The Thousand Blade Urchins were a sight to behold, with numerous sharp blades adorning their ovoid-shaped bodies.
Despite their name suggesting a thousand blades, they actually had a lesser number of blades.
Chao Xiang approached them with caution, avoiding any contact with their sharp edges and instead running his fingers along the flat side of the blades.
He was disappointed to realize that he had no weapon to pry open the urchins and use them as bait for the fish around him.
However, he decided to collect them for his own physical cultivation instead.
With a swift move, he transported it into the space of 'red flame' without any hesitation.
As he gathered all the Thousand Blade urchins in the area, he came across a few dangerous creatures of the peak-level water beast realm.
With the help of the data that appeared before him, he managed to escape from them unharmed.
After collecting more than two hundred sea urchins, he set his sights on the Hard-Shelled Deepsea Clams within an hour.
During this time, he had to enter the space of 'red flame' periodically to replenish his oxygen supply.
The hard-shelled deepsea clams were a formidable sight, with tough shells and sharp teeth.
They belonged to the advanced Waterbeast realm, and some were even at the peak level.
Unlike the sea urchins, which relied solely on their blades for defense, the clams had sharp teeth that added to their already tough shells.
As he looked around, he found that this particular zone of the general ocean seemed less dangerous than others.
While many huge fish were swimming around, none of them regarded Chao Xiang as an enemy.
Some little fish were even wandering around him.
'Kaala?!'
Chao Xiang was shocked beyond belief as he saw them.
New data popped up in front of him.
[Race: Four-Fingered Crazy Threadfin
Level: Fourth stage of Waterbeast realm
Quality: Uncommon
Qi: 128/128
Remark: These fishes have glittering scales on their bodies, small teeth on the front third of their lower jaw, and 18–21 gill rakers on their first-gill arch. Extremely rare to find these fishes in lower-level fishing zones. The body tempering practitioners highly sought after these tiny fishes. By consuming the meat of these fishes, one can boost their skin and muscle tempering process. Long-time consumption could increase longevity by a small margin.
Note: It has a small amount of demonic bloodline in it. Can be sacrificed to the Demonic Extinction Flame - Mukkan Agni (Flame of destruction)]
'Even though their scale colors were different these fishes looked a lot similar to Kaala! Wow~ They can even increase my longevity if they were eaten a long time?! That's insane!'
Kaala is a popular fish in India's coastal regions. He experienced catching them with fishing nets in his previous life.
As Chao Xiang gazed at the magnificent sea creatures, he noticed a fish darting towards a group of clams, as if to protect them from him.
Suddenly, the clam's razor-sharp teeth emerged from its edge, biting the fish into tiny pieces in a split second.
Chao Xiang was grateful he didn't attempt to collect the clams himself, realizing how dangerous the undersea species could be.
Despite this, he couldn't resist the temptation to dive into the depths and get closer to the clams, flashing a playful smirk as he swam towards them.
The corals were not aggressive, so he used them as a shield in case of danger.
However, he was cautious of unexplored corners, as he had no idea how many other creatures could be hiding there.
Eventually, he approached the clams and pulled out his fishing rod from the "red flame" space, channeling his spiritual energy into it.
With no bait on the hook, he cast it nearby, densely coating it with Qi.
Using the undersea waves to his advantage, he managed to conserve his Qi consumption.
Initially, the clams ignored the hook, but as time passed, one of them spread its sharp teeth and swallowed the hook whole.
The hook remained undamaged due to the clam's big mouth size and teeth only being present at the edge.
Chao Xiang gently pulled the clam towards him and stepped on its shell without hesitation.
Chao Xiang was on top of a two-meter clam struggling to open its mouth, but to no avail.
He realized that these clams could only close their mouths, not open them.
Their mouths were only useful for biting and swallowing prey, not for chewing.
Once the prey was swallowed, the clam would not open its mouth for some time until the prey was fully digested.
This made the clams vulnerable to attack as they couldn't open their mouths to fight back.
Chao Xiang quickly caught on to this and started to collect the clams.
He was careful not to damage his fishing rod's hook during the process.
As he was hunting, some Four-Fingered Crazy Threadfins gathered curiously around him.
Without hesitation, he collected them too as he was determined to gather everything useful from the sea before returning.
He used his spiritual energy to collect over one hundred and seventy clams with some difficulty.
Unlike when he collected sea urchins, this time he had to exert himself, and he quickly grew tired.
He was also hungry as he had lost the fish jerky he had brought with him.
'Now, it's time to return...'
After gathering an abundance of fish and sea creatures, Chao Xiang decided to head back to the boat.
He had no intention of catching anything else; he already had more than enough for the time being.
Uncertain if his boat could even accommodate everything he had brought with him, he swam upwards, feeling the water pressure gradually decrease.
The waves had caused his boat to drift off, but after a brief search, he located it before sunrise.
*Phew*
Once he finally boarded the boat, Chao Xiang couldn't help but let out a sigh as he reflected on everything that had just transpired.
Nevertheless, he managed to turn his misfortune into a stroke of luck this time.