"Young master, don't close your eyes. Talk to me, aren't you bored all by yourself?"
The sea demon priestess leisurely toyed with Prince Hao, who was tightly ensnared by her tentacles.
In her eyes, Prince Hao had already become her prey.
She stared at Prince Hao's face, a flicker of greed flashing in her eyes.
Although they had been warned beforehand not to cause trouble in Sucheng recently.
But being inherently wild, how could she possibly endure without a man by her side?
She had long grown tired of the human skins of the men she had captured before. Now, she needed fresh ones.
So, after much deliberation, she chose to defy the warning.
However, what the sea demon priestess never expected was that defying the warning would be so easy.
She regretted it immensely; if she had known it would be this simple, she would have come sooner.
Looking at the smooth-skinned, handsome young man before her, she found him exquisite. If she could successfully capture him and take him to the waters within the city where she resided, she would happily forgo catching new skins for three months.
The sea demon priestess's mind raced with calculations.
She would extract this human's heart and offer it up to complete her performance quota for the month, and his skin would be worn by other sea demons.
This way, she would fulfill her quota and also obtain a new skin.
It was a plan that killed two birds with one stone, achieving a double victory.
The sea demon priestess smiled more enchantingly, more seductively, her body swaying with her rounded hips thrust out, displaying an endless allure.
Prince Hao, however, refused to look at her.
Sea demons generally targeted individuals with good looks.
The contestants who passed the selection rounds, like them, had undergone specific training in this regard from the outset.
No matter what a sea demon looked like, even if it resembled their closest family members, they had to be capable of delivering a killing blow. Otherwise, they wouldn't have stood out in the competition in the capital.
Facing a sea demon, one had to strike with absolute precision and show no mercy. If a sea demon found an opportunity to exploit a weakness, to lower their guard, they would eventually become the sea demon's trophy.
Having their hearts gouged out and their skins stripped away.
That would undoubtedly be their fate.
"Young master, look at me. Look at me, and you will experience the ultimate pleasure..."
The sea demon priestess covered her mouth with a smile and slowly approached, her waist swaying like a cat. But as she drew near Prince Hao, her expression suddenly changed, turning cold. She swiftly recoiled and shot upwards.
She moved like a spider, clinging to the ceiling. Her body contorted at an unnatural angle, her back pressed against the ceiling, while her arms and legs were bent backward.
Her current posture had her back facing the ceiling, her chest and navel facing downward, her arms bent like a spider's legs, clinging to the ceiling.
It was a truly bizarre sight.
"Who's there?" the sea demon priestess shrieked, emitting a sharp cry.
Duan Chen gripped the window frame with both hands, crushing the nailed planks that were wrapped around it with a single effort, and leaped inside.
Hearing the commotion, Prince Hao opened his eyes. When he saw Duan Chen appear before him, he felt an overwhelming urge to weep. In a choked voice, he cried out.
"Instructor, you're finally here."
With the dramatic flair of a tough man shedding tears, he retrieved his ancient text.
When the sea demon priestess had pulled back, she had already retracted her tentacles, and was now flailing defensively.
This allowed Prince Hao to immediately retrieve his ancient text, conserve his remaining spiritual energy, and hide behind Duan Chen.
He pointed indignantly at the sea demon priestess's alluring face and complained, "It's this ugly monster! She was trying to capture an innocent man just now."
"Ugly monster?"
The sea demon priestess immediately forgot everything else. Her entire face contorted, and she screamed in disbelief.
"How dare you call me an ugly monster? My face is considered the most popular among humans!"
Duan Chen, uncharacteristically, cast a silent glance at the sea demon priestess's face, momentarily unsure of how to respond.
Prince Hao spat with a hint of disgust.
"Most popular? She's clearly an ugly monster. Her face doesn't meet the aesthetic standards of us Chinese people at all. Look at you, you look like you're from those 'peaceful little days' over there."
Duan Chen arrived beside him, and he suddenly gained confidence, daring to engage in verbal sparring.
Duan Chen found himself at a loss for words. Looking at Prince Hao's smug expression beside him, he finally chose to ignore it.
He looked towards the sea demon priestess, who was clinging to the ceiling... at her belly.
He really couldn't bring himself to look at her face.
He wondered what kind of education this sea demon priestess had received to believe that Teacher Cang's face was that of a great beauty...
Indeed, this sea demon priestess's face bore a striking resemblance to Teacher Cang, about nine-tenths of the way there.
Honestly, could Teacher Cang be considered a beauty?
Duan Chen suddenly fell into contemplation.
She wasn't exactly ugly, but she was still a considerable distance from being a beauty. However, due to the widespread popularity of Teacher Cang's educational films, her name was often associated with beauty.
Perhaps it was because most teachers who made educational films were rather unattractive.
He decided to ignore what he couldn't bear to see.
Regardless of what this sea demon priestess looked like, she was still a sea demon, and there was no room for argument. Therefore, this sea demon had to die here.
If it were some other kind of aberrant creature, Duan Chen might have shown some leniency, perhaps even attempting to preserve a specimen.
But when it came to a common sea demon, there was no room for soft-heartedness.
Sea Demon: You are heartless, you are cold, you are unreachable, you treat me, your old lover, like a discarded ex-lover you can casually abandon.
Duan Chen patted Prince Hao's shoulder.
"Activate your abilities. You should still have some spiritual energy left, right? Record my fight with this sea demon priestess without fail. I want to see if she's a sea demon or some other species."
Prince Hao nodded understandingly.
The sea demon priestess suddenly paused, her eyes on Duan Chen filled with unwavering caution and suspicion.
"Other species?"
Her tone was laced with doubt. "Human, what exactly do you know?"
Duan Chen chose not to answer.
His face hardened, and dual blades appeared in his hands as he launched his attack. He had no intention of answering the sea demon priestess. Seeing that Duan Chen wouldn't respond, the sea demon priestess became enraged and let out a sharp cry.
She immediately engaged Duan Chen in battle.