Chapter 397

Chapter 397: A Pufferfish? It’s a Delicacy!

Translator: CatatoPatch Editor: Vermillion

At this moment, Bu Fang was slightly nervous as he didn’t know whether that crystal source truly contained anything inside it .

Usually, there would be one solid crystal among the three . In some unlucky cases, there would be two of them which were solid .

They already opened two crystal sources . As such, the last crystal source in this big crystal mine should be a solid and empty one . If that crystal source didn’t have the ingredient which Bu Fang needed, it would mean that he failed the mission given by the system .

Of course, Bu Fang could try to cook or boil that golden mantis shrimp . However, that tiny thing didn’t have much meat on its body . It definitely couldn’t be counted as an ingredient .

If he had seven or eight of them, then he might probably be able to make a dish with them . However, there was only a single one… Bu Fang felt as though he should forget about it .

Crack!

The Ten Thousand Bestial Flames temperature was extremely high . Since it was turned into a blade by Bu Fang, it was slowly cutting into the crystal source . It gradually opened one of the sides .

“Em?”

The moment he opened it, Bu Fang felt his heart palpitate with fear .

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

All of a sudden, several sharp steel needles shot out from that crystal source .

The speed of those needles was extremely swift and they seemed to be able to tear the air apart . Even though Bu Fang dodged them, they continued to fly in a straight line and penetrated the wall behind him .

Bu Fang sucked in a breath of cold air . It was fortunate that he reacted quickly, otherwise, those needles would have already turned him into a human sieve .

What was inside this crystal source?

Bu Fang furrowed his brows and waved his flame blade down toward the crystal source . He sliced the crystal source into two pieces . This crystal source was hollow… If he wasn’t attacked just a moment ago, Bu Fang would have been delighted .

After being cut in two, it slowly separated into two pieces . A clear and crisp sound resounded through the whole cave .

Bu Fang squinted his eyes and stared at the location where the crystal source split open . He could see that there was something which resembled a fish on the ground .

In the next moment, the fish swelled up and with a ‘swoosh’ sound, countless needles tore apart the air . Countless and innumerable needles were shot out once again .

Bu Fang summoned the Black Turtle Constellation Wok and slightly waved it in front of himself . He managed to deflect all those needles .

After some time, the clanking sound in the cave died down .

True energy burst out of Bu Fang’s legs and he jumped up into the air . He clearly saw the existence which appeared when he cut apart the crystal source . Strictly speaking, it was a fish .

However, Bu Fang didn’t expect that a fish like this would come out of the crystal source .

Green smoke twirled up as the Dragon Bone Kitchen Knife appeared in his hand . Bu Fang slightly waved the knife in his hand before he decided on something and stepped on the ground .

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Another mass of needles was shot at Bu Fang once again . The speed of those needles were extremely swift . When they were right in front of his eyes, Bu Fang could see that those needles were completely white . There was a slightly cold glint on the tip of those needles which would cause one’s whole body to shudder .

Clank!

He waved his Dragon Bone Kitchen Knife and sent all those needles flying . In the next moment, he walked towards the front of the spirit beast . That spirit beast was a fish and it was rolling its eyes as it glared at Bu Fang . The entire body of the fish was covered with countless spots and stripes . When it swelled up, its body became big and fat . Those needles from before were shot out once again the moment it swelled up .

Bu Fang’s Meteor Cutting technique already reached perfection . One could only see knife light flickering around Bu Fang and all those needles were sent flying .

After deflecting all the needles, Bu Fang waved his knife and smashed it against the fat and bulging fish . It was instantly knocked unconscious .

After it was knocked unconscious, its body became small again . It was as though the air was leaking out of its body as it deflated like a balloon .

Only after knocking it unconscious, did Bu Fang relax .

“Who would expect that such a weird fish would be inside the last crystal source . Honestly speaking, this is truly a rare and exceptional ingredient . “

Bu Fang picked that fish up by its tail and stood up . He started to observe that plump spotted fish . On Earth, such a fish was known as a pufferfish . Bu Fang had obviously heard of them before . However, it was Bu Fang’s first time seeing a pufferfish which could shoot out needles in this Hidden Dragon Continent .

As for the taste of a pufferfish, Bu Fang didn’t need to mention how delicious it was . Despite the poison contained in the fish, it was still a delicacy people risked their lives to taste .

“Darkmoon Thorny Pufferfish, a seventh grade spirit beast . It was an extremely rare breed of spirit beast and breeding this species was extremely difficult . The Thorny Pufferfish could swiftly condense and form needles under its skin . Every time it swelled up, it would shoot out the needles . Those needles contained a deadly and violent poison which could poison even a ninth grade Supreme-Being . “

While Bu Fang was observing that Darkmoon Thorny Pufferfish, the system’s solemn and earnest voice resounded in his mind . He furrowed his brows when he heard the system’s description . After hearing the abilities of the Darkmoon Thorny Pufferfish, he couldn’t help but suck in a breath of cold air .

The poison in those needles could poison even a Supreme-Being! If he hadn’t been careful a moment ago and allowed one of those needles to touch him, he would be dead by now .

As expected of the extremely poisonous pufferfish .

Bu Fang repeatedly sized up that pufferfish which he carried in his hand . He smacked his lips with admiration .

It was obvious that this pufferfish was the ingredient which Bu Fang needed to look for during this trip . When he thought about it, he couldn’t help but feel excited .

Lightly patting the pufferfish, Bu Fang was pleasantly surprised .

It was indescribable how delicious pufferfish meat was . It was delicious to the point that one would eat it despite its virulent poison . Just from this point, it was obvious how delicious pufferfish meat was .

Although this Darkmoon Thorny Pufferfish wasn’t some supreme existence ingredient, Bu Fang was more excited to obtain this Darkmoon Thorny Pufferfish compared to some supreme beast’s ingredients .

He waved his knife and took a porcelain jar from his dimensional bag . He lightly slashed his knife across the Darkmoon Thorny Pufferfish’s neck .

The Thorny Pufferfish in Bu Fang’s hands immediately started struggling and moving as dark blood slowly flowed into the porcelain jar which was in Bu Fang’s hands .

When he finished collecting its blood, he washed that fish with the Heaven Alps Spirit Lake Water . Then, he carefully stored that porcelain jar which was filled with the Darkmoon Thorny Pufferfish’s blood .

The entire body of the Thorny Pufferfish was poisonous . Even the blood and internal organs had poison in them . As such, Bu Fang had to deal with them properly .

This Darkmoon Thorny Pufferfish was a pufferfish from the Hidden Dragon Continent . The poison contained within its body was more powerful than the Earth’s pufferfish . Hearing that the poison could take down a Supreme Being, Bu Fang didn’t dare to carelessly touch it .

After he washed and cleaned the pufferfish, he placed it in the system dimensional storage and clapped his hands with satisfaction .

Now wasn’t a suitable time for Bu Fang to cook the pufferfish . It would be much better if he returned to the Grand Serpentine City before cooking it .

Crack!

Not far from him, the Supreme Mantis Prawn finally managed to turn around . It finally stood up on its legs . It was in quite a sorry state and its shell had a deep indent because of that strike . The aura it emitted was also feeble and weak .

Bu Fang, who planned to leave, immediately stopped in place and he stared at the Supreme Mantis Prawn for a long while .

Bu Fang wasn’t a magnanimous person . That fellow was someone who had been hunting him for a long time . There was no way Bu Fang would just forget about it . Moreover, it would be a pity if he missed out on such a good ingredient .

The Supreme Mantis Prawn, whose face was filled with confusion, had just turned itself over and it was still confused . All of a sudden, its eyes widened and it felt as though the surroundings went dark .

Bang!

A loud sound resounded and the whole cave started trembling .

Bu Fang patted the Black Turtle Constellation Wok, which was currently extremely big . He carefully took it out of the rubble .

When he lifted the wok, the Supreme Mantis Prawn was beneath it . Its shell was filled with countless cracks due to Bu Fang’s attack .

The Supreme Mantis Prawn slightly raised its sickles and it glared at Bu Fang with its compound eyes .

Bang!

Bu Fang curled up the corners of his mouth as he ruthlessly smashed it with his wok . The ground cracked even more and was filled with countless fissures .

“Weren’t you just wishing to become an ingredient . . . You should have just told me earlier . You wasted half your day chasing me . “

Bu Fang curled up the corners of his mouth and raised the Black Turtle Constellation Wok . Under the wok, the Supreme Mantis Prawn was breathing its last breath .

He put that Supreme Mantis Prawn into his system dimensional storage with a satisfied expression on his face . He thought that he wouldn’t end up getting any supreme beast meat on his trip . Who would have expected that there would be a Supreme Mantis Prawn pestering him? It delivered itself to Bu Fang’s hands .

Bu Fang felt as though he didn’t suffer for nothing .

The golden mantis shrimp which was curled up on Bu Fang’s shoulder slightly stretched itself before it went back to sleep .

He took a look at that tiny creature before he expressionlessly turned his head to look at Blacky who was sleeping soundly on the ground . It seemed like that black dog was in deep sleep .

Bu Fang could only helplessly carry Blacky before throwing it into the Black Turtle Constellation Wok . He managed to carry the wok with one of his hand . This could also be considered as Bu Fang finding a place for Lord Dog to sleep .

As he stood in the cave, he observed his surroundings for a while before walking out of the cave . He followed the path he took into the cave and eventually reached the crevice where he fell .

He took another look at this cave which was filled with innumerable crystals . Bu Fang sucked in a deep breath and he didn’t obsess over the crystals any longer . He directly entered the crevice and left the place .

The moment he left, a rumbling sound came from within the cave .

After making his way out of the broken rocks, a figure who was soaked in blood stumbled out . That Oceanic Species’ expert was in a sorry state . It seemed like his whole body was covered by blood and even the luster on his blue skin became dim .

“Damned human . . . Damned black dog . The priest said that the Prawn Ancestor was in one of those three crystal sources . . . He must have been hidden in some place by that black dog! The Prawn Ancestor is the hope of our race . Without the ancestor, we can’t rise up at all… We must find him!”

Blood trickled from his mouth and unceasingly dripped on the ground .

However, that Oceanic Species’ expert wasn’t a fool . When he saw how the black dog killed a Divine Physique Echelon expert from the Great Barren Sect, he knew that the black dog was someone who broke through more than one of the Supreme-Being’s shackles . That would also explain how the black dog could heavily injure him with one slap .

He wasn’t the black dog’s match . He knew that he had to return and look for reinforcement from the Oceanic Species .

Cough! Cough! He coughed another mouthful of blood as his aura became more feeble, and slowly staggered out of the cave .

. . . . .

Outside the mine, there were several factions standing opposite each other .

The ice-cold and metallic warship was floating in the air and it emitted an extremely strong pressure . It oppressed the Oceanic Species’ experts, Wu Mu, and the others .

Every single one of them wanted to enter the mine, however, they knew how dangerous it was .

Not to mention the fact that there were two Divine realm existences inside the cave right now . They knew that even if they went in, they would not get anything precious from the cave . As such, Wu Mu and the Serpentine Sovereign didn’t move . They stood there and faced the warship and the Oceanic Species’ experts .

All of a sudden, a clear and distinct sound of footsteps came from the entrance of the mine . The sound of footsteps caused the grim atmosphere to become intense and strained .

Everyone’s gaze was directed at the entrance .

It was especially the case for the Oceanic Species’ experts and the Great Barren Sect’s experts .

Who would come out of the mine? Who was the one who obtained the treasures?

Everyone was curious about the outcome .

After all, they had a Divine realm expert overseeing them . It was definitely not the seventh grade Battle-Saint . He was hunted by the Supreme Mantis Prawn and forced to enter the mine .

When they thought about how the seventh grade Battle-Saint charged into the mine when he panicked, everyone couldn’t help but laugh .

“He is out!”

No one knew who shouted but everyone turned their head to stare at the figure who appeared at the entrance of the mine .

A tall and slim figure slowly walked out of the mine .