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Chapter 144: Xiaobai's Desire to Be Ridden.
“It really is the Sea God Trident!”
Xiaobai looked at the Sea God Trident in Neptune's hand, and the expression in her eyes immediately became complex. As a soul beast, her lifespan was very long; she had once followed the Sea God, who had already ascended to the God Realm, in battles across the ocean!
She had witnessed how he, step by step, used a thousand years to end the chaos of the ocean, attaining the position of Sea God with the trident in his hand!
To her long life, all of this felt like it was just yesterday. Now, seeing this old friend's item again, she suddenly realized that… so much time had passed.
“Congratulations.”
Xiaobai looked at Neptune and said with a sincere expression, "The Sea God Trident is an immensely important divine artifact of the Sea God! Your ability to pull out this divine artifact proves that you are not far from inheriting the position of Sea God. It seems that soon, I will have to address you as Lord Sea God."
As she spoke, a hint of respectful distance unconsciously appeared.
This made Neptune feel a bit helpless. He said, “Xiaobai, you really don't have to be like this. In my eyes, all living beings are equal; life is not divided by station, be it noble or humble. I have never regarded you as a subordinate or servant, nor will I become arrogant and view all living beings as ants just because I become the Sea God in the future. Relax, just be as you normally are.”
His words were sincere, and his blue, sea-like eyes seemed to reflect a sky full of stars, causing Xiaobai to become somewhat lost in them…
“…I think I know why he chose you.” Coming back to her senses, Xiaobai gazed at him, then suddenly broke into a brilliant smile, even more dazzling than the sunlight in the sky.
In the eyes of those unaware, Xiaobai was the Sea God's mount, a fact she herself never denied. However, outsiders didn't know that the Sea God had never treated her as a mount, nor had he ever enslaved her.
Long before the Sea God was the Sea God, Xiaobai had already become his friend, accompanying him throughout his growth, personally witnessing him ascend step by step from a Soul Master who was not even a Soul Venerable to higher realms… until he reached the divine rank!
Their relationship, though called master and servant, was more like that of friends and comrades-in-arms. The Sea God in the perception of ordinary believers, including High Priestess Bo Saixi, was merely a deified version of him they had concocted themselves. In this world, no one understood the Sea God better than her.
And now, in Neptune, Xiaobai saw certain qualities identical to the Sea God, dispelling any remaining doubts about why he was chosen.
“Why did you summon me? Tell me.” Composing herself, Xiaobai regained her calm and asked.
“My eighth trial is to go to the continent to retrieve the lost Sea God's Heart,” Neptune said.
“Oh, you want me to give you a ride, don’t you?” Hearing this, Xiaobai nodded in realization, not at all displeased. Rather, she was quite willing, for being able to carry the future Sea God on a journey was the supreme honor for any sea creature!
Upon hearing her, Neptune’s expression became a bit strange as he said, “Uh, actually, I meant that you could just send any sturdy Demonic White Shark to carry me over.”
Truth be told, he had never considered riding Xiaobai. After all, they had become quite familiar, which led his subconscious to always picture Xiaobai in her human form. Facing such an exotically charming young woman, riding on her… *Hiss*! Just thinking about it made him feel a little embarrassed.
“No!”
To his surprise, upon hearing him say this, Xiaobai immediately shook her head and refused without a second thought.
“Their speed is too slow. Besides, a lone beast traveling to such a distant place might be attacked by humans or other powerful sea soul beasts on the return journey without you there. So, it's better if I take you.”
“Is that so? Well, it would be rude to refuse.”
Neptune naturally saw that Xiaobai's words were just an excuse, but he didn't expose her. Since she wanted to carry him so much, he would fulfill her wish. It was his first time riding a "girl," and the thought even gave him a slight thrill.
“Alright, then come on up.”
A beautiful smile appeared on Xiaobai’s exquisite face, and her body began to emit light. Then, with a single leap, she gracefully entered the water like a mermaid, transforming back into her soul beast form amidst the light.
A colossal Demonic White Shark!
Seeing this, Neptune lightly tapped his toes, and his body soared into the air. He then landed gently on her back.
“Are you settled?”
From the mouth of the enormous Demonic White Shark below, a clear, ethereal voice transmitted, “I am familiar with the waterways. Where do you wish to go? Traveling by sea can save a lot of time.”
Neptune sat down cross-legged on the spot and then said, “According to the information revealed by the bullet comments during the previous Q&A, the Sea God's Heart is currently in the Treasure Vault of the Heaven Dou Empire, so my objective is very clear. Let’s go to the Heaven Dou Empire.”
Xiaobai said, “I can take you to the coast nearest your destination, which should save at least half the journey time. Let’s depart now. It will probably take about a day and a night of sailing on the ocean.”
“Then let’s go.”
Neptune naturally had no objection.
Xiaobai’s massive body moved abruptly, then shot out like an arrow from a bowstring.
The sea wind rushed to meet them.
Feeling the assault of the sea wind, there was an indescribable sense of exhilaration.
Neptune sat cross-legged on Xiaobai’s back; the strong wind blowing directly at him could not move his body in the slightest. If it were an ordinary person, they would have been blown away by the onslaught of wind long ago.
The Demonic White Shark was indeed fast, but this mount was not something just anyone could ride. Without a certain amount of strength, one would have been thrown off long ago.
They traveled at lightning speed.
It had to be said that as a sea soul beast, her speed in the ocean was truly terrifying. Especially Xiaobai, as the king of the Demonic White Sharks and a 100,000-year-old soul beast, her endurance and speed were naturally even more exaggerated. Traveling at full power, her efficiency was frighteningly high.
When she traveled, she didn't need to take detours like human ships, passing directly through various sea soul beast territories. But those sea soul beasts didn't even dare to make a peep, scattering to clear the path, terrified of angering this overlord of the ocean!
Thus, after more than a day of rapid travel with the sea wind blowing, a black horizon finally appeared in Neptune’s sight in the distance, a bit faster than he had anticipated.
Stepping back onto the continent, Neptune first took out a sea chart. After confirming his location on the chart, he nodded, verifying that the place was correct. Only then did he turn to look at Xiaobai, who was somewhat reluctant to leave by the shore. After a moment of thought, he suddenly said, “Xiaobai, how about you accompany me on this eighth trial? You’ve probably never been on land before, right?”
“Accompany you…”
A hint of brilliance appeared in the massive eyes of Xiaobai’s soul beast form. But it quickly dimmed again, and she said wistfully, “I can’t. Don’t think that my ability to transform into a human comes without a price. Once on land, my strength will be weakened by thirty percent. Of course, the loss of strength is nothing. The key is that if I don’t return to the water for more than two hours, my body will gradually weaken, and I could even die.”
“If you don't return to the water, you'll weaken, and could even die…” Neptune grew thoughtful after hearing her words. “That’s right, you’re an aquatic animal after all; you can’t leave the water… In other words, as long as you’re constantly in water, you’ll be fine, right?”
“I don’t know. I’ve never tried staying on land for a long time,” Xiaobai shook her head, but a hint of eagerness appeared in her eyes.
“If it’s about keeping you constantly surrounded by water, I might have a way,” Neptune suddenly said.
(end of chapter)
“It really is the Sea God Trident!”
Xiaobai looked at the Sea God Trident in Neptune's hand, and the expression in her eyes immediately became complex. As a soul beast, her lifespan was very long; she had once followed the Sea God, who had already ascended to the God Realm, in battles across the ocean!
She had witnessed how he, step by step, used a thousand years to end the chaos of the ocean, attaining the position of Sea God with the trident in his hand!
To her long life, all of this felt like it was just yesterday. Now, seeing this old friend's item again, she suddenly realized that… so much time had passed.
“Congratulations.”
Xiaobai looked at Neptune and said with a sincere expression, "The Sea God Trident is an immensely important divine artifact of the Sea God! Your ability to pull out this divine artifact proves that you are not far from inheriting the position of Sea God. It seems that soon, I will have to address you as Lord Sea God."
As she spoke, a hint of respectful distance unconsciously appeared.
This made Neptune feel a bit helpless. He said, “Xiaobai, you really don't have to be like this. In my eyes, all living beings are equal; life is not divided by station, be it noble or humble. I have never regarded you as a subordinate or servant, nor will I become arrogant and view all living beings as ants just because I become the Sea God in the future. Relax, just be as you normally are.”
His words were sincere, and his blue, sea-like eyes seemed to reflect a sky full of stars, causing Xiaobai to become somewhat lost in them…
“…I think I know why he chose you.” Coming back to her senses, Xiaobai gazed at him, then suddenly broke into a brilliant smile, even more dazzling than the sunlight in the sky.
In the eyes of those unaware, Xiaobai was the Sea God's mount, a fact she herself never denied. However, outsiders didn't know that the Sea God had never treated her as a mount, nor had he ever enslaved her.
Long before the Sea God was the Sea God, Xiaobai had already become his friend, accompanying him throughout his growth, personally witnessing him ascend step by step from a Soul Master who was not even a Soul Venerable to higher realms… until he reached the divine rank!
Their relationship, though called master and servant, was more like that of friends and comrades-in-arms. The Sea God in the perception of ordinary believers, including High Priestess Bo Saixi, was merely a deified version of him they had concocted themselves. In this world, no one understood the Sea God better than her.
And now, in Neptune, Xiaobai saw certain qualities identical to the Sea God, dispelling any remaining doubts about why he was chosen.
“Why did you summon me? Tell me.” Composing herself, Xiaobai regained her calm and asked.
“My eighth trial is to go to the continent to retrieve the lost Sea God's Heart,” Neptune said.
“Oh, you want me to give you a ride, don’t you?” Hearing this, Xiaobai nodded in realization, not at all displeased. Rather, she was quite willing, for being able to carry the future Sea God on a journey was the supreme honor for any sea creature!
Upon hearing her, Neptune’s expression became a bit strange as he said, “Uh, actually, I meant that you could just send any sturdy Demonic White Shark to carry me over.”
Truth be told, he had never considered riding Xiaobai. After all, they had become quite familiar, which led his subconscious to always picture Xiaobai in her human form. Facing such an exotically charming young woman, riding on her… *Hiss*! Just thinking about it made him feel a little embarrassed.
“No!”
To his surprise, upon hearing him say this, Xiaobai immediately shook her head and refused without a second thought.
“Their speed is too slow. Besides, a lone beast traveling to such a distant place might be attacked by humans or other powerful sea soul beasts on the return journey without you there. So, it's better if I take you.”
“Is that so? Well, it would be rude to refuse.”
Neptune naturally saw that Xiaobai's words were just an excuse, but he didn't expose her. Since she wanted to carry him so much, he would fulfill her wish. It was his first time riding a "girl," and the thought even gave him a slight thrill.
“Alright, then come on up.”
A beautiful smile appeared on Xiaobai’s exquisite face, and her body began to emit light. Then, with a single leap, she gracefully entered the water like a mermaid, transforming back into her soul beast form amidst the light.
A colossal Demonic White Shark!
Seeing this, Neptune lightly tapped his toes, and his body soared into the air. He then landed gently on her back.
“Are you settled?”
From the mouth of the enormous Demonic White Shark below, a clear, ethereal voice transmitted, “I am familiar with the waterways. Where do you wish to go? Traveling by sea can save a lot of time.”
Neptune sat down cross-legged on the spot and then said, “According to the information revealed by the bullet comments during the previous Q&A, the Sea God's Heart is currently in the Treasure Vault of the Heaven Dou Empire, so my objective is very clear. Let’s go to the Heaven Dou Empire.”
Xiaobai said, “I can take you to the coast nearest your destination, which should save at least half the journey time. Let’s depart now. It will probably take about a day and a night of sailing on the ocean.”
“Then let’s go.”
Neptune naturally had no objection.
Xiaobai’s massive body moved abruptly, then shot out like an arrow from a bowstring.
The sea wind rushed to meet them.
Feeling the assault of the sea wind, there was an indescribable sense of exhilaration.
Neptune sat cross-legged on Xiaobai’s back; the strong wind blowing directly at him could not move his body in the slightest. If it were an ordinary person, they would have been blown away by the onslaught of wind long ago.
The Demonic White Shark was indeed fast, but this mount was not something just anyone could ride. Without a certain amount of strength, one would have been thrown off long ago.
They traveled at lightning speed.
It had to be said that as a sea soul beast, her speed in the ocean was truly terrifying. Especially Xiaobai, as the king of the Demonic White Sharks and a 100,000-year-old soul beast, her endurance and speed were naturally even more exaggerated. Traveling at full power, her efficiency was frighteningly high.
When she traveled, she didn't need to take detours like human ships, passing directly through various sea soul beast territories. But those sea soul beasts didn't even dare to make a peep, scattering to clear the path, terrified of angering this overlord of the ocean!
Thus, after more than a day of rapid travel with the sea wind blowing, a black horizon finally appeared in Neptune’s sight in the distance, a bit faster than he had anticipated.
Stepping back onto the continent, Neptune first took out a sea chart. After confirming his location on the chart, he nodded, verifying that the place was correct. Only then did he turn to look at Xiaobai, who was somewhat reluctant to leave by the shore. After a moment of thought, he suddenly said, “Xiaobai, how about you accompany me on this eighth trial? You’ve probably never been on land before, right?”
“Accompany you…”
A hint of brilliance appeared in the massive eyes of Xiaobai’s soul beast form. But it quickly dimmed again, and she said wistfully, “I can’t. Don’t think that my ability to transform into a human comes without a price. Once on land, my strength will be weakened by thirty percent. Of course, the loss of strength is nothing. The key is that if I don’t return to the water for more than two hours, my body will gradually weaken, and I could even die.”
“If you don't return to the water, you'll weaken, and could even die…” Neptune grew thoughtful after hearing her words. “That’s right, you’re an aquatic animal after all; you can’t leave the water… In other words, as long as you’re constantly in water, you’ll be fine, right?”
“I don’t know. I’ve never tried staying on land for a long time,” Xiaobai shook her head, but a hint of eagerness appeared in her eyes.
“If it’s about keeping you constantly surrounded by water, I might have a way,” Neptune suddenly said.
(end of chapter)
