Elder Huang sneered. "Human, don't think I'm some country bumpkin who has never seen the world. I've dealt with your human upper echelons before. Our Merfolk race represents the Southern Realm. Although we have had no contact with the Southern Realm for many years, if humans do not wish to become enemies with the Southern Realm because of our race, they will never interfere in our affairs. Otherwise, did you really think our race could have stood here for so many years without falling?"
Yang Chen gleaned some information from these words.
So that was it. The human higher-ups knew about the Merfolk race.
No wonder.
He had been wondering: if even he could discover these Merfolk hidden deep beneath the sea, how could Luoxing Island's upper echelons, who had lived here for countless years, not know?
They knew. They had merely turned a blind eye, too lazy to touch the Merfolk race because of the Southern Realm.
But now, it had become Elder Huang's leverage to threaten him.
Yang Chen let out a scornful laugh. "I've never been fond of showing off. If you truly think I'm an easy target, you can make your move at any time."
They had not returned to the Southern Realm for countless years. Was this shield of theirs really so useful?
Yang Chen did not think so.
Moreover, he had absolute confidence in his ability to act. So long as he wished it, if he met with misfortune in the depths of the sea today, even Heavenly Venerate Xingtong would have to lend a hand.
Why?
He now represented Heavenly Venerate Xiaoming. If something happened to him on Luoxing Island, how would Heavenly Venerate Xingtong explain it to Heavenly Venerate Xiaoming?
It was not that Heavenly Venerate Xingtong was afraid. It was a