"You're threatening me!" Shen Qing stared into the eyes of "Li Xian", showing no sign of panic at his words.
"Li Xian" let out a cold laugh and shrugged. "Think whatever you like."
"Call me a villain or a bad guy. I just want to save my people. People with spiritual bones are rare in this world, but this is the only chance to save my clan. So, I don't regret any means I've taken."
The two confronted each other silently, as if gambling on who would lose patience and back down first.
Shen Qing looked at the sword in Li Xian's hand and suddenly burst into laughter. "If you want me to save someone, at least let me know why I'm going to die."
"How did you know I had spiritual bones? And how were you so sure Li Xian would bring me here?"
Hearing Shen Qing's questions, "Li Xian" thought she had accepted her fate. A smile played on his lips. "Since you want to know, I'll tell you."
"Years ago, Li Xian escaped from the Merman Palace because he knew he was about to be sealed in a formation. He didn't want his life to slowly fade away in the formation until he had no control over his own destiny.
"After he left, he received help from someone. That person told him that as long as he could have a descendant with both human and merman blood, there would be hope for saving the merman clan.
"So, a grand plan was set in motion. To make Li Xian believe that his father truly loved him and that all his memories were real, Li Yuan sacrificed himself to pave the way for the merman clan.
"I learned from that person that you and Li Xian are fated to be intertwined. Your fates are so powerful and complementary that the merman clan can only be saved if both of you reach the Merman Palace.
"Originally, Li Xian shouldn't have survived. The bloodlines of merman and human are naturally incompatible. But that person used a secret method to force Li Xian's birth, which accelerated Li Yuan's mutation.
"Even Xu Yanxi's madness was part of Li Yuan's and that person's plan. Li Xian killed his own father with his own hands. Just this guilt alone was enough to make him willing to sacrifice his life for the merman clan.
"Now, do you understand?"
A sarcastic smile appeared on Shen Qing's face. But it wasn't for herself. It was for Li Xian.
Li Xian's birth was a calculated result. Every step he took was part of someone else's plan.
Whether to live or die, he never had a choice.
If Lin Yibai hadn't intervened last life, she and Li Xian would probably have ended up badly.
Their fates were so powerful that they always attracted the coveting of others. After so many incidents, Shen Qing gradually realized that the spiritual bones and ice spiritual roots on her body were also products of her powerful fate.
That's why Lin Yibai had an inexplicable hostility towards her.
"Haha..."
"Hahahahaha... It's so ridiculous!"
Shen Qing threw her head back and laughed out loud.
"Li Xian" gritted his teeth and asked, "What are you laughing at? You're about to die, and you still dare to mock me?"
"Shouldn't I laugh? You mermen are a bunch of cowardly incompetents. You have great ambitions but no real strength. Your clan's decline is the result of your own fate, but you shamelessly try to impose your destiny on others.
"Are Li Xian and I such cheap people? Why should we bear the fate of your clan? If your merman clan wants to go extinct, so be it. It has nothing to do with us!
"Aren't you ashamed?"
"Li Xian" was so angry that his face contorted. He pointed at Shen Qing with a trembling finger but couldn't say a word for a long time.
"You! You!"
"What about me? I'm telling you that no matter what you say, I won't agree. The spiritual bones are mine. No matter how powerful my fate is, it will only serve me. What does it matter to your merman clan?
"Of course, don't try to threaten me with Li Xian. If he were awake and knew that his birth was just a calculation, he would never agree to save you!"
"Presumptuous!" "Li Xian" was so angry that his face turned ashen. His face suddenly darkened, and a killing intent flashed in his eyes.
"Since you don't appreciate my kindness, I'll kill you here first. Then I can still use your body!"
Shen Qing raised her chin and laughed boldly. "If you want to kill me, let's see if you're capable enough!"
With that, Shen Qing launched an attack on "Li Xian" first. Wu Wang let out a sharp sound. Every move was filled with killing intent. Even though she was facing Li Xian's body, Shen Qing didn't hold back at all.
"Li Xian" didn't expect Shen Qing to attack so suddenly. He stepped back repeatedly. In a hurry, he used one hand to form a spell gesture and muttered some incantations that Shen Qing couldn't understand.
His body was very flexible. After dodging a few times, a strange smile appeared on his lips. "Shen Qing, no matter how high your cultivation is, you won't be able to stay calm when facing a group of crazy mermen."
The next moment, the mermen sealed in the bubbles all came to life. They stretched out their sharp claws and tore open the bubbles that imprisoned them.
"Little disciple, the pupils of these mermen have turned red again. They seem to be going crazy again. But don't you think it's strange? That person just said that in the inheritance land, their bloodthirsty nature could be suppressed. But as soon as he formed the spell gesture, these mermen became crazy again."
This space was like being in water. Shen Qing was already at a disadvantage when fighting here. With so many mermen swarming up at the same time, it was a bit difficult for Shen Qing to deal with them.
Reminded by Ling Zhou, Shen Qing thought it made sense. It seemed that that person had held back some information.
"Master, this is not the time to talk about this. Let's first find a way to drive that lonely soul out of Li Xian's body."
The wounds on Shen Qing's body healed extremely slowly. The blood completely stimulated the mermen's bloodthirsty nature. Their random attacks made it even more difficult for Shen Qing to defend.
"Have you noticed the sword in Li Xian's hand? I suspect that the lonely soul possessed Li Xian through that sword. We have to find a way to make the sword leave Li Xian's touch!"
Shen Qing had felt something was off since just now. Li Xian's habit was to carry the sword on his back. But from the moment he appeared, this Li Xian had been tightly holding the sword in his hand without letting go.
Moreover, that person seemed very afraid of Shen Qing getting close. He even let these mermen do the attacking for him.
For a moment, a huge male merman stretched out his sharp claws and lunged straight at Shen Qing's chest.
Shen Qing quickly stepped back, but the mermen behind were also approaching menacingly.
Caught between the front and the back, if she was pierced through the chest by one of the mermen, there would be no other Wanwusheng to save her.
Wu Wang in Shen Qing's hand vibrated. Shen Qing gritted her teeth and let go of Wu Wang.
"Wu Wang! Transform into a dragon!"
With Shen Qing's permission, Wu Wang instantly transformed into a huge dragon. It circled around Shen Qing once and bounced all the mermen away.
The dragon's roar filled everyone present with fear. Even the crazy mermen stopped their attacks in a daze.