Chapter 246: Beyond the Weight of This World (Two in One)
After the "Dragon Trapping Formation" was activated, the spiritual patterns on the four corners of the stone pillars lit up and expanded to the entire seabed.
Countless light blue spiritual patterns appeared and disappeared in the water, and their light even penetrated the sea surface, reflecting on the rolling waves, as if there was a giant beast lurking underwater.
The spiritual pattern was heading towards the blockade of the central sea country. Wherever it passed, light blue marks like scales appeared on the bodies of the mermaids.
This is the targeted mark of the "Dragon Trapping Formation".
Originally, the "Dragon Trapping Formation" was invented for hunting sea beasts. The mermaids, who have the blood of sea beasts, would naturally be targeted by this formation.
Especially those with a stronger sea beast bloodline will be more suppressed and restricted.
Ancient mermaids like Sunaga were the first to bear the brunt of the attack.
The price to pay for this formation is a huge amount of spiritual power.
There is no need to worry about this. When the "Mie" Dao and the Wu clan were making the eye of the stone pillar array, they filled it with a large amount of top-quality materials rich in spiritual power and also added the most advanced spirit gathering array.
After all, occupying the Sea Country means that the last step in opening the Nine Nether Passage has been completed. For such an important step, the "Extermination" Dao naturally exhausted all its resources, leaving no room for maneuver and not allowing any mistakes to occur.
——In fact, except for being intercepted by Gu Fangchen halfway, their plan was indeed foolproof.
With these resources, this formation can be open for at least three days.
Three full days were enough for Gu Fangchen and his men to slaughter the entire Sea Nation over and over again a dozen or twenty times...
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Tide Palace.
The mermaids built this palace at the feet of the [Conch Book], symbolizing the highest power center of the entire sea country.
At the top of the Tide Hall was a wooden chair, on which sat an old merman with white hair and beard. He looked haggard and seemed to be on his deathbed. He tilted his head, supporting his face with his hands, and seemed to be drowsy.
This is the high priest of the mermaids who is in charge of the [Conch Book] and is also the leader of the mermaid tribe - Ru Nu.
This high priest also possessed the strength of the peak second rank, but he was too old. In particular, in order to fight for the freedom of the mermaids from the witch clan, he led his people in a resistance and suffered very serious injuries.
Since then, Ru Nu's physical and mental condition has deteriorated, and now he is almost unable to take care of things.
Most of the affairs of the Sea Kingdom were left to Sunaga and several elders for decision-making.
Below.
Sunaga and the great elder of the mermaids, Bai Ben, were originally arguing about how to conduct a complete investigation of "Ming Luo" and others, as well as the ships entering and leaving the port that day.
Sunaga naturally insisted that she and the people from the Tide Palace should be fully responsible and must thoroughly investigate the identity, movements, and related goods of "Ming Luo".
Bai Ben naturally would not allow Sunaga to inspect the shipping department under his control at will. In his opinion, the Saint Lady was simply taking advantage of the high priest's dying moment to make trouble and seize power.
He has a lot of mess under his hands. Others may not know about it, but isn't he aware of it himself?
If Sunaga found out, would he still be able to hold on to his position as the Great Elder? Moreover, Ming Luo had just confronted Sunaga head-on last night to protect the reputation of his Shipping Department—in other words, to protect Bai Ben's reputation—and had pushed him back.
He had just rewarded Ming Luo. If he gave in and handed over the person because of Sunaga's power, wouldn't Bai Ben lose face?
It was for these reasons that Bai Ben and Sunaga argued with a group of mermaid leaders in the Tide Hall for a whole day and night, but still could not come to a conclusion.
Naturally, this was also within Gu Fangchen's expectations.
His behavior last night, deliberately making a big fuss, was just to expose the damage to Bai Ben's interests and tie it to his own.
This great elder of the mermaid tribe is so smart that he will definitely help him delay for enough time.
Su Najia's face was solemn. Although she was indeed dissatisfied with Bai Ben, the main reason why she was so determined this time was the abnormal vibration of the [Conch Book].
But Bai Ben obviously didn't believe it at all.
He sneered:
"Ridiculous! The [Snail Book] has stood for years, solid as a rock, unshaken by the tides of ten thousand years. Is there anything else in this world that has such weight that can shake the [Snail Book] itself?"
"The Sea Nation has been closed for so many years. As long as the [Conch Book] barrier is there, outsiders can't get in. How could something go wrong just like that?"
How could Sunaga not agree with what he said?
She couldn't believe that the [Snail Book], which they regarded as a god and as immovable as a mountain, would have such a big reaction, but this was an irrefutable fact.
Something big is bound to happen...
Moreover, it is not a consequence they can afford.
Since last night, this premonition has become stronger and stronger. As time goes by, Sunaga even feels palpitations. She absolutely cannot delay any longer!
Sunajia took a deep breath, finally made up her mind, and said coldly:
"Great Elder, you seem to have forgotten that within the Tide Hall, the will of the [Conch Book] is supreme, and you have no right to refute it."
"I will immediately order a thorough inspection of the cargo that arrived last night and detain all personnel on board."
Bai Ben stared at her and continued:
"After all, because our bloodline concentration isn't high enough, we can't detect the subtle changes in the [Snail Book]... That can't be an excuse, right?"
Upon hearing this, Sunajia looked up at Bai Ben with an even colder expression:
"Bai Ben, what do you mean?"
Bai Ben sneered rottenly:
"I say, you're the only one who can sense the meaning of this so-called [Conch Book]. Even the high priest can't be sure, right?"
"In that case, if you want to forge the information in the [Conch Book], it will be easy."
He was completely done with pretending, and was going to label Sunaga as talking nonsense and break off relations with her.
Sunaga's pupils constricted, and her anger was finally ignited:
"you!"
She was about to scold him, saying that if Bai Ben refused to change his ways, she would use force to make him understand the current situation.
However, the next moment, the entire Tide Hall rumbled and shook.
Sunaga and Bai Ben's expressions changed and they looked outside together.
The beam of light that shot up into the sky and the spiritual patterns that spread out in an instant startled everyone.
By the time he wanted to react, it was too late.
"Buzz—"
The spiritual pattern passed by, and within a few breaths, it covered the entire Tuoyin Sea Kingdom.
All the mermaids within the coverage of the formation felt their bodies sink, and fell to the ground with a thud, unable to get up again.
"not good!"
Sunaga had just raised her hand when her face changed, her pupils constricted, and she looked horrified.
"It's the 'Dragon Trapping Formation', the Witch Clan is back!!!"
These mermaids know exactly what this thing is!
In ancient times, the Wu clan monks used this formation to deal with sea beasts. In later years, they also used this formation to control mermaids and use them for their own purposes.
Sunaga's face turned pale, and she immediately turned around and dodged, landing next to the high priest Ru Nu, wanting to escape with her grandfather.
Bai Ben next to him no longer had the arrogance he had just now. He struggled hard, but it was in vain. The next moment, he was controlled and suppressed by the formation, and fell to his knees on the ground with a "bang".
"No... Impossible!"
Bai Ben's face was distorted and he supported himself with his hands. Recalling the years when he was enslaved by the Wu Clan, his face turned red. He tried his best to use his spiritual power and wanted to stand up again.
But the "Dragon Trapping Formation" targets the bloodline of the mermaids.
As long as the blood of sea beasts flows in their bodies, as long as they are still mermaids, they will definitely be suppressed by the "Dragon Trapping Formation".
In essence, this can be said to be the original sin of the mermaids.
Sea beasts fed on the corpses of real dragons, and then mermaids were born as hybrids. In essence, they were actually the descendants of the murderer who devoured the real dragon.
But now, they worship the corpse of the real dragon as the Dragon God and regard that sea area as a holy sea. It has to be said that this is quite ironic.
Bai Ben wanted to stand up, but what he was resisting was not external force, but the blood flowing in his body.
Naturally, this kind of resistance is futile.
"Uhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Bai Ben tried his best, with veins bulging on his forehead, to stand up. However, the next moment, all the bulging blood vessels in his body burst.
"Bang!"
Blood gushed out of Bai Ben's body and he turned into a bloody man. His eyes bulged out as he stared at the person walking in from outside the hall. He exhaled his last breath, fell to the ground with a thud, and died without a sound.
“It’s… you…”
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Gu Fangchen slowly walked into the Tide Hall, followed by Prajna Lianyue.
He glanced at the mermaids lying on the ground, passed by Bai Ben who was overestimating his own capabilities, clicked his tongue twice, and looked up at the high priest Ru Nu sitting above, and the mermaid saint Sunaga who originally wanted to pull people away but was pulled back instead.
Su Najia was wondering why her grandfather held her back, but in the blink of an eye, she saw "Ming Luo", a member of the Shipping Department who had argued with her last night, walking towards her in a swaggering manner, not affected by the "Dragon Trapping Formation" at all.
Sunajia's pupils constricted, her mind raced, and she immediately understood what was going on. She forced herself to speak sternly:
"It turns out you're the one with the problem!"
She had a premonition that something was wrong last night, but "Ming Luo" used the names of the Shipping Department and the Great Elder to gain leverage, forcing her to postpone it.
However, no one expected that after just one day of suspension, the entire situation would undergo earth-shaking changes.
It's also their fault that they have been at ease for too long...
From Bai Ben's reaction, it can be seen that under the protection of the [Snail Book], most people cannot react at all and cannot imagine that in just a blink of an eye, the catastrophe is already at hand.
Even if you sense danger, you will subconsciously feel that it shouldn't be that serious.
Sunaga also regretted her carelessness.
But now... it's too late.
After the "Dragon Trapping Formation" was activated, most of the mermaids lost their ability to move. Sunaga could also feel the heavy body falling down at this moment, and she could only hold on with great difficulty.
I want to retreat with my grandfather first.
The scope of this "Dragon Trapping Formation" is only within the land area of Tuoyin, and the mermaids staying outside are not affected.
As long as they can get out of the range of this formation and get support from the mermaids outside, there is still a way to survive.
But just as Sunaga was about to leave, she was stopped by Ru Nu.
Gu Fangchen said with a smile:
"It is indeed me... Since I also have a Saint Lady here, please forgive my rudeness, Sunaka."
As he walked forward, the "mirage" on his body dissipated, and he changed from a mermaid with blue hair and blue eyes back to his original appearance. He also took out his fan and shook it.
The "Saint Lady" that Gu Fangchen mentioned was naturally Prajna Lianyue who followed behind him.
When he said this, Prajna Lianyue was slightly stunned, then she looked at Gu Fangchen, pursed her lips, and her expression looked a little strange.
There are thousands of saints in the world, so just call them that, why bother explaining this sentence...
It was as if he only recognized one saint.
Prajna Lianyue muttered to herself, lowered her eyes and sighed, feeling that she was thinking more and more, it must be the fault of the storybook!
Su Najia didn't understand what was going on, but she didn't want to talk to Gu Fangchen in a nice way, so she continued in a cold voice:
"You are not from the Wu tribe... Who are you? What do you want to do?"
Gu Fangchen shook his head:
"Sunaga, you seem to have made a mistake. Although I haven't prepared any cages for you, there is no doubt that you are all my prisoners now."
He pointed around with the fan in his hand, then raised his eyes, the smile no longer in his eyes:
"You are only to obey, not to ask questions."
Gu Fangchen raised the fan and pressed it down gently.
The expression on the beautiful face of the woman with white hair and purple dress changed. Her knees could no longer bear the pressure and she knelt down towards Gu Fangchen.
She gritted her teeth and glared at Gu Fangchen. Her pupils, purple and gold, were filled with humiliation and murderous intent. Scales appeared on her body one after another, and gill-like cracks appeared on both sides of her neck.
From the frequency of her movements, it was clear that she was extremely angry at the moment.
Gu Fangchen shrugged, raised his eyebrows, and looked at Xiaolongnu, who was just one step away from being defeated, with great interest.
Noble status, beautiful appearance, and a situation where she is unable to move and is at the mercy of others.
What the next step is is self-evident.
Sunaga was angered again by his teasing look, her heart was beating fast, and she knew in her heart that her fate would most likely be the same as that of the mermaids who were slaves under the witch tribe.
She clenched her fists, took a deep breath, and the purple and gold light in her pupils became brighter. Her legs also turned into a long golden fish tail.
However, compared to a fish's tail, it is longer and more beautiful, without any other colors, and there is even a row of mane on the tail. Except for the lack of claws, it looks very much like a dragon's tail.
This is the proof that Sunaga is the oldest generation of mermaids.
The old man at the top sighed, opened his eyes, put his hand on Su Najia's shoulder, signaling her to be patient, and looked at Gu Fangchen.
Ru Nu said:
"The Conch Book is never shaken by the tides of heaven and earth. It endures through the ages, unwavering in the world."
He looked at Gu Fangchen with deep eyes and said meaningfully:
"Unless, you are carrying a weight that is beyond this world."
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