The male supporting character was actually myself.

Jiang Chen couldn't care less about anything else. After surviving the first wave of lightning tribulation, he could vaguely sense that the outcome depended on the next wave of heavenly lightning that gathered all the power. If he could survive it, everything would be fine; if he couldn't, even the soul weapon wouldn't be able to turn the tide, and the Mermaid World would be doomed.

"How do you feel?" Ye Qingyun asked nervously, rubbing her hands together softly. "I entered the Dao through medicine, and I'm not good at fighting or withstanding tribulations. If you feel you can't hold on, don't push yourself too hard. I..."

Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Chen gently pushed her aside, saying, "He's coming again, be careful!"

"Crack!"

"Boom!"

"Hoohoo!"

Lei Yun seemed to have gathered all his strength into one, wanting to complete this mission in one fell swoop.

A dense, overwhelming thunderbolt, like millions of silver dragons rushing in simultaneously!

"The sky... the sky is about to break!" Even Si Zhuo, who was well-informed, had never heard of such a terrifying scene. It seemed that the heavenly punishment was about to completely annihilate the entire merfolk and would not stop until this place was shattered into ruins.

"Jiang Chen, get out of the way! You can't stop it!"

"Jiang Chen, watch out!"

Almost simultaneously, Ye Qingyun and Si Zhuo, who reacted quickly, shouted out.

Seeing the thunderstorm unleash its fury, everyone felt a chill run through them—the mermaid world was utterly doomed…

"Host, I'll add two more layers of protection for you!" The fluffy ball was surprisingly calm, after all, it had never seen its host fail in the past.

So it slammed the protective item it held in its paws onto its host, its fur bristling as it perched on Jiang Chen's shoulder, straightened up, raised its paws, and meowed, "The sacred fire shines brightly, the sacred fire blazes gloriously, all my disciples, meow meow meow meow~"

Almost at the same time it meowed, lightning struck, transforming into a sea of ​​thunder that enveloped the golden pagoda and Jiang Chen.

Ye Qingyun and Si Zhuo were ultimately a step too slow to pull him over, so they had to step back and use all their strength to protect their clansmen from being struck by the heavenly lightning.

"Xiao Bai, give me a hand!" Jiang Chen managed to hold on for a few seconds, then realized that the golden pagoda was attracting more lightning due to its metallic properties.

He was about to collapse. Once the Horcrux was withdrawn, the lightning that struck the Golden Pagoda would completely shatter it, forming a lightning net that would cause countless deaths and injuries to the Merfolk!

Therefore, he gritted his teeth and growled in a low voice, "Go and move the golden pagoda into the space!"

The fluffy dumpling was stunned for half a second, then seemed to understand that the root of all evil was this golden tower. As long as it wasn't blown to pieces and killed so many mermaids as written in the script, the female lead, Lian Yunshang, wouldn't be able to absorb the life force of others.

After the CPU was overloaded, it meowed and jumped into the sea of ​​lightning, grabbing the golden pagoda in its arms.

"One, two, three! Heave-ho!"

The golden pagoda didn't budge. The little white cat shouted, "This is gold! You can do it! Take it and it's yours!"

Jiang Chen activated the soul weapon to cut the base. The fluffy little ball clung to the golden pagoda, kicking its short, furry legs and straining. A few seconds later, it felt the golden pagoda shake slightly. With a thought, it actually moved into the space!

"I...I did it! Host..."

The little white cat turned its head with delight and saw that in the dense, leaping sea of ​​lightning, its host, dressed in white with long black hair that was blown about like an immortal, was single-handedly blocking all the thunderstorms on the golden tower.

"Waaaaah~ My host is so handsome!" It jumped over and kissed Jiang Chen on the cheek. "Love you, mwah~"

The moment the golden pagoda disappeared, the thunder seemed to lose its target and began to wander aimlessly, only to be blocked in mid-air by an invisible net, unable to find an opportunity to vent its power.

Worried and angry, Si Zhuo protected his people, gritting his teeth in fury, "Lian Yunshang has incurred the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people, drawing divine punishment. Let her be skinned, her tendons pulled out, her bones crushed and her ashes scattered to show the heavens, and may the divine punishment be lessened!"

"Yes!" The enforcement team showed no mercy and, upon receiving the order, escorted Lian Yunshang, who was constantly wailing and begging for mercy, to the execution platform.

"Brother Chen?" The torment of the past few days had robbed Lian Yunshang of her former beauty. In a daze, she saw Jiang Chen single-handedly defying the raging thunder like a god saving all living beings. A sudden glimmer of hope rose in her heart. "Brother Chen, please save me! Help, Brother Chen..."

She had a good plan. Jiang Chen had obviously made great contributions to the horrific calamity that befell the mermaid world. As long as he was willing to plead for her, the clan leader would surely be able to pardon all her previous crimes!

However, his repeated shouts did not elicit a turn of the other party; instead, the clan chief ordered his execution!

Filled with fear, Lian Yunshang cried out for help with all her might, but her mournful cries were drowned out by the sea of ​​lightning.

The next second, the executioner plunged his knife into the bottom of the fish's tail and then pushed the knife upwards.

She watched helplessly as a bloody gash appeared, the beautiful fishtail skin peeling back...

It takes highly skilled craftsmanship to skin and dismember a mermaid without leaving a trace, breaking down each limb into usable parts. The executioner was focused, oblivious to the raging thunder.

He knew that the chieftain's order was to save his people, so he needed to make this execution as perfect as possible in order to live up to his job!

One cut, two cuts, three cuts...

When the last glimmer of light disappeared from Lian Yunshang's eyes, she was still looking at the figure that had withstood the thunder, and the last thought flashed through her mind: if she had decisively chosen Jiang Chen back then, would everything have been different?

The Chosen One is dead; the mission world has entered a period of free development...

The main system's notification sounded, and at the same time, Lei Hai lost his target and gradually dispersed.

As Jiang Chen, dressed in flowing white robes, slowly descended amidst the watchful eyes of the crowd, the Mermaid Pagoda was uprooted and vanished without a trace at the very center where he had blocked the lightning.

"What a terrifying thunderstorm! The golden pagoda has been completely destroyed!"

"Is Jiang Chen really the chosen one? He's so amazing at such a young age!"

"We're saved! The Mermaid Kingdom is safe!"

"Heavens! It really was Lian Yunshang who brought this disaster! Killing her will immediately resolve the crisis..."

…………

Just as everyone was cheering and celebrating, the barrier in the sky emitted a crisp and fragile sound, "Squeak~ Bong!"

"The sky has cracked!"

"A huge hole has been torn in the barrier!"

"Run! The sea is flooding in!"

…………

The crowd, who were cheering just a second ago, were panicked again the next second.

A huge hole appeared in the sky above the Mermaid World, through which one could clearly see the deep blue seawater churning.

Jiang Chen flew into the air, making a lifting gesture with one hand, using the power of the sea god to stop the seawater from flowing back in. "Quickly think of a way to repair the barrier!"

"I... I'll help plug it up first, but it won't last long." Hai Dayou, the clam spirit, stepped forward, transforming into a giant seashell that flew into the sky and blocked the hole.

Si Zhuo, with a solemn expression, shouted loudly, "Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist. I will try my best to repair the sky barrier as quickly as possible!"

When the critical moment arrived, he disregarded his own feelings of heartache and used all the usable treasures in the treasury to mend the sky.

However, as time passed, a small section of the canopy still couldn't be patched up.

Jiang Chen's body was, after all, only that of an underage sea god. In addition, the mental exertion from controlling the soul weapon to resist the lightning tribulation was too severe, and he could not hold on for long before blood began to spill from his lips.

The little white cat was so frightened that it clung to his neck and cried loudly, "Host, please don't scare me! How can a god vomit blood? What should I do? How can I help?"

"Jiang Chen, let go, let me handle this!" Ye Qingyun had just settled the group who were almost struck by lightning when she turned her head and saw him teetering in the air. Without thinking twice, she transformed into a clump of green bamboo, took root in the soil, and then grew taller and thicker, becoming a lush bamboo forest.

Gentle bamboo leaves enveloped and protected Jiang Chen, and then grew into towering bamboo, replacing the clam spirit that had been stubbornly blocking the seawater. A faint green light flickered as bamboo leaves obscured the sky.

"Splash!"

A torrential rain fell in the Mermaid World, after which Qingzhu swayed and shrank back to the ground, transforming into human form and holding the pale-faced, unconscious Jiang Chen in her arms.

Light flashed across the sky, indicating that the hole caused by the thunderstorm had been completely repaired.

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postscript.

My whole body aches, as if I'm trapped in an ice cellar.

When Jiang Chen regained his senses, he was overwhelmed by this cold pain. Then his lips touched something soft and warm, and a warm current flowed into his mouth, carrying a strong medicinal fragrance and a faint, refreshing aroma.

He opened his eyes and met a pair of beautiful, bright eyes.

"Oh my!" Ye Qingyun was clearly surprised that he would suddenly wake up, and stared in astonishment.

Jiang Chen tried to move forward a little.

"biu~"

Softly and gently, he licked his lips and chuckled in a slightly hoarse voice, "Goddess Qingyun, I'm still a minor..."

"You?" Ye Qingyun blushed and snorted. "From the perspective of a deity, you were born too recently to control your own world, so you are a juvenile deity. It has nothing to do with anything else. Besides, you don't look like a child at all."

"Yes, you're right about that. I am indeed not small."

Ye Qingyun reached out and touched his forehead, her eyes filled with curiosity. "The merfolk have been saved. Let's go back to the human world and open a pharmacy. I'd like to have a good discussion with you about the divine body."

“Okay.” Jiang Chen lay on the bed with a mischievous grin. “I’m sure we’ll soon be able to fast-forward to the point where you know my strengths and I know yours.”

Completely unaware that she was being teased, Ye Qingyun smiled happily, "You woke up and took your medicine by yourself! You had to show off and almost exhausted yourself. I couldn't even get the medicine down your throat, so I had to find a way to feed you."

He simply lay sprawled on the bed like a dead fish, groaning, "I can't move, I have no strength, the medicine is too bitter to swallow, I won't eat unless you feed me..."

Outside the window, a little white cat perched on the wall, watching the fireflies struggle to explain to the sea that they hadn't intentionally made themselves ugly, but that the sea god had cast a spell to conceal their appearance, and that they would forget about it once they got used to it.

After Jiang Chen recovers, he will first go to the Deep Sea World to find the Dark Tide Wanbeta and place it in the original location of the Mermaid Golden Pagoda. He will then transfer the right to use it to Si Zhuo, indicating that this is a gift of gratitude for the years of protection he had to seek as a young sea god.

As for the dream, he admitted to most of it since it didn't really mean much.

He only acknowledged that he was grateful for Lian Yunshang's childhood friendship and visited her in a dream. Unable to resist her pleading, he created a dream to allow her to meet Lian Qi in her dream. He claimed that he had no idea that they had planned the prison break, and so on...

The merfolk could be considered to have benefited from misfortune. After the Celestial Barrier was repaired by the gods, it became even more solid. Although the Golden Pagoda was destroyed, they gained a more practical and massive Dark Tide Tower, as well as the sincere friendship of a sea god.

Six months later, Wen Menglong finally got his wish and married the beautiful Ye Bi.

The two, husband and wife, lived together in a beautiful little courtyard not far from Jishetang, a wedding gift from Jiang Chen. They had a grand wedding ceremony with Jiang Chen and Ye Qingyun, and Hai Dayou, who had regained his freedom, and the beautiful Liu Ying and her husband often had small gatherings and chatted happily.

Three years later, Wen Menglong officially graduated and became a famous doctor in Linzhou Prefecture. He inherited Jishetang and, together with his virtuous wife, raised their son and daughter and diligently ran the clinic to help the needy.

Aside from occasionally visiting the human world for short gatherings, Hai Dayou and Liu Ying spend the rest of their time diligently cultivating in the deep sea or the mermaid world, striving to reach the path of ascension as soon as possible.

Having completed her mission of nurturing the chosen one, Ye Qingyun ascended to the Immortal Realm with Jiang Chen under the guise of traveling the world. The two, possessing near-infinite lifespans, sometimes played in the mortal realm, sometimes roamed the skies, and sometimes explored the deep sea, enjoying a blissful world together in perfect harmony.

While enjoying the experience, the fluffy little thing was also finding ways to report back to the main system, trying its best to write a touching and epic story about the host's heroic efforts to save the day, so as to get some more benefits from the main system...

This chapter has not been approved.

"Wow, so much time has passed since the last mission world." The fluffy ball stretched, tilting its head with a face full of question marks. "Strange, so many years have passed, why hasn't the main system sorted out the medal calculation yet? The efficiency is too low!"

Jiang Chen examined the script selection space, but after trying to tear it open with his soul weapon, he still couldn't. He thought that the flow of time in the virtual world was completely different from that of normal time.

Millions of years have passed in the mission world, but here it might only be a few minutes or even less.

The main system must have encountered a major problem; how could it be fixed so quickly?