After the details of the fourth trial surfaced in Lin Yuan's mind, the glowing Sea God Mark between his brows slowly faded.
A white wake suddenly broke across the sea, and a white figure shot out of the water and landed on shore. It was Xiao Bai.
"Little ones!" Xiao Bai shouted before she had even steadied herself. "Big Sister's here!"
The Gugas sprang up in a flash and swarmed her all at once.
"Big Sister Xiao Bai, guga!"
Xiao Bai opened her arms and gathered all of them into her embrace. "Where do you want to play today? Shall we keep chasing that school of little fish from yesterday?"
"Catch sharks, guga."
"You little Guga! Take this!"
Only after she had finished playing with the little ones did Xiao Bai straighten up and turn to Lin Yuan. "Oh, right, I haven't congratulated you yet. You passed the third trial. Congratulations!"
Lin Yuan, however, was nowhere near as relaxed. He repeated the details of the fourth trial to Xiao Bai exactly as they had appeared.
"The fourth trial, the peak shark-whale battle, requires me to help your Demon Soul Great White Shark group kill the Evil Orca King."
The smile still lingered on Xiao Bai's face. For a moment, the words failed to sink in.
"Kill who?" she asked, thinking she had misheard.
"The Evil Orca King."
The moment those words fell, Xiao Bai's smile vanished. A terrifyingly dense killing intent erupted from her. Jade Guga, who was closest, was frightened out of her wits and clung to Xuanwu Guga as she backed away. Guga also shed her lazy demeanor, her little face tightening.
Ning Rongrong jumped in fright and asked softly, "What's wrong, Xiao Bai?"
Xiao Bai gritted her teeth, her voice cold and hard. "The Evil Spirit Orcas...