Grinding EXP From Fireball Skill

A moment later, the blue light shattered, and the corpse vanished.

Saint Xi stared at the green blood left lingering in the seawater, her eyes filled with confusion.

’How did the body just disappear into thin air?’

Li Wei moved closer to Saint Xi and explained, "This is one of the Sea Soul Priestess’s escape methods."

"Besides being able to transform into a Water Spirit and merge with the sea to hide from enemies, a Sea Soul Priestess can also feign death to escape."

"The Sea Soul Priestess has an Extraordinary Trait that allows her to leave a sacrificial idol somewhere. After faking her death, she can resurrect at the idol’s location."

"However, it can only be used once in a short period. The next time we encounter her, we’ll be able to finish her for good."

The Sea Soul Priestess’s resurrection method was nothing compared to Li Wei’s Nirvana Rebirth.

After reviving via the sacrificial idol, the Sea Soul Priestess’s resurrection ability would be unusable for at least half a year.

Li Wei didn’t know the exact cooldown time.

It was a core secret of the Sea Soul Priestess Profession.

A Naga Race Sea Soul Priestess would never reveal it to a human, of course.

After learning he would be venturing deep into the Endless Sea, Li Wei had made a special effort to use his Torresta avatar to learn more about the Naga Race.

That was why he knew about Professionals like the Ocean Hunter and the Sea Soul Priestess.

Besides the Ocean Hunter and the Sea Soul Priestess, two common High-Tier Professions of the Naga Race, there was another fairly common High-Tier Profession among them.

The Sea Beast Sacrifice, whose name was very similar to the Sea Soul Priestess.

Their combat styles were completely different.

Sea Beast Sacrifices were similar to human Summoners, but they were even more formidable.

They could tame Ocean Giant Beasts and ride them into battle.

Even the weakest Ocean Giant Beast could reach Tier Seven.

Ocean Giant Beasts surpassing Tier Eight were not uncommon either.

Most of a Sea Beast Sacrifice’s power came from the Ocean Giant Beast they had tamed.

Therefore, there was still a huge power gap between a Sea Beast Sacrifice and a Sea Soul Priestess.

Having dealt with the two Legendary Level Naga Professionals, Li Wei and Saint Xi turned their gaze toward the underwater city.

"Is that the territory of the Naga Race?"

Li Wei murmured.

He wasn’t too sure either.

So far, humans only knew that the Naga Race lived within the Sea Abyss.

However, they didn’t know how the Naga survived inside the Sea Abyss.

As for an underwater city, there was no information about that at all.

The Sea Abyss was inherently treacherous and served as the Naga Race’s main stronghold.

Almost no human could venture deep into the Sea Abyss.

Li Wei pondered for a moment but couldn’t come up with an answer.

’The main thing is, this place probably isn’t the Sea Abyss, but the fact that powerful Naga appeared here must mean we’re not far from it.’

The Sea Abyss covered a vast area.

In a narrow sense, the Sea Abyss referred to the region where the Naga Race’s main stronghold was located.

The area guarded by the Space Tower.

That was the region where the Naga Race first emerged in the Main World.

In a broader sense, any part of the ocean beyond a certain depth could be called the Sea Abyss.

It wouldn’t be surprising if this place was also considered part of the Sea Abyss.

Li Wei said, "Let’s go down and take a look. Be careful."

Saint Xi nodded. "Okay."

The two descended toward the underwater city.

Saint Xi could sense the third Divine Fragment getting closer and closer.

She could clearly perceive that the Divine Fragment was in the underwater city below.

As they got closer, Li Wei saw that the underwater city was encased in a massive crystal wall.

The underwater city, enveloped by the semicircular crystal wall, looked like a pearl lost in the ocean.

The crystal was transparent.

Li Wei could see the scene inside the underwater city.

When he saw the scene below, a look of surprise appeared on Li Wei’s face.

Good news: this wasn’t the territory of the Naga Race.

The inhabitants of the underwater city were not Naga.

They were the Merfolk Race.

The Naga Race and the Merfolk Race had very similar physical characteristics.

However, the Naga looked more like monsters, while the Merfolk looked more like humans.

Legend had it that long ago, the Naga and the Merfolk were the same race.

After certain events took place, a portion of the Merfolk transformed into the evil and hideous Naga.

This involved secrets from ancient times.

Li Wei didn’t know the details either.

The underwater city was a city of the Merfolk, not Naga territory.

This was good news for both Li Wei and Saint Xi.

Although the Merfolk Race didn’t have a great relationship with humans, it was at least far better than the Naga’s.

The Naga were a bunch of maniacs who attacked humans on sight.

They were completely hostile factions.

Li Wei and Saint Xi searched for an entrance on the outside of the Crystal Shield.

The pair caught the attention of the Mermaid Guards.

A Mermaid Guard wielding a golden trident approached them.

From behind the Crystal Shield, he asked, "What are you two doing near Sea Abyss City?"

Li Wei replied, "We want to go inside to find something. Can you let us in?"

The Mermaid Guard refused. "Sea Abyss City does not welcome outsiders. Please leave at once."

A female Mermaid wearing a gossamer skirt swam over.

"Don’t worry. They just drove away the Naga who were lurking outside the city," the female Mermaid said in a gentle voice.

Hearing her voice, the Mermaid Guard turned, bowed quickly, and exclaimed, "Your Majesty the Princess, what are you doing here?"

Hearing this, Li Wei looked at the Mermaid Princess.

The Mermaid Princess had fair skin and a beautiful face. Her figure was slender and curvaceous, and her fishtail shimmered with the seven colors of the rainbow.

She was over five meters tall.

For the Merfolk Race, this height was only within the normal range for female Merfolk.

The Merfolk Race was a matriarchal society.

Compared to the larger females, the males of the Merfolk Race were smaller.

The handsome Mermaid Guard was already considered tall among the males.

But he was only just over four meters tall.

Standing next to the Mermaid Princess, he was immediately a head shorter.

The Mermaid Princess said, "I saw a battle happening outside just now, so I came to check on the situation."

"Let them in."

"It’s been a long time since any humans have come to Sea Abyss City."

As the Mermaid Princess spoke, she couldn’t help but look at Saint Xi, a peculiar light in her eyes.

She remarked that it had been a long time since humans visited Sea Abyss City, yet she seemed to completely ignore the much more conspicuous Holy Giant Dragon.

"As you command."

The Mermaid Guard replied, placing a hand over his chest.

He waved the golden trident in his hand.

The Crystal Shield in front of Li Wei turned into a thin curtain of light.

Seeing this, the Mermaid Princess smiled and said, "Please, come in. Welcome to Sea Abyss City."

Hearing her words, Li Wei was the first to step into the Crystal Shield.

The Crystal Shield, which had blocked everything, became permeable.

Li Wei passed through the Crystal Shield with ease.

Saint Xi followed right after.

Saint Xi transformed into her human form, shrank in size, and walked into the Crystal Shield.

Seeing that they were both inside, the Mermaid Guard waved his golden trident, and the Crystal Shield returned to its original state.

He watched the two of them warily, upholding his duty as a guard to ensure the Mermaid Princess’s safety.

Li Wei smiled and said, "Hello, Your Majesty the Mermaid Princess. I am Li Wei."

"Her name is Saint Xi."

The Mermaid Princess said, "Hello, Legendary Mage. I am Annie, Princess of the Merfolk Race."

"This is Jenet, the Guardian of our Merfolk Race."

Jenet watched Li Wei and Saint Xi with a stern expression, clearly not letting his guard down.

He looked very young.

However, Li Wei knew that the lifespan of the Merfolk could not be compared to that of humans.

Although the lifespan of the Merfolk wasn’t as long as that of the Elf Race, they could still live for five or six hundred years.

Since Jenet could become the Guardian of the Merfolk Race, it was impossible that he was only in his twenties or thirties as he appeared.

Li Wei could also sense his formidable power.

He couldn’t see through Jenet’s Level.

That alone said enough.

Only when someone’s power was greater than his own was Li Wei unable to perceive their true strength.

After the introductions, the Mermaid Princess said, "Honored guests, please follow me."

"It’s rare for Sea Abyss City to have such distinguished guests. I will be sure to give you both a warm welcome."

Li Wei quickly said, "Your Majesty, there’s no need for that. We came here to find... the Saint Dragon King."

Considering the Mermaid Princess’s earlier reaction to seeing the Holy Giant Dragon, Li Wei thought for a moment and decided to state his purpose directly.

’A direct approach is best.’

He felt it was highly likely the Mermaid Princess had met the Saint Dragon King.

The Mermaid Princess was not surprised to hear this. She said, "Honorable Mage, please do not be anxious. I will take you to see Lord Saint Dragon King."

"But before that, please accept the hospitality of the Merfolk Race."

Since she had put it that way, Li Wei had no choice but to suppress his impatience.

"Alright, thank you."

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