Earth-Wood Saint Body!

The Sea Market Master acted with thunderous decisiveness; the moment he offered an opportunity, he gave it outright.

The pale-gray octopus darted away, leaving only Liang Qu and the Old Toad sneaking toward the main hall.

Liang Qu spread out his senses.

There were no fish nearby.

Liang Qu cautiously crouched his way into the main hall, while the Old Toad trailed behind to keep watch.

"Why must Liang Qing steal such a big clam pearl? It may be valuable, but it cannot be eaten." The Old Toad naturally loved jewels—or rather, it loved anything valuable—but compared to treasure fish and treasure plants, jewels could never be its favorite.

"It has its uses."

The Old Toad's eyes rolled.

"After Liang Qing steals the clam pearl and gains his benefits, you absolutely must not compete with this Elder for treasure fish and treasure plants!"

"I won't, I won't. Frog Duke can have them all."

Liang Qu had asked about jewels in the first place because he had not intended to clash with Frog Duke.

One man and one frog slipped out from the side passage and saw Merfolk guards standing outside the great hall.

Taking advantage of the changing patrols, they flashed forward and darted behind the throne.

Glub glub.

Bubbles drifted upward and stuck to the ceiling as four eyes cautiously peered over the back of the chair.

The entire Merfolk hall was vast and magnificent. Eighteen enormous pillars stood in orderly rows, each thick enough for two people to wrap their arms around. Golden patterns covered the high ceiling, forming a coiling golden dragon. The dragon itself was a flat, two-dimensional painting, save for several sculpted portions in the center. A pure-gold dragon head protruded from the ceiling, and embedded in its open jaws was a Seven-Colored Clam Pearl,