The Sea King Clan man saw Shi Kun make his move, and a flash of murderous intent crossed his face. He reached one hand out toward the empty air before him, and blue light flickered as the trident that had been strapped to his back eerily materialized in his grasp.
Then, with a peal of thunder, arc after arc of silvery-white lightning emerged from the weapon's tip, radiating an astonishing aura.
"Wait!"
"Brother Shi, hold your hand!"
Almost in unison, the beautiful woman of the Sea King Clan and
Immediately, a crisp voice transmission echoed in the Sea King Clan man's ear: "Brother, have you forgotten why we came here? Now is not the time to fight with others — we still have an important duty to fulfill. Once we release the Nine-Eyed Sacred Whale, what are these three people worth fretting over?"
The Sea King Clan man paused as instructed and stopped in place, though his lips moved as he transmitted back, clearly unconcerned with the three of them. "I have persuaded the Nine-Eyed Sacred Whale, but unless it is absolutely necessary, it would be best not to release it. If it is forced to act too often, it may well become angered. After all, the royal bloodline in my younger sister's veins is not particularly rich — I can barely communicate with the Sacred Whale at all. Besides, while our clan is allied with the Horned Devils, we have no direct stake in this conflict with Tianyun. There is no reason to ruin our own clan's affairs for the sake of another."
"I see..." The Sea King Clan man hesitated upon hearing this.
Meanwhile, a voice transmission from
"Even if we don't want to fight, the other side has to agree to that," Shi Kun said darkly, letting out a cold snort.
"Leave that to me. Let me negotiate with them first. If they truly come with hostile intent and insist on fighting, then the two of us joining forces with Fellow Daoist Han would certainly be nothing to fear."
She then transmitted a few more quiet words to
Relieved,
"Elder Sister speaks most wisely. My brother and I are not members of the Horned Devils clan, so there is naturally no need to launch into a battle the moment we meet. Since Elder Sister puts it this way, my brother and I shall take our leave first." The Sea King Clan woman broke into a radiant smile upon hearing
She then shot a meaningful glance at the Sea King Clan man, and the white mist beneath their bodies surged upward in a swirl, sweeping the man up into it.
The Sea King Clan man hesitated only briefly before making no objection.
The white mist beneath them merged together, coalescing into a ball of white light that shot into the distance with a sharp whistle. In just a few flashes, it had traveled an impossibly far distance before the glow dimmed and vanished entirely.
For reasons he could not quite pin down, the Sea King Clan woman carried two vastly different auras within her — both of which filled him with a vague sense of unease and posed a genuine threat.
It seemed she had either cultivated some formidable divine ability or was in possession of a fearsome treasure.
That was what
After all, generally speaking, apart from sects that specialized in commanding spirit beasts and spirit insects, a spirit beast's abilities were considerably inferior to its master's and could only serve as an auxiliary in combat.
But the three of them did not linger at the spot for long. After a brief discussion, they each took to the sky on streaks of light and shot off in another direction.