Liya's Adolescence! (Part 1)

"They ran away?"

Upon learning that Ariel had used a trick to turn into bubbles and sweep away Zhou Qing and his group, the Sea Princess was initially surprised, but quickly calmed down and gave the order, "Don't be nervous. She's not familiar with this Ice Sea region and can't leave here in a short time. Intensify the search!"

After saying that, the Sea Princess stopped the mermaids who were about to go down and added, "Don't attack, try to persuade them."

Ariel!

The Daughter of the Sea!

A rash attack would lead to the entire Mermaid Clan being further rejected by the Great Sea.

"Yes."

The mermaid obeyed.

The youngest daughter, wearing a silver crown, had long lost her smile and asked the Sea Princess, "Mother, is our bloodline really taken from Aunt?"

Not only the youngest daughter, but also the Sea Princess's eldest daughter still couldn't accept this fact.

Although they had not had much contact with the humans on the mainland, they had heard that they were cunning and treacherous, and would plunder anything they wanted.

But!

What about their mothers?

Kindness!

Gentle!

Generous!

This has always been their impression of the Sea Princess, but Ariel's appearance revealed the past 20,000 years ago. The silence of the mermaid elders in the hall proved one thing: the benefits of the Golden Bloodline enjoyed by their mother and the two of them were not a gift from heaven, but were taken from Ariel!

If this is true, then what is the difference between them, the Mermaid Clan, and the humans on the mainland?

"Child, don't overthink it. We are children of the Sea God, and the Sea God is never wrong! The goddess of the ocean stripped away her Bloodline Power and gave it to me, which means she no longer deserves to possess that Bloodline Power! The bloodline that the gods bestowed upon us is a gift from heaven!"

The Sea Princess managed to temporarily convince her two daughters by subtly changing the subject.

Although they still had some doubts in their hearts, in order to divert their attention, the Sea Princess also ordered them to search for Ariel.

Leaving the Crystal Palace, the little princess asked her sister, "Sister, do you think we are truly the children of the Sea God?"

"Of course!"

The eldest princess was also confused, but as the older sister, she was more mature than the younger princess and instinctively realized that this topic could not be discussed further. "We are the darlings of the Great Sea!"

"But Auntie is too, right? After all, the Bloodline Power belongs to her..." The little princess had an idea; she wanted to find out the more specific truth after finding Ariel.

But the eldest princess's expression changed, and she scolded, "She's not my aunt! Li Ya, stop talking! Listen to your mother's orders, we'll bring them back!"

Princess Li Ya lowered her head, but the desire to uncover the truth in her eyes did not diminish at all; in fact, it grew even stronger.

At the same time.

As Zhou Qing, who had packed the crew of the Mermaid into Gray Pouch, left the cell with the others, he passed by other cells and, seeing the unconscious, non- Soul Master crew members of the Sea Demon who had not yet woken up, felt compassion and packed them into the bags as well.

"Now that we've seen it, it wouldn't be right not to help."

Zhou Qing explained, "If we encounter Heidel later, we can contact him. I think he definitely doesn't want to stay here. Moreover, a Soul Ancestor who is close to the Soul King level, as well as those Soul Master between the teens and twenties, are also a good fighting force."

Tang San agreed.

Putting aside the character of the crew members on the Sea Demon, their Martial Soul are definitely suited to be used on the Great Sea, which may help relieve some of their stress.

So Ariel opened the bars of a nearby cell and let Zhou Qing put the crew of the Sea Demon inside.

Tang San also took the opportunity to store those railings inside the Moon Shines Brightly in the Twelve Towers.

After all, this is Deep Sea Silver!

When Princess Li Ya led a group of mermaids to search the vicinity of the prison, she found the cell door missing. She rushed over and saw that the cell was empty. Anger appeared on her beautiful face. "Damn it! Taking the person away is one thing, but why take the cell door too? Polishing that kind of hard metal takes a lot of time!"

However, in the ocean, scents dissipate quickly in the seawater. In addition, Ariel is Spirit born of the Great Sea, which makes her and Zhou Qing's scent even better concealed. This made Li Ya not know where to start chasing and could only lead the mermaid in other directions.

But after they left, a patch of seawater not far away suddenly began to twist, forming a large bubble.

Wave!

The bubble burst, revealing Ariel and Zhou Qing.

This is also Ariel's innate skill: creating a bubble that envelops herself and others, connecting the gaps between every drop of seawater to form a temporary space that allows her to become invisible.

Existing in this space, all traces of life will dissipate, which is equivalent to temporarily leaving the original space and existing in another dimension.

However, with this method of invisibility, people can only observe the outside world, but cannot touch the things in the outside world.

Of course, people from the outside cannot see or touch the people inside.

"Splash!"

Just as Ariel was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a cluster of tiny bubbles appeared not far away, and Li Ya's figure emerged from within them.

"My intuition was right after all!"

After leaving with the other mermaids, Li Ya sensed the fluctuations in the seawater and immediately used her Bloodline Power to transform into a bubble and Teleportation back to this side.

"My Bloodline Power is indeed quite useful."

After observing Li Ya for a short while, Ariel understood that Nicole's daughter, Niliya, had, under the influence of the golden Bloodline Power, barely possessed the true meaning of the Sea Bloodline.

Judging solely from blood relations, this Li Ya is more like her daughter than the Sea Princess.

However, Ariel didn't like her much, but she didn't hate her either. After all, as Spirit born from the Great Sea, she had a natural kindness towards all creatures born in the ocean.

Of course, she wouldn't interfere with the predation and prey-being relationships among marine life.

This is part of the Life cycle nurtured by the Great Sea!

Ariel harbored hatred towards Nicole, but not for the mermaid herself; rather, she resented Nicole for recognizing a traitor as her father and submitting to Poseidon.

The king dies for his country!

Over the past 20,000 years, Ariel has witnessed the changes in many small coastal kingdoms, from kings who surrendered after defeat to monarchs who refused to surrender even at the cost of their lives.

The latter, in particular, impressed Ariel even more.

If Nicole were merely feigning submission to the Sea God, hoping to deliver a fatal blow to Sea God faith someday, that would be one thing. But when Ariel saw that kind older sister again 20,000 years later, she already understood:

She has dedicated everything to the Sea God —her soul and her faith!

This Great Sea!

This should have been a free paradise where mermaids and other marine life swam together!

However, after Poseidon appeared, all creatures in the Great Sea had to have an object of worship... In just 20,000 years, the entire Great Sea appeared unchanged on the surface. To the humans on the continent, it was still as magnificent as ever, but to Ariel, the Great Sea was already showing signs of evolving into a lifeless state.

Absolutely!

Under the subtle influence of the Sea God's Light Poseidon, the powerful Sea Soul Beast cultivated faster, and even the Demon Soul Great White Shark began to "cultivate its mind and body".

But!

Who speaks for the Evil Spirit Orca, the Deep Sea Demon Whale?

They are creatures that have evolved over countless years to adapt to the Great Sea environment!

It was originally a vital part of maintaining the Great Sea's Life cycle!

But because they refused to submit to the Sea God, they became the common enemy of all Sea Soul Beast!

As the Daughter of the Sea, Ariel could clearly feel the mournful the Scream of the Great Sea—

Ignorance is no excuse; if she could realize her mistake and turn back, then Li Ya would be innocent...