At this moment, it restlessly twisted, trying to find an exit, each swing causing ripples in the pool.
The eel’s head occasionally lifted, its small black eyes revealing a hint of confusion and fear.
The water in the sink, stirred by its movements, formed irregular whirlpools, making a faint “whooshing” sound.
Hu Qi only took one look and recognized that this should be a male eel.
Male eels generally have larger, slightly bulging heads, with three striped patterns formed by brown spots on their backs, and a color band on each side of their body.
The pigment spots are evenly distributed, and the abdomen is darker in color.
Female eels, on the other hand, have small, non-bulging heads, no spotted patterns on their backs, and are greenish-brown.
Sometimes, three brown pigment spots can be seen arranged in parallel, and the body color gradually lightens from front to back on both sides of the body, with uniform, fine brown spots and a lighter abdomen.
The one before him undoubtedly belonged to the former.
Combining what Li Zhenguo said, these two eels should be a pair.
“Don’t be afraid, I’ll soon send you into my stomach so you can go see your wife.”
Hu Qi put on an apron.
Then he reached out and directly grabbed the eel.
As if sensing danger, it began to twist its body and simultaneously raised its head, opening its mouth to bite at Hu Qi’s palm.
Unlike ordinary eels without teeth, this eel, when it opened its mouth, surprisingly had a circle of tiny teeth on its upper and lower jaws.
Hu Qi’s expression was calm.
The slimy body fluid seemed to have no effect on him.
Seeing the eel’s movement, his five fingers curled like hooks, and he directly grabbed its slippery, thick tail, shaking his arm and swinging it to smash it against the ground.
Bang, bang!
After two hits, the struggling force gradually diminished.
Although Hu Qi’s current strength had not been tested, it was definitely far beyond that of an ordinary adult male.
In just a few moments, the eel lost its ability to resist, blood oozed from its head and gills, its body went limp, and it fainted.
Seeing this, he took out scissors and skillfully opened its belly, beginning to process it.
More than half an hour later, in the living room, Hu Qi leaned back at the table, letting out a satisfied burp.
The plate in front of him was empty; even the eel bones had been chewed and eaten completely.
He had just eaten, and now he had eaten another meal.
Even with Hu Qi’s appetite, he now felt a bit bloated.
“scarlet!” he murmured.
Whoosh!
A translucent, ethereal panel unfolded before his eyes like a water curtain.
Host: Hu Qi
Status: Normal
Age: 21 (Remaining Lifespan 59 years)
Skills: Comprehensive Fighting Technique (Proficient) △
Yang Yuan Breathing Method (Perfection)
Modification Value: 5 (89%)
On the panel, the Modification Value had already reached 5 points.
Comparatively, this single eel provided him with over 3 points of Modification Value, perhaps due to its larger size.
Without any hesitation, Hu Qi’s gaze focused on the triangular rune behind Comprehensive Fighting Technique.
“scarlet, modify Comprehensive Fighting Technique, upgrade to Perfection!”
As he spoke, the Modification Value began to decrease, and at the same time, the word “Proficient” behind Comprehensive Fighting Technique blurred, changed to Major Achievement, and then immediately changed again to Perfection.
The familiar memory scenes and the cool Qi current strengthening his body reappeared.
Hu Qi carefully processed all of this.
After a while, he returned to his senses and looked at the panel again.
Comprehensive Fighting Technique (Perfection) Trait: Coordination
Modification Value: 1 (89%)
“Did it use four points of Modification Value?”
Hu Qi was speechless; the Modification Value, which he had so painstakingly accumulated to five points, was almost entirely depleted in an instant.
However, it was worth it.
After all, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Moreover, after Comprehensive Fighting Technique reached the realm of Perfection, it also awakened a trait called Coordination.
As he thought of this, he suddenly raised his hand, forming a claw with his palm, and lunged forward!
Whoosh!
In an instant, his palm shot out like an afterimage, flashed through the air, and then retracted.
His five fingers opened, revealing two flattened mosquitoes lying quietly in his palm.
“My reaction speed seems to be a bit faster than before, but it’s still at the ordinary person’s level.”
Hu Qi felt the changes in his body and made his judgment.
Coordination, as the name suggests, refers to the ability of various parts of the body to work together and cooperate when moving or performing actions.
Good physical coordination is demonstrated by the ability to perform various complex movements and tasks smoothly, accurately, and efficiently.
For example, walking, running, jumping, throwing, dancing, and various technical movements in sports.
It involves the nervous System’s precise control and regulation of muscles, including the sequence, strength, and duration of muscle contractions.
At this moment, he felt better than ever before.
Just as he was about to stand up, a faint sensation of hunger suddenly came from his abdomen.
“Hmm?” Hu Qi’s expression was strange.
He reached out and touched his stomach.
His once slightly bulging stomach had, at some unknown point, flattened.
“Could it be because I modified Comprehensive Fighting Technique to Perfection all at once?”
Hu Qi raised an eyebrow, a little surprised.
It might be due to upgrading it to Perfection in one go and Awakening the Coordination trait.
As for whether this was the case, only this reason made sense for now, and he could experiment again if the opportunity arose later.
Thinking of this, he took out a few chocolate bars he had bought earlier from the drawer, tore open the packaging, and began to chew them.
A night passed quickly.
The next day, at dawn, Hu Qi woke up early.
However, today he had taken a day off from the Red Scale Club and did not go.
This was because Hu Qi needed to verify the source of the Modification Value.
He slaughtered the eel he had bought from the market and meticulously cooked it into a plate of braised eel.
Then, he picked up a piece and put it into his mouth.
Next, he stared at the panel.
As expected, there was no movement in the Modification Value column.
“Indeed, the cooking steps haven’t changed at all, but no Modification Value appeared.
Clearly, ordinary eels simply cannot provide me with Modification Value.
It can only be due to exotic beasts.”
Hu Qi muttered to himself.
He picked up his phone, opened the browser, and started searching for information about exotic beasts.
Soon, a series of results appeared.
He automatically ignored and filtered out some content from movies and novels, looking instead at the useful main text.
The first thing introduced was what an exotic beast was.
Exotic beasts refer to animals that are unusual, rare, or uncommon in appearance.
For example, some rare species with unique appearances that exist only in specific regions or environments, or animals whose appearance or habits are particularly unusual due to genetic mutations.
This information was no different from what Hu Qi had understood before.
These exotic beasts, at most, only had some differences in appearance and size, and possessed no special abilities.
Instead of calling them exotic beasts, it would be more accurate to call them genetically mutated organisms.
His gaze moved downward, to some news about exotic beasts.