Chapter 230 - 228: Princess

Chapter 230: Chapter 228: Princess

It was a legend he’d heard in his childhood.

He had only ever treated it as a story.

Besides, most of the Undersea Beast Clan told it as a story for their children... It couldn’t possibly be real.

But the Mermaid King’s expression was grave.

"This prophecy is not without basis."

He began to explain slowly.

"Centuries ago, a great tremor shook the Undersea Kingdom. The seas churned, ocean trenches overflowed, and monstrous waves towered. For months on end, the North Sea World was like a cyclonic vortex—an undersea Purgatory."

"That disaster forced the old habitats of the Undersea Beast Clan to change, causing countless deaths and injuries. According to records, several clans of the Undersea Beast Clan were completely wiped out in that cataclysm, vanishing without a trace."

"It was also after that disaster subsided that a great cliff appeared on the seabed. That cliff valley materialized out of nowhere, its waters pitch-black, dividing the seafloor in two, like two separate undersea worlds."

Lan Cangyue listened, utterly astonished.

"Father, are you talking about Sea Cliff Nu?"

That Sea Cliff Nu was a forbidden place in the undersea world.

Its waters were pitch-black; you couldn’t see their source, much less the conditions on the seabed.

After every child of the Sea Clan was born, the adults would tell them that if they were playing on the seafloor and saw black water, they must not go near it.

They had to stay far away, because there were monsters in the Black Sea that ate children.

And that area of black water was called Sea Cliff Nu.

But Lan Cangyue had never imagined that Sea Cliff Nu had appeared in such a way!

The Mermaid King nodded.

"That’s right. It is Sea Cliff Nu."

"Actually, Sea Cliff Nu wasn’t its original name. After the disaster, a Divine Prophecy began to appear on the walls of the great cliff. The prophecies glowed with a golden-red light, clearly visible on the rock face. At the time, every member of the Sea Clan people believed it was an apparition of the Sea God, so they named that place the Undersea Divine Palace."

Lan Cangyue was startled. "The Undersea Divine Palace?"

’So Sea Cliff Nu is the Undersea Divine Palace from the legends I heard as a child...’

’The place actually exists.’

"Later, the golden writing in that place gradually faded. The waters of the cliff valley grew darker and darker until you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face. It even began to show signs of spreading indefinitely."

"Moreover, members of the Beast Clan who accidentally wandered into the Black Sea never came out. Gradually, the Black Sea became a place the Sea Clan people feared, a man-eating sea area, and terror spread through their hearts. The Sea Clan leaders of that era, in order to find out the reason, successively dispatched navies with High-level Spiritual Power to investigate. But one after another, several teams were lost inside, never to return."

"To prevent any more tragedies, the leaders of the royal family renamed the Sea God Palace to Sea Cliff Nu, as a warning to the Sea Clan never to set foot there."

Listening to all this, Lan Cangyue finally understood the origin of the legend of Sea Cliff Nu.

’So it wasn’t just some baseless rumor.’

’It was all actually recorded history.’

As the Mermaid King spoke, he looked at him with a grave expression.

"This matter is recorded in the historical scrolls of the royal family, and only those of direct royal blood can open them. See for yourself."

With that, the Mermaid King waved his hand, and a swirling vortex of water droplets materialized before Lan Cangyue.

Lan Cangyue saw several thick historical tomes floating inside and reached out to take them.

The cover bore the insignia of the Mermaid Royal Family. They were truly the royal annals, not some fabrication.

Opening one, he found it truly did record the occurrence of the disaster and the origin of Sea Cliff Nu.

He didn’t read in detail, closing the book.

"Even if the disaster and the story of the Sea God Palace are true, what does this have to do with Xi Xi? How could my daughter fulfill some prophecy of the Sea God..."

Right now, he was only worried about Xi Xi, only anxious for her safety.

He didn’t want to care about anything else.

If something happened to his precious daughter because of some damned prophecy of their Sea Clan, how would he ever explain it to Shen Yue?

He knew better than anyone how much Shen Yue doted on Xi Xi...

He was afraid that Shen Yue would be so angry she’d want to kill him!

Seeing him ask this, the Mermaid King’s face grew heavy.

"Do you know what the golden prophecies that appeared on those cliff walls said?"

Lan Cangyue’s heart tightened.

"What?"

’Could it be related to Xi Xi?’

The Mermaid King’s gaze shifted to Xi Xi on the bed.

"The writing on the cliff walls was obscure and difficult to understand, but there were a few lines of the prophecy that everyone in the Sea Clan recognized."

"What lines?" Lan Cangyue asked immediately.

The Mermaid King had already walked to Xi Xi’s water bed, his voice tinged with helplessness.

"’The Princess descends, the Black Sea lives. With the Princess’s soul, in exchange for your peace and prosperity.’"

As soon as these words were spoken,

Lan Cangyue repeated them over and over in his mind.

It wasn’t until the meaning sank in that he was horrified.

"’With the Princess’s soul, in exchange for your peace and prosperity.’"

"What does that mean? The Princess? Are you referring to Xi Xi?"

Just then—

"The Mermaid Royal Family has not had a princess born in five hundred years. Now that the prince is blessed with a little princess, she is the first Princess in five hundred years, and the only one."

The Sea Witch walked in from the doorway, his voice vigorous yet murky.

His enormous fins were like cattail fans growing from the sides of his head. His green hair, which fell to his calves, nearly dragged on the ground, looking extremely heavy.

His tall, ancient body was sturdy and powerful. With every step, the thick, long scepter in his hand made a heavy sound against the floor.

Hearing his words, Lan Cangyue’s heart sank.

’Does that mean... the Princess is Xi Xi?’

The Sea Witch walked closer.

"This servant greets Your Majesty, the Queen, and Prince Cangyue."

The Mermaid King said immediately,

"Wizard, there’s no need for formalities. This is an emergency. Please, enlighten us!"

The Sea Witch, as if he had already expected this, looked at Xi Xi, whose little face was flushed as she slept on the water bed.

"There is no need for enlightenment. Your Majesty’s guess is correct."

The Mermaid King and the Queen shuddered.

As the Sea Witch spoke, he turned his palm upward.

A piece of scorched stone, as black as an ink slab, suddenly appeared in his hand.

On the black stone, a line of glowing characters appeared, like cracks and fissures on a stone plate.

"In truth, markings already appeared on the cliff stone a few days ago. The prophecy had manifested, but it was not yet clear. As this matter is of great importance, I observed it for a few more days."

"But today, the characters on this cliff stone suddenly began to glow, and the writing became clearly visible."

He looked at the Mermaid King. "Your Majesty and the Queen should be aware that this cliff stone is the prophecy wall stone that a Sea Witch personally took from Sea Cliff Valley centuries ago. It has remained for hundreds of years without revealing a prophecy, yet today it has revealed the prophecy from centuries ago once more."

The three of them listened, all staring at the cliff stone in his hand.

The faces of the Mermaid King and the Queen were heavy. This cliff stone had been passed down through generations of Wizards and could receive prophetic signals from Sea Cliff Valley.

Meanwhile, Lan Cangyue stared at the words appearing on the cliff stone.

Glowing with a golden-red light, they struck his eyes with sharp clarity:

’The Princess has descended, the Black Sea will live. With the Princess’s soul, in exchange for your peace and prosperity.’

Those few short lines sent a constricting pang through his heart.

His face paled, and even his breathing slowed.