"He contracted with a Overlord Twin-Spear Squid, which is said to be over 30 meters long. Sigh, yet another Upper Monarch..."
"This year's Abyss Trial is simply inhuman."
"I really want to take out the Thousand Autumn Turtle a little earlier."
Overlord Twin-Spear Squid...
Upon hearing this, Luo Yu was slightly taken aback. This was a mutated squid with terrifying strength, possessing both "water" and "spirit" attributes.
Not only can they use their racial talent to compress water elements to the extreme, forming powerful destructive force, but they also possess extremely strong Telekinesis, capable of creating waves and Rainstorm that can easily swallow up large fleets in the blink of an eye.
Yu Wan would definitely like this mutated beast, after all, it possesses both water and spirit attributes, making it a superior alternative to the spirit-type Water Devil Beast that is about to be customized for her.
If we disregard talent...
"Do you have any information on Jiang Xing, the one who came in first place?" Luo Yu asked.
Although the Overlord Twin-Spear Squid sounds impressive, Luo Yu isn't afraid, since he gained Water Element Immunity in July.
This talent likely stems from its Lava Body, allowing any water that comes into contact with it to evaporate rapidly. While this talent only grants immunity to water elemental attacks of level up to July's own, it doesn't mean that higher-level water elemental attacks are unaffected.
From now on, unless there is a significant difference in strength, even if the opposing aquatic creature is stronger than July, its water-based abilities will not pose a significant threat to July.
In other words, as long as they are careful of the opponent's psychic abilities, this mutated squid will be weakened by half even before the fight against Luo Yu and his group begins.
If Jiang Xing, who came in first place, also had a water-type pet, that would be great.
This is highly probable, after all, it was the Age of Exploration, so there were definitely more people who contracted water-type pets.
"I couldn't find anything." Shi Qianqian shook her head. "There are a few powerful Beast Taming with the surname Jiang on the Azure Billows Continent, but this Jiang Xing doesn't seem to be a descendant of any of them."
"I don't know where he came from..."
"We haven't found his two opponents from when he took the skills test yet... It will probably take some time before we can find out more about him."
"Hmm." Luo Yu nodded and said, "The employees of the Abyss Trial Association are quite tight-lipped..."
"Sigh," Shi Qianqian said, "I hope we don't run into these guys in the first trial."
The first trial, while its core content involved everyone hunting zombies and collecting crystal cores in the Sea of Trials...
However, the competition does not prohibit stealing crystal cores from other contestants. While it forbids participants from killing each other, anyone with the ability can steal crystal cores from other contestants, whether by stealing or forcibly taking them.
Especially towards the end of the trial, snatching crystal cores from other contestants is much faster than slowly hunting zombies yourself.
This kind of situation has happened in every Abyss Trial... After all, at the end of the first stage of the trial, rewards are distributed based on the ranking of points. To get a better reward, it's worth it even if it offends others.
People will do things that harm others without benefiting themselves, let alone something like this that harms others for personal gain.
"I actually think it would be better if there were more Beast Taming trying to steal from us." Luo Yu chuckled. He felt guilty about actively stealing from others, but he would be very happy to steal from them instead.
"You seem quite optimistic... Don't worry, it will happen." Shi Qianqian said, "Your performance during the strength assessment was too exaggerated. Mirror Moon Island, top 50, I bet a lot of people know you now. Although no one might come to Mirror Moon Island to investigate you for a while, that Yun Qing will definitely leak your information..."
"When the trials come, you'll definitely attract a lot of attention. Once they find out that you've only contracted a Earth Penguin and a Honey Water Bee Ghost, even though your ranking is good, you'll definitely be a prime target for being poached..."
"After all, neither of these two pet beasts seems to be very good at naval combat."
"You should learn from me. I deliberately kept my ranking outside the top 100 so no one would notice me."
"But now that you're in control, if I team up with you... I'll definitely get picked up too."
Luo Yu said, "Was that controlled? Isn't it because of your strength? Judging from the chances of winning the championship, you weren't even ranked at the top to begin with."
Shi Qianqian:? As the two were casually chatting, "Splash!" it seemed that July had caught something.
Shi Qianqian looked over, a question mark appearing above her head.
July fished up a frozen zombie turtle—a lump of ice—and it was unclear how she had managed to do it.
Bang.
The frozen zombie turtle was thrown onto the ship.
"Hey! Hey! Hey!!!" Shi Qianqian shouted, "July, be careful! The boat is brand new, don't damage the deck."
Looking back in July, he had a look of realization, indicating that he would pay attention next time.
The next moment, it cast its fishing rod, the line Entanglement in the ice, and it threw the zombie turtle back into the water.
Then, to Shi Qianqian's bewildered gaze, the fishhook pierced through the ice and pulled out a crystal core from the zombie turtle's body inside.
This time, only the small crystal core was retrieved.
Then, in July, after putting the fishing hook back into the sea, she caught another crystal core.
This time it learned its lesson, only taking the crystal cores and not the ice blocks, lest it damage the ship's hull. One, two...
The frozen zombie sea monsters in the ocean are fixed targets. The Water Devil Beast in the water can easily extract their crystal cores, just like picking up corpses, and throw them onto the ship.
"That was a bit too much..." Shi Qianqian rubbed her eyes and said, "Luo Yu, I think I just saw that the fishhook drill into the ice block by itself and pull out the crystal core."
"And it keeps fishing out crystal cores from the sea..."
"You hit me, is it just my imagination?"
Can crystal nuclei also bite the hook?
"Your mother is still following behind, I don't dare to hit her," Luo Yu said. "Why don't you call out the Seedling Turtle? If I hit it, you should be able to feel its pain."
"I was just saying, I didn't mean for you to actually hit me." Shi Qianqian looked at July, quite certain that the fishhook had indeed moved on its own.
It even deformed during the process!
"Observe more, learn more." Luo Yu gestured to the other person not to make a fuss.
Shi Qianqian fell into deep thought, continuing to stare intently.
July continued fishing, but after catching frozen zombie sea monsters for half a day, July was getting really bored. Weren't there any living ones?! "Gurgle!"
Just then, it seemed to have thought of something and said a few words to the fishing rod, "How about we use a cheat code... a small one doesn't count as cheating."
Immediately afterwards, the fishing line in the water began to extend wildly.
100 meters, 500 meters, 1000 meters... 5000 meters...
Thanks to its innate ability of Absolute Control, the Water Devil Beast easily achieved the feat of "condensing ink into a line." Compared to its enormous body, what percentage of its body would a ten-thousand-meter fishing line represent?
This distance can even be extended further.
In July, a super fishing line of 10,000 meters, which was still growing, was quickly harvested. This fishing line could also sense its surroundings and find prey on its own.
The Fishing Tackle Mastery expert came in handy.
Although it lacks combat power in its current state, it is at least a decent fishing tool, and its reconnaissance attributes are maxed out.
Fishing for countless creatures!
The most incredible thing is that the fishing line can even split, branching into several strands like a spider web, reaching out to different areas of the sea in search of prey.
"What's the situation in this sea area?"
Meanwhile, in the distant seas, on a ship sailing towards Mirror Moon Island, a young man felt a chill run down his spine.
He had already encountered zombies surrounding the ship twice along the way.
Although they were all low-level zombies and easy to deal with, the driving experience was terrible.
"I should call my cousin..." This person was Shi Ke, who had come to deliver the Seedling Turtle to Luo Yu. He was about to take out the Communication Conch when he suddenly looked surprised and felt a powerful wave of water.
Whoosh!!!
A massive sea serpent, over ten meters long and with a body as tall as a skyscraper, emerged from the water, dragging its rotting body as it broke through the seawater. Upon seeing this zombie sea serpent, Shi Ke took a deep breath.
Zombie King Beast comparable to Lower Monarch Species, the Devourer Zombie Giant Snake.
Even Monarch Level corpse beasts have appeared... This sea area is indeed strange.
I wish I hadn't come.
Delivering goods and having to fight... But this zombie sea serpent only looks to be level 20, which is an average level, making Shi Ke breathe a sigh of relief.
His pet beast was already over level 30, so dealing with this Zombie King Beast shouldn't be a problem. However... this situation made him deeply uneasy. If more Zombie King Beast appeared, his pet beast's stamina would be exhausted. At that point, even if only low-level zombies appeared, he would still feel immense pressure.
At that point, we'll probably have no choice but to abandon ship and travel by air. We should be almost at Mirror Moon Island by then, right?
"Day and Night Bird, take care of it."
Shi Ke looked at the giant bird standing on the bulwark. It was an owl with pure black feathers on one wing and pure white feathers on the other. Like its wings, its pupils were also black and white, as if yin and yang were intertwined.
Lower-ranking monarch, time-related, Day and Night Bird.
Call!
The Day and Night Bird had just spread its wings, intending to deal with the zombie sea serpent, when suddenly, an unexpected change occurred.
Under the astonished gazes of Shi Ke and Day and Night Bird, the zombie sea serpent that had just emerged from the water was suddenly pulled back into the water by a tremendous force.
"What's going on!" Shi Ke Day and Night Bird's companion, a water-type king, immediately went into the water and then saw an unbelievable scene.
The zombie sea serpent's tail seemed to be Entanglement countless times with something like fishing line, and sharp fishhooks were hooked onto its rotting body. It was this fishing line that was trying to drag the zombie sea serpent in one direction.
It's like... someone is fishing.
The fishing line was frantically pulled in, dragging the zombie sea serpent through the water. However, the zombie sea serpent was no pushover; it easily broke free and continued its frenzied attack on Shi Ke. Although somewhat chaotic, Shi Ke Day and Night Bird quickly dealt with the zombie sea serpent...
The next moment...
The fishing hook, having lost its target, pondered for a few seconds before, to the astonishment of Shi Ke Day and Night Bird, hooked out the crystal core of the zombie sea serpent. Then... the crystal core skipped across the water like a stone skipping across a certain direction.
"Holy crap?"
Shi Ke was dumbfounded. So, what exactly happened?
Those are fishhooks and fishing line!
Who on earth is fishing? He can't understand it at all!
"He's cheating."
On the Moon Empress, Shi Qianqian was completely dumbfounded.
The more she looked, the more horrified she became. It was as if July was Possession by the god of fishing; in a short time, she had already caught many things... zombies, crystal cores, treasure chests, and even a broken crystal cannon...
Whoosh. A Upper-Tier Common Species of zombie sea beast was fished out and dragged here from a distant sea. July didn't even need to lift a finger; the electric shock from the fishing rod was enough to drive it insane, and it obediently had its crystal core extracted.
Splash!
Another one...
Splash!
A moment later, Shi Qianqian was shocked to discover that a King Level- grade zombie crystal core had been fished back and thrown onto the boat.
That's not scientific!
This isn't fishing. There's no such thing as fishing.
After a while, the fisherman in July wasn't tired, but the Water Devil Beast was completely exhausted. Under Shi Qianqian's silent expression, it transformed from a fishing rod into a limp, deflated Water Devil Beast.
Looking at the ship full of supplies and the crystal cores piled up on the deck... Shi Qianqian understood, but not completely. It turned out that the fishing rod was actually transformed from Water Devil Beast.
But the Water Devil Beast's shapeshifting ability is terrifying! If it's this powerful even when it transforms into a fishing rod, what about other forms?
She wavered again.
This Water Devil Beast Beast's familiar looks delicious. "This is its familiar? That Ink Fish... it actually evolved?"
"So, your July bloodline has also evolved? I can't tell!" She was stunned, staring at July as she counted her spoils.
Luo Yu was looking at the King Level zombie crystal core with surprise, wanting to ask the Water Devil Beast what was going on, but it seemed to have fainted from exhaustion.
"That's good, you didn't realize it. If you had, how could July have pretended to be weak while actually being strong? Aren't you the expert on this?" Luo Yu chuckled.
Shi Qianqian:???
"I regret it! I'm going to take a gamble and try to get Water Devil Beast as a familiar for the Seedling Turtle. Didn't you make a deal with my mother? How about I give one of the Water Devil Beast to the Seedling Turtle for a contract?"
Luo Yu said, "I don't recommend it. There are differences even among Water Devil Beast. Only Water Devil Beast with top-quality aptitude can perform like this. The Water Devil Beast I'm providing in the contract with your family can't even reach this level. It will hinder the potential of the Seedling Turtle after the contract is signed."
"How much does yours cost?" Shi Qianqian asked.
"A fully evolved Thousand Autumn Turtle is barely worth exchanging for another one," Luo Yu said, since breeding them is quite troublesome.
"Of course, if you have Mirror Moon Island residency permit, you can get a discount. Young lady, would you like to become a Mirror Moon Island resident?"