Chapter 467: Mermaid Queen: No, I can’t…

The Mermaid Queen frowned slightly, her voice gentle yet solemn:

“His body is covered with strange spiritual essences. That is not his innate magical power. His innate magical power is water and physical. It is incredible. I have never heard that spiritual essence can be condensed after birth.”

“I think this might be the reason why he went crazy. Unfortunately, the last time I saw him was five years ago, so I don’t know what he has been through recently.”

The nine-tailed celestial fox turned around and translated the conversation to Li Changan.

Even when I’m crazy, I still come to find you. This shows that it’s true love… Li Changan examined the beautiful features of the mermaid queen and said:
“Can we communicate with our minds? I don’t understand the language of gods and demons.”

With the level of the mermaid queen, communicating through mind control is not a difficult task.

The Nine-Tailed Fox turned his head with a smile, looked at the Mermaid Queen, and said, “He said he wanted to communicate with you in a special way.”

“Special method?” The mermaid queen asked back in a soft voice.

“Yeah!” The silver-haired enchantress raised her lips and said cunningly:
“Like mating!”

The mermaid queen’s pretty face flushed red, and she looked at Li Changan in shock, anger and shame. She never expected that this gentle and refined human man would make such an abrupt request.

Although he was powerful and handsome, this was too abrupt.

When Li Changan saw Zhenzhu’s reaction, he guessed what the silver-haired enchantress said almost exactly.

“No, no…” Queen Pearl refused hesitantly.

Mermaids are a loyal race and only have one partner in their lifetime.

The silver-haired enchantress asked in surprise: “You have a partner?”

“No…” The Mermaid Queen shook her head gently:
“The life span of a superhuman is long. I am still young and in no rush to find a mate. But mating is absolutely not allowed. I can only mate with my own mate.”

After saying this, she felt that her refusal was too decisive and worried that this would offend the immortals on land, so she looked at Li Changan pitifully.

Although such an expression already says “please spare me” on her face, because the queen is too beautiful and her temperament is too delicate, she will have an urge to commit a crime.

The queen pleaded with the nine-tailed fox, “Lord, please plead for me.”

“Don’t worry, I will plead for you.” The Nine-Tailed Fox turned around and said to Li Changan, “She thinks you are a great hero and wants to mate with you. She hopes that I can act as a matchmaker for her.”

Li Changan knew that no matter what he said, the Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox would not translate it literally.

“Kyuubi, if you want to, just speak frankly. Why do you have to wrongly accuse the queen?”

“Anyway, we are far away overseas now, and there are no human beings within a thousand miles, so I am not afraid of losing face. If you really want to, we can do it now.”

Since the mermaids are a loyal and devoted race, they must be very serious when choosing a partner.

The mermaid queen cannot be a slut whose legs go weak when she sees a man. If this is submission to a strong man, then she should have submitted to the dragon long ago.

The silver-haired enchantress’s expression changed slightly. She glared at him and said coquettishly:

“I was just joking with Li Lang!”

This posture has some of Fuxiang’s flavor, but Fuxiang is gentle and considerate, unlike this vixen who always likes to play tricks on others.

The Nine-Tailed Fox looked at the Mermaid Queen and said:
“I helped you convince him, and he gave up his plan to mate with you.”

Lady Pearl bowed to Li Changan with a very humble attitude, fearing that Li Changan would go back on his word.

The Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox didn’t dare to interfere anymore, so he brought the topic back and suggested communicating through mind control.

The merman queen nodded softly.

Li Changan shook his soul and transmitted his inner thoughts to the mermaid queen’s mind:

“Queen, Nine-Tailed Fox has always wanted to mate with me, but I didn’t agree to her request, so she has always been resentful. So she must have been framing me just now. I just asked her to communicate with you through thoughts.”

“Ah… I see. I have wronged you, sir.” Zhenzhu gave an apologetic look and glanced at the Nine-tailed Fox.

The queen obviously believed what Li Changan said, because she proposed mating just after meeting. This was not like the style of humans, but more like the style of ancient gods and demons.

Therefore, the one who is truly pitiful is the Lord of the Nine-Tailed Fox…

The Nine-tailed Fox looked at the two of them suspiciously, not knowing what they were conveying through their thoughts. However, from the pitying look in the Queen’s eyes, it could be seen that they definitely didn’t say anything good.

“Where is the West Sea and how far is it from here?” Li Changan got back to the point.

The Mermaid Queen thought for a moment and said:
“Swim southwest for twenty days and nights and you will reach his territory. I have been there before, and the changes in his body should have nothing to do with the territory.”

That place is not on the “safe channel” controlled by the nine-tailed fox.

After chatting for a while, Li Changan put the matter behind him and asked about the purpose of this voyage.

“Do you know which extraordinary masters there are overseas? Preferably second-grade or even first-grade.” Li Changan asked.

The Mermaid Queen shook her head:

“There are very few people above the second rank overseas, including the descendants of gods and demons of the second rank.”

At this point, she lowered her voice unconsciously:

“According to the information left by the ancestors of the mermaids, countless years ago, a powerful god and demon came overseas and slaughtered the powerful descendants of gods and demons and plundered their spiritual essence. To this day, there are no gods and demons above the second rank.

“Well, maybe there were descendants of gods and demons who were born in this realm later, but I haven’t seen them.”

People like her are rising stars and their lifespan does not exceed a thousand years.

The mermaid queen glanced at Li Changan and the nine-tailed fox, “I have never seen the legendary villain, but I think it is still alive and exists. If you go out to sea, you must be careful.

“Especially the King, because you are also a descendant of gods and demons, and you are that person’s prey.”

Li Changan and the Nine-tailed Fox looked at each other, and the former sighed:

“Huang’s situation is very special. His original body encountered some kind of accident and fell into a deep sleep. He can only use a part of his innate magical powers. Hunting the descendants of gods and demons should be for the purpose of awakening his original body.”

The nine-tailed fox nodded:
“You might as well be bolder. He wants to recover to his peak and return to the super-level realm.

“He devoured all the powerful gods and demons overseas, but found that he still could not recover to his super-level state, so he set his sights on the Gatekeeper, believing that the Gatekeeper’s spiritual essence could help him recover to his peak state.

Seeing the confused look in the eyes of the mermaid queen, Li Changan explained, “That guy is called “Huang”. He came to Jiuzhou Continent not long ago. We are here to…hunt him down.”

The mermaid queen was still under great shock. She stared at him blankly with her mouth slightly open.

Chase, chase!

Hunt down that legendary being!

How powerful is he, and how could such a powerful male just propose to mate with her?
No, no, no, he didn’t. It was all a prank by the king… The queen suddenly felt a little lost.

For a moment, she couldn’t tell whether she was expecting or resisting, happy or terrified. But as a beautiful female, her vanity was indeed greatly satisfied.

Then, he asked the mermaid queen for a “deep sea map”, which recorded the settlements of some descendants of gods and demons.

Unfortunately, most of the settlements of the descendants of gods and demons are not strong, and some do not even have extraordinary strong people in charge.

But there are two places that are listed as forbidden areas by the mermaids. One is in the southeast, which is said to be an ancient battlefield in ancient times. There is an abyss in that battlefield, and terrible monsters live in the abyss.

Anyone who came near died.

The other place is an underwater volcano in the West Sea. Deep in the volcano lives a monster that devours everything. The ancestors of the mermaids speculated that the “Phoenix”, a god and demon from ancient times, lived there.

After finishing the business, Li Changan said, “I heard that the inner elixir of the mermaids can determine who the person you love is. I would like to ask for one.”

Of course the mermaid queen would not refuse, because the thing her tribe had the most was mermaid pearls.

“Ordinary mermaid pearls are only effective for ordinary people. If you want to test the sweetheart of an extraordinary person, you need a mermaid pearl left by an extraordinary mermaid. Only in this way can the holder reveal his true feelings.”

The mermaid queen chuckled softly, as gentle as water:
“I’ll send someone to get it.”

He immediately ordered the captain of the guards with crow’s feet who was waiting outside the pavilion to get the mermaid pearl.

A quarter of an hour later, the captain of the guards with crow’s feet came back with a huge clam in his hand, which he handed to the mermaid queen.

The mermaid queen waved her hand gently, and the giant clam with a black shell and the shape of a copper basin flew to the stone table and slowly opened its mouth.

In the middle of the fine, white and soft clam meat lies a crystal clear bead as big as an egg, which is milky white and free of any impurities.

Judging from its appearance alone, it is priceless.

The nine-tailed fox stared at the bead with its bright eyes, concentrating fully, as if expecting Li Changan to take the bead.

I can use this thing to trick Li Lingsu later and make him take it in front of all his female friends… Li Changan stretched out his hand halfway when he suddenly had an idea. He turned his head to look at the silver-haired enchantress and said with a smile:
“Come and get it!”

Given this vixen’s personality, she would definitely be the first to play with and admire such an interesting treasure. It’s impossible for her to be so obedient.

The nine-tailed fox narrowed his eyes and smiled, “Why, Li Tianwang doesn’t dare to take the beads in front of me, is it because he is afraid of exposing the fact that he secretly loves the master of this country?”

Li Changan shook his head, “No, I’m afraid that the name I mention might not be yours, and that might make you sad.”

The silver-haired enchantress snorted coldly and raised her pointed chin: “My master refuses.”

The two of them schemed against each other for a while, and Li Changan looked at the mermaid queen and said with a smile:

“Your Majesty, please!”

Pearl followed his instructions and picked up the mermaid pearl. The pearl sparkled, and the queen was so scared that she almost let go and her face turned red.

She herself was also extremely surprised. She clearly had no lover, but why did Zhuzi react?

Fortunately, the light only flashed slightly and did not reveal the person’s appearance or name.

“Hehe, Pearl, you have a lover.” The nine-tailed fox teased.

“No, no, no… no…” The queen’s face was red, like a ripe apple.

She glanced at Li Changan unintentionally, and the beads in her hand lit up again, which scared her so much that she immediately threw the beads to Li Changan.

Could it be that she actually had feelings for this powerful human… The queen felt very nervous and thought it was ridiculous.

……

The boundless ocean, the unchanging hue.

Li Changan stood at the bow of the boat. At the stern was a vixen dozing on the couch, lying on her side. Her nine fluffy fox tails covered her curvy body like a quilt.

But it also left the pair of long legs that men couldn’t help but be completely exposed in the sun.

Between the two of them is the mermaid queen Pearl, who has transformed into a human form.

The mermaid queen conveyed her thoughts with her mind: “According to the king’s route, six hundred miles south of the Mermaid Island is the Alsu Islands. Alsu means invincible in the language of gods and demons.”

“Invincible?”

Li Changan felt that this name was causing trouble and was not simple.

The mermaid queen transmitted her thoughts softly: “Legend has it that the Arzu Islands were formed from the body of a three-headed giant in ancient times. The three-headed giant chased the phoenix, and the two sides fought from land to sea. In the end, the three-headed giant was defeated by the phoenix and died of thirst in the endless ocean.

“His body floated on the sea, and his form became an archipelago.”

When gods and demons die, can they transform into “heaven and earth”?
“The Arzu Islands are the largest known settlement of descendants of gods and demons. There is fertile land, endless fruit trees, endless animals to eat, and schools of sea fish and shrimp.

The tribes that rule there are composed of the descendants of six gods and demons, namely the descendants of the sky king ‘Luan’, the descendants of the ocean king ‘Long’, the descendants of the earth king ‘Pi Mu’, the jungle king ‘Jin’, the descendants of the war king ‘Three-Headed Giant’, and the descendants of the illusion king ‘Dream Demon’. “

The mermaid queen spoke slowly and leisurely.

In the past, the Taoist expelled the descendants of gods and demons from the Kyushu continent, and the gods and demons then lived overseas. The weaker ones lived closer to the Kyushu continent, like the Mermaid Island and the Silkworm Island. The more powerful gods and demons had to go far overseas to find habitats in the vast ocean.

The Dao Master might tolerate some small fish living near the coast, but he would never allow the strong descendants of gods and demons to linger near the coast.

After countless years of reproduction, the descendants of gods and demons formed one gathering place after another, similar to the human tribes in ancient times.

“The Arsu Islands are rich in resources, have a pleasant climate and are suitable for living. In ancient times, they were the target of competition among the descendants of gods and demons. After a period of fighting, only these six tribes were left.

“The six tribes living in the Alzu Islands still did not live in peace, and were always thinking about annexing each other. Until the powerful being named ‘Huang’ appeared.”

Zhenzhu learned the name “Huang” from the strongest human being beside her.

“He devoured the leaders of the six tribes at the time, causing the tribes, which originally had several powerful and extraordinary people, to fall into a trough and be unable to protect their homes. In order to resist the covetousness of nearby enemies, the six tribes gave up their hatred and formed an alliance.

Later, with the inheritance from generation to generation, the bloodline became thinner and thinner, and the mixed blood became more and more. The Alzu Islands gradually evolved into a dynasty. Well, we mermaids would quietly go ashore every ten years or so to pay attention to the situation on the Kyushu continent.

The situation in the Alzu Islands is the same as that of your human race. A dynasty was established, with six major tribes ruling over various mixed-race tribes and other small tribes from outside.
The one who now rules the Alzu Islands is the leader of the Dragon tribe, who, according to your human race’s rank system, is a third-rank master.”

The third level of perfection, eh? It’s a bit weak.

Wherever there is a highly intelligent creature, civilization will surely emerge.

The prosperity of a civilization is related to the power of individual intelligent creatures.

The weaker the individuals are, the more intelligent creatures will tend to live in groups. Institutions and civilizations will be born and become more and more prosperous.

The representative ethnic group is the human race.

The stronger the individuals, the more backward the civilization becomes, filled with ignorance and bloodshed.

The representative existences are gods and demons.

(End of this chapter)