Chen Tian was at a disadvantage in his battle with the Ma Nian Xie. Chen Tian found himself unable to do anything about the Ma Nian Xie's defense; its shell was simply too hard. Even after fighting the Ma Nian Xie for a considerable amount of time, Chen Tian had yet to discover its weakness. Every living creature had a weakness; there was no such thing as a creature without one, yet Chen Tian had not found it during the fight. If he continued to deplete his strength, it would be disadvantageous for him.
Just as Chen Tian was pondering, a voice sounded from behind him: "The Ma Nian Xie's weakness is at the center of its pincers. That is their most vulnerable spot."
The merfolk girl spoke. Chen Tian did not hesitate and immediately launched an attack, charging directly at the Ma Nian Xie. Seeing Chen Tian rush forward, the Ma Nian Xie extended its four pincers towards him. Chen Tian had been waiting for this opportunity. His figure transformed into a beam of light and shot directly towards the center of the pincers. His figure became light and struck the center of the pincers. Instantly, the Ma Nian Xie's four pairs of pincers exploded. The Ma Nian Xie wailed in agony. Double swords materialized in Chen Tian's hands, and he swung two continuous sword strikes with longswords formed from water.
With two slashes of sword light, the Ma Nian Xie's body was directly cut into four pieces by Chen Tian's dual swords, undeniably dead. Chen Tian put away his longswords. Just as he was about to turn around, black mist emerged from the previously shattered corpse, reconnecting all the blood and flesh of the remains. Seeing this, Chen Tian became increasingly curious about the anomalies in the Xing Yao world. This world was definitely not as simple as he thought. Chen Tian decisively grabbed the merfolk girl and fled to the side.
Staying here any longer was meaningless for Chen Tian. What he needed was information, general information about this world. Only by understanding this could Chen Tian devise a plan. Chen Tian directly took the merfolk girl and left. Before the girl could react, Chen Tian had already swept her away. In the next moment, they appeared hundreds of miles away. Their figures continued to move forward. As Chen Tian left, the Ma Nian Xie's corpse was enveloped by black mist, and a figure emerged from the flesh and blood. It was a human figure. This figure looked in the direction Chen Tian had left and coldly said, "Extinction, humans, kill all humans!"
The figure then charged directly towards the direction Chen Tian had fled. Chen Tian led the merfolk girl forward. Seeing no sign of pursuit behind him, Chen Tian stopped at a location. It was a beautiful coral reef on the seabed. Chen Tian and the merfolk girl stood in the ocean. Chen Tian released the merfolk girl and asked, "Where is this place? I would like to know some information about this world. Can you tell me?"
Chen Tian posed no threat. The merfolk girl nodded and said, "This place is called the Chaotic Sea, inhabited by semi-human marine beings. It is the southernmost part of the Xing Yao Continent."
"And you? Humans have not existed on the Xing Yao Continent for a very long time. How did you get here?"
The merfolk girl was very puzzled about Chen Tian's presence here, as humans did not exist on the Xing Yao Continent. Pure humans had never been there, and the passage to the Xing Yao Continent did not even allow humans to enter. How did this person manage to come to this world?
Chen Tian was stunned upon hearing this. He didn't know how to explain that he was a stowaway, someone who had snuck in. How could he possibly tell her? The merfolk girl seemed to understand Chen Tian's predicament and said nothing.
Chen Tian then asked, "Regarding why humans do not exist on the Xing Yao world, what do you know?"
"You must have heard the voice just now: 'Extinction of humans, kill all humans.' Do you know something?"
Chen Tian always felt that he should be on the Xing Yao Continent. This continent was very strange, giving him an unusual feeling. "Extinction of humans, kill all humans." That voice seemed to have an aversion to humans.
Chen Tian had a guess. If this guess was correct, it would explain things quite reasonably, but the idea seemed too far-fetched for him to be certain.
"I don't know, but my father should know something. I will take you to the merfolk tribe's dwelling. Rest assured, our merfolk tribe is a peaceful race."
The merfolk girl said calmly. In fact, she herself was also puzzled as to why that voice would cause a dead body to re-form and assemble into a Ma Nian Xie. She felt that there was a tremendous secret behind all of this.
Chen Tian had no choice but to follow the merfolk girl to the merfolk tribe's region. Along the way, the merfolk girl continued to enlighten Chen Tian with some knowledge. The Xing Yao Continent was divided into four regions. The region where Chen Tian was located was the southernmost area, the domain of the Chaotic Sea. Within the Chaotic Sea, there were semi-human marine beings, such as the shrimp people, merfolk, and crab people in the vicinity. Among them, the merfolk were a peaceful race, and there were no conflicts between tribes.
On the Xing Yao Continent, every semi-human race had innate abilities. For example, the merfolk's ability was water control, the crab people's ability was their pincers, which could cut through everything, and the shrimp people's ability was reproduction, allowing them to quickly breed countless offspring.
Chen Tian and the merfolk girl headed towards the merfolk tribe's dwelling. Soon, an underwater palace appeared before Chen Tian. The palace was very grand, with a pink design and constructed entirely of seashells. Pearls were dotted on the pink shells, creating a magnificent design. At the entrance of the palace, several guards rushed towards the merfolk girl.
"Your Highness, you're finally back."
"Boy, who are you!"
"Guards, apprehend him!"
The guards, seeing that Her Highness was unharmed, breathed a sigh of relief. Upon seeing Chen Tian, they immediately surrounded him. Humans, how long had it been since they encountered one? The merfolk girl waved her hand and said, "No need to be rude. This is my friend."
"Yes, Your Highness. The master is waiting in the hall. You don't know how worried your father is."
"I know!"
The merfolk girl playfully replied. Her father was the king of the merfolk tribe, something she had mentioned to Chen Tian on their way. Chen Tian followed the merfolk girl into the palace.
The interior of the palace looked the same as the exterior, with walls made of seashells. Chen Tian had a feeling that these seashells were exceptionally strong, such that even if he attacked with all his might, he wouldn't be able to cause any damage. He just had this feeling, but he didn't know why.
Chen Tian and the merfolk girl arrived at the center of the palace. At the center, a young man on a throne looked at them with a stern expression and said, "You know to come back now. You were playing around. Don't you know it's dangerous outside?"
"Father, I know I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again."
"You dare to have a next time? Hurry up and train tomorrow. You can play when you've learned your skills."
"And who is this...?"
"Father, let me introduce you. This is Chen Tian. He's a friend I met on the way. He has something he wants to ask you."
"Oh, right. When I was in danger, it was Chen Tian who helped me. Father, you're not allowed to be fierce to him."
The merfolk girl said with a cheerful hop. The young man looked at Chen Tian and walked up to him, bowing and saying, "I am the King of the Merfolk, you can call me Fish Emperor. Thank you for saving my daughter."
"It was nothing, just a small favor."
"Are you a pure human? I advise you to leave this world as soon as possible."
"It seems that Emperor Yu knows something. Can you tell me about it?"
With just a few simple words, Chen Tian understood that Emperor Yu definitely knew something.
Emperor Yu looked at the merfolk girl, who acted very sensibly and left the palace. She knew that what would be discussed next was not something she should be privy to. Why should she stay here any longer?
Moreover, her father's glance was very clear. It was better to leave.
After the merfolk girl left, Emperor Yu looked at Chen Tian and said calmly, "You must have sneaked into this world, haven't you?"