"Master..." Bai Xiuxiu looked at Xu Ran, her eyes brimming with deep surprise and delight.
She was well aware that if the young man before her was willing to help them, perhaps their Devil Soul Great White Shark clan could be saved. Moreover, the Evil Killer Whale Clan might suffer a severe blow and would no longer be able to threaten them in the future.
The young man before her possessed unfathomable strength, capable of eliminating Demonic creatures with ease. His "Cultivation Level" must be unimaginably profound.
Just the thought of it excited her heart.
However, it seemed difficult for her to offer anything that could entice him.
"If Master is willing to save my clan, I will serve Master with even more dedication and without any reservations," said Bai Xiuxiu in a soft, pitiable voice.
Now she had come to see Xu Ran as their clan's last hope.
If Xu Ran did not take action, she feared the Devil Soul Great White Shark clan would not escape this calamity.
Now that the Young patriarch of the Evil Killer Whale Clan had met with an untimely death, they would probably fight against them with all their might, regardless of their own losses. That would be troublesome.
But considering the nature of the Demonic beings, even if she had spared the Demonic creature at that time, it would have lashed out in rage, attacking her clan with full force. She had had no choice.
She would rather have the Demonic creature die first, eliminating a powerful enemy for her clan!
"That's not enough. You are already my mount; it is only right for you to serve me with all your heart. That can't be considered a benefit," Xu Ran said indifferently.
"I do not act on a whim; I must gain something in return when I act. If I am to help you again, I need to choose another mount from the Devil Soul Great White Shark clan," Xu Ran said, unable to suppress a smile.
The one he wanted, naturally, was...
"Xiuxiu has the authority to agree," Bai Xiuxiu said, overjoyed. She had thought that the young man before her would make unreasonable demands that she couldn't fulfill. But now it seemed much simpler.
Choosing another mount was a minor issue for the hundreds of clan members of the Devil Soul Great White Shark clan.
In a time of racial crisis, if they could select one to die for the clan and thereby save it, it would be a great thing.
Moreover, the young man before her had boundless strength. Becoming his mount could be a stroke of luck. Perhaps by following him, one could easily break the shackles of a hundred-thousand years and become a truly powerful soul beast.
In the Deep Sea, albeit the soul beasts are far more numerous than on land,
the combat power of those above a hundred-thousand years is still inferior to those of the land.
On land, in the Aquipeia Forest core area, even the Northern Three Kings are powerful soul beasts. Theoretically, the sea should have more powerhouses than the land, but their scarcity is tied to the constant conflicts between the various clans.
On land, all the ferocious beasts, due to human oppression, gradually stopped warring among themselves and began to band together. They understood the principle of mutual reliance. In the Deep Sea, however, hardly any humans dare to venture.
Even if humans hunt soul beasts, they cannot dive into the sea.
After all, the ocean is the domain of marine life, with no human oppression, they fight among themselves, hence the scarcity of strong creatures.
"You have the authority?" Xu Ran asked back.
"Master, I am actually the Young patriarch of the Devil Soul Great White Shark clan, and my mother is the Clan Leader of the clan. So I can make decisions in place of my mother. As long as Master saves our clan, I believe that any member of my clan would willingly sacrifice themselves. At that time, Master can choose anyone you want as your mount," Bai Xiuxiu said boldly.
"Anyone?" Xu Ran asked.
"Yes," Bai Xiuxiu thought carefully for a moment, seeing no issues, and continued to answer.
"Fine. Then let's set off now. I alone can ensure the safety of your clan," Xu Ran said. The one he had in mind, naturally, was the king of the Devil Soul Great White Shark, Little White.
He had recorded their entire conversation, so they wouldn't be able to deny their promise.
Bai Xiuxiu never expected that she would end up conning her own mother.
But she could never have imagined that Xu Ran would make such an outrageous demand, directly requesting the Devil Soul Great White Shark king to become his mount.
If Bai Xiuxiu knew what Xu Ran was thinking, she would probably die of shame and anger.
Wouldn't that be strange?
Being a mount sounds so weird.
Throughout history, their Devil Soul Great White Shark clan has always served as mounts for the Sea God. However, they only do so when they cannot Transform. In that form, becoming a mount is not an issue. On the contrary, they receive the protection of the powerful and many other benefits.
If they could transform into human form, how could they still serve as someone else's mount?
How shameful would that be?
Therefore, for the moment, Bai Xiuxiu did not even consider that possibility.
What she didn't know was that she would soon be able to Transform and walk on land. What then? Would she still be Xu Ran's mount?
This seemed to be a problem.
It was one thing to remain as a Devil Soul Great White Shark in the ocean, but surely she couldn't maintain that state on land all the time.
"Master, may I know your name?" Bai Xiuxiu asked curiously, carrying Xu Ran on her back.
"Xu Ran," Xu Ran uttered these two words.
"Oh," Bai Xiuxiu deeply etched these two words into her memory.
She knew that Xu Ran's shadow would forever be a part of her world from now on. The ease with which he annihilated Demonic creatures, like an ant underfoot, left her utterly shaken.
She was somewhat expectant, wondering if Xu Ran could be an opponent for the Evil Killer Whale King.
The Evil Killer Whale King was second only to the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King in strength within the Deep Sea.
Her mother had once said that in the Deep Sea, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was the absolute ruler; even if the Evil Killer Whale King led his clan to challenge the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, they might not emerge victorious.
Despite this, the Evil Killer Whale king still firmly overpowered her mother.
In combat, their Devil Soul Great White Shark clan was naturally inferior to the evil killer whales.
A single adult evil killer whale could take on two adult Devil Soul Great White Sharks.
...
At this time, within the Evil Killer Whale Clan.
The Evil Tiger, before dying, managed to send out a message through their secret language, so the Evil Killer Whale King understood that his son had perished at the hands of Bai Xiuxiu and another unknown man; beyond that, he knew nothing.
Even so, this message was enough to send him into a towering rage.
His son, with a "Cultivation Level" reaching ninety-thousand years, was just one step away from becoming a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, a pillar-like powerhouse for their clan in the future. And yet, such a powerful being had fallen, related to the Devil Soul Great White Shark clan.
"Damn it!"
"Devil Soul Great White Sharks, you deserve to die. I haven't come looking for you yet, but you dare provoke me? My son is dead; I will have your entire clan buried with my son!"
Evil Tiger, the Evil Killer Whale King, roared furiously, summoning all the adult evil killer whales. Hundreds of massive evil killer whales stirred the waters with their formidable presence, their mighty bodies churning the Deep Sea, sending countless soul beasts fleeing in terror.