When gathering the souls of the tribe, Shui Tan had roughly seen the future of his tribe. The ending was very extreme, and there was no way back. Otherwise, they could successfully persuade Emperor Qishi to stop attacking humans and only point the spearhead at Yu Shangyan on the moon. In that case, the sea beast tribe, which no longer made enemies with humans, would have a good future and could become stronger under the leadership of Emperor Qishi.
Now the wilderness is leaning towards humans. There are more strong humans than the strong beasts and sea beasts in the wilderness combined. If we force a fight, I'm afraid there will be no benefit.
This is an ideal situation, based on the fact that the Emperor of the Beginning could really untie his knot and face his enemies, instead of transferring his anger to all humans. But he didn't do that, so the ending was infinitely good, but infinitely bad. In this way, the old batch of sea beasts will be completely destroyed, and these people who have been stripped of their souls will not be able to recover their strength, and can only linger on, with not many days left.
For the sea beasts, the most important thing is their bloodline, otherwise they will lose the ability to control the sea. When that ability disappears completely along with their bloodline, they will be no different from ordinary wild beasts, and they may even be ostracized because they have not been integrated for generations, until they are completely extinct.
The law of the jungle exists not only in the world, but also in the sea, which is even more cruel and no one can sympathize with it. Survival of the fittest!
Is death the end of the sea beasts? Is there really no better way out?
When Shui Tan asked himself, the scenes about the Emperor Qi Shi flashed through his mind one by one. The ancestor who was said to be like a sea god actually didn't care about them. Even if he was moved, he didn't bring them luck and blessings, leaving only a tragedy that made the five young people who first learned the ending sad.
When Shui Tan was dejected, so were the other four sea beasts. Xia Xiao and A Zhu watched, feeling sad but helpless. The latter asked Qing Xunzi softly:
"Senior, can you open it again?"
Qing Xunzi shook his head. This kind of behavior was incredible. It was a strange trick. If it didn't work once, it would be useless later. And once the gap was torn, the seal would strengthen itself, using up all the remaining power to the extreme, and it couldn't be torn again.
The sea beasts were indeed tragic, but Emperor Qishi should have had a better choice. Qing Xunzi thought that if he really cared about his people, he could let some of them come out, just like Xia Xiao said, and it wouldn't be a big deal for him to help him break the seal. As long as Emperor Qishi could go find Yu Shangyan and not cause trouble for humans, it would be fine.
This would be better for everyone, and the Emperor Qishi could also take revenge. But he hated humans too much, to the point of being disgusted, and he would no longer believe it, and his inner resistance turned into complete denial in his actions.
After shaking his head for a while, Qing Xunzi prepared to send them away. This farce was over. Xia Xiao's mind was bold and peculiar. He had come up with a method that he had not thought of. But now it was over, and everything should return to normal. And the plan should also be fully arranged, without any omissions.
Just when Qing Xunzi was about to speak, the stone box in Shui Tan's hand flashed a strange blue light, but no one noticed because the change was quite small.
"Open the stone box."
The water tank was stunned for a moment, and then did it truthfully. When Xia Xiao reflected on his naivety, the dreamy blue luster in the stone box became several times stronger than before. The light was originally thousands of souls, like small light balls, but now they all turned into thousands of small fish in a strange force.
The fishes were of different sizes, some were as long as a finger, and some were only a knuckle. But they suddenly filled the stone box, and were no longer completely contained in the box like the light ball before. These fishes gave off strange fluctuations, but Xia Xiao and Azhu could not see anything unusual. Qing Xunzi could sense that a pure force was changing them, making a qualitative leap, as wonderful as a carp leaping over the dragon gate. But the real change was only perceived by the five people in the water tank.
The five people gathered together and watched the curled-up little fish stretch its body completely.
These small fish were all souls of his clan. Logically speaking, river-level souls could not have such performance. Except for himself and the clan leader, all the clan members were river-level souls, and there had never been a river-level soul. But at this time, there were dozens of finger-length fish on the stone box, and they already had the breath of river-level souls.
The soul has been transformed and completely freed from the river level?
The fact before their eyes stunned the five people. They dared not admit it for a long time, but they looked at each other with ecstasy. If the souls were qualitatively improved, even if the Emperor Qishi failed to persuade them, they would not face the danger of extinction. Therefore, they were overjoyed and bowed deeply in the direction of the Abyss Trench, and said respectfully:
"Thank you, ancestors!"
The last time they met, he was unwilling to admit it because his bloodline was too weak. But this time he brought a Jiang-level soul, and he finally understood that history still favored his sea beast clan. In this case, how could he not do anything? It was just that this action was a little too sudden, which made the five people in the water tank a little unexpected. But such a good thing was enough for the whole clan to celebrate together.
Xia Xiao could not understand the joy of the five people in the water tank, but when the water tank looked at him, he smiled and said:
"Our trip was not in vain. The upgraded souls will help our sea beast clan continue to exist in the sea, and we will have more opportunities to become stronger!"
Shui Tan was happy for his people, while Xia Xiao looked at the seal. The Beginning Emperor was indeed principled, but if he didn't deal with Yu Shangyan, how could he deal with him? A Beginning Emperor was enough for the master and more seniors to be cautious.
Xia Xiao suddenly felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have discussed the conditions and mentioned the cooperation before. That didn't highlight the status of the Great Emperor Qishi, and it should have angered him, making him eager to find Yu Shangyan for revenge. But now it was too late. They couldn't go in again. It was useless to go in again. It would only trouble the master!
When Xia Xiao was thinking deeply, Ah Zhu asked what the water tank meant, and he explained it in detail. Only when the soul level is higher, they can become stronger, otherwise the seventh level is the peak, and they will not be able to improve in their lifetime. But once the soul is improved, he may reach the eighth level, or even the ninth level.
Improving souls is a very rare thing, and even extremely unrealistic for water tanks. Because they cannot bear more souls, they cannot improve themselves by absorbing the souls of others. After all, they are only at the lake level, and it is enough to keep the water from flowing out. How can they hold a few more rivers? But unknowingly, the Emperor Qishi has improved their soul levels, which is a great thing.
Ah Zhu seemed to understand what he heard, but the souls in the stone box suddenly dispersed, shocking the five people to try to catch them, but they couldn't catch them at all. They penetrated everything and went straight to the north and south. When the water tank saw it, and saw the finger-long fish in front of it, its face was no longer anxious, but showed a long-lasting joy.
This was the first time that Xia Xiao and Qing Xunzi had seen souls ascend. When the little fish entered the bodies of the five people, the sea seemed to have a heartbeat, throbbing and beating, which startled them. If this continued, sea beasts would rise, but humans would not be so lucky. They were many in number, but their luck was not good.
The body glowed with a blue glow, and the water tank took the lead in saluting and said:
"Thank you, Your Holiness, for your help!"
"No problem."
Shui Tan stood up, looked at Xia Xiao, and said:
"I'll go to the clan and then return to the academy!"
After nodding, the five people formed two teams and headed in two directions. No matter how deep the sea is, sea beasts can control the direction very well. But their departure showed that Xia Xiao had failed.
"The academy is such a magical place. It can make these guys who have improved their souls care about it."
When Qingxunzi said this, Xia Xiao just nodded, then returned to the sea and walked towards Zhenxun in dejection. Ah Zhu comforted him, but Xia Xiao couldn't go back to the academy now, so he had to stay in Zhenxun. But even if he joined the battle, he felt that if the Emperor Qishi didn't go up to Yuntian, they would have a hard time winning. The sense of defeat made him lose his spirit for a long time, but the opposite was true for the five people in the water tank.
They once thought that the sea beasts had no future, but unexpectedly they found a better way. In this way, their sea beasts will have a better future, and this war has nothing to do with them. The sea beasts will naturally not participate in this battle, but the five people in the water tank are attached to the academy, and there are new sea beasts in the academy, so they decided to go back again. In this way, the sea beasts will be the real winners this time.
People's joys and sorrows are not the same. Shui Tan was happy but didn't want to understand Xia Xiao's frustration. The latter was not happy about the rise of the sea beast. The two went their separate ways. The sea beast was heading towards a bright future. The legend had just begun. The tribesmen whose souls were upgraded would be greatly changed in a short period of time. The old patriarch could break through his own shackles by absorbing the vitality of heaven and earth and continue to live!
Xia Xiao was drowsy for a while, but he could not see through the Emperor Qishi more and more. He was cruel, but he still had some kindness. After seeing the souls brought by the water tank, he quietly upgraded their soul levels. He was the only one who could do it so silently! He was kind-hearted, but he was willing to sacrifice tens of thousands of people to improve his own strength and break the seal. Wouldn't it be better to let more people survive?
While thinking, Shui Tan caught up with the patriarch who was heading south. The latter was also surprised by his own changes. But how could he get carried away when he just started breathing? The old patriarch was very surprised at first, but after learning what happened from Shui Tan, he said happily:
"Emperor Qishi, you really are from my sea beast clan!"
"Chief, take everyone to a remote place to recuperate. We are going back to the academy."
"Do you really want to help humans? Now that our race is rising, there is no need to go to the human world anymore. I sent you there out of helplessness."
The water tank disagreed and replied:
"In this battle, we are not standing on the side of sea beasts, nor on the side of humans, but on the side of the righteous. As long as a sea beast participates this time, we will be able to survive better in the future, which will be beneficial to our expansion."
"Is it possible to win?"
The old patriarch had never been to the shore, so it was difficult to guess the outcome. The water tank was not sure either, but he had a vague feeling and nodded. Not only did the evil not prevail over the good, but more importantly, the strength of the academy and the righteous world was really strong. Although he had not seen the total number of the dark forces of the demonic way, he was not optimistic about them.
"Since you have made up your mind, then go ahead. With you waiting here, my sea beast clan will eventually rise!"
It felt good to be treated as a hero, and Shui Tan was a little greedy. Therefore, when the old patriarch's face turned ruddy, Shui Tan and the woman beside him rushed to the East China Sea Talisman Array point and were taken back to the academy.