The Great Elder looked at the soul power fluctuations emanating from Lin Xiao's body, finally giving a slight nod before turning to leave the room. Outside the door, two other figures were already standing there silently.
"Great Elder."
One of them slightly lifted the hood of their cloak, revealing the Myriad Soul Douluo who had been sent to the Star Luo Empire.
Even though they were both elders, the Myriad Soul Douluo remained extremely respectful in front of the Great Elder.
"I already made it very clear in the letter I sent you. The reason I called you back this time is to fulfill what I previously promised you."
"Yes, I understand." The Myriad Soul Douluo nodded repeatedly.
"However, I'll say the ugly truth upfront: I will hand over what I promised you, but you must bear the consequences yourself."
"Don't worry, I've already thought it through in advance." The Myriad Soul Douluo's tone was clearly excited. Sea soul beasts cannot stay on land for long periods. Even if they notice, as long as I avoid them for a while, they will naturally return."
Hearing this, the Great Elder glanced at the Myriad Soul Douluo. "As long as you've thought it through."
After speaking, she turned back to look at her room, sensing the soul power fluctuations emanating from Lin Xiao as he absorbed the soul bone.
"I have waited far too long. Whether this succeeds or not depends on this one chance."
Naturally, Lin Xiao had no way of knowing what the Great Elder and the others were talking about outside the door. At this moment, he only felt as if he were immersed in seawater. A cool, moist sensation spread from his throat, and his entire body seemed to have been cleansed once over.
As the soul power from the soul bone gradually poured into his body, an inexplicable feeling rushed straight toward his mental sea. The next moment, the river symbolizing his mental power in his mental sea began to surge continuously—his mental power was actually increasing slowly as well.
As expected of a soul bone from the mermaid clan, which excelled in mental power. Although it wasn't a skull bone, this throat bone close to the head still enhanced his mental strength.
A faint green glow rose beneath his skin. The power of the Life Gold within his body also spread to his limbs and bones during the absorption process. Invisible changes occurred throughout Lin Xiao's body, and his consciousness finally sank completely into meditation…
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In the north of the Sun Moon Empire, several streaks of light streaked across the sky.
Lin Xiao flew through the air, his gaze once again sweeping over the Myriad Soul Douluo and the Abomination Douluo who were beside the Great Elder.
It was already the next day after he had fully absorbed the soul bone. Lin Xiao hadn't expected that the moment he walked out of the Great Elder's room, he would see the Myriad Soul Douluo, who had somehow hurried back from the Star Luo Empire.
He initially thought Zhongli Wu was recalling the people sent to the three great empires and felt nervous for a moment, but he soon learned that these two were also acting together with the Great Elder.
With Lin Xiao's soul power level approaching level 80, the speed at which he fully activated his flight soul tool was not much slower than a Titled Douluo. The group soon arrived near the icy sea.
Looking at the boundless ocean before him, Lin Xiao raised his head to look at the Great Elder flying at the very front.
She hadn't spoken the entire way, but now that they had arrived, she should finally tell him what exactly he was supposed to retrieve, right?
The cold wind high in the sky carried a bone-piercing chill, causing the cloaks on everyone to flap noisily.
The wide hood on the Great Elder's head was also slightly lifted by the wind, revealing half a face that looked no different from a human's—not the slightest trace of a sea soul beast could be seen.
"Proceed according to the plan."
The Great Elder suddenly dropped this sentence, then reached out and grabbed Lin Xiao's wrist.
Lin Xiao didn't even see clearly how the Great Elder made her move—his right hand was already uncontrollably seized by her. He subconsciously tried to pull away, but even after two attempts, it didn't budge at all.
The Great Elder, who had never displayed an overwhelming presence before, finally revealed to Lin Xiao at this moment why she could become the Great Elder of the Holy Spirit Church among many Titled Douluo.
Before Lin Xiao could react, his figure was dragged by the Great Elder toward the sea surface. The rapidly retreating airflow carried a bone-chilling cold that constantly slapped his face, making it hard for him to keep his eyes open.
The next moment, with a "splash," an even colder sensation instantly spread throughout his entire body, causing him to shiver involuntarily.
The pressure of the seawater came from all directions. Caught off guard, a large mouthful of seawater had already poured into his mouth.
"Do not resist. Try to breathe as you would on land."
The Great Elder's voice came from beside his ear. Only then did Lin Xiao remember that he had absorbed the throat bone of the mermaid clan.
Trying to inhale the seawater as if breathing, the salty, fishy taste instantly filled his entire mouth. However, just as the seawater surged toward his throat, an inexplicable force expelled it from his body.
Lin Xiao felt the sensation of his mouth being filled with seawater. Although he was still somewhat unaccustomed to it for the moment, there was indeed no feeling of suffocation.
He was filtering the air mixed in the seawater just like a fish, except not through gills but through the throat bone.
Turning his head, he saw that the Great Elder seemed to have completely merged into the icy sea. The surrounding seawater posed no hindrance to her; her movements were instead even more agile.
"How does it feel?"
"It's acceptable."
"Then let's go deeper."
The Great Elder's grip on Lin Xiao's right wrist never loosened. Without any visible movement, her figure suddenly plunged deeper into the icy sea.
The surroundings grew increasingly dark. The light from the sea surface could no longer reach the bottom. Aside from a few scattered soul beasts that could emit light, everything else was pitch black.
The pressure from the seawater also increased dramatically. The icy water not only continuously drained the warmth from Lin Xiao's body but also squeezed his body. The sound of his bones being compressed seemed to ring in his ears.
"How about now?"
Lin Xiao opened his mouth. The immense pressure rushing toward his throat made even speaking difficult. Soul power continuously flowed through his meridians, filling the skin all over his body.
After feeling it for a moment, he still gently nodded.
"Good. Now I will take you to the depths of the icy sea. During this time, you must adapt to living under this kind of pressure."
As the Great Elder spoke, her figure suddenly shot forward.
"I already told you before: the place you are going to is the palace of the Sea Princess clan, and the thing you are to retrieve is none other than the Heart of the Ocean that they enshrine in their palace."
Lin Xiao slightly turned his head and glanced at the Great Elder.
In his opinion, the Heart of the Ocean, as the greatest treasure of the Sea Princess clan, could only be used by those of their royal bloodline.
Even if others stole it, they wouldn't be able to utilize its power. Could it be that the Great Elder in front of him had some connection to the royal family of the Sea Princess clan?
The Great Elder paid no attention to what Lin Xiao was thinking and continued to describe the palace's structure and the location of the Heart of the Ocean to him. She sounded extremely familiar with the Sea Princess palace.
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