When the Sea Princess saw that her eldest daughter had also learned what had happened, she decided not to hide anything from her and told her everything about the current situation.
"So the male clansman locked in the confinement room, the one with the Golden Bloodline, is actually a human?!"
Li Jing was stunned when she learned the whole story. She had never imagined that something so absurd could happen to her younger sister.
"Mother, Sister, I'm sorry. It's all because I was too playful..."
Liya knew that she had only herself to blame for what had happened.
"What do we do now? My sister has become his Soul Ring. Does that mean he can summon her back whenever he wants, as long as he's willing?"
Li Jing's words struck a chord with the Sea Princess. She had been thinking the same thing.
She also suspected that her daughter couldn't go too far from Ye Xuan. Otherwise, she might be forcibly dragged back to his side.
That was one of the reasons she hadn't thrown Ye Xuan into the Deep Sea Cage.
"That human is no ordinary man. From what Liya has described, all four of his first Soul Rings are hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings, and an exceptionally powerful divinity resides within him."
"Unless something unexpected happens, this young man holds a high position on the continent. If he really takes Liya back to the mainland, it could bring a devastating calamity upon the Merfolk."
The Sea Princess knew full well that the Merfolk had been able to survive and multiply only because they had avoided humans at every turn.
Although the Mermaid Clan carried human blood in their veins, they were still Soul Beasts by nature. When they died, they produced Soul Rings and Soul Bones just like other Soul