Immortal Cage - Chapter 34 River Monster
A tremendous force transmitted through the fishing rod, and Yu Lie's subconscious mind wanted to compete with the other party. However, his heart tightened, suppressing his reaction, he voluntarily loosened his grip, allowing the fishing rod in his hand to dart into the dark river.
In the blink of an eye, the fishing rod disappeared from Yu Lie's sight, swallowed by the darkness. Yet, as the fishing rod silently vanished, the sound of splashing water below the cliff did not cease. On the contrary, it intensified, with waves raging like an angry beast, as if a giant creature was growling low.
Listening to the commotion beneath the water's surface, a look of relief appeared on Yu Lie's face. "Thanks to my timely reaction in releasing the fishing rod."
Lowering his head, he discovered he was already standing at the edge of the cliff, with the rope tied tightly around his waist, just one step away from falling into the dark river. Even if a high-level Daoist fell in at night, they would only make a slight noise, feeding the river's demonic beasts.
Yu Lie's heart pounded as he listened carefully to the sounds of water splashing, his gaze fixed firmly on the cliff's outer wall. Fortunately, after a while, the massive and strange splashing gradually ceased, indicating that the underwater creature seemed to have moved away.
Yu Lie breathed a sigh of relief. "It should have left."
Hiss!
However, before he could completely relax, a black shadow suddenly shot up from beneath the pitch-black cliff, resembling a steel cable, fiercely lashing against the cliff wall, sparking and landing on Yu Lie's face.
His body tensed up. Luckily, he had chosen a recessed cliff wall. After releasing his grip earlier, he immediately leaned back, pressing tightly against the rocks behind him. Otherwise, that lash just now might have struck him.
Even if it didn't kill him on the spot, it would have dragged him into the dark river.
Yu Lie held his breath, distancing himself from the claw hanging next to him, crouching to the side. Thankfully, after a while, there were no more disturbances below the cliff, and Yu Lie slowly let out a breath.
His face showed a mix of lingering shock and excitement. "The one hooked just now is definitely not an ordinary spirit fish. It must be a demonic beast, perhaps even close to a seventh-grade monster!"
Without much thought, Yu Lie immediately realized that it was probably because his bait was too pure, attracting the largest nearby creature in one go. Not only did it swallow his bait, but it also wanted to devour him, cunning and ferocious.
Yu Lie glanced at the dark river below the cliff, feeling a lingering sense of fear. He quickly grabbed the nearby catch, climbed up the cliff, moved further away from the river, and changed his location.
Staying on the shore, Yu Lie waited cautiously for a while before returning to the fishing spot, retrieving his fishing gear one by one.
As he busied himself, Yu Lie's mind was filled with various thoughts. The reason he controlled the soaking time of the bait in the bronze cup was to see which type of bait could attract the black serpent fish in the river.
After a round of fishing, Yu Lie had a rough idea. The final hook also indicated that the bait had passed through the bronze cup's detoxification and spiritual enhancement process, making it highly attractive to powerful monsters, far exceeding the bait's original properties.
Thanks to Yu Lie fishing on the shore, aquatic creatures were not easy to come ashore, and the cliffs in Blackwater Town were high. Otherwise, if he used other hunting methods, even if he was cautious, he might still be in danger.
Yu Lie now had a suspicion. "The ninth bait may not have been eaten by the small fish and shrimp in the river... Perhaps from the ninth bait onwards, a monster was already lurking in the Black River, only unable to resist until the tenth bait was dropped."
"What a cunning creature."
The soaking time for the tenth bait was the longest that black serpent fish meat could endure in the bronze cup. If soaked further, it would turn into pure spiritual energy, with no further changes.
After tidying up his gear, Yu Lie looked at his hands full of catch, feeling relieved and excited once the fear had dissipated.