Everything happened in an instant, and she was caught completely off guard upon entering this new world!
Salty seawater rushed into her nostrils and mouth. She quickly held her breath and sealed her lips, forcing herself to calm down. The sensation of falling persisted. She lowered her gaze and saw a colossal octopus stretching out its tentacles, appearing quite pleased to be enjoying its meal…
What a huge octopus! The cultivation world had creatures like this too, but they were only found at the distant edges. She had even seen one once in her previous life, which meant… this world was indeed very close to the cultivation world…
After a moment of thought, she quickly regained her composure. She lowered her eyes, narrowing them slightly, and ceased struggling!
The giant octopus seemed to sense that its prey had stopped moving, believing she had drowned. Its massive head turned towards her…
The next second, its tentacles suddenly erupted with a blinding white light, instantly illuminating this vast expanse of the sea. Spiritual energy surged from her body, radiating outwards! This created a tremendous disturbance…
However, the giant octopus showed no intention of releasing its grip! Jin Bao'er didn't care. She unleashed the pressure of her Nascent Soul stage cultivation, her absolute and formidable aura forcefully breaking through the powerful suction cups. With a flash of silver light in her hand, a sharp long sword materialized!
There, in the center of the radiance, the woman stood with her Black Dragon Sword, her gaze icy, her thin lips pressed together, exuding an imposing aura! Her long black hair drifted in the water, a vision of ethereal beauty! Stunning and breathtaking!
The silent pressure stimulated the giant octopus, terrifying it into immediate panic. It finally realized this was no ordinary meal and instinctively turned to dive downwards, attempting to use the darkness of the seabed to escape pursuit.
However, the woman gracefully held her sword and made a gentle sweep. A silver-white light flared brilliantly, startling all the surrounding marine life…
The white light descended rapidly, imbued with potent sword energy, directly severing two of the giant octopus's tentacles! In pain, it quickly lost consciousness and sank to the seabed… As the sword energy struck the ocean floor, it stirred up clouds of mud and sand, the once-calm seabed churning violently.
Following that, the woman soared upwards and soon broke the surface. Behind her, a rapidly approaching vortex of water churned in her wake…
"Boom!"
The underwater vortex erupted instantly, generating surging waves! Water sprayed into the sky! The sound resembled an explosion!
The calm sea surface transformed in moments. Facing the perils below, Jin Bao'er did not hesitate and flew back towards the beach. Only when her feet touched solid ground did she breathe a slight sigh of relief. The wetness on her body had been blown dry during her flight, and her skin quickly felt parched…
It was at this moment that she finally realized her location!
The very edge of the cultivation world! The other side of the coast!
It was said that countless monstrous beasts lurked within the ocean, capable of devouring cultivators without requiring any cultivation themselves. No matter how powerful a cultivator was, they dared not linger on the sea surface, and no ship dared to cross it…
For countless millennia, countless cultivators had attempted to traverse this sea to explore its depths! Yet, none had ever returned alive!
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but frown. This meant that since the teleportation array had been shattered during the previous encounter, she now had to reconstruct it! Only then could she leave this place, otherwise, she would be trapped on this island forever?!
Although it would be time-consuming, it seemed to be the only option for now!
However, constructing a teleportation array required an open space that could not be disturbed. She figured it would have to be done within this small grove, but what about those merfolk from before…
On this palm-sized island, wouldn't they be discovered for sure?
As she pondered, a sharp, piercing sound suddenly emanated from the forest!
She had previously surveyed the island and found no other life forms. This meant… the sound was coming from that group of merfolk?
With that thought, she decided to investigate. If they could communicate, that would be ideal. As long as they weren't as ferocious and bloodthirsty as the legends claimed…
Following the scent, she arrived at a cave. Inside, she saw a group of men with angry expressions. One pointed at the large seashell where Jin Bao'er had lain earlier, then pointed outside the cave towards a small lake, and was angrily shrieking at another blue-haired merman!
The other mermen also looked at the blue-haired merman with expressions of "How could you do this?"
The blue-haired merman shook his head in panic, his eyes wide with fright, as if trying to explain something, or perhaps confused.
In any case, Jin Bao'er couldn't understand their language, nor their meaning.
"The Merfolk race? Hmph… still as detestable as ever!"
A disdainful and disgusted voice cut through the air. Jin Bao'er blinked slightly, a flicker of surprise in her eyes.
"You're finally willing to speak?"
Ever since that incident, Long Li Xing had seemed to be in seclusion, not uttering a single word, ignoring her inquiries as if he had vanished into thin air.
Hearing her words, Long Li Xing faltered, his expression somewhat awkward. He hadn't intended to speak, as the events that transpired previously had increasingly embarrassed him, ruining his lifelong reputation! However, though he appeared unresponsive, he had been continuously observing Jin Bao'er…
A moment later, his voice was calm, devoid of any discernible emotion.
"You should focus on the present! The Merfolk race has always been fond of eating humans! From what they just said, they intended to keep you as reserve food. Who knew you'd escape, hmph! They're currently reprimanding the merman who brought you ashore!"
Jin Bao'er was stunned by his words, then looked at them with a serious expression. There was no doubt! Negotiation was likely out of the question! However…
"Mermen? Didn't you just say they were the Merfolk race?"
Long Li Xing nodded, looking through Jin Bao'er's eyes. A flicker of surprise also crossed his gaze, and he said in a deep voice,
"Blue hair and golden fish tail signifies a Merman, representing the nobility among merfolk, who do not favor eating raw meat! Those with green or cyan fish tails are Merfolk, who devour raw meat, possess sharp teeth and fangs! They are inherently treacherous, without exception!"
He paused here, his brow slowly furrowing.
"However, although the two races are similar, the Mermen are noble and powerful, and never deign to associate with Merfolk! While their numbers are not large, they should not be this cowardly… to the point of being bossed around by Merfolk! It is simply a disgrace!"
Hearing this, Jin Bao'er looked up. If she remembered correctly, among those dozen or so men, apart from the young one being reprimanded who had a golden tail, the others should have had green fish tails…
The young merman tried to explain for a long time but could not gain the trust of the Merfolk, his face flushing with anxiety!
"If you wish to leave here, you will likely need the strength of the Mermen!"
This meant he was advising her to offer assistance?
Jin Bao'er was surprised. In her eyes, Long Li Xing was not such a kind person.
Before she could ask, the merman youth was already being beaten by numerous Merfolk, his body quickly becoming bruised and swollen. The youth curled up on the ground, his eyes tightly shut, silently enduring the pain, daring not to resist! His hands tightly gripped the golden pearl hanging around his neck.