While I'm at the martial arts academy, my wife is cultivating while I enjoy life.

"Grandma Mermaid, where did you learn to speak human language?" Ye Rou asked curiously.

"We've been on Earth for decades, and so many people come and go at sea, all coming for us. So we naturally learned it. We're unfamiliar with the place, and learning an alien language is good for survival."

Then the mermaid chieftain recounted the agreement made years ago.

With Ye Jian and Wang Xuehua joining forces, the mermaid clan leader was naturally no match for them, but she had powerful spatial abilities and could easily hide with the nine children.

The reason for reaching an agreement with Queen Jinglong was that she wanted to take the children back to her own planet.

Only a god who possesses both time and space abilities can open a time tunnel and send them back.

"This 'god' refers to you, Mr. Yang."

"Becoming a god is probably not that simple. Although I possess three abilities, my cultivation is far from sufficient. With a great battle imminent, whether I can survive is a question," Yang Ding replied.

The meaning of these words is quite clear: they hope the mermaid chieftain will intervene.

The mermaid chieftain looked at Mu Lan.

"The Queen sent this wood-elemental expert to see me, surely to have me fulfill my promise from back then?"

Mu Lan nodded, "Yes, the Queen hopes you can help us defeat Wang Xuehua. She is too strong. I am afraid I am no match for her on my own."

The merman chieftain stared at Yang Ding and asked, enunciating each word clearly, "Mr. Yang, I need your promise."

"As long as Grandma helps me destroy Wang Xuehua, I will definitely send you and your people back to your home planet after I become a god," Yang Ding said sincerely.

He couldn't offer any guarantees either. Even a Grandmaster is a long way from becoming a god, let alone someone like him now.

"Good, remember what you said today."

"Of course, Yang Ding has always kept his word. If I can truly rival the gods of other universes and lead the human race to rise, I will also provide protection for the Mercury Merfolk in the future."

This idea exceeded the mermaid grandmother's expectations, and she was very satisfied.

"The beast crystals of the Merfolk are their eyeballs. My left eye is spatial spiritual power, and my right eye is water spiritual power. This is the result of my billions of years of cultivation, and it may be able to help you become a dual grandmaster."

"Grandma, you've misunderstood. I don't want your eyes; I want you to help Master Mu defeat Wang Xuehua."

Mu Lan nodded and said, "Yes, Grandma, there's absolutely no problem with us cooperating."

Grandma Mermaid said, "This wasn't the plan we discussed back then."

"What do you mean?" Yang Ding asked.

The three women were also completely bewildered. Were there any other options?

The mermaid grandmother looked at Mulan and asked, "Young lady, since you are the Queen's confidante, do you believe in her prophetic abilities?"

Mu Lan nodded firmly, "I have no doubt that she is the most powerful time-manipulation ability user on the entire planet Blue Star."

"Okay! I'm completely convinced now too."

Grandma Mermaid looked at Yang Ding with her clear, bright blue eyes, her gaze filled with anticipation.

"Mr. Yang, please keep in touch with my granddaughter, Xiaoyin. If this place isn't discovered by pirates, they won't leave until you become a god."

Before Yang Ding could understand what those words meant, the mermaid chieftain used his sharp claws to pierce his own eyes.

Blood gushed out immediately.

"Don't……"

"Grandma..."

Ye Rou was terrified.

Zhou Ruoxi was also frightened and, holding Ye Rou, flew from the water toward the mermaid clan leader.

Mu Lan also flew over, ready to treat her.

"Don't waste your energy saving me!"

After the mermaid grandmother finished speaking, she took out her two eyeballs, carefully placed them on the boulder, and then collapsed to the ground, her face devoid of color.

Mu Lan touched her carotid artery, checked her breathing, turned to look at Yang Ding, and shook her head.

Grandma has passed away.

Yang Ding looked at Xiao Yin and the other eight mermaids with a bewildered expression.

Although their eyes were bloodshot, they remained calm, indicating that they had known all along that this would happen.

"Little Silver Girl, why is that?"

Xiao Yin choked up and said, "Your queen said that even if Grandma wins against Wang Xuehua by herself, she will be seriously injured and her cultivation will probably be wiped out. But by offering you the beast crystal, you might be able to obtain the combat power of four grandmasters, so you don't have to fight Wang Xuehua to the death."

"The combat strength of four Grandmasters?"

"Yes, my grandma doesn't understand, but she always keeps her promises, so she did it anyway."

Yang Ding quickly understood.

He gave the spatial beast crystal to Fang Jing and the water-type beast crystal to Zhou Ruoxi. With the combined Grandmaster-level spiritual power of his two wives on him, their total combat strength was even greater than that of four Grandmasters.

Add Mu Qingyao, and she'd be more than capable of killing two Wang Xuehuas.

The problem is, given their current cultivation levels, it would be incredibly long before they could absorb all the spiritual energy and reach the Grandmaster level.

Fang Jing hasn't broken through to S-level yet, and both of her wives are pregnant.

Yang Ding looked at Mu Qingyao blankly.

"Master Mu, could the Queen have miscalculated? With the battle against Wang Xuehua imminent, is there not enough time left for us?"

"The princess's coming-of-age ceremony is only a week away. If she goes into seclusion in the royal city for seven days to cultivate before returning to Donghai City, it will take at least half a month."

"How can I absorb this master-level spiritual power in half a month?"

"The wife the Queen chose for you must be a genius among geniuses. The first characteristic of a genius is that they are an energy-devouring monster. Besides, with me protecting you the whole time, there shouldn't be any problems."

"should?"

Yang Ding was somewhat annoyed by the Queen's arrangement.

She's playing a long game, so naturally she doesn't care about the life or death of his wife and children.

"Since things have come to this, don't think about it too much. Put away the beast crystal and focus on your cultivation," Mu Qingyao said.

The mermaid beast Xiao Yin also said, "Yes, Brother Yang, only if you become a god soon and send us home will Grandma's death not have been in vain."

Looking at the mermaid grandmother's corpse, Yang Ding bowed three times with a heavy heart.

"Please rest assured, Grandma. The first thing I will do after I become a Grandmaster is to warn all pirates not to hunt mermaids."

He looked at the mermaids and asked, "How do you plan to bury Grandma? Do you need my help?"

Xiao Yin shook her head sadly, "Grandma told me that according to the traditional sea burial of the mermaid tribe, one would sink directly to the bottom of the sea and become food for other fish."

Yang Ding knew that words of comfort were meaningless, so he took the two huge azure beast crystals, opened a void passage, and fled directly back to the villa.

Fang Jing was playing with her child on the third floor.

"Master Mu, could you stay here tonight to look after my two wives?"

"Your house is a bit small and there are too many people. Why don't you come to my place?"

"Isn't this unnecessary?"

"I need a familiar environment to relax," Mu Qingyao said.

Ye Rou quickly said, "Honey, it's necessary tonight. Listen to Sister Mu, I'll go take care of the baby. You take Sister Jing and Sister Ruoxi to her big villa to cultivate. She'll explain everything to you."

After saying that, Ye Rou gave Yang Ding a smug look.

Zhou Ruoxi was also completely confused; what was this girl up to now?