Chapter 264 - 165: The Ultimate Auspicious Sign

Chapter 264: Chapter 165: The Ultimate Auspicious Sign

Having composed himself, Wen Tao’s face broke into its usual gentle smile.

"The scenery in Waking Dragon Creek Valley is second to none in Longya City, and it even ranks among the best in the entire Xin Xia Federation."

"You’ve been exploring one Secret Realm after another, and you’ve already accomplished your goal for coming to Longya City."

"It’s about time you took a nice, relaxing break."

Leaning against the neatly arranged goose-feather cushions on the viewing stand, Zhong Yi gave a contented stretch.

The viewing stands were carved out of the stone cliffs on both sides of Waking Dragon Creek Valley, and Zhong Yi’s group was in a stand at the very top.

Bathed in sunlight and caressed by a gentle breeze, Zhong Yi felt a wave of drowsiness and lazily drifted off.

Seeing Zhong Yi asleep, Wen Tao, Cui Heng, and the others deliberately lowered their voices as they spoke, careful not to disturb him.

By the time Zhong Yi woke up, a meal had already been laid out on the table.

Zhong Yi had already sampled Longya City’s local delicacies on his first day of arrival.

He couldn’t muster much interest in the cuisine, as nearly every dish contained some ingredient from a draconic Guardian Beast.

On a normal day, Zhong Yi wouldn’t even drink the sweet and tangy fruit wine that was a specialty of Starlight City.

So naturally, he wasn’t about to drink the spicy, potent Dragon Blood Wine.

Sun Yushi and Guo Xing, on the other hand, ate a good deal.

Guo Xing, acting as a culinary ambassador for Longya City, enthusiastically recommended the local specialties to everyone.

Seeing that Zhong Yi, Wen Tao, and Cui Heng weren’t particularly interested, Guo Xing took some pre-packaged delicacies from his Storage Pouch.

"I bought these last time I was in the Royal Capital. The cuisine there is quite similar to the food from Starlight City."

"Since you aren’t eating these local dishes, then I can really dig in."

"To be honest, once you get used to this kind of food, you really start to miss it when you can’t have it."

Wen Tao’s expression was his only reply, one of deep skepticism toward Guo Xing’s claim.

Zhong Yi, however, didn’t doubt Guo Xing’s words in the slightest.

The delicacies of Longya City couldn’t help but remind Zhong Yi of the raw fish dishes he had eaten in his past life.

At first, he hadn’t been able to stomach the raw fish, but after forcing it down a few times, he had become addicted.

"Brother Tao, Brother Guo, it’s already one in the afternoon. Have any of the Dragon Carp achieved a good score yet?"

Hearing Zhong Yi bring up the Dragon Carp, Wen Tao said with a smile.

"Xiaoyi, so far only two Dragon Carp have cleared the seventh Dragon Gate. They’re both still in the eighth Dragon Pool."

"They’ve tried many times but haven’t managed to leap over the eighth Dragon Gate."

"The red-and-white bicolor Dragon Carp I picked has cleared the fourth Dragon Gate, but it’s already looking a bit weak before the fifth."

"It’s clear many factions made thorough preparations for the Dragon Soaring Association’s rewards this time."

"Look at those two Dragon Carp in the eighth Dragon Pool. The Dragon Qi surrounding them is already faintly showing signs of forming an Anomaly."

Zhong Yi looked in the direction Wen Tao indicated. Within the eighth Dragon Pool, he could faintly make out visions of flashing lightning and swirling schools of fish.

Guo Xing shook his head lightly at the sight.

"The activation of these two Dragon Carp’s Bloodlines is impressive, but the Anomalies they’ve formed aren’t that great."

"The lightning and thunder Anomaly is spectacular, but it’s not considered an auspicious sign."

"And the ’swirling schools of fish’ Anomaly is even more common. Out of every ten Dragon Carp that manifest an Anomaly from their Dragon Qi, eight of them will be this one."

As Guo Xing was speaking, a crimson red Dragon Carp gave a flick of its tail, leaped high over the fifth Dragon Gate, and entered the sixth Dragon Pool.

By this point, there were over a thousand Dragon Carp in the fifth Dragon Pool.

Yet, only a few dozen had managed to leap over the fifth Dragon Gate and enter the sixth Dragon Pool.

This made the sixth Dragon Pool look extremely spacious!

"Huh, Xiaoyi, that Dragon Carp looks a bit like the one you picked."

Zhong Yi and the others were seated in the viewing stand. Even for a Mythical Tier expert like Guo Xing with his astonishing eyesight, it was difficult to see the fluorescent markings on the Dragon Carp from such a great distance.

The reason Guo Xing made this guess was because the Dragon Carp Zhong Yi had chosen was a deeper, richer shade of red than the other solid-red carp.

Besides, Monochromatic Dragon Carp were rare among those participating in the competition.

The few that were monochromatic were usually white.

Zhong Yi had also seen the Crimson Monochromatic Dragon Carp leap up, and he nodded with a smile.

"That’s right. That should be the one I picked."

The Drunken Dragon Jade and Flowing Soul Soil that Zhong Yi had fed it would be gradually absorbed as its digestive fluids broke down their surrounding membranes.

To absorb either the Drunken Dragon Jade or the Flowing Soul Soil, the Crimson Monochromatic Dragon Carp needed to sink quietly to the bottom and absorb them slowly.

This caused it to be a bit slower than the other Dragon Carp in leaping over the Dragon Gates.

The words had barely left Zhong Yi’s mouth when a sudden uproar erupted from within Waking Dragon Creek Valley.

The commotion didn’t die down; instead, it grew even more intense.

"What’s going on? Why is Dragon Qi churning up in the sixth Dragon Pool?"

"Something’s not right. How does the Dragon Qi in the sixth Dragon Pool look even more substantial than the Dragon Qi in the ninth?"

"How strange. With a Bloodline and Talent that strong, how is that Dragon Carp still in the sixth Dragon Pool?"

"There are too many Dragon Carp in this pool. I can’t tell which one is emitting all this Dragon Qi!"

"Don’t worry. With Dragon Qi that substantial, it must also be emitting Dragon Mighty. The other Dragon Carp will move away from it soon enough."