Chapter 256: Mermaids

In the fourth party present, the Mermaid Queen, the mermaid clan in the East Sea, does not participate in the conflicts with humans, nor do they have much conflict with the other sea kings. They are a relatively peaceful group.

However, this time, facing the secret realm of the East Sea, they were still intrigued, hence they came here.

The size of the mermaid clan is similar to that of normal humans, averaging around 1.7 meters tall. Their upper bodies are human, while their lower bodies are fish tails. They gather together, with both males and females, although the females outnumber the males.

The Mermaid Queen is also a female, a very beautiful and charming mermaid, exuding sensuality.

Behind the mermaid race, there are no fish or other mutated beasts following, just a pure mermaid race, very monotonous.

When Xia Mo arrived, she transformed into a giant mermaid, standing at seventeen meters tall. Although she couldn’t compare to the Whale King or Kunpeng King, the difference from the mermaid clan was significant.

Additionally, behind Xia Mo, there were a large number of mutated beasts following her. Although these beasts were of low rank, their sheer numbers were overwhelming.

Gathered together at this moment, they appeared to be the fifth major force present.

The Black Dragon King looked at Xia Mo in astonishment and said, “Goodness, your mermaid clan has such large individuals?”

The Mermaid Queen, equally shocked, said, “How could it be? How can there be such a large mermaid? Are you really one of our mermaid clan?”

Xia Mo, transformed into a giant mermaid princess, could understand the Mermaid Queen’s words and directly replied, “Yes, I am the mermaid princess!”

The Mermaid Queen looked down at her own abdomen, then at Xia Mo, and said, “You are the mermaid princess? Are you born of me? How is this possible?”

The Mermaid Queen found it absurd. With such a large size, wouldn’t she have been one or two meters at birth? What organ did she use to give birth?

At this moment, the Black Dragon King grinned and revealed his teeth with a missing piece, “Since she was not born by you, then it has nothing to do with you, right?

I, the Black Dragon King, have always been interested in your mermaid clan. Your ordinary mermaids are too small, which is good. They can serve as a dessert after my meal!”

As the Black Dragon King spoke, he directly swung his dragon tail towards Xia Mo’s body, startling her as she prepared to use Armament Haki to counterattack.

However, at that moment, the Mermaid Queen appeared beside the Black Dragon King in an instant. With a wave of her hand, a powerful water flow countered the Black Dragon King’s tail, halting his attack.

The Mermaid Queen then said, “Although she is not my offspring, she is undoubtedly of the mermaid clan. Perhaps she has undergone a mutation. Regardless, she is my kind, and I will not allow anyone to harm her!”

The Black Dragon King knew that the Mermaid Queen, although low-key, was on par with him in strength. Moreover, his target today was the secret realm here, so he refrained from further action.

The Mermaid Queen beckoned Xia Mo to her side and said, “Come to me. With me here to protect you, you will be safe.”

Upon hearing this, Xia Mo swam to the side of the Mermaid Queen, followed by the mutated beasts, who obediently stayed behind her.

The Mermaid Queen asked, “Child, what is your name?”

“Shirahoshi, my name is Shirahoshi.”

The Mermaid Queen continued, “What about these oceanic mutated beasts? How did they come here?”

Xia Mo replied, “I am the mermaid princess, the daughter of the sea. They all obey my call and come to protect me.”

The Mermaid Queen exclaimed, “So that’s how it is, truly amazing talent. None of us mermaids can do what you do. It’s truly miraculous!”

At this moment, Ye Xuan also saw the so-called secret realm up close. In the ocean, a mysterious gate appeared, emitting a shimmering blue light.

It was because of the appearance of this gate that the seawater above was affected by some kind of force, floating in the air without falling.

Around the gate, there was a strong blue light protecting it. The four sea kings had probably tried to make a move, but it had no effect, so they gathered here, waiting for changes at the gate.

Long Hanjie looked at the gate for a while and then shifted his gaze to the Mermaid Queen.

The Mermaid Queen, with the appearance of a human female in her late twenties, was very mature and charming. Being half-human and half-fish, she exuded a unique beauty compared to ordinary humans.

Through Ye Xuan, Long Hanjie had already learned that the mermaid clan loved peace and harbored no hostility towards humans.

If they could bring the mermaid clan to the human camp, humans would gain a powerful ally, right?

Why not try using the handsome man strategy? I wonder if with his charm, he can win over this Mermaid Queen? And with the Mermaid Queen’s beauty, he wouldn’t lose out either. She is a mermaid after all…

At this moment, due to Shirahoshi leading a large group of East Sea mutated beasts and the mermaid clan gathering, the number of the mermaid clan suddenly increased significantly.

Although their strength increase might not be significant, their momentum had indeed grown stronger, causing even the Black Dragon King to raise his guard.

The Black Dragon King always felt that this giant mermaid was not simple, giving him an inexplicable sense of threat.

Although the Black Dragon King was not very intelligent, his sixth sense was quite accurate. With Ye Xuan, Long Hanjie, Zhou Yun, and others hidden on Xia Mo, in addition to Xia Mo herself, the four of them were considered the young talents of China, with extraordinary talents and strength.

Especially Ye Xuan, whose power development had reached SSS class, and he now possessed one of the Zhuxian Four Swords.

If the Black Dragon King were to be struck by Ye Xuan, he would probably be severely injured, not to mention Long Hanjie and Zhou Yun.

If there were no other sea kings and their underlings present, with the strength of Ye Xuan and the other three, it would be a piece of cake to surround and kill the Black Dragon King!

Of course, Ye Xuan was more eager to find an opportunity to take down the Kunpeng King and eliminate his major threat!

At this moment, the Black Dragon King said, “Why hasn’t this secret realm gate opened yet? We have all tried, Mermaid Queen, why not let this newcomer from your mermaid clan give it a try? Maybe she has a way?”

The Mermaid Queen replied, “Shirahoshi, if you want to, you can give it a try. If not, then forget it.”

Xia Mo nodded and said, “I want to try.”

Then, Xia Mo swayed her fish tail, swam closer to the blue gate, and manipulated her Armament Haki to strike at the blue gate.

Shirahoshi’s Armament Haki was not particularly strong, and Xia Mo, as a cosplayer, naturally had limited destructive power.

When her Armament Haki touched the blue light around the gate, it was directly dispelled.

Seeing Shirahoshi take action, the Black Dragon King breathed a sigh of relief, thinking he had overthought it. How could such a weakling threaten him? He could easily eat two of them in one go.

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