ebookland Chapter 280 Are you the new Mermaid King?
Chapter 280 Are you the new Mermaid King?
Vast sea.
The forbidden area of the mermaids.
The merman soldiers tied Lu Yuguan up and sent him to the gate of the forbidden area.
"Put me down, I can swim by myself!"
Lu Yuguan shouted loudly.
"Princess, please be quiet..."
The old mermaid laughed.
Lu Yuguan was pushed to swim towards the depths of the forbidden area, and a scarlet vortex gradually emerged from the dark blue water.
The old mermaid waved his bone staff, and the vortex dispersed, revealing a boiling pool of blood.
The water in the pool is as viscous as molten lava, with a strange golden-red color. The coral-like crystals deposited at the bottom of the pool are the crystals of the mermaid's blood.
[Ding! Mission target detected [Millennium Shark Heart Blood]]
Lu Yuguan was ecstatic in his heart, but pretended to be terrified on his face.
"Will this pool not boil me?"
The old mermaid's wrinkled face trembled: "Don't worry, Princess. The blood pool is a sacred object of the mermaid tribe. It will only purify your blood and help you merge your soul and body with the new king."
"New King?" Lu Yuguan's tail stiffened. "Didn't your Shark King just wake up?"
"The old king's spirit has dissipated, and a new king has been born," the old mermaid's cloudy eyes flashed with a gleam of light, "You are the bride chosen by the mermaid ancestors."
Lu Yuguan was so shocked by the word "bride" that his scalp went numb. Before he could open his mouth, he was swept into a pool of blood by a stream of water.
The scalding liquid enveloped his entire body, and he grimaced in pain, but his mind was racing.
[Ding! Draw the blood of the thousand-year-old shark]
[Absorption progress: 1%]
"Only one percent? That's too slow!"
Lu Yuguan gritted his teeth.
[Host, in order to recover your cultivation as soon as possible, please be patient...]
The system soothed.
"Tolerate the devil!"
"This pool of water is like hot pot base. If I keep soaking in it, I'm going to get cooked!"
Lu Yuguan shouted.
As he spoke, the crystals at the bottom of the pool transformed and silently seeped into his body.
The old mermaid watched the pool of blood surging with satisfaction.
"The king is preparing for his wedding at the altar. You will see him in three days." The old merman glanced meaningfully at the blood pool before leaving the forbidden area. "Don't even think about escaping. Your merman body cannot leave the sea."
Lu Yuguan's face was trembling. Although he was in pain all over, he still stood firm.
[Absorption progress: 2%]
……
Three days later, the blood pool dried up.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the absorption.]
【Props丨Thousand-year-old shark blood】
[Introduction: The elixir, when combined with rare herbs, can revive endangered creatures.]
……
[Congratulations to the host for completing the side quest [The Remains of the Shark King]]
[Obtain 88 civilization value]
……
Lu Yuguan collapsed at the bottom of the pool, his scales so shiny that he could look like a mirror.
"This princess...is truly unfit to be a human being!"
【It’s fish】
"..."
Before he could rest for a moment, the old mermaid led the other mermaids in and dragged him out of the forbidden area without saying a word.
"Princess, it's time to change."
Two female mermaids swam over holding wedding dresses.
It was a long robe made of mermaid silk, embellished with pearls. The back was dozens of meters long, and it could trip ten passers-by with one step.
Lu Yuguan stared at the robe, his mouth twitching: "When you mermaids get married... the bride has to wear a veil?"
"This is an ancient ritual."
The old mermaid was very serious.
[Host, the veil is inlaid with deep-sea clam pearls, they are very valuable! ]
The system prompted.
"Is this the point?" Lu Yuguan said seriously, "Money is something outside of one's body. Tongjiang, you are so vulgar!"
【Don’t forget you still have a [Business Empire] mission】
"Cough cough..."
While no one was paying attention, Lu Yuguan quietly picked up a handful of pearls and stuffed them into the system backpack.
System: Face.
The Mermaid King's wedding was not grand, and seemed to be held secretly.
"My Lady Princess, the new king's bedroom is just ahead."
The old mermaid said in a deep voice.
Lu Yuguan was held by the arms by two female mermaids and dragged into the depths of the temple. His face under the pearl veil was as black as the bottom of a pot.
The back of the shark silk robe rolled up a string of bubbles, just like a piece of seaweed entangled in a fishing net.
"Princess, please enter the palace—"
The old mermaid lightly tapped his bone staff, and the palace door carved with coral patterns burst open.
The faint blue fluorescent light in the hall suddenly turned red. Through the gap in the veil, Lu Yuguan caught a glimpse of a blurry figure sitting on the high platform.
The new Mermaid King's trident was inserted diagonally beside the throne, and the tip of the trident flashed with a faint green light.
"King...your wife is here."
The old mermaid shouted.
The new Shark King replied calmly, "I understand. You can leave first."
"Yes, King."
The old mermaid left with two female mermaids, and the huge coral gate slammed shut.
There was silence in the hall.
Lu Yuguan was so nervous that his heart was in his throat, fearing that the new mermaid king opposite him would eat him alive.
"come over."
A slightly younger voice sounded, beckoning Lu Yuguan to go towards him.
hiss……
Why does this sound familiar?
Lu Yuguan was puzzled.
He reached out and lifted his veil, and saw the face of the new Mermaid King clearly.
"Yu Xiaoliu?"
The new Shark King was stunned.
"you know me?"
Lu Yuguan slapped his tail and said, "Aren't you a demon cultivator in the Great Wei? How did you become the new Shark King?"
Yu Xiaoliu stared at the face, but couldn't remember who he was.
"Don't you recognize me?"
Lu Yuguan quickly pretended to be unconscious.
"You are Miss Fang Xin's stupid relative!"
Yu Xiaoliu suddenly understood.
"Well, that's right!"
Lu Yuguan said readily.
Yu Xiaoliu's eyes lit up, and he hurried forward to grab Lu Yuguan's hand, "Where is Miss Fang Xin? Is she okay?"
Lu Yuguan glanced at him and said, "Are you still thinking about me?"
"I..." Yu Xiaoliu hesitated, "I'm just concerned..."
"Fang Xin is fine. There are plenty of people taking care of her." Lu Yuguan said.
Yu Xiaoliu let out a long sigh and his whole body relaxed instantly.
Lu Yuguan looked at him curiously: "Let's not talk about anything else for now. Tell me, what's going on now?"
The two of them had a long conversation in the hall for a whole night, and finally they had a thorough discussion.
When the demon cultivators were looking for Lu Yuguan and others, it was Yu Xiaoliu who helped to divert the patrol.
After Ji Xian was defeated, the Beast Taming Sect and the Xuanyu Sect eliminated the evil cultivators of the Great Wei. Yu Xiaoliu took advantage of the chaos to escape and headed straight for his hometown in Canghai.
Coincidentally, he had just returned to the mermaid tribe when the last heir of the royal family died.
In order to maintain the royal status, the old mermaid captured Yu Xiaoliu, who was similar in age and appearance, and replaced him with a cat for the prince, saying that he was the illegitimate son of the old mermaid king.
This is a big deal.
It is hard to imagine that a nobody a few years ago suddenly became the highest-ranking person in the mermaid tribe.
"Oh my god..." Lu Yuguan gasped. "You have the chance to become a mermaid king, why would you still be a demon cultivator?"
Yu Xiaoliu's face flushed immediately, "I became a demon cultivator because of Old Garlic..."
"He said that becoming a demon cultivator has a promising future, so I believed him..."
Lu Yuguan complained: "Well, it seems that awareness of fraud prevention needs to be improved."
Yu Xiaoliu touched his head embarrassedly.
"Hey, don't tell me," Lu Yuguan touched the trident in his hand, "Being the King of Mermaids is incredible, and your strength will increase rapidly."
"Your current cultivation level must be at the Golden Core stage, right?"
Yu Xiaoliu shook his head and said, "Don't look at me like this. Before I came back, I had already abolished my magic power."
"The spiritual energy fluctuations in my body now are all supported by these magical instruments of the mermaid clan."