Chapter 80 : Live Beast Appraisal

Chapter 80: Live Beast Appraisal

‘This is only my speculation.’ Chen Beiwu shook his head, extinguishing his wandering thoughts.

Thinking too much was useless. The method to verify his guess was simple.

Back then, he had failed to gain recognition from the Exotic Spirit Turtle, yet now he had received acknowledgment from the Dual Principles Sturgeon. The difference between then and now lay in only two points.

First, he now had a trace of Golden Fate. Second, his mastery of the first breath of the Nine-Breath Chaos Divine Ability, Knowing Heavenly Fate, had become more proficient.

What he needed next was to continue accumulating Fate, then seek out spirit beasts like the Submergent Water Spirit Turtle that could sense Fate Patterns to verify it.

‘Fortunately, the livestream was only suspended for half an hour.’

Chen Beiwu glanced at the time, restarted the livestream, and found that the popularity of the room had risen instead of falling.

【Where’s the Bighead Carp?】

【I almost thought the streamer got taken away!】

“Cough, cough.” Chen Beiwu cleared his throat twice. “To avoid the livestream room being banned again, new friends, please be mindful of sensitive words.”

【So streamer, are you still going to fish?】

“I won’t be fishing anymore. If I accidentally reel in another Bighead Carp, this account will be gone.”

Chen Beiwu smiled and shifted the topic. “But since everyone has supported the streamer for so long, I ought to give back to my fans.”

Hearing this, the barrage of comments surged.

【??? I have a bad feeling… Fish Bubbles is about to start selling things again!】

【Not bad though, the Yellow-Tailed Dendrobium the streamer sold last time was indeed of good quality.】

【Hurry up and put up the stock!】

Chen Beiwu chuckled. As a streamer, he must not let his viewers guess his next move so easily.

“Selling goods will come later. To thank my fans, the streamer will randomly select viewers for a live call, and appraise beasts for free—two times. How does that sound?”

【Beast appraisal? Streamer, when did you get certified as a Beast Appraiser?】

【Interesting. You’re still a student, yet you dare imitate other streamers in beast appraisal. Aren’t you afraid of embarrassing yourself!】

【Exactly, beast appraisal requires quite hardcore knowledge. Is the streamer just doing this for show?】

Ignoring the doubts in the comments, Chen Beiwu directly began random voice connections.

“Welcome to the first fan in the call—Sea Tang Fish.” Chen Beiwu greeted.

“Hello, Paopao, can you hear me?” A middle-aged male voice came through the video.

“Yes.” Chen Beiwu replied confidently. “Friend, do you want me to appraise an exotic beast or a spirit beast?”

“Streamer, can you help me see what kind of exotic beast this is?”

As soon as the words fell, the video shifted to show a fish tank.

A strange fish came into view: its head resembled a dragon’s yet lacked horns, its sunken fish eyes bore red streaks, its mouth was full of sharp teeth, its body was covered in reverse scales, and its tail fin split into three prongs.

【What a mighty fish!】

【This looks a bit like a Scarlet-Eyed Dragon Carp.】

【No, the Scarlet-Eyed Dragon Carp doesn’t have a dragon head, doesn’t grow reverse scales, and its tail doesn’t split.】

Seeing the livestream’s popularity rise further, Chen Beiwu secretly nodded.

The appearance of the Dual Principles Sturgeon had been an accident, but if he wanted to digest the resources of the Southern Wastes, he needed a critical medium.

Building a high-traffic account was undoubtedly the most convenient and time-saving choice.

After all, the Yellow-Tailed Dendrobium could only be sold once—it couldn’t be sold forever.

As long as the account Tiansource Fishing Fortune gained traction, he would never lack a market for whatever goods he brought back from the Southern Wastes.

Seeing Chen Beiwu remain silent, Sea Tang Fish asked again, “This is a fish I caught in the wild. Paopao, can you see its origins?”

“This is just an ordinary common fish, called a Three-Tailed Catfish.” Chen Beiwu stated bluntly.

“How could that be? Streamer, you must be mistaken.” Sea Tang Fish said in shock. “Three-Tailed Catfish have longer bodies, and both their dorsal and pectoral fins have a hard spine. Mine looks nothing like that.”

【True, aside from the similar tail, they look completely different.】

【But after hearing Paopao say this, I feel something is off about this fish!】

【Sigh, he’s just a student. How could he possibly appraise beasts? Disperse, everyone.】

Reading the comments, Chen Beiwu asserted, “Sea Tang Fish, you should be a cultivator below Early-Stage Qi Refining, right?”

Through the screen, ordinary cultivators might be fooled by the fish’s appearance, believing it bore many unusual traits.

But with the Knowing Heavenly Fate ability in his eyes, Chen Beiwu could infer the cause from the result. It was clear that this was merely a common fish altered by arts.

“Streamer, how did you know that?” Sea Tang Fish’s tone turned doubtful.

“A cultivator at Mid-Stage Qi Refining would possess divine sense. Just a single sweep of their divine sense would expose the flaws in this so-called Three-Tailed Catfish.” Chen Beiwu explained. “If you know any Mid-Stage Qi Refining cultivators, you can let them take a look.”

“If you still don’t believe me, toss a Spirit Stone into the tank. Exotic fish possess a trace of spirituality—they will linger by the Spirit Stone, absorbing spiritual energy. But a common fish has no wisdom and will recklessly swallow the Spirit Stone whole.”

Hearing this, Sea Tang Fish suddenly recalled how his friend couldn’t suppress a smile when he had boasted about his catch.

Back then, he thought it was envy. Now it seemed they had been laughing at his blindness, for mistaking a common fish as an exotic one.

“No way, I spent one hundred Spirit Yuan to buy this exotic fish.” Sea Tang Fish suddenly shouted. “Streamer, if you don’t know, don’t pretend to be a beast appraiser!”

With that, he abruptly hung up the call in frustration.

Chen Beiwu shrugged helplessly. “Dragon head, red eye marks, reverse scales, trident tail. A fish with these four exotic traits combined, yet sold for only one hundred Spirit Yuan—does that sound reasonable? Spirit Stones don’t fall from the sky.”

【Hahaha, this guy clearly bought the fish, yet insists he caught it himself.】

【This bro hasn’t spoken a single truth. Truly absurd!】

【Sometimes, it’s better not to expose the truth. But it seems the streamer’s words pierced this bro’s lungs.】

At this moment, dense comments flooded the entire screen, and the livestream room’s popularity soared past one hundred thousand.

As expected, in the Immortal Alliance, livestreaming beast appraisal was the easiest way to gain traffic.

Unfortunately, his knowledge was not broad enough to rival professional Beast Appraisers. He could only pull such tricks occasionally for entertainment effect.

“Next, let’s welcome the second viewer.” Chen Beiwu clicked the random connect button. The screen turned black, and the connected ID displayed as Eighteen-Year-Old Sexy Mother Cockroach.

【??? This is rigged!】

【So much for random—how did the top-ranking rich lady get picked!】

【Alright, alright, the streamer is openly rigging things now.】

Even Chen Beiwu was a little surprised. With at least ten thousand real viewers in the livestream, what were the odds that the top supporter was chosen?

“Hello, hello, streamer, can you hear me?” A youthful voice suddenly rang out from the phone.

“Yes.” Chen Beiwu nodded, then addressed the audience. “Everyone, stop calling this rigged. The random connections are chosen by the platform, not me. The streamer won’t take the blame.”

The next second, the video feed shifted, revealing a mass of flowing liquid flames.

As if sensing the phone’s recording, a pair of molten-gold vertical pupils suddenly opened within the flames, exuding a vast, overwhelming pressure that made everyone’s hearts tighten.