The older mermaid woman, outnumbered three to one, was distracted by the other two, and an incautious moment saw her sent flying by a punch from one of the mermen.
"Haha! Bitch, fighting three at once and you still dare to get distracted? Now you know how strong I am!" the merman taunted loudly.
Another merman heard this and chuckled, "This woman can fight well. Let's subdue her quickly, or she might escape!"
"Good! Strike while the iron is hot, and finish her off!!"
The other said, charging forward first.
"Spirit Skill, Collapsing Thunder Fist!"
Just as the three were about to press their advantage, a furious roar suddenly sounded.
*Bang!!*
With a deafening crash, the three mermen were sent flying backward, landing on the ground and screaming in agony.
Meanwhile, Aixi had also reached the two younger mermaid women, blocking one of the mermen for them.
"Damn it, they have such powerful helpers! Let's go!"
The three mermen, who had been sent flying by Ye Feng, scrambled to their feet and turned to flee.
"Trying to run? Not a chance! Gale Phantom Steps!"
Ye Feng wouldn't give them an opportunity. He instantly used a spirit skill to catch up to one of them, and with a light slash of his dagger across the man's neck, the person collapsed to the ground.
The other two were no exception. Their cultivation had not yet reached the Innate realm, and they were quickly overtaken by Ye Feng, who swiftly dealt with them.
On Aixi's side, she had also successfully dealt with the merman she was fighting.
Just as she was about to finish off another one, Ye Feng suddenly spoke, "Wait a moment, leave one alive!"
Hearing this, Aixi refrained from killing the merman and instead plunged her blade into the merman's thigh.
The merman cried out in pain, lying on the ground clutching his leg and howling incessantly.
Ye Feng and Aixi, seeing this, ignored the merman and turned their attention to the other three mermaid women.
After all, the merman's leg was broken, and they were sure he wouldn't be able to cause any more trouble.
Seeing Ye Feng and Aixi looking at them, the three mermaids quickly huddled together, watching them warily.
"Hello! We mean no harm!" Ye Feng said quickly, seeing their nervous demeanor.
The older of the three mermaids looked at Ye Feng and Aixi and asked, "Who are you? Why are you helping us?"
Ye Feng explained, "We are outsiders! We saw them bullying you just now, and it happens that we have a grudge against them, so we intervened!"
The mermaid was surprised and said, "Outsiders? Are you humans?"
Ye Feng nodded, "That's right! My name is Ye Feng, and this is Aixi! May I ask your names?"
The elder woman replied, "My name is Ariel. What are you doing here?"
It was clear that these three mermaids were still very wary of them, especially after hearing that Ye Feng and Aixi were from outside.
"Our friends were captured by those mermen, and we came to rescue them, so we followed..."
Mid-sentence, the trident pattern on Ye Feng's brow began to flash rapidly, and a sense of danger spread throughout his body.
Ariel's eyes widened upon seeing this, her face filled with shock and ecstatic joy.
However, at that moment, she suddenly saw something and quickly shouted, "Careful behind you!"
"Behind me?"
Ye Feng was stunned for a moment, then understood and quickly turned around.
But the instant he turned, a dagger lunged directly towards his heart.
Seeing this, Ye Feng quickly dodged the dagger and then unleashed a powerful kick.
A scream was heard, and a figure was sent flying backward.
"Damn beast, we didn't kill you, and you still tried to ambush us, you're asking for death!"
Aixi, seeing Ye Feng almost killed, became furious and rushed forward, plunging her blade into the man's heart, ending his life.
After that, Aixi hurried to Ye Feng's side and asked with concern, "Ye Feng, are you... are you alright?"
Ye Feng shook his head, "I'm fine. Thanks to Ariel's warning, I managed to dodge in time. Otherwise, I'd probably be finished!"
However, as Ye Feng and Aixi were talking, Ariel suddenly rushed forward, hugged Ye Feng, and said excitedly, "Sea God, Sea God, you've finally arrived, Sea God!"
This sudden turn of events left Aixi and the other two mermaids stunned, feeling completely bewildered.
But Ye Feng's heart was in turmoil. How did Ariel know about the Sea God? And why was she calling him Sea God?
"What Sea God? What are you talking about?" Aixi, standing beside them, asked Ariel, who was hugging Ye Feng, with a confused expression.
Ariel ignored Aixi and held Ye Feng tightly, saying, "Sea God, you must save our mermaid tribe, please!"
"Uh! Ariel, please let go and speak!" Ye Feng said.
Hearing Ye Feng's words, Ariel finally let go of him and said, "Sea God, our mermaid tribe has been waiting for you for a very, very long time! You have finally arrived, you must save our mermaid tribe!"
Ye Feng was somewhat confused and said, "Save you? How can I save you? And why are you calling me Sea God?"
Ariel was about to explain, but the next moment she shook her head and said, "I can't explain it clearly either. Come with me, and I'll let the tribal chief speak with you!"
Saying that, she directly grabbed Ye Feng and ran towards another direction.
Aixi and the other two mermaid women were left dumbfounded.
But seeing Ariel pulling Ye Feng forward, they had no choice but to follow.
They ran past two mountains and arrived in front of a large plain.
On this plain was a settlement, consisting of about a hundred small wooden houses.
"Is this where your mermaid tribe lives? Don't mermaids live in the water?" Ye Feng asked curiously.
Ariel replied, "Legend has it that a very, very long time ago, we couldn't transform into legs and truly lived in the sea! However, hundreds of thousands of years ago, our mermaid tribe gained the ability to transform into legs, and that's when we moved to the shore!"
Ye Feng nodded, "Oh, I see!"
Soon, they reached the entrance of the settlement.
Two mermen saw them and quickly asked, "Ariel, who are these two? Why did you bring them to the settlement?"
Ariel replied, "Never mind who they are, I have important news to convey. Quickly gather the entire tribe at the tribal meeting place!"
After speaking, she pulled Ye Feng inside.
The two mermen looked at each other, bewildered.
However, they eventually followed Ariel's instructions.
A short while later, Ariel pulled Ye Feng into a three-story wooden house.
"Sea God, please wait here for a moment!" she said, then quickly climbed upstairs.
Before long, Ariel came down, supporting an ancient-looking old merman.
Upon seeing this old man, the trident pattern on Ye Feng's brow involuntarily lit up...