Mountains and giant beasts, cabins in the woods

Its body is grayish-black, covered with white markings. Its broad skull is covered with bony plates.

Unlike the soft and flexible nature of common fish, this monster looks extremely hard, with a strange, demonic texture.

Liu Xingmo recognized it at a glance: it was a river bully—a cleaner fish.

What exactly happened? Tropical fish have migrated to the Xing'an Mountains?

Liu Xingmo had no time to think; an immense force came from the chains, almost pulling him down.

Sumali quickly grabbed her husband's hand, but she couldn't hold on for long.

Liu Xingmo realized what was happening and quickly hung the chain at the end of the blood-dripping guillotine on the steel beam of the iron tent.

Success!

The pleco in the water couldn't escape the five-fingered hook. It turned around and swam towards the turtle.

Baohei huddled up and lay down on the shore.

This scavenger was enormous, over four meters long, making it a leader among its kind. However, it crashed into the tortoise's shell and could only return empty-handed.

Liu Xingmo tightened the chains.

Just then, the scavenger changed direction, its tail creating huge waves, and it swam towards the deep water with all its might.

The chain slipped from Liu Xingmo's hand and then suddenly snapped back to its original position.

With a grating metallic crunch, the tin tent deformed.

Bao Hei, who was hiding in the mud, was dragged directly into the deep water.

Liu Xingmo and Su Mali were also submerged in the icy river water.

Liu Xingmo reacted instantly before being enveloped in darkness.

The intelligence is incorrect!

This fish isn't a Tier 1 fish, but a Tier 2 adult! More importantly, it's not some Soul Path Beast, but a genuine Blood Path Beast!

As the saying goes, "a pound of fish has the strength of ten pounds of land animal," meaning that the strength of a fish in water is equivalent to that of a land animal ten times its own weight.

This cleaner possesses a second-tier Blood Path cultivation level, and its physical strength is at least ten times greater. Its monstrous strength is terrifying.

Liu Xingmo felt the rushing water hitting his face, making it impossible for him to open his eyes. He could only huddle inside the deformed iron tent, looking for an opportunity.

The entire turtle was pulled and rolled around in the water, almost unable to resist.

I don't know how long I swam, but it seemed like I was taken to waters far away from people.

Liu Xingmo touched Su Mali's hand, which was trembling in the icy water.

He searched the tent and found a half-empty bottle, which he handed to his wife so she could catch her breath.

He forced himself to calm down and transferred his blood energy to Bao Hei, allowing the contracted beast to circulate the blood energy meridians bestowed upon it by its master.

Baohei stretched out its four claws and struggled to swim, managing to maintain its balance. This old turtle's bloodline cultivation had reached the seventh level of the first rank, giving it a meager ability to resist.

Liu Xingmo opened his eyes amidst a dizzying sensation.

In the underwater world, golden spots shimmer overhead, likely from sunlight reflecting off the water's surface. Soft seaweed floats beneath my feet, like emerald strands of hair swaying in the dazzling light.

Ahead, a vicious, gray-black monster fish, dragging a chain, ruthlessly toyed with its pursuers.

In the distance, the large school of fish was startled and quickly scattered, their silver scales shimmering with tiny light as their fins and tails slid.

What should I do?

Liu Xingmo blew out a bubble, feeling even more stuffy in his mouth.

He reached out and grabbed the chain, infused it with his blood and energy, and focused his mind on the magical artifact, unleashing its full power.

With its five claws clamped tightly together, it could hardly advance an inch against the scavenger's tough scales.

No problem, there's another way.

The hooks that pierced the flesh suddenly generated a suction force.

The blood from the scavenger's body gushed out like a fountain, turning the clear lake water a pale red.

As a magical artifact, the Blood Droplet's front claws come from the bloodthirsty killers of the vampire family, so this magical artifact can naturally suck blood.

The ferocious fish felt its strength rapidly draining away, so it turned its head and charged forward fiercely.

With that physique and strength, every move could be fatal!

Baohei knew this was a life-or-death moment. It slid its four claws forward and bravely charged forward, colliding its tortoise shell with the fish armor.

"Thump—!" A dull, loud noise echoed through the water, making people's vision go black.

Liu Xingmo disregarded everything else and focused all his energy on driving the Blood Droplet, determined to drain every last drop of blood from the strange fish.

Just then, he felt a wave of dizziness, as if he had drifted into a sweet dream.

The warm sun, fragmented and gentle, is blocked by the lake's surface. The water flows, rippling softly; the water plants sway gently…

Liu Xingmo's hands unconsciously relaxed, and the chains slipped off.

Another slender, soft hand reached out, covering the hand with distinct knuckles, and infusing it with strange energy.

Liu Xingmo was awakened by the burning and stinging sensation, and choked on a lot of water.

Oh no! Psychological attack! This fish really has the ability to bewitch people!

Sumali shoved the empty wine bottle into her husband's mouth.

Liu Xingmo breathed in the hard-won air and gripped the chains tightly again.

The lake surface rippled with waves, while giant beasts fought fiercely beneath the water.

An old turtle and a strange fish clashed fiercely more than a dozen times.

Each time, Baohei managed to protect its owners, a couple, on its back, causing cracks to appear in its sturdy shell.

The scavenger, constantly drained of blood, gradually became exhausted, its attacks growing weaker and weaker. Finally, after another impact, it rolled over belly up and lay still.

Baohei dragged his injured body and struggled to swim to the surface.

Liu Xingmo and Su Mali felt the dim blue suddenly disappear, and a bright gold spread across the fields.

Under the scorching summer sun, the two men and the turtle breathed heavily, celebrating their hard-won victory.

A strange fish with black and white patterns surfaced from the water, its body covered in bony scales, resembling a stinking rock at the bottom of the river.

After catching his breath, Liu Xingmo took out a jar of blood potion from his storage bag, drank a whole jar himself, then pulled the Scavenger closer and poured the rest of the potion onto its wounds.

We can't actually kill this guy, otherwise, we'll suffer a huge loss...

Bao Hei looked at the strange fish with lingering fear and quickly swam towards the riverbank.

……

In a small puddle in the grass, a pleco lay half-submerged, its gills opening and closing as it struggled to breathe.

Bao Hei treated his wound urgently and was curled up, taking a nap.

After Liu Xingmo and Su Mali finished their rest, they were both armed and ready for battle.

Liu Xingmo placed his hand on the fish scales: "It's saved. This stinky mudfish is really troublesome."

Sumali reached out and touched the fish's head: "Something's wrong! This feeling...it's a sign of the soul's disappearance!"

"What?" Liu Xingmo was incredulous. "His blood and energy are still circulating normally, and his bodily functions are starting to recover. You don't know, this kind of fish is very resilient..."

At this point, he also sensed that something was wrong.

The fish eyes, which were originally lively and flashing with a fierce light, are now dull and lifeless, truly becoming dead fish eyes.

"What should we do? It's a Blood Path Innate Beast! It would be a huge loss if it died." Liu Xingmo clenched his fists. "Fine! Let's try anything! This state is perfect for a shot!"

He channeled the soul imprint from his body and merged it into the monster fish's body.

There was no resistance, no struggle, only indifferent acceptance, like a corpse being manipulated at will.

The soul imprint penetrated deep into the central location of life, the place where the soul originally resided.

At this moment, only a wisp of remnant soul remained, and the soul imprint rushed forward to merge with it.

Receive information and organize intelligence.

Liu Xingmo was immediately shaken to his core.

This pleco is a reincarnated creature! In its previous life, it was a monster called the "Bottom-dwelling Demon Fish"!