Douluo Jueshi: I Don't Want to Be an Evil Soul Master

Chapter 179 Mermaid Princess
The waves were surging on the sea surface, but it was calm beneath the sea. Lin Xiao passed through a layer of water curtain, and suddenly a turbulent current came from under his feet, making his body feel lighter.

After a slight pause, Lin Xiao did not resist too much, but instead allowed this force to carry his body upwards.

Soon, his figure appeared on the top floor of the palace.

Stepping onto the floor made of unknown material again, Lin Xiao couldn't help but look back.

The effect of the turbulence just now is similar to that of an elevator on land, but this feeling is much more novel than an elevator, and it is also a feature unique to the seabed.

He quickly collected his thoughts, his mind moved slightly, and the information perceived by the assassin instantly flooded into his mind. Lin Xiao turned his body to the side, used his palm to push away the sea water around him, and continued to swim forward.

According to the Great Elder, the Heart of the Ocean is placed on the top floor of the palace, which is also the residence of the Sea Princess.

Now that the Sea Princess has been led away and her guards have been taken away, there is probably no one else here.

Across a colorful pearl curtain, a luminous jellyfish seemed to have sensed the change in water flow caused by Lin Xiao's arrival and swam quickly in another direction.

Lin Xiao didn't provoke it, but just looked around.

The semicircular dome is dotted with pearls, and some decorations that are obviously not naturally formed but handmade make a tinkling sound under the gentle flushing of the water.

"Who?"

A light shout was heard suddenly, and Lin Xiao was startled. His soul power had already gathered in his palm.

He didn't notice any other presence here, and even the assassin couldn't see any other people.

As his feet moved, a ripple spread out gently, and the decoration that Lin Xiao had just seen made a "ding-dong" sound again.

He instantly understood that the thing was not a decoration at all, but an alarm device.

There may be many ways to hide the breath under the sea, but as long as there is any movement, the sea water will change and those things will make sounds.

Time was running out, and before Lin Xiao had time to think about how to avoid it, the decoration started to make noises again.

Someone is coming.

Lin Xiao knew in his heart that this was a change in the water flow caused by other people approaching.

Lin Xiao took a big gulp of sea water, and the air contained in it made his mind calm down a little. He controlled his body not to make any other movements, and only his soul power flowed rapidly in his meridians.

Before coming here, he had already thought about the scenario of being discovered. Now that he can move freely under the sea, as long as the other party's cultivation level is not too outrageous, he has a way to escape.

"Sister, are you back?"

Another crisp sound was heard, and Lin Xiao frowned slightly.

The sister of the Sea Princess?

Lin Xiao quickly dismissed this idea. If the sister of the 600,000-year-old sea princess could survive until now, her cultivation would not be too bad. Under the perception of the mermaid clan who are good at mental power, she should have been discovered long ago.

Maybe someone else...

Thinking of this, Lin Xiao looked around the room again and suddenly realized that the information the Great Elder told him seemed a little outdated.

No wonder the Great Elder never told me that there were so many buildings here besides the palace before I actually came here.

Perhaps when the Grand Elder first came here, this place wasn't like this. This might have truly been the Sea Princess's residence before, but now, this room has changed owners. Before Lin Xiao could think any further, a figure entered the room, a pair of beautiful eyes scanning back and forth, a fishtail swaying gently behind her, causing the decoration to rustle continuously.

Lin Xiao swung his left arm violently, and a light silver luster appeared. A short metal blade had already formed on his arm.

He stepped heavily on the ground and shot towards the back of the figure like an arrow. The short blade on his arm cut through the water and was about to land on the figure's neck.

Lin Xiao didn't really want to kill people in the mermaid's palace... Killing fish would inevitably cause chaos, and might even lure the Sea Princess back.

All he had to do was control the person in front of him and prevent her from making any sound.

However, just as he was approaching rapidly, the figure suddenly turned around, their eyes met, and a clear voice rang out from her mouth, "Are you the guest Mom was talking about?"

Lin Xiao paused his left hand, and the short blade on his arm quickly disappeared.

"guest?"

"Yes, Mom said that some guests were coming, and then she took my sisters and the others out."

Lin Xiao frowned, looking at the mermaid in front of him who was similar in shape to himself, trying to tell from her face whether she was really naive or just pretending to be that way.

"Aren't you a guest?"

"No." Lin Xiao shook his head, then suddenly changed his tone, "I mean I'm the guest your mother mentioned."

"That's what I told you." The mermaid nodded and looked at Lin Xiao carefully for a few more times. "What kind of soul beast are you? I don't think I've ever felt this kind of aura from you."

"Since you can transform into a human form, you must have survived a calamity, right?"

"I heard that humans call soul beasts that have survived the heavenly tribulation fierce beasts. I've seen the place where humans live from afar before, but when I came back, my mother scolded me severely."

Lin Xiao didn't say anything, but just stared at the mermaid's serious eyes and felt slightly relieved.

It seems that the larynx given to him by the Great Elder worked. He could breathe freely in the sea water like other sea soul beasts, which caused the mermaid in front of him, who was not very worldly-wise, to misunderstand.

"Where are mom and sister? Didn't they come back with you?"

"They still have some things to deal with, so they asked me to go to your mother's place and wait, but I seem to have found the wrong place." Lin Xiao said calmly.

"Then your last visit must have been quite early. I've only just arrived in the Hundred Thousand Years, and my memories from before are a bit hazy. No wonder I don't seem to have seen you before."

The mermaid in front of him smiled and said, "This is where Mom lived before. But after my sister and I broke through the 100,000-year mark, Mom gave this place to us to live in."

"You're going to where Mom lives... Then come with me."

Watching the mermaid swimming forward, Lin Xiao also slowly followed.

Soul beasts are different from humans after all. Ten thousand years ago, they only had the instincts of wild beasts. Ten thousand years later, they had the consciousness of soul beasts. Not until their cultivation broke through 100,000 years did they have wisdom comparable to that of humans.

In other words, the mermaid in front of him had just broken through the 100,000-year-old mark. If he had more experience, he would probably understand that even if he was a guest, he had no right to break into someone else's residence for no reason.

"I don't know your name yet?" Lin Xiao suddenly spoke.

"Me? You can call me Liya."

(End of this chapter)