Witch, I'm really not an ancient god of the deep sea!

Chapter 57 The Black Ship in the Fog
As the ship sailed, the towering lighthouse grew smaller and smaller in the distance.

At the beginning, Chenqi's small boat followed behind the main force.

After sailing for about an hour, they were now quite far from Moonstone City.

The moonlight shone down, and the entire sea was draped in a layer of pitch-black ink.

Chen Qi carried a kerosene lamp, stepped out of the houseboat, and looked at the sea before him.

In the distance, a large school of fish, glowing with a blue light, drifted across the sea like a beautiful, shimmering ribbon of quicksand.

It's a moonfish!

Everyone instantly became excited.

"Brothers, come to life!"

"Pay attention to what you salvage. If there is anything mutated or putrid, burn it immediately and then throw it back into the sea."

"Be careful not to confuse moonfish with will-o'-the-wisp fish!"

The boats ahead of him began fishing.

"Phew, it's time to break away from the main group."

Chen Qi looked around and saw some faint blue flames lighting up on the distant sea.

It's very likely a will-o'-the-wisp...

"Deep Sea Spirits, you push the small boat from behind."

Chen Qi snapped his fingers.

"Gulu gulu."

The seven deep-sea spirits understood his meaning, caught insects, jumped into the sea, and became the second engine of the small houseboat.

While people were captivated by the moonfish, Chen Qi turned the boat around, and with the deep-sea spirits pushing hard, his small boat sped towards the distant school of will-o'-the-wisps like a speedboat at full power.

The will-o'-the-wisp oil from the will-o'-the-wisp fish is a rare and useful material.

With the speed increase, his boat quickly arrived at the edge of the will-o'-the-wisp fish school.

The moment the will-o'-the-wisps saw his boat, they burst into huge blue flames as a warning!

These blue flames, though not very hot, are as sharp as blades. If a hand touches one of them even for a moment, it will instantly bleed profusely and its flesh will be torn apart.

The blue flames formed by swarms of will-o'-the-wisps can be as large as a mansion! Even the overlords of the near seas have to show them respect!

This is also why will-o'-the-wisp fish are extremely dangerous.

Will-o'-the-wisp fish are extremely temperamental, and in the open ocean, they are almost impossible to catch without expensive fishing gear.

Then, the moment they saw the dawn, they instantly extinguished their flames and swam away in all directions.

"Huh? Why are you running? I'm not a bad guy..."

Chen Qi looked at the school of will-o'-the-wisps.

The situation before him was beyond his expectations.

Most of the small sea creatures he encountered were very friendly to him, so Chen Qi always felt that his talent, in a sense, could be called 'deep-sea succubus'.

Am I not a deep-sea succubus? Why aren't these ghost fire fish coming near me?!
I can give you a massage!
Chen Qi was a little anxious.

Although the will-o'-the-wisp stopped its aggressive flames, it did not approach him on its own initiative.

Different types of marine mammals react very differently to him.

"This way, we can catch them, but the efficiency is just too low..."

Chen Qi picked at his ear and thought for a moment.

He immediately came up with a way to steal things from the ghost firefish.

Since he couldn't attract these will-o'-the-wisps on his own, he would use extraordinary bait.

Chen Qi took out a fishing rod and an iron bucket.

He used his extraordinary fishing skills, conjuring a supernatural bait at the fishing rod and then placing it on the water.

Immediately afterwards, he placed the deep-sea spirits around him.

To catch the bait, you have to swim past it.

"The soul ingredient!"

For the best effect... Chen Qi then uses the Soul Seasoning to enhance the deliciousness of the extraordinary bait.

Outstanding effect!

Suddenly, the will-o'-the-wisp, which had previously ignored him, smelled the aroma of the bait and rushed toward it.

Sure enough, some fish can't be attracted by scent alone; they need delicious food to draw them in...

A will-o'-the-wisp fish approached the extraordinary bait.

Chen Qi, who was squatting by the side of the boat, gave a sinister smile.

Just as it was about to bite the extraordinary bait, he swiftly grabbed the ghost fire fish with his hand and then, with practiced ease, scraped off a layer of black oil from its body.

The "ghost fire oil" is the main reason why the ghost fire fish can emit ghost fire.

This is a pretty good paint for melee weapons. When applied to a weapon, it will ignite a sharp blue flame, greatly enhancing the weapon's attack power.

This kind of ghost fire oil is extremely rare in weapon shops.

The will-o'-the-wisp oil scooped from a single will-o'-the-wisp fish is worth eight thousand shell coins.

After scooping out the black oil and putting it into the iron bucket, Chen Qi casually tossed the ghost fire fish back into the sea.

Eight thousand shell coins in hand!

With so many ghost fire fish, he catches every single one that comes his way!
Eight thousand!

Eight thousand!

Eight thousand!

Chen Qi grabbed the ghost fire fish next to the extraordinary bait one by one as if picking up money, and then shoved the black oil off his hands.

boom!
boom!
After the will-o'-the-wisps were used up, they were thrown back into the sea.

The entire process was extremely skillful.

In about ten minutes, he had collected the ghost fire oil from one hundred ghost fire fish. It filled an entire bucket!

Even in large weapon shops that specialize in selling weapon paint, it would be difficult to find this much stock!
"call……"

Chen Qi wiped the sweat from his brow.

Although on the high seas, it is generally acknowledged that being a pirate and joining a gang is a hundred times more lucrative than fishing!
But Chen Qi believes that honest fishing can still make a lot of money.

In just ten minutes, he earned 800,000 coins!

Moreover, this ghost fire oil can adhere to the black blade, strengthening his weapon.

Chen Qi turned his head to the side, completely satisfied.

At this moment, on the sea surface, there were a hundred will-o'-the-wisps that could not be ignited, looking at him with a pitiful expression.

Because Chen Qi's movements were so skillful, they didn't even get a bite before he caught them, then smeared off the ghost fire oil and ruthlessly threw them into the sea.

"Um……"

Chen Qi touched his chin:
"Am I being cruel to the will-o'-the-wisp fish in this state?"

Chen Qi coughed twice, then conjured two more extraordinary baits and placed them on the sea surface for the ghost fire fish to eat.

He is quite kind-hearted and wouldn't treat the ghost fire fish unfairly.

"Eat more, you all need to work hard to grow new will-o'-the-wisp oil..."

Chen Qi apologized, feeling somewhat guilty.

He planned to rest for a while and then go to this area to see if there were any other groups of sea creatures.

Meanwhile, in the distance, a small fishing boat with its lights off was quietly approaching his houseboat.

It was the same person who had been glaring at him from the shore just now.

Since the ghost fire fish hadn't caught any flames, he assumed Chen Qi was catching some ordinary fish.

Chen Qi roughly sensed it and found that the opponent's spiritual energy field had reached the second level.

A thin, crew-cut man approached the departing boat, picked up his lantern, and said menacingly:

"Chef, you're the supervisor of the hunting grounds, right? I'm a member of the Black Rabbit Gang, one of the Five Rabbits."

In the hunting grounds, I have a brother nicknamed Scarface Rabbit. After much thought, I've concluded that the only ones in the hunting grounds who can take him down, besides the Flower Witch, are you.

There was a hint of malice in his eyes.

Judging from what the other party said, he completely believed that the Flower Witch was the most likely perpetrator.

But now we've found him.

Chen Qi rested his chin on his hand and gently touched the water sprite at the bottom of the water.

If it were at sea, even a second-tier opponent would likely be no match for him.

Chen Qi smiled:
“Scarface Rabbit, huh? I do know a little bit about him…”

"Know!"

The thin man wasn't going to give Chen Qi a chance to speak. He said to Chen Qi:
"You actually dare to admit it. After this voyage, come to our Black Rabbit Gang headquarters. If you behave well and show sincerity, our Black Rabbit Gang is willing to forgive you."

boom!
Just then, he pulled out his gun, ready to fire a shot at his little houseboat as a warning to the other party.

However, Chen Qi was the first to draw his gun and fire a shot at the other party.

boom!
The opponent reacted very quickly, using his lantern as a shield to easily block the bullet.

"Have the guts!"

The thin man smiled slightly:
"Second-tier extraordinary individuals have mostly mastered body tempering techniques, breathing techniques, and even meditation techniques. Their reaction speed is also far superior to that of ordinary people."

In addition to these, there are physical attributes, spiritual perception, and extraordinary skills...

This means that we are worlds apart from you when you first entered the extraordinary realm.

However, before he could finish speaking, he sensed something.

When did the fog come on? Chen Qi held his breath; his body felt a little cold.

It's foggy around, and the temperature is dropping rapidly!
Suddenly, something unexpected happened!

"You wait!"

Damn it! Damn it! How the hell did I run into this thing?!

The thin man shuddered, suddenly uttered a curse, and turned around, wanting to turn on the lights of his boat.

In order to sneak up on Chenqi, he had just turned off the ship's lights!
However, the moment he touched the button for the ship's lights, the small boat he was in suddenly shook violently, convulsed, and then with a whoosh, the entire boat was violently pulled into the sea.

The other party, along with their boat, vanished into the sea in an instant, as if they had never existed.

The faint pool of blood on the sea surface was the only evidence of the other party's presence.

"This is……"

Chen Qi's heart rate kept increasing.

Unbeknownst to him, a thin layer of mist had appeared where he was.

Ahead of him, a hazy shadow gradually appeared in the fog.

A wooden, black ship, its lights shining and piled high with dark cargo, slowly approached him.

On the boat, there was only one boatman carrying a lantern.

The ship was getting closer and closer.

Upon closer inspection, the boatman had no flesh and blood, wore a tattered merchant's hat, and was covered in charred skeletons.

The boat stopped when it was ten meters away from his houseboat.

Click, click, click!

Some dark blue tentacles grew from under the merchant's hat.

Immediately afterwards, it picked up the lantern, making a strange sound like bones clashing:
"Good evening... ah..."

Thank you so much, Mor for the 100-point reward, and thank you everyone for reading, voting, and recommending!

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