Chapter 198: Legendary Creature Appears, King Salmon!

Cao Xing was suddenly startled, then shouted: "Assam, Braum, come help me!"

Hearing Cao Xing's command, the two big men ran over immediately to help hold onto the fishing rod in his hands.

The three of them pulled with all their might.

At the edge of the ice hole, they finally stopped their momentum.

The immense force continued to surge.

Cao Xing gritted his teeth and said: "Hold on!"

Assam and Braum gripped the fishing rod tightly at the same time.

Splash!

Beneath the ice, the lake water surged!

It was as if some behemoth was struggling crazily under the water!

Qinong watched Cao Xing and the others' actions from the side, ready to make a move at any moment.

As Cao Xing and the others held the deadlock.

After a full ten minutes, the creature underwater finally seemed to lose its strength.

Seeing this, Cao Xing shouted: "Pull!"

As the words fell, the three of them pulled simultaneously.

"Heave!"

After a loud shout, the [Mad King Fishing Rod] bent instantly.

In the stunned gaze of everyone.

A giant creature with a body emitting dazzling golden light.

Its scales were like exquisite works of art.

With graceful lines and a body length exceeding one meter, it was pulled up by Cao Xing and the others!

Slap!

This giant creature was slammed heavily onto the ice, beginning to flip and jump continuously!

[Obtained: Golden Salmon (Gold)]

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Golden Salmon!

This was the first Gold-quality magic creature Cao Xing had fished up!

Before he could even check the fish's attributes, the system prompt appeared again.

[Because you are the first Survivor in the entire server to fish up a Gold-quality fish, you have gained the title reward: Great Angler]

[Great Angler: When fishing, all fishing rods' maximum load capacity +500 kg, fishing success rate increased by 30%]

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Seeing the system prompt, Cao Xing couldn't help but laugh out loud.

30% success rate!

Combined with his own bait, he would rarely have empty hooks in the future!

Then, Cao Xing couldn't wait to look at the attributes of this [Golden Salmon] that was still flopping around.

[Golden Salmon (Gold): Magic Creature]

[Level: 22]

[Weight: 11.7 kg]

[Effect: Consumed for the first time, increases Max HP by 2000 points, Constitution by 20 points, and increases population limit by 10.]

(Note: An extremely precious Golden Salmon, the meat is incredibly tender and contains intense vitality, can be decomposed into 11 pieces of Golden Salmon Meat.)

…

After reading the Golden Salmon's attributes, Cao Xing was shocked.

Eating just 100g of meat could increase Max HP by 2000 points and Constitution by 20 points!

It truly lived up to being Golden Salmon meat of the same grade as [Frost Moose meat]!

If those Survivors saw this, it would definitely cause a frenzy!

Even Qinong on the side couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "Golden Salmon, you actually really fished up a Golden Salmon!"

"Lord Cao Xing, this is truly too surprising."

"Such a large Golden Salmon could even be taken to the Eternal Frost Main City for auction. Who knows how many nobles would be willing to spend a fortune to buy this salmon in your hands!"

Cao Xing laughed: "Lord Qinong, it's all thanks to your fishing rod, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to fish up such a creature!"

A smile also appeared on Qinong's face.

Since living creatures cannot be put into the backpack.

To ensure the freshness of the meat, Cao Xing decided not to kill this fish yet.

He took two [Ancient Tree Vines] from his backpack and said to Blot: "Blot, you and Rabb work together to tie this fish up."

Blot nodded slightly, then worked with Rabb, and soon they had the Golden Salmon tied up with the vines.

Then, Cao Xing began to fish again.

The third Snow Demon tongue went down, and soon a familiar force appeared.

This time, it was still a [Silver Salmon] that took the bait, weighing 10 kg.

Cao Xing was happy: "Very good, another 20,000 Ice Dragon Marks in the bag."

When it came to the fourth time.

A large, scarlet-red fish, completely different from before, was pulled up by Cao Xing.

[Obtained: Scarlet Snapper (Purple)]

…

Cao Xing was stunned: "Another Purple-grade fish? This is a species I haven't unlocked yet!"

He couldn't wait to look at the attributes.

[Scarlet Snapper (Purple): Magic Creature]

[Level: 17]

[Weight: 8.7 kg]

[Effect: Consumed for the first time, increases Agility by 15 points]

(Note: A creature with extremely fast speed, one of the top-grade ingredients, can be decomposed into eight pieces of Scarlet Snapper meat.)

…

"Good fellow! Such pure attributes? It directly increases Agility by 15 points!"

Cao Xing was shocked, then happily said: "Haha! This fish meat will definitely be very popular with those Agility-based classes!"

He put away the [Scarlet Snapper].

Cao Xing looked at his backpack; there were only two Snow Demon tongues left.

One Chieftain-level, one Leader-level.

This fishing trip had been a huge harvest so far.

It even completely exceeded Cao Xing's imagination!

Even Sarah and Hilda, who weren't very interested in fishing, couldn't help but come over.

Seeing Cao Xing pull up big catches one after another was also a highly entertaining sight.

Next, he hooked the last Chieftain-level [Snow Demon Tongue].

Then he put it into the water.

This time, they waited a little longer.

After a full three minutes, there was still no movement from under the water.

Cao Xing wondered: "Strange, why isn't it taking the bait? Did I fish out all the big fish in Falling Snow Lake?"

Obviously, this was impossible.

Falling Snow Lake was such a huge lake, with a water width reaching over a hundred kilometers.

Plus its depth of at least several hundred or even a thousand meters, the fish inside must have reached a terrifying number.

Cao Xing waited patiently.

The next moment, a familiar immense force came!

Cao Xing leaned forward.

At the moment he was about to be dragged out, Assam and Braum had already rushed over.

The three of them grabbed the fishing rod together, and then began to wrestle with this formidable creature underwater again!

Splash! Splash…

The waves surged continuously.

One could imagine that this must be another big catch!

Liu Muxue, standing to the side, held her shield and watched the situation under the water nervously.

The creature underwater struggled for about ten minutes, and the force gradually weakened a bit.

Then, the three of them pulled hard!

A golden, shining figure appeared once again!

The moment he saw this figure, Cao Xing laughed: "Hahaha! Another Golden Salmon!"

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the Golden Salmon hanging in mid-air, over a meter long, with a golden body like a work of art.

Slap!

The second Golden Salmon was slammed onto the ice again, starting to flop continuously.

And Cao Xing took a look at its attributes.

[Golden Salmon (Gold): Magic Creature]

[Level: 21]

[Weight: 10.5 kg]

[Effect: Consumed for the first time, increases Max HP by 2000 points, Constitution by 20 points, and increases population limit by 10.]

(Note: An extremely precious Golden Salmon, the meat is incredibly tender and has intense vitality, can be decomposed into 10 pieces of Golden Salmon Meat.)

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"Not bad, not bad, similar weight to the previous Golden Salmon!"

"This level of fish meat is a rare treasure. If it appeared in the trading market, it would definitely cause a frenzy among the Survivors!"

After all, the bonus of over two thousand HP was too tempting.

Especially at the current stage, most Survivors had only just broken through to Tier 2 not long ago.

This could almost double their HP!

Qinong exclaimed from the side: "Tsk tsk, truly remarkable!"

"Lord Cao Xing, you are not only kind-hearted, but your luck is also quite good."

"Harvesting one Golden Salmon was already beyond imagination, yet today you actually caught two!"

"Even when I was traveling the continent in my youth, I had never encountered such a magical thing."

Cao Xing also laughed.

Then, under Qinong's surprised gaze.

Cao Xing directly picked up this Golden Salmon, which was over a meter long, and placed it at Qinong's feet.

Qinong was astonished: "Lord Cao Xing, what is this…"

Cao Xing said: "Lord Qinong, isn't your wife bedridden with a serious illness?"

"The vitality contained in the meat of this Golden Salmon is many times that of a Silver Salmon. I think this should be helpful for your wife's condition."

"After she improves, take her to the city for treatment as soon as possible."

"I hope she gets better soon."

After hearing what Cao Xing said, Qinong stood frozen on the spot.

He opened his mouth, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say.

With this old man's resolute personality, he would never accept handouts from others for no reason.

He had never thought about taking the Golden Salmon from Cao Xing's hands either.

However, just as Cao Xing said, he still had a seriously ill wife.

A moment later, Qinong sighed: "Lord Cao Xing, I am a person with a rather eccentric personality and don't have many friends."

"But from today on, you are a friend of me, Qinong."

[Because of your generous gift, Qinong Dutella's favorability has increased, current favorability: Intimate]

…

Joy arose in Cao Xing's heart.

With Intimate favorability, this Qinong would treat him as one of his own.

Just like Duke Baradin in the underground palace, he would actively worry about his safety.

Although he had given away a [Golden Salmon] of high value.

But clearly, being able to befriend such a high-level powerhouse was worth it.

Cao Xing smiled and said, "You are too polite."

"Compared to me, you need this salmon more."

Qinong hoisted the golden salmon directly onto his shoulder and then said, "Lord Cao Xing, although I have accepted your gift, I never take things from others for free."

"I think this fishing rod is very suitable for you, so I'll give it to you."

Hearing this, Cao Xing was immediately startled.

He hurriedly said, "Lord Qinong, this is an Epic-grade fishing rod. It's too valuable; I cannot accept it!"

However, Qinong waved his hand and said, "Although an Epic-grade fishing rod is precious, it is of no use to me."

"The purpose of me taking out this fishing rod was just to catch a few Silver Salmon or Golden Salmon."

"Now that I have completed my goal, I will be taking my wife and leaving the Gale Snowfield. I will rarely come out to fish in the future."

Qinong said solemnly, "Accept it, Lord Cao Xing. Only in your hands can this fishing rod fulfill its purpose."

"Let you be the one to inherit the title of my friend, the Mad King!"

After listening to Qinong's explanation, Cao Xing was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Thank you, Lord Qinong!"

This gift was too valuable; its worth definitely exceeded that of the golden salmon by who knows how many times.

Cao Xing had completely not expected that Qinong would actually give such a precious fishing rod to him.

Sure enough, it was just as he had expected.

Building good relationships with these powerful natives would have great benefits!

However, not all powerful natives are worth building a good relationship with.

One must judge based on their character and conduct.

After all, they are not NPCs in a game, but living, breathing people.

If it were those crazy cultists from the Church of Light, it would be better to stay away from them.

At this time, Qinong asked, "Lord Cao Xing, I see that your harvest this time is significant. Do you still want to continue fishing?"

Cao Xing nodded and said, "To be honest, I still have the tongue of a Leader-tier Snow Demon here."

"I want to use up this Snow Demon tongue before leaving."

Qinong smiled and said, "Very well, then I will accompany Lord Cao Xing for one last fishing session."

Just as Qinong said, he might never come fishing again in the future.

This might be the last time they fish together.

Cao Xing took the Leader-tier Snow Demon tongue out of his backpack and hooked it onto the [Mad King's Fishing Rod].

As the hook entered the water.

This time, the waiting time was exceptionally long.

A full ten minutes passed, and there was still no movement.

Even Qinong felt that something was wrong.

"It's a bit strange, Lord Cao Xing."

Qinong wondered, "Logically speaking, the bloody aura contained in your Leader-tier Snow Demon tongue is so intense that it shouldn't take this long for a fish to take the bait."

Cao Xing also nodded, "It is a bit strange."

"Let's wait a few more minutes and see. If there's nothing, we'll head back first."

However, before he could finish speaking.

Cao Xing suddenly felt a faint vibration throughout the entire ice surface.

"Hm?"

And Qinong, as an existence of at least Tier 5, instantly realized something.

"Lord Cao Xing, please be careful! A powerful aura is rapidly approaching from the bottom of the lake!"

Hearing this, everyone on the scene narrowed their eyes.

Swish!

Assam instantly drew his longsword.

Braum set up his shield, Liu Muxue raised her shield, and everyone else was also on high alert!

Including Andrew, who immediately entered [Ancient Tree Form].

Rumble!

The vibration of the lake surface became increasingly intense.

Cao Xing could even faintly see a black dot appearing beneath the lake water.

That black dot shot up rapidly from the lake bottom, growing larger and larger.

The next moment, it violently bit the hook.

And Cao Xing only felt a massive force strike him!

His whole body was instantly sent flying into mid-air, and he was about to fall into the icy lake water!

Assam and Braum reacted immediately; they rushed forward and grabbed Cao Xing's fishing rod.

However, what no one expected was that three Tier 3 existences couldn't even hold onto it; in an instant, they were about to be dragged away!

Cao Xing exclaimed, "Come help quickly!"

Hearing Cao Xing's command, the two Dragon Blood Warriors, Jonard and Josent, instantly rushed over and grabbed the fishing rod!

However, despite their joining, Cao Xing and the others still couldn't stop their momentum.

It looked like everyone was about to fall into the water!

At this moment, Qinong Dutra struck forcefully!

He stomped his foot right where he stood!

Boom!

Spiderweb-like cracks immediately appeared on the ice surface beneath his feet.

Then, he appeared directly beside Cao Xing and the others, extended a strong, vigorous hand, and gripped the fishing rod!

An unimaginable, massive force emerged.

Cao Xing and the others, who were about to be dragged down, instantly stopped!

Even the creature underwater didn't expect these people to erupt with such powerful strength!

It began to struggle even more frantically!

Splash! Splashing!

Not only that, but streams of water with extremely strong penetrating power were shooting up from the bottom of the lake!

They instantly pierced through the eight-meter-thick ice surface.

One could imagine how terrifying the attack power of these water jets was!

"Puff! Puff, puff!"

Dense, countless water jets shot out one after another!

Crack! Crack!

The Holy Shields on Liu Muxue and the others were shattered layer by layer!

Because Dabai had the largest size, it received the most attacks, and the three layers of shields on its body shattered completely!

When the fourth water jet struck its body, it caused a terrifying amount of damage!

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"Hiss!"

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing gasped.

Over 20,000 damage—and this was after the reduction from [Frost Magic Shield] and armor. If it were Cao Xing, he might have been killed instantly on the spot!

"Moo!"

Dabai let out a pained cry.

Qinong hurriedly said, "Everyone, move closer to me!"

"This guy underwater is very strong!"

Dabai, Liu Muxue, Hilda, and the others quickly gathered around Qinong!

Qinong once again raised the [Gladiator Spear] gifted by Cao Xing and thrust it out continuously, neutralizing the water jets as they shot up!

Within a ten-meter radius, almost no water jet could harm them.

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At the same time, he couldn't help but exclaim in his heart, "Damn… what exactly is this thing underwater?"

"So terrifying?"

Meanwhile, Qinong still gripped the fishing rod with one hand and the spear with the other, beginning to stalemate with the creature underwater.

Nearly twenty minutes passed.

The opponent finally began to show signs of waning strength.

Taking advantage of this moment.

Qinong suddenly exerted force and let out a loud shout!

"Hah!"

He lifted the fishing rod directly!

In the stunned eyes of everyone.

A pitch-black salmon at least eight meters long, with a fish head the size of an adult, was pulled up by him.

What surprised Cao Xing and the others even more was that on top of this salmon's head, it was actually wearing a golden crown embedded with gemstones!

"King Salmon!"

Cao Xing blurted out!

Yes, just by looking at its appearance, Cao Xing knew its identity!

At this moment, this pitch-black King Salmon was thrown heavily onto the ice by Qinong Dutra and began to flop around continuously.

Slap! Slap, slap!

Its massive body would smash a crack into the ice every time it jumped.

However, after leaving the water, this King Salmon seemed to no longer possess its ferocity from underwater.

While it was struggling.

Cao Xing quickly scanned the attributes of this giant salmon.

[Guardian of the Lake: King Salmon (Orange)]

[Quality: Epic]

[Level: ???]

[Attributes: ???]

[Skills: ???]

[Talent: ???]

(Note: An Epic-tier creature. Its meat possesses astonishing vitality and can cure the vast majority of illnesses, and can even regenerate severed limbs.)

…

After reading the system introduction, Cao Xing was completely shocked!

An Epic-grade magical creature!

The system introduction said that its meat actually has the effect of regenerating severed limbs!

This single effect alone was enough to highlight the preciousness of this King Salmon.

One must know that in this world, if someone accidentally gets an arm or leg severed during battle, it's equivalent to being half-crippled.

Repairing severed limbs is extremely difficult, something even those Master-tier existences cannot do.

And now, the meat of this King Salmon actually has this ability.

And its size is so massive; if he could kill it, Cao Xing would obtain at least a thousand kilograms of Epic-grade fish meat!

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