I have the best bloodline

The aunt looked at Su Yan, who was greeting her, and greeted him in return.

"Auntie, aren't I amazing! Su Yan is a sub-dragon branch whose bloodline is recognized by the True Monarch of the North Sea Dragon Clan, who is said to possess dragon blood!"

"?!"

The aunt's previously subtle gaze shifted back to Su Yan as if triggered by the mention of the Dragon Clan by Jiao Nanwu.

"Certified by the Dragon Clan?"

"That's right! The 'Gloomy Clouds Over Ten Thousand Miles' True Lord is a true dragon of the North Sea Dragon Clan. Some time ago, she was invited to Xia Yu to participate in the Xia Yu New Year Ancestor Worship Ceremony. That's where we met the 'Gloomy Clouds Over Ten Thousand Miles' True Lord. She told me in person that the little fox has dragon blood!"

Jiao Nanwu truthfully told her aunt the truth.

The starting point error correction is really not very useful.

They even limited it to two characters. I wanted to correct other authors' mistakes, but damn it, I aimed for ages and ended up peeing next door.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 380 Clan Mother

"...A demon race that contains dragon blood?"

After Jiao Nanwu revealed Su Yan's background, not only was the merman aunt stunned, but the female mermen who were also counting and checking the goods around them peeked out from between the boxes of goods and looked at the exquisite little fox that Jiao Nanwu held up in front of the aunt.

Some mermaids with exceptional hearing even peered out from the towers transformed from coral reefs, just to catch a glimpse of the monsters that possessed the blood of the dragon race.

"What's wrong with everyone?"

Su Yan was originally greeting people with great enthusiasm, but after Sister Nanwu finished speaking, the area around the greenhouse became completely silent, and the sound of small crabs crawling in the sand could be heard from the outside.

Su Yan looked around with a face full of surprise and uncertainty, only to see that the other merfolk were all staring at him as if they had seen something extraordinary.

"cough cough"

The merman aunt coughed twice, breaking the eerie atmosphere, and said, "...Truly a rare guest!"

As she spoke, the aunt glared at the other mermaid girls who were looking over out of the corner of her eye, scaring them away.

Can you all be a little more composed? Such rare guests have come to visit our tribe, don't scare them away! It's not even the season for fattening up yet, and you're already going into heat?

After her stern gaze deterred the other merfolk, Auntie looked at Jiao Nanwu and Su Yan with a kind and gentle expression, and said with a smile, "You are indeed very good young men. Your mother should be registering at the Washa now. If you want to sign up for the Hibernation Festival, you can go there to find her. After you register, Auntie will treat you to a meal."

"Nanwu and my two friends, you must be tired after your long journey from Xia Yu. Please don't mind our welcoming feast later."

Although she was curious about Nanwu and Suyan's affairs, her aunt could still distinguish between what was important and what was urgent.

Such an important and noble male must be lured into the clan's territory before we can make a move, otherwise we might scare him away and he might not even come to stay during the winter!

After figuring things out, the aunt simply put down her work and led the way, guiding Su Yan and her group to the Washali where registration was being conducted.

Fearing that the female mermaid's haste might frighten the little beast, he also instructed the mermaids to prepare a banquet and arrange accommodations.

The Mermaid Mother is currently in Washeli, which is the tiled house where the Mermaids meditate, located to the left of the entrance to the coral reef. Continue walking forward and you will see a semi-circular arched tiled house.

This shed was originally used to store valuable goods, but now, according to the custom of the Merfolk, it has been converted into a registration point for the male beasts participating in the Winter Festival.

In addition to the location in the coastal city, there is also a registration point at the coastal market.

"They've actually started lining up?"

After passing the tiled houses, Su Yan, who was being held in Jiao Nanwu's arms, saw a long line of eighty or ninety demons outside the door of the tiled houses. Some of them were even sea beasts that had not yet transformed, hopping around in their true forms to register.

"Most of them are just here to join in the fun," the aunt explained, seemingly worried that Su Yan might misunderstand.

"Those who can actually go to our ancestral land are basically the young talents selected by us merfolk from outside."

The opening of registration points for the Merfolk Winter Festival is, in a sense, a matter of social etiquette.

It's not scarcity that's the problem, but inequality. You merfolk hold banquets in your ancestral lands every year, inviting outsiders and completely ignoring us fellow sea creatures? Enough already!

The Endless Sea also has exotic and divine beasts, but the Endless Sea ecosystem is severely class-discriminatory. People who are not from the same circle can't even get together. Although the merfolk have some influence in the Four Seas, it's only a small part.

Even though they knew that those who signed up were all scoundrels and people who wanted to make quick money by treating mermaids like fools.

However, due to social obligations and the element of trying their luck, the West Sea Merfolk still insist on opening registration points every year to select sea beasts, choosing the most powerful and highly skilled ones from among the less fortunate.

The real main force for reproduction is still the talented demons that the female merfolk have brought back from all over the continent.

"Please register here."

Because Su Yan was among the selected merfolk, he didn't queue with the other sea beasts. Instead, led by his merfolk aunt and merfolk Nanwu, he went directly to the long table at the entrance of the teahouse and spoke to the merfolk who were registering their clan, age, and cultivation level.

Under the astonished gazes of the other sea creatures, Su Yan jumped onto the table, wrote his name, completed the registration, and entered the teahouse directly.

"Foxes will do too?"

The sea beast at the top of the list was registering its clan, age, and cultivation level on paper. Seeing Su Yan enter the tea house without any hindrance, it couldn't help but complain to the merman girl in charge of registration.

"Any one with a penis will do."

The mermaid girl responded with a smile on her face, but in her heart she was also thinking about the carefully selected reserve supplies of Jiao Nanwu.

Bringing a fox home... Aren't you afraid your mother will spank you?

………………

Upon entering the courtyard, one is greeted by an antique-style floor paved with lightning-struck wood. Barefoot mermaid girls walk briskly across the floor, while a cacophony of sounds grows faintly from the rooms on either side of the entrance passageway.

At the end of the corridor, in the domed space, one could see a huge, dark blue-haired lady sitting on a bench with an indifferent expression, watching the noisy sea creatures around her.

"Mother."

Upon seeing the enormous giant, Jiao Nanwu's face lit up with surprise. She grabbed Su Yan and rushed to the side of the Merfolk's matriarch, hugging her tightly and pushing Su Yan against her chest.

However, compared to the giant who was over four meters tall, Su Yan's figure in his immortal form was too small to attract the attention of the Merfolk matriarch. Of course, it's also possible that the matriarch thought the fox was Nanwu's pet and therefore hadn't paid any attention to his existence.

"Bad news has been coming one after another lately. Has the child brought back any good news for the tribe?"

The massive clan matriarch, a faint smile on her face, looked at Jiao Nanwu, who was clinging to her arm, and barely suppressed the irritation in her heart before asking.

"Ta-da! I've brought my friend back to register for the Merfolk's Winter Festival."

Jiao Nanwu held Su Yan aloft, while his aunt beside him telepathically informed the clan matriarch that Su Yan possessed dragon blood.

"Friends of the Dragon Clan"

The clan matriarch, whose smile had been forced, brightened up upon hearing this and immediately became sincere, asking Su Yan where he came from: "Where do you come from?"

"I do not know!"

Su Yan noticed that there seemed to be other thoughts in his clanswoman's gaze, and honestly replied, "I don't know my origins either. I was born and wandered in the southern prefecture. Later, I went to Xia Yu and was adopted by Aunt Chong, which allowed me to barely have enough to eat."

"Um"

The aunt could also sense that there seemed to be some thoughts in the clan mother's gaze. In addition, she had mentioned that the merfolk had received a series of bad news and guessed that Su Yan's dragon identity might have other uses for her. Therefore, she no longer hid her presence and stood up to support Su Yan.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't misunderstand."

Seeing her aunt take a step forward, seemingly preparing to stand in front of her, Jiao Nanwu, and Su Yan, the Mermaid Mother shook her head and said:

“I have no ill intentions. I just want to know where this dragon friend comes from. We merfolk are about to encounter some trouble. If this dragon friend’s bloodline is still intact, our merfolk would like him to help us deliver a letter to the West Sea Dragon Clan.”

Since the unexpected death of the West Sea Dragon Mother, the Dragon Clan has prohibited all uninvited outsiders from entering the Dragon Clan territory.

Of course, those who possess dragon blood are not included in this category.

Therefore, after learning of Su Yan's dragon bloodline, the Mermaid Mother wanted him to go to the dragon territory and ask the dragon guards to deliver a letter to the dragon elders.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 381 The Method of Stealing Life and Death

"Deliver a message?"

Su Yan, who had run back onto Nanwu's shoulder, looked at the enormous merman mother with a look of astonishment.

"Yes, it's to deliver a message to the dragons."

The merfolk mother glanced at her aunt, then looked at Su Yan and said calmly:

"The matter is very simple, but our Merfolk cannot approach the now-closed Dragon Palace, are ostracized because of our poor breeding ability, and are unable to contact other sub-dragon races."

As the Merfolk Mother spoke, she made no attempt to hide her sarcasm. She raised her left hand and held it horizontally in front of her eyes, pointing her palm upwards in front of everyone, implying that the dragon race looked up at the sky, extremely arrogant and rude, and never looked down at the creatures below them.

The true dragons dislike associating with merfolk because merfolk mothers cannot give birth to dragons; their offspring may inherit innate talents and supernatural abilities, but they contain nothing else.

Because of the dislike of the true dragons, the sub-dragons and dragon-blooded creatures that are vassals of the dragon race also look down on the merfolk. In fact, if they get too close to the merfolk, they will be ridiculed.

Some kind-hearted dragon-blooded beings, fearing ridicule in front of their own kind, gradually distanced themselves from the merfolk.

Therefore, the Merfolk now have matters to report, but they are stuck in the same place because they have no way to do so.

When the clan matriarch first learned that her son had brought back a being with dragon blood, she was somewhat relieved that she could finally send the letter. However, after learning that Su Yan himself did not know what kind of bloodline he was, the merman clan matriarch's newly risen relief was extinguished by Su Yan.

The dragon race values ​​bloodline. A being whose bloodline origins are unclear cannot reach the Dragon Palace or establish a relationship with a dragon.

"Ugh"

The merfolk mother shook her head and sighed, "It's all because of those damned fools."

"So, what happened? If there's nothing inconvenient about it, tell me, maybe I can say a few words to your city lord," the aunt asked the clan matriarch.

Judging from the expression on the Mermaid Mother's face, it seems that the Mermaid Clan has really encountered some trouble. The Mermaid Mother has come up with a solution, but she is struggling to deliver the letter in her hand to the Dragon Clan.

If it's just delivering a letter, Auntie doesn't think it's too troublesome. With her status as a proud insect clan member, she can just ask that gluttonous ghost in the near-sea city, and the letter should be delivered to the dragon palace in the far-sea city.

"."

The merfolk woman paused for a moment, then said, "To be honest, there's no direct evidence, but because we merfolk have long interacted with both the coastal waters and the land, we're quite familiar with what happens at the border between the two places."

“When we returned to the coastal city this spring, we could clearly see that the number of demonic cultivators in the western state had exploded compared to usual. However, a merman sent me a message before she died, saying that she saw human cultivators eating people. Therefore, I suspect that the remnants of the Nightmare Town Sect in the western state have returned to the western state under the guise of demonic cultivators.”

The original continent consisted of five provinces. Due to differences in region and customs, the lifestyles and cultivation techniques of the people varied greatly.

The Nightmare Town Cult is also geographically specific. The Central Province borders the other four provinces and has very rich biological resources and diverse climates. Therefore, the Nightmare Town Cult in the Central Province mainly focuses on the 'Soul Fusion and Body Seizure Technique'.

They can seize the supernatural powers of living beings through soul fusion, and they can also obtain the powerful physique of other living beings through transplantation and connection.

The Eastern State belongs to the territory of the demon race. If the method of soul fusion and possession is forcibly performed in the Eastern State, the Beast Clan is a good example. No matter how powerful and ferocious they are, they were still hunted down by the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan to this day and dare not set foot in the Eastern State to return to their ancestral land.

Therefore, the Nightmare Town Cult in the Eastern State developed a method of manipulating cause and effect, which involves creating cursed talismans and using rules and cause and effect to forcibly seize lifespan, cultivation, and fortune.

The Nightmare Suppression Sect of the Western State, which was almost wiped out by the Dragon King of the West Sea, practiced a Nightmare Suppression technique called the "Life Stealing Technique" during its lifetime. This technique was a kind of evil ritual that could devour the cultivation and fortune of the defeated by killing in accordance with certain rules.