"This is just how their clan is. It’s not right for you to be so ddleso. Considering how respectful and deferential they’re being to you, just give them a break. Don’t forget, we have important business to attend to."
Jiang Yunnuan lowered her voice and whispered in his ear, her heart filled with sympathy for the rfolk.
’They were just living their lives in peace, and then one day so self-proclaid overlord shows up, criticizes them for being indecent and shaless, and even wants to smash their palace.’
’What kind of ss is this?’
"You’re right, I shouldn’t give them a hard ti. But you better watch where you’re looking. No staring."
He warned in a low voice, leaving Jiang Yunnuan utterly speechless.
"Are you serious, buddy? You’re getting jealous over this? Weren’t you just confidently boasting about how your bloodline is far superior to the rfolk’s? Why are you stooping to their level and getting jealous now?"
"Compared to you, the rfolk are just slightly better-looking fish. I finally get to visit this free aquarium, so what’s the harm in looking around a bit?"
Fu Yuan: "..."
"I am not jealous!"
"Right, right, you’re not jealous. Then why won’t you let look? Hmmm? Why not? Oh, right, aren’t there rmaids, too? Did you get a look??"
She reached out and hooked an arm around his neck, the corners of her lips curling up as she spoke in a teasing voice.
Fu Yuan’s brow twitched, and he answered in a hoarse voice.
"No!"
"Alright, I believe you. Now can you move your hand? I heard that rfolk are born without a gender and can choose one later based on their own will. I wonder if that’s true."
Seeing her so interested in the rfolk, he sighed and moved the hand that was covering her eyes, sowhat regretting bringing her to the seabed.
"It’s true."
Her vision suddenly cleared. Before Jiang Yunnuan could react, a voice rang in her ears, and then she saw another group of rfolk appear.
"It’s this aura, Father! It’s what my brother and I sensed before. It has to be him."
The rfolk in the lead wore a crown and possessed an incredibly powerful aura. Behind him were two other rfolk, one blue and one pink.
The pretty, pink-hued rmaid was pointing right at Fu Yuan.
The stronger one’s power, the stronger their Perception. The rfolk King instantly sensed the terrifying suppression from Fu Yuan’s bloodline, and his expression grew solemn and respectful.
"Man’er, do not be rude to His Excellency."
He scolded her sternly before turning to Fu Yuan and bowing respectfully.
"May I ask if Your Excellency has co to our rmaid Clan on important business?"
Seeing this, Jiang Yunnuan leaned close to Fu Yuan’s ear and asked in a low voice, "Fu Yuan, could the thing that’s summoning you be here in the rmaid Clan’s royal palace?"
Fu Yuan nodded and said softly, "That’s right. It’s here."
"So what do we do now? Ask them for it? Or just take it by force? What if we ask and they refuse? But just taking it seems a bit wrong, doesn’t it?"
Jiang Yunnuan frowned, her heart torn with conflict.
The rmaid Clan had done nothing to offend them; on the contrary, the rfolk King and the Elder had both treated them with great courtesy. The last shred of her conscience rebelled at the thought of becoming their enemy by acting like a robber.
"Don’t worry. Just watch ."
Fu Yuan gently squeezed her fingers to reassure her, then turned to the rfolk King and spoke.
"Hello, rfolk King. I have appeared here because I sensed the summons of a mysterious power. I believe a destined opportunity awaits here. I will now respond to it. I ask for your forgiveness for any offense I may cause."
At these words, the expressions of all the rfolk changed in an instant.
The rfolk King and the Elder exchanged a look, their eyes filled with panic and helplessness.
’A mysterious summons?’
’Could it be... that thing?’
’How is that possible?’
The rfolk King looked at Fu Yuan anxiously. "That’s impossible. How could there be a mysterious power in my rmaid Clan’s royal palace summoning Your Excellency? You must be mistaken."
"Is that so? Since you put it that way, rfolk King, then that mysterious power must not belong to your clan. In that case, I have no need to waste my breath with you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Yuan closed his eyes. Suddenly, the seawater erupted into chaos, and the entire seabed began to tremble as if in an earthquake. The beautiful crystal palace shook violently.
The seabed cracked open, and an imnse power swept out, sending the rfolk on the ground flying.
It was as if sothing mysterious was trying to break free from the earth.
THUMP, THUMP, THUMP...
A strange sound echoed in everyone’s ears. It was strong, powerful, and rhythmic, beat after beat, just like a throbbing heart.
At so point, the crown on the rfolk King’s head had been knocked off, and his long hair was in disarray. He lay on the ground, pale-faced and disheveled, looking at Fu Yuan.
"Your Excellency, wait!"
Fu Yuan opened his eyes and looked at him. "Do you have anything else to say?"
"Your Excellency, that is the ultimate treasure our rmaid Clan has guarded for generations! Please, be rciful and do not lay a hand on it."
"Lies. That divine object has no master, and it summoned of its own accord to acknowledge as its own. Why do you claim it’s your clan’s treasure? As I see it, your rmaid Clan coveted the divine object but was never acknowledged by it. Left with no other choice, you built your palace here to wait for an opportunity."
As Fu Yuan spoke, a translucent, deep blue heart slowly rose from the fissure in the ground.
The heart was the size of a newborn baby and radiated a pure, dazzling light.
Its imnse pressure bore down on the rfolk, leaving them breathless.
"Huh? Fu Yuan, what is that? It looks like a giant, beating heart."
Jiang Yunnuan stared at the object with curiosity.
Before Fu Yuan could answer, the shocked voice of the rfolk Prince rang in her ears.
"The Heart of the Ocean... It’s the legendary Heart of the Ocean! It’s said that whoever refines it will obtain the Power of the Sea and beco the ruler of all seas...!"
"To think that the Heart of the Ocean, coveted by all the Sea Clans, was buried beneath our own royal palace! Father, we absolutely cannot let them have it."
The rfolk Prince, lying prostrate on the ground, gritted his teeth and spoke fiercely to the rfolk King.
’The Heart of the Ocean must belong to their rmaid Clan. If they could obtain the Power of the Sea, the rmaid Clan could ascend to divinity and rule over all the seas.’
The rfolk King clenched his fists and snapped, "Fool! Divine Powers like this choose their own masters. Do you think you can take it just by wanting to?"
’If it were that easy to take, their rmaid Clan wouldn’t have spent thousands of years guarding the Heart of the Ocean, trying every thod imaginable, without ever once even laying eyes on it.’
’It was only thanks to this Honored One that he was fortunate enough to witness it with his own eyes in his lifeti.’
He looked at Fu Yuan and spoke urgently.
"Your Excellency, I can let you have the Heart of the Ocean. But as compensation, you must marry the princess of my rmaid Clan and allow our royal family to bear a child of your bloodline."
’This Honored One’s bloodline was already exceptionally powerful. If he also obtained the Power of the Sea, he would beco unimaginably strong in the future.’
’If the rmaid Clan could bear a child of his bloodline, they would surely evolve in the future. For the rmaid Clan, this would be an imnse blessing.’
’The Heart of the Ocean was lost, so he had to secure the evolution of his clan’s bloodline. He absolutely could not walk away with nothing.’
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