Wang Chen pointed to the contract and said, "Here, imprint your soul mark, and that's it."
The Mermaid Princess took the contract. Without even glancing at its contents, she unhesitatingly placed her soul mark upon it, signing the contract.
The Mermaid Princess understood clearly: only with investment comes reward. To cling to Lord Wang Chen's golden thigh and ascend to the God Realm, what was a mere contract?
As she signed, the contract transformed into a pentagram mark that entered her forehead, merging into her soul.
From this moment on, the Mermaid Princess could not harm Wang Chen, nor betray him...
Should she attempt to violate the contract's terms, it would activate, forcibly halting the action. Wang Chen could even actively trigger it to severely punish the violator's soul through the contract.
In short, once signed, the Mermaid Princess had completely become Wang Chen's person.
She bowed deeply to Wang Chen and said, "Lord Wang Chen, is that acceptable?"
Wang Chen nodded. "It is."
Looking at the obedient and respectful Mermaid Princess, Wang Chen thought to himself, "Tang San tried to scheme against me, yet not only did it cause me no harm, it even brought me some benefits.
I effortlessly secured this powerful 600,000-year-cultivation spiritual-attribute mermaid beauty without lifting a finger. Not bad, not bad."
Standing nearby, the Snow Empress watched the Mermaid Princess sign the contract. After a moment's thought, she said to Wang Chen, "Wang Chen, give me a contract too. We're going to sign one eventually anyway."
Wang Chen didn't stand on ceremony. He had known the Snow Empress and Mermaid Princess for a pitifully short time; there was no emotional bond between them—only mutual interest and a lack of trust.
A contract might be cold and rigid, but it was reliable, binding the parties closely together.
Without a contract, Wang Chen would never proceed with fusion. If something unexpected happened during fusion, regret would come too late.
Wang Chen mobilized his tangible spiritual power and condensed another contract, handing it to the Snow Empress.
She glanced at it briefly, then imprinted her soul mark upon it, signing just as the Mermaid Princess had.
Immediately after, the contract merged into the Snow Empress's soul.
She felt the contract's restraint within her soul, knowing she could no longer harm or betray Wang Chen...
The contract's terms were few but comprehensive, eliminating all forms of harm and betrayal.
However, the Snow Empress had no intention of betraying Wang Chen. Her 700,000-year great tribulation was approaching; she needed him to survive.
Not only would she not harm him if anyone tried to, but he would also protect him.
Seeing both the Mermaid Princess and Snow Empress sign soul contracts, Wang Chen was in a good mood.
Next, as long as he fused with them, he could push his cultivation to the peak of Soul Douluo.
Then, he could condense the yin-yang complementary second soul core and become a Titled Douluo powerhouse.
At that point, the likes of Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao would be nothing but chickens and dogs—easily crushed.
Even if those two old dogs tried to flee from Wang Chen, it would be extremely difficult. Even self-detonation wouldn't allow them to perish together with him.
Wang Chen said, "Mermaid Princess, we can proceed with the fusion now."
The Mermaid Princess replied, "Lord Wang Chen, please wait a moment for the fusion. As the clan leader of the mermaid tribe, I have matters to settle with the clan.
Otherwise, if I suddenly vanish, the mermaid tribe might fall into chaos."
Seeing that the Mermaid Princess needed to handle some affairs, Wang Chen nodded in agreement. He wasn't unreasonable. Letting her return to the clan to hand over responsibilities would take at most a day or two.
He could wait that long. There was no need to force her into fusion over such a small matter.
Seeing Wang Chen agree, the Mermaid Princess smiled. "Lord Wang Chen, since you've come to the ice sea, please allow me to fulfill the duties of a host. Visit the mermaid tribe and let us welcome you with the greatest enthusiasm."
Standing to the side, the Snow Empress frowned at the Mermaid Princess's fawning toward Wang Chen.
She spoke up. "The mermaid tribe resides in the deep sea. Wang Chen and I are not suited to moving underwater. I think it's best if Wang Chen waits with me on the sea surface."
The Mermaid Princess raised an eyebrow, subtly glancing at the Snow Empress before smiling sweetly at Wang Chen.
Gently, she said, "Lord Wang Chen, there's no need to worry. I can create a special kind of bubble that allows free breathing and movement underwater."
Hearing that the Mermaid Princess could enable free breathing and movement underwater, the Snow Empress was momentarily speechless.
The Mermaid Princess drew close to Wang Chen and whispered in his ear, "Lord Wang Chen, settling clan affairs may take a day or two.
I can't possibly leave you and the Snow Empress blowing in the sea wind on the surface—that would be discourteous of me.
Come visit the mermaid tribe. You've probably never seen our palace, have you? The mermaid tribe's architecture is vastly different from human buildings—exquisitely beautiful, with a unique charm…"
Wang Chen felt she had a point. "Then I'll visit the mermaid tribe."
He turned to the Snow Empress. "Snow Empress, you come too."
The Snow Empress looked at the Mermaid Princess and said expressionlessly, "Mermaid Princess, you don't mind if I visit your place, do you?"
The Mermaid Princess laughed charmingly. "How could I mind? Snow Empress, you are also an honored guest of our mermaid tribe."
Immediately after, she raised her hands. A gentle blue halo formed a massive blue bubble that enveloped the three of them, sinking together from the ice sea surface into the ocean depths.
As the blue bubble touched the sea, the water parted on both sides without resistance. Inside the bubble, there was no water pressure, and breathing was perfectly smooth.
Through the blue bubble, the Mermaid Princess introduced Wang Chen to the wondrous sights of the sea and various sea spirit beasts.
As the ruler of the ice sea, every sea spirit beast that sensed her presence either fled in panic or bowed respectfully.
As they descended further, the seawater grew deep and dark. Soon, the three arrived at the ocean floor.
There, in the depths, stood a palace-like complex radiating beautiful blue light, illuminating dozens of kilometers as if it were daylight.
Exquisitely featured, alluringly figured mermaids with tails of various colors swam within.
Unlike palaces on land, this underwater palace was constructed entirely from ocean corals and rare marine minerals, distinctly unique.
Upon the Mermaid Princess's return, the swimming mermaids gathered around, bowing their heads. Some bolder ones curiously observed Wang Chen and the Snow Empress.
Upon reaching their destination, the Mermaid Princess shrank the bubble, leaving only two elongated bubbles enveloping Wang Chen and the Snow Empress.
Wang Chen looked at the bubble and found it inconvenient, so he extended his Spirit Domain over his body.
The origin of spirit directly controlled non-living matter, like seawater—filtering the water while allowing oxygen to enter his body. This way, he could breathe and move freely underwater.
At that moment, two stunning mermaids who resembled the Mermaid Princess by about seventy percent swam over.
The two mermaids looked curiously at Wang Chen and the Snow Empress and asked,
"Mother, you're back."
"Mother, who are they?"
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