Invert Yin Yang

Chains clinked.

Cold, raw, secluded, and deathly still.

Liang Qu was initially baffled, but with a turn of his mind, he caught the crucial detail.

The Octopus King could turn people into fish? He knew demons could alter their own forms to a certain extent to gain an advantage in battle. Great Demons especially could grow limbs and long appendages at will, learn martial arts, and wield weapons. But changing others was somewhat inconceivable, no different from the beast-making arts found in storybooks.

"Ah..."

The Sea Market Master let out a faint sigh. Releasing the suckers on her tentacles, she pressed her head dejectedly against the transparent tank, her entire body spreading out like spilled water.

The little fish wagged their fins and immediately changed direction, swimming before the Sea Market Master. Separated by the "glass," they rubbed against the suckers, trying to prove themselves.

The Sea Market Master remained unmoved.

Hiss! How am I supposed to prove that I'm me? Liang Qu was at a loss.

After a while.

Two more Spiny Fin Fish swam down, followed by a third, a fourth, a fifth...

Throughout the Sea Abyss Palace, every little fish clung close to the rock walls and swam toward the lowest level. Before long, over a hundred little fish crisscrossed through the water, their fish forms glimmering with rippling light, finally drawing the Sea Market Master's attention. She raised her head.

"Is it really Little Water?"

The little fish wagged their fins, assembling themselves into the large character for "true" in neat formation.

The Sea Market Master pressed her tentacles back against the barrier, the suckers firmly attached, her gaze unblinking.

Seeing this, the little fish hurriedly arranged themselves into simple animal drawings: a large fat fish with long whiskers, a giant turtle carrying a mountain on