Chu Tian hadn't expected the Merman King to strike so suddenly.
And it was all because he was asking about fish cans, a blabbermouth.
It had actually provoked the Merman King's anger.
This guy's strength was indeed extraordinary, and the shark-headed monster opposite him was not weak either.
Chu Xinghe and Wei Du were also shocked.
They could feel the aura leaked by the Merman King in that instant, far surpassing both of them!
They had originally thought they would come here with Chu Tian and crush their opponents, rescuing Luo Luo.
Now it seemed, it was good that no conflict had occurred.
Otherwise, they would have had a hard time here.
"Nephew, do you want live or dead fish for the fish cans?"
The Merman King's eyes were cold as he stared at the hundred thousand sea creatures opposite him.
His demeanor made Chu Tian very perplexed.
He couldn't understand why the King was so obsessed with canned food.
"Live ones taste better..." Chu Tian thought for a moment.
"Good... Nephew, after you return, you must help me get the method for making fish cans!
Do you know why we are controlled by these twelve sea tribes? It's because of food shortages...
Our food is provided by them, but they always bring rotten fish and shrimp!
And the quantity is very small!
The Merfolk... have never had enough to eat...
If we can master the technique of making cans, we can go out and fish ourselves!
Store plenty of food!
We won't be controlled by... them anymore, and my people won't have to marry into their tribes..."
As the Merman King spoke, his expression turned serious.
"Why can't we fish for ourselves now?" Chu Tian asked in surprise.
"Alas, the risk of going out is too great... bringing back too little is not worth it, and too much will spoil!" The Merman King shook his head.
"What risk?" Chu Tian grasped the key element in the King's words.
"We... we Merfolk are treasures all over!" The Merman King's expression was strange, and he hesitated.
Chu Tian nodded. Many legends spoke of Merfolk.
There was also a legend that the eternal lamps used for lighting in the tombs of ancient emperors were fueled by oil refined from Merfolk.
It was said that they would burn for ten thousand years without extinguishing.
And earlier, when the third princess cried.
The pearls the size of a thumb cap fell one after another.
Any one of them could be exchanged for a fortune in the human world.
"Hahaha, Merman King, are you dreaming of uniting with these humans to destroy my twelve sea tribes?
You must be dreaming. You are strong, but you are only one Merperson."
The Great Tooth Shark King also understood the Merman King's intentions.
He burst into arrogant laughter.
As he laughed, the leaders of the other tribes joined in.
"Heh heh, to destroy you, I have been preparing for ten thousand years!
Bound by ancestral teachings, I originally intended to destroy your entire tribe with my own sin before returning to the embrace of the sea!
I didn't expect my nephew to arrive today, and this plan can be moved forward..."
The Merman King sneered coldly.
Chu Tian heard this, and he should have been angry.
This Merman King was using him to some extent.
But hearing it said so directly, Chu Tian found the guy rather likable.
"Oh? You have such ambitions... No wonder the Divine Sea warned us to be wary of the Merfolk's resurgence this time!"
The Great Tooth Shark King stopped laughing so wildly.
Instead, he became cautious.
"Divine Sea... Hmph! It seems my guess was correct, you really have a connection with them!
Ten thousand years ago, when my father returned to the sea, he shouldn't have unsealed you!
Now, I truly cannot let you live..."
Hearing the words "Divine Sea," the Merman King's eyes widened even further.
"Nephew, please help this King... to hold the line!"
Chu Tian heard them mention what seemed to be another force.
He wanted to ask, but the Merman King spoke first, asking him to hold the line, which meant a battle was about to begin!
Although he didn't know what trump cards the Merman King had prepared in his ten thousand years of preparation,
He presumed this great battle would be a case of inflicting a thousand casualties while suffering eight hundred himself.
Moreover, these twelve sea tribes should originally have been subservient to the Merfolk.
Ten thousand years ago, before the death of the first Merman King, he unsealed the twelve sea tribes.
This led to the current situation!
"Your Majesty, why not reseal them and make them work diligently to catch food for the Merfolk? Wouldn't that be better?"
Chu Tian did not retreat but spoke calmly, a faint smile on his lips.
His gaze swept towards the shrimp soldiers and crab generals in the distance.
He had to admit, the creatures in this underwater world were terrifyingly powerful.
In the human world, a single Reincarnation Realm expert like Old Madam Ma could reach peak strength.
In this underwater world, a Reincarnation Realm expert could only be a small fry.
The Merman King heard Chu Tian's words and shook his head.
"Nephew, you don't know, although I have prepared for so long, my strength is still far from the early days of the Merfolk's birth!
It is impossible to subdue these twelve sea tribes again, but to kill them... I am confident!"
As the Merman King said this, his face showed a trace of grief.
"Then do you have a way to control them all... and subdue them again?"
Chu Tian's lips curved slightly as he asked indifferently.
"Nephew, you...?" The Merman King's eyes lit up.
"Hahaha... Attack!" Chu Tian shouted before the King could finish speaking.
"Water... Vacuum!"
Just as Chu Tian finished speaking, a vigorous voice.
Faintly echoed from above their heads.
...Buzz...
Instantly...
The seawater surged, and visibly, a vacuum water sphere from above enlarged rapidly.
Bang...
Without any time to react.
This water sphere expanded to tens of kilometers!
A portion of the Whale Fall City behind Chu Tian was also covered.
However, while this sphere appeared to be made of water from the outside,
As it expanded, there wasn't a single drop of water within it.
All the seawater had been pushed aside!
Splat... Crackle...
At this moment, including the Merfolk, along with the opposing army of one hundred thousand sea creatures.
They all fell to the ground.
"Sea power? How is that possible...? Run..."
The Shark King, who had been arrogant moments ago, suddenly yelped.
He slapped the ground with his tail and tried to flee backward.
However, while he could move, the sea creatures with lower cultivation levels were completely unable to budge.
They thrashed and rolled on the ground, creating quite a scene.
"Shark fin is delicious, I like it..."
A cloud of black and red smoke swept out.
It directly blocked the Shark King's path.
The person who appeared was Chu Tian's father, Chu Xinghe.
At the same time, Wei Du blocked the old turtle.
"As expected... Without seawater, their cultivation drops rapidly! The King must be unaffected, right?"
Chu Tian first muttered to himself, then turned to look at the stunned Merman King.
"Did... did the Sea God intervene?"
The King seemed not to have heard Chu Tian's question, his gaze fixed upwards, where three beams of light were swimming.