The two individuals, who were frantically inputting their power into the newly constructed defensive shield, reacted differently to the thundercloud forming overhead.
Yu Ling's inner thoughts: I'm doomed! I haven't used my demonic arts for too long, and I've lost control and am showing signs of human transformation. I've even attracted this lightning tribulation! Sure enough, in a world with strange powers, the way to deal with demons is the same everywhere!
Pailu's inner thoughts: Wow! This merman king is not only incredibly handsome, but he's also quite capable. He managed to create such a huge thundercloud, which will definitely drive away the abyssal beast. Great! My life is saved!
Seeing that Lei Yun had different mindsets, the two of them both activated their strongest abilities.
Yu Ling exuded an even stronger oceanic aura, completely concealing herself within the seawater. At the same time, she also masked the human aura of the wizard beside her, preventing the abyss behemoth from discovering the presence of these two individuals near the fleet in the sea.
And within the dark clouds overhead, a lightning dragon, a full ten feet long, finally coalesced, ready to strike down at any moment!
With a deafening roar that tore through the ocean, the fury of thunder was easily thwarted by the colossal creatures within.
The abyssal behemoth shook along with everything around it. It had no idea what was happening. It was confused and wary, but mostly it felt a tingling sensation in its brain from the electric shock, and it had a feeling of wanting to go back to sleep.
The lightning continued to strike, numbing even the colossal abyssal beasts, while the few remaining survivors in the fleet were blasted into charred remains.
Aside from Yu Ling and Pai Liu struggling to hold on, the abyssal behemoth was becoming increasingly trapped by the electric shocks. Several merfolk who managed to swim back to the seabed were engulfed by the aftershocks of the waves and taken to an unknown place. Almost all other creatures on the sea surface perished.
The lightning struck for a full half hour before gradually stopping. By then, the abyssal behemoth was as if it had been drugged, swaying left and right in a daze. Its skin even emitted the aroma of meat that had been cooked by electricity. After lying flat on the sea surface, it gradually sank to the bottom and disappeared without a trace.
The slumbering creature, awakened by Yu Ling's vortex, was eventually "slept" again by Yu Ling's lightning tribulation.
The insane power of the lightning also left the two people hiding on the side with their protective shields riddled with holes and on the verge of collapse, seemingly on the verge of breaking apart, yet it still stubbornly protected their safety.
Yu Ling's face was pale, his lips were dry, and scales had begun to grow on his face and upper body. He looked more like a fish now. He had really done his best.
"We finally made it through! Your Majesty, you were truly amazing after using the enhancement necklace. I'm so glad you didn't use it on me, otherwise..."
Seeing the abyss behemoth repelled by lightning, Pailu felt a sudden relief from the pressure. As he spoke, he began to drift off into thought, contemplating the unfinished words.
Otherwise, without the Abyss Behemoth blocking the main attack, if Yu Ling, wearing a buff necklace, were to suddenly strike him like that, she would not only be chopped into charcoal, but she would probably be reduced to ashes.
As for Yu Ling, he was feeling very unwell, so he did not answer.
After all, that wasn't some enhanced lightning power, but a lightning tribulation specifically targeting him; his very soul was struck several times!
Although this amount of electricity is nothing to the soul, the original owner's body really couldn't take it. After the life-threatening energy was electrocuted, Yu Ling could only barely maintain her consciousness.
"System, I need to disconnect for a while. I'll let you know when I wake up. Keep an eye on the main character while you're underwater and do your side quests well."
After communicating remotely with the system via mental link, Yu Ling curled up into a ball under Pai Liu's astonished gaze. Shattered light adorned her surroundings, flickering and coalescing before slowly transforming into...
A giant silver-blue egg with intricate and ancient patterns.
Even after turning into an egg, Yu Ling remains crystal clear, round and lustrous, radiating a faint glow, looking noble and beautiful.
With the strong support of the abyssal behemoth Lao Tie, he successfully survived the tribulation and was about to transform into a human. This transformation into an egg was just a preparation for gathering power.
As a body with pure royal bloodline of merfolk, it is normal to have a tendency to revert to ancestral traits before transforming into human form. The longer the period of reversion, the stronger the body will become after transformation. Yu Ling, this merfolk egg, should be the strongest case.
[Host, you can sleep soundly!]
The system fish can travel back and forth between the system space and the little silver fish's body, quickly obtaining the host's latest information. Its increased power after evolution is a reliable guarantee on the road to survival!
Yu Ling and the system were both satisfied with their current situation, but Pai Liu, a wizard who had never seen a monster before, looked bewildered. How did the beautiful fish turn into an egg?
Moreover, when this merman king turned into an egg, he was still wearing his power-enhancing necklace!
"Your Majesty, are you alright? What happened? Can you hear me? If you can hear me, please move!" Pai Liu's voice grew louder and louder.
The enhancement necklace is very expensive, and he only had one. Even when the king offered an exorbitant price, he couldn't bear to sell it. How could it have turned into an egg with a merman?!
With a heart-wrenching pain, as if cut by a knife, Pailu disregarded any defensive shields and directly swung her staff to disperse the surrounding energy, then grabbed the egg and shook it violently.
Although Yu Ling had turned into an egg, she should have lost contact with the outside world and received the inheritance, but her soul was a tree spirit, still floating aside silently watching Pai Liu, thinking to herself, "It's really rude to treat an egg like this, you wizard who refuses to show yourself!"
"It's quite relaxing not having a physical body to carry, but it's really difficult to stay connected to the system and communicate with the outside world while floating around."
Yu Ling watched Payi Liu frantically turning the egg and was speechless. He didn't know that the other party was reluctant to throw him back into the sea because of the necklace. He just thought it was a novelty to see a mermaid turn into an egg.
However, she was just about to take human form and was extremely weak, so she really didn't have the extra time or energy to explain anything to him.
"Forget it, let it be. The defense of the Transformation Stage is the most robust."
Left with no other choice, Yu Ling decided to give up.
Pailu, heartbroken over losing her buff necklace, couldn't abandon the "noble" mermaid egg. Suppressing her grief, she stuffed the entire egg into the pocket at her waist, gripped her staff, and used a wind spell to take off, frantically heading towards the coast.
After being stuffed into the pocket, Yu Ling realized that the pocket was actually a spatial treasure. The fact that it could hold her meant that the space could carry living things, which was much better than the one given by the main god.
Looking around again, wow! So many strange and wonderful treasures! That pocket watch has the power of time, that wooden object seems to have a life of its own, and that... that... that...
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