What's going on?

Could it be that these Mermaids want to snatch my baby's food?

"Argh!"

Black Pearl bared her fangs!

She was very fierce!

Was it easy for her to evolve?

Big Brother Golden Yuanbao was already Venerable-level, but she was still bouncing around at the Emperor-level, constantly being 'tormented' in various ways by her companions, living a life even more miserable than a little palace maid's.

So no one could snatch her evolution resources!

At this moment, the elderly Youhai Mermaid was also staring intently at Black Pearl.

Is this the new Emperor of our race?

She had grown into a form completely unfamiliar to it, but there was indeed a familiar, strong pull of bloodline on her, and powerful energy fluctuations it had never seen before.

It seemed to be the aura of a 'god'!

Moreover, the new Emperor was unexpectedly young; judging by her bone age, she was not even two years old.

But she had clearly reached the peak of the Emperor-level!

A fervent gleam flashed in the pale, colorless eyes of the Ghost Sea Merman.

"Aman!"

She let out a soft cry, and the next moment, a shocking scene unfolded.

All the Ghost Sea Mermen, regardless of age, simultaneously raised their beautiful tail fins.

Sharp fingertips pierced the nodes connecting their fish tails and tail fins.

Drops of silver-blue blood, as if condensed with the essence of life and the ocean, were forced out of their bodies.

Hundreds, thousands of drops of merman blood did not fall into the seawater, but like subjects summoned by their monarch, transformed into slender blue streams of light.

Ignoring the violent turbulence and thunderstorms, they accurately and reverently surged towards Black Pearl's location.

"Ah..."

Still baring her fangs and trying to scare the fish, Black Pearl was caught off guard and had her face covered in strands of blood.

Her limbs, bones, and even her hair were covered in silver-blue fresh blood.

The fresh blood permeated her body the moment it touched her skin and fur, giving her no chance to even think.

Mingxi: "..."

Don't ask, because she also didn't have time to react.

"Woo—!"

Black Pearl let out an unusually long cry.

Those countless drops of homologous blood were now like the gentlest tide, yet also like the most violent torrent.

They were madly and subtly transforming her body.

Guangguang, who had just vigorously absorbed two bottles of Rule Power, happened to witness this scene and exclaimed:

"Holy cow! The Ceremony of a Thousand Clan Loyal Souls! Atonas actually has such a fortuitous encounter?"

Mingxi raised an eyebrow: "Come, tell me, what is the Ceremony of a Thousand Clan Loyal Souls?"

"It's a ceremony where the Merman race offers absolute loyalty to their new Emperor. During the ceremony, the merfolk will dedicate their most precious Merman essence blood to their Emperor.

Like the abyssal mermaid tear, each Merman only has one drop of this essence blood in their lifetime, located at the central intersection of the fish tail and the tail fin.

This means that these thousands of Ghost Sea Mermen have never had an old Emperor before.

And once the number of clansmen participating in this 'blood donation' ceremony reaches a thousand, the bloodline nourishment can forcefully catalyze and elevate the Merman Emperor's attribute to the Primordial Purity level.

This is a completely side-effect-free method of attribute purification.

Moreover, blessed by the destiny power of the clan, this Merman Emperor will no longer require any consumption or any evolution method to naturally enter evolution once her energy value reaches its peak.

Painless, burden-free, simpler than a man giving birth.

This is the power from the clan, the protection of those connected by blood."

Mingxi (*•ω•)

This truly is... when mountains and rivers seem to end, a village of fish appears in the shade of willows.

What kind of luck does Black Pearl have? Did she secretly absorb her Big Sister Silver Flower?

While Mingxi and Guangguang were communicating, the sea god's heart within Black Pearl was triggered, beginning to help her absorb and transform these bloodlines representing loyalty, expectation, and respect.

This was not plunder, but a sacred audience and offering.

Every drop of Merman blood contained a trace of the ocean's primordial power.

It was the loyalty and blessings offered by every Merman present to their Emperor who had come from afar.

They felt the call of the royal bloodline, and did not hesitate to violate the rules set by their ancestors, leaving the deep sea to offer their most precious possessions.

"Buzz—!"

A light different from normal evolution light completely enveloped Black Pearl. The vast energy fluctuations even temporarily suppressed the surrounding thunderstorms.

When the last drop of Merman essence blood merged into the light cocoon, all the Ghost Sea Mermen seemed to have completed their mission, bowing deeply towards the light cocoon.

Of course, they did not leave.

They clasped their claws together, in a posture of devout prayer, and a melody with a very peculiar tone and rhythm, yet containing a wondrous resonance, began to sound.

"..."

I woke up too fast; I'm seeing a church choir in the vast ocean!

"Bumpkin! This is the Merman's racial skill, called 'Chant to the Sea God.' It can draw the ocean's blessing, temporarily increasing the luck, water affinity, and ocean affinity of water-type Transcendent creatures, and so on."

Guangguang mercilessly scoffed, while also speaking with envy: "Atonas got incredibly lucky; this evolution is simply a one-step process, without any worries!"

Mingxi: "..."

This Guangguang fellow is getting more and more arrogant; he even dares to call her a bumpkin.

Tsk!

One meal not eaten and he's tearing down the roof.

"I'm sorry, Master, I was arrogant! Please spare my dog's life!"

Guangguang, sensing the killing intent, immediately admitted his mistake, sliding to his knees faster than anyone.

"Heh heh, this empress is too lazy to argue with an artificial idiot. Rise."

"Thank you for your grace!"

Although one person and one intelligent butler were bantering, their attention was actually on Black Pearl.

When those thousands of drops of silver-blue Merman blood, carrying racial loyalty and blessings, all merged into Black Pearl's body like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, time seemed to freeze for a while.

Boom—!

Centered on Black Pearl, a vast power, indescribable in words, erupted.

In the sky, the surging, churning dark purple lightning seemed to have received a supreme summons, no longer striking chaotically, but transforming into Wild Dance (wildly dancing) thunder snakes, all converging towards the clouds above Black Pearl.

Intertwining, condensing.

Compressing into a liquid thunderball with a diameter of about a hundred meters!

Golden Yuanbao: ???

Little brother, you are a Water and Ghost-type Transcendent creature, aren't you?

Your evolution anomaly produced a liquid thunderball?

Is this a challenge to Xiao Ye?

Interesting!

Black Pearl: I don't know.

In fact, the reason Black Pearl's anomaly was like this was largely influenced by the special Rule Power of this sea area.

Moreover, it was currently undergoing a thunderstorm.

In other words, her anomaly was affected by the environment!

"Rumble!"

The liquid thunderball slowly rotated in mid-air, emitting a muffled roar that silenced heaven and earth, like a god wielding a knife, personally holding a stick, striking a giant drum.

"Rumble rumble..."

The drumhead vibrated, and sound waves spread out.

The raging winds were no longer just a monotonous howl.

They were combed by an invisible force, transforming into visible cyan wind spirals, circling the thunderball, screeching and swirling, pulling out countless piercing musical notes.

Harmonizing with the chants of over a thousand Ghost Sea Mermen below.

Like a grand and solemn prelude played for the coronation of an Emperor!

And this evolutionary anomaly was not just that.

Below, the entire sea area seemed to be boiling.

There was no chaotic tearing, but rather, like an act of worship, with Black Pearl as the center, layers of giant waves rose up, forming a majestic, continuously rising pyramid of water.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

Waves surged in succession.

The wave crests were not composed of turbid seawater, but rather deep, ethereal blue water-type energy.

And around the base of this water pyramid, those thousands of Ghost Sea Mermen all looked up.

Ethereal, ancient sound waves continued to be released, as devout as soldiers guarding a divine object.

Without Black Pearl's anchoring, the wooden boat where Mingxi and Golden Yuanbao were had been tossed hundreds of meters away by the waves.

Mingxi: =_=

If the wind and waves got any bigger, her boat would be thrown even further.

It was almost beyond the range of the contract's sensing.

Fortunately, Black Pearl's evolution should be almost over.

In this seamless blend of sea and sky, the liquid thunderball suspended at the top suddenly descended.

The cyan wind spirals swirling around it abruptly contracted.

The ethereal blue seawater guarding all sides converged.

"Boom—!"

Thunder cracked, light exploded.

The world plunged into a wondrous yet extraordinarily calm light pollution.

At this moment, both humans and Transcendent creatures seemed to be pierced by the light.

"Oh my goodness, Mah-mu-xi!"

Guangguang even started speaking nonsense.

In mid-air, the energy cocoon formed by Black Pearl finally broke open its first crack.

There was no loud noise, just a clear and prolonged sound, as if from the dawn of the world, like shattering crystal—

"Ding."

The great cocoon transformed into countless points of light rain, containing pure energy, scattering down.

Floating towards the group of devoutly chanting Ghost Sea Mermen.

"Aman!"

"Argh!"

A group of Mermaids were excited, singing praises.

Through Golden Yuanbao's translation, Mingxi understood the meaning of their 'Amen, A-front'.

It was roughly—"Oh my goodness! I have received the Emperor's blessing!"

Blessing is the Emperor of a race's reciprocation for the efforts of her people.

Within a certain period, their talent and aptitude could be doubled, meaning better cultivation effects and a higher chance of awakening and comprehending skills.

This blessing also greatly tests the talent of the clan's Emperor.

Generally speaking, the stronger the Emperor's talent, the higher the bloodline concentration, the better the effect of accepting the Ceremony of a Thousand Clan Loyal Souls, and the better and longer-lasting the blessings the clansmen receive.

So, the Ceremony of a Thousand Clan Loyal Souls is actually also a test for the clan's Emperor.

If the blessing feedback is too poor, it will greatly affect her control over the clan and also the overall cohesion of the clan.

And judging by the Ghost Sea Mermen's excited, teary-eyed expressions, as if they wished they could offer Black Pearl another drop of Merman essence blood, the quality of the blessing Black Pearl returned to them was exceptionally solid.

In fact, unprecedentedly solid.

The strongest and oldest Ghost Sea Merman in the clan even visibly grew much younger, as if she had swallowed hundreds of pounds of yu gui sha.

Her spirit was so good it made people turn their heads.

Flowing water does not rot, and a door hinge does not get worm-eaten.

This so-called Ceremony of a Thousand Clan Loyal Souls is quite interesting.

It emphasizes balance, give and take, the cycle of heaven and earth.

As Mingxi mused, Black Pearl, having completed her evolution, finally emerged in the light rain.

She floated in mid-air, her figure largely unchanged, even subtly a size smaller, becoming more slender and lithe.

Obsidian-dense scales, with a metallic, cold, hard luster.

And her already striking tail fin became even wider and more magnificent, its edges displaying a colorful, iridescent gradient.

From the rich black-blue at the base, gradually transitioning to a deep, ethereal blue, then to a brilliant starry sky blue at the fin tip, as if tiny stars were slowly flowing within.

A gentle sway, rippling out a captivating beauty.

Her face shed all traces of childishness, her features sharp and handsome, carrying an authority that transcended gender.

At the junction of her neck and chest, an azure rhomboid gem was embedded, surrounded by tiny, ice-blue scales like shattered bricks, extending from her chest all the way to her lower jaw.

Like a painting drawn by tides and star showers.

And most striking was the top of her head.

It was a crown, condensed from the purest deep-sea energy, with a simple yet ancient design, like frozen waves or twisted coral.

At its center, a tiny yet dazzling azure gem was enshrined, reflecting the sea god's heart on her chest.

"She actually spontaneously condensed the Sea God's Crown?"

Guangguang's voice sounded somewhat dazed.

Mingxi was quick to grasp the key point and immediately pressed: "What Sea God's Crown? Is that crown on Black Pearl's head also a divine artifact? Can a Pet Beast evolve to produce a divine artifact?"

The Four Divine Artifacts of the Sea God are the poseidon's rest, the sea god's spear, the Sea God's Feather, and the sea god's heart.

I've never heard of a Sea God's Crown!

Guangguang let out a "heh," almost blurting out 'bumpkin' again, but managed to stop himself in time, "Bum... you're thinking too much.

Ahem.

Although the Sea God's Crown also bears the name of the Sea God, it is not a divine artifact.

It's just an outer contour, just like Lei Mo Tian (Thunder Demon Heaven)'s ankle ring.

However, the special thing about the Sea God's Crown as an outer contour is that it symbolizes the authority of the ocean, representing the sole and absolute supreme existence among all water-type Transcendent creatures.

Typically, at any given time, there will only be one Transcendent creature possessing the Sea ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) God's Crown, and they are mostly born among wild Transcendent creatures not contracted by Beast Tamers.

The situation of a human Pet Beast giving birth to a Sea God's Crown...

His voice paused for a few seconds, presumably searching the entire network and star domain.

...has only occurred once! The Sea Qilin, a Pet Beast of Nobes, a native of Yunhai Star, over 1,900 years ago! Let me see what kind of quality this Sea Qilin had to be able to give birth to the Sea God's Crown...

"Eh? It went extinct over a thousand years ago, so never mind."

Guangguang decided to drop the idea of secretly raising a Sea Qilin.

He continued to popularize knowledge for his beautiful, noble, but not very generous master:

"Only when the previous water-type Transcendent creature that gave birth to the Sea God's Crown dies, can the next one possibly be born.

Of course, it's not absolute.

There have also been very long periods when the ocean did not give birth to a Sea God's Crown."

Good heavens!

It actually sounds even more impressive than the Four Divine Artifacts of the Sea God.

"The authority of the ocean, the supreme being of water-type Transcendent creatures, doesn't that mean with the Sea God's Crown, Black Pearl can command the ocean, suppress the universe, and be invincible against all water-type Transcendent creatures?

Will we be able to enjoy automatic seafood delivery service in the future?"

Guangguang: "..."

Look at that little face, that little mind, that little head of yours, where do you get the nerve to say such shameless things?

"You're dreaming!"

Truly, he really couldn't stand it!