I'll write a manual called the Sunflower Manual, and the entire martial arts world will turn in

Hmph.

Chen Lutang exhaled and stomped his feet hard on the riverbed, instantly embedding himself in the earth like a pine tree. It was as if his body and the earth had become one. No matter how turbulent the surrounding waves were, they could not shake Chen Lutang in the slightest.

The biggest obstacles for a person underwater are nothing more than two things: the obstruction of the water flow and the difficulty of using their hands and feet for leverage.

It's important to know that water resistance is over 800 times greater than air resistance. A regular bullet, once in water, will only travel two or three meters. This shows that many characters in movies and TV shows who jump into water can actually dodge bullets.

After sinking only two or three meters, ordinary bullets will have virtually no killing power.

At this moment, Chen Lutang's feet were firmly planted on the ground, which allowed him to gain a significant advantage.

The next moment, Chen Lutang strode forward across the riverbed.

Each step he took caused the riverbed silt to churn, leaving deep footprints. His figure was even more stable underwater than on the shore, as if the water was making way for him, rather than him being in the water.

The large green eye seemed to sense danger. After knocking Wei Xiang away, it quickly locked onto Chen Lutang, who was walking towards it. Its three-meter-long body swung violently underwater, stirring up a violent undercurrent, like an out-of-control train, crashing towards Chen Lutang.

Chen Lutang neither dodged nor avoided, but stepped forward with his right foot, lowered his waist and hips, and twisted his right fist out from his waist – Bajiquan · Supporting Hammer.

Where the fist passed, the water was forced apart, creating a vacuum. The fist struck the big green-eyed head with a dull thud, shaking the surrounding river water.

Xie An was shocked: it was the same hammer technique, but the way Chen Lutang used it... was completely different from how others used it.

Time was of the essence, and Xie An had no time to think. He saw the big green-eyed creature suddenly tilt its head to the side, let out a sharp screech in pain, and at the same time, whip its tail wildly, stirring up even bigger waves.

It opened its mouth, revealing rows of fine, sharp teeth, and bit towards Chen Lutang's waist and abdomen.

Instead of retreating, Chen Lutang advanced, stepping forward with his left leg and striking out with both palms simultaneously—the Bajiquan Mountain-Splitting Palm.

With palms like axes, he cleaved the large green eyes' jaws, one above and one below. The force of his palms actually forced the gaping maw to close slightly.

The big green-eyed creature bit down on the edge of Chen Lutang's palm, making a sickening "clucking" sound, but it couldn't bite through—Chen Lutang's skin was covered with a thin layer of dark energy, as tough as iron.

The big green eyes were completely enraged. Its eyes shone brightly with green light, and its whole body swelled up as if it had been inflated. A jet of black water shot out from its throat and shot straight at Chen Lutang's face.

The water jets carried a pungent, fishy stench, and wherever they passed, the river water turned murky and black.

Chen Lutang dodged to the side, the water arrow grazing his shoulder before striking a boulder on the riverbed behind him with a hiss, corroding a fist-sized hole into its surface.

snort!

A glint flashed in Chen Lutang's eyes. He took a deep breath, his chest slightly expanding, and then slowly exhaled. With this simple breathing movement, the hidden energy within his body surged like a tide, gathering in the palm of his right hand.

Vajra Force - Hidden Current!

His right palm pushed out lightly, seemingly effortlessly, but the force of the palm forced the river water back, forming a transparent palm print that silently imprinted on the abdomen of the big green-eyed man.

The big green-eyed creature instinctively sensed danger and tried to dodge. However, its body was too large and it couldn't maneuver properly underwater, so it could only take the blow head-on.

"puff."

There was no splatter of blood, no shattering of scales, not even a superficial wound. But the large green-eyed creature's entire body suddenly stiffened, as if struck from within by something. It immediately let out a piercing scream, the sound echoing underwater, making Xie An's eardrums ache.

Chen Lutang gave it no chance to catch its breath. He suddenly stepped to the side of the big green-eyed creature, wrapped his arms around it, and tightened his grip with the Tiger Embrace of Bajiquan, tightly binding the creature's body.

Vajra Force - Hidden Current!

The hidden force penetrated its body, seeping into its interior through the gaps in the scales of the large green eye, shattering its internal organs, bones, and meridians.

The struggle of the big green-eyed creature grew weaker and weaker, its screams grew softer and softer, and its green eyes gradually lost their luster.

Chen Lutang released his grip, and the large green-eyed body slowly sank to the bottom of the river, splashing up a patch of silt.

Its belly was still rising and falling slightly, clearly indicating that it was not dead, but it had completely lost its fighting ability.

Xie An was dumbfounded.

He knew his senior brother was strong, but he didn't expect him to be this strong.

This terrifying green-eyed creature was completely overwhelmed and beaten by Chen Lutang from beginning to end, utterly powerless to resist.

And this is underwater.

If he were on land... just how strong would Chen Lutang be?

Is this the power of the peak of Dark Force...?

Xie An swallowed hard, his eyes filled with longing.

Chen Lutang gestured to Wei Xiang, who understood and took a thick hemp rope from his waist. He skillfully looped the big green-eyed creature's tail and mouth around it, and then the three of them worked together to pull the three-meter-long creature slowly towards the surface of the water.

……

After some effort, the three of them finally managed to drag Big Green Eyes ashore.

Li Shengnan, standing on the shore, couldn't help but gasp when she saw the large green-eyed creature in its entirety. "So this is what's causing all this trouble. What a huge treasure fish nest! My martial uncle truly possesses great fortune."

Wei Xiang placed the other six tiger catfish and eight bull catfish on the ground, wiped the dirty water from his eyebrows, and said, "I have been following my master to Wuqiao Town for more than ten years, and I have never had such a great harvest before. This time it is all thanks to my uncle."

Chen Lutang shook off the water droplets from his body. "My junior brother has extraordinary luck. By the way, Wei Xiang, go down again. Use the chain knife to widen the drain hole and go inside to see what's going on. Such a large treasure fish wouldn't have appeared out of nowhere; there might be something else in the drain hole. But I just checked the aura inside carefully, and there's no danger, so go ahead without worry."

"Yes."

Wei Xiang entered the water for the second time.

Chen Lutang dried his wet robes by the fire, then went to examine the big green-eyed man closely.

"Senior brother, is this thing a spirit or monster?" Xie An asked, leaning closer.

Chen Lutang circled the large green eye and said, "It's not a spirit yet. If given another ten or eight years to develop, it might become a spirit. Spirits are at least comparable to a human martial arts master at the Transformation Realm. Moreover, underwater, humans' strength is weakened, making them extremely difficult to deal with."

Xie An clicked his tongue in amazement. "My senior brother went into the water without saying a word before. It seems that he has already returned to the Transformation Realm."

After spending time together, Xie An learned that Chen Lutang was a master of internal energy in his early years, but he had been beaten down and lost his level.

"Haha, more or less. I'm a good swimmer, so even if I can't beat the monster, I can easily escape with you and Wei Xiang." Chen Lutang chuckled. "Once Wei Xiang comes up, we'll know why this Great Treasure Fish came into being."

Before long, Wei Xiang surfaced, holding a scale the size of a fist in his hand.

The scales had been corroded beyond recognition by time, and mold had grown on them, with small spores resembling mushrooms.

"There's nothing in the water cave except this thing. Master, you're very knowledgeable, can you tell what it is?" Wei Xiang handed the scale to Chen Lutang.

Chen Lutang took the scales and examined them. "They're probably scales left behind by some kind of spirit. This Great Treasure Fish was just an ordinary catfish in its early years, but it gradually became a Great Treasure Fish by absorbing the spirit's aura from these scales over the years. But now the spirit's aura on these scales has dissipated, so they're not very useful."

The moment Xie An saw the scales, his innate abilities visibly shifted, as if experiencing an indescribable resonance.

"Senior brother, I enjoy collecting oddities. Since these scales are useless, why don't you let me keep them?"

Chen Lutang examined the scales and then handed them to Xie An, saying, "These scales are badly corroded and their shape is unrecognizable. Since you have a hobby of collecting, feel free to take them. Come on, everyone, let's lend a hand and carry this treasure fish back to the martial arts school, then we'll decide what to do with it."

The moment Xie An took the scale, the resonance in his talent bar became even stronger, and he felt a faint current flow from his fingertips into his mind.