Following the correct underground passage, Shen Jue arrived at a spacious underground space.

The brightness here is significantly lower than above, and a sense of oppression permeates the air.

...

Shen Jue arrived at the center of the underground space and used a fire card.

After the Bright Flame Card is used, it will transform into a fireball floating in the air and follow Shen Jue.

It illuminated this underground space.

This also allowed Shen Jue to see the situation in the underground space clearly.

In the very center of this underground space, there is a huge transparent container filled with a dark blue liquid.

Shen Jue leaned closer to observe and discovered that the liquid was still flowing slowly, as if it were alive.

A thought struck Shen Jue, and he vaguely felt that these liquids might be related to the progress of the mission.

She used one of the small puppets to retrieve a crystal shard, and then had another small puppet tentatively touch the liquid.

The fact that the little puppet is unharmed means that the crystal shard is harmless.

The moment she received the crystal fragment, she was notified that her mission progress had increased by 2%. Great, finally 30%.

...

Crystal shards, and then we'll see what the little puppet touches—the blue liquid.

Shen Jue stared intently at the little puppet.

The moment the little puppet touched the surface of the liquid, the liquid suddenly boiled, and the violent reaction caused the entire container to tremble.

The little puppets that touched the surface of the blue liquid were instantly incinerated.

Shen Jue took a few steps back, cautiously observing the changes in the container.

It seems this blue liquid is very dangerous and should not be touched directly.

However, this blue liquid has a very high melting point, yet the container remained completely undamaged, making it quite a treasure.

After a while, the blue liquid stopped flowing. It gradually calmed down and then slowly began to condense into a creature with a human upper body and a fish tail lower body.

Shen Jue, who witnessed all of this, thought: This is truly fantastical!

This creature had its eyes tightly closed, with long, thick eyelashes that, when viewed up close, resembled a small, open fan.

This merman has a deep-sea-like fish tail, and its body is covered with a faint fluorescent layer, giving it a mysterious and dangerous feel.

[Explore the secrets of the Merfolk race—Discover the Merfolk King, progress increased by 10%, current quest progress 40%.]

So beautiful, she's actually the Mermaid King.

Shen Jue was captivated by the beauty, and then the Merman King slowly opened his eyes.

His deep, azure eyes fell on Shen Jue, scrutinizing her for a moment.

He seems quite interested in her.

"Outsider, what do you want?" the merman king suddenly spoke, his voice deep and magnetic.

Shen Jue was startled and embarrassed; he had been caught in the act of being infatuated with a beautiful woman.

"I didn't intend to do anything. There was a fight going on upstairs, so I came down to hide."

"Is it Xiyue and Guiyi?"

"Yes, it's them, they started fighting."

"May I have your name?"

"My name is Shen Jue. What is your given name?"

“You can call me Yuan,” the Merman King replied.

"This underground labyrinth is the deepest part of the underwater palace, and it has been sealed for a long time. You are the first outsider to enter."

"A seal?" Shen Jue asked疑惑地, "What do you mean?"

Yuan smiled and explained, "This is not something you should know. Alright, come with me."

Shen Jue remained motionless in place.

Yuan asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why aren't you leaving yet?"

Shen Jue chuckled and then silently followed behind the Mermaid King.

Despite all the planning, I never expected to be exposed to the Mermaid King.

How is she going to explain this to the large group of merfolk outside when she goes out later?