In Qiu Shaotian's narration.
Chu Tian felt greatly surprised.
He hadn't expected merfolk to be real.
The sea turtle had already begun to slow down as it arrived here.
It didn't directly pass through the protective shield above.
Slowly touching the seabed.
It gradually stopped before a colossal gate, a gate supported by whale skeletons.
Upon reaching this point, Chu Tian noticed many merfolk swimming about.
They did not weave through the gaps between the bones.
Instead, they entered and exited the massive city before him through this opening.
There were so many merfolk living here?
Many merfolk were incredibly large.
Some reaching a hundred meters...
"Those giant merfolk are the lowest in status here!"
Qiu Shaotian explained to Chu Tian.
Upon reaching the so-called city gate, the great sea turtle advanced only half its body.
The waterproof shield on its back, upon touching the shield of this massive city,
Slowly merged with it, opening a passage before Chu Tian and the others.
Chu Tian, filled with curiosity, prepared to step forward.
Suddenly...
Screech...
A series of shrieks...
Chu Tian looked up.
The merfolk within the giant city, though without water, moving as if swimming, all turned their gaze towards Chu Tian and his companions.
Their focus was on the four merfolk subdued by Chu Tian.
Hiss hiss...
In an instant, countless merfolk bared their teeth, showing malice towards Chu Tian and his group.
Seeing this scene, Chu Tian rubbed his nose.
He didn't react much.
He had anticipated this outcome.
Instantly, the city erupted.
Shrieks rose one after another, gradually carrying into the distance.
Chu Tian surmised this might be their way of transmitting an alarm.
"Chu Tian..."
Qiu Shaotian's expression turned grim.
"Don't worry, as long as they obediently hand over Luo Luo and the others, I won't..."
Chu Tian glanced at Qiu Shaotian, understanding his intention.
However, before he could finish speaking, the distant merfolk suddenly parted.
Chu Tian saw a group of merfolk, their stature similar to normal humans, appear.
There were over ten thousand of them, all wielding tridents and looking furious.
"Tch..."
Chu Tian curled his lips.
Was this a competition of numbers?
What use were these mere fodder?
He could tell that these merfolk were similar to the four at his feet.
If placed on land, their cultivation would not be weak.
In fact, it could be quite strong, with the vast majority being at the early stage of the Samsara Realm.
This was comparable to Old Madam Ma.
However, Old Madam Ma was at the peak of the Samsara Realm.
"Hmm? There are strong ones!"
Wei Du's expression suddenly changed.
At this very moment, Chu Tian also noticed.
After the group of over ten thousand merfolk armed with weapons arrived,
The surrounding merfolk who had spotted Chu Tian and his group began to retreat.
And these armed merfolk did not attack Chu Tian and his group.
Instead, they surrounded them.
Just as Wei Du spoke, they suddenly dispersed as well.
A passage appeared before Chu Tian and his group.
There...
Twelve figures emerged.
At this moment, the massive sea turtle beneath Chu Tian lowered its head.
It adopted a submissive posture, as if facing a superior.
"Chu Tian, we might be in trouble this time. These twelve are on par with Little Dragon Girl's cultivation!"
Chu Xinghe said from the side.
"Oh? Little Dragon Girl, what is your current cultivation?"
Chu Tian asked curiously.
Because he sensed Little Dragon's aura to be similar to Wei Du's, but with a slight difference.
"Late peak of the Void Realm, half a step into... I don't know what realm!"
Little Dragon Girl stared warily at the twelve approaching merfolk.
"Tian Yi Realm!"
Qiu Shaotian added from the side.
"Tian Yi Realm?"
This caused even Wei Du and Chu Xinghe to look at him in confusion.
"Yes, your current realm is called the Tian Yi Realm. As the name suggests... it's the unity of Heaven and Man!" Qiu Shaotian nodded and said.
"Ah... so that's how it is!" Everyone suddenly understood.
Finally knowing their realm, Wei Du and Chu Xinghe's auras seemed to have increased by a sliver.
Having always been in a state of vague understanding, they now felt as if they had truly reached that level.
Both of them had a joyous glint in their eyes.
"I also learned about it here. They have endless ancient texts for their clansmen to peruse!"
Qiu Shaotian, seeing Chu Tian about to speak to him,
Anticipated his question and answered directly.
"Oh!"
Chu Tian replied with a single word.
His eyes, however, flickered.
In the long river of history on Blue Star, much had been lost.
Countless recorded texts had ceased to exist.
Unexpectedly, in this Whale Fall City, there were collections.
He wondered, however, if their collections were complete?
Chu Tian began to ponder in his heart.
The twelve minuscule figures had already arrived before Chu Tian and his group.
These twelve merfolk were only about a meter tall, appearing exceptionally short.
Chu Tian was curious, did it mean that the smaller the merfolk, the higher their strength?
Recalling Qiu Shaotian's earlier statement that the hundred-meter-tall merfolk held the lowest status here,
Chu Tian's assumption was largely confirmed.
Seeing the other party halt, Qiu Shaotian said to Chu Tian, "I'll go speak with them. Promise me... don't make a move easily!"
Without waiting for Chu Tian's reply, he moved.
He also floated outwards.
Although there was no seawater here, one could swim through the air.
It was truly peculiar...
Those small beings, upon seeing Qiu Shaotian, clearly displayed a hint of disgust on their faces.
Chu Tian's heart stirred; it seemed Qiu Shaotian was not well-received here.
Thinking of Qiu Shaotian's earlier mention of having a trace of merfolk bloodline,
It made Chu Tian consider if he... was a hybrid of human and merfolk.
Or perhaps, at some point in a past generation, there had been a single instance of interbreeding!
Seeing Qiu Shaotian's somewhat humble retreating figure, Chu Tian began to feel a pang of sympathy for him.
Qiu Shaotian, over there, said something to the small merfolk.
He would occasionally turn back, pointing at Chu Tian and his group.
When those small merfolk turned their gaze towards Chu Tian, their faces displayed expressions of annoyance, anger, and arrogance.
Chu Tian frowned at this.
Didn't they invite them here? What was with these expressions?
A moment later, Qiu Shaotian returned with a troubled look.
"What do they mean?"
Chu Tian asked.
From Qiu Shaotian's expression, Chu Tian had some guess.
Moreover, he saw a few guards floating out from behind.
They were holding objects resembling handcuffs.
The chains connecting them were long, and they stopped behind those twelve little creatures.
Exactly four guards, each holding one of these items.
Chu Tian raised his eyebrows...
However, seeing that the approaching figures had stopped and made no further moves, he still turned to Qiu Shaotian and inquired.
"You... do as you please!" Qiu Shaotian hesitated, then finally sighed and said.
"What do you mean do as I please? What are those things they're holding?" Chu Tian asked.