Evolution from Carp to Divine Dragon - Chapter 27

Chapter 27: Strange Fish!

TL: Etude

When Lin Hao teleported back to the Hualong Pond, he felt a bit disappointed.

If he could have stayed longer in that area, he would have gained more evolution points from devouring creatures!

But there was no choice; he only had one hour of teleportation time per day.

He glanced at the system map panel, which had entered its cooldown period—a twenty-four-hour countdown.

“When will the cooldown time decrease, or when will my teleportation time increase?” he murmured to himself.

Surely, this could be improved.

Perhaps, as his level increased, these durations would improve as well.

“Let’s see how many evolution points I have now,” he thought.

With a single thought, the system interface shifted from the map screen back to the main data screen.

Host: Lin Hao

Species: Fire Scale Black Carp

Level: 9

Body Length: 1.8 meters

Weight: 151 jin

Combat Power: 14

Skills: Camouflage, Fire Scale, Powerful Bite, Powerful Tail Slap, Iron Scales

Divine Ability: Auspicious Guardian lv3

Evolution Points: 7,715/4,000

“Holy crap! Over seven thousand evolution points!?”

“Did I devour that many creatures?”

He remembered that after his last evolution, he only had 174 evolution points left. He never expected to accumulate so many points in such a short time.

This was just too exhilarating!

“The main reason was the evolution points from that mutated creature.”

“I need to find more of those mutated creatures.”

Thinking about how devouring just one mutated creature could give him three thousand evolution points made him eager for more.

“For now, I’ll evolve first.”

“Tomorrow, I’ll teleport to another river to explore.”

Lin Hao murmured to himself.

“Huh? Did I complete a task…”

Upon closer inspection, he noticed a golden icon in the top left corner of the system panel.

This clearly indicated that a task had been completed!

With a single thought, a series of messages popped up.

Normal Task: Devour 100 Grass Carp (100/100) (Reward: Increased Tooth Sharpness)

Normal Task: Devour 100 Crucian Carp (100/100) (Reward: Enhanced Speed)

“Both tasks are completed!”

“It must be because they electrocuted so many small grass carp and crucian carp, and I devoured them all.”

Seeing the completion of these tasks, Lin Hao chuckled inwardly.

If it were just adult grass carp and crucian carp, he hadn’t devoured that many.

Luckily, the system was quite humane and didn’t require the fish to be fully grown.

Claim Reward Immediately

At this moment, the system prompted again.

“Claim!”

Of course, he would claim it right away!

As Lin Hao claimed the rewards for the two tasks, he felt a slight itching sensation in his teeth instantly.

It felt as though his teeth were growing!

After about ten minutes, this strange sensation completely disappeared.

“Huh? It’s gone already?”

Feeling the odd sensation vanish, Lin Hao was curious about how sharp his teeth had become now. Moreover, he felt a sense of lightness throughout his body, likely a result of the enhanced speed ability.

“Never mind, I’ll find out tomorrow when I teleport to another river.”

“For now, let’s focus on evolving!”

Calming his thoughts, he found a relatively safe spot and, with a single thought, chose to evolve!

In an instant, four thousand evolution points were deducted!

He then gradually drifted into sleep.

…

“There really is a monster!”

“It’s at least two meters long!”

Meanwhile, the three men returned to the Hanshui River area with a few others in tow.

The others, carrying sharp fish spears, arrived at the designated spot.

“A fish almost two meters long? Really?”

One of the men laughed.

Watching the three return with shaky legs, he was curious.

A two-meter-long fish, in the Hanshui River?

They had never encountered such a thing before.

“Of course it’s real, why would we lie?”

“Now that I think about it, the fish looked like a koi carp!”

“It must have been a koi carp!”

One of the three recalled and quickly spoke up.

“Koi carp?”

The others were momentarily stunned by his words.

“Are you kidding? A koi carp over a meter long is already impressive, but nearly two meters?”

They shook their heads in disbelief.

A koi carp nearly two meters long?

How could such a thing exist?

“Believe it or not!”

“I saw it with my own eyes, and it had teeth in its mouth! They were like serrated blades!”

Recalling the scene, the three felt a chill run down their spines.

It was terrifying.

“Let me take a look. If such a fish exists, I’ll take it down.”

One of the men donned waterproof goggles, grabbed a fish spear, and dived into the Hanshui River.

The others followed suit.

They were experienced fishermen with excellent swimming skills.

“They won’t get eaten by that monster fish, will they…”

The three standing on the shore felt a bit nervous.

What they had witnessed earlier was simply unbelievable.

How could a fish grow to such an absurd size!

What terrified them most was that the fish had teeth!

It was like a piranha!

“There’s nothing here!”

“Where’s this big fish you talked about?”

One man surfaced and shouted to the three onshore.

“There is! The fish came from upstream!”

One man onshore shouted back.

“Upstream? Let’s keep looking.”

The others got excited.

If they caught such a big fish, it could sell for a good price!

With the sea closed for fishing, they hadn’t had a chance to go out to sea and make money recently.

Skilled in swimming, they continued to move upstream, diving underwater intermittently, searching for the giant fish the three men had described.

However, despite their efforts, they found no sign of the so-called big fish.

“Wait, what’s that!?”

Soon, one of them seemed to spot something at the river bottom, eyes widening in surprise.

Without hesitation, he swam toward the area and quickly saw a large fish skeleton!

And nearby, there were some organs!

Recently devoured!