195: Soul Binding Net, Capture Mermaids

“Mermaids appear in groups, and when they combine, they can weave illusory dreams. Once you enter their dreams, you won't even know how you died!”

Li Niannian advised Lin Yongmao not to be fooled by the Mermaid's beautiful appearance.

Liu Yan found it amusing. He interrupted Li Niannian, saying, “But you also need to know that if you catch a Mermaid, you can exchange it for a third-tier Yao Beast Core.”

Li Niannian retorted unwillingly, “But are Mermaids that easy to catch? When Mermaids appear in groups, it’s a disaster even for the most top-tier Hunting Demon Teams.”

Kong San spoke up for Liu Yan, “Many Hunting Demon Teams come to the Mirage Sea just to try their luck catching Mermaids. What if they encounter a lone Mermaid?”

Lin Yongmao did not join their debate. He was here to search for the five-colored lotus. As for Mermaids and such, those things were too dangerous; there was no need to take risks.

The Mirage Sea and Dragon Abyss Sea looked no different, and Lin Yongmao didn't know how they distinguished them.

After arriving at the Mirage Sea, it was clear that there were more Hunting Demon Teams here. Every half an hour, a Hunting Demon Team could be seen sailing deeper into the Mirage Sea.

Although other Hunting Demon Teams could also be seen in the Dragon Abyss Sea, it was not certain to encounter one team in a day.

Kong San's eyes were filled with hope, “They are all here to find the three thousand year five-colored lotus. This is a good treasure! The five-colored lotus simultaneously possesses the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Cultivating beside it can increase cultivation speed by twenty-five percent.”

Of course, only the three thousand year five-colored lotus had such an effect. Ordinary five-colored lotuses could also increase cultivation speed, but the effect was very weak.

Lin Yongmao had once seen an introduction to the five-colored lotus in the “Medium-Level Spiritual Plant Compendium.” This lotus had extremely strict growth conditions and was very difficult to Cultivate.

The appearance of a five-colored lotus over a thousand years old was truly due to the Creator's wonder.

No wonder most of East Sea City's Hunting Demon Teams were dispatched to search for the three thousand year five-colored lotus.

However, this five-colored lotus obviously did not grow in plain sight, or it was protected by powerful Sea Demon Beasts, otherwise it would have been picked long ago.

The Shenyin slowly advanced, but Kong San and the others were attracted by a beautiful piece of music.

Li Niannian shouted, “Quick, cover your ears!”

Hearing beautiful music in the ocean meant only one thing: encountering a Mermaid group.

If one's Mental Energy was slightly weaker, they would be affected by this beautiful music, losing their minds and becoming a Mermaid's slave or even food.

Don't look at how beautiful Mermaids are; they are carnivorous Sea Demon Beasts.

However, covering one's ears, as Li Niannian said, had little effect.

After all, the Mermaid's attack method was a Divine Sense type of attack; how could it be blocked by simply covering one's ears?

Looking closely, Lin Yongmao saw five Mermaids fighting a Hunting Demon Team.

The five Mermaids were all young Mermaids, as they all had delicate loli faces.

Their figures were not tall, but they had long fish tails with short, rounded tail fins, floating with a light golden luster. Their scales were as thin as cicada wings, with a warm luster, like newly opened mother-of-pearl, subtly emitting a glow.

Their small faces would sometimes sink into the seawater and sometimes emerge from the surface, their eyes the color of the ocean, clear as if washed. Star-like phosphorescence floated in their hair, like an underwater star map.

The five loli Mermaids made people imagine that they might have secretly come out to play without their adults' knowledge.

The five Mermaids had different forms; two were singing songs, and three were playing harps. This should be their unique fighting style.

Their opponents were a Hunting Demon Team, a total of seven members, all casting spells from their sea vessel.

After seeing the insignia on the sea vessel, Kong San said, “It's the Tianshui Hunting Squad. I didn't expect it to be them.”

Li Niannian murmured in a low voice, “Their reputation isn't good. They've repeatedly clashed with other Hunting Demon Teams at sea.”

The Tianshui Hunting Squad had also discovered the Fugui Monster Hunting Team's Shenyin.

Their leader, Xu Bodong, was a Golden Core Middle Stage Cultivator. Seeing the Shenyin, he shouted, “Fellow Daoist, please lend a hand! Our Tianshui Hunting Squad will surely repay you handsomely!”

Everyone's gaze focused on Kong San; he, as the leader, needed to make the decision. Kong San hesitated for a long time but still decided to help.

If they didn't act, it might cause resentment from the Tianshui Hunting Squad, and they would have a difficult time in East Sea City in the future.

“Alright!” Kong San responded loudly.

Upon hearing the command, Qiao Qiaodi steered the Shenyin towards the battlefield.

The closer they got, the more clearly Lin Yongmao saw the Mermaids' figures.

No wonder so many Cultivators wanted to keep Mermaids; they were indeed enchanting.

Young Mermaids did not yet have the ability to create illusions; they relied on sound waves for attack.

Although none of them were at the third-tier cultivation level, they were fighting evenly with the Tianshui Hunting Squad, which had Golden Core Stage Cultivators.

Seeing the Fugui Monster Hunting Team flanking them, the five Mermaids clearly panicked and had thoughts of escaping.

The Shenyin approached the sea surface where the Mermaids were. The sea surface was already covered by a fishing net-shaped Magical Artifact, which was why the Mermaids had not escaped yet.

Kong San glanced at Lin Yongmao and said, “Fellow Daoist Lin, you should still have quite a few control-type second-tier Talismans, right!”

Lin Yongmao, helpless, took out some 【Vine Binding Talisman】 and 【Water Prison Talisman】 and threw them all out.

Both Talismans were second-tier Talismans, and they were High Grade second-tier.

Many vines and water patterns rushed towards the five Mermaids, firmly controlling them within a certain range.

However, their attacks did not stop. The notes they sang and played turned into sound blades, rushing towards the members of the two Hunting Demon Teams.

Especially the Tianshui Hunting Squad; their sea vessel already had deep indentations.

“What a fierce attack!” Lin Yongmao exclaimed.

Seeing that Lin Yongmao's Talismans had excellent control effects, the Mermaids had lost their ability to move. Xu Bodong said faintly, “It's time to reel them in!”

The fine lines on the water surface became clearer, forming a huge fishing net.

It turned out this was Xu Bodong's Lifebound Treasure—the binding spirit net.

The binding spirit net could exert greater power in the ocean environment. He relied on this Lifebound Treasure to kill many rare Sea Demon Beasts, and even a few third-tier Yao Beasts.

“Ah…”

The Mermaid group let out a few screams; they were all trapped in the binding spirit net.

“Retrieve!”

Xu Bodong cast a magic spell, and the binding spirit net retracted, flying back to the Tianshui Hunting Squad's sea vessel.

The five Mermaids were successfully captured by them.

Kong San ordered Qiao Qiaodi to steer the Shenyin over. He still remembered the reward Xu Bodong had promised them. Although he didn't make the move, he was the leader of the Fugui Monster Hunting Team.

This reward should rightly be distributed by him.