At the foot of Dragon Gate Mountain.
Today is the fishing season, and many fishermen at the foot of the mountain have rushed here upon hearing the news, waiting for the carp to fall down exhausted so they can reap the rewards.
The carp spirit hid at the bottom of the river, looking at the tall cliff in front of it, feeling puzzled and confused.
There's no river at all, how is it supposed to jump up this cliff? After arriving here, it discovered that its Demon Power was suppressed, and it couldn't even take form right now.
The surrounding area was teeming with carp, seemingly waiting for something.
The carp was very anxious. It didn't understand how it could jump up in this situation. The cliff was too high, so high that it felt it was impossible to jump up.
The carp at the bottom of the river began to gather, more and more, crowding the area and making it uncomfortable, and it inexplicably wanted to surface.
Meanwhile, the weather gradually became somewhat muggy, and dark clouds gathered at some point, at which point large raindrops began to fall incessantly.
Then a terrifying scene unfolded on the river: countless carp surfaced, their mouths opening and closing as if they were gasping for air.
"Dad, all these carp are floating to the surface, it looks like it's going to rain!" Upon seeing this, the fisherman and his son, a father and son, quickly grabbed their father's arm and pointed to the river, their voices trembling slightly.
At first glance, the river was teeming with carp; it was absolutely terrifying.
Shh, just watch and don't make a sound.
Seeing this, the old fisherman quickly raised his finger, signaling his child to be quiet.
I don't know when this rule came about, but you can't fish during the fishing season. You have to wait until the carp are exhausted before you can catch them.
Do not make a sound to disturb these carp, or misfortune will follow.
Every profession has its own rules, and fishermen are no exception. They always abide by these rules and dare not cross the line.
Upon hearing this, the child standing nearby immediately shut his mouth.
The rain gradually intensified, soon forming a curtain of rain that stretched to the sky, significantly shortening people's field of vision.
The carp spirit among the many carp witnessed this scene and its body trembled slightly.
It understood; it would swim upstream along the curtain of rain!
Although the process was incredibly difficult, it also created an opportunity!
"Clap clap!"
The numerous carp nearby were already getting restless, swishing their tails and gathering their strength to swim across the Dragon Gate Mountain through the rain curtain.
Once they had gathered their strength, the carp shot out like sharp swords.
The lead black carp was particularly unusual and robust, weighing at least twenty pounds.
The black carp took the lead, rushing into the rain, and the carp behind it formed a group, following behind the black carp as they swam upwards.
At this moment, they seemed to have rehearsed countless sprints, following the leader in perfect unison as they charged up Dragon Gate Mountain.
The carp spirit was about to rush forward when it suddenly saw this scene and was stunned for a moment.
This is because these carp, after years of struggling to reach the Dragon Gate Mountain, have begun to cooperate out of ignorance.
With a lead carp and all the carp lined up together, the sprint becomes much easier.
The carp spirit instantly understood this principle, and then flicked its tail to merge into the school of fish. Once it merged in, an innate instinct allowed it to directly adapt to this kind of teamwork.
In an instant, the leading black carp shot up to a height of five meters.
At this point, the black carp began to tire, and immediately other carp spirits rushed forward to take its place.
With a leader guiding the way, the carp behind will find it much easier to sprint.
The river formed by the rain curtain, driven by the carp, created a very regular undulation, which allowed all the carp to conserve a lot of energy when swimming upstream.
However, the lead carp has to expend a great deal of energy to clear the way.
The carp kept swimming upwards, with the carp spirit mixed in among them. Among these carp, it should have the best physical strength, and so far it has also preserved the best physical strength.
In the distance, the fishermen watched in astonishment as the carp seemed to swim upwards with the rainwater. Some of them had seen this scene many times before.
But no matter how many times they watch it, they are always deeply moved.
As time passed, the carp, exhausted, finally collapsed.
Some fell and their white bellies flipped up, while others, unwilling to give up, continued their sprint.
The leading carp changed one after another, while more and more carp fell into the water.
At this moment, they had only reached the halfway point of the mountain.
At this moment, the carp spirit also felt the hardship. An invisible pressure began to act on it, and now no one was able to clear a path for it.
Realizing this, it suddenly swung its tail and swam upwards with all its might. At that moment, it had only one thought in its mind: to swim to the top!
It wanted to see what lay behind Dragon Gate Mountain!
As the one with the best physical strength, it only took one sprint to leap several meters into the air, pulling away the many carp behind it.
As Dragon Gate Mountain drew ever closer, the carp spirit was filled with excitement. Finally, it could leap onto Dragon Gate Mountain and see the scenery from above!
However, at that very moment, a ball of heavenly fire descended, directly scorching its flesh.
The carp spirit screamed in agony, thrashing about trying to extinguish the heavenly fire, but the fire was simply impossible to put out. After screaming several times in excruciating pain, the carp spirit finally succumbed to the heavenly fire and fell heavily back down.
Strangely, after it fell, the ball of heavenly fire mysteriously disappeared.
The carp below all gathered around, as if to protect them.
The areas where the carp spirit had been scorched by the heavenly fire had changed; its body had become slender, its whiskers had grown longer, and its Demon Power had undergone inexplicable changes.
If Su Mu were here, he would definitely recognize at a glance that this guy has actually turned into a dragonfish!
"Get ready. The Princess said your physical body will be sculpted in the next few days, and then they will begin integrating it into your body."
In the courtyard, Yu Guyue seemed to have heard something, and then turned around and spoke.
This princess insisted on me mentioning it before she was willing to have her physical body sculpted. If I hadn't brought it up, was she planning to drag it out forever?