Unlock Kamen Riders in Douluo's Way Ch 85

Leaving the city belt, they walked right for less than five kilometers, stopping about 300 meters from the ocean wall. Any closer, and they'd be within striking distance of most sea soul beasts.

Unlike their first arrival, where the ocean wall was a mere 300 meters high, here it towered at about 5,000 meters. This meant they were standing above what was originally the sea floor at a depth of 5,000 meters.

"It's truly spectacular," Su Xuan breathed, her eyes wide as she took in the sight.

Yin Xiaoya gave up trying to apply his previous world's physics to the scene, choosing instead to simply appreciate the magical vista. Of course, he would appreciate it more purely if there wasn't the oppressive feeling of sea soul beasts emanating from the ocean wall.

Because the ocean occupied most of the world's area, and human soul masters weren't exactly at home here, even those specializing in water warfare couldn't make a dent in the sea soul beast population. The difference in numbers was simply too vast.

This led to sea soul beasts having very few natural enemies. Over time, they not only reproduced in greater numbers but also generally lived longer than land soul beasts.

Even at a distance of 300 meters, Yin Xiaoya could feel their presence. The system interface was displaying a dense cluster of marks, even more than in the lava mountain range, all representing soul beasts he could potentially subdue with his current abilities.

"There are so many soul beasts, and they're all water-type. Let me just double-check, you two speak the same language?"

Looking at Mantis and Ankh, who were following him, Yin Xiaoya asked with uncertainty.

Mantis nodded. "Don't worry, my lord. Communication between soul beasts isn't carried out through superficial voices."

Ankh said regretfully, "It's a pity I'm fire-attributed and not a waterfowl. I'm not exactly suited for water warfare, or else I could just go in and catch a few for you."

"It's okay, it's already great that you can help me improve my communication. Besides, it's not bad to go fishing once in a while. Good for cultivating my sentiment, you know?"

Two hours later...

"Ugh!!!! Why haven't I even caught a single soul beast?!"

Yin Xiaoya, having found nothing, threw his head back and scratched his hair frantically. Because he'd let go, the disconnected line of soul power on the fishing rod disappeared instantly. This also meant wasting a bait.

This fishing rod soul tool wasn't as easy to use as he'd imagined. It could indeed transform soul power into silk thread, and even the hook at the end was formed from it.

But the problem was that, after so many years, these millennia-old soul beasts weren't fools. They'd learned these were human traps. How could they just take the initiative to bite?

So, it was still necessary for the soul master to hold the rod and control the line, getting closer to where a soul beast was perceived. And after that came patience.

Obviously, Yin Xiaoya was losing the battle with patience.

"What are you shouting about! You're ruining my focus!"

"Yeah! Do you have any manners? Don't you know to be quiet when fishing for soul beasts?"

After all, it wasn't just their group of soul masters fishing. Yin Xiaoya's outburst had directly affected others. He nodded and bowed, apologizing for a while until he calmed the anger.

Seeing his aggrieved face, Su Xuan suppressed a smile. "I told you when we started, it's not that easy. When you're unlucky, you can spend a whole day and not catch a single one. Hehe, speaking of which, weren't you claiming to be a master fisherman? Isn't this enough?”

Yin Xiaoya covered his face shamelessly. "I'm sorry, I was just talking too much. What happened in the game... I've never actually touched a fishing rod in real life."

[If the host unlocks the Imagin Urataros, you can transform into the Rod form of Kamen Rider Den-O, and then catch soul beasts in the Kamen Rider way.]

"Come on, Den-O's Urataros is a main form. If I want to unlock it, don't I have to find the soul beast first? Besides, that old turtle's fishing rod is better at fishing for girls than for soul beasts. And I really don't want to unlock those four idiots. If they latch onto me, who's responsible for what happens?"

[...]

"But you reminded me that there's more than one Rider with a hook and line. I remember Kamen Rider Birth, who has a crane arm."

[That's not feasible. Birth's crane arm has a length limit, and it's not suitable for the current situation. Xiaoman has an idea. It depends on whether the host can set aside your pride. Remember those ten consecutive draws from a few days ago?]

After going through various events, Yin Xiaoya had not only gained points, but also accumulated enough for ten draws.

So, the first two days, he didn't hold back. Because the previous three single draws had been very lucky, he thought he should get even better things in ten consecutive draws.

The result was disappointing. All the things that came out were inexplicable, and there wasn't a single Kamen Rider item he could use.

Either it was a Discbeast from Kamen Rider Hibiki, a familiar from Kamen Rider Wizard, or a Memory Gadget from Kamen Rider W.

Of course, what Yin Xiaoya couldn't accept was that he actually got a weird item, an item that could transform him into a monster. This item came from Kamen Rider Fourze, the Horoscopes Switch of the Aquarius Zodiarts.

The Aquarius Zodiarts was a female monster at the cadre level. Yin Xiaoya really didn't understand what he could do with this. Was he supposed to give it to others to become a monster? As soon as he drew it, he immediately threw it into the system space, ready to let it gather dust.

Now that Xiaoman mentioned the lottery draw, Yin Xiaoya immediately thought of it. He also realized what Xiaoman meant, and his complexion darkened.

"You're not going to make me become an Aquarius Zodiarts, are you?"

[That's right, the host needs to set aside your pride.]

I treat you like a younger sister, and you want me to wear women's clothing? What do you think?! You know, the monsters in Kamen Rider Fourze wouldn't change their appearance because of the gender of the transformer. For example, the Scorpio Zodiarts, who was very masculine, was transformed from a woman, while the Virgo Zodiarts, who was obviously female, was transformed from an old man.

This also meant that if Yin Xiaoya pressed the Aquarius Switch, the transformed Zodiarts would still have the female posture from the original drama, and the voice would also become female.

"No no no no..."

His head shook like a rattle. It was hard enough for him to be a monster, and it was even harder for him to be a female monster.

[Host, the abilities of the Aquarius Zodiarts are very useful here, even more suitable for the current situation than some Kamen Riders with water powers.]

There were many Kamen Riders with water powers, including those who could solve the current difficulty, such as the Water combo of Kamen Rider OOO and the Water Dragon style of Kamen Rider Wizard. But these were main Riders, and he couldn't get them now.

There were Riders like Kamen Rider Aqua who purely used the power of water, but that Rider's abilities were too low. It was unfair to waste points on that.

So, Yin Xiaoya was torn. He wanted to save time, but he didn't want to transform into the Aquarius Zodiarts.

[If the host really doesn't want to transform, you can ask someone else to help. Just remember, the shapeshifter must be an Aquarius.]

"Only people with the sign of Aquarius can transform?" Yin Xiaoya was stunned, and then asked through gritted teeth, "Are you sure you didn't tamper with the ten consecutive draws? I just realized the Zodiarts switch corresponds to my zodiac sign."

That's right, Yin Xiaoya happened to be an Aquarius, meaning he fully met the conditions for transformation.

[No, it's a pure coincidence. Xiaoman absolutely didn't do anything wrong.]

I don't believe it! Sighing, now wasn't the time to argue. Fortunately, the way of recording the calendar in Douluo Dalu hadn't changed, so if he asked the date, he could know if they were Aquarius.

"Well, everyone, are any of you born between January 20th and February 18th?"

Everyone blinked. Although they didn't understand why he was asking, they shook their heads.

"What? No one? What a coincidence?"

[Host, accept your fate...]

"Shut up! I, Yin Xiaoya, would rather die today! Die outside! I'll jump directly from the ocean wall, and I definitely won't dress up as a woman!!"