The delicacies of the heavens begin with obtaining gem meat.

Chapter 93 Sea Serpent, Blade Fish

Following the route marked on the map, Jiang Yan continued forward, the ground beneath his feet becoming increasingly damp.

Before long, wisps of soft light appeared ahead, carrying with them a refreshing mist.

Jiang Yan's eyes lit up. He put away the map and quickly walked towards the location from which the faint light was coming.

After rounding a bend, a vast underground lake appeared before them, causing Jiang Yan's eyes to widen in surprise.

Looking out, groundwater flows continuously into the lake from the cracks in the rock face.

Most strangely, these lakes contain a faint magic that makes them glow, illuminating the fourth level of the underground labyrinth and making even the patterns on the distant rock walls clearly visible.

Jiang Yan simply threw away the torch, walked slowly to the edge of the lake, and looked down.

Beneath the clear lake waters lies an amazing spectacle.

The outlines of carved beams and painted rafters appear and disappear underwater, and the shadows of columns, city walls and houses stretch out in the shimmering water, as if they have been enchanted by a magical illusion.

These are the surrounding urban areas of the Golden Castle, which has long been submerged at the bottom of the lake.

Although the former prosperity has been sealed by the lake, the grandeur of the past can still be glimpsed from the remaining architectural features.

Jiang Yan stood quietly for a moment before calming himself down and considering his next move.

The primary challenge at hand is how to cross this vast lake.

After all, the entrance to the fifth level of the underground labyrinth is on the other side of the lake.

Although he had been working hard to learn magic, he had not yet felt the existence of magic power, and naturally could not cast spells such as "walking on water".

As for the "food cells" and "thoughts," they also lack the ability to walk on water.

Of course, it would be worthwhile to develop the corresponding Nen ability.

However, doing so would be completely counterproductive, and Jiang Yan would naturally not do something that would damage his own potential.

In fact, if you are physically strong, you can use the technique of rapidly alternating steps on the water to walk on water.

Even flying directly on the air wouldn't be a problem.

Jiang Yan tried several times, but all his attempts ended in failure.

However, Jiang Yan felt that it wasn't that his physical abilities weren't up to par, but rather that he hadn't mastered the relevant techniques.

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However, he obviously couldn't spend a lot of time mastering this skill.

So we have to think of other solutions.

With the help of tools, Jiang Yan saw a few simple wooden rafts, which could barely carry people across the water.

However, using a raft would prevent him from noticing underwater dangers in time, and he also doesn't know how to row.

After thinking it over, Jiang Yan decided that it would be better to just swim.

With his strength, even underwater, fighting some monsters would be no problem at all.

Having made up his mind, Jiang Yan swiftly took off his outer clothes, then slightly lowered his body and leaped into the lake.

The lake water was a bit cold, but that didn't bother Jiang Yan.

After entering the water, Jiang Yan stretched out his limbs and began to swim forward, creating ripples as his arms moved through the water.

Jiang Yan's powerful explosive force allowed him to move forward at a rapid speed in the water.

After swimming for a while, Jiang Yan switched to backstroke, gazing up at the shimmering light on the rock face above him, feeling relaxed and carefree.

After swimming for an unknown amount of time, a slight, unusual movement of water was suddenly heard from beneath the surface.

The next second, schools of bladefish suddenly burst out of the water and flew into the air.

Jiang Yan revealed a hint of surprise; bladefish was also a good ingredient.

Unlike ordinary fish, the bladefish has a pair of huge pectoral fins on its sides that spread out like wings. The edges of the fins are as sharp as blades, which can not only easily cut human skin, but also allow it to leap out of the water and skim several meters in the air like a flying fish.

For adventurers attempting to cross the lake, the bladefish is undoubtedly a formidable threat.

If an ordinary adventurer encounters a school of bladefish, even if they don't die, they will inevitably be covered in cuts and look miserable.

Just as Jiang Yan was about to catch some bladefish, he suddenly noticed a huge creature rushing towards him from deeper waters, and his expression immediately turned serious.

As a huge black shadow appeared below him, Jiang Yan suddenly exerted force with his limbs and quickly darted forward several meters in the water.

Almost the instant Jiang Yan moved, the huge black shadow crashed into the spot where he had just been, sending up a splash several meters high and causing the lake water to churn violently.

After regaining his balance, Jiang Yan turned his head and saw the true face of the dark figure.

A monster resembling a giant snake, but a hundred times more ferocious than an ordinary giant snake.

The giant snake was over twenty meters long, its entire body covered in hard, bluish-gray scales, with two pairs of fan-shaped fins on either side of its abdomen, and its vertical pupils were fixed on him.

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"It was a sea serpent!"

A look of understanding flashed in Jiang Yan's eyes, followed by excitement.

Although the sea serpent looks huge and is very intimidating, it is still within his range of response.

Now that the giant sea serpent has come to provoke him, he might as well leave his body as compensation!

Jiang Yan drew his longsword, held his breath, and quietly activated the "Circle" technique, waiting for the sea serpent to launch another attack.

In the water, he couldn't catch the sea serpent.

The next moment, the sea serpent submerged into the water and then launched another attack.

Its enormous body twisted and turned nimbly in the water, its massive jaws snapping open as it lunged at Jiang Yan.

However, Jiang Yan had already discerned the movements of the giant sea serpent.

The moment the giant sea serpent approached, Jiang Yan pushed off with both feet, his body leaping several meters through the water, barely avoiding the serpent's mouth. At the same time, he flicked his wrist, and the cold light of his longsword suddenly burst forth in the water, precisely slashing towards the giant sea serpent's neck.

The sharp blade, entwined with thoughts, easily pierced through the scales and flesh of the sea serpent.

Immediately, the giant sea serpent's enormous head rolled off, its blood instantly staining the surrounding lake water red. Its massive body lost control, thrashing about in the water for a moment before becoming still.

Jiang Yan reached out and grabbed the body of the sea serpent, swimming towards the dilapidated building that was protruding from the water not far away.

After dragging the giant sea serpent onto the building, Jiang Yan looked at the cut on the serpent's neck with anticipation in his eyes.

The cut surface reveals firm, tender meat with a rosy color, making it very appetizing.

Jiang Yan has decided to use the sea serpent for cooking, which is why he didn't put it away before.

If you put it away, you'll have to put it out again, which would be a waste of your time.

However, before Jiang Yan could decide what dish to cook next...

Suddenly, they discovered that the blood of the sea serpent had attracted all the scattered bladefish, and the dense swarm of bladefish swam around the head of the sea serpent that had been left behind.

Jiang Yan smiled slightly, temporarily putting aside the matter of dealing with the sea serpent.

It would be such a waste not to catch some of these bladefish.

However, the sharp pectoral fins of the bladefish make efficient capture a challenge.

After a moment's thought, Jiang Yan had a plan.

Jiang Yan extended his right hand, gathering his Nen continuously into his palm, eventually condensing it into a Nen ball. The Nen ball swirled in his palm, exuding a restrained yet powerful force.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Yan suddenly jumped onto the head of the giant sea serpent, raised his hand and pressed the "Nian" ball underwater, and whispered a command.

"burst!"

The next moment, the "Nian" sphere suddenly exploded, and a powerful shockwave spread rapidly in all directions from the center of the sphere, instantly causing huge ripples in the lake.

The bladefish in the water had no way to escape. They were stunned and killed by the shockwave, and floated to the surface belly up, covering the entire area in a dense mass, creating a spectacular scene.

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