Turning the Tables in a Desperate Situation

Kitchen handyman versus fishing expert? The news spread, attracting many Star Masters to watch.

Huang Li was utterly disappointed in Chen Fusheng. Even if he and Liu Bai were friends, who was she? To turn his elbow outwards like that?

"I bet Liu Bai will lose his pants."

"He's grasping at straws in desperation. Just wait and see, after this gamble, Liu Bai will be a big sucker."

"Hahaha..."

The crowd couldn't help but burst into laughter. Wang Lie's legs felt a little weak, and Liu Bai was a bit regretful, but there was no turning back once the arrow was nocked. He could only pray to the Goddess of Luck to favor him in his heart.

"Begin!"

With the referee's order, the two of them infused their Qi Sea energy into the Golden Silk Nets, causing dazzling golden light to erupt in the Black Mist.

Because the Flood Dragon Ship of the Ten Thousand Fish Banquet was crossing at an unusually slow speed, the vast river area was full of turbulent waves, and the vague outline of distant islands could be seen.

Chen Fusheng did not activate the Purple Python Crossing River Diagram. With his current Physical Roots, he only needed the enhancement of the Spirit Snake Diagram to detect a farther river area.

What surprised him was that Fire Monkey had already cast his net. Could this kid really be an expert?

Chen Fusheng calmed down and meticulously analyzed the information of this river area. The scale of the fish was by no means comparable to the hundreds of miles of the Black River.

"Fire Monkey's control over the Golden Silk Net is exquisite and subtle. He is using tyrannical power to control the Golden Silk Net to swim in the water."

"Look, there's movement in his net. What's up with this cook, still standing there motionless? Does he really think he can use spiritual power to explore the traces of Spirit Fish?"

In the eyes of the world, the gamble was all about luck. Fire Monkey's Golden Silk Net was like a swimming dragon in the water, catching quite a few.

Chen Fusheng silently explored, relying on his powerful physical senses to discern the fluctuations of a small school of fish.

His pupils widened, and he cast the Golden Silk Net, turning it into ten thousand golden streamers, covering the perceived area.

"Hmm?"

However, as soon as the Golden Silk Net touched the water surface, Chen Fusheng discovered that the fish school was shuttling at an astonishing speed, leaving as if they had foreseen the future.

Chen Fusheng frowned. Just as he was about to retract the net and wave out the second net to intercept, the strange thing was that the fish school actually drilled into Fire Monkey's net!

"Splash!"

The sound of boiling river water came in an instant, causing everyone to exclaim. The Golden Silk Net pulled out by Fire Monkey caught hundreds of fish breaking out of the water.

"Heavens, isn't Fire Monkey's luck too good? Holy crap, look, there's a Spirit Fish!"

Spirit Fish?!

Liu Bai's eyes went dark. If Wang Lie hadn't supported him, he would probably have collapsed on the ground.

"It's over, I'm done for!" Liu Bai was about to have a cerebral hemorrhage.

"Can you calm down?" The more Wang Lie thought about it, the angrier he became. Even if he really lost, he couldn't lose face.

Ling Yao looked around the audience and laughed loudly, "In my opinion, this one Spirit Fish is enough for a complete victory. And you, little cook, are you still going to waste everyone's time here?"

Ling Chen was even more proud, holding up the nine-pound Spirit Fish and shouting, "Nine-pound Silver Spear Fish, hahaha, little cook, you still don't want to admit defeat!"

Fire Monkey glanced at the empty net that Chen Fusheng had pulled up, and sneered, "In fact, I always feel like I've lost when I compete with a cook!"

"Who are you trying to humiliate?"

Chen Fusheng's indifferent words came, followed by a shake of the Golden Silk Net!

"You think you're worthy of my humiliation?" The Fire Monkey quickly followed up, casting its net and releasing scented bait powder to compete, but Chen Fusheng was faster, his net enveloping the fish.

As he vigorously pulled it out, the group arranging the cooks were dumbfounded.

Only one fish!

To be precise, a strange fish weighing hundreds of pounds, its entire body glowing green, like emerald jade in the night, bringing endless vitality.

Everyone gathered around to watch, wondering what kind of fish it was.

"Ah, this is!"

Liu Bai shouted excitedly, "It's a Longevity Fish, a Longevity Fish, a Longevity Fish!"

"Wow!"

The whole place erupted. The Longevity Fish wasn't a Spirit Fish, but its value was extremely high, mainly due to the life activity contained within its body, which could be extracted to refine Longevity Pills!

Even the most ordinary Longevity Pill could extend life by five to ten years, making it an absolute hot commodity on the market.

Legend has it that in ancient times, a Longevity Fish weighing tens of thousands of pounds appeared in the Black River, and dozens of pills that could extend life by a hundred years were refined, each worth millions of Star Stones!

After all, a Spirit Roaming Star Master had a lifespan of over three hundred years, making the value of such a life-extending pill extremely astonishing.

Ling Yao's face was uncertain. Did Chen Fusheng really have a talent for fishing?

He was even more annoyed that Chen Fusheng had gotten lucky, taking advantage of the gap just now, otherwise the Longevity Fish would have belonged to the Fire Monkey.

"Look, another one's been caught!"

The atmosphere in the arena was fiery. The Fire Monkey used scented bait to scoop up a second net. Even though there were no Spirit Fish, its total harvest had already exceeded Chen Fusheng's.

"Boy, I'm going to make sure you don't catch a single one." The Fire Monkey's face was grim. "This Longevity Fish is mine too!"

"Wait until you win before you start bragging."

Chen Fusheng thought of Old Han, who fished for Flood Dragons. So, the nine-pound Spirit Fish suddenly jumped into his net? It seemed the Fire Monkey had mastered a scented bait that attracted fish.

"Less than thirty breaths left!"

The referee's voice suddenly came, making Liu Bai's heart jump to his throat, and the scene became extremely quiet.

Chen Fusheng suddenly pulled out the Golden Silk Net, and everyone was shocked to see it was empty. However, he ran towards the fishing spot in the distance at an extremely fast speed.

The Fire Monkey's expression turned cold, and he grabbed the Golden Silk Net and coldly followed.

Everyone was confused about what they were doing. Had they both discovered a big one at the same time?

"Cook, I told you, you won't catch a single fish. Admit defeat and scram." The Fire Monkey appeared beside Chen Fusheng and cast his net.

"Thump!"

Suddenly, Chen Fusheng stomped his foot on the ground and backflipped violently to the Fire Monkey's original fishing spot.

"Swish!"

Chen Fusheng exerted force in his arms, swinging the Golden Silk Net, which had just been cast into the water, immediately stirring up monstrous waves.

A dazzling light emerged from the riverbed, like ink being splashed out.

"What?"

"That is!"

Amidst the successive shocked gazes of the crowd, the sound of churning from the riverbed became increasingly deafening. Dimly, a massive silhouette could be seen twisting and struggling within the Golden Silk Net!

"That's an Alligator Horned Beast!"

The Alligator Horned Beast possessed a partial bloodline of ancient giant crocodiles. Its most durable part was the horn on its forehead, which, when dissected, could be forged into a Sound Wave Horn.

Compared to ordinary weapons, if the Alligator Horned Beast grew to a relatively terrifying level, its horns could even be shaped into a Star Artifact. When blown, the sound could travel for thousands of miles, shattering Three Realms Star Masters at close range!

Wang Lie and the others worked together to pull the Alligator Horned Beast up, causing a sensation. The Fire Monkey frantically roared in exasperation, "You little brat tricked me just now, stealing the Alligator Horned Beast I lured out with scented bait!"

"What, scented bait?"

Liu Bai's eyes widened in anger, "You son of a..., no wonder you kept fishing up Spirit Fish. Do you believe I'll beat you to death!"

Enraged, Liu Bai summoned a massive shield from behind, slamming it down towards the Fire Monkey like a blanket covering the sky.

The Fire Monkey was terrified, as he wasn't good at fighting. Fortunately, the referee stopped Liu Bai at the crucial moment, warning, "Anyone who fights on the Flood Dragon Ship will be thrown into the Black River to feed the fish!"

Liu Bai was still fuming, but in an instant, he remembered that all his losses had been recovered, and he burst into laughter, "Hahaha, I won! This is what you call a comeback from the brink! Ling Chen, hurry up and hand over my Star Stones, and my Star Bow Crossbow!"

After speaking, he strode forward and snatched Huang Li's Star Bow Crossbow.

Huang Li's heart was on the verge of tears. Was her nominal younger brother here to torment her?

Ling Yao said coldly, "If you lost, you lost. The Star Bow Crossbow can be given to you, but why should the Star Stones you won just now be given to him?"

"Ling Chen said those words just now, everyone can testify." Liu Bai clamored.

"Oh, who can testify?" Ling Yao's cold gaze swept around.

The entire place was as silent as a graveyard. Ling Yao was about to reach the Spirit Roaming Realm and would be one of the top ten disciples in the future. Who would dare to stand up for Liu Bai?

"You..." Liu Bai looked around in all directions, but no one spoke.

"I say, Liu Bai, how can you take a child's words seriously?"

"That's right, Liu Bai. Ling Chen was just saying that casually, and besides, you were lucky to win this round."

"Hehe, who couldn't see that the cook did it on purpose, snatching the Fire Monkey's Alligator Horned Beast? I say, this little cook brother, you should quit while you're ahead."

The disciples who were on good terms with Ling Yao spoke one after another. Chen Fusheng coldly swept his gaze over them, "What's wrong with being a cook? Why didn't you say anything when the Fire Monkey used scented bait to set up a trap? Instead, listening to you, I've become a villain who kicks people when they're down?"

"How dare you! As a handyman in the Dining Hall, you're so disrespectful. Do you even have any rules in your eyes?"

Ling Yao seized the opportunity and rebuked, "Being allowed to stand up and gamble is already giving you face. You even dare to question the Inner Courtyard disciples. Don't you even look at what kind of status you have?"

"That's right, and the competition rules didn't say you couldn't use scented bait."

The Fire Monkey was truly unwilling to accept his loss and mocked fiercely, "A cook who doesn't know the order of seniority. No matter what, I'm an Alchemist, yet you, as a cook, have no respect."

Mu Zhen couldn't bear to listen any longer and was about to stand up, but considering her current sensitive status, she was worried about causing trouble for Chen Fusheng.

Suddenly, Wang Lie came over menacingly with three large, fat men, followed by dozens of cooks carrying kitchen knives on their backs.