Chapter 145: Traveling with Beauty

Chapter 145: Traveling with Beauty

"Keeping me constantly surrounded by water? What method do you have?" Xiao bai's eyes lit up with anticipation upon hearing his words.

"Change back into your human form first," Neptune replied without elaborating.

"Alright."

Without hesitation, Xiao bai's body shimmered with blue light, and in an instant, she transformed back into her exotic beauty form. With long, graceful strides, she walked elegantly to his side.

Neptune gazed at her expectant expression and raised his palm. The surrounding spiritual energy gathered, condensing into a water blue pearl.

"Swallow it," he instructed simply.

Xiao bai blinked her beautiful eyes but didn't hesitate. She trusted him and was merely curious about what effect the pearl would have.

As she took the pearl from his hand, she could feel the concentrated water essence within. Without further thought, she placed the pearl into her delicate pink lips.

The moment it entered her mouth, a wave of pure water energy surged through her body!

Xiao bai closed her eyes involuntarily, and for a brief moment, she felt as if she had returned to the ocean, freely swimming in the endless sea.

When she reopened her eyes, she looked at him in confusion. "What is this? Why do I no longer feel the weakness I usually experience on land?"

"It's a Water Spirit Pearl, condensed from pure water energy," Neptune explained. "Your transformation is different from ordinary soul beasts. Normal soul beasts permanently evolve into human forms, but you merely borrow a human form temporarily. In essence, you are still a marine creature, unable to survive without water. The moment you step onto land, your body starts losing moisture, which causes you to feel increasingly weaker just like how a fish out of water slowly dries out."

"The Water Spirit Pearl continuously releases water energy inside your body, replenishing the moisture you lose while on land. This keeps you in a balanced state."

Upon hearing his explanation, Xiao bai's face lit up with joy. "So that means… I can stay on land as long as I want now?"

"Of course not."

Neptune shook his head. "The Water Spirit Pearl is not permanent. The energy within it is finite it won't last forever. I estimate it can only sustain you for about half a month."

"Ah… only half a month?"

Xiao bai's excitement faded, replaced by a disappointed pout. She had thought she had finally overcome her weakness and could freely explore the land, but it turned out to be false hope.

"You should be grateful it's already quite long," Neptune chuckled. "Besides, even if the Water Spirit Pearl runs out, I can always make another one for you. And once I become Seagod, I might even be able to create a self sustaining Water Spirit Pearl that absorbs energy from its surroundings, allowing you to stay on land indefinitely."

"Really?! Then you have to become a god quickly!" Xiao bai's disappointment vanished instantly, replaced by excitement.

As a 100,000 year soul beast, she had spent almost her entire life in the sea. Though she could transform into human form, her time on land was always brief due to her physical limitations.

That didn't mean she loved the ocean. No matter how beautiful something was, seeing it for thousands of years became dull.

She had always been curious about the mainland, longing to explore it. But the weakness and discomfort she felt upon leaving the water had kept her from venturing far.

Now that she finally had a way to experience life on land without restrictions, she was thrilled it felt like she had discovered an entirely new world.

"I'd love to speed things up," Neptune shrugged, "but becoming a god isn't something that happens overnight."

"Oh, right! You still need to recover the Seagod's Heart and complete the Eighth Trial." Xiao bai suddenly realized. Without hesitation, she grabbed his hand and eagerly pulled him toward the distant city.

"Let's go! We have to find the Seagod's Heart as soon as possible!"

She was even more enthusiastic than Neptune, the actual trial candidate.

Neptune couldn't help but laugh he never expected Xiao bai, who was usually so composed, to act this excited just because she could stay on land longer.

'Looks like she's been holding this in for a long time…'

But he didn't mind.

After all, traveling with a beautiful companion would make his journey far more interesting.

Stepping Into the Human World

Neptune and Xiao bai entered a human city, but to his surprise, their arrival didn't cause much commotion.

Humans have short memories whether it's kindness or hatred, everything fades with time.

The information revealed in the Q&A videos had little to do with ordinary people. For the vast majority of the population, those events didn't affect their daily lives.

As time passed, Neptune's fame slowly diminished. People were too busy with their own lives to dwell on things that didn't concern them directly.

Of course, some still remembered him, but most had moved on, burying his image in the depths of their memories. Maybe someday, a random event would trigger their recollection, but for now, he was just another stranger in the crowd.

As a result, Neptune and Xiao bai walked through the city without attracting much attention.

Strangely enough, while Neptune was the main character of the Q&A videos, very few people recognized him. Instead, most of the attention was drawn to Xiao bai her exotic beauty left people in awe.

Meanwhile, Neptune himself was… ignored.

This made him laugh awkwardly he had overestimated his own fame.

He had originally considered disguising himself, but it turned out to be unnecessary.

Though their main goal was to retrieve the Seagod's Heart, neither of them was in a hurry.

Instead of rushing to the Heaven Dou Empire's royal treasury, they treated their journey as a vacation, wandering leisurely across the mainland.

For Xiao bai, everything on land was new and fascinating.

For Neptune, though he was technically a sea spirit master, his true origins were as a land soul master. The landscapes and cultures of the mainland weren't novel to him at all.

However, to maintain his persona, Neptune pretended to be fascinated by the sights and customs, playing along as he and Xiao bai ate, drank, and explored to their hearts' content.

Their journey was turning into an adventure filled with laughter and excitement.

(End of Chapter)

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