My mom is waiting for treatment, and you're summoning me to be a hero?

Upon hearing Tashuk's words, the surrounding merfolk instantly panicked, their faces turning deathly pale.

Only then did they realize that their souls had been bound to Tashuk all along, becoming his bargaining chip for immortality.

The siren watched as Tashuk continued to absorb the souls of his brethren, his face turning deathly pale, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.

She pointed a trembling finger at Tashuk, her voice filled with despair and anger, and questioned him loudly.

"Do you know what you're doing?! You're trying to exterminate the entire merfolk race?! They're all your people, your subjects!"

Faced with his daughter's questioning, Tashuk's ghostly figure remained unmoved.

His eyes held only indifference and impatience.

He uttered two words indifferently: "Noisy."

As soon as he finished speaking, he gently moved the Soul Scepter in his hand, and the purple crystal at the top of the scepter burst out with a dazzling light.

A powerful suction force erupted from the scepter, locking onto the Sirens' soul.

Before the siren could even react, her soul was forcibly ripped from her body by an invisible force, turning into a semi-transparent phantom that flew uncontrollably toward the scepter.

Her soul was filled with terror, waving her hands wildly, trying to break free from the suction force, but she had no power to resist.

Siren's eyes were filled with despair. She never imagined that she would end up becoming nourishment for her own father.

A cruel smile curled at the corner of Tashuk's illusory soul.

As the Siren souls drew ever closer, their eyes held no affection, only greed.

"Queen!"

The surrounding merfolk let out desperate wails.

No one dared to step forward to stop them; they could only watch helplessly as the queen's soul was torn apart, her face filled with helplessness and fear.

Even Yin Xue clenched her fists; she wanted to help the Sirens, but she couldn't right now.

Lin Mo sneered, "Unless you kill all the merfolk? Interesting."

Sensing Lin Mo's killing intent, Tashuk's lips curled into a cruel smile.

"Just you wait, kid! Once I'm resurrected, I'll make sure you die a horrible death!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo gripped his sword tighter.

Tashuk scoffed again, "I'm a soul now! You can't hurt me! Don't waste your energy!"

"Who said I was going to lay a hand on you?"

Lin Mo's words startled Tashuk.

The next second, Lin Mo suddenly turned the tip of his sword around. The black blade was no longer aimed at Tashuk, but instead stabbed fiercely at the Siren's body in the distance!

His speed was so fast that it was like teleportation. A flash of green flames surrounded him, and his figure appeared next to the Siren's body.

Those around didn't even have time to react; they could only hear a soft "plop" sound.

The black sword had firmly pierced the siren's heart, with most of the blade embedded, leaving only the hilt sticking out.

"What?!"

The entire venue fell silent for a moment, then erupted in a deafening roar. Everyone was stunned by the scene, their faces filled with disbelief.

Tashuk's phantom soul was also stunned, then laughed even more wildly.

"Hahaha! Have you gone mad? You actually killed the Siren's body! A soul without a body is only more vulnerable, making it easier for me to absorb it! You're helping me!"

But the next second, a bizarre scene unfolded.

The siren's soul, which was being pulled out of its body and about to be sucked into the scepter, suddenly felt another powerful suction force.

This suction force is even more domineering.

Unlike the chilling suction of the Tashuk scepter, the energy emanated directly from the black sword in Lin Mo's hand.

The siren's soul stopped struggling, and the fear on its face was gradually replaced by confusion.

Lin Mo slowly drew his black sword, and the siren's body slumped to the ground.

He looked up at the bewildered soul phantom of Tashuk, his dark eyes filled with icy mockery, his voice clearly echoing throughout the entire square.

"Didn't you say that unless all merfolk are killed, that's exactly what I'm planning?"

The room fell silent as soon as he said this.

Everyone thought they had misheard; their faces showed a mixture of shock, confusion, and wariness.

In fact, in Lin Mo's eyes, he never came here to save people, much less to save the merfolk from their plight.

He was only doing this to fulfill his sacred mission, and only to become stronger.

In his view, the lives of these merfolk were insignificant; they were beings that could be killed or not.

Rather than letting Tashuk absorb and strengthen them, it's better to take matters into one's own hands, claim these souls as one's own, and transform them into one's own power.

At this moment, the siren soul is struggling desperately between two powerful suction forces.

She looked at Tashuk's greedy and crazed appearance, then at Lin Mo's cold and determined eyes.

Finally, she gritted her teeth, the fear in her eyes completely faded, leaving only determination.

She raised her eyes, her gaze fixed on Tashuk's illusory soul image, her voice clear yet carrying a chilling edge.

"You are unworthy of the soul of a mermaid, and even less worthy of being the king of the mermaids!"

After saying this, the Sirens no longer hesitated.

She suddenly turned around, breaking free from the pull of the two suction forces, and transformed into a pale blue light, rushing straight towards the black sword in Lin Mo's hand.

puff……

With a flash of light and shadow, the Siren's soul completely entered the black sword.

The next second, the black sword hummed and trembled.

A soft blue light intertwined with the jet-black sword, making the killing intent on the blade seem to soften a bit.

Lin Mo could clearly feel that the black sword's soul-attracting force had become even stronger.

The Sirens' souls are peacefully residing inside the Black Sword.

"No--!!"

Tashuk's phantom soul let out a mournful roar, its golden eyes filled with rage and resentment.

"Siren! You traitor! You actually betrayed us and joined him!"

He was utterly enraged, and the Soul Scepter in his hand trembled violently.

A violent suction force swept out, instantly locking onto more than a dozen mermaid soldiers in the vicinity.

The souls of the mermaids were forcibly ripped out and sucked into the scepter while wailing.

As a result, Tashuk's phantom soul became clearer.

But at that moment, Lin Mo slowly closed his eyes, and his aura suddenly surged, his Saintly Awareness ability was fully activated.

"Expand the domain."

As the words fell softly, a dark killing field instantly spread out.

Unlike before, the evolved killing domain has doubled in size, reaching a hundred feet in width.

Like a giant black net, it instantly enveloped most of the merfolk in the square.

Even several groups of mainland races not far away were also enveloped in the swirling mist.

Within the domain, murderous intent surged.

The green flames intertwined with the laws of gravity, filling every inch of space with a deadly sense of oppression.

Lin Mo opened his eyes, his dark pupils devoid of any warmth. He gripped his black sword and swung it out with a swift motion.

Swish!

The sharp sword light, carrying green flames and killing power, swept across the domain.

There was no earth-shattering noise, only an eerie silence.

Within the area, sword light simultaneously appeared in front of all living beings.

puff!

The sound of blood being cut rang out at the same time.

In an instant, all creatures within the area, regardless of strength or race, were attacked simultaneously.

Their bodies froze instantly, then they collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

Their souls, as if drawn by invisible threads, drifted out of their bodies, transforming into wisps of pale blue light that flew directly toward the black sword in Lin Mo's hand, where they were continuously absorbed by the sword.

With a single sword strike, he slew hundreds of mermaids and absorbed hundreds of souls!

Tashuk's illusory soul was completely stunned, and even the scepter in his hand trembled slightly.

Even with all his might, he could only absorb the souls of a dozen or so mermaids at a time.

Lin Mo, on the other hand, sent over a hundred souls into his tent with a single sword strike. The efficiency of the two was worlds apart!

Most importantly... these were all civilians! This guy didn't hesitate at all when he started killing them!