"Your Excellency, High Priest, I cannot agree to that request." Leonard Rhodes hesitated, but finally voiced his refusal.
Bo Xian'er frowned slightly. She had not expected Leonard Rhodes to refuse her request.
It was easy to imagine how important a method of taming Disaster Fish would be to Sea God Island. If they could master it, the island's strength would increase tremendously.
A trace of displeasure entered Bo Xian'er's voice. "Oh? Leonard Rhodes, do you know what you're refusing? If you're afraid of your Ancestral Land, you needn't worry about that."
Leonard Rhodes shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Your Excellency, I understand that, of course. It isn't that I'm unwilling. I simply cannot do it."
"Your reason!"
Leonard Rhodes felt an unquestionable majesty sweep straight into his face.
He explained in detail, "For Disaster Fish under ten thousand years old, we can normally bring them under our control using the taming techniques we've accumulated. But those over ten thousand years old must receive the blessing of a Sacred Relic in the Ancestral Land before we can control them."
"Hm? A Sacred Relic?" Bo Xian'er was clearly surprised. She had not expected the method of taming Disaster Fish to require a Sacred Relic.
"Yes, a golden statue shaped like a Disaster Fish, roughly ten meters tall." Leonard Rhodes gestured to indicate its size.
"So you suddenly became able to tame Disaster Fish a few centuries ago because you found this statue?" Bo Xian'er asked, realization dawning on her.
"Not quite. It had been gathering dust in our clan's treasury for a very long time. Later, the Grand Elder of that time discovered its secret."
"What secret?" Bo Xian'er pressed.
"Through a ritual, this Sacred Relic Statue can foster a sense of closeness between us and the Disaster Fish, allowing our