"Young Friend Chen, may I ask you something?"
As the banquet concluded, the Sea Princess approached Chen Junting.
This surprised Chen Junting while also causing him to speculate about her purpose, but he naturally agreed.
"I wonder what the Princess wishes to ask?"
"It's about spirit souls."
The Sea Princess got straight to the point, stating her purpose.
It turned out that ever since she learned from Li Ya that Huo Yuhao used illusory soul beasts in combat, she had developed a strong interest in them.
Afterward, through Huo Yuhao, she learned that these illusory soul beasts were actually called spirit souls, along with some information about spirit souls.
Because sea soul beasts formed their own lineage, rarely interacting with humans, and humans almost never targeted them, there was no enmity between sea soul beasts and humans.
And precisely because there was no enmity, after seeing the four spirit souls by Huo Yuhao's side—including those with hundred-thousand-year cultivation and above—this interest reached its peak.
After consulting, she learned that Chen Junting had created the spirit soul system.
"Young Friend Huo told me that spirit souls can extend the lives of dying soul beasts. And the more powerful the soul beast, after becoming a spirit soul, the more likely they are to help the human soul master they fuse with become powerful, live longer, and even serve as a kind of inheritance. Even if the soul master dies, as long as both the soul master and spirit soul mutually agree, the spirit soul can continue to be passed down."
"Is this true?"
Chen Junting slightly nodded, "This is true."
Receiving confirmation from the creator himself, the Sea Princess's eyes immediately lit up. One must know, the end of life is death. With a method to escape death, no soul beast would refuse.
Moreover, becoming a spirit soul also allowed them to experience the human world—wasn't this also an enormous temptation for them?
Thus, with Snow Empress personally becoming a spirit soul, the Sea Princess made her decision. "I wish to cooperate with you."
"How so?"
Hearing this, Chen Junting was first surprised, then replaced by excitement. He hadn't expected this trip would bring such unexpected joy.
As for refusing...
He'd have to be brain-damaged to refuse!
The mermaid clan could be called the uncrowned overlords of the ocean, their powerful spiritual origin making others green with envy. Once cooperation was established, the sect could even develop the deep sea with the mermaids' help. For the sect, this was beneficial without any harm.
As for the mermaid clan being Sea God believers...
Heh heh!
He was currently still a reserve undercover agent for Tang San.
Moreover, the next Sea God might very well be someone from their side. If that happened, they would be true family!
"I wonder how the Sea Princess wishes to cooperate first?"
Chen Junting spoke, throwing the question to the Sea Princess.
When discussing cooperation, one always had to hold the initiative.
Thus after a round of friendly negotiation, Chen Junting and the Sea Princess reached a satisfactory agreement. However, with one party on the continent and the other long residing in the Ice Sea, there needed to be a bridge between them.
Then the choice for this bridge was naturally beyond doubt—no one was more suitable than Huo Yuhao, who was the lifesaver of the mermaid princess and needed a spiritual-type spirit soul to obtain soul rings. It's just that regarding who among the mermaid clan was suitable to be his spirit soul...
Chen Junting and the Sea Princess had some disagreement.
"Hundred-thousand-year!?"
"Of course."
Facing the Sea Princess's astonishment, Chen Junting had an expression of course. "Her Highness the Princess also knows Yuhao's talent. He has received investment from a million-year soul beast, the Extreme North's Ice Empress, and also a Fierce Beast spirit soul—the purpose is naturally not simple."
When speaking with smart people, one must discuss matters clearly.
If one beat around the bush, that would be inferior.
Hearing this, the Sea Princess lightly furrowed her brows.
"It must be hundred-thousand-year?"
"It must be hundred-thousand-year."
Seeing Chen Junting wouldn't budge, the Sea Princess fell silent.
Besides the Sea Princess herself and the two mermaid princesses, were there any other mermaids with hundred-thousand-year cultivation in the mermaid clan?
Of course there were, but they were extremely few.
It's just that the oldest one still had three hundred years before her lifespan limit—asking her to abandon three hundred years of life to become a spirit soul. I'm afraid...
Just as the Sea Princess was in a difficult position, wuwuwu— a familiar conch sound suddenly blew, continuously echoing within the hall.
The original joyful atmosphere was instantly broken at this moment.
"This is!"
Chen Junting abruptly raised his head, looking at the palace dome.
This sound was exactly the same as when the Sea Demon Elephants blew their conches, which also meant human soul masters were invading!
However, the conch sound ceased less than two breaths after it began, as if someone had deliberately cut it off.
This also represented that the Sea Demon Elephant clan might have met with misfortune. Otherwise, the conch sound should have maintained for five breaths without stopping.
The Sea Princess's face changed between cloudy and sunny, breaking her absolutely beautiful features. Only her voice was heard grinding her teeth:
"It seems there's no mistake this time!"
"Li Jing! Li Ya! Gather the clan, follow me to battle!"
"Yes!"
Li Jing and Li Ya didn't delay, immediately rushing out. Accompanied by the blowing of conches, the outside sea region seemed to boil.
"As guests, you rest here for now. Let our mermaid clan take action and completely annihilate those fellows!"
The Sea Princess said to Chen Junting's group, then without waiting for them to say anything, she stepped out, arriving outside the mermaid palace. As seawater flowed, her human legs transformed into a fish tail.
Guarded by her two daughters Li Jing and Li Ya, her delicate hand grasped empty air, and a silver long spear entered her hand. At this moment, the mermaid army and sea soul beast army were already assembled and ready!
"Clansmen, compatriots, those evil human soul masters have slaughtered our compatriots. Today we shall make them pay their blood for blood!"
"Blood for blood! Blood for blood! Blood..."
Heaven-shaking battle cries resounded through the sea region as the army set out!
The massive mermaid army and sea soul beast army, led by the Sea Princess, rode enormous ocean waves, charging toward the sea surface!
Meanwhile, inside the palace.
"Brother Junting, what about us?"
The vast palace was now empty. Ning Tian walked to Chen Junting's side and asked. Even Elder Zhiyong, as a Grand Elder, was now casting an inquiring gaze toward him.
"Observe calmly."
Chen Junting spoke, calming everyone down.
With the Sea Princess's strength, in the home territory of the great sea, she was completely not inferior to the Evil Eye Tyrant Emperor. Based on the number and strength of evil soul masters from Li Ya's description making a current judgment, this Holy Spirit Cult group would certainly be buried in the great sea, in the bellies of fish.
Unless...
In his mind, the shadow of the Deep Sea Demon Whale Empress couldn't help but flash across.
Thinking to this point, Chen Junting secretly shook his head, cutting off his thoughts. Less than two months had passed—with the Deep Sea Demon Whale Empress's strength, she should still be under Tang San's restraint.
Logically speaking, she shouldn't appear.
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