Start with the fisherman

Chapter 64: Dragon tendons, identity exposed, leaping over the dragon gate again
After a fierce commotion, the sea finally calmed down.

The surging blood dyed the sea red.

After a while, Feng Kuang was the first to emerge from the sea, laughing excitedly with a look of excitement on his face.

Then Cao Ze and Tian Haiyi also surfaced, grabbing the two horns of the Bi Bo Jiao Crucian Carp on the left and right.

A giant fish more than ten meters long also floated to the surface of the sea.

The sailors then came to their senses, threw down their fishing nets and ropes, jumped into the water and helped get the carp's body onto the deck.

Even though it was dead, the dragon's pressure was still oppressive, and the sailors felt terrified just by watching it from afar.

Feng Kuang took out a black dagger with ease, went to the back of the Bi Bo Jiao Crucian Carp, and cut a big gash with great effort. He reached in and fumbled for a long time before suddenly exerting force and pulling out a transparent strip as thick as a walnut with a "swish" sound.

“Is this the dragon tendon?”

Cao Ze was surprised. It was much thinner than he expected. Considering the size of this green crucian carp, the tendon should be at least as thick as a baby's arm.

But this dragon tendon was a faint golden color all over, transparent and crystal clear, and did not look like flesh and blood at all. Instead, it looked more like a natural treasure grown from heaven.

"If one survives, there will be future fortunes!"

"We should celebrate today for encountering the Jade Crucian Carp. Move the Jade Crucian Carp to the storage warehouse, and you will have plenty of fish meat!"

Feng Kuang put away the dragon tendons, called Cao Zetian and Hai Yi, and went straight to the captain's room. Zhao Meng was in charge on the deck, so he didn't need to worry about anything.

"Brother Meng, Xiao Kou is missing!"

Feng Kuang had just left when a sailor suddenly ran over and reported anxiously.

Kou Chunxue deliberately swam away from the bottom of the water, and everyone was paying attention to the battle with the blue crucian carp on the seabed, so it was not until now that anyone noticed that he was missing.

It is impossible to catch up with him at this time.

Zhao Meng frowned, "A few people come and move the blue crucian carp into the storage warehouse, and the rest of you, search the entire ship for Xiao Kou."

He had a vague feeling of uneasiness in his heart.

Although the Tornado was also shaking during the battle just now, the aftermath of this magnitude would not cause an old sailor to disappear.

This reminds me of what Feng Kuang said before about the insider.

He immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.

He didn't dare to delay. Although he had already sent people to look for her, he knew that the possibility of finding Kou Chunxue on the Tornado was very slim, so he didn't wait for any results and ran straight to the captain's room.

In the captain's room, as soon as he walked in, Feng Kuang handed the dragon tendon to Cao Ze, "You are really lucky!"

"Thank you Captain!"

Cao Ze understood what Feng Kuang meant.

Now Feng Kuang and Tian Haiyi on the Kuangfeng have both reached the Bone Tempering Stage. Even if they have dragon tendons, they cannot change their tendons. Zhao Meng is only at the fifth level of Body Tempering and has achieved a small success in changing his tendons. It will take a long time for him to absorb the dragon tendons.

Now the Tornado may be caught up by the Iron Blood Pirates at any time. Instead of keeping the dragon tendon and selling it at a high price, it is better to let Cao Ze absorb it as soon as possible to improve its combat effectiveness.

It was disrespectful to refuse, Cao Ze took over the dragon tendon without hesitation. He really needed to improve his strength now.

"Just think of it as me owing you two brothers a rare treasure, or paying the market price in silver..."

Of course, he wasn't prepared to take it for free.

Feng Kuang waved his hand, "Go absorb the dragon tendons first, and we'll deal with the rest later."

As he said this, he pointed to a secret room in the captain's cabin, which was obviously prepared for Cao Ze to protect him.

Cao Ze did not refuse. He clasped his fists again and walked into the secret room holding the dragon tendon.

Only then did Zhao Meng run into the captain's room and told Feng Kuang about Kou Chunxue's disappearance.

Feng Kuang also immediately realized the seriousness of the problem, and was about to step onto the deck to command the sailors, but after looking at the direction of the secret room, he stopped and looked at Tian Haiyi, "Change course, 45 degrees west, and the Kuangfeng will continue to go to the deep sea!"

He did not order to chase Kou Chunxue. The other party had been gone for such a long time, and the possibility of catching up now was very slim. There was even a possibility of running into the Iron Blood Pirates head-on.

If we continue to go into the deep sea, even if the pirate ship is faster, it can delay more time.

Moreover, if Kou Chunxue was the traitor, he was not on the ship now. Perhaps the Iron Blood Pirates had lost their position and continued to flee to the deep sea, and maybe they escaped from the encirclement of the Iron Blood Pirates directly.

In the secret room, Cao Ze looked at the dragon tendon in his hand.

The dragon tendon is about the thickness of a walnut, about ten meters long, and has a light golden color all over, which looks very appetizing.

Without any hesitation, he grabbed the dragon tendon head and bit it off.

Unexpectedly, the dragon tendon, which looked delicious, had no taste at all and was extremely difficult to chew. It had a greasy texture, like biting into a piece of greasy rubber.

The way warriors absorb natural treasures is often so simple and crude, just eat it!

Soon, Cao Ze felt streams of heat surging out of his abdomen, quickly spreading throughout his body, and his tendons were attracting these heat streams like honey attracting bees.

As he swallowed the dragon tendons, Cao Ze felt his body getting hotter and hotter, and soon he felt like a shrimp thrown into boiling water, his whole body turning red.

Cao Ze felt as if he had entered underground magma. His body was so hot that it was about to split, as if it was about to be blown apart by the heat flow in his body. He also began to feel slight pains in his tendons, as if someone was pulling on his tendons.

Seeing that there was only half of the dragon tendon left, Cao Ze didn't dare to eat it anymore. He stood up and practiced the fish-dragon transformation in the secret room.

Inhale...exhale...

A loud sound of airflow rang out in the secret room. Perhaps it was the inhalation of cold air that made Cao Ze feel much better. The heat in his body no longer ran around aimlessly, but followed the practice path of the Fish-Dragon Transformation, seeping into the tendons throughout his body little by little.

But the pain coming from the tendon did not decrease at all, but became more and more intense.

A quarter of an hour...two quarters of an hour...

One hour...two hours...

The power of the dragon tendons was beyond Cao Ze's imagination. After practicing the Fish-Dragon Transformation for several hours, the heat flow in his body not only did not decrease, but instead flowed like running water, and even became more and more intense.

Time flies, and soon a day has passed.

Hundreds of miles away from the Hurricane, three tattered pirate ships were moving at full speed. After a day of repair, the three pirate ships had been repaired. The skull and crossbones flag was hung on the main mast again. Although it looked colorful and covered with patches, it did not affect their speed at all.

"Captain, there are people in the sea ahead!"

Suddenly, the lookout on the observation deck of the pirate ship in the middle discovered the abnormality at the first time.

Saladin also squinted his eyes and looked towards that position. Then, without hesitation, he said to the helmsman, "Go over there!"

Soon, the boat came in front of the people.

"Boss Sa, it's me!"

Kou Chunxue emerged from the sea. After swimming in the sea for a whole day, he almost cried for joy. He felt a sense of happiness that he had finally found his organization.

"The Gale is right ahead, and they just encountered a blue crucian carp!"

When being pulled onto the deck by the pirates, Kou Chunxue couldn't wait to say that it was a green crucian carp, priceless. In his eyes, this green crucian carp was even more valuable than all the monster fish on the ship "Quanfeng".

"They are so lucky!"

Saladin chuckled. First there was a big storm, which allowed the Storm to escape their encirclement.

After passing through the storm, they unexpectedly encountered the elusive Green Crucian Carp. He really didn't know whether to say that the Storm was too lucky or too unlucky.

Or is it that their Iron-Blooded Pirates' fortunes have turned around and are about to have great luck?

Saladin narrowed his eyes slightly, looked towards the rising sun in the east, and suddenly felt that the road ahead was bright.

However, before that, he still had a question to confirm.

"Which family does your new first mate belong to?"

Saladin withdrew his gaze and looked at Kou Chunxue.

"First Mate Cao?"

Kou Chunxue's face was full of confusion.

"Isn't First Mate Cao a fisherman on the coast?"

"Whose family is this?"

"What means?"

He really didn't understand what the captain said.

"Isn't he from one of the four great families?"

Saladin's eyes narrowed. With this age and strength, how could he not be from one of the four great families?
Kou Chunxue suddenly realized, and then talked about what happened when he met Cao Ze.

If it were someone else, he might not know so much about it, but they were watching Cao Ze fighting with the envoy of Dragon Temple at that time, and they also heard about Feng Kuang's subsequent recruitment of Cao Ze, and naturally they also heard about Cao Ze's life experience.

Hahahaha...

A loud laugh came from the Iron Blood. It was from the shirtless archer Wu Jiandong.

He had previously asked Saladin why he did not kill Cao Ze directly, and he also agreed with Saladin's speculation and temporarily suppressed the hatred in his heart.

but now,
"Since he is not from one of the four great families."

He looked at Saladin, "How about you, Captain, hand him over to me?"

Saladin frowned slightly.

After hearing about Cao Ze's life experience, he was attracted by his talent.

If such a person is recruited under your command, he will surely become a great general in time.

But Wu Jiandong has been with him for nearly twenty years, accompanying him through life and death. He is also a warrior of the eighth level of body forging, and a powerful long-range firepower of the Iron Blood Pirates.

Although Cao Ze has unlimited potential, he is still far behind Wu Jiandong.

Finally Saladin nodded.

The three pirate ships of the Iron Blood Pirates set sail again. This time, the wind blowing from the sea seemed to carry the smell of blood.

Wu Jiandong looked in the direction the blood-red compass was pointing and grinned.

The knife struck by that boy has been lingering in his mind, like a demon in his heart. If he doesn't kill that boy, he will have no hope of making any further progress in his life.

"I'm a master archer. As long as I don't let him get close to me, I have plenty of ways to kill him!"

Wu Jiandong smiled confidently, and the haze in his heart seemed to have dissipated. He even had a vague feeling that if he could successfully get rid of his inner demons this time, he might be able to improve his bone quality and break into the ninth level of body forging.

Saladin, who had already mastered the bone-refining stage and was only one step away from refining his internal organs, naturally noticed the changes in Wu Jiandong and nodded secretly. He thought that exchanging a potential stock, who he didn't know whether he could recruit or not, for a brother who had reached the ninth level of body-refining was a very good deal!
Then use the blood of the Storm to celebrate for your brothers!
……

In the secret room, Cao Ze didn't know how long he had been practicing. The burning feeling in his body finally disappeared, and the tingling in his tendons finally subsided, and everything returned to normal.

But when he raised his hand and clenched his fist, the surging power in his tendons told him that a change had already taken place.

【Wu Fu:
Cultivation: Seventh level of body forging

Fish-Dragon Transformation (Yi Jin): Great Accomplishment (844/1280)

Snowfall Knife: Great Mastery (13/160)

Strike the Sea: Great Success (0/400)

Love Point: 991】

Calling up the panel and looking at the progress bar of the fish-dragon transformation, Cao Ze's pupils shrank.

Half a dragon tendon actually increased the progress by 600 points!
This is enough to make up for the hard work he and Su Xiaozhi put in for more than twenty days.

Moreover, he felt that the changes were more than just that. The tendons in his body seemed to be undergoing some changes as well. They were beating slightly, like a beating heart, or, as if something was gestating.

Cao Ze didn't think much about it. He looked at the half-remaining dragon tendon next to him, put it in his mouth, and started chewing it.

The burning sensation that had just disappeared came back again. After wolfing down the remaining dragon tendons into his mouth, Cao Ze began to practice the Fish Dragon Body Tempering Technique again.

I don’t know how much time had passed, but Cao Ze suddenly felt his eyes blurred.

He once again transformed himself into a stubborn fish, swimming in the sea.

Without using the system to add points, I was able to make it to the top!

Cao Ze was surprised.

This also proves that there should be a level of perfection above the great success of Yi Jin.

However, it is impossible for ordinary warriors to achieve this unless they have the help of natural treasures such as dragon tendons.

And he just needs to keep accumulating love points!

Wow...

The fish swung its tail vigorously. With a splash of water, a carp about a foot long and covered with red scales rushed out of the water and jumped several feet high, as if it was going to rush into the sky.

But this was just an illusion after all. Soon, under the influence of some mysterious force, the carp that Cao Ze transformed into fell heavily back into the water.

Just as he rushed out of the water, Cao Ze saw the dragon gate standing in front of him again.

But just this one glance made Cao Ze feel extremely powerless.

That dragon gate is at least twenty feet high!
It was simply not something he could jump over at his current level.

When the goal is only a short distance away from oneself, many people will try their best to reach it, but if the distance is too big, 99% of people will choose to give up.

Just like Cao Ze at this moment.

"Forget it, why not just give up and just add some more!"

This thought subconsciously came to Cao Ze's mind.

This time he used the dragon tendons to gain an opportunity to advance to the realm of perfection. He still had some love points that he had not used, so he could just quit first and then use the love points to advance. There was no need to make things difficult for himself.

But, now that we are here, why not give it another try?

Adhering to the traditional ideas of the Blue Star people, Cao Ze did not give up immediately.

Wow...

The little carp swung its tail vigorously again and rushed out of the water.

Then, without a doubt, it fell heavily onto the sea surface once again. The horrific impact made Cao Ze feel as if his whole body was about to fall apart.

It took a long time to recover in the water.

Even so, he still felt a dull pain in his body, as if something was tearing his flesh and blood.

"Why not just give up and just add some more!"

The thought of giving up came to my mind again.

"Try again, I can still hold on!"

Cao Ze gritted his teeth and jumped out of the water again.

He fell heavily into the water again, and the pain in his body became more intense. It was as if something was growing wildly in his body, making his flesh and blood swell, and the tearing pain became more intense.

But it was this pain that aroused Cao Ze's ruthlessness, and the thought of giving up never appeared again.

After a short rest, he jumped out of the water again.

Time and again, Cao Ze, who was in severe pain, did not notice that each time he fell into the water, he jumped higher than the previous time, and his swinging fish tail seemed to be more powerful.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

The little carp was already covered in blood, but it still jumped up and down tirelessly...

Finally, with a loud bang, when the little carp jumped out of the water, it did not fall again, but jumped straight over the high dragon gate.

When it passed through the clouds again, the small carp, which was originally one foot long, had grown to three feet long. Its originally flat body had become somewhat round, and a large tendon appeared in its flesh and blood, running through its body from head to tail, making its tail swing more powerful every time.

Wow!

After a long time, the carp fell back into the water.

Cao Ze also regained consciousness.

Raise your hand and make a fist.

It was just a simple movement, but a slight popping sound was heard in the air, as if the air was being crushed.

Feeling the power filling his body, which was several times stronger than before, Cao Ze finally relaxed a little.

Is this the dragon tendon?

Cao Ze was very satisfied with this.

But this is not enough.

Calling up the panel, looking at the love points saved by the dragon tendon upgrade this time, Cao Ze thought without hesitation, "Strike Canghai, give me some points!"

(End of this chapter)