Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 332 Heartbeat and Hesitation

Princess Hai was taken aback; the Snow Emperor had something to discuss with her.

Although she didn't know why the Snow Emperor wanted to see her, she still invited the Snow Emperor, Ji Lin, and Chi Yuan into the palace of the Sea Princess clan to talk.

Although Chi Yuan made her somewhat wary, sea spirit beasts have never interacted with humans, and the sea princess didn't have much suspicion of humans either. This is the difference between sea spirit beasts and land spirit beasts. Land spirit beasts have suffered greatly from human persecution and are extremely wary of humans, but humans have never set foot in the ocean, so sea spirit beasts lack the corresponding vigilance towards humans and are easily deceived by humans with ill intentions.

Judging from Bai Xiuxiu's behavior when facing Ji Lin, it's clear that although she had heard that humans were evil, she couldn't resist her curiosity and communicated with Ji Lin instead of running away immediately. If it hadn't been Ji Lin, but some other human with ill intentions, Bai Xiuxiu's fate would likely have been much more tragic.

Following the Sea Princess, Ji Lin and the other two entered the underwater palace and arrived at the Coral Hall.

The sea princess asked curiously, "Snow Empress, what exactly is your condition? Where is your body? Why are you here with humans?"

Xue Di nodded and said, "The situation is like this..."

Xue Di first introduced the existence of the Holy Mark and stated that she is now Ji Lin's perfect Holy Mark. She also emphasized the benefits of becoming a perfect Holy Mark, but omitted the fact that she was captured and became Ji Lin's Martial Soul. She would not voluntarily reveal such a shameful thing. She only said that she chose to become Ji Lin's Holy Mark because she could not overcome the Heavenly Tribulation, and at the same time, she bet on Ji Lin to help him become a god and live forever together.

After listening to Xue Di's account, the three women, including Hai Gongzhu and her daughter, fell into deep thought. Although it was somewhat unbelievable, Xue Di was a living fact, and they had no choice but to believe it. At the same time, Hai Gongzhu was also a little tempted. Given her situation, she might not be able to survive the next Heavenly Tribulation. If she could become Ji Lin's Holy Mark, she would have a chance to become a god. That was becoming a god! Their faith in the Sea God did not mean they did not want to become gods. Who would not want to become a god and live forever?

Even the Snow Empress chose Ji Lin, which means that Ji Lin has the opportunity to become a god.

Seeing that the Sea Princess was looking at him, Ji Lin smiled and said, "Sea Princess, the reason I came to the Ice Sea this time is to find a sea spirit beast with ice attributes to become my perfect holy mark, so as to add a fifth 100,000-year soul ring to my second martial soul."

After speaking, Ji Lin released the Ice and Snow Maiden Martial Soul, with four red soul rings revolving around him.

At the same time, the figures of Ice Emperor, Ice Bear King Xiaobai, and Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass all appeared in the main hall.

Ji Lin explained, "Princess Sea, as you can see, they are all my perfect holy marks, and they retain complete consciousness. If I successfully ascend to godhood, they will also become gods with me, and I will set them free when I become a god."

Princess Hai was moved. She hadn't expected that besides the Snow Emperor, even the Ice Emperor had chosen Ji Lin and become Ji Lin's Holy Mark. She didn't know the Ice Bear King Xiaobai and the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass, but she knew the Ice Emperor!

Moreover, Ji Lin, a human who has just broken through to the Soul Saint level and has not yet obtained his seventh soul ring, already has four 100,000-year soul rings for his second martial soul. Among them, Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and Ice Bear King Xiaobai are all ferocious beasts, and their soul ring ages are more than 100,000 years.

With twin martial souls, unparalleled talent, and numerous ferocious beasts following him, if he cannot become a god, then who can? At this moment, the Sea Princess was extremely moved.

However, she had only recently broken through 600,000, and the next tribulation was still far away. Moreover, with the appearance of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, the Sea Princess clan could not do without her. Therefore, she suppressed her impulse and looked at her two daughters. After hesitating for a while, she finally looked at her youngest daughter, Liya.

Liya possesses the golden bloodline and is the next successor to the Sea Princess. If the Deep Sea Demon Whale King appears and their Sea Princess clan faces misfortune, Liya, who left with Ji Lin, can pass on the Sea Princess bloodline, preventing their clan from being wiped out.

Seeing the Sea Princess's gaze fall upon her, Liya understood her mother's meaning. She hesitated greatly. Although she also longed for the human world and had the chance to become a god, she couldn't bear to leave her mother and sister. Moreover, the Sea Princess's clan was in crisis because of the news of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. How could she just leave like this?

Ji Lin also noticed the Sea Princess's interest, but for some reason, she ultimately chose to give the opportunity to her daughter. Her daughter, however, was also hesitant, feeling both tempted and conflicted.

Liya gritted her teeth and said, "Mother, I don't want to leave you and my sister, nor do I want to abandon the merfolk at this time."

Lijing immediately glared at Liya and said, "Liya, haven't you always wanted to go to the human world to see what it's like? How can you give up such a good opportunity? The mermaid race has me and my mother, that's enough."

Although Regent also wanted to become a god, she wanted to protect the mermaid clan with her mother and give the opportunity to her beloved younger sister.

Furthermore, her younger sister possesses the golden bloodline, making her a more suitable candidate.

Ji Lin and Xue Di exchanged a glance and realized that something was wrong.

The Snow Emperor asked, "Princess Sea, what has happened? With you, the mermaid clan, what in this icy sea could possibly threaten you?"

The Sea Princess smiled bitterly and said, "There's nothing to hide. Some time ago, the Demon Soul Great White Shark King discovered the aura of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and in the sea area where that aura was discovered, the Sea Soul Beasts were almost wiped out. If things don't go as planned, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King will reappear in the sea, and we Sea Soul Beasts will face a huge crisis again."

"The Deep Sea Demon Whale King!?" Xue Di was somewhat taken aback.

"Wasn't the Deep Sea Demon Whale King already dead? He was killed by that person ten thousand years ago." Even Hyotei couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

The Deep Sea Demon Whale King is to sea spirit beasts what an evil spirit master is to humans. Moreover, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King from ten thousand years ago had almost reached a million years of cultivation. That's not some fake million-year cultivation like the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm; it's the real deal. The Deep Sea Demon Whale King itself had explosive combat power, plus the talent of devouring sea spirit beasts to accelerate its growth. Even Di Tian would have a headache if he encountered the Deep Sea Demon Whale King from ten thousand years ago.

Ten thousand years ago, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King possessed two whale pearls, which was equivalent to a Yin-Yang complementary dual soul core. Among soul beasts, only Emperor Tian and Evil Emperor possessed a Yin-Yang complementary dual soul core. Even Snow Emperor was just one step behind, and that one step was worlds apart.

It should be noted that the true cultivation level of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King ten thousand years ago was three hundred thousand years. The remaining cultivation level was obtained by devouring sea spirit beasts. One can imagine how many sea spirit beasts it devoured and how fast it grew. This is something that even Emperor Tian and Evil Emperor could not match.

Now that the deep-sea whale has reappeared in the ocean, it's no wonder the sea princess is so distressed.

(End of this chapter)