The light grew stronger. With a splash, they broke the surface, and the sunlight was a bit harsh on their eyes.
"Ugh, I've always lived in the dark Blood Sea Gully and have never surfaced to see the Extreme North Land. It's a bit disorienting," the Ghost Horn Sea Demon Vine said, shielding its eyes.
"I think you'll come to like the Extreme North Land this time. It's always been beautiful," Sea Princess Hedika said softly, smiling.
"Let's head to the Frozen Lake right away. That's the Eight-Winged Dragon Whale's territory. I've heard of its reputation, but I've never actually met or fought it. This is a good opportunity to try it out."
The others nodded, and just as they were about to leave for the Frozen Lake, a sharp voice called out from behind them.
"I knew I'd catch you! Sea Princess, where do you think you're taking these two children?"
"Hand them and the Heart of the Sea God over, and I might spare your lives."
The speaker was Suona. She hadn't left immediately to report back; instead, she had been waiting for an opportunity on the sea's surface, and indeed, she had found one.
Hedika frowned; she hadn't expected Suona to be so persistent, to have tracked them down.
"What if we don't? My mother tolerated you, but I won't. We, the Sea Princess clan, are protecting these two children. As long as I'm here, you won't harm a single hair on their heads," Hedika said, shielding Ming Tian and Yan Qingwan, making the two children feel a warmth.
"You intend to protect them to the end? Aren't you afraid of the Three Fates Goddesses' wrath?"
"The Three Fates Goddesses? I've never taken them seriously."
"Good, very good! Then, today, I will take them by force. If you dare to stop me, I will deal with you as well!"
Suona revealed her seven soul rings: three purple, three black, and one blue. As a member of the Fate God Clan, she had some secret methods to enhance her soul rings' lifespan and gain a blue, god-given soul ring.
With her seven soul rings shining, Suona produced a spear, which was blue-black and had curved patterns. This was her martial soul, the Dark Ice Spear.
"A mere Soul Saint dares to be so arrogant in front of me, the Sea Princess. How laughable!"
Hedika sneered. A sharp cry escaped her mouth, and the surrounding space seemed to warp. An invisible, powerful mental pressure emerged. Hedika's mental power had reached a palpable state. After all, as a soul beast specializing in mental power, and one that was over two hundred thousand years old, how could Hedika not have her own ten-thousand-year soul beast talent domain?
What appeared was Hedika's talent domain: Falling at the Edge of the World!
Falling at the Edge of the World. Domain ability: If the mental power of the target is lower than the user's, their mental defense is reduced by 40%, and the mental attack they receive is increased by 60%.
Affected by the Falling at the Edge of the World domain, Suona took several steps back to steady herself. She felt her mental power severely suppressed, and even her soul was affected, beginning to feel dizzy.
Unsurprisingly for a soul beast specializing in mental power, the Sea Princess clan… even the Ghost Horn Sea Demon Vine, watching from the side, was secretly surprised, nodding and using its vast mental power to protect Ming Tian and Yan Qingwan, transmitting its voice.
"Carefully experience this method of fighting with mental power; you will benefit immensely."
Ming Tian nodded. He also had a thousand-year mental soul skill, Heavenly Void Pupil Vision. The Heavenly Void Pupil Vision was incredibly useful and had helped Ming Tian overcome many difficulties, but he felt he still hadn't mastered the skill. Now, the Sea Princess's use of mental power opened up a new door for him.
"Hmph, you can't even withstand this? And you dare to try and take someone from me? How laughable."
"Mental Blast!"
The Sea Princess shouted sternly, and Suona felt her head was about to explode. She immediately activated her martial soul's true body, barely managing to neutralize most of the impact.
"Ugh… Damn it!"
"Aren't you going to make a move?!"
Suona shouted, not knowing who she was talking to. The next moment, the sea around them instantly turned jet black. Beneath them, a giant, floating, jade-like ink squid appeared, its eighteen spear-shaped tentacles swaying.
"Kamala Beast?!"
Hedika was also surprised. She hadn't expected the Kamala Beast to be allied with the Three Fates Goddesses' people. It was truly a disgrace to the soul beasts.
"You're not the only one with a domain. I, the Kamala Beast, have one too. You angered me before; did you think I would let you off so easily?"
"Ink Sea Domain!!!"
The Kamala Beast's ten-thousand-year talent domain, spreading jade-like ink poison throughout the nearby sea area, causing the poison to spread. For every enemy poisoned, its own strength increased by one percent.
"I naturally know that adding just me won't be enough to defeat you, but you seem to have had bad luck before, angering certain people."
Suona believed that with the Kamala Beast holding off the Sea Princess, capturing those two little ones would be a piece of cake, which was why the Kamala Beast had taken the initiative to contact her, giving her the confidence and audacity to come here.
A hint of anger flashed in Sea Princess Hedika's eyes. Just as she was about to lash out, the Ghost Horn Sea Demon Vine Emperor patted her shoulder and said calmly:
"An eleven-thousand-year-old general-level soul beast, I don't even see it, you go and take care of that one."
With that, the Ghost Horn Sea Demon Vine Emperor took a step forward, snorted coldly, stomped the ground, and countless Sea Demon Vines emerged from behind him, diving into the sea and wrapping around the Kamala Beast's ink spear tentacles.
The powerful aura caused the Kamala Beast to change its expression.
"Ghost Horn Sea Demon Vine Emperor? How are you here? And helping the Sea Princess clan?"
The Kamala Beast never expected the situation, which was already in her grasp, to be broken by the Ghost Horn Sea Demon Vine. She also didn't expect the Ghost Horn Sea Demon Vine to help the Sea Princess clan; this was beyond her expectations!
Even more shocked was Suona. She had heard of the Ghost Horn Sea Demon Vine, the overlord of the Blood Sea Gully, a twenty-three-thousand-year soul beast, with a cultivation almost twice that of the Kamala Beast.
How could it be here? And why was it with the Sea Princess clan? What connection did they have?
She had really miscalculated. With the Ghost Horn Sea Demon Vine Emperor, they couldn't possibly take the children from the Sea Princess, and they even had to consider whether they could escape from these two ten-thousand-year soul beasts alive.
"What? Now you know you're afraid? I told you long ago not to provoke us, the Sea Princess clan. Now, I must give you a lesson."
Hedika's eyes turned ice blue. With her right hand, she held a distorted, curved trident. She took a step forward, and in the next moment, she was right in front of Suona. The trident stabbed out, and at the same time, two blue beams shot from her blue pupils, aimed at Suona's eyes.
Suona hastily blocked with her spear and engaged in battle with Hedika.
In the sea, the Ghost Horn Sea Demon Vine was overwhelmingly suppressing the Kamala Beast. The poisonous jade-like ink sea water was almost ineffective against it, and the red scales protected the Ghost Horn Sea Demon Vine from the ink poison.
"Pfft, remember this! When I return to report to the Three Fates Goddesses, you soul beasts of the Extreme North Land will pay!"
Suona spat out blood, her eyes fierce; she knew they had no chance of winning.
"Kamala Beast, let's go together. Come back with me to report to the Three Fates Goddesses. If you surrender to us, it will certainly benefit you!"
Suona knew that she couldn't escape on her own; she had to take the Kamala Beast with her. Ten-thousand-year soul beasts had some life-saving and escape methods, and if they really ran, no one could stop them.
"We can't let them get away; otherwise, it will affect our future actions!"
Hedika shouted to the Ghost Horn Sea Demon Vine. If their alliance to fight against the Three Fates Goddesses was discovered, their next actions would certainly be hindered.
While it was easy to gain the upper hand, killing a ten-thousand-year soul beast quickly was difficult. The Kamala Beast surfaced, grabbed Suona, transformed into a semi-human form, and began to spin.
"Titanic Shock!"
Titanic Shock was the Kamala Beast's ultimate escape soul skill, causing its body to spin at high speed, which could be used to attack enemies or escape.
Facing the Titanic Shock, the others hastily retreated, and the Kamala Beast escaped with Suona.
"This is bad..."
Hedika said worriedly.
"Relax, it's not necessarily a bad thing. If they hinder us next time, they will offend more ten-thousand-year soul beasts, and then it will be easier for us to win them over."
"That makes sense."
"We must hurry to the Frozen Lake..."
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