167: You siren, all you think about is everyone!

The young Charming Sound Sea Demon subconsciously retorted.

“Even the Sacred Object left by our ancestors cannot maintain Your Highness the Princess’s Life Energy. You are just a human, how could you possibly...”

Before she could finish her sentence, the Leader of the Melodious Sea Demons stopped her with a stern look.

“Shut up!”

The Leader of the Melodious Sea Demons was also slightly suspicious, but when she thought of the abilities Bai Ye had displayed.

That small shred of doubt in her heart was dispersed.

Her beautiful blue eyes stared intently at him, afraid of missing any subtle expression on his face.

“Why don’t we try it and find out?”

Bai Ye kept them in suspense. He couldn't make promises too confidently right now; it would be embarrassing if the Nurturing Domain didn't work.

He aimed his palm at the siren egg.

A gentle aura spread out from his palm, enveloping the surroundings.

The Life Energy within the cave became active.

The Charming Sound Sea Demons felt as if they were soaking in the highest-grade energy hot spring. All their pores opened up, subconsciously absorbing the surrounding energy.

“What kind of power is this?”

The Charming Sound Sea Demons were stunned by this miraculous sight.

Previously, besides the Leader of the Melodious Sea Demons, the other Charming Sound Sea Demons had never experienced Bai Ye's Nurturing Domain.

Feeling a speed of Cultivation that surpassed anything before, they finally understood why their Leader, despite being the vanquished, recognized this human so highly.

Even their feelings of sadness lessened considerably.

The siren egg located at the center of the Domain also underwent a slight change.

The life pulsation, which was so weak it was almost extinguished, miraculously began to beat again under the cover of the Domain's aura.

The change was extremely subtle; even Bai Ye would have trouble noticing it without careful sensing.

But for the Leader of the Melodious Sea Demons, who shared a Bloodline connection.

The faint pulsation was enough!

“It moved... Your Highness the Princess moved!”

The other Charming Sound Sea Demons quickly abandoned their desire to Cultivate in the Domain and rushed over to focus on the egg.

They also sensed that faint life pulsation.

“Your Highness the Princess is saved!”

A louder crying sound than before echoed in the cave.

This was the wailing of the Charming Sound Sea Demons. Bai Ye only found it a little noisy, but if it were any other human, they might have already entered a hallucination and started crying along.

He could only use two Vine Whips to plug his ears, blocking out the annoying cries.

The Leader of the Melodious Sea Demons excitedly shot over to Bai Ye's side.

She grabbed his arm.

“Sir, Your Highness the Princess...”

Bai Ye withdrew the Nurturing Domain, allowing her to hold onto his arm.

Activating the Life Energy for that egg was equivalent to having a Lord-level entity Cultivate within his Domain.

If he wasn't allowed to sunbathe, he would also feel tired after a long time.

Judging by the recovery speed of the siren princess just now, this was not an easy task.

The Leader of the Melodious Sea Demons continued holding Bai Ye and immediately knelt before him.

“Sir, I beg you to save Your Highness the Princess! The Merfolk Clan is willing to do anything, as long as it is within our power.”

The dozen or so Charming Sound Sea Demons behind her also uniformly imitated their Leader, kneeling and bowing to Bai Ye.

Their attitude was extremely subservient.

What kind of determination did you have when you said that?

But for a Leader of the Melodious Sea Demons whose mind was completely focused on her clan, Bai Ye felt that asking would be pointless.

“It’s not impossible.”

Hearing Bai Ye relent, the Leader of the Melodious Sea Demons was like a drowning person grasping the last piece of driftwood.

“You agreed, that’s wonderful! We will leave with you immediately.”

“Hold on, don’t celebrate too soon.”

Bai Ye put on a troubled expression.

“As you can see, although my Talent can activate Life Energy, this egg is only one step away from death...”

“The loss of vitality is too severe. It probably won’t be a matter of a day or two to fully revive it; it might take three to five years, or even longer.”

These words were half-true, half-false.

For the current Nurturing Domain to restore the egg in a short time was undoubtedly wishful thinking.

But his rate of progress was too fast. In a few months, perhaps he wouldn't even need the Domain, and could revive the egg just by relying on Aromatic Pollen.

“Three to five years...”

The Leader of the Melodious Sea Demons muttered to herself.

The time seemed long, but compared to the long Lifespan of the Charming Sound Sea Demons, it was nothing.

As long as the Princess could be saved, let alone three to five years, they would be willing to wait thirty or even fifty years.

Bai Ye changed the subject, lowering his head slightly so that everything but his eyes was shrouded in shadow.

“You don't know, but I'm still a student, and the College Entrance Examination is coming up soon. This is a critical period for improving my strength. If saving this egg delays my own future...”

He deliberately spoke ambiguously, making it seem as if the Merfolk Clan needed to make a huge sacrifice.

“College Entrance Examination?”

The Charming Sound Sea Demons didn't understand the specific meaning of this term.

But they could tell from Bai Ye's tone that this was a very important matter to him.

Indeed, why should he sacrifice his own future for them?

They were originally unrelated to Bai Ye, and they had previously intended to drag him into an Illusion Technique.

The Sacred Object had also been traded away previously. Now, it seemed they truly had nothing left to pay with.

Seeing that the timing was right, Bai Ye couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.

A group of humanoid Charming Sound Sea Demons was far more useful to him than ordinary Lord-level Magical Beasts. He had to make them join his side wholeheartedly.

But before he could say anything, the Leader of the Melodious Sea Demons had completely understood his intention.

“Sir, as long as you are willing to help, the Merfolk Clan will obey your commands without fail for the entirety of your Lifespan.”

“We only regret not meeting an enlightened ruler sooner. If you do not abandon us, we demons are willing to recognize you as our Foster Father.”

The Charming Sound Sea Demons showed no resistance. Their eyes flashed with desire as they looked at Bai Ye, some even licking their lips.

Bai Ye was dumbfounded by the scene before him.

This... this isn't right, is it?

He hadn't even started stating his conditions, so why did they immediately surrender?

Thinking carefully, setting aside everything else, the Nurturing Domain alone was enough to attract large numbers of races to pledge allegiance to him.

If he were willing to abandon his human identity and establish his own race, he might be able to recruit a large number of humanoid Demonic Beasts.

Conquering a city without a ruler would not be an issue.

But it was fine. Bai Ye's greatest characteristic was his thick skin. Since the Charming Sound Sea Demons intended to serve him as their master, he would accept it.

It doesn't matter if it's one, two, or a whole group, I'll take them all!

Bai Ye stepped forward and helped the Leader of the Melodious Sea Demons stand up.

“Since you are all willing to be my subordinates, naturally I cannot stand idly by.”

“However, let me make one thing clear: after following me, and before I learn Space Ability, you will probably have to leave this place for a long time.”

“That is natural!”

The Leader of the Melodious Sea Demons nodded quickly.

Although Charming Sound Sea Demons live in the sea, they are truly Amphibious Demonic Beasts and can survive on land.

It's just that their Cultivation speed is far slower than when they are in the sea.

The Nurturing Domain just happens to be able to compensate for this shortcoming.