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In the vast expanse of the ocean, a patch of exceptionally deep water, like a sapphire gem, was embedded in the middle of the ocean.
From above, it looked like a piercing blue eye.
The name Azure Eye came from this resemblance.
Beneath the surface, in the depths of hundreds of meters, lay a cluster of buildings built on coral reefs.
The hollow coral reefs were transformed into exquisite houses.
Between the reefs, at intervals, stood low buildings constructed with materials like coral, shells, seaweed, and rocks.
Beautiful Siren Sea Elves sat atop the coral reefs, swaying their snake-like tails and singing.
Despite being surrounded by water, their voices were clear and distinct, as if ringing in one’s mind.
At the heart of the building cluster stood a towering palace.
It stood out amongst the low buildings, appearing even grander.
What was even more surprising was that, with the palace as its center, the seawater for a hundred meters around was pushed aside by an invisible force, creating a void without water.
It was as if a giant bubble had appeared out of nowhere in the deep sea.
Deep inside the palace, in a spacious hall, whale oil lamps illuminated the entire space. Aydah knelt before a long table, devoutly prostrating herself, chanting strange syllables.
As the beautiful sounds reverberated, wisps of starlight emerged from thin air, intersecting and landing on the table, outlining the shape of a book. Then, the outline solidified into a real object.
It was a massive book, floating horizontally, its pale green cover facing downwards, shimmering with a cold metallic sheen. A jade-white gardenia was drawn on the cover.
An invisible hand turned the pages, revealing a page with a black vortex in the center, slowly rotating and expanding, gradually filling the entire page.
Following this, a clear, cold voice echoed from the vortex.
“Aydah, the annual meeting day is still two months away. Why have you summoned me ahead of time?”
Aydah, trembling with apprehension, lowered her head and respectfully replied, “Respected Miah, our race faces an unprecedented crisis. We implore your salvation!”
“Crisis?” The cold voice slightly intensified. “Tell me in detail.”
“Yes, Miah!”
Aydah hurriedly recounted the recent events.
After listening, the cold voice remained silent for a moment, and when it spoke again, it carried a hint of dissatisfaction.
“Why didn’t you mention this at the last meeting?”
Aydah apologetically said, “I underestimated the enemy’s strength. I thought we could solve the Deep Sea Naga problem first, collect enough Sea Hearts for Miah’s descent, and then you would lead us to deal with those humans.”
During the previous meeting, to conceal her own shortcomings, Aydah hadn’t truthfully reported the Siren Sea Elves’ defeat on Coral Island, fearing Miah’s reprimand.
In her mind, preventing those humans from building islands was impossible. She decided to ignore them for the time being and focus on dealing with the Deep Sea Naga.
Once Miah successfully descended, taking care of those humans would be a piece of cake.
But the humans’ actions were unexpectedly swift and decisive. Shortly after the three islands were completed, they assembled a fleet and headed straight towards their nest.
Aydah had heard from her people about the terrifying power of those metal ships, and now, more than a hundred of those metal ships were approaching Azure Eye!
They couldn’t possibly withstand them!
The only option was to seek Miah’s help.
Faced with Aydah’s earnest plea, the cold voice fell silent.
As Aydah’s anxiety grew, the cold voice finally resounded again, but the words she uttered plunged Aydah into a cold abyss.
“You are on your own.”
The moment the voice faded, the book instantly shattered into countless rays of light, dissipating into the air.
“Miah!”
Aydah abruptly raised her head and cried out in panic.
But the table was already empty.
Aydah hastily knelt back down, chanting even more devoutly than before.
But after a long time, she didn’t receive any response.
Aydah stopped chanting and slumped to the ground, her face ashen.
The empty table unmistakably showed her the cold reality: the Siren Sea Elves had been abandoned by Miah!
At this moment, a commotion erupted from outside, startling Aydah out of her despair.
She quickly rose and walked outside. As she exited the palace, she saw a tribesman running towards her with a terrified expression.
“Chieftain, it’s not good! The humans have attacked!”
Aydah’s face instantly turned white.
At this moment, she truly understood the meaning of misfortune never coming alone.
On the vast ocean surface, the wind howled.
A massive fleet consisting of hundreds of giant ships rode the waves, sailing into the Azure Eye territory.
“This place looks rather beautiful.”
Gazing at the sapphire-blue ocean, like a gem, Atiel couldn’t help but exclaim.
But then, Cole’s prosaic voice echoed in her ears.
“Where are those Siren Sea Elves hiding?”
“In the Coral City, over two hundred meters underwater.” Andrea pointed to the azure ocean, “The Siren Sea Elves must have already discovered us.”
Xieman and the others nodded in agreement.
Such a conspicuous fleet, the Siren Sea Elves would be blind not to see it.
Since they hadn’t appeared yet, it was likely they were planning to hide underwater and resist.
After all, the ocean was their natural domain, inaccessible to humans.
Perhaps they thought that by hiding deep in the sea, the Star Alliance wouldn’t be able to do anything to them.
“Attack! Let’s get this over with and go back to report to the Master.” Xieman said.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
After staying in Rainbow Sea for nearly four years, they all wanted to finish things here and return to Starfall Academy.
This was the first battle of the naval fleet. As long as the new fleet demonstrated sufficient combat strength, proving that the Star Alliance possessed the power to dominate the ocean, their mission here would be complete.
As the order to engage was issued, the magic ships’ metallic outer walls abruptly emitted a bright light. The light then expanded, transforming into a very faint, very thin shield, enveloping the massive hull.
From afar, all the ships of the First Fleet appeared to be encased in giant bubbles.
The next moment, these bubbles broke through the surface of the water and submerged.
The heavy water pressure pressed in from all directions, but it only caused the shield to deform slightly, unable to penetrate this layer of protection.
Hundreds of magic ships sailed and submerged slowly in the ocean.
Soon, a cluster of buildings, rising and falling, appeared within their field of vision.
Numerous Siren Sea Elves, wielding tridents, gathered before Coral City, their faces pale as they gazed at the densely packed behemoths, fear overwhelming their eyes.
They had never imagined that ships could dive into the ocean!
The ocean, which they relied on, could no longer serve as a barrier. They couldn’t stop the humans’ invasion.
As the magic ships spread out and surrounded Coral City, despair began to manifest in the eyes of many Siren Sea Elves.
At this moment, a figure suddenly emerged from the crowd and swam towards the magic ships.
“Chieftain!”
Upon recognizing the figure, the Siren Sea Elves were startled.
Several Siren Sea Elves who seemed to be higher-ranking officials instinctively wanted to follow, but Aydah stopped them with a wave of her hand.
Observing this from afar, Xieman was also curious about what the Siren Sea Elves’ chieftain intended to do. He ordered the magic ships to temporarily hold their fire.
Aydah went straight to the largest magic ship, opened her mouth, and her unique Siren Sea Elves’ melodious voice resonated far and wide in the ocean.
“The leader of the Star Alliance, please come out and see me!”
“What is she trying to do?” Fleming wrinkled his brow in confusion.
Everyone was equally puzzled, their eyes fixed on Xieman and Cole.
Although Andrea was the public figurehead of the Star Alliance in Rainbow Sea Bay, Xieman and Cole were actually the highest-ranking individuals.
Xieman glanced at Cole. Seeing that Cole had no intention of stepping forward, he leaped off the deck.
“I’ll go talk to her.”
Manipulating water element particles, Xieman created a waterless space around him and quickly reached Aydah.
“Chieftain of the Siren Sea Elves, what do you want to say?”
Aydah looked Xieman up and down, seeming surprised by his youth. After hesitating for a moment, she said, “Can you make decisions for the Star Alliance?”
“Only for Rainbow Sea Bay, and as long as the requests are not excessive, I can make decisions.”
Xieman had a faint idea of what she intended to do.
Sure enough, he saw Aydah speaking in a low voice, “As long as the Star Alliance can guarantee our people’s safety, not harming any of our tribesmen, we can surrender.”
Xieman smiled slightly, “Of course. As long as you don’t resist, we wouldn’t want to inflict unnecessary casualties.”
Seeing Xieman’s agreement, Aydah was relieved, but her heart was also filled with complex emotions.
With Miah abandoning them, the Siren Sea Elves had no power to resist the Star Alliance. Besides surrender, there was no other way out.
The anticipated battle didn’t erupt, saving them a lot of trouble.
安德莉亚 took charge of arranging the Siren Sea Elves’ affairs, and Xieman and the others, accompanied by Aydah, boarded a Level 1 magic ship and returned to Rainbow Sea Bay, before immediately teleporting to Dragon Forest.
Half an hour later, Aydah met the true ruler of the Star Alliance in the meeting room.
“Have a seat.”
Su Nan pointed to the sofa opposite him.
Aydah sat down on the sofa somewhat hesitantly.
On the way here, she had heard Xieman mention that his teacher, who was also the ruler of the Star Alliance, wanted to see her.
But when she actually saw the man, her innate Siren Sea Elves’ keen perception of aura made her keenly aware of the oppressive pressure emanating from him.
What made her even more uncertain was that this pressure seemed somewhat similar to Miah’s.
“The Siren Sea Elves have truly received the favor of the gods?” Su Nan went straight to the point.
Aydah hesitated for a moment and shook her head. “I’m not sure anymore.”
Before the Star Alliance fleet arrived, she had firmly believed in Miah, believing that Miah was the legendary god, a beacon of hope for their Siren Sea Elves.
But gods should be omnipotent.
A ‘god’ who, when faced with the crisis of his followers, abandoned them without hesitation, was he truly a god?
Aydah was filled with confusion and bewilderment.
Noticing Aydah’s change in expression and the Siren Sea Elves’ surrender, Su Nan immediately guessed the truth, a knowing smile spreading across his face.
“It seems you have been abandoned by that god.”
Before Aydah could speak with a gloomy expression, he changed the subject.
“Tell me about your encounter with that god.”
Aydah sighed and began to recount the story.
The appearance of that god could be traced back fifty years.
During a fierce battle with the Deep Sea Naga, the being suddenly intervened, summoning waves and storms, defeating the Deep Sea Naga, saving the Siren Sea Elves from imminent defeat and turning the tide.
When Aydah sincerely expressed her gratitude and inquired about the being’s name, the being claimed to be the Goddess of the Ocean, who had been sealed away for tens of thousands of years and had just awakened recently.
Since the Siren Sea Elves had been her followers before the seal, upon awakening, she saw that they were about to be slaughtered by the Deep Sea Naga, and she intervened to help.
Upon hearing this, Su Nan immediately concluded that the so-called Goddess of the Ocean was definitely a fake.
Firstly, the Starfall Continent had never had a Goddess of the Ocean. Even if there was one, it would have been captured from another plane by wizards.
If the latter was the case, when the wizards left thousands of years ago, they would never have abandoned such a valuable material on Starfall Continent.
Even if, for the sake of argument, such a thing had happened, and there really was a Goddess of the Ocean sealed somewhere on Starfall Continent, but there were currently no followers of the Goddess of the Ocean on the continent, lacking the supply of faith, unable to absorb faith power, how did she regain her strength and awaken?
Absorbing it from another plane?
That was even more impossible, as Starfall Continent was still under plane lockdown.
Thoughts raced through Su Nan’s mind, but his expression remained unchanged as he continued listening to Aydah’s story.
Initially, Aydah had also harbored doubts.
But as the ‘Goddess of the Ocean’ bestowed upon the Siren Sea Elves the dazzling combat techniques, taught them to master more powerful illusion abilities, and instructed them on the cultivation methods of many rare plants, Aydah’s doubts gradually dissipated, and she gradually came to believe that the being was the true Goddess of the Ocean, and she offered her devout faith.
After that, the ‘Goddess of the Ocean’ issued a decree demanding them to collect Sea Hearts. She claimed that as long as they collected enough Sea Hearts, she would descend in her saintly form and lead the Siren Sea Elves to dominate Rainbow Sea.
“Collecting Sea Hearts…”
Su Nan’s eyes flickered with thought.
Sea Hearts were an extremely rare material that could be used to create magical items or some precious potions, such as water element potions.
The latter was a valuable potion required by many wizards during their elemental transformation.
But apart from that, he didn’t know much about the other uses of Sea Hearts, nor did he understand the purpose of that so-called ‘Goddess of the Ocean’ in collecting them.
“So, you never saw her true form?”
“No.” Aydah shook her head, “Miah… that being said she had just awakened and her strength was at its lowest. She could only wake up for a short period of time each year, so she arranged for an annual meeting. Every time we met, she would appear before me in the form of a book.” (End of Chapter)
