Chapter 535: 535: Hall of Water’s Trial (20)
Seeing the line up from the mermaid clans and the people on their side. Xia Baiyu sighed as he realized that things would never be easy for trials that cannot even be considered a beginner one. After all, there is no way a trial asking one to defeat a mermaid warrior can be done simply just by entering an arena.
Just the fact that this is someone else or another clan’s territory, those things he imagined before will not be simple.
Xia Baiyu mumbles, "Two Late Yuanying Realm, a dozen of Mid Yuanying Realm and a hundred Early Yuanying Realm cultivators from the mermaid clan."
"On our side, one Peak Yuanying Realm, two Late Yuanying Realms, six Mid Yuanying Realms and a dozen Early Yuanying Realms."
"No matter how I see it, number wise we are already losing."
"But..."
Xia Baiyu saw Tan Bingyu the aide of the Moon Goddess calmly looking at the scene with an aloof gaze as if these mermaids from the mermaid clan never entered her line of sight. She was calm and composed right from the beginning to the present.
It was this composure that made Xia Baiyu feel that they will not be defeated even though they were losing in terms of numbers.
Xing Suiri also glanced at Tan Bingyu and felt the same way as Xia Baiyu.
Tan Shenyu asked, "Are we finally going to fight now?"
"Get ready. You are going to fight those Mid Yuanying Realm Mermaid Warriors with this old man," Tan Huangyu said.
Tan Shenyu glanced at the twelve Mermaid Warriors from the other side and said, "Just the two of them seem to be quite a tall order, Father."
Xing Suiri and Xia Baiyu stood by their side and said, "We will help you."
Monk Hu Ren on the other hand stood beside Xue Renxue. Among the group, Monk Hu Ren possessed Later Yuanying Realm like Tan Huangyu. Xue Renxue was only at Mid Yuanying Realm but with Tan Bingyu’s support, he can at least fight on the same strength as those at Late Yuanying Realm if she activates her domain.
Tan Bingyu despite not ascending to Huashen Realm yet already possessed a domain. This is all thanks to her Special Physique and precious elixirs given to her by the Moon Goddess.
Monk Hu Ren said to his Junior Brother, "Gu’er, fight with Shuishui and block or defeat the Early Yuanying Realm Mermaid Warriors as much as you can. We will support you after we are done with our individual battles."
Monk Hu Gu looked at the hundred mermaid warriors staring at him, making him shiver.
He said to his Senior Brother, "Shixiong, this... can we truly do this with just the two of us?"
Yue Huashui who was leaning on his back napping finally woke up and went down Monk Hu Gu’s back.
Yawns~
"Just a hundred? This is barely fulfilling," said Yue Huashui.
Tan Bingyu said, "Shuishui, make them unable to fight. You are not allowed to kill any of them."
"Eh~~. Fine! As long as they are breathing it’s alright to do anything. Can I Aunt Bingyu?"
Yue Huashui asked.Tan Bingyu gave him a positive answer, "As long as they are breathing anything else is fine."
The sentient blue lotus flower spirit, Yue Huashui, smiled. All of the sudden, countless blue lotus flowers as big as a human’s head scatter around the arena. What makes it eerie is that it can suppress the river of lava controlled by the Mermaid clan and a blue lotus flower bulb slowly grows from it.
These blue lotus flowers grew everywhere, regardless of location, temperature and terrain.
Some mermaids grew a flower bulb in their bodies as well. They tried to pluck it off them but unfortunately, this flower is not like ordinary plants. It is made of water itself. Making it hard to touch much less pluck it off.
Only those at Mid and Late Yuanying Realm who can solidify the water element were able to pluck it off.
A Mid Yuanying Realm Mermaid Warrior said as he plucked the blue lotus flower bulb and even step on it while saying,
"What the hell is this flower? It eats water elemental qi to grow. Is this a parasitic flower!?"
Yue Huashui felt offended by those words. Though these blue lotus flowers were ordinary flowers, they were made from his seed. They can be considered his children without sentience. They type that others can eat if they wish too.
The pouting Sentient Blue Lotus Flower Spirit retorted to the Mermaid Warrior who called him a parasite.
"You are the parasite! Your whole family is a parasite!"
Seeing the boy’s red face in anger, the mermaid warrior who had spoken felt bad for him especially when the females on their side were all glaring at him for making such a cutie angry. It seems the mermaid clan’s closeness to Yue Huashui wasn’t faked. They truly like him for some reason.
Yue Huashui’s eyes suddenly turned blue and a powerful surge of qi spread all over the city. Not only from the arena but all waters outside the mermaid clan’s territory was disturbed.
Everyone felt a powerful surge of water elemental qi made everyone flinched. Even the surface of the water basin shook. The stone mermaid was smiling as she stared at the water surface as if seeing what is happening at the mermaid clan’s territory this way.
The stone mermaid mumbles, "Just as I thought... that boy was reborn through divine energy from the Moon Goddess. He is loved by both the water and the moon."
"He is someone who is the most suitable for this princess’s master."
The stone mermaid suddenly felt chill as if something or someone extremely powerful was staring at her. When she looked for the source she saw the moon goddess staring at her expressionlessly with that gorgeous face of hers that can even beat the beauty the mermaid clan possessed.
Seeing through their gaze falling onto her, the stone mermaid realized that even her mini schemes will never go unnoticed before this level of being. She can only lower her head asking for forgiveness.
The stone mermaid heard a cold voice in her head saying, ’What do you desire that you want my child to become your master?’
"Exalted one, this little one just wishes for freedom. My clan and I just wish to leave this dungeon. We’ve been here for hundreds of years."
The voice of the Moon Goddess echoes in the stone mermaid’s head once again and she was asking,
’This empress asks, would you give my child loyalty enough to give up your lives for his sake if he becomes your master?’
The stone mermaid raised her hand and saluted, she met the silver eyes of the Moon Goddess staring at her from a distance and spoke with determination.
"I swear my life with the promise to serve my master with everything I have!"
A rare smile appeared on Yue Xuexia’s face and even her eyes softened at these words.
’You only have one chance. I will watch you. As long as my child accepts I don’t care about the rest.’
The stone mermaid was delighted upon hearing these words. Though she realized how overprotective the Moon Goddess was to her people, just hearing that the final decision will fall on Yue Huashui gave her stronger hope and expectations. Moving a god or a goddess is close to impossible, but the little one is still a child. As long as she is sincere, she should be able to make Yue Huashui accept her and her clan.
Before she could celebrate, the Moon Goddess’s voice rang in her head for the last time.
’By the way, if you can stop my boy even when you are far away you should. He is unconsciously using divine power with his qi. If you don’t stop him your clan might disappear.’
Once the Moon Goddess’s voice faded, the Stone Mermaid’s face turned pale and she urgently used a teleportation stone connected to her clan. This is usually an item used for emergencies like when the territory is in danger or she is dying. She didn’t hesitate to crush the stone and disappeared on the spot. The next moment she appeared in her hometown and noticed the huge disturbance within the water.
The barrier around her clan’s territory is on the verge of breaking. She swam as fast as she could and headed to the arena, even destroying the walls on the way. As soon as she spotted Yue Huashui, she hugged him.
The stone mermaid said, "Little one, don’t activate this spell, the barrier around the city is about to be broken!!!"
Yue Huashui was caught off guard as his face was suddenly buried between two large and soft mounds. Almost all men were jealous of this scene and annoyed the women. There are also those who remained calm like Tan Bingyu. However, for the mermaid clan, they were shocked by this stone mermaid’s arrival. As for the budding blue flower lotus they faded with water as if they never existed in the first place. The reason for this is because its caster was almost suffocated by the two breasts pressed on his face.