Chapter 266: The Legendary Big Fish, Fishing Champion! (6000)

Chapter 266: The Legendary Big Fish, Fishing Champion! (6000)

At this moment, everyone's eyes carried a look of bewilderment and curiosity.

And Cao Xing also realized that something underwater might be attracted by his purple pet rations and was rushing over at high speed!

He stood up directly, tightly gripped the fishing rod, and prepared himself!

The next moment!

The [Mad King's Fishing Rod] in Cao Xing's hand suddenly sank, and a terrifying giant force instantly struck!

This power far exceeded any previous time!

Even a Tier 3 knight would be instantly sent flying by this force!

Cao Xing did not panic; instead, his gaze narrowed, and he directly pulled up hard on the fishing rod!

Then he entered a deadlock with the creature below!

"Splash! Splish-splash!"

The river water churned, and the sound of violent water kept ringing out.

Everyone wore a look of uncertainty and doubt as they watched Cao Xing's current actions.

They discussed amongst themselves.

"It seems this mysterious young man has caught a big catch again!"

"Yeah, I always feel that what he hooked this time is not simple!"

"I heard my grandfather say once that when he was boating on the Annuo River as a child, he suddenly felt something approaching his fishing boat. And by the time my grandfather reacted, he said he saw an unprecedentedly beautiful big fish!"

"That big fish flashed by and disappeared in an instant, and even left a beautiful pearl on his fishing boat…"

Hearing this, the contestants became even more curious.

Especially when certain stories were combined with legends, it added a bit more mystery to it.

At this moment, Cao Xing was still maintaining his strength, deadlocked with the creature underwater!

This fellow's strength was truly too great!

Coupled with the current velocity of the river, even a Tier 3 warrior might be dragged down by the underwater creature at this moment because they couldn't hold onto the fishing rod.

After all, the fact that fishing could be life-threatening was not just talk.

Braum had already arrived by his side, ready to back up Cao Xing at any time.

However, because the fishing competition had rules.

Except for hiring outside help when cutting ice holes, fishing had to be done by oneself.

Otherwise, points would not count.

However, given their current score, they didn't care anymore.

If there were any accidents on Cao Xing's side, Braum would act decisively!

"Hoo…"

Cao Xing took a deep breath, and without panicking, still tightly gripped the fishing rod.

Until after being deadlocked for more than five minutes, the fishing rod in his hand gradually loosened.

"Good fellow, is it finally running out of strength?"

"It sure has great endurance!"

Just as Cao Xing was about to lift the fishing rod.

An extremely strong mental shock suddenly swept across!

[Ding! You have suffered a mental attack from an unknown creature, the Faith's Thought immunity effect has taken effect…]

…

Cao Xing immunized against this wave of mental attacks.

And those other fishing contestants on the lake were not so lucky.

The invisible mental attack radiated outward for one or two kilometers!

In an instant, those contestants clutched their heads and fell to the ground.

They cried out in pain endlessly!

"Ah! My head feels like someone smashed it with a hammer!"

"Dammit, which bastard ambushed me?"

And the onlookers on the shore naturally saw this scene, their eyes filled with shock.

"True God above, what on earth did this mysterious young man catch? Why were even the other contestants attacked!"

"Yeah, how terrifying, good thing we didn't go down there."

At this moment, after issuing that attack, the creature underwater seemed to have completely exhausted its strength.

And Cao Xing laughed loudly: "Haha, finally out of strength, right!"

The moment he felt the creature underwater showing signs of fatigue, he gave it a fierce pull!

"Splash!"

The sound of the water surface breaking appeared.

Under everyone's nervous gaze.

A large fish glowing with emerald-green light all over, with a flat body and exuding extremely strong mental fluctuations, was caught up by Cao Xing!

At this moment, everyone's breathing on the field stalled, and their gazes stared fixedly.

Because the appearance of this fish was simply too gorgeous.

It looked just like a complete piece of emerald jade carving.

The fish scales all over its body, including the fish meat, were that kind of translucent emerald green.

Graceful lines, deep green fish eyes, it looked full of the aesthetic beauty of an artwork!

The entire audience fell into a state of silence.

Until a moment later, the host reacted.

His chest was shaking violently.

Almost using all his strength, he shouted loudly: "Good heavens… What did I see?"

"This is an Emerald Sea Bream! The legendary Emerald Sea Bream!"

"Its value has already exceeded two million crowns!"

"In my entire life, I've only ever seen one powerful angler catch an Emerald Sea Bream in the Annuo River!"

"And now, it actually let me witness this scene again!"

"Today's Goddess of Luck is truly favoring me!"

At this moment, everyone's minds on the field went blank.

They didn't know how magical the Emerald Sea Bream was; they only heard two million crowns!

What kind of concept was this!

Two million crowns were enough for an ordinary family to live a worry-free life for the rest of their lives.

Even if they went to Eternal Frost Main City, they could purchase a luxury manor!

Even in their dreams, they wouldn't dare to imagine the day they could possess so many crowns.

And now, it was fished up from the river by this young man!

The host shouted excitedly: "Contestant Number 47, one golden-quality Emerald Sea Bream, competition points plus one hundred!"

Instantly, the whole audience cheered endlessly!

And Cao Xing's face also carried a look of joy.

"Not bad, not bad, I finally managed to catch an Emerald Sea Bream!"

He walked over and quickly put away the big fish on the ground.

[Obtained: Emerald Sea Bream (Gold) * 1]

…

With a feeling of anticipation, he glanced at the attributes of this fish.

[Emerald Sea Bream (Gold): Magical Creature]

[Quality: Precious]

[Level: 18]

[Weight: 11.6 kg]

[Skill: Mental Shock (The Emerald Sea Bream releases an extremely strong mental shock, causing nearby enemies to fall into a 2-5 second stun state)]

[Effect: First consumption increases 20 points of Spirit, increases 20% spell casting speed, and can treat some severe mental injuries.]

(An extremely rare Emerald Sea Bream, with extremely high requirements for water quality, and also carrying a certain degree of danger, can be decomposed into 11 pieces of Emerald Sea Bream meat.)

…

"Hiss!!"

"Such strong effects!"

Compared to the Golden Salmon's 2,000 health points and 20 Constitution bonus, the Emerald Sea Bream, also of golden quality fish meat, was completely no less inferior in effect!

Even for Cao Xing, its effect even surpassed [Golden Salmon Meat].

After all, a 20% spell casting speed increase was no joke.

As for the subsequent [treat mental injuries] effect, it wasn't that important to Cao Xing.

At this moment, there were only 13 minutes left in the competition time.

That goatee host came to Cao Xing's side with an expression of excitement.

He said respectfully: "My lord, I could tell long ago that your temperament is extraordinary, but I didn't expect you to still exceed my imagination again and again!"

"This time, you actually caught this kind of legendary creature!"

Facing the other party's praise, Cao Xing smiled modestly.

The host continued: "My lord, you have already won the victory of the competition, and now I can take you to claim your reward."

However, Cao Xing waved his hand and said: "No rush, hasn't the competition ended yet? I still want to fish a bit more."

In his backpack, there were still 6 purple-quality rations left.

Now that he knew the effects of this [Emerald Sea Bream] were so good and its value was also very high.

Then Cao Xing certainly wouldn't let it go easily.

Hearing this, the host was stunned for a moment.

Then, with a smile, he said: "Alright, please go ahead, my lord…"

After saying that, he tactfully retreated.

And Cao Xing continued to hang the purple bait on the fishhook.

The other contestants were no longer fishing now; they had already given up on the competition.

Ever since Cao Xing caught that [Emerald Sea Bream], all the anglers on the field felt admiration!

After all, being able to catch this kind of legendary magical creature already proved his ability!

That wave of mental shock from the Emerald Sea Bream just now was enough to make who knows how many powerful anglers drink hatred on the spot.

However, this mysterious young man was unmoved.

Directly and strongly hauling up that Emerald Sea Bream!

The contestants put away their fishing rods one after another and exchanged glances.

One of the middle-aged men said with interest: "Kernell, why aren't you fishing anymore? Giving up on the competition?"

"Dige, aren't you the same?"

"Haha, I've fished for half a day, and whatever hooked on were just some small fish, completely pointless."

"Compared to that, watching this person continuously pull up big catches is much more satisfying."

Hearing this, the other contestants also nodded in deep agreement.

"Yeah, fishing competitions can occasionally be encountered normally."

"However, such a powerful fishing master is the first time I've encountered one in my life!"

"Watching him fish is truly an enjoyment!"

They nodded in agreement one after another.

Of course, those contestants also maintained restraint and did not get too close.

Amidst everyone's expectant gazes.

Cao Xing put the fishing line back into the river water.

Then, it was silent waiting.

Still less than three minutes later, Cao Xing felt the fishing rod in his hand suddenly sink!

The familiar giant force instantly came over.

"Whoa, another big fish is here!"

Cao Xing straightened his body and tightly grasped the fishing rod.

"Splish-splash!"

Waves churned!

The huge commotion startled everyone's hearts.

And the personnel on the lake had already covered their heads in advance.

For fear of another terrifying heavy blow coming again.

But this time, it seemed that no such mental attack appeared.

Deadlocked for less than two minutes, Cao Xing gave a fierce pull!

A sea bream with a body length close to 1.8 meters, shimmering with specks of sparkling snowflakes, was fished up by him!

Seeing this scene, there were gasps of exclamation all over the field.

"True God above, it's a Snowflake Salmon, oh heavens, so big!"

"Such a big Snowflake Sea Bream must weigh at least dozens of catties, right?"

And the host said excitedly: "Contestant Number 47, one rare-quality Snowflake Sea Bream, competition points + 30!"

On the field, the other contestants looked at him speechlessly.

There was no suspense left for this champion; reporting points again, what meaning did it have?

And Cao Xing also pleasantly said: "Haha, what a big Snowflake Salmon!"

"I've struck it rich!"

After saying that, he walked straight over and put it away.

[Obtained: Snowflake Salmon (Purple) * 1]

Glancing at the attributes, he found that this Snowflake Salmon weighed a full 37 catties!

Cao Xing said pleasantly: "According to market price, this Snowflake Salmon is worth at least 400,000 crowns!"

"Awesome!"

The host asked: "My lord, do you still want to continue fishing? There are only 5 minutes left in the competition time."

Cao Xing pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "Let's fish one more time."

Hearing Cao Xing finish speaking, cheers rang out across the field one after another.

"Haha! Awesome!"

"They also wanted to continue watching this mysterious person fish."

"Go for it, my lord!"

"That's right! Strive to catch another Emerald Sea Bream and let us open our eyes!"

Cao Xing also responded with a smile.

Of course, he also knew very well in his heart that these fellows weren't as simple and honest as they looked.

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Don't be fooled by how they were all cheering for him now.

But in this cruel world, most people were selfish.

This time, Cao Xing had reeled in so many big, priceless fish, which naturally attracted the greed of many.

If it were someone weak, whether they could even leave Anno River Village alive would be a question.

But because of his formidable strength, these people didn't dare to harbor any designs on him.

Cao Xing baited his hook again and cast his fishing line back into the river.

This time, about two minutes passed.

That familiar feeling appeared once again.

It was as if some formidable creature beneath the ice was rapidly approaching!

Before anyone could react, it suddenly bit onto Cao Xing's fishing rod!

The [Mad King Fishing Rod] bent instantly!

Cao Xing's gaze narrowed as he used all his strength to grip the rod tightly, moving back and forth along with the pull of the underwater creature.

On the shore and on the river, everyone held their breath in suspense!

After Cao Xing and the underwater creature remained at a standstill for over three minutes, the opponent finally began to show signs of weakening.

This also made the spectators grow a bit excited.

However, Cao Xing did not let his guard down and quickly said, "Everyone get ready, an attack might be coming."

Hearing Cao Xing's warning, they instantly realized something and hurriedly covered their heads!

And just as he finished speaking—

"Buzz!"

A powerful wave of mental force swept past!

Although they had prepared, the contestants on the ice were still struck as if by lightning, falling one after another.

"Ah!!! My head!"

"It hurts so much!"

This mental shock was too terrifying, and many of the contestants fainted on the spot!

As for Cao Xing, because he had the protection of [Thought of Faith], he stood in place completely unharmed.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Nice try, trying to catch me off guard with a skill!"

With that, he yanked upward violently once more!

"Splash!"

A dazzling green light, like an underwater gem, broke through the surface of the water.

Then, a magnificent and gorgeous sea bream, looking just like jade, was pulled up by him.

Everyone stared intently at that figure!

Although they had prepared themselves mentally, seeing it actually being reeled in still shocked them to the core!

"How beautiful…"

"Yeah, what a beautiful Emerald Snapper…"

Even the host was incredibly excited.

"Unbelievable, a second Emerald Snapper!"

"To think I would see someone reel in two Emerald Snappers in a row in my lifetime."

"Today's events have truly opened my eyes again and again!"

He was extremely thrilled, and using all his strength, he shouted loudly.

"Contestant No. 47, tournament points +100!!!"

A faint smile played on Cao Xing's lips, but his heart was filled with intense excitement.

He hadn't expected to gain such a massive harvest this time.

Two [Emerald Salmons]—according to the host's valuation, just one of them was worth at least more than a piece of Level 30 Gold equipment!

Which meant at least two million crowns!

In other words, using two purple pet rations at a cost of 140,000, he had earned materials worth 4,000,000!

This was simply a massive profit!

At this moment, the host continued, "Attention all contestants, the tournament time has ended. We will now announce the rankings!"

He glanced at the scorekeeper on the shore, then shouted with all his might.

"Then, I declare that the champion of this fishing tournament is No. 47!"

"Let us give a warm round of applause to this powerful fishing master!!!"

"Roar!!!"

Deafening cheers instantly erupted from the shore.

The frenzied atmosphere lasted for over a minute before gradually dying down.

Then, the goatee host announced the list of second to tenth place.

The contestants who placed were equally thrilled.

Those who didn't place were somewhat dejected. After all, this meant they had lost at least 3,000 crowns!

Of course, being fortunate enough to witness the emergence of two Emerald Salmons made it well worth the entry fee for them.

After announcing the rankings, the goatee host quickly walked over.

Upon reaching Cao Xing's side, an attentive smile appeared on his face.

"My Lord, from the very first time I saw you, I felt that you possessed an extraordinary bearing."

"But I never expected that you would shock me time and time again!"

"You truly are a hidden dragon!"

"It's nothing."

Cao Xing smiled. "By the way, how do we claim our rewards?"

He was more concerned about where those hundred or so Goblin Laborers were. After all, they would be the workforce for his future territory!

The goatee host glanced at Braum beside him.

He smiled and said, "My Lords, please wait a moment. Since your rewards are rather special, I need to take you there privately, and the organizers will distribute them to you."

"Before that, how about I finish distributing the rewards to the others first, and then come back for you two?"

Cao Xing nodded. "Sure, go ahead."

He could afford to wait this short while.

Hearing this, the host quickly turned around and walked away with brisk steps.

Meanwhile, Cao Xing returned to the shore with Braum and the others.

…

…

On the icy surface of the Anno River.

The host had people bring out chests of money, which were packed full of crowns.

According to the rankings, quite a few rewards were distributed to the contestants.

The contestants who received their rewards all had excited smiles in their eyes.

After a round of lively celebration, the crowd gradually dispersed.

About ten minutes passed.

The goatee host returned once again.

"My Lord, everything has been settled. Please follow me now, I will take you to the organizers to claim your rewards."

Cao Xing nodded. "Alright."

Under the host's guidance, they walked all the way into the interior of the village.

The group walked through several alleys and streets, yet they still hadn't reached their destination.

Cao Xing asked in confusion, "Mr. Host, the organizers are being so mysterious this time. Do you know who they are?"

The host smiled mysteriously. "My Lord, you will see in a moment."

Cao Xing nodded and asked no further, silently leading his people behind him.

Soon.

The group arrived at a street in the central area of [Anno River Village].

Ahead of them stood a relatively luxurious building.

A three-story building with a courtyard that seemed to be of a considerable size.

In comparison, it was indeed very luxurious, almost on the scale of a manor.

The middle-aged man with the goatee led them into the courtyard and stopped in front of the duplex western-style building.

He did not enter, but stood at the door and smiled. "My Lord, this is the place."

"Once you go in, you will be able to see the organizers."

Cao Xing looked at him with a strange expression.

The organizers were putting on quite a show, which also aroused everyone's curiosity.

The goatee host respectfully withdrew, leaving Cao Xing and his group behind.

With a puzzled look, he pushed open the front door.

At the same time, a spacious living room appeared before them.

Tables, chairs, and benches were arranged on both sides.

A beautiful figure in blue was sitting upright on one of the chairs.

She wore a dark blue formal dress, her back straight and her posture elegant.

Her exquisite features carried a mature aura.

Her blonde hair was styled in an updo, with a pair of exquisite jade hairpins inserted in the middle.

She was the very picture of a noblewoman with an outstanding temperament.

This appearance immediately reminded Cao Xing of someone.

"You are…"

The ruby lips of the noblewoman before him curved upward. "Lord Cao Xing, it has only been a few days, and you already don't remember me?"

Cao Xing also remembered now.

He hurriedly said, "How could that be, Lady Marita? From the first time I met you, your temperament left a deep impression on me."

"I just didn't expect to meet you here again."

Yes, this was Marita, whom he had met once before at the [Wright River].

At that time, she was traveling with the Luna Chamber of Commerce's caravan and had even sold Cao Xing a [Demon-Swallowing Box].

It was said that this beautiful noblewoman was a member of the royal family of the Deep Blue Kingdom, as well as a high-ranking executive of the Luna Chamber of Commerce.

Hearing Cao Xing's usual sweet-talking, a faint smile hung on the noblewoman's lips.

She placed her hands on her lap. "Lord Cao Xing, of course you would see me here."

"Because this fishing tournament was organized by our Luna Chamber of Commerce."

Hearing this, a look of realization appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

No wonder the rewards for this fishing tournament were so generous. Not counting the knights and Goblin Laborers, the other rewards alone easily amounted to over a million crowns.

So the organizer was the Luna Chamber of Commerce.

That explained it. Only such a large-scale chamber of commerce would possess such immense financial power.

Marita lightly lifted her blue skirt and stood up gracefully from her chair.

She walked over to Cao Xing, carefully observing his aura and that of his subordinates beside him.

Surprise continuously flickered in her beautiful eyes.

"I didn't expect that in less than a month since our last meeting, Lord Cao Xing would have already grown to this extent."

"Looking at your aura, you probably have at least Tier 4 strength. Your progress is truly rapid…"

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