"That was a clever choice, but it was already too late."
Xiao Wujiu's voice spread unimpeded into the ears of every Merfolk present. No, more precisely, it was a message transmitted through soul power, sent directly into their senses.
Then, they saw a massive Ice Dragon made entirely of ice crystals fly in from the horizon, arriving before them at incredible speed.
"What kind of soul beast is that?" Li Ya frowned. She had never seen such a soul beast before. It was neither dragon nor snake, yet its aura was incomparably powerful, bringing even her immense pressure!
"Step back," the Sea Princess said, shielding Li Ya behind her as she watched Xiao Wujiu warily. "You have traveled thousands of miles to come here, sir. What is your purpose?"
Xiao Wujiu looked at the middle-aged beauty before him. The pressure of a six-hundred-thousand-year soul beast was fully unleashed, stirring the surrounding Ice Sea into raging waves, as though even the sea itself was angered.
Yet that pressure, enough to make even a Title Douluo tremble, was like a gentle breeze when it reached him, unable to affect his composed bearing in the slightest.
"I need your Spirit Ring. That is all. If you can comply, I can spare your people."
Xiao Wujiu looked at the Sea Princess and stated his terms. At the same time, he observed this unusual race. This Merfolk race was somewhat similar to the Snake-People Race of the Douqi Continent, a rather peculiar race indeed.
"...Do I have room to refuse?"
After a moment of silence, the Sea Princess met Xiao Wujiu's gaze in midair. They said the eyes were the windows to the soul, so she looked into his eyes, hoping to discern his thoughts and find a way to resolve the crisis before them.