Chapter 182: Ghost Face Fish

These are the basic details of the Yellow Spring Mother Nest Secret Realm; now follow me, everyone! I will take you to the entrance of the secret realm.

Having said that, the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion dove back into the swamp at an extremely high speed.

The other Heavenly Disaster Giant Beasts naturally followed closely behind it.

Chen Mo created a protective shield of ice spiritual power around himself and stayed at the rear of the group.

Although the swamp mud had little effect on him,

it would get him dirty.

After wading through the swamp for about ten to fifteen minutes, a group of Heavenly Disaster Giant Beasts arrived at a strange place.

Before them appeared a huge swamp vortex, the surrounding mud churned and then unconsciously surged into it, like a giant man-eating mouth.

"Everyone, we have arrived."

This is the entrance to the Yellow Spring Mother Nest Secret Realm.

"Because the secret realm is unstable, it does not allow beings above the Heavenly Disaster realm to enter; I will wait here for your triumphant return."

The Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion's three eyeballs kept rotating up, down, left, and right as it said to all the beasts:

"If any of you can obtain the Yellow Spring Tree Fruit, I will exchange it for the earth vein core of the Deadly Poison Territory, and I will not go back on my word!"

Seeing how strange the secret realm's entrance was, many Heavenly Disaster ferocious beasts felt hesitant.

After all, the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion's previous reputation was not good.

If this turned out to be a trap, that would be bad.

"Ribbit!" (I'll scout the path for everyone first.) Seeing the beasts' hesitation, the Deadly Poison Frog King spoke.

It was a capable aide of the Three-Eyed Poison Scorpion and also a survivor of the previous expedition into the secret realm.

As soon as its words fell, it made a big leap and dove straight into the eye of the mud.

Not long after, a huge frog head protruded from the swamp vortex.

"Ribbit!" (It's safe inside; you can enter!)

Hearing that, the surrounding Heavenly Disaster Giant Beasts all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Howl!"

The Poison Algae Crocodile let out a howl, then led its clan and was the first to enter the Yellow Spring Mother Nest Secret Realm.

Its father was a powerful being at the mid-stage of the Legendary realm, so it did not fear being ambushed and killed.

More importantly—it still had a trump card.

It had created a clone using part of its own soul and blood, so that if it died, it could be revived via the clone! Immediately afterward, the Deadly Poison Frog King entered the secret realm again, and upon seeing this, other beings followed suit and entered one after another.

Chen Mo sensed danger, found no problem, then

Just like that, hundreds of Heavenly Disaster Giant Beasts mightily entered the swamp vortex.

Moreover, more than half of the Heavenly Disaster Giant Beasts from the Deadly Poison Territory and two nearby regions also appeared here.

The stars shifted and the space changed.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Mo found himself appearing in midair along with the mud.

Beneath him lay an endless green lake!

Above the lake floated a layer of deep, eerie green mist.

Through the mist, one could see on the lake a series of shoals formed from mud.

This is the outermost region of the Mother Nest Secret Realm——

Superspeed Blood Sea! At this moment, many Heavenly Disaster Giant Beasts hovered above the green lake.

"Ribbit!" (This blood sea lake contains many Superspeed Ghost Face Fish.) Having said that, the Deadly Poison Frog King somehow procured a piece of unknown flesh and threw it straight into the blood sea lake.

The previously calm lake surface instantly exploded like a boiling pot.

One after another, hideous and oddly shaped monster fish leapt high, scrambling to seize that piece of flesh! These monster fish have very long bodies, some even resembling snakes or centipedes.

Only the front half of their bodies had flesh, with grotesque, terrifying heads covered in green scales.

The rear half of their bodies, together with the tail, were entirely skeletal.

In less than five seconds, the flesh thrown by the frog king was completely devoured by these monster fish.

However, just as these Ghost Face Fish were feeding, the Deadly Poison Frog King's tongue suddenly shot out, lightning-fast, and coiled around a King-realm monster that was gnawing on the flesh.

Then it swallowed it into its mouth, chewed a few times, and directly spat out the fish bones.

"Ribbit!" (These are the Superspeed Ghost Face Fish; consuming them increases speed! Before heading to the next region, everyone should catch as many as possible!)

The Deadly Poison Frog King spoke.

As a 'senior' who had been here once, it was fairly familiar with the situation in the secret realm.

After speaking, the Deadly Poison Frog King's gaze fixed firmly on Chen Mo.

While eating the Ghost Face Fish, it couldn't help but recall the flavor of grilled meat.

If the Ghost Face Fish could also be made into skewers, the taste would surely be even more delicious! Oh no!

I'm afraid I won't be able to forget the taste of those skewers for a long time to come.

The Deadly Poison Frog King silently thought to itself.

I must find a way to make that ice lion my follower!

But as long as this plan goes smoothly, everything will be fine.

Originally that ice lion was supposed to be sacrificed together, but I could save its life then! The Deadly Poison Frog King seemed to think of something and couldn't help but reveal an evil smile.

As soon as the Deadly Poison Frog King finished speaking, the Heavenly Disaster Giant Beasts all sprang into action.

Because they knew Ghost Face Fish were carnivorous and highly sensitive to the taste of blood and flesh, these Heavenly Disaster Giant Beasts all proceeded to cut themselves or their companions, letting blood drip into the blood sea lake.

For most Heavenly Disaster Giant Beasts, the goal of this trip was not the Yellow Spring Tree Fruit.

They knew that with their own strength, obtaining the Yellow Spring Tree Fruit was nearly impossible.

Even with good luck, truly obtaining the Yellow Springs Tree Fruit would be impossible to keep! Their goal was the other treasures in the secret realm, such as the ghost-faced fish before them.

The Poison Algae Crocodile likewise had one of its kin cut off a piece of flesh and toss it into the Blood Sea Lake.

For a Calamity Realm creature, this barely counted as an injury.

The blood of a peak Calamity Realm creature was to the ghost-faced fish nothing less than the most tempting "delicacy."

In an instant, the entire Blood Sea Lake boiled.

What it initially attracted were merely Lord Realm and King Realm ghost-faced fish!

Then even the silhouette of a Calamity Realm Ghost-Faced Fish King appeared! Seeing the Calamity Realm Ghost-Faced Fish King appear, the Poison Algae Crocodile struck at the first opportunity.

From its mouth it spewed venom breath, surging toward the ghost-faced fish.

Yet in the next second, the Calamity ghost-faced fish that had been swallowing flesh burst forth with astonishing speed, escaping the attack range of the venom breath just before it could wash over.

This Calamity ghost-faced fish successfully escaped with its life, but the other ghost-faced fish still fighting over the bloody feast suffered disaster—the front half of their bodies was corroded away by the venom, thoroughly reduced to "skeleton fish."

The Calamity-level Ghost-Faced Fish King leapt high, flicked its tail at the Poison Algae Crocodile, clearly a gesture of provocation.

Nourished by the Blood Sea Lake, every single ghost-faced fish possessed astonishing speed.

A low-stage Calamity Realm Ghost-Faced Fish King could already burst forth with peak Calamity Realm speed—this was also the confidence that emboldened it to come out and devour flesh!

After finishing its meal of flesh, the Ghost-Faced Fish King departed nonchalantly, diving back into the depths of the Blood Sea Lake and vanishing from sight. "Roar!"

The Poison Algae Crocodile let out an angry roar.

"Don't rush. If we try a few more times, we'll catch it eventually. Next time, we'll attack together."

Beside the Poison Algae Crocodile, another Poison Algae Crocodile of similar size but with darker-scaled armor spoke up.

It was a "general" under the Poison Algae Crocodile King, this time responsible for assisting the Poison Algae Crocodile Prince in exploring the secret realm.

It was a veteran Calamity Realm creature whose spiritual energy accumulation had already reached its limit; it only needed the power of the earth veins to advance directly to the Legendary Realm! "Mm."

The Poison Algae Crocodile nodded and once again tossed bloody food onto the lake's surface.

Soon, the same Calamity Realm Ghost-Faced Fish King from before appeared again.

But the instant it appeared, the Poison Algae Crocodile and its kin launched their attacks simultaneously! Countless poison-type attacks merged into a torrent of spells, surging toward this Calamity Realm ghost-faced fish.

When had this Calamity Realm ghost-faced fish ever seen such a formation? No longer as composed as before, it desperately dove downward, trying to flee back to the bottom of the Blood Sea Lake.

This ghost-faced fish possessed Calamity Realm strength and naturally had considerable intelligence, understanding the principle of seeking fortune and avoiding danger.

Yet faced with spell bombardment from all angles, the Ghost-Faced Fish King was ultimately a bit short.

It was corroded by the Poison Algae Crocodile's acid.

Immediately after, the Poison Algae Crocodile charged directly into the Blood Sea Lake and scooped it up in its mouth.

After a brief chew, it swallowed it whole, bones and all, and dark green blood flowed from the Poison Algae Crocodile Prince's mouth.

Soon, a look of delight showed in the Poison Algae Crocodile Prince's eyes.

The effect provided by this Calamity Realm Ghost-Faced Fish King was far better than it had imagined! Its own speed and reaction speed had both increased by approximately 2%!

The poison-type origin energy within the Poison Algae Crocodile Prince's body had already reached the Calamity Realm limit, and its physical constitution had also been tempered to the limit.

Any improvement at all was extremely precious!

"Let's go! Let's also take a look!"

Chen Mo spoke up.

He had little interest in the "ghost-faced fish."

His physical body was now tempered to the utmost; these ghost-faced fish would provide him very little improvement.

Better than nothing.

More importantly—the ghost-faced fish were simply too ugly, and nothing but bones, leaving Chen Mo with no appetite whatsoever.

But seeing the boundless lake, the Angling Lion bloodline in Chen Mo's genes stirred! Since completing the Angling Lion self-discipline challenge, Chen Mo had only ever fished in the Tongtian Turtle Lake.

Chen Mo was somewhat curious about what strange things he might catch in this blood lake.

He hovered above the Blood Sea Lake, then channeled ice-type spiritual power, condensed a platform of ice crystal, and sat upon it. With a flick of his tail, he dipped it into the Blood Sea Lake.

"Hiss!?"

Watching the Ice Lion King dip his tail into the Blood Sea Lake and strike a fishing pose, the Emerald King Snake wore a thoroughly bewildered expression.

"Is Your Majesty fishing with his own tail?"

"But there's no bait—could it be that he's waiting for willing fish to take the hook?"

Though the Emerald King Snake did not understand, it felt that the Ice Lion King surely had his reasons for doing this, and it just needed to wait.

Chen Mo's bizarre fishing behavior did not draw much attention.

After seeing the Poison Algae Crocodile devour the Ghost-Faced Fish King and gain a boost in strength, the other Calamity Realm fierce beasts all became exceedingly excited.

They began casting even more flesh into the Blood Sea Lake.

Hoping to lure out a second Calamity Realm Ghost-Faced Fish King! For them, consuming King Realm ghost-faced fish could no longer produce much effect; only a Calamity Realm Ghost-Faced Fish King could bring them improvement! However, Calamity Realm Ghost-Faced Fish Kings were exceedingly rare, and mostly, the flesh had barely entered the Blood Sea Lake before it was devoured completely by the swarm of ghost-faced fish, making it difficult for the scent to spread deeper.

After 10 minutes, no second Calamity Realm Ghost-Faced Fish King appeared.

"Roar!!"

(It seems the fish kings are all in the depths of the Blood Sea Lake. To catch a Ghost-Faced Fish King, we still need to go deeper into the Blood Sea Lake.) The Poison Algae Crocodile spoke up.

It then took the lead, diving directly into the blood sea, intent on catching a second Ghost-Faced Fish King.

It was very confident in its own strength, convinced that no creature in this Blood Sea Lake was its match! Seeing this, the Venom Dragon Mother was also rather envious, and this female dragon dove into the blood sea without hesitation.

The other Calamity Realm creatures also plunged into the water one after another.

At this moment, Chen Mo suddenly felt his tail grow heavy.

"Something's finally on the hook!"

Chen Mo flicked his tail, and on the lion tail there was conspicuously a mass of something resembling waterweed.

Upon closer inspection, it also looked very much like a lump of dark green jelly.

What is this?

Through observation, Chen Mo quickly obtained the information about this 'jelly'.

【Blood Essence of the Heavenly Dragon Poison Centipede】

【Quality: Legendary】

【Blood essence of the mythic creature Heavenly Dragon Poison Centipede, it contains extreme speed power. It was once a totem-level resource, but due to the passage of time, it lost most of its energy.】

"Heavenly Dragon Poison Centipede's blood essence? So the species of that centipede evil god is the Heavenly Dragon Poison Centipede."

Chen Mo didn't expect to open business so quickly, and right away he fished up a legendary treasure!

You should know that this Blood Sea Lake was formed from a segment of the body and fresh blood of that evil god, the Heavenly Dragon Poison Centipede.

These ghost-faced fish have extreme speed, because they are affected by the Heavenly Dragon Poison Centipede's blood essence.

In terms of value, even a hundred disaster-level ghost-faced fish kings cannot compare to the Heavenly Dragon Poison Centipede's blood essence before us!

"Start the pot!"

Chen Mo thought for a moment, then said to the Jade King Snake beside him.

On this secret realm expedition, the Jade King Snake dutifully carried cooking utensils including a pot, grill, etc.

"Your Majesty, what is this?"

The Jade King Snake couldn't help but ask.

It saw Chen Mo really caught something.

And directly starting the pot to cook food, one knows this should be edible! 'Heavenly Dragon Poison Centipede's blood essence, a great tonic. Later you can eat a little.'

Chen Mo replied.

After all, the Heavenly Dragon Poison Centipede's blood essence was once a totem-level resource; the Jade King Snake simply cannot bear it, even if Chen Mo shares the 【Gluttonous Lion】 with it, it's useless.

Can only eat a little bit.

Chen Mo himself possesses the two disaster-level self-discipline titles 【Fatal Poison Lion】 and 【Gluttonous Lion+】, his stomach like a smelter can digest everything, so naturally it's not a big effect.

After setting up the big pot, Chen Mo began to pour various hot pot seasonings into it.

The Heavenly Dragon Poison Centipede's blood essence before him, he prepares to make a dish of Mao Xue Wang! While Chen Mo starts the pot to make Mao Xue Wang, other disaster-level creatures that have ventured deep into the Blood Sea Lake fall into a bitter battle.

They, while venturing deep into the Blood Sea Lake, wanted to again use flesh and blood to lure the ghost-faced fish king.

However, unexpectedly it triggered a ghost-faced fish tide! (End of chapter)