The Ice Sea, the home of the Mermaid Clan.
Lin Mo and his group hovered above the sea, looking down at the ocean below.
"Okay, this is it."
Snow Empress stretched out her fair finger and pointed to the ocean below, saying, "This is the territory of the Mermaid Clan, which is also the territory of the Sea Princess Clan."
The Sea Princess is one of the few Sea Soul Beast I know whose cultivation level is close to mine.
"It would be extremely suitable for her to serve as Lin Mo Mo's ninth Body Martial Soul Ninth Soul Ring."
"Both the quality of the bloodline and the years of cultivation are quite suitable."
"Your cultivation levels are about the same, so who's stronger between you two?" Dugu Yan asked, resting her chin on her hand as she looked at Snow Empress.
At this moment, Dugu Yan's emerald green eyes were filled with gossip.
Upon hearing Dugu Yan's words, Snow Empress was visibly stunned for a moment before slowly saying, "The two of us have never had a fair chance to fight each other."
If we were in the Far North, she would be no match for me.
But in the ocean, I'd most likely be no match for her either.
"From what you're saying, Snow Empress, your strengths are roughly equal," Ye Lingling nodded.
"We'll find out just how strong the Sea Princess is when we go down there," Lin Mo said, his voice filled with excitement as he kept looking down.
Seeing Lin Mo like this, Snow Empress couldn't help but shake her head, and couldn't help but start teasing him in her heart.
This is why Lin Mo, after passing the test on Sea God Island, was fortunate enough to obtain six top-grade God-Given Soul Ring.
Otherwise, the gap in his Second Martial Soul Ring would be ridiculously large.
Moreover, given Lin Mo's pickiness about Soul Ring, it's likely that even hunting down all the high-level Soul Beast on the entire continent wouldn't be enough to find Soul Ring that would completely satisfy Lin Mo.
Lin Mo's requirements for Soul Ring can't be described as strict; they're downright demanding.
Age, bloodline quality, attribute compatibility—each of these must meet his standards.
Ordinary Soul Master would be overjoyed to get a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, but Lin Mo was different; Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring was barely usable to him.
"Let's go, let's go, it's time to get in the water. I can't wait to go down and see the Sea Princess," Lin Mo said.
Seeing Lin Mo's anxious expression, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling exchanged a glance and couldn't help but speak up.
However, both women felt a strong sense of empathy for this.
The imminent acquisition of the Ninth Soul Ring for one's martial Martial Soul is an extremely exciting event for any Soul Master.
However, Snow Empress couldn't help but show a hint of surprise when she saw Lin Mo looking like he was about to enter the water.
She pointed again at the Charizard on Lin Mo's shoulder. "Aren't you going to put this little guy away for now? We're going into the deep sea next."
In her opinion, while Charizard's fire elemental abilities wouldn't deter it from the deep sea, it probably wouldn't like it too much either.
The sea is not a suitable environment for someone with such extreme fire elemental abilities to utilize their power.
"It's alright, it's alright." Ye Lingling gently shook her head, looked at the Charizard with doting eyes, and explained:
" Charizard and A-Mo share some similarities in their abilities; like A-Mo, it also possesses elemental abilities in addition to its own fire and wind elements."
As if in response to Ye Lingling's words, the next moment, a very thin film of water suddenly appeared on the surface of Charizard's body.
The water film completely enveloped its body.
Then, the Charizard flapped its wings, leaped off Lin Mo's back, and plunged straight into the sea, having a great time.
A large splash of water rose from the sea surface, Charizard quickly disappeared into the water, leaving only a reddish-orange shadow churning and swimming underwater.
To Snow Empress's surprise, a scene unfolded.
The fire element of the Charizard, which is normally the complete opposite of the ocean, did not clash with the water element in the sea at this moment, but instead coexisted with it.
Hidden Power; water!
With this Soul Skill, Charizard can control water elements to a certain extent.
Just as Lin Mo can borrow some of Charizard's power, Charizard can also draw upon some of Lin Mo's power.
In short, Lin Mo can now utilize and Hidden Power Charizard Charizard control all seven elements except for blood and spirit.
"Let's go, let's go, it's time to get in the water."
Lin Mo interrupted the chatter, waved his hand, and then leaped into the depths of the ocean, disappearing rapidly downwards.
Seeing Lin Mo's expression, the other three women exchanged glances, shook their heads, and followed suit one after another.
"This is the territory of the Mermaid Clan." As Snow Empress swam downstream, she acted as a guide, introducing the basic situation of the place to Lin Mo and the other two.
" Mermaid Clan hold a very high status in the ocean; even beings of the level of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King wouldn't easily provoke them."
Lin Mo and the other two also looked around. With their current cultivation levels, even being in the deep sea did not hinder their ability to observe and survive.
Deep in the ocean, clusters of palace-like buildings lie quietly.
These buildings emitted a blue glow that illuminated the surrounding area for miles around, making it possible to clearly see mermaids swimming among them.
All the buildings here are constructed using coral from the ocean and various rare minerals.
It is vastly different from human architectural styles, and is full of the unique style of the ocean.
Soon, led by Snow Empress, the group arrived near the largest building in the underwater complex.
This is a structure entirely made of coral, and it is the largest one in the entire underwater world.
The coral palace was a massive project, standing thirty meters tall and hundreds of meters wide.
"How is it? What are your thoughts?" Snow Empress stopped at the palace gate, turned around to look at Lin Mo, and asked with a smile.
"Magnificent and enormous."
Lin Mo nodded, pondered for a moment, and then said, "If I had to describe it, this place feels like another civilization, an underwater civilization different from human civilization."
Upon hearing Lin Mo's words, Snow Empress nodded in agreement and then stopped hesitating.
Turning to look at the palace, the aura that he had previously concealed with Lin Mo's power suddenly erupted at this moment.
A terrifying chill spread outwards from Snow Empress.
A clear yet icy aura instantly spread rapidly outwards from Snow Empress, using the seawater as a medium.
Along with the aura of the Snow Empress Snow Empress, her own voice also spread out. " Sea Princess, an old friend has come to visit. Won't you come out for a chat?"
The sound, imbued with Soul Power, traveled along the seawater and directly into the depths of the palace.
Lin Mo, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan watched this scene unfold quietly, waiting for the Sea Princess to arrive.
As soon as Snow Empress finished speaking, the surrounding mermaid guards, sensing the unusual situation, swam over at an extremely fast speed.
Each mermaid guard held a weapon resembling a harpoon.
Each person gripped their harpoon-like weapon tightly, cautiously examining the uninvited guest who had somehow intruded into their territory.
The merman guards all looked extremely tense.
They could sense the powerful aura emanating from the Snow Empress.
They simply couldn't contend with beings of that level.
But duty called, so they gritted their teeth and surrounded them.
" A-Mo, these merfolk are really just as the Sea Witch said, all Sea Soul Beast extremely skilled in mental power," Dugu Yan whispered softly, leaning close to Lin Mo.
Her lips were almost touching Lin Mo's ear, and her breath made Lin Mo's heart itch.
"Exactly, exactly." Ye Lingling nodded, her gaze sweeping over the surrounding mermaid guards before she lowered her voice and said:
"And these mermaids are indeed just as the Sea Witch told us back then, all of them are handsome men and beautiful women."
only..."
At this point, Ye Lingling paused for a moment, then voiced her doubts:
"Why are over 90% of the mermaids I see female?"
"Aren't there far too few male merfolk? The gender imbalance is far too severe!"
"I don't know about that." Lin Mo chuckled and shook his head.
Just as Lin Mo and the others were chatting in hushed tones, a short while later, an extremely strong Psywave emanated from the palace.
Upon sensing this spiritual power, the mermaid guards immediately showed respect and stepped back.
Along with this Psywave, three crowned mermaids also appeared.
The mermaid standing at the very front was quite striking, wearing a golden crown on her forehead, and looked like a middle-aged beauty.
Her upper body was completely human female, with two white, jade-like seashells protecting her vital parts. She had an excellent figure, with exquisite curves, and every part was just right.
Her long, light blue hair flowed behind her head in a disc-like shape, and she held a golden spear in her hand.
Its lower body is a huge fish tail, covered with golden scales.
And hiding behind the beautiful woman in the middle were two crowned mermaids, slightly smaller than her.
They looked timid, and their appearance was almost identical to that of a middle-aged mermaid.
They just looked much younger, with a touch of girlish naiveté on their faces.
The spiritual energy emanating from them was significantly weaker than that of the middle-aged beauty, and the crowns on their foreheads were one gold and one silver.
" Sea Princess, long time no see." Snow Empress greeted the mermaid who looked like a middle-aged woman not far away with a smile.
" Snow Empress, you don't come to our ancestral temple without a reason. What is your intention in bringing a group of humans to our territory without prior notice?"
"Entrusted by someone..."
As Snow Empress spoke, she stepped aside to make way, revealing Lin Mo and the other two behind her.
Before Snow Empress could speak again, the Sea Princess's gaze suddenly sharpened when she saw the trident in Dugu Yan's hand.
He then took a deep breath and bowed slightly. "Greetings, Lord Sea God!"
This complete 180-degree turn in attitude stunned Snow Empress for a moment.
Immediately, a hint of mockery appeared in her eyes as she looked at Lin Mo, as if to say, "Look, your identity as Lin Mo isn't as useful here as your girlfriend's identity Sea God Inheritance."
Lin Mo understood the teasing in Snow Empress's eyes, and his lips twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything.
Dugu Yan's identity Sea God Inheritance is indeed useful in the ocean.
" Sea Princess, are you just going to leave us standing here?" Snow Empress shook her head, looked at the Sea Princess who had finished her bow and stood up not far away, and asked.
"Distinguished guests, please come in." The Sea Princess stepped aside, making way for the underwater palace.
The Sea God holds a supreme position in the ocean, and Dugu Yan, as the Sea God Inheritance, naturally received corresponding treatment.
She glanced at the growing number of mermaids gathering around her and snapped, "Disperse, all of you. This is none of your business. I'll take care of these distinguished guests from now on."
"Yes." The mermaids nodded in unison, and then left just as quickly as they had come.
Upon witnessing this scene, Lin Mo clicked his tongue twice and followed the Sea Princess and the two mermaid princesses, Lijing and Li Ya, into the underwater palace.
Sea Princess Palace
"Everyone, how shall we address you?" Sea Princess asked, looking at Lin Mo and the other two.
Lin Mo.
" Dugu Yan "
" Ye Lingling."
The three of them gave brief self-introductions.
"Was that big commotion in the ocean not long ago caused by you?"
The Sea Princess's beautiful eyes lingered on the three of them before finally settling on Lin Mo, and she suddenly asked a question.
Based on the information recently sent back by the Sea Witch from their Mermaid Clan branch who remained on Sea God Island as a guardian Douluo, the Sea Princess had already determined the identities of this group of people.
It was also confirmed that the leader and decision-maker among the three was not the Sea God Inheritance, but Lin Mo, who appeared to be cynical and irreverent.
"What do you mean by that, senior?" Lin Mo asked, feigning ignorance.
" Deep Sea Demonic Whale King "
The Sea Princess didn't keep anyone in suspense and went straight to the point. " The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King died not long ago. Shortly after some humans came looking for it, all traces of it disappeared from the vicinity of the Demon Whale Sea Area."
"Oh, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, we did it."
Lin Mo nodded, then shifted his gaze to Dugu Yan beside him:
"One of the prerequisites for Sister Yanyan to pass the Sea God Eight Trials is to defeat the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and absorb his Soul Ring and Soul Bone."
As if to corroborate Lin Mo's statement, Dugu Yan, who was standing to the side, also released her Martial Soul in an instant.
Nine Soul Ring —two yellow, two purple, three black, and two red—slowly appeared beneath Dugu Yan's feet.
The moment she released her Soul Ring, Dugu Yan also activated the aura of her Ninth Soul Ring and the Torso Soul Bone.
"It really is this big guy."
The Sea Princess released her spiritual power, sensed the situation in detail for a moment, and then withdrew it. A hint of apology appeared in her eyes as she looked at Dugu Yan.
" Lord Sea God, I have offended you this time."
"Lord Sea God has rid the ocean of a great scourge this time, and all the Sea Soul Beast will remember your kindness."
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King has roamed the ocean for many years, and countless Sea Soul Beast hate it to the bone but are helpless against it.
Dugu Yan's killing of him was a great thing for the entire ocean.
"It's my duty," Dugu Yan said, waving her hand.
"So, Lord Lin Mo," the Sea Princess slowly raised her head, her beautiful eyes meeting Lin Mo's gaze, and asked softly:
"What brings you here? Surely you haven't come just to congratulate us on ridding the ocean of such a scourge?"
"Indeed, there are some things that require your help." Lin Mo nodded, unfazed by the Sea Princess's gaze, and said:
"I want you to Sacrifice for me and become my Ninth Soul Ring!"
The moment those words were spoken, the atmosphere in the entire hall froze.
Under the extremely shocked gazes of the sisters, Lijing and Li Ya, Lin Mo slowly revealed his purpose.
Lijing's eyes widened, and her small mouth opened slightly.
Li Ya's expression was even more exaggerated; she almost dropped the spear in her hand.
This was the first time they had ever heard such an outrageous request.
It's one thing for a human to suddenly show up at their door, but to make matters worse, they're plotting to have their mother Sacrifice to him!
This human must be insane!
That was the only thought on the two little ones' minds at that moment.
The moment Lin Mo finished speaking, he once again completed the Martial Soul Possession.
Eight Soul Ring, even more extravagant than Soul Ring Configuration of Dugu Yan, slowly emerged from beneath his feet.
Six reds and two golds!
Six red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and two golden Million-Year Soul Ring floated quietly beneath Lin Mo's feet.
After clearly seeing the colors of these Soul Ring, the two sisters found themselves unable to utter the words they had prepared to rebuke Lin Mo.