The mermaid struggled with a horrified expression. Her slender fish tail kept flapping, and she looked like a fish that was being held in midair.
Xu Qi 'an finally saw the lower body of the mermaid. It was similar to an ordinary fish, but the forked tail was thick and wide. It felt like it could kill a person with a flick of its tail.
Her fishtail swung powerfully, and the lines were beautiful. In the eyes of a human woman, this would be a pair of long legs … Xu Qi 'an noticed that she was wearing rattan armor, and a necklace made of pearls and scallops hung around her neck. He transmitted his thoughts.
He transmitted his thoughts, "Are you the personal guard of the Mermaid Queen?"
Mermaids definitely could not speak the human language. Thankfully, when one's Essence Soul was powerful enough, they could directly transmit thoughts in place of language.
The most basic use was to let the other party know their emotions. To use thoughts in place of language, one's Essence Soul had to be at least Transcendent (only for Warrior).
"Who are you!?"
The female mermaid said.
The mermaids spoke the Godfiend language, a language passed down from ancient times. Therefore, Xu Qi 'an could not understand them.
The silver-haired demoness said calmly,
"You have no right to ask us questions. Answer my question."
She immediately released a wisp of aura, causing the female mermaid's tail to tremble. She revealed a look of fear and nodded vigorously.
Nine-tailed Celestial Fox's expression was solemn and cold. At this moment, she finally had the coldness of a queen.
She asked, "Is the Mermaid Island in trouble?"
As she spoke, she glanced at the half mermaid corpse on the deck.
The female mermaid who was "carried" in the air by Xu Qi 'an looked at the corpse on the deck with a sorrowful expression. "Not long ago, a powerful Godfiend descendant came to the Mermaid Island and devoured many of our people. The queen led her personal guards out to fight, but they failed to chase him away. Many of our sisters were eaten. "
The mermaids' view on love was deformed. When they encountered willful couples, they would insist on having only one child. They were not even willing to have two children, let alone three.
Therefore, even after countless years of reproduction, the number of mermaids could not increase. Sometimes, it was even negative.
Every member of the tribe was extremely precious.
Xu Qi 'an asked,
"Why did this flood dragon eat you?"
The female mermaid shook her head.
"I don't know.
"Our people are hiding in the caves on the island and do not dare to go out. The queen was injured and is recuperating in the palace. I came out to investigate the situation. I heard its roar just now, so I came over to take a look. "
Speaking of this, she recalled the horror of being dominated by a monster. Her golden eyes turned around in a panic, looking left and right. She said in a trembling voice,
"You were attacked by it too, right?
"I'm just here to investigate the situation. I don't have any ill intentions. Please let me go. If it finds me, it will go crazy."
Seeing that Xu Qi 'an and the nine-tailed celestial fox were calm, as if they had not realized the seriousness of the problem, she became more and more anxious.
"You might not know this, but as soon as it meets the merfolk, it will go crazy. Once it goes crazy, even the queen is no match for it."
Don't think this way just because it left.
Xu Qi 'an, who could not understand the Fiendgod language, turned to look at Nine-tailed Celestial Fox, who translated the female mermaid's words.
Xu Qi 'an's expression changed. He pointed at the surface of the sea beneath the female mermaid and said in panic,
"Is that it!?"
The female mermaid looked down and saw a ferocious dragon head on the undulating surface of the sea. Its scarlet eyes stared at her coldly as it slowly opened its mouth.
"Ah!"
She let out a scream, and her face contorted in fear. Her tail trembled as if it was spasming. A certain part of her tail split open and spat out a clear liquid.
She peed her pants just like that. Huh? Wait, sharp teeth … Xu Qi 'an noticed that when the female mermaid screamed, she opened her mouth and revealed two sharp teeth.
The mermaids don't have the fortune to enjoy good food … he thought regretfully. He did not scare her anymore and controlled the flood dragon to dive into the sea. After the female mermaid calmed down, he said,
"It has been subdued by me. Now, bring us to the Mermaid Queen."
The female mermaid looked at the surface of the sea. She did not completely believe it, and her face was still filled with fear.
Xu Qi 'an controlled the Jiao Dragon to float out of the water and maneuvered it to swim around the ship obediently.
After witnessing it with her own eyes, the female mermaid gradually accepted the reality and chose to believe it. She looked at Xu Qi 'an in surprise.
One had to know that this Jiao Dragon was an existence even more powerful than the Queen, and such a powerful creature was actually willing to submit to it.
This was even more difficult than killing it.
She knew that the evil flood dragon was insane and irrational.
Thinking of this, the female mermaid was even more respectful.
But she still shook her head stubbornly.
"I-I have to report to the Queen first."
She could not bring such a terrifying expert to see the Queen. This was the awareness that the Queen's personal guards should have, and it was higher than life.
Xu Qi 'an nodded slightly.
"Go and come back early."
He threw her out casually. The female mermaid slid in midair and fell into the sea with a splash.
…
Capital City.
Spirit Treasure Temple, in a secluded courtyard, Chu Yuanzhen sat cross-legged in a quiet room, looking at Luo Yuheng, who was sitting on a praying mat opposite him and was as beautiful as a fairy from the Ninth Heaven.
"How do you think I should find my own path and become a Transcendent?"
Chu Yuanzhen asked humbly.
As an in-name disciple of Renzong, his path was Sword Dao. The only person Chu Yuanzhen could ask was Luo Yuheng.
Xu Qi 'an's words before he left, as well as the fact that the members of Tian Di Hui had become Transcendents one after another, had brought him great pressure. He could not wait to improve himself, surpass mortals, and step into the realm of Transcendents.
Luo Yuheng always looked cold and aloof in front of others, and she was inviolable.
She pondered for a while and said slowly,
"There are three major sword techniques in Renzong, namely Imperial, Heart, and Qi. If you want to use the first two techniques to their fullest potential, you need a powerful Primordial Spirit to support it. You don't practice Daoist mental cultivation methods, so the fourth-grade is your limit. As for Qi, your Mind Nurturing has opened up a new path.
"However, this move is about accumulation. It can be used as a trump card, but it's hard to use it in normal battles."
Chu Yuanzhen smiled bitterly.
"You're wise, Master."
Luo Yuheng said,
"Mind Nurturing is about Qi, which is also emotions. Renzong's Karmic Fire happens to be the seven emotions and six desires. Why don't you try to explore in this direction? "
Chu Yuanzhen's eyes lit up, and then his expression became complicated.
He felt that the Master had opened the door to a new world for him, but at the same time, he felt that there might be a bottomless abyss behind the door.
"What if I'm corroded by the Karmic Fire? Do I have to cultivate with Xu Qi 'an …" Chu Yuanzhen's expression became even more complicated.
…
In a cave on the Mermaid Island.
The interior of the island was filled with natural caves. The entrances of the caves were connected to the bottom of the sea. Seawater poured into the caves, forming a natural shelter suitable for the mermaids to live in.
Ah Zi swung her strong and powerful tail, stirring up the undercurrent and moving quickly at the bottom of the sea. The skin and flesh under her armpits separated, revealing her gills that allowed her to breathe underwater.
Not long after, she returned to the Mermaid Island.
She accurately found an undersea cave that led to the cave and nimbly entered it.
Soon, she passed through the narrow and long underwater tunnel and began to float up. A few seconds later, she successfully emerged from the water.
Ah Zi changed her breathing system, twitched her handsome nose, and took a few deep breaths of fresh air.
It was a huge cave, with intertwining stalactites hanging upside down from the top. There was a wide "river" in the middle. On both sides of the river were uneven, but there were paths for walking.
Ah Zi continued to swim along the river. After a few turns, she finally saw the palace built in the huge cave.
The palace was close to the stone wall, half of it submerged in water, and the other half was exposed.
The architectural style was simple and unadorned. Huge stones were piled up, and the roof was pointed. There were not too many luxurious decorations.
In the cave, outside the palace, there were many mermaids. They were either in the water or sitting on the shore with their tails submerged in the water, whispering to each other, their faces full of worry.
Ever since that evil dragon came, the mermaids didn't dare to go out to sea anymore.
There were more than two thousand mermaids in the mermaid race, so food became a huge problem.
At first, there were mermaids and mermen who risked going out of the underwater caves to catch food nearby. But gradually, there were no more fish that could be caught around the Mermaid Island.
Plus, every time they went out, mermaids and mermen would be killed, so no mermaids and mermen dared to go out.
Now, their source of food was the wild fruits on the island, and the animals that lived on the island.
But to feed the entire mermaid race, this food was still a drop in the bucket.
"We can't go on like this. I've been hungry for two days. If there's no food, I'll go crazy."
"But there's no food nearby."
"Eating seaweed is fine. We'll die if we go out, but we'll also die if we hide here."
"Why does that evil dragon want to attack our mermaid race? Even the queen is no match for it. What should we do … "
Whispers sounded among the mermaids and mermen.
Their faces were solemn, their brows furrowed, and they lacked smiles. The clan was filled with a depressing and heavy atmosphere.
Some mermaids were already so hungry that they were weak.
"Lady Azi is back!"
Some people saw Azi who had returned. They were happy that she didn't die in the mouth of the dragon, and asked expectantly,
"Did you bring back any food?"
Azi shook her head,
"There's no more fish and prawns nearby."
The person who asked the question was full of disappointment. The mermaids who were looking at her with eager eyes also became gloomy.
After a few seconds, another person asked,
"What about that evil dragon? Azi, did you meet it? "
The people looked over again.
Azi nodded,
"It was killed."
The cave suddenly fell silent. The mermaids in the distance turned their heads in unison, their eyes filled with shock, doubt, and a hint of expectation.
"Azi, what did you say?"
An old mermaid asked with a trembling voice.
"Really, Azi, is what you said true?"
"Don't lie to the mermaids and mermen. How could that monster be killed? The queen is still recovering in the palace."
"Azi, you, if you lie, I'll go to the queen and complain about you."
The surrounding mermaids and mermen suddenly became excited. They asked one after another, setting off a noisy wave.
At this time, the door of the palace in the distance opened. A middle-aged mermaid swam out with a steel fork in her hand. She looked at the mermaids and mermen gathered in the river in the palace and reprimanded,
"The queen is recovering, don't make a noise."
She had a beautiful appearance. Time had left obvious marks on her face, and there were faint crow's feet at the corners of her eyes.
But in terms of charm, she was more charming and charming than the young mermaids.
The middle-aged mermaid immediately looked at Azi, and her cold face softened slightly, and said,
"It's good that you're back."
Azi twisted her waist, swayed her fishtail, and swam over, saying,
"Guard captain, I want to see the queen. I have something to report."
The middle-aged mermaid nodded slightly,
"Follow me."
The two mermaids and mermen immediately swam into the palace. The interior of the palace was simple. There was a huge pool, and the walls were inlaid with countless luminous pearls, like stars in the sky.
In the middle of the pool, there was a pedestal carved from bright red coral. On the pedestal, there was a large bed also made of red agate. The gauze curtain was as thin as cicada's wings, and a beauty with a graceful figure and jade-like skin was lying on her side on the bed.
She was extremely beautiful, and her facial features were impeccable.
Her long dark green hair was like seaweed, hanging down softly. Her towering breasts were wrapped in a tough fish skin. Her lower abdomen was flat, and her navel looked cute and delicate.
But her face was slightly pale, and her delicate beauty was slightly frowning. She showed a kind of pitiful weakness, not the cold arrogance of a queen.
"You're back!"
The mermaid queen's voice was soft, and her golden eyes were dreamy.
Azi glanced at the queen's lower abdomen. The exaggerated wound from yesterday was gone, and she was slightly relieved.
The mermaid queen noticed her gaze and said softly,
"Without food, our clansmen will not be able to survive sooner or later. My injury will be healed tomorrow. I will try to lure that guy away, and you can take the opportunity to go out and hunt."
The guard captain's expression changed slightly. He opened his mouth, wanting to dissuade her, but chose to remain silent in the end.
That evil dragon was powerful, and it also had water talent. The queen might not be able to escape its pursuit.
And once she was entangled, it would be another hard battle, and there was even the risk of dying.
But this was the only way.
Azi took a deep breath, and seemed to have made up her mind, and said,
"My Queen, I met that evil dragon outside, as well as two experts of mysterious origins.
"That, that evil dragon was subdued by a male human."
Well, it should be a human.
