moment he was about to touch it, the Five-Colored Salamander ran away.

It seemed to sense that there was no danger; Chen Chuyang could not catch it. After half an hour, the Five-Colored Salamander surfaced again, provoking Chen Chuyang, swaying in the water, and even moving a bit forward.

It was very bold, and its movements were also very suave.

It kept twisting its body, even pointing its tail at Chen Chuyang; the tail slapped the water surface, splashing water that sprayed Chen Chuyang.

Chen Chuyang laughed and cried helplessly; with his right hand he drew a circle, and the flowing water was blocked.

"Little guy, you're very arrogant; I haven't seen such an arrogant little guy in a long time."

Courage is commendable.

This little thing is really capable.

Chen Chuyang increasingly wanted to catch it and then give it a stern lesson.

Having seen so many monsters and such creatures, this salamander is the boldest.

Even the Black Mountain Goat wouldn't dare be so arrogant seeing him; now it's behaving properly.

"Pfft."

The Five-Colored Salamander sprayed water at Chen Chuyang, trying to get him wet.

It causes little harm, but the insult is great.

All that can be said is that it really is bold.

The super bold type.

Chen Chuyang lowered his head, looked at this salamander, observed it carefully, and saw everything about the salamander.

He fixed his gaze on its body, studying how it escaped and how it mastered the spatial divine ability.

Once he found the key, he could catch it.

He reached out.

The third time he reached out, the little salamander still escaped.

Just a little bit short.

Chen Chuyang closed his eyes, recalling that scene—how it escaped, how it broke open space.

At his fingertip, a strand of Primordial True Qi trembled, simulating that scene.

After half an hour.

Chen Chuyang opened his eyes, lowered his head, and looked at his fingertip.

A point— a crack appeared on his fingertip, as if space had been torn open.

"Spatial divine ability… seems… not difficult."

"So that's how the Five-Colored Salamander's spatial divine ability works."