Inheritance!

It feels cool to the touch!

It wasn't a biting cold, but a gentle coolness like that of deep-sea jade, which instantly traveled through his palms to his limbs and bones, invigorating him.

But within this coolness, there seems to be an indescribable life force, like a dormant volcano that could erupt at any moment with the energy to scorch the heavens and boil the seas.

A strange sense of connection was instantly established between him and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, as if the small triangular cone was no longer an external object, but had become an extension of his body, subtly resonating with his Soul Power, Nature Power, and even his Sea of Consciousness.

Lin Xia took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in her heart.

He knew that to truly use this Sea God's token, he needed its approval.

Without further hesitation, he concentrated all his attention, mobilized his immense spiritual power, and carefully, with the utmost respect and a will to explore, slowly poured it into the crystal-clear blue triangular pyramid in his palm!

His spiritual power, like invisible tentacles, cautiously reached out towards that deep blue ocean.

At first, when spiritual energy touched the surface of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, it felt the warm energy fluctuations and flowing water ripples, as if it were touching a calm sea.

However, just as his spiritual power attempted to penetrate deeper and understand its core mysteries—

A sudden change has occurred!

An indescribable, overwhelming, and terrifying force, like a giant sea monster that has been sleeping for thousands of years suddenly awakened, burst forth from the core of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud with boundless rage and immense pressure!

The sheer size, purity, and domineering nature of this power far exceeded Lin Xia's imagination!

It is not Soul Power attack, but a kind of rejection and suppression that originates from a higher level of life essence and is purely spiritual!

It was as if the will of the entire ocean was concentrated in this one instant of counterattack.

"Boom--!"

Lin Xia felt as if her mental energy had crashed into an indestructible wall of sighs, formed from billions of tons of seawater that had instantly solidified!

It was like being hit head-on by a massive, sweeping tsunami!

His mental energy was utterly and irrevocably repelled by this terrifying force in a fraction of a second!

No, it wasn't just a bounce; the force even followed his mental connection, like a violent electric current, fiercely backlashing and surging into his Sea of Consciousness!

"Ugh--!"

Lin Xia let out a short, painful groan as his vision was instantly filled with boundless blue light, so intense it seemed to pierce his soul!

It was as if a mental bomb had been dropped into my brain; after the deafening explosion, everything went blank!

Absolutely blank!

All thoughts, all perceptions, all consciousness were Sheer Force erased at this moment by the vast will of the ocean!

He couldn't feel his own body, his Soul Power, the presence of Venusaur, or even the existence of "himself".

There was only chaos, nothingness, and that omnipresent, all-crushing deep blue!

In the last moment before his consciousness completely sank into darkness, Lin Xia only felt something hard and cold, carrying a heavy weight, slam into his forehead—it was the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud that fell from his exhausted hand!

Bang!

Lin Xia's body fell backward like a puppet with its strings cut, crashing heavily onto the hard ground with a dull thud.

"Lin Xia!!"

"Xiao Xia!!"

"Your His Highness the Holy Son!!"

Five terrified screams rang out almost simultaneously!

Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Qian Renxue, who were just a moment ago immersed in the wonders of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, were all terrified by this sudden change!

Qian Renxue reacted the fastest, flashing to Lin Xia's side like lightning, crouching down, and anxiously examining her.

Lin Xia's eyes were tightly closed, her face was as pale as paper, and her breathing was so weak that it was almost imperceptible. The spot on her forehead where she had been hit by the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud quickly became red and swollen.

The troublesome Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud rolled onto the carpet beside it, still emitting Youyou blue light, as if the earth-shattering backlash had nothing to do with it.

"Xiao Xia! Wake up!"

Qian Renxue's voice carried an unusual panic as she carefully helped Lin Xia up. A pure Angel Soul Power attempted to penetrate his body, but was blocked by a residual, vast, and chaotic Psywave.

Hu Liena rushed to Lin Xia's other side, tears welling up instantly, her trembling hand reaching out to touch Lin Xia's cheek.

"Xiao Xia! What's wrong? Don't scare me!"

Xie Yue and Yan's faces were ashen, their fists clenched, their eyes fixed on the seemingly harmless yet extremely dangerous triangular cone on the ground, filled with vigilance and anger.

"Lingling! Hurry!"

Dugu Yan shouted urgently:

Ye Lingling had already summoned her Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul. The pink begonia blossoms emitted a soft yet powerful healing light, instantly enveloping Lin Xia's entire body.

However, her expression quickly turned serious.

"No! He has no obvious physical injuries, but he has suffered an extremely severe mental shock! My healing Soul Skill can only stabilize his vital signs, it cannot repair his mental trauma!"

The room was instantly filled with immense panic and anxiety. No one had expected that merely attempting to touch this relic of the Sea God would bring such a terrifying backlash!

Lin Xia fell into a coma in the blink of an eye! Qian Renxue looked at Lin Xia, who was unconscious and breathing weakly in her arms, and then at the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud lying quietly on the ground, which seemed to contain endless danger. Her beautiful face was shrouded in unprecedented solemnity and worry.

Warm and viscous blood trickled down Lin Xia's pale forehead, flowing over the swollen wound inflicted by the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

Just as Qian Renxue and the others were anxiously waiting, and Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia light was doing its best to stabilize Lin Xia's vital signs, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which had rolled onto the carpet and was emitting Youyou blue light, seemed to be attracted by the flowing blood.

It spun around and, without warning, floated into the air, landing flat against the wound on Lin Xia's forehead!

The warm, cool triangular cone clung tightly to the torn flesh of the wound as if it were alive.

Lin Xia's blood, as if drawn by an invisible force, no longer flowed naturally, but instead gushed and actively poured into the crystal-clear blue crystal!

A strange thing happened.

The originally deep and pure blue aura began to fluctuate and change violently as blood was continuously injected, and from the edges it was quickly stained with a dazzling scarlet.

In just a few breaths, the aura emanating from the entire Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud changed completely from ocean-like azure to an eerie and viscous blood red!

It was as if a beating heart was suspended in front of Lin Xia's forehead.

Just as the crimson light reached its peak, a faint, almost transparent blue halo struggled to emerge from the core enveloped by the crimson light, slowly condensing into an extremely illusory, blurry figure of an old man about a foot above Lin Xia's forehead.

The ethereal image was as fleeting as water vapor, as if a gust of wind could disperse it.