Lin Feng said, "You can’t just condemn everyone without exception, can you? Like me, you ambushed me and wanted to kill me, but I didn’t kill you, did I?"

The mermaid snorted, "Who knows what vile plans you’re cooking up in your heart?"

Lin Feng felt like crying without tears; he did nothing wrong and was accused of being sleazy, feeling even more wronged than Dou’e.

Facing this beautiful mermaid, Lin Feng thought to himself that since he has a soft spot for beauty, he should forgive her.

Lin Feng said, "I can let you go now, but don’t attack me again."

The mermaid looked at Lin Feng in disbelief, asking, "Will you really let me go?"

"Naturally!"

Lin Feng nodded and then released the mermaid.

The released mermaid was evidently shocked.

She gazed deeply at Lin Feng, "You’re different from those Foreigners I’ve met before."

Lin Feng asked, "How so?"

The mermaid pondered and said, "You’re a good person."

Lin Feng smiled wryly; was he just given a "good person card"?

Fortunately, the "good person card" the mermaid gave was not the same concept as the usual "good person card."

Lin Feng asked, "What’s your name?"

"Angel!"

"A beautiful person with a beautiful name," Lin Feng couldn’t help but praise.

Angel’s face blushed slightly, and she then asked, "What’s your name?"

"Lin Feng!"

...

Angel continued to ask, "Who are you? How did you end up here?"

Lin Feng replied, "I traveled on a Jiuzhou Alliance fleet from the other side of the ocean, initially planning to go to Jiuzhou, but we were attacked by the Merfolk Clan. The fleet was destroyed, and many people fled everywhere. I found a place to retreat for Cultivation, planning to Cultivate for a while, locate an ocean Cultivation Kingdom, and then find a way to reach Jiuzhou."

"So that’s it. This is the Nether Sea, and ocean Cultivation Kingdoms are rare, though not non-existent. I heard my elders say there is a Nether Sea Divine Kingdom within the Nether Sea—a Cultivation Kingdom—but I don’t know where it is," Angel said.

Mermaids usually hide deep in the sea to avoid capture.

They rarely appear elsewhere.

Angel is still quite young among the mermaids, so many things about the outside world are merely hearsay to her; she hasn’t seen them with her own eyes.

Lin Feng said, "Thank you, Angel. Since there’s an ocean Cultivation Kingdom, it will surely be found someday."

"I didn’t help you with anything; no need to thank me," Angel said, waving her hand.

Lin Feng asked, "How did you end up in this ancient city?"

Angel replied, "I vaguely heard a voice calling me, so I swam over and saw this ancient city. Not long after I arrived, I saw you enter."

Saying this, Angel lowered her head, feeling a bit embarrassed.

She clearly recalled the incident of ambushing Lin Feng.

Seemingly a bit reluctant to face Lin Feng now.

Lin Feng knew Angel was actually very kind; her purity was evident from her eyes.

However, over the years, many cultivators capturing mermaids caused significant harm to the Mermaid Clan.

From childhood, Angel heard elders talk about the greed and evil of Foreign Cultivators; combined with seeing some sisters being captured over the years, she feared and resented Foreign Cultivators.

This led to her ambushing Lin Feng.

...

"Angel, step back a bit. I’ll push open this door and see what treasures are inside the Treasure Vault," Lin Feng said.

Angel said, "The voice calling me came from this Treasure Vault; you must be careful."

Lin Feng nodded, "Don’t worry, I’ll be careful!"

Then, he moved to the door, pushing open the two gates made of Nine Nether Cold Iron.

Once the gates were opened, a dazzling array of treasures was revealed within, piled like mountains.

Deep Sea Night Pearl, Water-Repelling Pearl, Jellyfish Stone, Ice Iron... and so on.

These treasures are endless, and many are unique to the Deep Sea World.

Rarely seen on land.

"Wow! Struck it rich!"

Lin Feng’s eyes lit up instantly.

Angel, observing the treasures, was expressionless.

The mermaid clan inherently lives in the deep sea.

Thus.

Their clan has collected countless treasures.

Legend has it that mermaids’ palaces are paved with pearls, decorated with various Supreme Treasures, lavish and glorious.

So the treasures in the Treasure Vault did not allure Angel.

Lin Feng didn’t immediately collect those treasures but started dismantling the Treasure Vault’s gates.

The two gates were each over a hundred meters tall.

Forged from Nine Nether Cold Iron.

Such treasures.

How precious are they?

Collecting them means taking these two gates first.

Angel asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

Lin Feng awkwardly scratched his head, saying, "I think the material of these gates is nice. Leaving them here is a waste. I’ll dismantle them, take them home, might come in handy later."

Angel, very naive, didn’t doubt Lin Feng’s words.

Lin Feng was overjoyed after dismantling the gates.

Someday find a skilled Artifact Refiner to cut open these gates and forge them into Giant Divine Weapons.

This could make at least a hundred Giant Divine Weapons, right?

Assembling a team with a hundred Giant Divine Weapons.

By then, even Quasi-Emperor Level powerhouses would retreat.

Can’t defeat a Quasi-Emperor one-on-one.

But a group of powerhouses wielding Giant Divine Weapons could gang up on the Quasi-Emperor, couldn’t they?

Lin Feng immersed himself in this beautiful fantasy but quickly regained focus and entered the Treasure Vault, looking at Angel, "If there’s anything you like, feel free to take it, don’t be shy with me."

This guy has already regarded the treasures in the Treasure Vault as part of his wealth.

Angel shook her head, not picking any treasures, watching as Lin Feng collected treasures from hall after hall.

After traversing through eighteen halls.

Lin Feng and Angel arrived outside the deepest hall.

The hall’s doors were closed.

Prohibitions covered densely with Array Patterns.

"Ah..."

While Lin Feng was studying the Array Patterns, Angel suddenly clutched her head and cried out in pain.

"Angel, what’s wrong?" Lin Feng quickly supported the now shaky Angel, asking worriedly.

"My head hurts so much. Inside, inside there’s something..." Angel, pale-faced, pointed towards the closed doors.

Inside the hall, something was affecting Angel.

"Could it be the thing that called Angel over? What exactly called Angel over? And why?" Lin Feng pondered, nervously glancing at the deep, closed hall.

Rumble!

Suddenly, at that moment, the formerly tightly shut door full of Array Patterns started to shake violently.