We Agreed to Set Sail, but You Became the Ruler of the Deep Sea?

In front of the mermaid-like goddess statue.

The gentle sound of the waves sounded, as if it echoed directly in Shane's mind.

Xia En felt that the air around him was gradually becoming moist, and there was even a salty smell coming from the tip of his nose.

But compared to these visions, what he was more concerned about was Joey's current state!

Xia En immediately looked at the girl with silver hair and red eyes in front of him.

At this time, Joey was staring blankly at the goddess statue flowing with dragon blood. He couldn't help but fold his hands and make a gesture similar to praying.

Immediately, a strange transformation occurred from the depths of her blood.

It quickly affected the girl's whole body!

Her back became straight, and her skin became white, clean and elastic, as smooth as an egg.

The dull pigmentation and small freckles caused by the wind and sun at sea, as well as the calluses left by doing various chores and practicing swordsmanship, all disappeared under the wash of the secret power.

Some hidden wounds and hidden diseases left in the body were all cured by it.

The already snow-white hair has a bright silver sheen.

Those beautiful red eyes became bright, like delicate and precious gems.

If Joey before could be described as a "rare beautiful girl", then now, her appearance even has a hint of perfection.

Not only that.

The aura of secret power deep in Joey's body also slowly climbed up like ocean waves.

Soon, her lower body legs turned into pure white jade mermaid tails.

In those dazzling white scales, there is also an unspeakable secret power flowing.

However, what frightened Xia En the most was the sacred and quiet temperament that enveloped Joey.

Because this temperament should not belong to mortals, but to the divinity of gods!

At this time, Xia En looked at Joey's face again and felt that she was somewhat similar to the goddess statue above.

"this……"

Xia En's expression changed several times, and he didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

At the same time, several lines of information appeared on the panel.

[Your crew member "Joy" received the "Blessing of the Storm Goddess"! 】

[The (special) power of the Siren bloodline is awakening...]

[Interrupting this process will cause irreversible damage to the crew! 】

"A blessing from the goddess?"

After reading these tips, Xia En breathed a sigh of relief.

As the most famous god in the Seven Seas, the name of the Storm Goddess is quite credible.

In addition, Joey seemed to be transforming into a stronger and more perfect person, so he gave up the idea of ​​stopping this change.

"But, is this a blessing that all sea monsters receive when they transform?"

"Or is it because of... Joey's special characteristics?"

Shane rubbed his chin and thought.

Whether it was [Siren] captain Alyssa, clan leader Natasha, or the prompts on the panel, they all explained the extraordinary nature of Joey's bloodline several times.

If you think about it carefully, you can easily think of Joey’s mother, Diana, the genius of the Siren clan.

On the other hand, Joey's father's identity is most likely not an ordinary person.

And Joey’s appearance with white hair and red eyes…

Xia En originally thought that this was just some kind of ordinary alienation, or a disease like "albinism".

But now it seems that it is inseparable from her bloodline.

Just as Joey's aura gradually became stronger.

High above, the heart in the palm of the goddess statue suddenly made a particularly dull sound.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Gradually, the black air of filth and blasphemy floated out from the heart, and was erased and purified under the sacred breath of the goddess statue.

"Before his death, my compatriot made a right decision in order to retain his last dignity."

Seeing this scene, Xian Ge said with emotion: "It wants to use the power of the Storm Goddess to eliminate the pollution of blasphemy."

"It's just that the statue of the goddess here has long been unconsecrated, so the goddess's divine power naturally cannot come."

"To this day, Joey's bloodline triggered the response of the idol, and this pollution can finally be purified."

After listening to Xian Ge's words, Xia En finally understood the ins and outs of the matter and said with emotion.

"An ancient dragon deserves to be an ancient dragon. Even if his body has been dead for so long, his heart can still maintain such activity."

"Hmph, isn't that right?"

"But this ancient dragon is just a blue dragon. Compared with the great bronze dragon clan, it is still far behind..."

Seeing that Xian Ge's little tail was about to rise to the sky again, Xia En suddenly frowned, and a strong warning came to his heart.

He quickly noticed the change in the atmosphere nearby and looked around the bloody lake.

The figures of some giant objects began to loom in the mist on the lake.

"hiss……"

Xian Ge, who was still triumphant just a second ago, changed his face slightly.

"No, other existences polluted by blasphemy will definitely not allow [Heart of the Ancient Dragon] to be purified just like this."

"This is their instinct, and it is also the backhand left by the polluters!"

Xia En turned around and glanced at Joey in front of the goddess statue.

Obviously, her transformation has just begun and is far from over.

The description on the panel also states that this state cannot be interrupted.

"Good guy, you are waiting for me here!"

Xia En realized the danger of the situation at this time, but his mood was unexpectedly calm.

He understood early on that opportunities and dangers always coexist.

Since there is no way to avoid it, the only option is... to face it head-on!

Xia En pulled out the Blood Demon Sword and plunged the sword into the bloody lake. The gurgling blood began to flow into the sword, making it larger, stronger, and sharper.

Vaguely, it brought with it a brilliant dragon power.

Although it is not the blood of a vampire, the effect of the ancient dragon's blood shouldn't be much different, right?

Roar--

With a thundering roar and splashing water, a giant beast transformed into a dragon emerged from the lake and pounced with ferocious momentum!

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Joey felt like he was having a dream.

A very long dream.

She dreamed that she was back as a baby.

She was born in a huge, empty white room.

All kinds of people passed by her bed every day, but from those people's eyes, she could only see fear, wariness and scrutiny.

It was as if she was not a newborn baby, but some kind of terrifying monster, or a useful tool.

They were talking about words like "vessel", "failure", and "divinity" that she couldn't understand.

Among the people who passed by the bed, only two people were special.

One of them is a beautiful woman who always has a gentle smile.

Women always hug themselves and hum some ancient but beautiful songs.

"It's windy, it's raining..."

"No need to be afraid, no need to panic..."

"The wind and waves are our cradle, the sea is our hotbed..."

Whenever she heard that kind of singing, she would feel warm and happy from the bottom of her heart, and she couldn't help but smile.

The other is a man wearing a monocle.

Men's expressions are usually cold and unsmiling, somewhat similar to those cold strangers.

But when a man's eyes fall on a woman and her, he will bring with him a deep hidden tenderness.

That kind of tenderness seems to melt even the eternal ice.

In this way, she grew up day by day in the white room.

From time to time, various tests are performed, such as measuring height and weight, and using brass-shaped needles to draw blood from the body...

Although these tests were scary, she gradually adapted to this life with the company of men and women.

There seemed to be other children in other rooms.

But she had never met those children once.

This life lasted for several years.

But suddenly one day, a man wearing a mask came to her and fed her some kind of special potion without any explanation.

She then fell into a protracted fever.

In the daze, she vaguely noticed that a fierce quarrel broke out between the man and the woman, and seemed to have conflicts with other people in the white room.

I don't know how long this high fever lasted. Her consciousness and memory became messy and fragmented under the high temperature.

until one day.

She opened her eyes and saw the gentle woman hugging her and running in the dark tunnel.

The man is guarding them, like a silent mountain.

Behind him, there seemed to be many chasing figures.

Soon, the man stopped and faced the wolf-like pursuers, buying time for them to escape.

However, the number of pursuers was too great and they were attacking from all directions.

After escaping to the end of the tunnel, there was only an underground river leading to an unknown direction.

After hesitating for a long time, the woman put her into the underground river, with an extremely sad expression on her face and whispered.

"Joy, my boy."

"May the goddess cast her gaze on you three times, so that your blood will always be inspired, your courage will never fade, and your will will never surrender..."

"We will meet again in the storm of our hometown."

Then, amid the familiar song, she gradually sank into the river, transformed into a mermaid, and left along the current.

"...No need to be afraid, no need to panic..."

"The wind and waves are our cradle, the sea is our hotbed..."

After that, she followed the underground river and came to the vast ocean.

But that doesn't mean she's safe.

There were many terrifying predators in the ocean, and they cast greedy and malicious glances at her.

Those cold sharp teeth passed her by more than once, and every time, she seemed to fall into the arms of death.

But perhaps it was a miracle, or perhaps she was protected by some existence. There was always a barrier between her and death that seemed very close but untouchable.

Out of the instinct to survive, she swam in the sea with all her strength, trying to find a place to stay.

Finally, she encountered a ship and met an older but kind captain...

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…

Gradually, the images in memory overlapped with reality.

The blurred vision gradually became clear, and a figure holding a big sword was reflected in Joey's pupils.

His body was covered in bruises, his face was pale, his breath was weak, and there was a huge claw mark on his back.

But his back was still straight.

And under his feet were the corpses of giant beasts transformed into dragons one after another.

They piled up into a hill in the bloody lake.

Those broken bones, broken limbs, and torn flesh were enough to show what a brutal battle this place had gone through not long ago.

An awe-inspiring aura that seemed to intimidate all things lingered around the man on the mountain of bones, making Joey unable to look away for a moment.

"Mr. Captain..."

Joey said in a daze.

The figures of the giant beasts around him vaguely overlapped with the predators in the sea in his memory.

Only this time, the person who protects her is no longer a superior god, but Captain Xia En, whom she is prepared to follow for the rest of her life!

Roar!

Another roar, implying wariness, uneasiness and greed, came from the mist not far away.

After witnessing so many giant beasts being killed by Xia En, this dragon-shaped creature inevitably felt a little afraid.

But the impulse in his blood finally prevailed.

After a brief hesitation, its figure emerged from the water and opened its mouth to Shane, who seemed to be exhausted.

"Back off!"

At this moment, a cold drink sounded.

Joey's lower body returned to human-like legs, and he took a step forward, stretching out his delicate hands towards the giant beast on the blood lake.

The silver hair was blown by the sea breeze from an invisible place, spreading like a waterfall.

Those crimson eyes sparkled like gems, and the blue secret power flowed like the tide.

For a moment, Joey seemed to be holding onto something invisible.

Then, she followed her instinct and waved her palm towards the giant beast.

boom--

It's like the stagnant time suddenly started, like the thick curtain suddenly torn apart, like a barrier collapsing at the boundary of reality.

I saw a huge wave tens of meters high suddenly rising above the blood lake, carrying a terrifying force and pressing down on the dragon-turned-behemoth inside.

Immediately afterwards, the filthy blood-colored lake water swept away in all directions.

The lake water is continuously purified during this process, becoming lighter and lighter in color until it becomes transparent and clear.

In just the blink of an eye, the giant beast was crushed to death by the rushing waves, and its huge body was washed away with the lake water.

After a while, there was only a shallow pool of water left under the platform.

Joey stared at this scene blankly, looking a little dazed, and murmured.

"Is this...done by me?"

But right now, she didn't have time to think about it so much and hurriedly ran to Xia En, who was not far away.

"Mr. Captain!"

Shane propped himself up with his big sword to prevent himself from falling down, and at the same time glanced at Joey in surprise.

Even he was secretly shocked by the power of the blow just now.

Moreover, observing Joey's aura at this time, there was actually a somewhat unfathomable feeling, as if it could pose a considerable threat to him.

"It's amazing how much progress can be made in just one bloodline transformation..."

"But, the stronger the crew, the stronger the captain, which is definitely a good thing."

Xia En wanted to maintain the dignity of the captain and walked up to Joey leisurely.

Unfortunately, he couldn't.

In this battle, he was actually rarely forced to the point of exhaustion.

In Joey's perception, she just slept for one night, but in reality, three days and three nights had actually passed!

In the past three days, Xia En had been fighting bloody battles with these dragon-turned-behemoths, with little time to breathe.

In such a high-intensity battle, even if his physical strength is far beyond that of ordinary people and he has the talent of [High-speed Regeneration], it is difficult to maintain it.

Even before Joey woke up, Shane had been forced to use the [Giant Wristwheel].

This time, he actually experienced the feeling of [severe strain] and [difficulty in walking] with his body.

To put it bluntly, every muscle in my body hurts.

Not to mention walking, even moving my little finger would cause excruciating pain.

Xia En just stood on the mountain of corpses, not because of the concave shape, but because he couldn't move at all, so he could only use the remaining power to frighten the remaining dragon-shaped monsters around him.

If Joey woke up any later, the consequences would be disastrous.

Not only Xia En, Xian Ge on the side was also very tired.

At this time, it was lying weakly on the platform, almost fainting.

"Mr. Captain..."

After walking to Shane, Joey was once again shocked by his injuries, feeling distressed and moved at the same time.

For a moment, I actually felt like crying.

Seeing the tears gathering in her eyes, Xia En smiled and said, "Why are you crying? Am I still alive and well?"

"Speaking of which, that heart seems to have been purified by you...hiss..."

Whenever he spoke at this time, he felt pain in his stretched muscles.

"By the way, heart...dragon blood!"

At this time, Xian Ge sat up suddenly and reminded: "The dragon's blood in the heart is a good thing, and it is also a treasure for healing."

"Moreover, it has been purified, so you don't have to worry about being contaminated by blasphemous power when you absorb it."

"However, the medicinal properties of the ancient dragon's blood are too strong and are not suitable for drinking directly. It is better to pour it into this pool and just take a bath."

Upon hearing this, Joey immediately went to remove the huge ancient dragon heart from the goddess statue.

Compared with the previous jet black color, this heart has become much pinker, and the blood flowing out of it has become pure, and it also exudes a faint sweet smell.

Soon, Joey cut open the heart of the cologne and poured the blood into the pool below.

This heart is huge, and the blood flowing out of it easily fills the pool.

Then, Joey carefully helped Xia En walk into the blood pool.

"call……"

As soon as he stepped into the blood pool, Xia En suddenly felt an ironing sensation on his body.

Immediately afterwards, the secret power hidden in the dragon's blood began to pour into his body, and continued to repair the injuries in his body.

Brings a tingling and refreshing feeling.

Xia En couldn't help but let out a long breath, and the fatigue all over his body seemed to have disappeared a lot.

However, after the discomfort dissipated, a filling sense of sleepiness and peace of mind came to my mind.

Shane leaned his head to the side, resting his head on Joey's white, lotus-knotted arms, and fell asleep.

"Mr. Captain?"

Joey was stunned for a moment, his earlobes turned a faint crimson, and he pursed his lips and thought: "Mr. Captain, he must be too tired, so let him have a good rest."

She looked at Xia En's pretty face, felt the warmth coming from her arms, and couldn't help but smile silly.

Inexplicably, she began to hum softly.

"It's windy, it's raining..."

"No need to be afraid, no need to panic..."

"The wind and waves are our cradle, the sea is our hotbed..."

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Not far away, Xian Ge was crawling towards the blood pool with difficulty, feeling like crying but without tears.

"……what about me?"

"Sister, you should give me a hand!"