However, Wang Degui's subsequent words left Lin Sheng somewhat disappointed.
“It's just that the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish hasn't been seen for half a year, and I don't know if it's still alive.”
“Is that so? I wonder if you could take Linsheng Pavilion to the sea area where that Long-toothed Lacquer Fish is located to take a look.”
Lin Sheng said.
Although the absence of a high-grade Spirit Beast level Qi Yu (Lacquer Fish) disappointed him, if it was as Wang Degui said, this Long-toothed Lacquer Fish had lived for over a decade.
It was probably already among the top ranks of low-grade Spirit Beasts, and there might be a chance for it to Breakthrough to a high-grade Spirit Beast.
At the very least, its breeding value was higher than the two Long-toothed Lacquer Fish in Yunhai City.
Since he had already arrived at the Sea Beast Division, he certainly wouldn't miss a single opportunity.
“Of course, the No. 2 sea area where the Qi Yu (Lacquer Fish) is active isn't far, it's just ahead.”
Wang Degui naturally had no intention of refusing and nodded readily.
The small boat continued forward.
In less than half an hour, the small boat had already traveled dozens of miles.
It stopped in a sea area full of seaweed.
“This is it. The feces of Qi Yu (Lacquer Fish), this kind of sea fish, are excellent fertilizer for sea cucumber grass, so wherever there are Qi Yu (Lacquer Fish) groups, a large amount of sea cucumber grass will grow.”
Wang Degui introduced.
Sea cucumber grass was the dense purple seaweed visible to everyone.
As Wang Degui took out a conch again and gently blew into it, a strange sound, different from before, was emitted.
Soon, large bubbles immediately emerged on the surrounding water surface, and one Qi Yu (Lacquer Fish) after another, resembling seaweed, rolled out.
As far as the eye could see, there were at least several hundred, densely packed, and a large number of Qi Yu (Lacquer Fish) were still quickly swimming over from a distance.
Seeing this scene, Lin Sheng couldn't help but exclaim, as expected of the Sea Beast Division.
However, he glanced around; these Qi Yu (Lacquer Fish) were basically all ordinary beasts.
He was not in a hurry, just waiting quietly, and he didn't have to wait too long.
The Qi Yu (Lacquer Fish) gathered around the small boat quickly scattered and fled as if being driven away.
In just a few breaths, the densely packed Qi Yu (Lacquer Fish) had disappeared.
Instead, more than twenty Long-toothed Lacquer Fish, ranging from one to two meters in length, appeared around the small boat.
They emitted the Qi of low-grade Spirit Beasts.
Lin Sheng's gaze swept over these Long-toothed Lacquer Fish.
The largest of these Long-toothed Lacquer Fish were about the same size as the two Lingyu Princess gave him.
Clearly, the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish Wang Degui mentioned was not among them.
“As expected, it still hasn't appeared.”
Wang Degui blew for a while longer before putting down the conch, sighing, and shaking his head slightly.
“It seems that old fish is most likely dead.”
“Your Excellency Lin Sheng, if you are interested in Long-toothed Lacquer Fish, you can choose a few more from here.”
Lingyu Princess, who was beside him, also scanned the surrounding Long-toothed Lacquer Fish, quickly lost interest, and smiled at Lin Sheng.
“Thank you for your kindness, Princess, but Linsheng Pavilion would like to go into the water to observe. Director Wang, I wonder if it would be convenient.”
Lin Sheng shook his head slightly, expressing his gratitude to Lingyu Princess, then looked at Wang Degui.
“Of course, this is possible, but besides the Qi Yu (Lacquer Fish), there are also some other sea beasts in this sea area, and there are quite a few high-grade Spirit Beast level sea beasts among them, so…”
Wang Degui's face showed some hesitation. He didn't mind Lin Sheng going into the water, but in his opinion, Lin Sheng's cultivation was only at Bones Transformation sixth level, and going into the water rashly might be somewhat dangerous.
Especially from his observation of Lin Sheng along the way, he seemed to know nothing about sea matters, appearing to be a landlubber. Under such circumstances, going into the water would undoubtedly be even more dangerous.
As Lingyu Princess's guest, if Lin Sheng really encountered any danger? He, the Director Wang of the Sea Beast Division, would surely face a lot of trouble.
Lin Sheng saw through Wang Degui's doubts at a glance, and a smile appeared on his face.
“Although Linsheng Pavilion did not grow up by the sea, he is proficient in swimming, and he is confident in dealing with ordinary high-grade Spirit Beasts. Director Wang, please rest assured.”
“This…”
Upon hearing this, Wang Degui's gaze turned to Lingyu Princess beside him.
“It's fine, Director Wang. Your Excellency Lin Sheng is not an ordinary person, there's no need to worry.”
Lingyu Princess nodded calmly.
She had come this time with the intention of testing Lin Sheng, and since he requested to go into the water, she naturally had no objection.
Moreover, it was only a few high-grade Spirit Beasts. If Lin Sheng couldn't even handle that, it would be impossible for him to be valued by that person.
Seeing that Lingyu Princess had readily agreed, Wang Degui was completely relieved and immediately said with a smile.
“In that case, Your Excellency Lin Sheng, please do as you wish.”
“Thank you.”
Lin Sheng nodded in thanks, then his figure disappeared from the small boat and plunged into the seawater.
In everyone's sight, Lin Sheng's figure fell straight down, extremely agile, and quickly disappeared completely.
“I didn't expect Your Excellency Lin Sheng to be so skilled in swimming. Even I, Director Wang, am ashamed to admit my inferiority.”
Seeing this scene, Wang Degui said with some surprise.
Lingyu Princess also sensed something and exchanged glances with Shi Po, who had not spoken a word since boarding the boat.
Shi Po shook her head slightly, her eyes also showing a hint of surprise.
They had all clearly felt that Lin Sheng had not used any strength after entering the water.
To be so agile in the water, even sailors and boatmen who lived on the sea all year round would never be able to do it.
Lingyu Princess's eyes flickered. She had already read Lin Sheng's intelligence several times and was certain that he had always lived in inland areas and had never lived on the sea.
This scene before her clearly contradicted the intelligence.
However, this also piqued her interest a little more.
“It's just a pity that this sea area is quite large, and there are many kinds of sea beasts. Trying to find a single Long-toothed Lacquer Fish among them is like looking for a needle in a haystack, how can one word 'difficult' describe it…”
Wang Degui looked at the water, sighing with emotion, clearly not holding out any hope for Lin Sheng to find that Long-toothed Lacquer Fish.
Not only him, but even Shui Zhi at the stern of the boat held no such hope.
“Brother Shui Zhi, do you think Young Master he can find that fish?”
Bai Can asked curiously.
“Difficult… basically impossible.”
Shui Zhi shook his head slightly. He had been in the East Sea Prefecture for many years and was very clear about matters at sea. Finding a fish in the seawater was indeed as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Not paying attention to the thoughts of the people on the boat, Lin Sheng released his perception in the seawater at this moment.
Being in the middle of the ocean, he felt no discomfort, essentially no different from on land.
Looking closely, one could see Lin Sheng's gills slowly vibrating.
With the Aurora Jellyfish's level three gill breathing talent, he felt quite comfortable in the water.
Various sea fish swimming in the water passed by him, ignoring him, as if Lin Sheng was a rock in the sea.
This was the Aurora Jellyfish's stealth talent.
This talent's hiding effect in seawater was quite extraordinary.
It was precisely because of this talent that the Aurora Jellyfish almost escaped his perception back then.
Not caring about the various sea fish around him, Lin Sheng moved quickly through the seawater.
At the same time, he maximized his perception, trying to sense everything around him.
If his mental attribute could rival a Divine Form Peak Martial Artist.
Then his perception attribute after entering the body could definitely easily crush a Divine Form Peak, and even a Grandmaster Martial Artist like Lu Qing might not be able to compare to him.
The Aurora Jellyfish itself had a perception boost of up to ten points, plus Da Huang and other high-perception Spirit Beasts.
At this moment, once activated, even when submerged in seawater and with perception affected to a certain extent, information within a ten-mile radius flooded into his mind.
Such a massive amount of information, if placed on an ordinary person, would probably cause mental collapse, making them foolish and dazed.
For him, however, it was nothing.
High perception itself possessed extremely strong processing capabilities, coupled with equally high mental strength, this information was rapidly filtered by him, only searching for the Qi of the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish.
He had already memorized the Qi of various Long-toothed Lacquer Fish, and what he needed to do now was merely to filter out the strongest Qi.
His figure, like an arrow, swiftly traversed the seawater.
After an incense stick's time.
Lin Sheng had already searched most of this sea area.
Although he found several Long-toothed Lacquer Fish, they were only about the same size as the two he kept in Yunhai City, clearly not the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish Wang Degui mentioned.
“Could it be that old fish is really dead?”
Frowning slightly, this thought involuntarily flashed through Lin Sheng's mind.
“Never mind, whether it is or not, I'll thoroughly search this area first.”
Suppressing the thought, he once again maximized his perception and continued to search rapidly.
Sometimes, when he encountered high-grade Spirit Beast level sea beasts he hadn't seen before, he would also incorporate them into his body without harming their lives. Whether he found the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish or not, it wouldn't be a wasted trip.
Soon, another tea's time passed, and by now, this area had been almost completely explored by him.
Regrettably, he still hadn't found the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish.
Lin Sheng felt a sudden disappointment.
“It seems it’s really gone.”
Sighing, he decided not to waste any more time and prepared to return to the surface.
And just then, in his perception, several powerful Qi suddenly appeared at the edge of the area.
According to the feedback from his perception, each one was a high-grade Spirit Beast level sea beast, and they were considerably stronger than ordinary high-grade Spirit Beasts.
They were definitely considered top-tier among high-grade Spirit Beasts.
“What's going on?”
Lin Sheng was a little surprised.
These several Qi definitely didn't belong to this sea area; they seemed to have suddenly intruded from other areas.
While surprised, he pondered for a moment, then turned and moved towards those rapidly approaching Qi.
Whoosh—
In the seawater, a large amount of seaweed was parted as a sea beast resembling a sea snake, about one meter long, swiftly moved through.
Its body was covered with fleshy spines, giving it a rather bizarre appearance.
From its Qi, this sea snake Spirit Beast wasn't particularly strong, just decent among low-grade Spirit Beasts.
However, its speed was extremely swift, not inferior to a high-grade Spirit Beast at all.
At this moment, this sea snake was biting an oval bead emitting a red glow in its mouth, fleeing madly.
Hundreds of meters behind it, three massive and powerful sea beasts followed closely.
A huge shark over 10 meters long, a giant clam constantly opening and closing like a small house, and a three-meter-wide purplish-black crab with huge pincers.
Wherever these three sea beasts passed, the nearby sea fish and shrimp immediately scattered in panic.
No other reason than these three sea beasts were genuine high-grade Spirit Beasts, and from their Qi, they were noticeably stronger than ordinary high-grade Spirit Beasts.
However, at this moment, the attention of these three sea beasts was clearly entirely focused on the sea snake in front, or more precisely, the red bead in the sea snake's mouth.
Although the sea snake Spirit Beast was extremely fast and its small body made it very agile in the sea, it was, after all, only a low-grade Spirit Beast.
As the giant shark opened its huge mouth, a powerful suction force instantly erupted.
Madly drawing in the seawater in front, the sea snake Spirit Beast was also affected, and its speed quickly slowed down.
The giant clam Spirit Beast, resembling a small house, immediately opened its shell and rapidly approached the sea snake, intending to capture it.
And just then, the powerful suction suddenly disappeared, and the sea snake immediately broke free, its speed soaring, narrowly avoiding the giant clam's attack.
It was the giant shark that suddenly closed its mouth, clearly not wanting to see the sea snake being captured by the giant clam.
In fact, the reason this sea snake Spirit Beast was able to persist for so long under the pursuit of these three high-grade sea beasts.
It was entirely due to the mutual restraint of the three powerful sea beasts; otherwise, it would have been swallowed long ago.
Although it escaped danger once again, the distance between the sea snake and the three sea beasts had already shortened considerably.
It was estimated that it would be caught up with in no time.
And just then, a rock on the seabed suddenly moved, and a long shadow shot upwards.
Without giving the sea snake Spirit Beast any time to react, it bit off its head, along with the red bead in its mouth.
Then, the long figure didn't hesitate for a moment and quickly fled to one side.
This sudden scene made the three sea beasts all stunned, but they quickly reacted, instantly becoming enraged, ignoring the headless sea snake, and immediately changed direction, chasing after the long figure.
The act of snatching food from the tiger's mouth completely enraged the three sea beasts, and they no longer had their previous reservations, launching a combined attack.
The giant shark opened its huge mouth, and a powerful suction force reappeared, even stronger than the last time, while the giant clam and the crab also employed their respective methods.
The wildly fleeing long figure was immediately affected, its speed quickly slowing down. Upon closer inspection, it was a giant Long-toothed Lacquer Fish, over four meters long.
Sensing the approaching danger, this giant Long-toothed Lacquer Fish struggled frantically, trying to break free, but unfortunately, it was difficult to do so immediately.
It could only watch helplessly as the three ferocious and powerful sea beasts rapidly approached.
And just then, the seawater on one side surged.
A figure shot towards them at high speed.
Just as the giant shark's gaping maw was about to swallow the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish.
The figure had appeared in front of the Long-toothed Lacquer Fish, firmly grasping it with a distinct-knuckled large hand. On his face, full of joy, a pair of golden vertical pupils appeared.
On the sea surface.
“It's been almost half an hour, why hasn't Young Master returned yet?”
Bai Can stared at the sea surface, somewhat puzzled.
“You all don't know, this No. 2 area is very large. To thoroughly search it, it would take at least two days. Your Excellency Lin Sheng's swimming skills are good, so he probably wants to explore more inside. He should be back in a while.”
Wang Degui said with a smile.
Then he saw wisps of black mist rising from the distant sea surface.
His expression immediately changed dramatically.
“Oh no, something's happened!!”