"Ah—"
The Jialan Empress let out a long sigh. She already understood... Ling'er knew everything.
Before this, she had been deeply conflicted as well. If she did not come clean to Ling'er... the Merman/Mermaid Immortal Mirror could not be openly revealed, and the Jialan Clan's bloodlines could not be elevated. After much deliberation... she had chosen to compromise.
"The Merman/Mermaid Immortal Mirror is the supreme divine relic of our Jiaoren (Merfolk) Race. A single reflection is all it takes to achieve a bloodline breakthrough!"
Jia Mengluo held the Merman/Mermaid Immortal Mirror high in her hand.
Countless members of the Jiaoren (Merfolk) Race fixed their gazes upon it, their eyes filled with fervor.
"Of course, I will now select several outstanding talents of the Jiaoren (Merfolk) Race for a live demonstration."
The Jialan Empress had always enjoyed immense prestige throughout the Jialan Clan. Now that she had brought out the Merman/Mermaid Immortal Mirror, all ten million descendants of the Jialan Clan present erupted into an uproar.
"Jia Tengying, step forward." Jia Mengluo called out an elder of the Jialan Clan.
"Your Majesty!" A middle-aged merman stepped forward, his eyes brimming with wild delight.
Jia Tengying possessed Second-Life Emperor Realm cultivation and was among the strongest figures in the entire Jialan Clan. Yet his bloodline was simply too low. His cultivation had been utterly shackled by it; no matter how hard he strove, it would ultimately be futile.
But now, he saw hope!
Jia Mengluo's expression remained calm as she slowly aimed the Merman/Mermaid Immortal Mirror in her hand at Jia Tengying. In the next instant, incomparably brilliant seven-colored radiance burst from the mirror's surface, enveloping the man.
"Hiss—"
In an instant, Jia Tengying felt the bloodline within his body begin to boil. Even his divine sense grew hazy, as though he