Jin Bao'er struck, though she didn't know why! Perhaps Long Lixing was right; as a noble race of the sea, perhaps merfolk had a way to send her away!
In an instant, the woman charged forward, appearing beside the mermen in the blink of an eye. Her attacks were brutal, sending one flying with each punch, her movements swift and efficient, without the slightest hesitation.
Since she didn't use spiritual power and relied solely on her physical strength, the mermen were completely unable to resist! They were all knocked to the ground!
The boy on the ground heard the commotion and quietly opened his eyes, only to see a scene of wailing. His eyes widened slightly as he looked at Jin Bao'er...
The boy was stunned...
Under the blinding sunlight, the woman's exquisitely beautiful face was dazzling. The indifference and power in her eyes were striking! Every movement was sharp, and a simple blow carried immense force. Even though the mermen's skin was covered in tough scales, they couldn't withstand the woman's casual attacks!
Especially since the woman was wearing his favorite water-blue attire, light and ethereal, like a celestial being! She was graceful and swift, yet carried a hint of gentleness, beautiful and unrestrained but not sharp!
Jin Bao'er turned back and looked at the stunned, exquisite boy on the ground. He was good-looking, but he didn't seem very bright!
"Are you a merman?"
Her light and calm voice reached his ears. The boy stared at her blankly, imprinting this scene deeply in his heart...
Perhaps due to the pain, the boy's golden tail had involuntarily reverted to its original form at some point. His golden scales shimmered brilliantly under the sun, a sight of breathtaking beauty!
A clear and gentle voice reached his ears. The boy suddenly snapped back to attention. Wasn't this the woman he had carried earlier? She was unharmed, and possessed such terrifying strength?
"I... I am... Sorry... Sorry!"
Hearing this, Jin Bao'er was slightly taken aback. So he was a stutterer? But it was good that he could speak human language.
The boy looked at her and quickly understood her thoughts, his cheeks flushing red with embarrassment as he hastily explained.
"I... I'm not... stuttering! I'm... not used to... familiar with... human language!"
His nervous and shy demeanor was quite endearing. He looked no older than fifteen or sixteen, so Jin Bao'er naturally didn't dwell on it.
"Hmm... Do you know how to leave here? I want to go to the cultivation world!"
The boy's nervous expression paused, then he looked a bit disappointed. So... she hadn't come specifically to save him! Thinking of this, and then looking at the mermen lying around him, a determined hope flashed in his eyes!
"Help... me... I'll send you away!"
Did that mean, "You help me solve my problem, and I'll send you away"? A deal? She could certainly accept that. It was fair, with no one losing out.
"Deal!"
Upon hearing her agreement, the boy's clear golden eyes instantly lit up with a brilliance! The beautiful color made Jin Bao'er unconsciously blink her eyes...
Compared to this race, she felt that just looking at their eyes, the phoenix and elf races were incredibly weak!
Next, Jin Bao'er manipulated the ice, freezing the group of mermen in place! They all looked like perfect, terrified ice sculptures.
At the same time, she learned the general situation from the boy's stumbling words.
It turned out that for hundreds of years, the merman race, the overlords of the sea, had faced a predicament of dwindling offspring! To change this situation, the merman chief sacrificed himself, dedicating his life to overcoming the difficulty. However, after his disappearance, the merman race suddenly rebelled, swiftly conquering the merman territory with their overwhelming numbers and slaughtering the merman citizens...
Thousands of merfolk were quickly reduced to just over five hundred, led by the nobles. All female merfolk were imprisoned in underwater cages, becoming playthings for the mermen!
From then on, no pure-blooded merfolk were born! The merman race's power completely declined, and they became slaves bullied by the mermen!
He dared not resist the mermen recklessly because his father and mother were still in the dungeon. If he made any move, he feared his parents would be harmed.
After the boy finished speaking, his face was full of hope!
"Kill... all the mermen, save us!"
However, as soon as the words left his mouth, the woman before him quickly turned cold, her eyes filled with solemnity.
"Kill all the mermen, is that what you wish for?"
The boy froze, the hope in his eyes instantly stiffened, and the color gradually faded. He just stared at her blankly.
Jin Bao'er then stood up, her gaze lowered, and an indescribable chill emanated from her body.
"Of course, I can agree! But..."
Before the light in the boy's eyes could rekindle, she continued, her tone laced with disdain and melancholy.
"The noble and powerful mermen of legend are actually so cowardly and weak, only relying on the power of others for revenge! Hmph~ Fine! As long as I can leave here, I don't care!"
With that, she turned around and casually set up a formation to trap all the mermen. The powerful spiritual energy inadvertently leaked out made the boy, who was stiffly standing, suddenly awaken, a deep sense of shame rising in his heart...
Recalling the glorious history of the merman race, once dominant in the seas, and their commanding presence that made all sea creatures submit! The boy suddenly clenched his fists, his golden scales reflecting the light...
"Wait... Wait! I... I want to... take revenge with my own hands!!"
His sister who was killed, his parents who were humiliated, his kin who were devoured... He had to avenge them with his own hands!
Jin Bao'er, her back to the boy, slowly relaxed her furrowed brow upon hearing this. The coldness in her eyes gradually melted away...
If she said so much, and the boy was still determined to have her help him get revenge, then even if she killed all the mermen, another powerful enemy would eventually appear in the vast ocean, and the merman race would never truly become strong...
Of course, it wasn't her sympathy overflowing, but rather her disgust! Disgust for those who clearly had the opportunity to become strong and resist their enemies, yet chose to degenerate themselves! Unlike her, who, even if her life was miserable, wanted to live, live to become stronger! And then seek revenge!
Next, she roughly assessed the strength of the merman race. Most mermen had average cultivation, about the Foundation Establishment stage. Those in the Golden Core stage were less than a hundred, and only five were in the Nascent Soul stage. There were none in the Soul Transformation stage...
The reason they were able to defeat the merman race was that the merman race was few in number, and with their only Soul Transformation stage chief sacrificing himself, and only two others in the Nascent Soul stage, they lost to the mermen.
Afterward, the two entered the seabed together. Jin Bao'er protected herself with spiritual energy and held her breath. However, as they couldn't last long, they had to act quickly!
In the unfathomably deep sea, the golden-tailed merman swam rapidly. Jin Bao'er followed closely behind, and soon they passed through a transparent barrier, arriving at the so-called deep sea—the Merman Royal Palace!