The Reincarnation Paradise's notification appeared, and it seemed this thing was indeed not good.
Native world, what is that?
Through inquiry, Qin Jie learned that this kind of world was not the Reincarnation Paradise's territory, but a 'wild derivative world'.
At the same time, it offered greater opportunities and risks than ordinary derivative worlds.
A product of a Tier 4 world, huh—no wonder it spoke with such confidence; after all, Qin Jie was only a Tier 1 Contractor at this time.
If he refused its proposal, this damned statue was very likely to cause trouble, such as waking the Fish King.
But if he agreed to its proposal, it would also help Qin Jie find the path to the Fish King's heart, and Qin Jie would have a 90% chance of being exempt from the subsequent punishment.
Without even needing to consider, Qin Jie agreed to its request.
"A wise choice."
The wishing statue's voice seemed quite satisfied.
"Next, I will mark the direction of the Fish King's heart for you."
Inside the Fish King's body, it was slippery and foul-smelling, and in the darkness, Qin Jie could still hear faint whispers.
The whispers came from an unknown source; they were clearly sounds, yet Qin Jie couldn't discern their origin, which made him suspect it was due to the butcher's coat he was wearing.
After all, this garment came from the bloodborne curse, a world filled with mental pollution, so it was not surprising for the butcher's coat to be tainted with something unclean.
"Next, cut through the flesh wall and proceed to the left."
Upon hearing this, Qin Jie abruptly slashed to the left with his devouring abyss, and the Fish King's stomach wall was immediately cut open.
The Fish King's regenerative ability was terrifying; the cut flesh wall squirmed madly, but because the devouring abyss severed its vitality, these flesh walls could not heal again, only wriggling in other directions.
It was as if a tumor had appeared inside the Fish King's body.
Feeling pain, the Fish King's body trembled restlessly, secreting a large amount of mucus.
But fortunately, the Fish King still did not awaken.
The wishing statue's help was not essential; even without the statue, Qin Jie could find the heart by instinct, but to prevent the statue from causing trouble, he still agreed to its request.
Qin Jie laboriously squeezed through the flesh wall he had cut open and arrived at another area.
"Thump, thump."
The sound of the heart beating was already close; Qin Jie could feel the surroundings begin to tremble, and large, thick blood vessels could be seen extending in a certain direction.
Besides these blood vessels, there were also many dense fish eggs in the vicinity.
These fish eggs were about the size of a fist, and some had already hatched; these were the Magikarp Derivatives' young.
These young were covered with thin scales and wriggled inside the Fish King's body; upon seeing Qin Jie, these young showed some aggressiveness, but their attributes were extremely weak, posing no threat to Qin Jie.
However, a closer look would reveal that there were many unnaturally shaped fish eggs around.
They bore tooth marks, as if some creature had eaten them and left the remains.
Qin Jie walked forward, and the further he went, the more gnawed fish eggs there were, as if some creature was also inside the Fish King's body and had consumed a large number of fish eggs.
In the darkness, rustling sounds came, and Qin Jie activated his Hunting Perspective, discovering several powerful entities meeting the Deathmatch conditions located nearby.
He didn't expect there to be other creatures inside the Fish King's body.
At this moment, the closest creature approached Qin Jie; a Sword Shadow moved towards Qin Jie.
[Insight]
Name: Fish King Louse
Health: 100%
Mana: 200 / 200
Strength: 15
Agility: 27
Stamina: 19
Intelligence: 20
Charm: 0
Luck: 3
Skill One, Fish King Flesh: This creature has devoured a large amount of the Fish King's flesh, thus being regarded as the Magikarp Main unit among the Fish King's kin.
Skill Two, Parasitism: Infiltrates the target organism's body, siphons its life, and can gain control of the target's body.
Note: Due to the parasitic target being an overlord creature, only a very small portion of control can be obtained.
Skill Three, Life Steal: After parasitizing the target, if enough flesh is consumed, the effect of Life Steal will be gained, reducing damage dealt by the parasitic target to itself by 90%.
Skill Four, Oral Sting: Pierces the enemy and has a very high chance of causing the enemy to enter a paralyzed state.
---An oval-shaped, transparent-bodied insect, divided into a head, thorax, and abdomen, appeared before Qin Jie.
Its head had a pair of suckers for attaching to the fish's body and an oral sting for piercing the fish's surface.
Not only was this Magikarp enormous itself, but even its parasites were massive; these fish lice were as plump as domestic pigs, yet moved freely.
Because they had consumed too much of the Magikarp's muscle, these fish lice would even be regarded as the Magikarp Main unit in front of these Fish King kin.
No wonder the young of these Magikarp Derivatives were eaten by these parasites without any resistance.
Although they were parasites, they clearly had territorial awareness, and facing the intruding Qin Jie, these Fish King Lice clearly adopted an attacking posture.
The next moment, the surrounding flesh walls suddenly squeezed in; the space within these walls was already narrow, and this almost trapped Qin Jie, but Qin Jie was quick to act, and in an instant, the surrounding flesh walls were cut open by him.
It seemed these Fish King Lice could manipulate the organs inside the Fish King's body to move.
And the already chaotic Fish King also trembled at this time, its body moving again due to the stimulation of pain.
It seemed he couldn't irritate the Fish King at will.
He didn't know how these Fish King Lice managed it; even though they also cut through the flesh walls inside the Fish King, they weren't detected by the Fish King.
The Fish King Louse began to charge towards Qin Jie; its oral sting carried a nerve-paralyzing venom, so he couldn't be hit.
Although he felt somewhat restricted inside the Fish King's body, this type of enemy was not difficult for Qin Jie to deal with; the devouring abyss swung, and the next moment, the Fish King Louse's plump body was instantly splattered by Qin Jie's slash.
But the moment Qin Jie killed the Fish King Louse, the rustling sounds returned, and a large number of Magikarp Derivatives' young surged from every corner.
Qin Jie's expression turned somewhat grim; he only then remembered the Fish King Louse's skill.
It was regarded as the Magikarp Main unit by the Fish King's kin.
In other words, his recent action was seen by these Magikarp Derivatives as an attack on their king, so these young Magikarp Derivatives immediately tried to fight Qin Jie to the death.
A large number of Magikarp young pounced on Qin Jie; white smoke billowed, and Qin Jie's body was instantly enveloped by these young, his body rapidly corroding.
Soon, Qin Jie was corroded until not even bone fragments remained.
Of course, this was not his true self.
It was a Sword Shadow.