I am Master Maoshan

After walking for less than half an hour, they finally arrived at the core location of At City - the Sea Beast Palace.

The architectural style of the Sea Beasts' Palace is unique, somewhat similar to those huge castle complexes in the West, magnificent and solemn. However, its colors are more vivid and eye-catching than those Western castles, with red and blue as the main colors, like the fusion of the ocean and fire, showing the bravery of the Sea Beasts while retaining their mystery and nobility.

The location of the palace gate is even more ingenious. It is a plum-shaped arch with a unique shape and smooth lines. On both sides of the arch, there are two huge turtles, whose shells are more than one meter in diameter, which is extremely spectacular. What is even more magical is that these two turtles are not motionless, but slowly swing their limbs, as if welcoming every visiting guest.

Liu Jun stared at the two turtles curiously, with a puzzled look in his eyes, and couldn't help asking, "What is this?"

The others were also surprised, and obviously found this design very novel.

Hearing this, the eldest prince smiled and explained, "Your Highness, this is an automatic door. I was fortunate enough to visit the Skyfire Divine King City before. There was a door with a special formation carved on it that could recognize the breath of the person who came and open automatically. At that time, I was very envious of this kind of door, thinking it was both practical and beautiful. However, no one in our sea beast tribe knew this formation. So, I had an idea and put two big turtles on it, making them the guardians of the palace gate. In this way, as long as someone approaches, the two big turtles will open their eyes to see who it is, and then decide whether to open the door or not.

The corner of Liu Jun's mouth twitched. The formation of the door that automatically senses the owner's breath is not complicated. He can also do it. The key is that the eldest prince's operation is really amazing. It has been directly upgraded to a smart door. These two big turtles also have facial recognition.

"Welcome, His Royal Highness the Holy Son." These two powerful words were actually uttered from the mouths of two large turtles embedded on the door.

Although their words expressed welcome, Liu Jun still keenly captured the pain and helplessness that were difficult to conceal in their voices.

Also, these two turtles were embedded here, day after day, year after year, and they were unable to move for who knows how long. Their eyes revealed a desire for freedom, as if they were telling of endless imprisonment.

Looking at the eyes of the two big turtles, Liu Jun couldn't help but feel a surge of sympathy in his heart. They have been fixed here all the time. What is the difference between them and those creatures imprisoned in dark cells?
Just as Liu Jun was immersed in his thoughts, the eldest prince beside him seemed a little nervous. He didn't know why Liu Jun was silent and didn't say a word.

"Well, eldest prince," Liu Jun said hesitantly, his eyes wandering between the two turtles and the eldest prince, "I happen to know how to make that formation. How about I put a formation on your door and you take down these two big turtles? They look pretty uncomfortable."

Upon hearing this, the eldest prince's face changed slightly, and he quickly waved his hand to refuse: "No, no! Your Highness the Holy Son is worth a million dollars, how can you personally handle such trivial matters?"

Liu Jun shook his head nonchalantly: "What's the point of saying it's worth a ton of money? Just tell me if it's okay or not. I just happen to have a gold pen on hand, so it's convenient to use."

As he spoke, he took out a golden pen from the storage space. The pen body had a faint luster and looked extremely precious.

Seeing that the eldest prince was still hesitant, Liu Jun added: "Don't worry, eldest prince, I just think that these two turtles should swim freely in the sea. Besides, this formation is just a piece of cake for me."

Seeing Liu Jun's firm attitude, the eldest prince could only sigh helplessly, and then ordered his men to carefully remove the two turtles from the door. They seemed to feel the coming freedom, and a trace of indescribable joy flashed in their eyes.

Liu Junze picked up the golden pen and began to write and draw quickly on the door frame. His movements were smooth and powerful, and each stroke contained the profound power of runes. As time passed, golden light flashed, and complex runes gradually occupied the entire two doors. They intertwined together to form a gorgeous and mysterious pattern.

After completing all this, Liu Jun nodded with satisfaction and put the golden pen back into the storage space. The eldest prince on the side was full of surprise. Although he didn't know how to set up a formation, he had seen many formation masters and knew how difficult this seemingly simple formation was. To be as quick and casual as Liu Jun, at least a formation master level of attainment was required.

If this Holy Son of the Skyfire Divine Realm is really a master of formations, then the Sea Beast Clan will need to carefully consider how to get along with the Skyfire Divine Realm in the future.

As for the two turtles that regained their freedom, they slowly crawled away from the door, as if to find a new world of their own.

At this moment, a burst of dense and rapid footsteps suddenly came, as if breaking the tranquility of the surroundings. The sound came from far away and gradually became clearer and clearer.

Everyone looked up involuntarily, their eyes passing through layers of palace walls and tree shadows, and they saw a large group of people walking quickly towards them from the depths of the At City Palace.

"Why is she here!" The eldest prince frowned, his eyes revealing a hint of surprise and uneasiness. He muttered to himself, as if he was not welcome to the upcoming group of people.

"Who?" Liu Jun heard the eldest prince's mumbling and couldn't help feeling a little curious. He turned to look at the eldest prince with a questioning look in his eyes.

However, before the eldest prince could answer, the group of people quickly came to Liu Jun and others. They were dressed in gorgeous clothes, with respectful and nervous expressions on their faces, as if they were facing an important ceremony.

The leader was a beautiful woman who looked elegant and dignified. She was wearing an exquisite purple lace evening gown, the hem of which swayed gently with her steps, like a blooming violet dancing in the breeze. Her face was gentle and dignified, and her bright eyes seemed to be able to see into people's hearts.

As soon as she saw Liu Jun, the beautiful woman's eyes were immediately locked on him. A gentle smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, as if the warm sunshine of spring was shining in her heart. "Your Highness, I didn't know you were coming. I'm sorry for not welcoming you. Please forgive me." The beautiful woman bowed slightly, her voice soft and sincere. At the moment of the salute, a touch of white inadvertently flashed out from her dress, as pure and flawless as the first snow in winter, which made Liu Jun startled slightly.

At this moment, the air around them seemed to freeze, and everyone's eyes were focused on the beautiful woman and Liu Jun.

This beautiful woman was indeed very beautiful. Among all the women Liu Jun had ever seen, she could at least be ranked in the top ten. Unfortunately, this guy always kept in mind the saying that beautiful women were the most deadly, so he was stunned for only a second before looking away.

"Hello, who are you?" Liu Jun asked politely with a gentle smile on his face and a hint of curiosity and inquiry in his eyes.

"Your Highness, this is my mother, the Queen of the Sea Beasts, Morina." The eldest prince introduced.

There was a bit of complexity in his tone, as if he had something he wanted to say but it was not appropriate to say it here.

"Hello, Queen Morina." Liu Jun nodded quickly, and the shock on his face flashed away.

When the eldest prince said that the beautiful woman in front of him was his mother, Liu Jun was quite surprised. Because this beautiful woman, whether in appearance or temperament, was a pure human woman, without any signs of other sea beasts.

Her skin was fair and delicate, her facial features were exquisite and picturesque, and her eyes sparkled with wisdom and gentleness. She had no resemblance at all to the eldest prince beside her.

He was very, very sure that this Queen Morina, like him, came from the human world.

Queen Morina smiled slightly, and that smile was like a spring breeze, warm and kind. "Your Highness, welcome again. We, the Sea Beasts, have always held the God King's Palace in high esteem. The palace has prepared a grand welcome ceremony for you, please follow me."

The voice was very gentle, and every word seemed to carry magic that was irresistible.

Of course Liu Jun would not refuse. The key point was that he came to discuss something with the Sea Beast King, and he couldn't discuss it while standing at the gate of the palace.

The crowd began to walk slowly towards the depths of the palace. At this time, maids in gorgeous costumes were already standing neatly on both sides of the main road of the palace. They had pretty faces and dignified manners, adding a touch of power and nobility to this road leading to the center of power.

A long fiery red carpet had appeared under Liu Jun and his companions' feet at some point, like a burning dragon, leading them forward.

As Liu Jun and his party walked, the maids began to throw petals of different colors from the flower baskets in their hands. These petals danced in the air, like a gorgeous feast in the rain, adding a bit of romance and fantasy to this palace trip.

Walking on this road covered with flower petals, Liu Jun couldn't help but feel a little dazed. Fortunately, the eldest prince was with him. If it were just him and Queen Morina, the scene would be like a wedding scene, too romantic. If there were a photographer and a lighting technician, the scene would be perfect. All it needed was a wedding march.

Just as Liu Jun was immersed in his imagination, a strange creature suddenly appeared not far away. It looked like a lantern fish, with its head facing Liu Jun and his group. The light on its body suddenly flashed, and then it staggered away. This sudden creature surprised Liu Jun. He had never seen such a strange creature before, and it even had its own flashlight.

"Your Highness, this is a photo fish." Seeing Liu Jun stop, Queen Morina explained gently, "It can record some important images. It is a rare creature in our palace."

This explanation made Liu Jun silent for a moment. He never thought that there would be such a magical creature in this place. The key is how to take photos of this thing after taking them? This is a key question.

Queen Morina seemed to see through Liu Jun's thoughts and continued with a smile: "The images recorded by the Shadow Fish will be preserved through a special mechanism in its body. When you need to view them, you only need to use a specific method to stimulate the light in its body, and you can see the previously recorded images."

"It's very good, very magical," Liu Jun praised.

Fortunately, this road covered with flower petals was not very long, and no other magical creatures appeared. As a result, Liu Jun and his group walked more briskly, and soon arrived at the most solemn Palace of the Sea King in the imperial palace.

The moment they entered the Sea King Palace, they were greeted by a majestic and mysterious atmosphere. Their eyes were first attracted by the eighteen towering dragon-shaped pillars. But surprisingly, the creatures coiled on these pillars were not real dragons, but creatures that were very similar to dragons in form, but with strange features. These creatures seemed to have life, and their scales were glittering, giving people a solemn and mysterious feeling.

The design style of the entire Sea King Palace is unique, integrating the charm of the underwater dragon palace that Liu Jun had seen in "Journey to the West", while also retaining the exquisiteness and magnificence of modern Western architecture. The high dome, complex carvings, and those cleverly embellished marine elements together weave a dream space that combines Chinese and Western styles. (End of this chapter)