174: Golden-winged ethereal carp

race: Golden-Winged Spirit Carp

Rank: Wilderness Tier Eight Stars

Type: Auspicious Beast Type, Water Type

State: Displeased, Alert

Aptitude: Excellent

Skills: 1. Golden Wings (Earth-tier): The Golden-Winged Spirit Carp's wings can tear through space and greatly increase its speed.

2. Sealed Water Sphere (Profound-tier): The Golden-Winged Spirit Carp condenses a water sphere around the target, trapping it.

3. Raging Sea Surge (Earth-tier): The Golden-Winged Spirit Carp controls the water elements in the water domain to form terrifying waves.

4. Spiritually Empty (Earth-tier): The Golden-Winged Spirit Carp's daily cultivation continuously releases abundant spiritual energy to transform the surrounding environment, and each promotion greatly transforms the surrounding environment.

5. Water Arrow (Profound-tier): ...

6. Spiritual Wisdom (Earth-tier): The Golden-Winged Spirit Carp enlightens other targets, greatly increasing their intelligence.

7. Falling Golden Scales (Earth-tier): ...

8. Domain of Golden Scales (Earth-tier): Domain Skill, the Golden-Winged Spirit Carp covers the surrounding area with Golden Scales. Within this domain, the Golden Scales continuously transform into small spiritual fish to attack the target.

Evolution Path: Not yet unlocked.

The one called A Xi should be the Xi Rui Regenerating Beast. It looked at the Golden-Winged Spirit Carp slowly flying over the lake, a little anxious.

"Grandma, according to the ancestral teachings, the first human our Auspicious Spirit Beast race comes into contact with will become our eternal friend."

"Ancestral teachings? A Xi, the ancestral teaching we should truly abide by is to not interact with the outside world and to protect our paradise."

That Golden-Winged Spirit Carp arrived above the group of King-Ranked Beasts, its gaze fixed on the Xi Rui Regenerating Beast with a solemn expression.

The Xi Rui Regenerating Beast seemed to still hold a high position among these Auspicious Spirit Beasts. It did not seem to agree with the Golden-Winged Spirit Carp's words.

"This is not a paradise at all; it's merely a prison that has confined our Auspicious Spirit Beast race for generations.

We clearly know there are countless worlds outside, yet we can only remain confined to this small corner, repeating the same monotonous life day after day.

We clearly possess very high cultivation potential, yet we can only cultivate to the Wilderness Tier within this secret realm, limited by heaven and earth until we die of old age."

The Xi Rui Regenerating Beast's words made the Golden-Winged Spirit Carp fall into a brief silence, but it clearly did not want to give up such a peaceful life so easily.

"A Xi, our Auspicious Spirit Beasts are not good at fighting. Even if we leave this secret realm, we would only become a delicious treat in the eyes of other Beasts. What kind of life would we face then?

Endless pursuit, then imprisoned and used as a mascot?"

The Xi Rui Regenerating Beast chuckled softly, "We have no choice. Since our Auspicious Spirit Beast race entered this secret realm, the initially recorded number was thirty-six thousand seven hundred twenty-nine.

Grandma, how many of our Auspicious Spirit Beast race are left now?"

Hearing the Xi Rui Regenerating Beast's question, the Golden-Winged Spirit Carp's tone also became low.

"Thirteen thousand six hundred forty-two. A Xi, I understand what you mean, but once we appear in the world, who can say this won't be an even greater catastrophe for our race?"

"I will go to Elder Hunsheng and seek some guidance."

The Golden-Winged Spirit Carp gave the Xi Rui Regenerating Beast in front of it a deep look, then the large Bubble trapping Luo Chen and the little furball landed on the ground, and the Bubble then turned into water vapor and disappeared.

Its voice revealed a hint of weariness, "A Xi, go. I hope you can lead the new generation of the Auspicious Spirit Beast race well."

The Xi Rui Regenerating Beast nodded, giving Luo Chen an apologetic smile.

"Human friend, please follow me."

"Hey, what if I don't go?" Luo Chen's face showed a half-smile.

The Xi Rui Regenerating Beast's face stiffened, and it immediately realized something. "I apologize on behalf of my Grandma. She did not intentionally disrespect a guest; she was truly worried about the safety of our Auspicious Spirit Beast race."

Luo Chen shook his head, "That's an internal matter of your Auspicious Spirit Beast race, and it doesn't seem to have much to do with me. I was treated like this without cause, so there must be an explanation."

A difficult expression appeared on the Xi Rui Regenerating Beast's face. It looked back at the Golden-Winged Spirit Carp not far away. "Grandma, why don't you apologize to our human friend?"

The Golden-Winged Spirit Carp's dragon whiskers, which had been floating freely, instantly stiffened upon hearing Luo Chen and the Xi Rui Regenerating Beast's words.

"Just a junior of King Rank Nine Stars, and he wants my apology?"

From that tone, it was clear there was no way.

Luo Chen's evaluation of this old carp was: a decaying old fossil clinging to ancestral glory.

Luo Chen raised his chin, put his hands behind his head, and adopted an even more arrogant posture, walking a few steps in the direction of the Golden-Winged Spirit Carp.

"Old fossil, you should clarify now, is it the Auspicious Spirit Beasts who have a request of me, or do I have a request of the Auspicious Spirit Beast race?"

Although the Golden-Winged Spirit Carp did not quite understand the deeper meaning of Luo Chen's words, his disdainful attitude still made it quite angry.

So it prepared to make this human boy suffer a bit, to let him know that the gap in Rank could not be bridged by mere boastful words.

Two water spheres reappeared around Luo Chen and the little furball, but with a different effect than before.

Luo Chen and the little furball walked out of the water spheres openly, as if the two were not in the same space-time.

The Golden-Winged Spirit Carp and the other Auspicious Beasts watched the scene before them in disbelief. They didn't even feel any energy fluctuations from Luo Chen or the little furball.

"I am the master of the secret realm, and the entrance to the secret realm should be here."

As Luo Chen finished speaking, an orange-yellow light gate, about four to five meters high and three meters wide, appeared beside Luo Chen.

Seeing this light gate, the Golden-Winged Spirit Carp's expression stiffened. "That is?"

The group of smaller Beasts also floated up, only daring to look at this suddenly appearing light gate from afar.

The Xi Rui Regenerating Beast's face showed even more surprise. Indeed, this human held the stable passage for entering and exiting this secret realm.

However, the next second, a troubled expression appeared on its face. How could this situation be resolved now?

Luo Chen floated in front of the Golden-Winged Spirit Carp. "Don't you not want your race to leave? Without my permission, do you really think you can get out?"

The little furball also received the command from Luo Chen. Its spiritual tail swished, and then solidified spiritual power bound three unprepared King Rank One- or Two-Star Auspicious Spirit Beasts.

"Old geezer, as punishment, I'll take these three little ones first. See you tomorrow."

Luo Chen revealed a devilish smile, and led the little furball towards the light gate.

Seeing this scene, the Golden-Winged Spirit Carp's eyes nearly split with rage. The originally verdant ground suddenly turned into a layer of magnificent Golden Scales. Numerous golden spiritual fish rose from the ground, charging towards Luo Chen and the little furball.

Then, the lake not far away churned with astonishing raging waves, and several Water Tornados also carried a terrifying aura, violently crashing down.

Luo Chen turned back to look in the direction of the Golden-Winged Spirit Carp, his face showing no change in the face of the Golden-Winged Spirit Carp's attack.

And these two consecutive attacks completely failed to touch Luo Chen, merely passing through his body.

"Old man, wait until I capture your Auspicious Spirit Beast race, one by one, from the smallest to the largest."

Then the light gate expanded to three times its original size, and Luo Chen, the little furball, and three panicked low-star King Rank Auspicious Spirit Beasts crossed through the light gate.

The several-hundred-meter-long body of the Golden-Winged Spirit Carp floated in the air, violently crashing towards the light gate, clearly wanting to rush out through it.

But its body couldn't even touch the light gate, as if the light gate was just an illusion. They could only see it, but were completely unable to truly touch it.

However, as expected of a Wild Rank Pet, both the sky and the ground were now filled with strings of golden spiritual fish, aimlessly circling everywhere, and the lake water formed water walls several hundred meters high.

"Grandma, calm down." The Xi Rui Regenerating Beast saw the other King Rank Auspicious Spirit Beasts showing distressed expressions under the Golden-Winged Spirit Carp's influence, and hastily tried to stop her.

The Golden-Winged Spirit Carp also immediately reacted, quickly retracting its Skills, but it still constantly hovered around the light gate, trying to find a way to pass through.

"I'll go find Elder Hunsheng first." The Xi Rui Regenerating Beast left this sentence and also hurried away.

As for the three little ones that were taken, although it was a bit worried, who's to say this wouldn't turn into a good thing for them?

Only a group of still-shaken young Auspicious Spirit Beasts remained in place, huddling tightly together, as if only that could give them comfort.

...

Leaving the secret realm and returning to the third floor of Chenyang Pet Store, Luo Chen then realized that he seemed to have forgotten the little one in the secret realm, but there was still some time until the agreed time, so picking it up then would be fine.

However, looking at the three trembling Auspicious Spirit Beasts huddled together in front of him, Luo Chen scratched his hair. How to deal with these little ones was indeed a problem.

If he were to sell them, these were Auspicious Spirit Beasts, unlike ordinary Beasts. He didn't know if selling them would incur divine wrath.

Forget it, he'd raise them for now. Maybe these little ones would turn this place into a geomantically auspicious spot.

The three King-Ranked Beasts the little furball casually caught included two whose information had been checked: the chubby Fu Sheng Carp and the Seven-Colored Deer with large horns on its head.

Luo Chen's gaze turned to the third one, whose information was still unknown.