The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

She looked at the screen with a complicated expression.

......

Soon, the beam of light attacked Gu Ran from a distance.

Without the protection of spiritual energy armor, the beam of light directly hit Gu Ran, and an intense burning sensation instantly swept over his entire body.

Gu Ran let out a painful groan.

"what!"

However, he continued to attack the triangular crystal cone like a tireless and restless robot, but at this point he was also somewhat desperate and no longer hoped to destroy the triangular crystal cone.

Right now, all he hopes is to draw the attack away and buy some time for Little Conch.

When the beam of light that had been shining on Gu Ran disappeared, he was left with large areas of burns, as if he had just emerged from a raging inferno.

Surprisingly, Gu Ran's burns began to heal on their own in just a short while.

A certain activity in the muscles brings a cooling sensation to the burn area, followed by a tingling and itchy feeling. The burn scabs over quickly and then fall off, forming new skin like a baby's.

The scene of his previous spiritual energy tempering flashed through Gu Ran's mind. He never expected that his previous "unnecessary" and "unwillingness to waste" mentality had saved him.

But before that beam of light had gone far, a new beam of light appeared.

Then came extensive burns, self-healing, scab formation, peeling off, and new skin growth.

This process continued many times, and Gu Ran even became somewhat numb to it.

But the whole process made the powerful people outside the light screen feel a little horrified. Although many of them had suffered more serious injuries, burns are extremely painful, but Gu Ran had to endure such pain all the time. He didn't even let out a scream, only groaning once.

Such willpower is enough to earn their admiration.

Although Gu Ran's strong physical attributes temporarily spared him from the fatal danger of being attacked by the beam, his internal injuries were becoming increasingly severe due to his reckless attacks.

Finally, he could no longer bear it and spat out a mouthful of blood.

When blood gushed out, Gu Ran knew he had reached his limit. Every part of his body was protesting against him, slowly slipping out of his control.

"what!"

Finally, Gu Ran roared and threw his last punch before collapsing onto the triangular crystal cone.

Large spurts of blood gushed from his mouth and flowed onto the triangular crystal cone.

At that moment, he felt pain, exhaustion, and numbness all over his body. It was as if the best thing in the world was to close his eyes and fall asleep peacefully, no longer caring about anything else.

However, Gu Ran still had one worry in his heart. He leaned against the triangular crystal cone and stared blankly at the little conch whose soul and body had merged together.

He smiled happily.

In this way, he could sleep peacefully.

It's just death, he's died before, he can just treat it like sleeping.

The beam of light struck him again, this time shining directly into his face.

If Gu Ran doesn't take any measures, the harm he suffers this time will be far greater than before.

"Highest privileges detected. Self-destruction preparation paused. Initiating highest privileges confirmation now."

Suddenly, that electronic mechanical voice sounded again.

As the electronic mechanical sound rang out, the beam of light that had been shining on Gu Ran stopped and then slowly disappeared.

"Supreme authority confirmed. All self-defense mechanisms suspended. All powers now transferred."

Gu Ran was taken aback.

He suddenly felt a connection between himself and the ruins.

With a thought, he can manipulate the ruins, and even visualize the manipulation of the ruins, generating a control panel that is familiar to humans.

"Supreme authority... Why do I have supreme authority over this ruin?"

Gu Ran was confused.

He vaguely sensed once again the hand that manipulated fate.

When Gu Ran gained control of the highest level of authority over the ruins, he finally understood the current situation of the little conch.

Because she had opened a door to help him get out, the little conch accelerated her fusion with the ruins, which damaged her soul essence and caused her to lose some of her own unique qualities.

What Queen Ariel wanted to do was indeed to save the little seashell, but at the same time, they also wanted to create another mermaid queen!

So they followed the same method passed down from the previous Mermaid Queen, infusing the little conch's soul with the will of many Mermaid Queens, and then combining them.

While completing the original essence of the little conch, it also added many qualities that did not belong to the little conch.

These traits are not even disliked by the little conch; they are a kind of racial commonality among the mermaids, so there is little rejection. For example, reviving the mermaid race and making the mermaids great again.

This is actually a procedure that all the mermaid queens have to go through. However, in the past, because the souls of those who received the inheritance were complete and their wills had withstood the test of the ruins, they were very firm and able to maintain their own identity within the queen's will.

However, the little conch is different. At this time, she is missing a part of her original soul. If what is missing is a certain important quality, such as a part of her personality, then it will be replaced by other souls that carry the Queen's will.

Queen Ariel and the souls of the merfolk ancestors knew about this, but in order for the merfolk to be revived, they still decided to create another merfolk queen, which might cause the little conch to lose its "self".

That's why they apologized to him.

After illegally altering the highest authority of the ruins, "Ariel" successfully extracted the little seashell's soul from the ruins and merged it with the souls within the ruins that possessed the Queen's will, replenishing the soul's origin. Then, she found the little seashell's body, merged it, and finally "resurrected" it.

This was their plan, but of course, they made great sacrifices in it. It was very difficult to manipulate the ruins without obtaining the authority to do so. Even Queen Ariel could only temporarily "illegally alter" the highest authority.

But what they paid for this was their "life"—that is, the complete dissipation of their souls.

However, this plan still has one final oversight, and that oversight is fatal, causing the plan to fail.

That's because there were too many other soul origins mixed in, causing the new soul to reject the body.

If nothing unexpected happens, although the soul will merge with the body, the little conch will fall into a "vegetative state" and will never wake up again.

This terrified Gu Hou, who had realized everything.

Having gained the highest authority over the ruins, Gu Ran quickly acquired a thorough understanding of them, even more so than any mermaid queen in history who had received the inheritance.

At this moment, the little conch soul, now mixed with other soul origins, could no longer separate out those souls that carried the Queen's will, because it could not find any other pure soul origins to fill this gap.

However, if the situation is allowed to remain in this stalemate, the little conch will fall into a "vegetative state" again.

Finally, relying on his current understanding of the ruins and the mermaid race, Gu Ran came up with a compromise—to become a "bridge" for communication and connection between the little conch's soul and body.

This "bridge" allows the "impure soul" of the little conch to connect with the body after it has eliminated those impurities, achieving a "perfect fusion" effect.

The "bridge" has readily available materials within the ruins—the Heart of the Ocean.

Mermaids who successfully pass the challenge will not only inherit the will of the previous mermaid queen, but will also obtain the Heart of the Ocean, a treasure possessed by generations of mermaids. The Heart of the Ocean necklace was also the greatest asset of previous mermaid queens who roamed the seas, and it naturally has an affinity with the mermaid race.

In the past, he would never have been able to obtain the Heart of the Ocean, nor could he have built this "bridge," but now he possesses the highest authority over the ruins.

"I command you to extract all the soul essence that has merged with the ruins," Gu Ran ordered the ruins.

Separating all the soul essences that have already merged into one is different from separating the souls that have initially merged with the ruins. This is equivalent to causing the ruins to self-destruct. Even Queen Ariel, who had temporarily "illegally altered" them, could not do this. She could only separate the little conch, which had initially merged with the ruins, because going any further would immediately trigger the ruins' detection program, causing her plan to fail.

Of course, because it is a soul that is completely integrated with the ruins, it is "energy" that can be consumed by the ruins at any time. If it is a soul that was integrated a long time ago, then it will definitely be impossible to separate it again, even if the ruins destroy themselves a hundred times.

However, the fact that the little conch's soul essence was completely integrated into the ruins was something that had just happened, so Gu Ran was able to sense the part of the little conch's soul essence that had been stripped away in just a moment.

103. A New Beginning? The New Queen Ariel is Born! (4K)

It's hard to say exactly what technology this relic was made of, but Gu Ran knows it definitely wasn't Star Stone Technology.

Even though Gu Ran had obtained the highest level of authority, he still couldn't know the origin of this ruin. He could only confirm that the small triangular crystal cone was the core of the entire ruin.

This relic can absorb energy from the seawater and also use the flesh and soul of the merfolk as its own energy, but both depend on this triangular crystal cone.

This triangular crystal pyramid functions as a smart chip, but its function is not limited to that.

When Gu Ran sensed the part of the small conch's soul essence that had merged with the ruins, he immediately summoned the Heart of the Ocean Necklace.

The azure Heart of the Ocean necklace floated from the depths of the ruins to Gu Ran's hand. It seemed to have a mind of its own and feared Gu Ran's control. However, as soon as Gu Ran manipulated the triangular crystal cone to make a connection with it, it became completely obedient, like a primary school student being scolded by a teacher.

Gu Ran couldn't tell what the Ocean Heart necklace was made of, but when he controlled the part of the little conch's soul essence to seal it inside, it went very smoothly, as if he had returned home, without any setbacks.

Finally, when the little conch's soul essence was completely sealed into the necklace, the Heart of the Ocean necklace emitted a dazzling azure light.

Gu Ran came to the side of the little conch shell and quietly looked at it, which looked like a sleeping beauty.

As the souls that had been completely fused with the ruins were successively stripped away, the entire ruins began to collapse. However, Gu Ran not only did not stop it, but instead manipulated the triangular crystal cone to exacerbate the ruins' self-destruction.

If this relic is not destroyed, the little conch will eventually be "imprisoned" by it in its old age, becoming part of its nutrients, which is truly tragic.

Gu Ran didn't want the little conch to suffer the same tragedy as the previous mermaid queens, so he wanted to destroy the ruins. Moreover, the ruins had already lost the function that the previous mermaid queens had been able to play, so it was better to make them disappear completely.

Gu Ran gazed quietly at the little conch shell, looking at its peaceful and beautiful face, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

As long as he puts the Heart of the Ocean necklace on the little conch, the little conch will be completely out of danger.

The Heart of the Ocean, which sealed a portion of the little conch's soul essence, will not only make her use it more smoothly in the future, but will also act as a "bridge," allowing her to completely eliminate any worries about the rejection between her soul and body.

"You will definitely become the best empress who surpasses all previous merfolk empresses in the future, and the merfolk will be revived because of this, and will no longer have to suffer bullying."

Gu Ran slowly put the azure blue necklace on her lover.

When the necklace touched the conch shell's body, it immediately lit up with an incredibly dazzling blue light.

The soul and body, which were originally somewhat resistant, seemed to have no barriers anymore, and a complete connection was formed, as if they had completely merged into one.