The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 814 - 330: Nether Water Dynasty_3

"Eh?"

GuaGua whooshed over, patted it with his palm a couple of times, and then bit it, curiously saying,

"Big tadpole, look, why do I feel like these scales have a very faint Holy Beast aura?"

Ye Yin leaned in for a closer look, his expression suddenly serious,

"I’ve sensed it too."

"If not for being tainted with sacred blood, how could this ordinary fish scale resist the erosion of the Nether Water."

Ye Hanjun, who hadn’t made a sound, held the scale in his palm, fiddling with it a while before his gaze swept towards the spreading blood,

"Go look, see if there is a ’Passage Order’ among the remains of the carcasses."

"We have a large number; it’s best if every person and beast wears one for security."

"Your Majesty, Mermaid King, that would be a futile effort!"

Before the translation was needed, the handsome merman seemed to grasp the meaning in his eyes and bowed to stop him, saying,

"Passage Orders are time-limited and do not permanently avoid damage from Nether Water, requiring regular recharging by the Clan Leader."

"Once the holder dies, the scale will completely lose its effectiveness. If you want more scales, you can only hunt our clansmen, imprison and detain them, instead of killing them with a single blow."

"Good, lead us to your clansmen." Lord Han issued the command.

The handsome merman awkwardly scratched his head and apologized again,

"Your Majesty, Mermaid King, I’m terribly sorry."

"The one you just killed was one of our Mermaid King’s."

"It governed the waters for tens of thousands of miles around."

"Since you’re heading to Whale Island, you will encounter the Zombie Merfolk soon. You can take their Passage Orders, which will achieve your goal just the same."

"Arrange it." Lord Han snapped his fingers.

"Yes." The handsome merman bowed, his fawning clear.

"Just in case, the last ’Whip of Conquest’ wraps around your head."

In Lord Han’s eyes, the purple Magatama slowly rotated, and with a flick of the Whip of Conquest, a resounding snap echoed in the ear.

The handsome merman was startled, but he did not resist, allowing his soul to be dominated, eventually manifesting a counter-clockwise rotating purple Magatama in his eye sockets.

"It seems there’s no deceit involved, trustworthy indeed,"

"Mo, from now on, this is one of our own. You are not allowed to glare at it with your eyes," Lord Han instructed.

"Then, may I pull its neck with my tentacle?"

"Or piercing its stomach also feels quite comfortable!" Mo said, longing apparent on his face.

"No, no, that would kill it."

"Rag, you truly have no idea of your own strength. Right now, you can only befriend Mermaid Kings; don’t trouble the little fish and shrimps!"

Although they had a map and wouldn’t get lost,

having a guide would definitely get them to Whale Island faster.

GuaGua, who wouldn’t allow the handsome merman to be sacrificed, caught Mo and gave him a severe scolding.

Mo didn’t talk back, but instead patted his belly with his tentacle, outspokenly saying,

"Alright then."

"Lucky I’m full, otherwise, without making new friends, both Yaya and I would be troubled."

...

With that minor interlude, the ancient sailboat once again set sail.

Little Lazy Lion never woke up from the beginning to the end, always banging his head on the wooden planks and sleeping like a dead pig.

Yang Xiaoqi leisurely gnawed on the roots of the Spiritual Medicine while She Xiaoxiong swallowed large chunks of the beast meat they had stockpiled earlier.

Occasionally, She Xiaoxiong would fix his cold snake’s eyes on the handsome mermaid.

At that time, the handsome mermaid would inevitably tremble and actively seek the help of the Gua Fish King.

It was terrifying, the creatures on this ship... one more dangerous than the next!

If they didn’t cling to powerful allies all the time, they’d wake up not even knowing who might have eaten them!

"Burp—"

After eating their fill and letting out two satisfied burps, both the goat and snake heads quieted down.

One with its head drooping and the other coiled up into a ball, they began to settle in for a good sleep.

At that moment, Ye Hanjun and Ye Yin were both sitting cross-legged, patiently waiting for the next leg of their journey.

"Boom—" A dull, heavy sound started from nothing and slowly echoed at the edge of consciousness.

Having rested for more than four days, both of them opened their eyes at the same time and, as if by agreement, lifted their heads to look at the sky.

The weather a few minutes ago was hardly clear and they couldn’t see very far off.

But in the blink of an eye, the weather took a turn for the worse.

Yet, this was not an ordinary storm; the air was neither dry nor moist, just as usual.

"Did the weather change?" Ye Hanjun exclaimed in surprise.

The handsome mermaid immediately said, "King of the Gua Fish, no need to panic."

""Nether Water ’Magnetic Field Storms’ occur large and small every year, they don’t have much destructive power but severely suppress sensory perception while they rotate."

"The countermeasure is very simple, just close all sensory organs, wait peacefully for the storm to subside, and then we can continue sailing."

"Is it really that simple?" Ye Hanjun asked rhetorically.

"Absolutely true!"

The handsome mermaid replied emphatically, as if willing to give his all:

"Merfolk dying in the storm are like those who, despite having a Passage Order, drown in the Nether Water!"

"Only the most foolish and unlucky among our kind meet such a fate!"

"All of you lords are the cream of the crop among fish, graceful and dexterous. You managed to swim alive out of the forbidden zone, so such a storm is nothing to worry about!"

"Hmm..."

Ye Yin glanced at Ye Hanjun, "I wasn’t worried initially."

"But listening to its flattery, I suddenly feel like misfortune is about to strike again."

"I feel the same."

Ye Hanjun stood up, "The storm isn’t fully formed yet; can we steer the ship away with a chance to avoid it?"

"I’m afraid... it’s too late."

The handsome mermaid, looking lost, quickly turned to GuaGua:

"Gua Fish King, quickly tell the two Mermaid Kings that the storm has enveloped us, we cannot escape!"

"Looking at the scale, although it leans towards a large Magnetic Field Storm, as long as we follow the little fish’s advice, our fish bodies are definitely safe!"

As soon as GuaGua finished translating, the handsome mermaid’s complexion turned from white to green and then showed a hint of purple, speaking again:

"No... this isn’t right... this isn’t right at all..."

"The situation has changed; the storm is still intensifying, and it’s about to escalate into a massive Magnetic Field Storm..."

"The little fish has lived a very long time and has never seen anything like this... all you lordly Mermaid Kings, quickly use your divine powers, the little fish has elders above and young below, I don’t want to die!"