Chapter 363: Chapter 239: A Thousand-Year-Old Demon, a Thousand-Year-Old Fish

Gently removing the arms and legs tangled around him, Gu Nan quietly got dressed and headed out to the deck to wash up.

Luck was on his side today. With azure waters and blue skies, the weather was exceptionally good.

The temperature rose with the sun, making it another day for short sleeves.

Glancing at the untouched crab pot to the side, Gu Nan thought, ’Maybe I should find a good spot to drop it today.’

They were far out at sea now, so it was unlikely they’d run into any other boats.

In reality, most vessels, whether commercial fishing boats or recreational yachts, tended to follow fixed routes. They didn’t just wander all over the place like Gu Nan did.

He went wherever the fish were. Normally, if you went to designated fishing grounds, even far out at sea, you’d encounter plenty of other boats. But he preferred the solitude.

It was only eight-thirty in the morning. He figured the others on board wouldn’t be up until noon at the earliest.

After washing up, Gu Nan decided to get active. It would be a shame not to dive in these conditions; the clear blue water was a rare sight.

He whipped up a simple breakfast, ate, and then limbered up on the deck before changing into his wetsuit, ready to get in the water.

He tied a safety line around his waist, the other end attached to a small buoy.

This gear was essential for safety. In today’s blue water, who knew, he might even run into a big king mackerel or something similar.

He hadn’t been spearfishing for very long, so he hadn’t truly taken on a monster fish yet. That’s why the speargun he brought today was specifically for hunting big game!

After jumping into the water, Gu Nan didn’t rush to dive.

The water was over a hundred meters deep where the yacht was anchored, far deeper than he could dive. He’d just have to try his luck at a depth of thirty to forty meters.

After stretching out in the water, Gu Nan took a breath and started by searching beneath the boat.

Some fish used the boat as cover to hide from predators.

Sure enough, there were some small fish under the hull, but they were too small. Not what he was after.

After a look around, Gu Nan picked a direction and slowly swam away from the yacht, cruising horizontally at a depth of ten meters.

From this depth, he could spot any movement down to thirty meters or more. If there were any big fish around, he’d definitely see their silhouettes.

It was also easy to surface for air, allowing him to conserve as much energy as possible.

He swam horizontally for about fifty meters without spotting a single large fish. He was, however, surprised to discover a submerged reef on the seabed.

The ocean floor was full of surprises. The water was over a hundred meters deep back at the yacht, yet just a short distance away was a reef only forty or fifty meters deep.

That depth was challenging for a novice diver, but for Gu Nan, it was no problem at all.

He returned to the surface for a fresh breath, switched his sports watch to dive mode, then plunged back into the water, swimming toward the submerged reef.

Descending to a depth of forty to fifty meters, he constantly equalized the pressure in his ears.

He had to descend fairly quickly to conserve his limited breath, which made proper equalization crucial.

He had just descended about twenty meters when he vaguely spotted a massive dark shadow near the reef.

Its length was comparable to his boat, the Nanchen—about twenty meters long.

Gu Nan’s heart skipped a beat. ’Could it be a shipwreck?’

His heart began to pound, beating faster and faster. ’If this is an ancient shipwreck, wouldn’t I be rich?’

As he continued his descent, he confirmed that the dark shadow was indeed a shipwreck.

Its dark portholes looked exceptionally deep, instilling an instinctual dread, as if something inside was just waiting for him to deliver himself to its doorstep.

Gu Nan knew this was just his fear of the unknown. In all likelihood, there was nothing inside, or at most, some marine creatures that favored dark environments.

There probably weren’t even any sea snakes, since they couldn’t survive for long at this depth.

’What a pity...’

A look of disappointment crossed Gu Nan’s face as he saw the vessel’s design.

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