This was Xu Ye's first time coming so close to an Ancient Sage among the ancient organisms.
A few months ago, this would have been almost unimaginable.
His only previous encounter with an ancient organism of this level had been that enormous coffin buried underground.
That should have been an Ancient Sage's rule-embodied form, somewhat different from an ascension sequence state.
Dark Goblins ascended into Three-Eyed Giants, but the latter were only Sequence 5. That directly changed their physical forms and potential, whereas becoming an embodiment of rules altered them on the level of the Heavenly Dao.
The Old Chief was said to be over five hundred years old. Even with an Ancient Sage's strength, without special circumstances, he had already entered the twilight of his life.
Yet his skin remained lustrous, like a baby's, and his crimson pupils burned like the sun.
His tail was a deep, shadowy black. Rather than being unpleasant, it gleamed like obsidian.
His emotions were stable, without even a trace of brutality. Instead, he gave off a sense of peace.
Did I have any chance of escaping a Sequence 4?
No.
Mermaids can sense my malice. I can't harbor any ill thoughts toward the Old Chief or think about anything that might harm him, or I'll give myself away.
Xu Ye's thoughts kept wandering, impossible to stop.
The moment he started thinking, his mind instinctively turned to his plans.
Then all that's left is praise.
The Old Chief is so young... so beautiful... so cute... he's just wonderful.
These simple thoughts flashed through Xu Ye's mind like a revolving lantern, allowing his emotions to settle a little.
Because of Lillian's personality, she had rarely interacted with this chief, so Xu Ye was not too worried about exposing himself.
He maintained Lillian's persona, standing silently