The merpeople screamed as they ran away from him.

Zhang Lie was very pleased with the merpeople's reactions; it would have been very strange if they had revered him like the Baimei. The merpeople were, as expected, scared.

What Zhang Lie didn't notice, however, was that there was one exception among the merpeople—the little girl in his hands. Her eyes glowed with bright light as she turned to Zhang Lie, who had vanquished an impossible foe.

The sea god which had been strangling the village of life and resources—Zhang Lie had killed it in two or three blows. He was clearly stronger than the sea god, and if she...