Chapter 53: Fishing Is An Activity Filled With Risks! One Must Exercise Caution When Fishing!

　　Translator: AstralGhost Editor: Kurisu

　　“HOU!”

　　The black dragon roared in rage. These ant-like existences which it had often disregarded actually managed to cause it to feel a threat of death!

　　In that moment, a vast amount of black light surged out of the black dragon and gathered into a pitch black ball in front of its mouth!

　　“Dragon Pearl!”

　　“Not good! The black dragon’s preparing to risk everything in a fight to the death!”

　　“Retreat! Hurry!”

　　Nicolay Bach’s face distorted violently as he hurriedly fled in a random direction with the other four elites scrambling behind him.

　　Countless vein-like patterns appeared on the black ball of energy, causing it to look like an actual substance formed by nature!

　　When the Dragon Pearl appeared, the surrounding space was immediately frozen. Everything within that space had been locked down!

　　The jet-black Dragon Pearl rotated gently as it hovered in the air, constantly emanating ripples of an apocalyptic power!

　　Although the tiny Dragon Pearl appeared weak and unsteady before the domineering sword rays and the two elemental magic dragons, the seemingly insignificant Dragon Pearl held so much destructive power that all these spells were destroyed by it before they could even reach the black dragon!

　　“Boom!”

　　Before the five elites could retreat for more than 10 zhang, the Dragon Pearl, which seemed to be floating slowly through the air had already arrived before the group!

　　“NO!”

　　Cries of desperation rang out as the five men screamed in unwillingness.

　　As though in slow motion, the Dragon Pearl gently landed right in the middle of the group of fleeing men and, without any sound and like water sinking into mud, merged into the ground.

　　“BOOM!”

　　A violent explosion rang out across the battlefield! In an instant, a powerful exterminating force covered the skies and cracked the very earth around it!

　　With the Dragon Pearl as the epicenter, a powerful shockwave spread in all directions through a huge area in the Forest of Darkness!

　　In an instant, everything in the path of the shockwave was mercilessly decimated!

　　Nicolay Bach and the others were practically going mad as they employed all their life-saving measures and secret arts without any hesitation!

　　However, no matter what methods or trump cards they pulled out, it was all useless! The terrifying shockwave only stopped slightly upon encountering their powerful life-saving measures before continuing on its deadly path!

　　Everything within 10,000 meters, including mountains, was flattened. Even the rivers were swiftly evaporated and burned into a piece of scorched earth!

　　A sinister black fire raged within the Forest of Darkness for an entire quarter of an hour before finally dying down!

　　The original Dragon Pearl, previously as big as an adult’s head, had now become the size of a chicken’s egg. In addition, the surface of the Dragon Pearl was now filled with cracks. It looked as if it could fall apart and crumble into tiny pieces at any moment!

　　The black dragon’s Origin energy was damaged, and it looked sallow and drained as it swallowed the Dragon’s Pearl back into it’s body.

　　“Despicable humans!”

　　The black dragon let out an enraged roar, making all the demonic beasts and other ferocious creatures tremble in fright, as they cowered and scrambled away from the might of the enraged dragon!

　　Gritting its teeth, the heavily injured black dragon dragged its body and extended its huge wings as it struggled to fly deeper into the Forest of Darkness.

　　***

　　“Sh*t! What the hell did I catch this time?!”

　　Bei Feng had not even recovered from his recent fright from the previous incident with the Book of Spiritual Contract, when he once again felt a monstrous force pull at him from the other end of the line!

　　He was caught off-guard once again and this time, Bei Feng was very nearly pulled into the well! The Purple Bamboo Fishing Rod had also been bent to a shocking degree!

　　If this force had not been severely diminished by the System, both Bei Feng and the Purple Bamboo Fishing Rod would have been broken apart without even a chance to resist!

　　Panicking, Bei Feng hurriedly dropped the Purple Bamboo Fishing Rod behind a huge rock and fled to the side. Strangely, the enormous force had disappeared as quickly as it had come. After a moment of observation, Bei Feng approached the Ancient Well cautiously and picked up the Purple Bamboo Fishing Rod again and reeled in the line.

　　“Ding! Pinnacle Grade 2 treasure obtained, scales of the black dragon! (This is the abdominal scale armor of a black dragon. It has a shocking defensive strength, with the ability to withstand the force of a thousand jin! It is also able to reflect ten percent force of all incoming attacks!) Experience gained: 1,300! Experience required to reach level 2 Fisherman: 4,400!”

　　Bei Feng’s mouth was hanging so wide that one could fit a fist in it. His hands trembled slightly as he held the patch of black scales in his hand. Shaking his head vigorously, he re-read the System’s message in his mind a few times over.

　　‘A dragon?! I somehow caught an actual dragon just now?!’

　　A flabbergasted look hung on Bei Feng’s face. That was simply unbelievable!

　　‘No wonder there was such a monstrous force just now! That’s the power of a dragon!’

　　Bei Feng’s heart trepidated in fear. It was a good thing that this piece of scale armor had somehow been torn off the black dragon’s body!

　　If he had instead reeled in an actual dragon, Bei Feng would truly be at a loss as to what he should do!

　　Even if it remained immobile and simply laid on the ground allowing Bei Feng to hack at it as he pleased for an eternity, Bei Feng would still be unable to do anything to it at all!

　　‘Fishing is an activity filled with risks! One must exercise caution when fishing!’

　　Bei Feng swallowed nervously as a thought appeared within his mind.

　　“Dong, dong, dong!”

　　A few dull thuds sounded out as Bei Feng rapped his knuckles on the black scale armor. He could distinctly feel a portion of the force bouncing off the black scale armor back onto his fist!

　　The thin and flexible piece of dragon scale was only as big as a face basin, but it actually weighed over a hundred jin! It was as rubbery as leather, but the level of its toughness and durability was immeasurably greater than ordinary leather!

　　A cool, black glossy sheen glimmered off the piece of scale armor as Bei Feng held it under the sunlight.

　　‘What am I supposed to do with just this bit of scale armor? Craft it into a piece of underwear?’

　　A troubled expression appeared on Bei Feng’s face as he considered the piece of scale armor seriously.

　　Shaking his head, Bei Feng quickly dispelled the notion. As much as he liked the idea of having a pair of dragon scale underwear to protect his most valuable parts, he did not possess the requisite skills to work with this kind of material at the moment.

　　In the end, Bei Feng could only carefully stow this Grade 2 Pinnacle treasure away. Since he could not come up with any good ideas to make the most of this piece of dragon scale armor, he could only keep it hidden until the need for it arises.

　　Just as he finished storing the dragon scale armor and left the room, Bai Xiang had also finished preparing dinner and was bringing a huge dish stacked full with the giant Imperial Shrimp’s meat out of the kitchen.

　　Like a demon who had been starved to death in his previous life and reincarnated just so that he could eat his fill, Bei Feng immediately sat down and, without a second word, grabbed a section of meat and gobbled it down.

　　Mouthful after mouthful of the highly nutritious Imperial Shrimp’s meat was shoved into Bei Feng’s ravenous mouth, transforming into much needed energy in his stomach!

　　It was only after three entire sections of meat entered his stomach that Bei Feng finally put down his chopsticks, lay back in his chair and rubbed his belly in a contented manner. As usual, the leftovers were all given to the two little wolfdogs.

　　In the recent period of time, the two little wolfdogs had also undergone a great transformation. They were much bigger now. It was as if their growth rate had been greatly accelerated!

　　At a glance, they looked no different to three-month-old wolfdog puppies. However, two rows of ferocious, shiny white teeth lined the insides of their maws. It was clearly evident that they were not to be trifled with.

　　After dinner, Bei Feng did not forget to give Jin Wu a call to inform him that he would no longer be requiring any golden cicadas.

　　The smile on Jin Wu’s face disappeared swiftly as he listened to his number one customer’s voice through the phone. What the hell? This fellow practically changed his mind faster than one could flip the pages of a book!

　　The kid had just arrogantly declared that he would buy as many golden cicadas as he could supply. And now, a few hours had barely passed before he’s calling to say he doesn’t want even one more cicada?!

　　Bei Feng also had no choice. How was he supposed to know that the Vampiric Vine would just quit on him?

　　If he knew that the Vampiric Vine would turn into ashes and drift away with the wind after just producing one mutated fruit, he would have cut off a few branches and plant it anew even if he had to risk his life for it!

　　Since the Vampiric Vine was already gone, why would he continue buying more golden cicadas? Was he supposed to eat them himself?

　　Quickly ending the call, Bei Feng went to take a lengthy bath before lying on his bed and falling into a deep sleep.

　　***

　　“You’re saying that Wei Hui did not show his head at all for the last two days?”

　　Nie Yun asked dryly.

　　“Young Master Yun, not to mention his head, Wei Hui had not even revealed his tail these past few days. Even the bodyguards usually hovering around him had disappeared without a trace,” a man bowed deeply as he replied.

　　“Heng! This damn old fox! He must have guessed that I’m about to take action against him. That’s why he ran away so swiftly!”

　　Nie Yun spat in disgust.

　　“Since he’s already skipped town, prepare to take over his company. At least that’s still better than nothing,” Nie Yun commanded coldly as though he had completely lost interest in the matter.

　　“Yes, Young Master!”

　　The man once again bowed low before leaving in a hurry.

　　“Wu Bo, what do you think about this matter?”

　　The indifferent expression on his face receded like the tide as he turned around to look at the old man beside him.

　　“This fellow obviously knew his own limits. He ran away in such a straightforward manner, and did not even hesitate to discard his company,” Wu Bo smiled in praise. “It’s too bad we won’t be able to find out what his secret was.”

　　Wu Bo spoke the last sentence with some pity as his smile disappeared.

　　“It’s probably not a big secret. That place is the Ancestral Mansion of my Nie family. My Nie family had occupied that location for hundreds of years already. It’s impossible that there’s any secret within the Ancestral Mansion that we are not aware of.”

　　Nie Yun thought little of the whole matter. Even his play with Wei Hui, watching the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it was nothing more than something he did out of boredom.

　　He hadn’t really expected to receive any kind of shocking results from this game in the first place.

　　“Then, young master Yun, will you be returning to the clan now?”

　　Wu Bo asked, his speech slow and his breath as wheezy as a regular old man who might suddenly stop breathing if he forgot about it.

　　“I will naturally be returning eventually. But since we’re already here, we might as well pay a visit to my Nie family’s Ancestral Mansion. I wonder what those old fogies back in the clan are thinking. Why would they keep the family’s ancestral tablets in that place for so long?” Nie Yun replied as he mused to himself.