Origin Spiritual Essence

Inside the main hall of the Merman Imperial Palace, after several rounds of Sacred Music, the Demon King, a late-stage Merman Emperor, finally ascended to the Positioning Ceremony.

The oppressive aura emanating from him was far greater than that of Cang Mingxiao, who had just reached the Demon King Realm.

Cang Mingxiao was below, his hands clasped together, bowing in a strange posture, which should be a unique etiquette of the Merfolk Race.

"Please summon the totem!"

The Merman Emperor's cold and majestic voice suddenly rang out, echoing throughout the entire hall.

The next moment, several Merman Emperor Family slowly carried up a dark stone pillar several meters long and as wide as ten people could hug from below the main hall.

The stone pillar was eventually erected directly in front of the direction Cang Mingxiao was looking down.

Strangely, Su Bai couldn't see any patterns on the stone pillar, neither with his naked eye nor with his Divine Sense.

One could only sense an ancient and desolate feeling permeating the main hall.

At the same time, Su Bai noticed that ever since the so-called Totem Stone Pillar was brought into the main hall, all the Demon King present had become more solemn.

Su Bai had previously read about the Sea Tribe and knew that each Sea Tribe had its own totem.

The specific meaning of this cannot be found in Human Race records.

In retrospect, the significance of this totem must be extraordinary, perhaps even related to the succession of all Sea Tribe ' thrones.

At this moment, the Merfolk Race Emperor placed one hand on the ancient stone pillar, his Demon Power erupting, seemingly stirring up the vast and ancient aura within the hall.

Su Bai suddenly realized that the surrounding space was trembling slightly, as if it was about to tear apart at any moment and be swept into the Void in the next second.

However, he quickly regained his composure, realizing that this was likely just an illusion, merely a totem activated by a Demon King. Even if it had an extraordinary origin, it couldn't possibly possess such power.

It should be noted that the Power of Space is a tremendous force that even those above the Nascent Soul may not possess.

At this moment, Su Bai calmed down, but the spatial tremors did not stop and showed a tendency to intensify.

But it was precisely at this moment.

Suddenly, a blurry pattern appeared on that desolate stone pillar. The lines outlined a Merfolk- like figure, its gender indistinguishable.

A Cyan-Blue Stream of Light lingered around the hall, and besides the ancient and desolate atmosphere, a sense of oppressive power quietly emerged.

This oppressive aura was even beyond what Merfolk Race in the late stage of the Demon King realm could compare to.

It seems to belong to a realm above the Demon King!

However, the oppressive aura surrounding Su Bai did not feel suffocating; instead, it carried a subtle sense of warmth within the Merman Imperial Palace.

"This is... the reaction of the [Tidal Song Sacred Vein]?"

Su Bai clearly felt that the Merfolk Bloodline Talent fused within him was beginning to stir, seemingly responding subtly to the Merfolk totem.

"Xiao'er, what are you waiting for!" The Merman Emperor shouted, his voice booming like a great bell, striking deep into the mind of the Third Prince, Cang Mingxiao.

Beneath the Merfolk totem, Cang Mingxiao slashed open his palm, forcing out a drop of Essence Blood, which slowly floated into the totem's Cyan-Blue Stream of Light.

"Cang Mingxiao, the seventeenth-generation descendant of Starsea City, is willing to carry on the will of the Sacred Ancestor and forever remember the ambition to Guixu!"

In an instant, the totem turned from blue to red, and the entire hall was suddenly filled with a bewitching crimson color.

"Thus, Cang Mingxiao's Heir Apparent's Position is completely settled."

"Unlike your Human Race, especially the mortal crown princes, who not only face extremely high risks to survival but also have a very low probability of inheriting the throne."

"The Heir Apparent's Position, established through the Positioning Ceremony, is essentially a foregone conclusion."

"I wonder which company and when I'll be attending the next Positioning Ceremony, sigh..."

Positioning Ceremony reached this point, Yuan Cang, who was beside Su Bai, transmitted his thoughts and casually remarked.

Upon hearing this, Su Bai's heart stirred slightly. "Elder Yuan, could you elaborate?"

Su Bai naturally Human Race what it meant that the position of the Crown Prince race's crown prince was high-risk.

But why is it that even if the Sea Tribe Crown Prince's Positioning Ceremony is a done deal...?

One reason, which Su Bai could naturally see, was that the Crown Prince's Essence Blood left a record on the totem. Given the totem's status among the Merfolk Race, it was estimated that no one would dare to deny it.

But judging from Yuan Cang's tone, it was clearly a certainty.

What if the crown prince dies unexpectedly?

As expected of the Great Elder of the Ancient Turtle Tribe, who has lived for thousands of years, Yuan Cang seemed to quickly understand Su Bai's confusion.

"This isn't exactly a secret. The old Nascent Soul in your Heavenly Star City should already know. Telling you won't hurt."

"Even if the crown prince of my Sea Tribe dies unexpectedly, the Essence Blood recorded in the totem will directly revive him, nourished by the life force and soul of the previous Merfolk Emperor!"

"This..."

Su Bai was inevitably somewhat surprised.

But on second thought, the advantages of this system are particularly obvious, directly eliminating the internal turmoil that might arise from the struggle for power.

However, the way it was achieved was far too unbelievable.

In this way... the Merfolk Emperor, who had essentially handed over all real power to Cang Mingxiao, was now in charge of this great hall.

Next, it should fall silent within the Imperial Palace.

"Elder Yuan, from what you're saying, is this how all the Sea Tribe's crown princes are succeeded?"

"That's right. At least in my Sea Star City, the crown prince is chosen based on the power of totems."

Su Bai wanted to speak again and try to extract more secrets from the Sea Tribe.

Elder Yuan coughed lightly, "Fellow Daoist Lu, please don't ask anymore. I need to concentrate on contemplating the Origin Spiritual Essence bestowed upon Merfolk Race Ancestral Totem."

"Otherwise, why would we old folks bother running around to different tribes to participate in the Positioning Ceremony?"

Origin Spiritual Essence?

Su Bai saw that Elder Yuan Cang was indeed closing his eyes and concentrating, as if he was comprehending something, and the other Demon King were doing the same.

A thought suddenly struck me.

The next moment, Su Bai sensed his Bloodline stirring within him.

It seemed that extremely beneficial substances had appeared in the surrounding space.

Su Bai immediately followed suit and focused his mind to sense it.

Gradually, in his field of vision, the Imperial Palace hall, which was originally shrouded in Vermilion, began to have scattered Cyan-Blue Light Points appear in the air.

"The Origin Spiritual Essence emanating from the Merfolk Race totems here?"

"No wonder almost all the Demon King of various races, except for their own emperors, have come to participate in this Merfolk Race Positioning Ceremony..."

Su Bai's mind stirred; it seemed he had longed for the [Tidal Song Sacred Vein] for a long time.

In the blink of an eye, four or five cyan-blue light spots were captured.

As naturally as a river flowing into the sea, it instantly merged into Su Bai's Bloodline.

Su Bai felt no discomfort whatsoever.

Then, he began to freely absorb more cyan-blue light spots.

He observed the surrounding Demon King, wondering if they had noticed him, the Human Race Alchemist.

Fortunately, the other Sea Tribe present were all focused on sensing, so no one noticed Su Bai.

Even if someone noticed that Su Bai was closing his eyes and concentrating.

They wouldn't care about Su Bai, a Human Race Cultivator, nor would they believe that this envoy from the Heavenly Star Alliance could absorb the Origin Spiritual Essence of the Merfolk Race totem.

After all, only those of the Sea Tribe Bloodline can receive this gift.

Half an hour passed, and still no one noticed anything amiss.

Just as Su Bai felt more at ease and began to absorb the Origin Spiritual Essence with greater focus,

The development level of the Tidal Song Sacred Vein's Bloodline has begun to increase visibly, starting from twenty percent...