Rise to God with Life Skill Professions-Chapter 493 - 482: Deep Infiltration

The sea water surged, reflecting dazzling brilliance under the sunlight, and within this splendor, there was a faint aura of evil qi, enveloping the entire surface of the sea.

As soon as Qin An’s words fell, he saw Dragon Tianxing turning and stepping onto the sea.

The sea had just started to swell when Dragon Tianxing’s feet appeared to have an invisible barrier, isolating the area around him.

He was originally a true dragon, as dragons in the sea were like humans on land.

Seeing Dragon Tianxing not wasting any words, Qin An also didn’t utter a single unnecessary word, following in Dragon Tianxing’s footsteps, stepping into the sea water.

As soon as he set foot, he immediately felt the turbulent sea water, imbued with evil qi, rushing towards him.

But at that moment, the dragon scale hidden at his chest suddenly shone. The light isolated the area around Qin An.

No matter how turbulent the seawater was, it couldn’t penetrate even slightly.

And Qin An felt that stepping in this vacuum felt no different from stepping on flat ground.

This feeling was magical and indescribable.

Fortunately, Qin An had seen many wonders in his life, and he adapted very well to the current situation.

He slightly moved his hands and feet, quickly adapting to the surrounding environment.

Dragon Tianxing turned around and said, "Mr. Qin, let’s sink into the water together. I can sense where the Catfish Spirit is; just follow me."

Qin An nodded slightly, indicating Dragon Tianxing to lead the way.

Dragon Tianxing turned and sank to the seabed.

Qin An didn’t waste any words and followed Dragon Tianxing into the deep sea.

...

At the deepest part of the Wandering Sea, it was pitch black.

Even people accustomed to living by the sea could not adapt to this lightless environment when they came to the seabed.

At this moment, in a water-filled cave at the bottom of the sea, an invisible aura isolated the surroundings.

Here, it was like a cave on land.

The entrance to the underwater cave was very narrow, but once inside, you would find a completely different world, a vast underground palace.

And in this underground palace, many Fish Demons were guarding.

Each Fish Demon was covered in thick scales, which, under the reflection of the seawater, exuded an aura of chilling evil qi.

In the largest main hall, at this moment, a man with black skin and two long whiskers at the corners of his mouth was holding a wine cup, clinking it with another man dressed in green.

The man with whiskers had a strong aura of evil qi, and his skin was covered with a slick, sticky substance.

The sight of this gooey substance made people frown, but this man seemed to enjoy it immensely, feeling no discomfort.

The green-clothed man sitting opposite occasionally frowned at the pungent smell of the goo, but didn’t show it.

The green-clothed man covered his nose with his hand, instinctively made a retreating motion, then subtly put his hand down, saying, "I often walk on land; not going underwater for a long time makes it hard to adapt. Even the air feels thin here."

"I’m sorry, I’ll punish myself with this drink. Please don’t mind, Catfish King."

The Fish Demon known as Catfish King saw the man drink heartily and raised his own cup, draining it in one gulp.

"Your Hidden Moon Pavilion disciples suit my taste well; it’s just that your noses are too sensitive, making it hard to enjoy drinking together, but you, the Grand Elder of Hidden Moon Pavilion, sure know how to speak."

"Alright, Grand Elder, we’ve drunk enough now; it’s time to talk business."

The man called Grand Elder nodded, then beckoned to the side.

Behind him stood two Hidden Moon Pavilion disciples.

They carried two chests, placing them before the Catfish King.

The Catfish King turned to the side, and two Fish Demons stepped forward to open the chests.

When the chests were opened, they were filled with various treasures, including weapons, pills, and fine armor.

The Catfish King, quite satisfied, said, "You Hidden Moon Pavilion folks understand things; if it weren’t for your pavilion setting up a shop in the Black Market, the stuff I give you might not even get cleaned properly. But you folks are making quite a bit, aren’t you?"

The Grand Elder smiled faintly, "We’re just a go-between, earning a bit; but rest assured, Brother Catfish King, we’re judicious in our dealings and won’t overreach."

The Catfish King waved his hand, saying, "I don’t care about that; as long as I can trade for these good items to arm my boys, the more your stuff, the better."

With that, the Catfish King waved his hand forward.

A stream of water appeared out of thin air, followed by a few round beads tumbling onto the table.

"These are blood pearls formed from the villagers who recently ate polluted fish and died; take them and exchange them for more treasures for me. Be quick; I don’t like slow people."

The Grand Elder, seeing the beads, showed an eager expression and quickly collected them, bowing, "Rest assured, this time will be faster; after all, in the Black Market, buyers and sellers are the easiest to find. As long as we have the goods, there’ll be an endless supply of treasures."

The Catfish King, hearing this, slightly shook his head, "There might be no goods soon; the villagers have discovered something and reported to the authorities. The bureau doesn’t allow them to eat fish polluted by me, but don’t worry, my Wandering Sea isn’t limited to just this village."

"Next, I’ll plague another place; once they get used to fishing again, I’ll return."

The Grand Elder smiled satisfactorily, "Of course, extracting the villagers’ lives lets us both profit, and their sacrifices are worthwhile. Now, let’s wait for your good news."

The Catfish King nodded slightly, drank his cup of fine wine in one gulp, and was about to say a few polite words, but suddenly hurried footsteps sounded.

The Catfish King frowned, turned, and saw an injured Fish Demon stumbling in.

"My lord, there are two people coming towards us, not accurately speaking — one person and one demon, they’ve hurt many brothers along the way. I barely escaped with my race’s secret technique and rushed to report to you urgently."

At these words, the palace fell silent.

No one spoke.

The expression on Catfish King and Elder Cheng was different.

A trace of heaviness and complexity flashed in Elder Cheng’s eyes, as if pondering how to proceed next.

In contrast, Catfish King was suddenly furious.

"One human and one demon, what do they look like, daring to come to the Wandering Sea to stir up trouble? Don’t they know this king has long pledged allegiance to the Seven-Colored Fish Sect, and is a demon under it?"

The Fish Demon quickly said, "The visitors are Tong Daoshuai of the Evil Extermination Bureau and a Dragon Demon, but both of them look unfamiliar."

"What?"

The Catfish King immediately stood up, full of disbelief: "It’s actually someone from the Evil Extermination Bureau, it seems this matter has alarmed them. Wait, you just mentioned a Dragon Demon, that’s impossible, the Dragon Palace should not dare easily engage in battle with our Seven-Colored Fish Sect."

Just now when the Catfish King heard the three words "Evil Extermination Bureau," he was indeed very surprised.

He hadn’t expected the Evil Extermination Bureau to act so quickly, but when he heard "Dragon Palace," he realized this matter was rather tricky.

Logically, the Dragon Palace and the Seven-Colored Fish Sect do not interfere with each other, but who could have thought the Dragon Demon from the Dragon Palace would bring people from the Evil Extermination Bureau down.

Elder Cheng noticed the expression on Catfish King wasn’t quite right, stood up, and said: "Brother, is there any place around here where I can leave first? If my identity is seen by people from the Evil Extermination Bureau, it might not end well."

He had just thought carefully in his mind and decided to run away first.

After all, the matter of the black market is not suitable for the Evil Extermination Bureau to know, especially since people from Hidden Moon Pavilion are linked to demons, if this matter is found out by the Evil Extermination Bureau, it would bring tremendous trouble to Hidden Moon Pavilion.

Who knew that as soon as he said this, Catfish King suddenly turned around and gave him a meaningful look.

Elder Cheng was slightly stunned: "What do you mean by this look?"

He was puzzled.

But now things have reached this point, he didn’t want to waste any more time and straightforwardly spoke out.

Catfish King sneered: "Elder Cheng, the matter has reached this point, my side could be completely exterminated by the Evil Extermination Bureau at any moment, and you want to remain untouched, that’s not possible."

Elder Cheng was left stunned.

Catfish King continued: "Think about it, if someone finds out about your Hidden Moon Pavilion from me, through the black market to launder this Qi Blood Pearl, will the Evil Extermination Bureau come after you?"

Elder Cheng’s tone sank: "Brother, what do you mean... What do you want to do?"

Catfish King showed a sinister smile: "Apart from me, a demon at the Void Shattering Realm, all the other Fish Demons are ordinary. If only the Evil Extermination Bureau’s Tong Daoshuai came, I might be able to use my abilities in the water to strike and kill him."

"But now there’s a true Dragon, the Dragon Demon in water has abilities not inferior to us. If I go solo against two people, it’s definitely a dead-end, but Elder Cheng is different, Elder Cheng is also at the Void Shattering Realm, isn’t it possible for us to join forces and take them down?"

Elder Cheng’s face grew more serious: "This might not be a good idea."

Catfish King came forward, lifted his slimy arm, and hooked Elder Cheng’s shoulder: "What’s bad about it? Elder Cheng, you must think it through, if we don’t kill both of them, later on we are truly doomed."

"Not to mention, this matter could even implicate Hidden Moon Pavilion, do you think the Pavilion Master of Hidden Moon would rather offend the Evil Extermination Bureau to save your life?"

Elder Cheng was instantly silent.

Catfish King’s smile deepened.

Just a few breaths later, Elder Cheng raised his head.

"Your persuasion method is indeed not bad."

"Alright, since that’s the case, the two of us will join forces, plus these various Fish Demons, let’s keep them here."

He now had no other choice, just like Catfish King said, if Catfish King truly fights alone, in case this guy decides to surrender, and expose everything from the black market.

Then Hidden Moon Pavilion would surely be severely investigated by the Evil Extermination Bureau.

Although the transactions on the black market have no rules, they are conducted under an invisible set of rules.

If you bring this hidden rule to the surface, more or less it will be affected.

Even if it doesn’t cost his life, he would no longer be able to hold his head high in Hidden Moon Pavilion.

Therefore, Catfish King was right.

Now the only thing Elder Cheng can do is to completely cover up this secret.

After hearing Elder Cheng agreeing, Catfish King waved his hand and said: "Gather all the little demons here, I’m going to set up a huge wave formation, so those two have no way to retreat!"

"Yes, sir!"

A large number of Fish Demons nodded in unison and quickly vanished from the main hall.

...

In the outside world.

Qin An wiped Cold Star with his finger, smearing the blood bead into the sea water with a sigh: "These fish scales are good stuff, it’s a pity they are disposable."

He and Long Tianxing fought their way here, encountering many Fish Demons.

Qin An finally got to witness the benefits of this piece of dragon scale.

It’s a pity that, as Long Tianxing said, this thing is just one-time, and won’t be useful when reused.

Long Tianxing heard Qin An’s comment, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly, he felt Qin An’s thoughts were a bit off.

He didn’t continue on this topic, but instead looked toward the underground cave ahead.

"Mr. Qin, we’ve arrived ahead..."