[There's already a grand, high-quality complete series of 6,000 chapters for you to read with confidence.] Choice is greater than effort! Martial masters fight bloodily over terrestrial treasures, yet the deep-water sacred herbs remain unclaimed. Having crossed over into a fisherman, Liang Qu obtained the Water Ze Cauldron, refined the Water Monkey's innate abilities, commanded Water Beasts, reaped benefits all along the way, and stepped onto the peak. [Water Monkey]→[Ze Rong]→[Water King Ape]→[Lord of Huai Whirlpools]! From then on, I ruled over the expansive Ze waves! ............ On the shore, people knelt in prayer, offering sacrifices. "May the Water Deity bless us..." Damn, could you stop sacrificing maidens to me? I'm really not a Water Deity!
Haven’t read yet but it’ most likely one of those novels where the mc is low key until a big boss shows up alone and he kills it then goes back to being low key