Chapter 337 Leaping Over the Dragon Gate

If a scaly creature possesses both the aptitude and perseverance, it has a greater chance of leaping over the dragon gate and avoiding becoming a dish on the dinner table.

The vast majority of fish failed to leap even half the height of the Dragon Gate. A small number leaped to eighty percent of the height, while some fish, relying on the strength of their companions, jumped to heights far exceeding their own capabilities.

Only a very few fish reached a height close to leaping over the Dragon Gate. One koi, which was originally just a hair's breadth away from doing so, used its cunning to push itself to a position almost at the Dragon Gate by leveraging the momentum of its competitors' leaps. In that final stretch, this koi used all its strength, with the mindset of "do or die," enduring pain no less than being skinned and dismembered, and finally leaped over the Dragon Gate, becoming the first to do so.

The moment he leaped over the Dragon Gate, a dragon's roar was heard coming from the mouth of the koi. Ao Run felt an excitement from his bloodline the instant the koi leaped over the Dragon Gate, as if celebrating the addition of another member to his clan.

Ao Run was very puzzled. He knew that the koi carp was not of the same race as him at all, so why was his bloodline so happy?

"Your Highness, I would like to ask why my bloodline has passed on the message that I have an extra member of the clan? The koi and I are not of the same race at all!" Ao Run asked Mig.

“Leaping over the Dragon Gate means that this koi carp is already half a dragon, and you are also half a dragon, which is why your bloodline feels so excited,” Miguel replied.

Ao Run looked at the koi and found that it was still in the shape of a koi, showing no signs of developing into the true dragon of the East.

Miguel noticed his question and said directly, "He still retains the shape of a koi fish because he doesn't have the cultivation method or the cultivation level. Otherwise, he would have directly become a dragon. After all, in terms of bloodline, his bloodline is purer than yours."

The moment the koi leaped over the dragon gate, its intelligence was awakened, and it swam directly to the lake near Miguel. Seeing that it was quite sensible, Miguel went to the lake and transmitted the art of transformation to it.

Not long after, the koi carp transformed into human form. However, due to its extremely low cultivation level, the human form appeared to be only six or seven years old, though its appearance bore a resemblance to Miguel.

"Thank you, Your Highness. May the light be with you."

When Miguel heard the koi fish utter those words, he sensed the power of faith emanating from it and checked its faith level. He discovered that the koi fish had directly become a follower of the God of Light, and its faith level was quite high. Miguel guessed that the system might have manipulated Lungmen in some way, transmitting some knowledge to it.

"Do you have a name?" Miguel guessed that the koi probably didn't have a name, since it hadn't even developed any intelligence before.

"Please bestow a name upon us, Your Highness," Jinli said very respectfully.

When Miguel heard that Jinli wanted him to name him, he felt a headache coming on. He was really bad at naming people, but Miguel was already in a difficult position, so even if he was unwilling, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and do it.

"Your name will be Ao Qin," Miguel said after a moment's thought.

Ao Qin is the name of the Dragon King of the South China Sea. Legend has it that this dragon can control clouds and rain, eliminate disasters and bring blessings, symbolizing good fortune, which perfectly matches his identity as a koi carp.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for bestowing this name upon me." Upon receiving his name, Ao Qin danced with excitement.

Miguel ignored Aoqin and continued watching the fish leaping over the dragon gate, preparing to see who would be the second to do so.

These scaled creatures did not disappoint Mig. About half an hour later, the second one to leap over the dragon gate was born. This time, it was a variegated lobster, whose attribute was gold. He followed the same process as Ao Qin, but Mig named this lobster Ao Lie.