The male supporting character was actually myself.

Si Zhuo was extremely anxious. Since there was no point in hiding in the shelter, why not let his people escape to the deep sea world before the heavenly calamity arrived?

Without delay, after devising a strategy, he hurriedly instructed the steward to sound the horn.

"Waste~ Waste~ Waste~"

The melodious yet urgent bugle call resounded through the sky, and all available manpower was dispatched to evacuate the people.

"The Heavenly Tribulation is imminent. The barrier has been opened. Everyone, hurry and leave the Mermaid World!"

"Go as far away as possible, and come back to rebuild your home after the disaster is over!"

"A divine warning: the shelter cannot withstand the impact of this seawater intrusion; evacuate immediately!"

…………

Mermaids were spreading the word everywhere, and more and more mermaids flocked to the streets and gathered in the square, unwilling to leave their homeland.

"My people, the gods have warned us that a calamity is coming and this place will become ruins. Hurry up and leave! Go to the deep sea or go ashore to live. Once things have calmed down here, we can find a way to repair the barrier and rebuild our homes!" Si Zhuo sent out all the people around him, and he flew alone above the palace, persuading the people to find a way to survive.

The elderly mermaid waved her hand and sighed, "Chief, it's hard to leave our homeland! We're too old to fly anymore. You should take the children and go quickly! We'll hide in a shelter. If we can escape this calamity, that's good; if we can't, then we'll die a worthy death."

"I will stay." Si Zhuo's tone was lighter than ever before. "This is my kingdom, and I will fight for it to the last moment. Even if it costs me my life, I will try my best to mend the sky. Even if I can't mend it, I can at least slow down the impact of the sea. You all still have time to escape! As long as you're alive, one day our kingdom will rise again!"

The young fish looked around. The weather was so sunny, the flowers were in full bloom, and the willows were swaying. The scenery was as charming and peaceful as ever. There was no sign of impending disaster.

They all deeply cherished the land where they had lived for many years, and each of them shouted with excitement, "This is also our country, and we must protect our homeland!"

"Let's mend the sky together with the clan leader! Otherwise, if the barrier breaks, seawater will flood our land, and our air will all be absorbed into the deep sea. How easy will it be to rebuild our kingdom then?"

"With millions of people in our noble merfolk race, if our sacrifice can repair the barrier, there is hope that there will be younger merfolk to continue the race!"

"Chief, please take the children and leave. We old bones are still of some use. Let us mend the sky! With you, our race has hope!"

"Defend the nation! Mend the heavens with your own body!"

"United as one, we will overcome this difficult time!"

…………

Si Zhuo was deeply moved by the scene before him.

As the clan leader, he knew the inside story all too well. If he led all his people away, the mermaid world would be completely destroyed and merged into the deep sea world after the calamity. Restoring it to its original state and rebuilding their home would require more than just time and effort.

Someone had to sacrifice themselves to repair the damaged barrier, which is why he decided to burn his life force to try to fix it, hoping that it might slow down the impact of the seawater on the mermaid world.

Even if it is rebuilt in the future, it will be easier.

If the entire clan evacuates and the barrier is completely destroyed, the merfolk will have to leave their homeland and lose it forever.

A very small number of mermaids flew into the sky, while the majority of their people vowed to defend their territory and spontaneously formed a mermaid city wall, shrouding the entire mermaid world in a tragic atmosphere.

Jiang Chen hurriedly walked out after casting his spell, only to bump into Ye Qingyun, who was coming to find him.

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Help! The merfolk are about to undergo a heavenly tribulation!"

"Huh? You know about the Heavenly Tribulation?" Ye Qingyun was taken aback for a moment, then excitedly followed up and asked, "Is this an ability of innate gods? You're going to help them overcome their Heavenly Tribulation? I'll go help them too!"

Hai Dayou and Liu Ying were watering flowers in the courtyard, and the two deities were talking without any attempt to hide their conversation, so they could hear everything clearly.

"Lord Sea God, did you just say that the Merfolk are facing a calamity? I want to go back! I want to stand with my family and people!" Firefly was extremely anxious, but then filled with hope. "You are the Sea God, can you help stop the seawater from flowing back in?"

Jiang Chen frowned slightly and shook his head, saying, "I am not yet an adult, and I don't have that much control over the deep sea world. I can only do my best to buy some time for the mermaids."

"I'll go too!" Hai Da looked at Liu Ying nervously. "I... I might not be able to help much, but if the seawater floods in, I can still try my best to protect a few people."

The fluffy little ball of fur wiped its eyes with its paws, then squatted on its host's shoulder, rummaging through its fluffy, round belly, trying to find any emergency supplies.

The two gods and two demons flew away quickly, leaving only Wen Menglong and Ye Bicheng looking at each other in bewilderment.

"My sister just said she had an urgent matter to attend to, so we have to close the pharmacy for the day." Ye Bicheng paused for a moment and then smiled helplessly. "It's probably an emergency. We haven't completed our apprenticeships yet, so we can't treat patients. We can only ask the people waiting in line outside to leave first."

Wen Menglong put down his medical book, glanced at the drizzling rain outside, and said thankfully, "Luckily, the weather isn't good, so there aren't many people queuing up. Let's quickly apologize and let them go home first. This way, we can have some time to practice acupuncture again!"

"I want to go first. If you do it wrong, you can't laugh at me."

"Alright, I'll be more lenient with my junior sister since I rarely get a day off..."

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In the misty rain, the four figures disappeared into the alleyway with its blue brick walls; the crowd in front of Jishetang dispersed, and a sign reading "Closed" was hung on the wooden board.

Deeper still in the ocean, when the last ray of light disappears and everything turns into eternal darkness, a faint glimmer of light finally emerges after descending for a long time.

"The Merfolk live in a very secluded place. You were born nearby?" Ye Qingyun asked curiously, as she was visiting the Merfolk world for the first time.

Jiang Chen pointed in a direction, "I'll take you to see it when I'm done with this. The environment is quite unique and has a special charm."

Ye Qingyun glanced in the direction he pointed, but couldn't see anything except darkness, which filled her with curiosity.

Upon reaching the boundary, one can occasionally see a few graceful and charming mermaids swimming through the barrier and disappearing into the sea.

“Mermaids are attached to their homeland. Except for special circumstances and coming-of-age ceremonies when many little mermaids cross the barrier to swim to the deep sea, you can hardly see anyone leaving. Today is…” Liu Ying was worried, afraid that they would return too late.

Hai Dayou quickly comforted him, "Don't, don't think like that. Let's go take a look. We should still make it in time!"

Within the vast expanse of enormous bubbles, one can vaguely see clouds and mist, with hurricanes stirring the clouds to form dark vortexes!

"Damn it! We need to hurry!"

The little white cat kept its eyes glued to the script, but the dream it sent clearly had no effect.

The script stopped updating, and the mermaid world had already begun to enter the stage of gathering thunderclouds. "Host, it seems that we have to destroy the golden pagoda no matter what and absorb the life energy of the other mermaids to help Lian Yunshang become an immortal. We don't have the corresponding props, what should we do?"

Jiang Chen frowned and took the lead in passing through the barrier, rushing towards the ground at top speed. The others followed closely behind, creating streaks of colorful light amidst the many panicked figures.

"The heavenly tribulation is approaching, so there's no point in saying more. If you want to leave, do it now!"

"To our people who don't want to leave and are willing to stand with our world, let's unite!" Si Zhuo, flying at the forefront with his golden fishtail, waved and gestured, "When the lightning tribulation descends, I will do my best to help everyone withstand the damage."

Those under 1,000 years old must go to the deep sea world;

Those under 5,000 years old and over 1,000 years old who do not wish to hide in the deep sea can enter the refuge.

The remaining troops, along with the commanders of various departments, law enforcement teams, patrol teams, and the Golden Armored Forces, will follow me to fight the heavenly calamity and sacrifice ourselves to mend the heavens!

Under the clan chief's command, more young fish who were unwilling to leave dispersed, looking back every few steps.

They wanted to fight and contribute to their homeland, but they knew that the responsibility of continuing their race still rested on their shoulders. So some tearfully bid farewell to their families and went to the deep sea world, while others refused to leave and were forcibly put into the shelter...

Dark clouds rapidly gathered, and a fierce wind howled, sand and stones flew, and the sky grew increasingly dark.

"Crack!"

The first bolt of lightning flashed across the sky like a silver serpent, and one could faintly sense the accumulating violent energy between heaven and earth.

Si Zhuo's right eyelid twitched involuntarily a few times, and an ominous premonition flashed through his mind.

Finally, it's time to dedicate myself to this world. As the clan leader, I must shoulder the heavy responsibility in times of crisis!

"Prepare for battle!" he roared, his voice filled with fervor and sorrow. "We mermaids have never fought with the world, yet Heaven is determined to destroy our race! This is our final battle! Today, we will show Heaven the indomitable spirit of our mermaid race!"

The wind whipped his battle robes, making them flutter loudly, while a large group of elderly mermaids stood in neat rows, looking up at the sky and shouting in response, "We will mend the sky with our own bodies! Protect our homeland!"

The sky grew darker and darker, and thick black clouds seemed to press down on our heads.

Just when the intense blackness made it hard to breathe, a bright light streaked across the sky like a shooting star!

"what is that?"

"Human! Is it even human?"

"Such speed! What are humans doing here?"

…………

Everyone quickly noticed the incredibly fast light, followed by three more beams of light that streaked towards the center of the heavenly tribulation—the Mermaid Pagoda.

"Luckily, we made it in time." Jiang Chen didn't care about anything else and flew directly to Si Zhuo anxiously, saying, "Take your people away quickly, the farther the better. Leave this to me!"

Si Zhuo looked at Jiang Chen, who had transformed into human form, with a suspicious expression. "Weren't you in the human world? How come you suddenly..."

"There's no time to say more, the heavenly tribulation is about to strike. Its target is the Golden Pagoda, which it will use as a conductor to destroy the Mermaid World. I'm trying to stop the tribulation now, you all need to leave quickly to avoid unnecessary casualties!"

After giving his instructions, Jiang Chen made a hand seal that appeared to be casting a spell, but in reality, he was wrapping the soul weapon around and covering the golden pagoda.

This is divine punishment, and even a supreme god like Ye Qingyun would find it difficult to directly confront, let alone the original owner who was an underage sea god. At this moment, the only option is to try to forcibly isolate the lightning tribulation using a soul weapon, and then rely on the power of his sea god control to minimize the damage caused by the divine punishment.

"I'll lend you a hand." Ye Qingyun's expression was solemn. As a high god, she knew that the lightning tribulation was already at the level of heavenly punishment. How could a young sea god possibly withstand it?

Jiang Chen waved his hand in refusal, "I can find a way to stop the heavenly lightning from transmitting energy through the golden tower; you and the clan chief should work together to evacuate and protect the people, otherwise once the barrier cracks, many mermaids will have no way to protect themselves."

"Alright, be careful and call me if you can't hold on." She glanced back at the dense crowd and thought Jiang Chen was right. Before leaving, Ye Qingyun was still a little worried and patted his shoulder, whispering, "Don't push yourself too hard. I'm still waiting for you to take me to see the deep-sea world."

Jiang Chen felt a warmth in her heart and nodded with a slight smile, "Don't worry, I haven't let you study it properly yet, nothing will happen."

The situation changed, and Si Zhuo quickly decided to have the enforcement team lead all the clansmen to evacuate!

Although the identity of the woman Jiang Chen brought back is unknown, judging from her aura, she is likely a deity. If a deity can help resist the heavenly tribulation, the Mermaid World might still have a chance to defy fate!

At the clan chief's command, the fish-eyed crowd watched with confidence as Jiang Chen, who appeared as a human, stood guard in front of the golden pagoda. They all obeyed the order and followed the guards to fly towards the safe passage created by the clan chief and Ye Qingyun.

"Snap! Snap!"

"Boom!"

Another series of enormous bolts of lightning streaked across the sky, like dragons soaring towards the golden pagoda as it tilted downwards.

Jiang Chen took a deep breath and forcefully used his soul artifact to isolate himself from the lightning attack.

The first wave of minor lightning tribulation passed quickly, and the golden pagoda stood firmly in place without the slightest tremor.

"The tribulation lightning will become more ferocious with each strike; we can't just tough it out." Ye Qingyun understood this somewhat.

Such a terrifying heavenly tribulation wouldn't just come out of nowhere; there must be more to it than meets the eye!

She hurriedly asked the clan chief Si Zhuo, "Think carefully, has anyone in the merfolk recently done anything that would anger both heaven and man? Finding the reason might save your clan from disaster."

"Bring Lian Yunshang here!" Si Zhuo was awakened by those words.

Why didn't I think of that?!

The cause of the divine punishment in the dream was that Lian Yunshang encountered the wrath of the heavens. This thunderous divine punishment was originally aimed at her, otherwise why would it shatter the golden pagoda?

If we could kill her and offer her as a sacrifice to the heavens, perhaps we could quell some of Thunder's wrath?

Upon realizing this, Si Zhuo hurriedly ordered the guards to prepare for the execution.