After the Nether Lord finished speaking, she beckoned.
The ink jade that had been given to Chu Tian earlier detached from the ghost-headed coffin.
It came into her hand.
"What exactly is this ink jade?" Chu Tian asked, seeing this.
"It is called Nether Jade. The three treasures of the Nether Realm require it as a key to unlock their final forms!"
The Nether Lord explained.
"Then, back then..." Chu Tian frowned slightly.
"If I hadn't given you the Nether Jade and let you take it out of the Nether Realm, I wouldn't have been able to carry out my final plan.
Perhaps... I would have dissipated by now! You wouldn't understand the specific reasons.
I'll explain it to you properly when there's time later... I have to go!
Just leave it here; reshaping a physical body takes a considerable amount of time!"
Chu Tian's mother seemed a bit anxious. After saying this, her form began to dim.
She quickly turned, waved goodbye to Chu Tian, and ascended towards the city above.
She passed through the whale's skeleton at an extremely fast speed.
This was a forbidden area between the whales and sea dogs, a place where whale falls grew.
No merfolk or other creatures were allowed to pass through these areas directly.
They had to use the main entrance...
However, Chu Tian's mother paid no mind to this.
But the Merman King saw this and said nothing.
Instead, he let out a sigh of relief as she left.
"Phew... Nephew, your mother is..."
Rumble...
Just as he was halfway through asking this question.
The heavens and earth shook.
Thunder rumbled.
A strange aura swept across the Merman King's body.
He shivered in fear.
He quickly stopped speaking.
His eyes were filled with shock, surprise, and dread.
"My mother is..." Chu Tian began to answer as he heard the inquiry.
"Stop..." the Merman King shouted in panic.
In that instant, he felt the presence of death.
It was as if anything Chu Tian said next would be heard by him.
He felt like he was about to be erased from this world.
"Uh...? What's wrong?" Chu Tian asked, confused.
The Merman King remained silent.
He waved his hand...
He dared not mention the topic again.
Seeing his reaction, Chu Tian guessed it might be due to his mother's identity.
Here, her identity was not to be spoken of!
So, he let it drop.
He reached out and touched the Nether Jade ghost-headed coffin.
Slowly, the expression on his face changed.
A smile appeared at the corner of his lips, accompanied by an inexplicable sense of happiness.
In his heart, he thought.
So, he wasn't without parents after all.
His mother's identity aside, his father's strength alone...
In the human world, he would be absolutely top-tier.
Their leaving him must have had its reasons.
And he had heard of the Eight Great Families before, regarding the Chu family's affairs.
However, he wasn't sure if his own surname, Chu, belonged to that Chu family.
Thinking of this, his eyes narrowed slightly.
But then he considered that his father hadn't sought revenge.
Perhaps the people who had wronged them in that era had already come to their senses?
Slowly, his expression improved.
However, he suddenly remembered the item the Shark King was holding.
"Your Majesty Merman King, what is the Divine Sea Hall?"
Chu Tian thought about the item and realized it definitely wasn't an artifact of the Blue Star.
"The Divine Sea Hall... it's very mysterious. It existed even before the merfolk appeared. As for what kind of power it is...
Honestly, I don't know. My father once said that they... are a tumor on the Blue Star.
However... they are indeed powerful. My father said he once encountered someone from the Divine Sea Hall, who was reportedly one of the 108 Stewards!
Their strength was comparable to my father's peak. One can imagine, above these 108 stewards, and even the so-called Hall Master of the Divine Sea Hall.
What kind of cultivation do they possess?" The Merman King himself trembled as he spoke.
Chu Tian was even more shocked to hear this.
So powerful?
Could they not easily unify the Blue Star?
Even venturing into a grand universe like the Profound Heaven Star, they could effortlessly unify a planet?
"However, fortunately, the heavenly laws are orderly, and the people of the Divine Sea Hall cannot freely leave their domain, nor can they leave this vast ocean."
The Merman King took a deep breath and finally said this.
Only then did Chu Tian exhale.
So that's how it was.
Otherwise, after hearing that,
He felt as if a giant boulder were pressing on his chest.
"Your Majesty, what was the difference in strength between you and the Old Merman King at your peak?"
Chu Tian asked tentatively.
"Uh...?" The Merman King heard his question.
He seemed a bit embarrassed.
"Me... compared to my father!
It's incomparable... perhaps less than a tenth!"
He had initially said the first half and intended to stop.
But seeing Chu Tian's gaze, he continued to state the gap.
Chu Tian was utterly shocked to hear this.
Less than a tenth...
The Divine Sea Hall is truly formidable!
It seems that seeking revenge for his father...
For now... it's not feasible.
Thinking of this, he cast another deep glance at the Nether Jade ghost-headed coffin.
His mother had said to leave it here.
It seemed she trusted the merfolk greatly.
Then, he had nothing to worry about.
His next step was to go and pick up Luoluo.
"What about that guy named Jiao Sha?" Chu Tian asked, turning his head.
When the seawater had rushed in, Chu Xinghe was injured, and he had forgotten about that fellow.
He had been watching that guy earlier, intending to capture him first.
"He's here..." Princess Xing'er said from a distance.
Then, he saw several guards escorting Jiao Sha over.
His hands and feet were bound by the same shackles and manacles he had intended to put on Chu Tian and the others.
"He has confessed everything. Miss Luoluo and Miss Yin are at the Great White Shark stronghold.
They are being held in a waterless cave..."
Xing'er said as she brought the man over.
"Oh...?" Chu Tian heard that he had confessed.
He didn't even spare the man another glance. After thanking Xing'er,
He turned and landed a heavy slap.
*Slap...*
With a sound like a bursting watermelon.
Jiao Sha, who had been cowering moments ago, inexplicably...
His brains splattered, and he turned into a headless corpse.
"Ah..." Xing'er, who was beside him, was startled.
After a brief cry, she immediately covered her mouth.
"Since he's confessed, he's no longer useful and is just an eyesore."
Chu Tian shook his hand, flicking off the red and white liquid that had stained it.
Then, he reached out and wiped his hand on the fallen man's clothes again.
"Merman King, Princess Xing'er, I bid you farewell. I'm going to the Great White Shark tribe, and then I'll leave directly.
I'll trouble you to look after this. If the merfolk ever need anything in the future, notify me.
I, Chu Tian, will undoubtedly come to your aid!" Chu Tian bowed slightly to the Merman King.
This was the first time since arriving at Whale Fall City that he had shown such respect.
After speaking, Chu Tian straightened up and prepared to walk towards the main gate.
"Nephew, wait..." the Merman King quickly called out to him.
"Hmm? Does Your Majesty have anything else?" Chu Tian asked, turning back.
"You've probably forgotten why we did this and brought you here!
Now that you are the envoy designated by the Merfolk God, our merfolk tribe will assist you with all our might.
This time, Xing'er will accompany you as you leave.
Only by having her by your side can we maintain contact with us at the bottom of this deep sea!"
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