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

"The laws of the soul can strengthen your soul. You can also manipulate your soul to possess others and even use it to enhance your own power. It's perfect for you."

As Lin Mo walked toward the staff, Yin Xue counted the benefits of the Soul Law on his fingers.

Lin Mo stood silently before the scepter for a moment, then shook his head.

"It's better not to absorb it yet."

Lin Mo's words startled Yin Xue.

"Why? This is the power of laws!"

Lin Mo turned to look at Yin Xue: "Even you were tricked by Tashuk. As the Demon King's legacy, who can be sure there aren't any traps in this thing? Besides..."

As he spoke, a ghostly behemoth reached out and grabbed the staff.

With a forceful snap of his fingers, he pried off the purple soul crystal.

"Putting this thing in my soul space will release energy that strengthens my soul, so why take the risk?"

Yin Xue nodded: "That makes sense. The 21st Demon King is notoriously cruel, having wiped out several races. His legacy is probably not so easy to obtain."

After saying this, the soul behemoth dissipated, returning to the soul space with the purple crystal.

Lin Mo could sense that the purple crystal was lying there quietly in his soul space.

The continuous release of the laws of the soul nourishes all the souls in the space.

The strength of all souls is slowly increasing; although the speed is not fast, it is enduring.

Although Yin Xue still felt regretful deep down, Lin Mo's actions were undoubtedly correct.

She took a deep breath and looked at the ruins of the mermaid kingdom: "Next... it's time to go treasure hunting!"

As she spoke, she rubbed her hands together and said, "This is the Mermaid Kingdom! They've taken over all the treasures of the seabed. They must have a lot of good treasures over the years, hehehe."

"You still need a tour guide to do this kind of thing."

As Lin Mo spoke, he waved his hand, and a figure emerged from the black sword.

It was the Sirens.

The siren's phantom soul had just emerged from the black sword when it immediately bowed slightly.

His posture was respectful to the point of humility, and his voice was gentle yet firm.

"Your Majesty, how can I be of service to you?"

Although there was still a lingering sense of melancholy in her beautiful eyes, they were filled with submission.

Her soul was not stripped of its emotions like other souls; this was intentional on Lin Mo's part.

Lin Mo stared at her without saying a word.

Instead, Yin Xue stepped forward first, gently supporting her arm with a lighthearted tone.

"Hey, don't be nervous. We just need you to help us find the treasures in this mermaid kingdom. Don't be so reserved."

Siren paused slightly, but seeing Yin Xue's unpretentious demeanor, her tense nerves relaxed a little, and she nodded.

Without further hesitation, her ethereal soul began to move lightly, traversing through the devastated ruins.

Before long, they found a golden trident under the collapsed coral pillar.

The trident was surrounded by a faint blue aura of law.

The siren presented the trident to Lin Mo with both hands, speaking respectfully: "This is the divine artifact inherited by our mermaid race, the Ocean Trident, which contains the pure laws of the ocean."

Lin Mo reached out and took the trident. The moment his fingertips touched the shaft, he felt a surge of pure ocean law enter his body, resonating with the law power he had previously plundered from Tashuk.

He nodded slightly, a hint of satisfaction showing on his face, but said nothing more. He simply put the trident into his ring and began to draw upon the ocean power contained within it.

Seeing that Lin Mo was satisfied, Siren felt a little more at ease. She turned around and continued to lead the way, explaining things in detail as she walked through the ruins.

"Your Majesty, this was once the royal warehouse, where deep-sea corals were stored. These are precious items that only our mermaid race can collect by diving to the depths of ten thousand meters. They are hard in texture and have a warm luster. They can be exchanged for hundreds of millions of gold coins for us every year, making them the main source of wealth for the mermaid race."

She pointed to a collapsed stone chamber, inside which were scattered many brightly colored corals.

Some are entirely crimson, while others are as white as jade; even when buried under ruins, their luster remains undiminished.

Immediately afterwards, she picked up a fist-sized, translucent blue pearl and handed it to Yin Xue.

"This is a meditation pearl, a top-grade alchemical material that can only be nurtured in the habitat of our mermaid race. Wearing it can aid in cultivation and stabilize the mind. It is extremely rare and valuable on the continent."

"And this is deep-sea cold iron, used to forge incredibly sharp weapons; this is a bead formed from mermaid tears, capable of curing all poisons..."

As the siren walked, she kept introducing the treasures in the ruins, her eyes filled with a hint of nostalgia for the past.

He would glance at Lin Mo behind him every now and then, trying to see a change in Lin Mo's expression.

But Lin Mo remained expressionless.

Yin Xue followed beside him, her eyes lighting up as she looked at the treasures scattered on the ground. Her little hands rubbed together noisily, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up as she secretly made her own plans.

"Hehe, we've struck it rich! With all this coral, pearls, and alchemy materials, we can exchange them for gold coins and build an elite army in a year!"

Just as Yin Xue was secretly pleased, Siren stopped, bowed and came to Lin Mo, lowered her head and stopped talking, looking somewhat embarrassed.

At this moment, Lin Mo was holding a crimson deep-sea coral in his hand, gently stroking it with his fingertips, feeling the texture of the coral, and spoke calmly upon seeing this.

"Are you emphasizing your importance by saying that only your merfolk can gather these things?"

One sentence struck a nerve with the siren, and she lowered her head even further, her fingertips trembling slightly, but she did not refute it.

That's exactly what she thought.

Now, almost all the souls of the merfolk have been captured by Lin Mo within the black sword, leaving them with only two paths to take in the future.

Or, like most ordinary souls, they would lose their self-awareness, be completely controlled by Lin Mo, and become a member of his soul army.

Either, like Zhou Yue, retain your consciousness and continue to live.

To achieve the latter, one must first prove the value of the mermaid race and demonstrate that she, the former queen, still has a reason to exist.

The Sirens understood this, which is why they repeatedly emphasized that "only the Merfolk can collect it" when introducing the treasure.

This was all to show Lin Mo their irreplaceable value.

She took a deep breath, her tone tinged with humility yet unwavering determination.

"Your Majesty, we merfolk ask for nothing more than a place to live on the seabed. That's all. If you are not at ease, we can live next to the Holy Ancient... no, the Human Empire, and accept all your governance. We will never act without permission."

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo slowly shook his head, his tone calm: "A piece of land on the seabed... that won't do."

These words were like a bucket of cold water poured on the Siren's heart; the light in her eyes dimmed instantly, and she was filled with disappointment.

Is it still not enough?

Their value was ultimately insufficient for Lin Mo to provide them with a place to settle down.

Just as she was feeling disheartened, Lin Mo's voice rang out again.

"I will give you a coastal city, so you can live both on land and at sea, but you need to meet two conditions of mine."