"Harmony Bead, its essence lies in the arcane power contained within the pearl..." The little rmaid girl shifted restlessly, bowing her head nervously. After hesitating for half a day, she finally parted her cherry lips with great difficulty, practically whispering the four words: "...balancing yin and yang."
How could Liu Zhenshock, being a priest himself, not understand this concept under the illumination of wisdom? Illiteracy was hardly an issue here. The girl had struggled so much to utter the words "balancing yin and yang," but just from surmising, Liu could guess the true purpose of the Harmony Pearl!
It was crystal clear—it wasn’t just any pearl; it was a dual cultivation pearl!
The dual cultivation barrier of the rmaid Clan needed no explanation to highlight its benefits. Liu couldn’t help but wonder if the rmaid Clan from the Demon World had similar domain barriers and the ability to evolve through dual cultivation!
If pearls alone could enable dual cultivation effects, that would make them exceedingly rare!
"What exactly is its purpose?" Liu Zhenshock feigned ignorance with an innocent expression.
"It’s... to steadily increase elental power..." rmaid Wei Zhi hesitated, regretting her impulsive words.
Liu Zhenshock privately cursed, "Damn! This world is wicked—so wicked! I used to boast that ditation was crude work, but now it turns out that there’s actually a way to make it even cruder in this world!"
"Oh! So wearing it increases elental power." To spare the young girl’s delicate pride, Old Liu gentlemanly shifted the topic: "Wei Zhi, why did the Six-winged Heavenly King propose to your clan days ago, offering Shell Coins in exchange for you, but they refused? If they had traded you, they could’ve obtained the Harmonious Pearl without so much conflict. Why reject the offer?"
"It’s because, whether it’s a Harmony Bead or a Harmonious Pearl, if the bearer suffers an unnatural death, the pearls are rendered obsolete! That’s what’s known as ’He Pu’—essentially, the elental power disperses and returns to its source! If I were returned to the sea, I would definitely commit suicide—there’s no doubt about it! The Harmony Pearls, when paired, not only have individual effects but also unlock a unique arcane magic—Jade-based Magic!" rmaid Wei Zhi let out a self-mocking smile: "This magic enables to choose self-shattering at any critical mont. Honestly, even without this magic, we rmaids could commit suicide simply by succumbing to utter despair. So my clan couldn’t bear to let waste these two precious pearls for nothing."
Jade is a type of gemstone, and the Sky Giants of the Aegean Continent are known for practicing jade-based magic—a derivative of gemstone-based magic. Instinctively, Liu Zhenshock calculated in his heart the properties of Jade-based Arcane Magic. Sky Giants indeed have the suicidal technique called "Better Broken Than Intact," but Liu was puzzled—how could two pearls combine to produce an elent as rare as outer-space jade magic?
"We mbers of the rmaid Clan have lifespans of only three hundred years. However, if we wear Harmonious Pearls, we can be protected from the poisonous mists and extend our lives to one thousand years! My ’Harmonious Pearl’ is incredibly valuable, which attracts even more robbers, and their thods beco increasingly despicable. I was compelled to co ashore. Even if I must die, I wish to see the land’s scenery before then! Those rmaids in history who ventured ashore likely shared my sentints." Wei Zhi sighed softly, "If not for the pearl’s imnse value, I really wouldn’t have been able to co ashore. Those bandits... they’re far beyond my ability to resist. Their concern wasn’t for but for fear of destroying the pearls."
"Nobody willingly wastes their precious life when the mont isn’t critical." Liu Zhenshock fully empathized with the girl. "Better a difficult survival than a rash death."
"I don’t want you to go to the sea, and I don’t want to return myself! The Sea Clan possesses hordes of mutated arcane beast mounts, all boosted by Harmonious Pearls—they’re too many, too powerful!" Wei Zhi added a line Liu had heard all too often, "The bandits allowed ashore only because soday the Sea Clan is bound to find a safe way up through arcane arts. If that day indeed cos, everything on land will beco the Sea Clan’s possessions."
Liu Zhenshock smirked. The Sea Clan harboring such ambitions was hardly unexpected.
"Mr. Karu, please believe —I will definitely be a good maid." Wei Zhi timidly gazed at Old Liu, stamring, "But I hope you can give a certain degree of respect..."
Liu Zhenshock recalled the Witch King’s words and couldn’t suppress his laughter.
Although rmaids were born strikingly beautiful, their bodily fluids were venomous. Thus, even if the Demon Clan were lucky enough to capture one, they couldn’t accomplish much beyond aimless groping. This little girl probably feared such a scenario.
"I’m sorry, Wei Zhi! But I must go to the sea because I need to fulfill a mission—a glorious mission entrusted to by my brother!"
"Wei Zhi, my maid, that last sentence was a pointless formality! Whatever happens next, keep your eyes steady, your expression unchanged, and your posture unwavering." Liu Zhenshock whispered cryptically to the rmaid, issuing an unmistakable command.
Yes, a command!
The rmaid’s pretty eyes brimd with confusion, but she nodded blankly.
The massive silver mirror at the corner suddenly rippled, then quickly returned to calm.
The figures in the mirror were no longer Liu Zhenshock and the rmaid Racquel Vizhi but instead the Witch King Clark Gabe and the Six-winged Heavenly King Atest!
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The rmaid’s na cos from the pin-up bikini-clad beauty Andy had on the wall in "The Shawshank Redemption." Atest isn’t derived from "Desecrate" but from basketball’s infamous brawler king.
Guess—how did Old Liu make such a transformation happen in the mirror?
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