Chapter 50: Undersea City |
Mo shook his head.
“I’ve tried many times. For now, it doesn’t work.”
“Perhaps… in the future, it might.”
They had settled near the coast and would occasionally go ashore. Unfortunately, no matter how they tried, they could not revert back to legs.
However, when Luo Ya, as a Constellation, stepped onto land, her fish tail could actively transform back into legs.
So now…
Luo Ya was also researching a way to restore legs.
As the two conversed, they returned together to the Luo River Tribe.
At that very moment, He and Shan—who had decided to temporarily avoid Lei—had just lied to the three Cardinals, claiming they needed to return to the Duchies to handle affairs. Just as they were about to slip away, the two sides ran straight into each other at the entrance of the tribe.
“He!”
This greeting instantly changed He’s expression, whose heart had already been filled with unease.
Lei’s face darkened immediately as well.
He remembered that just this morning, He and Shan had told him they had only arrived at the Luo River Tribe five days ago.
By all logic, it was impossible for them to know Mo, who had always been in the ocean!
“Mo, you know him?”
Lei’s voice sank.
Mo also sensed that something was wrong,
but still answered truthfully.
“Yes, Your Eminence.”
“He is a devout believer. He preached with me in the Luo River Tribe, spreading the will of the god to the people.”
He had intended to praise He in front of Lei.
Because he knew Lei was Apollo’s youngest son,
and when He first arrived, he had claimed to be a descendant of Apollo.
However,
this praise became the blade that exposed the lie.
“Why did you deceive me?!”
Lei looked at He and Shan, his face filled with disappointment.
At this moment,
he still believed He and Shan to be of Apollo’s bloodline.
Thus, faced with deception from these juniors,
he felt both immense grief and anger!
“I…”
He opened his mouth, his mind completely blank.
He had no idea how to continue deceiving Lei.
But Shan remained calm.
It wasn’t his first time being hunted.
He was almost used to it.
And even if they were exposed—
at worst, they would just run again.
His thoughts shifted, and he decided to gamble.
“We are descendants of Ancestor Wa!”
The moment these words were spoken, Lei’s anger faltered.
He suddenly recalled…
the words once spoken by Duke Spiritwind.
Those heartfelt confessions
had made Lei realize that many Recipients of Divine Grace of the Wa Bloodline harbored resentment toward him.
For a moment, his expression became complicated,
and he did not immediately act.
Seizing this brief hesitation,
Shan decisively grabbed He and moved to leave this dangerous place.
However, Lei suddenly murmured to himself.
“He…”
“Shan…”
Suddenly, Lei lifted his head and shouted sharply.
“I remember now!”
“All Recipients of Divine Grace of Apollo’s bloodline take pride in two-character names!”
“But when you spoke to me, you always used single-character names! Who exactly are you?!”
Their identities were instantly exposed just like that!
At once, He and Shan’s expressions changed drastically!
Shan grabbed He and shouted in a low voice.
“Run!”
The two moved swiftly, rushing toward the dense forest beside the tribe.
“Stay right there!”
Lei roared.
Starlight gathered in his hand, instantly forming a spear of starlight, which shot toward the fleeing pair!
He immediately raised his hand, erecting a starlight barrier.
However, facing Lei’s attack,
the starlight barrier shattered instantly!
He was thrown backward by the remaining force, severely injured, coughing up blood as he hit the ground.
Shan did not flee alone. Without hesitation, he hoisted the heavily injured He onto his back and continued charging into the forest.
At that moment, the second spear of starlight had already formed.
“Boom!”
Just as Lei was about to throw it,
Mo made his move.
The water sphere exploded instantly, turning into dozens of water chains that wrapped around the starlight spear in Lei’s hand.
Although
the chains shattered one by one upon contact,
they successfully altered the spear’s trajectory.
It ultimately struck the distant ground…
allowing Shan to narrowly escape disaster.
“Why did you stop me?!”
Lei glared at Mo angrily.
Mo sighed softly, yet his tone remained firm.
“They once helped and cared for the Luo River Tribe. This is a debt that I and Lady Luo Ya owe them.”
He invoked Luo Ya’s name,
hoping it would make Lei hesitate.
But who was Lei?
He was Apollo’s youngest son!
The only wielder of Authority in this world!
If he did not consider blood ties,
even Duke Spiritwind would not dare act rashly before him.
Thus, if Luo Ya personally spoke,
he might show some restraint.
But a mere name
was not enough to make him stop.
Moreover, when questioned, they chose to flee instead of explain—this alone indicated something was very wrong.
At this moment, countless previously overlooked details flashed through Lei’s mind.
He felt that he had inadvertently touched upon a massive mystery!
Therefore, he had to capture these two.
And uncover the full truth!
Without hesitation, starlight flared around Lei’s body, turning him into a streak of light as he pursued into the forest.
Mo watched the direction in which they disappeared.
At this moment, his brows were tightly furrowed, filled with confusion.
“What exactly happened?”
Suddenly, a voice with a hint of amusement sounded behind him, precisely voicing the question in his heart.
“Do you also wish to know…”
“what exactly happened between them?”
Mo was startled, suddenly turning around.
He saw that You had appeared behind him at some unknown time, a gentle smile on his face as he watched with interest in the direction Lei and the others had gone.
Yet that smile, in Mo’s eyes,
felt strangely chilling, as if he were being watched by something dangerous.
You walked to Mo’s side, his gaze still fixed on the direction the three had left, the corners of his lips slightly raised.
When Shan had arrived at the Luo River Tribe, he had arrived as well.
But unlike Shan, he had remained hidden in the shadows, silently observing everything.
If Shan’s goal
was to pay respects to the newly born Constellation,
then his goal
was to discover… the method to become a Constellation!
Yes!
Compared to painstakingly plotting to slay a wielder of Authority, in hopes of gaining even the slightest glance from the god,
would it not be better to become a Constellation oneself, to eternally accompany the god, and thus attract the god’s attention?
At that time, he might even be able to receive direct guidance from the god, just like the first Solar King Apollo!
That was what he truly desired…
the favor of the god!
……
Within the vast and profound ocean,
a miracle was unfolding.
Luo Ya was leading her people, constructing a home that belonged to them.
They skillfully made use of the gifts of the sea—
coral, pearls, seaweed, and various rocks from the seabed—
to build the very first undersea city in this world!
After several months of effort,
this magnificent and dreamlike undersea city
was finally completed!
It lay quietly in the depths of the sea, breathtakingly beautiful.
A miracle beyond human imagination.
A crystallization of civilization belonging solely to the people of the ocean.