The Round God Sect Came Knocking

"Oh? I'd forgotten about that."

Liu Zheng froze for a moment, then remembered.

"Chumming Immortal: After each chumming attempt, obtain a random blessing. The blessing's effect is positively correlated with the bait's grade and the fish school's grade. A newly acquired blessing automatically replaces the previous one."

This was the compensation the Pond Master had given him last time, when Calico Cat had remorsefully turned two treasures into one.

But when he had fallen into Treasure Lake last time, why hadn't this status activated?

Oh, he got it. Si Xue was the Chumming Immortal; he was merely the bait.

"Extraction complete. Player has obtained the blessing: Fish Caught in the Crossfire."

"Fish Caught in the Crossfire: When the player attacks a target, deal 30% splash damage to surrounding enemies."

The system notification continued.

"Holy shit!"

Liu Zheng's eyes widened.

He finally had an area-of-effect attack now, and it was a permanent one.

Not to mention that, with the Legendary Disguise's boost, his attacks also dealt True Damage.

If he ran into a horde of monsters with high defense and low health, wouldn't he be slaughtering them with ease?

"Hehehe."

Just as Liu Zheng was imagining himself massacring everything in sight, the Grudge Fish's drunkenness finally kicked in.

Its eyes rolled back, its belly turned upward, and its form began changing at high speed, as though someone had pressed fast-forward. In the end, it became a fish-shaped ball of light.

"It worked!"

He excitedly extended his tentacles, wanting to grab the Grudge Fish, only to be blocked by the glow around it.

"Of course it wouldn't be that simple."

Liu Zheng wasn't surprised. Anything the Pond Master remembered so clearly naturally wouldn't be easy to obtain.

But what was he supposed to do now?

This layer of light obviously wasn't physical.