Chapter 257 The Mermaid's Invitation
"The former Lady Hazel had a human head and a fish tail, and lived in the ocean. She was born in the sea, just like us mermaids."
In the deep sea, an elderly mermaid stared intently at the sky, her tail thrashing excitedly against the water, creating waves, and cried out in a hoarse voice.
The surrounding mermaids gathered around, their eyes all fixed on the sky, their gazes filled with eagerness.
Deep in the ocean, a race of humanoid sea spirit beasts with human heads and fish tails has lived for generations.
This race is born with extremely strong spiritual power, making them unique in their spiritual power attainments among all the sea spirit beasts in the entire sea area.
With their formidable collective strength and mental attack methods, the merfolk have roamed the ocean for many years.
Almost no sea creature race dares to easily engage in conflict with them.
Having witnessed the terrifying power of the extraterrestrial forces within the Heavenly Curtain, the entire clan remained trembling with fear and unease every day.
They knew perfectly well that extraterrestrial forces could easily send out a tiny insect.
Not to mention the weak mermaid race, even the entire Douluo Continent may face annihilation.
When the curtain was completely lifted and Heather's background and appearance were revealed, the entire mermaid race was instantly in an uproar of joy.
Excitement spread through the group, and every mermaid could not hide the excitement in their eyes.
People often say that when fellow villagers meet, their eyes well up with tears.
Although they belonged to different worlds from Heather, they had never met before and had no interaction with each other.
Yet they have the exact same human head and fish tail, and are both born in the sea and depend on the sea for survival.
To all the mermaids, Heather was their beloved relative who had been lost in the heavens.
The sky had already shown that extremely tragic past, the massacre of Heather's people in order to resist the invasion of the Black Tide.
They either fought to the death, only to perish in the Black Tide.
Those who survived were also corrupted by the Kuroshio Current, completely transformed into terrifying, irrational, and distorted sea monsters.
Having endured the pain of her family's destruction and the loss of her clan, Hazel was long homeless and wandered the world alone.
Meanwhile, the merfolk of Douluo Continent all had shining eyes and were filled with determination.
Their golden opportunity to rise to the top and bring prosperity to their entire clan has finally arrived.
They could easily lower their stance, attach themselves to Hazel, and become her people in this world.
With the heartfelt wishes of the entire clan, we will give the lonely and helpless Heather a warm and secure home.
In this way, they only need to firmly operate under the banner of Heather throughout the entire Douluo Continent.
Then they can rest easy, and no force will dare to provoke them easily.
Many eager young members of the tribe have already begun to secretly imitate Heather's words and actions.
I mimicked her mannerisms, combing my own fishtail, eagerly anticipating meeting her.
Meanwhile, the Sea Maiden Douluo, far away on Seagod Island, was also overjoyed and too excited to contain herself.
She is a half-human, half-mermaid, born with the blood of both races, giving her a special identity.
Normally, she conceals her aura, and her appearance is no different from that of an ordinary human woman, gentle and charming.
Once one activates their Martial Soul True Form, they will immediately reveal their signature human head and fish tail form.
Whether in her usual human form or her true form as a martial soul, her appearance is remarkably similar to that of Heather in the sky.
The Sea Seren in the sky possesses unparalleled strength, standing at the pinnacle of power.
Anyone who has seen the plot of Skyfall can easily see through the deep loneliness and desolation in her heart.
I feel even more heartbroken for her extremely tragic and unbearable past.
To resist the deadly black tide sweeping in from the depths of the sea, Hazel endured an incredibly long period of darkness.
In despair and pain, she was even forced to harden her heart and personally kill her own sisters who were corrupted by the Black Tide.
He watched helplessly as his people, with whom he had lived day and night, descended into madness and ultimately died tragically before his very eyes.
Everyone could guess that at this moment, Heather wanted more than anyone else for her people to survive.
I long to have my closest family by my side, to set foot on land together.
To witness the grand celebration held for them by humankind, and to comfort their departed kin.
This expectation, hidden deep in her heart, could never be fulfilled in the world of Onpharos, where she lived.
But now, in the Douluo Continent, from top powers to ordinary people, everyone is eagerly anticipating the arrival of Heather.
At that time, any top power on the mainland would be willing to devote all its efforts to hosting an unprecedentedly grand welcoming banquet for her.
If, at that grand feast, a group of mermaids who looked exactly like Heather appeared before her.
Even though she knew in her heart that these were not her real people, but just people of the same race who looked similar.
Having experienced the excruciating pain of annihilation and separation, and witnessing the tragic deaths of all his loved ones.
He could no longer accompany her to set foot on land and attend that belated grand feast.
The regrets and expectations that had accumulated in her heart for thousands of years had nowhere to go.
Even knowing that everything before her was an illusion, Hazel would still feel comforted and deeply moved.
She sincerely thanked these mermaids for attending this belated feast in place of her fallen comrades and people.
To fulfill the unfulfilled wishes of those deceased members of the clan and to bring warmth to her lonely heart.
The merfolk could no longer contain their eagerness, and the entire clan was itching to make a move.
They cultivate pure spiritual power, and their minds are naturally intelligent and flexible, far more insightful than ordinary humans on the continent.
In the past, they lived carefree and free in the deep sea, multiplying and thriving without worry.
They never had to worry about natural disasters or man-made calamities, nor did they have to fear foreign invasion; their lives were peaceful and comfortable.
But the messages coming from the sky completely shattered their peaceful lives and overturned their worldview.
Even the incredibly powerful and vast clan of Haese was slaughtered by the extraterrestrial forces, leaving only her alive.
They are the mermaids of Douluo Continent, and they want to preserve themselves and continue their race's bloodline.
They must find a powerful, top-tier expert to rely on and seek protection.
There are actually quite a few powerful beings from beyond the heavens who could be their choice, such as Aglaia, Bai'er, or Little Gray Hair.
After fully understanding Hathaway's state of mind and situation, the entire clan unanimously agreed.
No one was more suitable to be their protector than Heather.
At that time, they will not even need to grovel or beg for mercy.
She could absolutely treat Haeseum as an equal, as a blood relative and a biological sister.
Just as the major powers on the shore were busily preparing a banquet to welcome Haseein.
Countless craftsmen worked day and night to build the high platform, and special people searched far and wide for delicacies from all over the country, and sought out artists who were skilled in singing, dancing and poetry.
Everyone was working hard to prepare for the grandest welcome ceremony for Hathaway.
Meanwhile, the merfolk have gathered their entire strength and set off together.
Thousands upon thousands of mermaids formed an orderly procession and swam in a mighty procession toward the shore of Hanhai City.
They all adopted the name of sea spirits, and their clothing and appearance were completely modeled after the appearance of the sea spirit in the sky.
They appeared in unison along the coastal area of Hanhai City, attracting frequent glances from passersby.
Although they exuded a rich and pure aura of sea spirit beasts, making them easily identifiable as not being human.
However, this time the mermaid clan sent out all its strongest members, with several 100,000-year-old sea spirit beasts proficient in spiritual power guarding the rear of the group.
The oppressive aura swept across the surroundings, and ordinary soul masters and forces dared not easily provoke it.
Moreover, the merfolk have never been a reclusive group; on the contrary, they are very friendly to land-dwelling humans.
They patrol the high seas year-round, proactively helping lost ships find their way.
Time and again, it has escorted sailors who have encountered shipwrecks or lost their way back to port safely, and has always maintained a friendly relationship with humanity.
Therefore, when land-dwelling humans saw them landing en masse, they not only did not feel hostility or want to exterminate them.
Instead, they were all smiles and made way for them.
In particular, the continuous exposure of extraterrestrial crises by the Sky Curtain made the people of the mainland realize that danger lurked everywhere.
More and more people are realizing that the Douluo Continent is already in grave danger.
Whether human, spirit beast, or plant-based creature, all must put aside their differences and unite as one.
Only by uniting as one and sharing a common hatred for the enemy can we have a sliver of confidence to resist the endless disasters that are about to descend from beyond the heavens.
After the merfolk fully landed in Hanhai City, they immediately arranged for their clansmen to send banquet invitations to all the top powers on the continent.
They officially announced that they would establish the main city at the intersection of Hanhai City and the sea.
Quietly await the moment when Heather arrives, and hold an unprecedented grand banquet.
We sincerely invite all major powers on the mainland to come and attend the banquet to welcome Lord Haeseyin.
(End of chapter)