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Bloodied nails gripped the floor of the great hall as he slammed his head down, producing a dull thud that momentarily halted the footsteps of the departing monarch.
"I beg you, merciful and powerful ruler, do not let me watch my partner's life slip away. I have longed to return here since birth, and your actions make me question my faith. Your mercy is even less than that of my severely injured human."
Victor's voice grew heavier as he spoke. "The Heart of the Ocean can bring flowers and plants back to life, and it can restore flesh to a shark that is nothing but a skeleton. Only the Heart of the Ocean can allow Xia Yangyang to regrow her heart."
The monarch suddenly felt a deep sense of regret; for the first time in hundreds of years, he encountered a kindred spirit that triggered his danger sense.
He turned to meet a pair of dark green eyes, filled with a desperate resolve.
"What if I still refuse?"
"Then I will have no choice but to defeat you, become the new lord of the ocean, and take her to the Heart of the Ocean."
The monarch scoffed. "You are merely choosing for the first time, experiencing the pleasure of release through her body, but that is not love; it is merely an obsession to be overcome."
The monarch tapped on a dark porcelain surface, and a beautiful mermaid immediately understood and swam to Victor's side, then lowered her body gracefully. Her voice was bright and beautiful; only the most sincere souls would not be enchanted by their song.
The beautiful female was the best remedy for healing.
Seeing that Victor did not resist, the monarch nodded in satisfaction.
But in the next moment, a sharp crack echoed through the hall, and the song abruptly ceased. The stunning female mermaid was thrown aside, her body twisted and lifeless on the floor.
When the monarch looked at Victor again, his expression was one of horror. "You actually killed your own companion for a human."
Victor looked puzzled. "I have never seen her, nor do I have any feelings for her. How can we talk about being companions? Moreover, my actions stem from loyalty to my partner, which should be rewarded."
The monarch tightly gripped the scepter, a bold and cold act.
He realized that a dangerously irreversible situation was unfolding. Just as he was about to speak, he remembered that throughout history, humanity had only brought disaster to the ocean.
Victor raised his gaze. "He is not a disaster; he is an omen of good fortune."
It was unclear how much time had passed, but Xia Yangyang, barely clinging to life, felt as if thousands of ants were gnawing at her heart.
Victor's gentle words echoed in her ears: "Hang in there, just a little longer; it will be over soon."
Under the influence of the Heart of the Ocean's magic, Xia Yangyang healed.
She lay in a massive bubble, with a pink star-shaped stone hovering above her.
Xia Yangyang touched her chest; her heart was beating. She was still alive.
The system's voice soon followed, delivering both good news and bad news.
"The good news is that the human embryo cultivation program has succeeded. The success rate without the model culture medium is very low, but one out of nineteen embryos has succeeded. Congratulations, you have an Octopus Child."
"Since the child is already here, does that mean my task is complete?"
"This is your bad news: your son is dying. The system cannot determine whether his birth was successful, so the progress is at a standstill. The Tentacle mutant child suffers from congenital heart development failure and relies entirely on an artificial heart to survive. Meanwhile, humans continue to conduct sampling experiments to extract the maximum value from his memories. According to remote data monitoring, he will not survive more than three years at most."
The system paused before continuing, "But there is a way to save him. However, choosing this method may lead to you being hunted by the entire ocean and make Victor hate you. I advise you to be cautious. You can have another child, but once this method is used, there will be no way for you to clear your name, even if you jump into the Yellow River."
Xia Yangyang forced herself to calm down; without human assistance in the future, the natural conception rate would likely drop to an absurd level.
If she gave up this child, not only would she be losing a living being, but she would also need to cater to Victor.
She had once spoken so decisively; now to express regret would only lead to unimaginable humiliation in the future.
"I came to this world to enjoy myself; let them hate me if they must. My real family is still waiting for me to come home. Just tell me, what is the method?"
"Do you see the pink stone on your body? It is called the Heart of the Ocean, made from the heart of the first Ocean Monarch, Siren. It can replace your son's heart and keep him alive. However, the Heart of the Ocean is a treasured possession of the Undersea Kingdom; taking it will cause chaos in the ocean."
Xia Yangyang's hand, which was about to touch it, retracted: "Then how can I take it?"
"Any Son of the Siren's heart can temporarily suppress this chaos. Once your son becomes the new Heart of the Ocean and Victor brings him back to the sea, the chaos will completely subside."
However, what the system had never told Xia Yangyang was that a life sustained by consuming the Heart of the Ocean would be cursed by sunlight for eternity.
"So we are just borrowing the Heart of the Ocean for a while," Xia Yangyang said as she gazed at the life stone within reach, deeply entangled in her thoughts.
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