But clearly, the people on the beach had not yet realized the seriousness of the situation.
The mermaid queen sent a huge wave crashing over Gongsun Lian, who was about to come ashore, and she was swept away. The compass she was holding also fell to the ground in the impact.
"No!"
Gongsun Lian wanted to take back the compass, but she couldn't muster the strength to do so.
Just as the mermaid queen was about to snatch the compass, the Taotie reached out to grab her tail. However, the tail was too slippery, and the mucus on it caused the Taotie to slip through its fingers when it exerted force. This prevented the mermaid queen from successfully obtaining the compass.
As Tianning went to retrieve it, a nimble black shadow suddenly darted out from the large group of mermaids chasing them. It was incredibly fast, and its sharp teeth were about to tear Tianning's hand apart! It was trying to rip off Tianning's entire arm and take it, along with the compass, to his mother!
Seeing this, Tianning didn't even try to dodge.
Anyway, I've set up 100% defense, so let him bite me all he wants. Just don't cry when he breaks his teeth!
The monster was pitch black all over. Although it had a fish tail, it was much larger than an ordinary mermaid. It not only had fish scales on its body, but also strange hair. When it was wet with seawater, large bulges of pus could be seen under its skin. Just looking at it made people frown and feel disgusted.
What's most surprising is the pair of striking dragon horns on his head. Although they are uneven and look ridiculous, like toys stuck on his forehead, Long Han, as a member of the dragon race, is absolutely certain that they are dragon horns!
Long Han's face was grim. He was almost certain that the missing dragons from back then were connected to this mermaid clan!
A ridiculous thought popped into my head.
As a race born into a superior position, and beings who are always treated with deference in public, Long Han never imagined that these merfolk would dare to be so audacious!
How dare these mermaids!
Long Han was so angry he laughed, and in his fury he decided to make a move.
But someone is faster than him!
No one saw when Tianqi appeared next to Tianning. With a single word, "Get lost," the monster rolled away before it could even close its mouth.
Tianning: "..."
In the blink of an eye, the compass fell straight into the sea. Before Tianning could even go down to retrieve it, he heard the other person's concerned voice: "Is your hand alright?"
Thanks for the invitation. Nothing would have happened anyway.
Tian Ning withdrew her hand, avoiding Tian Qi's concerned touch.
Just what I feared most came to pass.
Unfortunately, the timing of their meeting was even more inconvenient, leaving no time for reminiscing. Tianning's mind was entirely focused on the compass.
The compass that had fallen into the sea was easily found by a mermaid, who immediately offered it to the mermaid queen as if it were a treasure.
The Mermaid Queen had already captured Gongsun Lian. Using her mermaids' ability to swim quickly in the sea, she shook off the troublesome Taotie and then showed her murderous intent towards Gongsun Lian!
The sharp fingernails pierced Gongsun Lian's throat on the spot. Gongsun Lian tried to cry for help, but her vocal cords were damaged and she could not make a sound: "Help..."
"I never imagined that you would become such a nuisance in the end," the Mermaid Queen said, her beautiful blue eyes cold as ice. "If I had known, I should have killed you when I discovered you had been possessed. Even if it would have aroused suspicion, it would have been better than keeping you alive to seduce Jia'er and ruin the Mermaid Clan's century-old plan!"
Upon hearing the word "body possession," Tianning knew that Gongsun Lian could not die at the hands of the other party.
“Tianqi, we’ll talk later,” Tianning said succinctly, “Save people first.”
"You're very bold, ordering me around directly." Though he said this, the man couldn't hide the smile playing on his lips.
Perhaps, if we could try the Soul-Guiding Lamp again, we could get the answer.
Tianning: "..."
Whether he's willing to help or not, Tianning can handle it on his own; he doesn't need to rely on anyone else.
The slender Flying Snow Sword appeared in the girl's hand. Tian Ning gripped the sword with both hands, and as the blade plunged into the seawater, a huge snowflake mark appeared centered on her, and the icy cold air began to spread throughout the entire sea area!
Countless transparent blue butterflies flapped their wings, and wherever they passed, the seawater suddenly froze into ice, restricting the mermaids' movements.
After completing their tasks, the butterflies that had been fluttering around the sky all gathered around Tian Ning. The sword spirit of the Flying Snow Sword, with its long silver hair and white eyes, appeared. The scene was stunningly beautiful. She was like an elf emerging from a blizzard. With a wave of her hand, she froze the water droplets on the Mermaid Queen's body!
The mermaid queen slammed her tail against the ice, pulled out the sharp long nail from Gongsun Lian's neck, and used the force of her tail to bounce towards the mermaid who had the compass.
Gongsun Lian's pupils were dilating, and when Tian Ning arrived, her life force was incredibly weak.
The scene was chaotic at one point. Although they didn't know what was going on, Fu Hongming and his group had already arrived to help deal with the mermaids.
Tianning used his cold air to freeze her bleeding wound. Her vocal cords were damaged, so even if she tried to speak, she couldn't make a sound. Tianning quickly took out a pill and put it in her mouth. If she didn't speak, she wouldn't be able to go home!
"Gongsun Lian, tell me..."
But as soon as the pill entered his mouth, his unfocused pupils instantly lost all their luster.
Tian Ning was stunned.
But she still instinctively took out more pills from her pouch, trying to save the person...
A tender sprout touched her fingertip; it was the Heavenly Dao rushing over.
"Ningning, it's no use."
Tianning was unwilling to give up and wanted to try again, but she saw the system floating out from Gongsun Lian's body.
As if nothing had happened, the system, believing that no one could see it, planned to quietly drift away and go... to find its next host.
"Really..."
Tianning had never been so angry before; an iron sword quickly appeared in her left hand, which was not holding a sword.
Without the slightest hesitation, he slashed through the air—
The system's incredulous scream was piercing, but it was the price it had to pay.
Tianning handed Gongsun Lian's body to Tiandao: "Old man, take good care of her."
Heaven knew what she was going to do, and without hesitation, it took Gongsun Lian's body to a safe place by the sea.
This scene caught Tianqi's eye, and his gaze turned deep and unfathomable.
Is it because they know... the corpses can come back to life?
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