Beast Taming: the More the Better

Chapter 738: Chapter 324: Identity Exposed! Ray Saint’s Compensation!

"We’ve got a deal: just one hour. In one hour, whoever catches more wins. Got it?"

Su Ping glanced at the little brat sitting beside him. Honestly, he thought, in a real fishing competition, there’s absolutely no way two competitors would sit together to fish. After all, a proper fishing enthusiast is meticulous, from choosing a spot to baiting the area; there’s a technique to it all. But Su Ping couldn’t be bothered to take a little brat seriously.

In fact, Su Ping even took out a fishing rod from nearby. "This is a mechanical fishing rod," he explained. "Once a fish bites, you press the button on it, and an electric current will knock the fish out, preventing it from struggling or resisting. Plus, it has a hydraulic automatic lever, so you don’t need much strength to pull the fish up."

The child glanced at the brat in front of him and nodded in satisfaction. This kid still has some ’competitive spirit,’ he thought. He isn’t really bullying someone who doesn’t know anything.

However, it clearly didn’t matter to the child. He didn’t care in the slightest and casually tossed the fishhook into the lake at the Heart of Water.

Su Ping shook his head, deciding not to bother anymore. Indeed, this little brat was just toying with him; he hadn’t even put any bait on the hook. Could those White-Eye Fish, which won’t bite unless they see a rabbit, possibly take an unbaited hook from the depths of the Heart of Water? That would be truly unbelievable!

Su Ping ignored the child and turned his attention back to Shangguan Ye, who also seemed to regard the situation as a joke. They resumed their discussion about the cultivation of Plant-based Pet Beasts. Meanwhile, with a flick of his rod, Su Ping cast his hook, baited with a large chunk of secret bait, into the water.

Then, he turned his head, looking peculiarly at the child beside him. Sure enough, in just under thirty seconds, the float on the fishing rod the child had cast bobbed.

A bite already? Su Ping thought, his eyes bulging in disbelief. Jiang Ziya fished with a straight hook and no bait, aiming to catch people, and no one ever heard of him actually catching a fish. Yet this kid actually managed it?

Without giving him time to ponder, the child pressed the button on top. A current passed from the specially made fishing line and hook. The next moment, pulled by the high-end mechanical fishing rod, a large fish was slowly reeled in.

It had to be said, any discerning observer could see that this fishing competition was rather abstract and nonsensical; Su Ping was obviously just humoring a child. However, there were always people who enjoyed a spectacle. For instance, Xu Li from the Fire King Company was also there. He watched, just as surprised, as the big fish was pulled up, taking a moment to react before exclaiming, "A Goldscale Mandarin Fish? This is one of the most delicious fish species among the Elite Level aquatic Pet Beasts! Quite valuable, indeed!"

Compared to Xu Li’s sardonic tone, Su Ping was more flabbergasted. Is my skill in baiting a spot so absurdly exaggerated? he wondered. Could it be that fishing here, I don’t even need bait, and these White-Eye Fish will just smash into the hook on their own? This is nonsense, surely!

Su Ping glanced again at his own hook; after so long, it still had no reaction. Obviously, there was no sign of a fish taking the bait. This defies logic!

Su Ping looked at the child again. He had exerted a great deal of effort, and it was only when that old rascal Xu Li reached out to help that the Goldscale Mandarin Fish was placed into a fish bucket. Then, as if by rote, the child threw his unbaited fishhook back into the lake.

The child watched Su Ping’s wide-eyed gaze, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly. "How about that?" he said. "I told you, fishing is just too easy, not interesting at all. You’d be better off doing something else with your time."

Su Ping didn’t pick up on the subtle hints in the little rascal’s words. Instead, he concentrated his spiritual power, but still found nothing peculiar. Is it really just a fluke? Or is the kid simply lucky?

Su Ping was doubtful, but he took a deep breath and looked intently at the great Heart of Water lake before him.

Seeing Su Ping finally seem to take things seriously, the child’s mouth curled into a small, unconcerned smile. His clear, translucent gaze seemed to have already pierced through the entire Heart of Water, seeing everything beneath its surface with absolute clarity. This was a special ability granted by his Meditation Method. As a Water Element Beast Tamer, his Meditation Method was naturally Water Element-based as well. The mysteries of this Meditation Method, called ’Seamless Water and Sky,’ were known only to the Ray Saint himself.

However, this Saint clearly had a different temperament from others. Otherwise, there would be no reason for him to ’bully’ the younger generation in such a fashion under these circumstances. Yet, while such a scene would make other Spirit Saint Level beings blush, this one felt no discomfort whatsoever and was instead quite pleased with himself.

Su Ping had no idea that to obtain a new Heart of Dreams, the Ray Saint, who once held sway over the Eastern Sea, had gone to such great lengths.

At this moment, Su Ping genuinely doubted his life. Because while he was still waiting for a bite, in less than three minutes, the little bastard beside him had a fish on his hook again!

Usually, others were the ones looking at Su Ping with such expressions. For the first time, he was experiencing such a world-shattering scene unfold before his very eyes.