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

However, she quickly composed herself and continued shouting, "Gu Ran, be careful! The clan leader has decided to deal with you."

Oh? To deal with me?

How should we deal with this?

Gu Ran raised an eyebrow slightly.

Although his martial arts golden core was shattered and his dantian was destroyed, making him look like an ordinary person, Gu Ran knew that his physical strength was actually no less than that of a typical martial arts grandmaster. In addition, with his mysterious sense of his surroundings, he could protect himself even if he encountered a true martial arts grandmaster, and might even have a certain advantage.

"I don't know exactly how the chieftain plans to deal with you. I just overheard her talking to the other mermaids about using some kind of sea eye, something about flooding the land... and that he'll definitely come," Alice said, somewhat troubled.

Sea Eye?

Another sea eye?

It seems that the revival of the mermaid race and the sea eye were all things that the little conch's grandmother told the little conch's mother.

Gu Ran thought of that extremely mad old mermaid who only thought about reviving the mermaid race.

It seems that she had already resolved to die, wanting to use her own flesh and soul to provide energy for the ruins, and had even given these last words and will.

If she hadn't accepted the dying wish of the little conch's grandmother, the little conch's mother wouldn't have changed so drastically.

"Honestly, even in death he's causing me trouble," Gu Ran sighed.

Moreover, their plan is consistent with the previous one: to recreate the Mermaid Queen, to allow the Mermaids to return to the top of the ocean, and then to use their familiarity with the ruins of the Sea Eye to release the deep water inside the Sea Eye, flood the land, expand the area of ​​the ocean, and thus expand the sphere of influence of the sea race.

Unsure whether the sea eye that the little conch mother knew about was the same as the one she knew, Gu Ran simply followed behind them.

"It really is another direction. Could it be that the merfolk really know about other sea eye ruins?" Gu Ran once again sensed the extraordinary nature of the merfolk.

Although the overall strength of the merfolk is relatively weak, the fact that the ruins belong to them reveals their extraordinary nature. Furthermore, the merfolk even know the locations of the sea eye ruins, and there is more than one.

What were the merfolk like in their former glory?

Gu Ran couldn't help but think of the soul of "Ariel" in the relic.

There's also the remains of that prison, whose composition is difficult to determine.

As they ventured deeper into the ocean, Gu Ran and the others soon reached the deep sea.

When Gu Ran saw that huge patch of darkness, she knew that she had indeed found another eye of the sea with them.

Ariel's mother carefully looked around to make sure there were no creatures following her, then led the mermaids inside.

Gu Ran still remembered what happened last time, so he did not easily enter the sea eye ruins, but observed and waited outside.

In just a short while, the sea eye ruins seemed to come alive, trembling as they shed their ink-like blackness.

Gu Ran frowned slightly, sensing the unstable state of the ruins, but ultimately went inside anyway.

The moment Gu Ran entered the ruins, he saw the little conch mother and the others in front of him.

"You really came! Alice, that traitor! When I get back, I'll execute her according to the clan rules!" The little conch mother's expression was tinged with madness.

Execute Alice?

Gu Ran's expression changed slightly.

Although Alice widely informed the merfolk about how Grandmother Little Conch framed him, causing a misunderstanding, Gu Ran knew that since Grandmother Little Conch had already prepared to sacrifice herself, she would definitely take care of the aftermath, and that the aftermath would definitely be detrimental to him.

Therefore, Gu Ran estimated that even without Alice, if the little conch mother knew he was still alive, she would definitely not let him get close to the little conch again.

106. Forget about it! Ariel has gone mad! 4.6k

Clearly, in order to revive the mermaid race, the mermaids, led by the little conch grandmother, have fallen into a state of frenzy, and this attitude has also been infected by the little conch mother.

After a brief silence, Gu Ran didn't respond to Ariel's mother's words, but instead looked at the sea eye ruins and said:

"Actually, I'm very curious about how your merfolk know the location of the sea eye ruins. Although I don't know who created these sea eye ruins to suppress the sea eye, logically speaking, such important ruins should be kept strictly secret, right? The merfolk are so weak that they can't even protect themselves properly, so how do they know the location of the sea eye ruins?"

A hint of hatred flashed across Ariel's mother's face: "It's alright to tell you, because the construction of these sea eye ruins was originally done with the help of the merfolk's ancestral queen. During the merfolk's heyday, nothing in the sea could bypass the merfolk."

"The merfolk helped suppress these sea eyes, saving humanity from the catastrophe of the sea flooding the land, but how did humanity treat the merfolk?"

It was actually built with the help of the ancestral queen of the mermaid race?

Who was the ancestral queen of the mermaid clan who helped?

It looks like a human?

After all, it's unlikely that any other race would be so kind as to help humanity avoid the flood.

Even if one or two such sea eyes cause major disasters on land, they only affect a small part of the human population. But what if there are more of these sea eyes?

Then there's a chance a massive flood could sweep across the world.

Then it makes sense that the strongest humans at that time built the ruins to suppress the sea eye, and in this process... the merfolk helped.

If that's really the case, then the merfolk can definitely be said to have done humanity a favor.

It's no wonder that the merfolk are so hostile to humans, even wishing they could dig open the sea eye again to drown them, because in their eyes, humans are completely ungrateful.

However, from a human perspective, most people probably have no idea what "sea eye" means.

Some of them only knew that mermaid girls were beautiful and had exotic features, so they could fetch a good price in the slave market.

“Ariel can bring the Mermaids back to their peak and glory, and free them from oppression, so I will not allow anything to disrupt Ariel’s advancement.” Ariel’s mother said bitterly, “Gu Ran, although you saved me and I was once grateful to you, since you insist on destroying the Mermaids’ revival plan, then I will not be grateful for the past.”

So you knew that I saved you and a few other mermaids?

Gu Ran chuckled inwardly.

After the matter was laid bare, Gu Ran understood the other party's resolve; there was absolutely no way they would compromise.

So in the end, we still have to put on a show.

Gu Ran roughly sensed the surrounding environment, and then he actually started walking on the deep water in the ruins!

This greatly surprised Ariel's mother.

That's "deep water," it's very different from ordinary seawater. Let alone walking on it, even swimming like in normal water is not something an ordinary person can do. Even marine life would drown if they encountered high-purity deep water.

Gu Ran, however, seemed to float on the water, walking directly across it towards her.

How exactly did he do it?

In fact, Gu Ran didn't quite know how she did it either.

He simply wanted to use his mystical state to explore the deep water and the surrounding environment, just like before, but he never expected to be able to form a mysterious connection with the deep water, giving him an urge to stand on it.

At this moment, Gu Ran's body had no spiritual power at all; he simply stood on the deep water by relying on his mysterious senses and connection with the deep water.

It was as if every point he stood on generated unparalleled buoyancy, or as if he had merged with the deep water, and the rules of heaven and earth regarded them as one.

Regardless, Gu Ran did indeed overcome the deep water.

Ariel's mother's plan to use the deep water environment to hinder Gu Ran failed, and she looked slightly panicked, as this was not the way she had imagined.

It must be said that although Ariel's mother was the chieftain of the mermaid clan, her ability to cope with the situation was clearly insufficient. She was somewhat at a loss when Gu Ran walked towards her.

This is much easier to deal with than the previous little conch grandmother.

"Hmph, Gu Ran, do you think I'm helpless against you? The depth of our mermaid race is beyond your imagination." Ariel's mother forced herself to calm down and said coldly.

Gu Ran became more wary, but he didn't intend to waste any more words with her and went straight for her.

Regardless, let's subdue them first.

Just before Gu Ran approached, Ariel's mother blew a conch shell horn.

As the conch horn sounded, the once calm deep waters of the ruins began to ripple, and then suddenly rose to the surface, revealing several mermaid-like water puppets formed from the deep water.

"Why do you think I chose this place? It's because this is the best place to unleash the power of this treasure. The water puppet formed from deep water can exert dozens of times its original power." Ariel's mother looked somewhat proud. "If it weren't for the fact that we mermaids could only exert our maximum power in this place, we wouldn't have to be afraid of those big guys at all."

As Gu Ran watched the group of mermaid puppets surrounding him, he felt their oppressive presence.

These guys are equivalent to a group of martial arts masters or S-class superhumans. Although they are only top-level experts at the initial stage, they have the advantage in numbers. No wonder Ariel's mother said that if they could maintain this power outside, they would no longer be afraid of those sea monsters and ferocious beasts.

By then, even if surrounded by sea monsters and ferocious beasts, at least you'll be able to protect yourself.

A race with a long history is indeed not to be underestimated. Even though it has declined to the point of being a mermaid, it still has many hidden treasures.

The deep-sea golems surrounded Gu Ran. Although their attacks were still just conventional water arrows and water guns, the threat they posed to Gu Ran was incomparable to what it used to be.

While dodging the attacks, Gu Ran sensed the physical condition of the water puppets, searching for their "weaknesses".

Suddenly, a familiar voice reached Gu Ran's ears.

"Gu Ran..."

Small sea snail?

Gu Ran looked over in disbelief. Who else could that pink-haired, smiling mermaid be but Little Conch?

But then, the pink mermaid who haunted his dreams shot him a deadly water arrow—if he had only one heart, and it was on the left side, he would probably be dead by now.

Gu Ran touched the wound on his left chest where the water jet had pierced through, and gave a bitter smile.

Even though it was fake, he so wished it were real.

I never imagined that they could make such a realistic water puppet...

"You're still alive? And you don't even seem to be seriously injured? Even a martial arts grandmaster would be seriously injured if their heart was pierced, let alone a martial arts grandmaster who isn't human." Ariel's mother was extremely surprised.

She had thought that she could use this move to kill Gu Ran completely and eliminate this potential threat that could prevent Ariel from becoming empress, but she never expected that he would still survive.