69novels Chapter 553 Threat
Chapter 553 Threat
However, just as the blade was about to touch the skin, something strange happened.
"boom!"
The body of the silver-crowned mermaid suddenly exploded into countless crystal bubbles, which disappeared into the sea water in an instant. What was even more bizarre was that the entire sea area seemed to be frozen in an instant, and even the most basic water flow fluctuations were completely still.
Huo Yuhao's blade slashed through nothingness, and he immediately looked around vigilantly. The sea suddenly became dead silent, as if it was completely blocked by some more powerful force.
"Human, it seems that we can't keep you here!"
Suddenly, a suffocating and terrifying pressure came from all directions. A brilliant blue beam of light suddenly shot out from the depths of the sea, and condensed into a shape in the waters 300 meters away from Huo Yuhao. In the beam of light, two figures slowly emerged, and the one leading was a graceful mermaid, exuding a unique majestic aura. Her figure was similar to the previous silver-crowned mermaid, but her whole body was flowing with a noble golden luster. She wore a dazzling golden crown on her forehead, and every scale on her slender fish tail shone with gorgeous golden light. Beside her was the silver-crowned mermaid who had just disappeared. At this moment, she was staring at Huo Yuhao angrily, and it was obvious that she was still in fear.
A few years ago, she was strangled by a dragon of unknown origin. It would have been fine if it was just a dragon, after all, the dragon had the support of the beast god. But today, she was almost beheaded by a human. It was such a great shame!
Princess Hai's cold voice echoed in the seabed: "Human, hand over the knife in your hand, and I can give you an intact corpse." Although she was full of killing intent, she did not attack immediately. After all, Huo Yuhao was a fierce beast with 600,000 years of cultivation. She was keenly aware that the value of the knife in Huo Yuhao's hand far exceeded all the treasures looted by the dragon clan that year, and was even more precious than the spiritual essence she had lost.
Although the real origin of this sword was unknown, the Sea Princess instinctively felt that it was a perfect match for her. If she could obtain this sword, not only would she be able to survive the next catastrophe, but she would also become the absolute overlord of the near seas, and even have the opportunity to challenge the more powerful beings in the far seas. Thinking of this, the desire in her eyes became even stronger, and she was determined to obtain this magic weapon.
Huo Yuhao deliberately puffed up his cheeks and pretended to be pitiful: "Just now, the silver-crowned mermaid said that she would consider sparing my life, why did you want to kill me directly? You control the entire sea area, and you should know very well that I have never harmed any sea soul beasts from the beginning to the end. Although I dare not call myself a good person, I do not have any ill will towards the Sea Princess's clan." What he said was the truth. After all, when the Ice Emperor proposed to choose the Sea Princess as the soul spirit, he refused because he disliked the mermaid clan for being too poor and could not afford to eat and take.
"If you hadn't hurt any of my people, do you think you could still stand here safely? But you almost killed my daughter just now!" Princess Sea shouted, her golden fish tail swaying restlessly. Her words were obviously far-fetched, but she didn't care about much at the moment. Since she was robbed by the dragon clan a few years ago, those material possessions are not worth mentioning for now, but her spiritual essence is damaged and she is facing the crisis of not being able to survive the next heavenly tribulation. The artifact in front of her is her only hope. In this ocean that she dominates, she has the strength comparable to that of the Extreme Douluo and is determined to get it.
Princess Hai raised her left hand lightly, and the seawater around Huo Yuhao suddenly twisted violently, squeezing towards him like an invisible giant hand. At the same time, a vast sea of spiritual pressure poured down, trying to directly suppress his spiritual sea. This was not a soul skill, but a pure spiritual force crushing.
“You are so unreasonable!” Huo Yuhao raised his eyebrows calmly, “It was obviously her who led hundreds of people to attack me first!” Although he had not encountered such a powerful spiritual opponent for a long time, it happened that there were two spiritual masters living in his spiritual sea, one of whom was the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord.
A rose-gold halo slowly emerged behind him, and the huge Eye of Destiny slowly opened. Looking closely, the pattern around the eye was exactly the same as the Evil Emperor's tentacles.
“Hmm?” Princess Hai was surprised to find that her mental pressure was not enough to suppress this human who looked less than 20 years old. The blue light in her eyes surged, and blue ripples deeper than the deep sea spread from her eyes and enveloped Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao's eyes were completely cold, and he was filled with murderous intent. He originally had no ill will towards these sea soul beasts, but what he got in return was a relentless pursuit, and now even his divine weapon was forcibly taken away.
"It seems that the principle of not showing off one's wealth is very applicable to both the human world and the soul beast world." Mu Xing's voice sounded in his mind.
“They will pay a price.” Huo Yuhao responded softly, “Teacher, there are quite a lot of mermaids here. We can use them to develop some seafood dishes.”
The next moment, Mu Xing’s mental fluctuations caused ripples in Huo Yuhao’s mind. After listening to the instructions, his expression suddenly became subtle.
“Teacher, this… isn’t appropriate, right?” Huo Yuhao’s mouth twitched slightly.
"What's inappropriate? Why bother to do something that can be solved with a few words?" Mu Xing's voice was a little cunning. "At worst, we can turn them all into canned fish afterwards. Who knows what happened?"
Huo Yuhao shook his head helplessly: “Well, who can stop me from having fun for you?” He paused, and suddenly changed the subject: “But there is something I have been curious about for five years. How did you convince that actor in Xingluo City back then?”
The undercurrent of the deep sea surged quietly during the conversation between the two, and the blue ripples released by the sea princess were already close at hand. Mu Xing chuckled and said, "Follow my script, I might tell you the answer."
Huo Yuhao's eyes flashed with a helpless smile, but the Morning Dew Knife in his hand suddenly burst into a dazzling cold light. He slightly turned sideways, and where the blade passed, the spiritual ripples of Princess Hai were frozen into an ice-blue crystal.
Even the spirit power can be frozen? The Sea Princess finally realized that the human in front of her might be much more dangerous than she thought. It would be disadvantageous for her to continue fighting like this. If the spirit source had not been damaged a few years ago, she would have killed a mere human directly.
In an instant, the entire sea area was like being dropped with countless bombs, and a deafening roar resounded through the sky. The terrifying explosion shock wave, centered on Huo Yuhao, instantly swept across the sea area of several thousand meters in radius. The icebergs floating on the sea surface exploded one after another under this force, and the broken ice crystals formed a secondary explosion under the influence of the shock wave, and the chain reaction caused the explosion range to continue to expand.
This was not an ordinary ice explosion. Huo Yuhao used the Morning Dew Knife as a medium to bring the power of the artifact to its extreme. Who would have thought that a kitchen knife could be used as a staff at a critical moment? Not only did he detonate the frozen sea soul beasts, but he also turned all the icebergs within a radius of thousands of meters into terrifying explosion sources. The originally calm ice sea instantly boiled, and the sky-high water column mixed with broken ice went straight up into the sky.
The Sea Princess's face changed drastically. She knew that if such an explosion was not controlled, the sea soul beasts in the deep sea would suffer a catastrophe. Although her 600,000 years of cultivation could save herself and her daughter, her people were not so lucky.
"Despicable human!" She roared, and her golden fish tail shone with dazzling light. Her vast spiritual power merged with the sea water, building an invisible barrier in the deep sea, doing her best to block the aftermath of the explosion.
In an instant, the entire icy sea changed color, and huge waves surged. When the battle was about to break out, Huo Yuhao suddenly shouted, "Shut up!" He resisted the urge to laugh and deliberately put on an arrogant attitude, "My father is the Beast God in the Star Dou Great Forest. If you anger me, I will turn you all into canned fish!"
To enhance his persuasiveness, Huo Yuhao instantly switched to his second martial spirit. As the ice-blue light surged, a majestic dragon rose into the air and hovered above the sea. The terrifying dragon's might swept in all directions, causing the sea water to tremble.
The silver-crowned mermaid trembled all over and dared not even raise her head. The sea princess was even more horrified to find that her connection with the sea had been completely cut off and her strength was rapidly draining away. The scales on her tail all stood up, showing her extreme panic.
The nightmare experience five years ago suddenly appeared in her mind, when the two dragons almost robbed their entire tribe. What was even more terrifying was that the dragon power of the young man in front of her was exactly the same as that of the giant dragon that controlled the water element back then.
Five years is not too long for a human warrior, let alone a sea princess who has lived for hundreds of thousands of years. This is like offending a parent yesterday and bullying the child today, although they didn't succeed. Last time they could explain it as an accidental injury, but this time they took the initiative to rob!
Although she didn't understand why a human boy would be related to the Beast God, she knew all too well how terrifying the dragon race was. Not long ago, she had witnessed the Beast God chasing a deep-sea demon whale whose cultivation was far superior to hers. The Beast God's ability to shuttle through the void had left her with lingering fears. At that time, she could only hide back to the bottom of the sea before the Beast God noticed her and reduce her presence.
Thinking of this, the scales of the Sea Princess were trembling. This boy might be a high-level soul beast that has transformed and rebuilt. He must have a way to contact the Beast God. With that adult's spatial ability, he can come here in an instant...
This terrifying thought instantly caused the Sea Princess to stop attacking. She bowed gracefully, her voice trembling a little: "Your Excellency the Dragon Clan, this... this is all a misunderstanding..."
The silver-crowned mermaid was so frightened that she knelt on the sea surface, not even daring to raise her head. Hundreds of mermaids around her lowered their proud heads in unison, and the scene became funny and weird for a moment.
Huo Yuhao now deeply realized the benefits of having an expensive foster father. Just by saying his name, he could make the 600,000-year-old beast tremble. Isn't this better than a biological father? When Dai Hao's name is mentioned, he will only be greeted by the Sun Moon Empire's ninth-level fixed-type soul guide shells.
The Sea Princess was extremely desperate at the moment. Since the looting five years ago, the tribe had become very poor. All those flashy treasures had been looted, and the only valuable thing was left... She subconsciously touched the corner of her eye. If she forced herself to condense her spiritual essence into golden tears, she might not wait for the catastrophe to come, and other ocean overlords would take advantage of the opportunity to tear her apart. By then, her two children who had not yet grown up and her tribesmen would become vassals or food of other overlords.
The sea princess bit her lip, and her gauze-like fish tail transformed into slender legs. "The most precious thing of our mermaid tribe..."
"Stop! I've been killing fish for more than ten years. I have no interest in fish!" People can't, or at least shouldn't... Although the dragon blood in his body has made him look less like a human.
The silver-crowned mermaid suddenly pounced on her mother, and her crystal tears turned into white pearls emitting glimmers, slowly falling in the deep sea. "Mother, it's all my fault!" She choked with sobs, "I led the tribe to offend this adult without permission, and I am willing to bear all the punishment!"
“Don’t cry, my child.” The Sea Princess gently wiped away the tears on her daughter’s face. Every tear that disappeared made her heart tighten. The tears of mermaids contained the essence of life. She protected her daughter behind her, and when she faced Huo Yuhao, her expression was still gentle and firm: “The mistakes of her children should naturally be borne by the mother. If you want to kill or cut her, come to me.”
Huo Yuhao was stunned. The scene before him reminded him of the time when his mother protected him like this, using her frail body to withstand the beatings. He sighed softly, and all his joking thoughts turned into complicated emotions.
But in the blink of an eye, Huo Yuhao’s eyes suddenly became cold and dangerous. “Since you like to sacrifice yourself so much…” He paused deliberately, his eyes lingering on the sea princess’ golden fish tail. “Why not hand over your most valuable spirit ring and spirit bone? Anyway, this is the only value you have left now.” Although he was touched, he did not forget that these mermaids had just planned to kill him and take the knife!
The sea princess shuddered, and her golden scales instantly lost their luster. She subconsciously protected her daughter more tightly, but she did not dare to show any anger. As a spiritual beast, she keenly sensed that the boy's eyes were filled with not only murderous intent, but also some deeper pain of betrayal.
"My lord," the Sea Princess said in a trembling voice, "If I offer my sacrifice, will you spare my people?"
“Do you think you have the right to bargain?” Huo Yuhao remembered that his mother was willing to sacrifice everything for that man not long ago. This betrayal from his closest relative made the coldness in his eyes even greater.
The silver-crowned mermaid suddenly broke free from her mother’s hand and swam to Huo Yuhao with determination: “I will exchange my life for my mother and my people! Although my cultivation is not as good as my mother’s, but…”
Huo Yuhao suddenly put away his playful expression, and the huge dragon head approached the silver-crowned mermaid, breathing cold dragon breath on her face: "With your cultivation level, are you worthy of being my spirit ring? If it was your sister with golden blood, it would be almost the same!"
This sentence was like thunder, and the Sea Princess and the Silver Crown Mermaid turned pale instantly. Their little princess hidden in the deep sea palace was the last hope of the Sea Princess family, and was also the designated heir of the Sea Princess!
Huo Yuhao looked at their reactions with satisfaction. “My elder has already agreed. As long as the Sea Princess, who has cultivated for 600,000 years, is willing to sacrifice herself, the rest of the mermaids can be spared.”
As for making the Sea Princess a soul? He had already rejected this idea. With the attitude of this ocean overlord, there was no guarantee that he would not take the opportunity to backfire on him when signing the contract.
The sea princess's fish tail trembled slightly, and she subconsciously looked towards the deep sea, where her beloved little daughter was.
"I promise you. But you have to swear to let my people and my children go."
Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes. He didn't expect the Sea Princess to be so straightforward. It seemed that the little princess with golden blood was really important to her. What a deep mother-daughter relationship! But it was good this way. It saved a lot of trouble.
“Deal.” Huo Yuhao, in dragon form, slowly stretched out his front claws, and the sharp claws drew a bloody mark on the Sea Princess’ forehead.