Chapter 396: Chapter 396: Even a fish like you has deep-sea phobia
Ye Chen turned to look at the Soul Fish.
The Soul Fish stared at Ye Chen in terror, hesitated for a moment, and then stammered, "I, I snatched his food to eat."
"Hmm? No wonder, daring to snatch food from Genggeng, no wonder Genggeng is so angry."
The more Genggeng thought about it, the angrier he got, and he slapped the Soul Fish on the head.
"Stop hitting, stop hitting, I know I was wrong."
The Soul Fish kept yelling that it was wrong.
Ye Chen grabbed Genggeng and said, "Genggeng, that’s enough."
"Hmph!"
Genggeng snorted angrily and squatted to the side.
Ye Chen squinted at the Soul Fish, which looked quite strange, and asked, "Soul Fish, do you live below? What is it like down there?"
"I don’t know. I live in a little hole. I’m afraid to go into the water."
"Hmm? Why?"
"Because, because I have a deep sea phobia."
"Hmm?"
Ye Chen was instantly dumbfounded.
"You, a fish, you tell me you have a deep sea phobia and are afraid of water?"
"Yes, I am really afraid of water. I’m super afraid of water." The Soul Fish said with its big eyes wide open.
"Alright then."
"By the way, there’s a death zone down there. If you’re not afraid, you can go take a look. Many things live down there, and there are lots of treasures."
The Soul Fish said repeatedly.
Ye Chen was interested after hearing this: "Death zone, what do you mean? What is it like?"
"It’s what my clansmen told me. Down there, there’s a Treasure Crafting Monster that spits and drops many treasures, very powerful, and it’s the River Lord of this area." The Soul Fish said while recalling.
Ye Chen and the others exchanged a glance, then Ye Chen looked at the Soul Fish: "Lead the way ahead."
"I can’t, I’m really afraid of water!"
Ye Chen called Genggeng.
Genggeng immediately came over, grabbed the Soul Fish by the ear, and shouted loudly, "Are you going or not! Going or not!"
"Ah! It hurts! I’m going, I’m going, I’ll take you there!"
The Soul Fish had clearly fought with Genggeng earlier and had been beaten up, which is why it was so scared of Genggeng.
The Soul Fish reluctantly came to the Black River, gritted its teeth, and still jumped in.
Ye Chen and the others followed and jumped into the water one after another.
Before this, Ye Chen redeemed four waterproof shields, so there was no need to worry about getting their clothes wet or having issues with breathing.
After diving for a full half hour, a cave entrance suddenly appeared at the bottom of the river.
The Soul Fish pointed the way and went in first. Ye Chen and the others followed.
Upon entering the cave, a strong gravitational pull emerged, and their bodies started falling rapidly.
It took a minute of falling before they landed on the ground.
"There’s actually another world here!" Hong Ye said in surprise.
It was like a different world; no water, only desolation below.
Although there was an entrance in the river above, for some reason, not a single drop of water fell through.
It was truly a peculiar space.
"Where is the place you mentioned? If there’s nothing I like, watch me beat you up!" Genggeng raised its small fist threateningly.
"Just ahead, just ahead!"
The Soul Fish hurriedly ran ahead to lead the way.
Ye Chen and the others followed.
Five minutes later, they arrived at a cavern.
Calling it a cavern is more like saying it’s a deep pit.
Inside, there were numerous items, and around were creatures identical to the Soul Fish.
Upon seeing the Soul Fish arrive, the creatures quickly saluted, "Greetings, Chief."
The group was stunned; surprisingly, the Soul Fish was the leader of these creatures.
Among them were several at Level 41.
The Soul Fish arrogantly commanded the creatures, "You all, leave here quickly. I have guests."
"Yes!"
The creatures did not hesitate and turned to leave.
Seeing the creatures’ information, Ye Chen understood.
The highest tier among the creatures was Elite Level.
As a Lord Level, the Soul Fish naturally had a much higher status than them.
"Master Ye Chen, there’s almost nothing good here now. You can wait a bit; it won’t be long before the River Lord passes by here." The Soul Fish bowed and spoke respectfully.
Ye Chen nodded, standing still to wait.
After an hour and a half, the space shook, and Ye Chen looked up.
It was still the Black River above, the water gently flowing mid-air.
A gigantic figure swam by, its body over a hundred meters long, and unusually wide, about sixty meters.
[Tower Mother]
Level: LV85
Tier: Monarch Level
Attribute: Water
...
Another creature similar to Orn!
Zhang Zheng’s pupils contracted, his eyes filled with dread.
Monsters like this, just a glance would chill anyone to the bone.
Clunk, clunk, clunk!
A few things dropped from the Tower Mother’s tail, landing precisely into the pit in front of them.
With the items dropped, a crowd of creatures gathered around.
Perhaps noticing Ye Chen and his group, they dared not approach.
Only lingering in the shadows, watching the scene.
The Tower Mother continued swimming above, occasionally letting out low growls.
After the Tower Mother swam away, everyone finally came back to their senses.
Looking at the items in the pit, Ye Chen furrowed his brows slightly.
"This is no Treasure Crafting Monster. It’s clearly a Treasure Dropping Monster. If I’m not mistaken, these things are its waste." Hong Ye commented, frowning.
Looking at the shiny things in the pit, Ye Chen showed no interest.
"Boss, these are pretty good, why don’t you want them?" Genggeng asked curiously.
Indeed, these things, called Quenching Gold Crystal.
They are excellent materials for crafting weapons. Whether making or crafting weapons, adding Quenching Gold Crystal can increase weapon strength and penetration power.
And there was a whole pile of it, even selling it would fetch a good price.
"Forget it, Junior Brother Ye Chen, a broom for wheat, who cares about the origin? Let’s just take all these." Hong Ye said, stepping forward to collect the Quenching Gold Crystals.
Ye Chen joined in collecting.
Zhang Zheng gritted his teeth and also went to gather.
A hundred grams of Quenching Gold Crystal makes a portion; this was over a hundred pounds in total.
This Tower Mother sure dumps a lot at once.
After organizing the items, they finally stood up.
The creatures hiding to the side snorted and scattered upon seeing Ye Chen’s group take everything.
They had come for these items, and now that they were gone, they had no reason to stay.
"How do we get back from here?" Ye Chen asked the Soul Fish.
The Soul Fish pointed up: "Just swim upwards from here, go all the way up, and you can reach land."
Ye Chen nodded and flew upwards.
Reaching under the river, Ye Chen touched it with a finger, which passed through without resistance.
Reassured, Ye Chen and the others entered the river and swam upwards.
After a long time, they finally returned to the shore.