Having laughed enough, the Water Tiger looked down at Ji Yuan and threatened, "Hand over the Mermaid Heart and awaken Ji Yuan. Otherwise, there will be no more life in the ocean. I mean it!"

The siren looked at him coldly, feeling sorry for Ji Yuan and saddened for her. Even if she were to sleep forever, this man who had once professed his love for her would use her as an excuse for killing.

"When she betrayed the ocean, she was destined to receive this punishment. Water Tiger, don't make excuses for your ambition. Even without Ji Yuan, would you have let us go?"

Shui Hu's expression froze, his smile vanished, and replaced by an intense aura of killing intent.

"Then, they will all be buried with my Ji Yuan!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Water Tiger waved his hand, and the potential users behind him exerted their full power, summoning seabirds and sea beasts, controlling schools of fish, and emitting sharp, ear-piercing sounds as they attacked the Sirens. At the same time, Water Tiger also released his mental energy, attempting to influence the Sirens' actions.

At this moment, Xiang Wan's ice spike had already pried open the coffin, revealing the beautiful body inside.

She was a mature beauty ten times more beautiful than Xiang Wan, with a face and hair remarkably similar to hers. Upon seeing her, Xiang Wan felt a jolt of fear, and an indescribable feeling slowly welled up from the depths of her heart.

"Mother!"

Involuntarily uttering such a cry, Xiang Wan came to her senses, lifted her out of the coffin, and swam into the sea with her.

This is Ji Yuan, the original owner's mother. I never expected that even after she had been dead for so long, her body would still be so lifelike.

Outside the giant ship, the giant octopus was directing its offspring to fight against the swarming sea monsters controlled by humans, while the sirens were also fighting fiercely.

Xiang Wan, carrying Ji Yuan, swam with all her might to the Sirens' side, placed Ji Yuan in his arms, and then used the Mermaid Song to confuse all the surrounding fish. Then, she condensed a semi-circular ice layer centered on herself, blocking all the fish outside.

Shuihu noticed the commotion and looked over, only to find that Xiang Wan had already placed Ji Yuan in Siren's arms. His eyes immediately turned red with extreme anger.

"Let her go!"

His roars were completely useless.

Undisturbed by evening, the ice continued to expand.

Shuihu was right; away from the ocean, those fish were no threat at all. So she used ice to block the fish, leaving only herself and Siren holding Ji Yuan in the middle of the ice ball.

Upon seeing Ji Yuan, Shui Hu lost control and recklessly took out the ice ball that Xiang Wan had forged. He used his mental power to activate it, attempting to freeze Xiang Wan and the others inside the ice.

Unfortunately, a fake is still a fake. The ice ball disappeared from his fingertips before much ice could be condensed.

"How could this happen? Why did this happen?"

Shuihu was somewhat incredulous, but he didn't panic for long. He then ordered everyone to dump the prepared lime and hot rocks under the ship.

Xiang Wan pointed with both hands, freezing the entire giant ship, including the humans, leaving only Shui Hu at the bow, struggling like a trapped beast.

Only now did Shuihu truly look at Wan with disbelief and shock on his face, but no regret or guilt.

Xiang Wan didn't keep him waiting long. She swung an ice chain, which took him directly to the surface of the sea, making him stand on the ice more than a meter above the water, with only his head above the surface.

"Why didn't you die? If you can live, she can too!"

Even now, Shuihu still shows no remorse for being a prisoner and continues to ask this pointless question.

Xiang Wan's eyes flickered slightly as she spoke, "Didn't expect that, did you? Not only did I not die, but I also became a mermaid. As my biological father, don't you feel regretful?"

"Mermaid? How is that possible? She's already become human, how could you possibly be a mermaid?"

"Why is it impossible? In your eyes, all the creatures in the sea are nothing more than food for you to take at will. But now, the situation has reversed, so what else do you want to say?"

"Tell me, how did you become a mermaid? Save Ji Yuan, save her!"

She's dead!

"She's not dead! She's your mother, you have to save her, save her!"

Shui Hu's expression was both sorrowful and hopeful. Xiang Wan admired his acting skills.

"If you want to save her, you can. You become a mermaid, and she can live."

Since Shuihu loves Jiyuan, Xiangwan might respect him as a man of loyalty and righteousness for becoming a mermaid for her sake.

It's a pity that this man, who thought he loved so deeply, only had himself in his eyes.

"No, she won't like it."

"Ha, even at this point, you still use her as an excuse. Water Tiger, she was willing to risk her life to become human for you, but you weren't willing to become a mermaid to save her. You only care about yourself. Don't tell me it's for her own good anymore, or I'm afraid I'll feel like throwing up."

"Hmph, if we don't save them, then we can just wait to be wiped out."

Shuihu's expression hardened, and he began to rapidly increase his mental power. As his mental power expanded, everyone on the boat and the nearby fish all began to roll their eyes back and lose their life force.

His mental strength was so great that it was comparable to Xiang Wan's, and it even showed a faint tendency to devour her mental strength.

This must be his trump card: to strengthen himself by devouring the spiritual power of others. No wonder everyone submits to him.

Xiang Wan focused all her attention on resisting his attack with her mental strength.

The siren standing behind her, holding Ji Yuan, had somehow appeared beside her. Its eyes were fixed on her, and its mouth opened and closed, uttering human-like sounds.

“Oshina, from the moment I saw you, I was preparing for this day. For so many years, I have treated you as my child, as my future guardian. I once thought that Ji Yuan was my only one. But I was wrong. From the moment you transformed into a mermaid, I knew that there was no room for anyone else in my heart.”

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