Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint

Chapter 168: Chapter 76: Water within Water, the Earth Treasure where the White Dragon Fish Transforms._2

So at this moment, he knew that some kind of unexpected change must have occurred below.

Apart from his own group, there were also other people inside the sunken ship below.

“Should I stay or should I go?” Huang San silently asked himself.

He knew that if he wanted to leave, he could definitely get away.

But he was not alone.

His wife and daughters were all under the control of the Green Snake Gang.

And his own strength was negligible in front of the powerful Green Snake Gang.

Thinking of this, Huang San said to himself in his heart,

“No matter what happens, I cannot leave on my own!”

“If I were to leave, once Boss Shi finds out, not only would I suffer the consequences, but my wife and daughters would also get into trouble because of me.”

After clearing his thoughts, Huang San immediately chose to stay put and continue to wait here.

…

Inside the cabin.

Jiang Ning walked around the pile of iron ore like a mountain, and his heart was filled with delight.

Even though he didn’t know how much the iron ore was worth per pound.

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He also knew that so much iron ore must be extremely valuable.

After observing the iron ore, he went to the place where Shi Xiaoyuan and the White Dragon Fish had just battled.

From the bottom of the cabin, he picked up the weapon that Shi Xiaoyuan had cast aside.

“So heavy!!”

The moment he lifted the long saber, Jiang Ning felt the weight of the weapon in his hand, weighing a hefty two hundred tael.

“To use a two hundred tael heavy weapon, Shi Xiaoyuan’s strength is indeed extraordinary.”

Jiang Ning thought to himself.

Then he examined the long saber.

The blade was extremely thick, and it wasn’t the thin, wing-like type; it was sturdy as well.

Particularly the length, which was a full four feet three inches.

This length wasn’t too suitable for normal use because it was a bit too long.

While it’s true that “the longer, the stronger.”

A blade that’s too long can sometimes be cumbersome and not suitable for sword techniques.

Therefore, it’s clear that this saber was better suited for Shi Xiaoyuan after his monster transformation.

The next moment.

He drew his own long saber and struck a heavy blow to the hefty saber that had belonged to Shi Xiaoyuan.

Clang—

Sparks flew, and the sound of metal striking metal entered his ears.

The strong impact caused the surrounding lake water to scatter in all directions.

The entire cabin, due to this vibration, also turned murky again.

“Indeed, a fine saber!” Looking at the previous long saber that had belonged to Shi Xiaoyuan in his hand, Jiang Ning inwardly praised.

He was very clear about how sharp his spiritual weapon was.

Ordinary weapons could be cut through with a single slash.

Just like his previous Blackwood Long Saber, which was forged a hundred times and was cut into two by this spiritual weapon.

And now, with an even stronger force, he only managed to cut a one-centimeter-deep notch on the weapon that belonged to Shi Xiaoyuan.

Although this was already quite impressive, based on this situation, if Shi Xiaoyuan had retrieved his weapon, it would have been several times more troublesome.

“Good thing I didn’t let him get back to the cabin to retrieve his weapon!”

Jiang Ning thought to himself.

After testing, his understanding of the sharpness of the spiritual weapon in his hand grew clearer.

Then, he took the saber that had belonged to Shi Xiaoyuan and continued to explore the sunken ship.

Because there was still one thing he hadn’t found.

That was the possibility of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

Normally, creatures like the White Dragon Fish were just slightly more powerful than ordinary humans.

A regular person with proper equipment could certainly hope to catch a common White Dragon Fish.

But this particular White Dragon Fish was too unusual.

Even a good Martial Arts Nine Grade fighter was killed in a single encounter with this White Dragon Fish.

Even a strong Eighth Grade Divine Power Realm fighter like Shi Xiaoyuan had to transform before subduing this White Dragon Fish.

This strength was even more formidable than that of an ordinary Eighth Grade Divine Power Realm.

Too unusual, too abnormal.

And also, due to its unique size, Jiang Ning concluded that there might still be some kind of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in this area.

Without the assistance of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, this White Dragon Fish couldn’t possibly have such formidable power.

Merely the passing of years wasn’t enough to support its growth to this stage.

After searching the sunken ship, Jiang Ning then proceeded to search around the perimeter of it.

…

Time slowly passed.

Huang San, who was originally waiting at the bottom, had now resurfaced.

Because he had completely used up the fresh air in the fish bladder he carried with him.

As for the sunken ship below, the noise had long since disappeared, and not a single person from Shi Xiaoyuan’s group had emerged.

Under these circumstances, Huang San could only choose to come up from the bottom to the surface.

But at the moment, he dared not leave, nor did he dare to board the ship and let the people above know he had come back.

Because Shi Xiaoyuan hadn’t come back with him, he knew if he appeared alone in front of those people.

He was inevitably going to suffer some hardships.

The people of the Green Snake Gang would not treat him with kindness and gentleness.

As for leaving, he also did not dare to leave for the time being.

Firstly, because Shi Xiaoyuan and others’ fates were unknown, if they were still alive and knew he had left, even if he could escape for the moment, he would not be able to escape the consequences thereafter.

Not to mention he had family.

Secondly, in the vast Luoshui River, with no place to land, even with his swimming ability, he would inevitably die of exhaustion in the vast waters.

Not to mention that his arm was still injured, and the long immersion in water had already caused him unbearable pain.

But at this moment, he could only choose to continue waiting secretly under the big ship, waiting for an opportunity.

…

On the other side.

In an underwater cave.

“Could this be the source of the White Dragon Fish’s transformation?”

Jiang Ning looked at the pool of water beneath the rock wall ahead and couldn’t help but widen his eyes.

The presence of a pool of water the size of a small bowl at the bottom of the water astonished him.

Water within water.

He had never seen such a thing before.

Soon after.

He approached the pool and slowly squatted down.

From a closer observation, the pool appeared even clearer.

Silver-white specks of light floated in the water, providing him with some visibility.

At this moment, in front of this pool, Jiang Ning felt as if he wasn’t underwater, but on land.

“Such a mysterious thing, this must be the source of the White Dragon Fish’s transformation.”

With that thought.

Jiang Ning put the spiritual weapon he was holding aside and then lightly touched the pool with his fingertip.

The moment his skin made contact, he immediately felt a coldness penetrate through his skin into his body.

Beyond that, he felt nothing else.

After a short time.

Jiang Ning nodded slightly.

“There should be no problem!” he murmured to himself.

He then attempted to extract a small droplet of water from the pool.

He was unfamiliar with this kind of water filled with strange phenomena.

Nor did he know its functions.

But his intuition told him that this must be the source of the White Dragon Fish’s transformation.

However, for safety reasons, he did not dare to be careless.

So he chose to take a small droplet from it to taste.

Afterward.

Through his attempt, he easily separated a small droplet.

The droplet fell into his palm like a tiny pearl.

Although it was also water, it was clearly different from ordinary water.

Even underwater, it did not disperse but remained cohesive like mercury.

“Let’s try its effect!” Jiang Ning thought to himself.

Then he brought the pearl-like, cohesive droplet to his mouth.

Just this mouthful of lake water.

Gulp—

He swallowed it, and the water droplet went down his throat into his belly.

As the droplet entered his stomach.

A chill instantly rose in his belly, as if he were in the depths of an ice cellar.

The coldness evaporated inside his body.

[Swimming Experience Value +1]

[Swimming Experience Value +1]

Seeing the prompt that rapidly appeared before him, Jiang Ning was astonished.

“Is this… the effect of that water droplet?”

He saw the prompt that obviously changed frequency before him and couldn’t help but think of this.

Afterwards.

He continued to observe.

[Swimming Experience Value +1]

[Swimming Experience Value +1]

[Swimming Experience Value +1]

[…]

In a short time, prompts regarding the growth of swimming experience value consecutively appeared before him.

This frequency was countless times faster than before.

At this moment, he had some realization in his heart.

The surge in swimming experience value must come from the droplet he had swallowed.

Moments later.

The frequency of the prompts in front of his eyes returned to normal.

[Skill]: Swimming (Break Limit once 1855/2000) (Trait: Underwater Breathing)