Chapter 7: The Polar Bear Beastman

Polar Bear Beastman

"Sheng, don't be afraid!"

The clean, crisp voice brushed past Chaosheng's ears like light gauze, and Chaosheng's originally gloomy mood dissipated; she smiled with emotion, lifting her eyes to meet Baini's concerned gaze.

"Baini..." Facing the condemnation of the crowd, this was the first time someone had stood by her side.

Baini reached out, wanting to pull the fragile her into his arms, but mindful that the situation was inappropriate, he could only rub her silk-like purple hair twice to soothe the impulse in his heart; he looked steadily at Chaosheng, water shimmering in his eyes, "Sheng, I believe you; I know you aren't lying."

"Chaosheng, we believe you too." Baipei patted Chaosheng affectionately; Chaosheng being willing to stand up was indeed a good thing for the Jingju Tribe.

Now that Baini could stand there perfectly fine, no one knew this female's capabilities better than they did.

"Right, Chaosheng, we all believe you." Baiqi also looked at her with concern.

Chaosheng pursed her lips; it was the first time the reclusive Witch had received so much heartfelt concern, and it was at this moment she understood she had done nothing wrong; all her immense gratitude converged into a single sentence, "Thank you."

Baipei smiled; she took two steps toward the stone platform, her voice not loud but clear enough for all the Beastmen on the island to hear, "From this day forward, our Jingju Tribe will never use the Sea Spirit Ginseng of the Whale Shark Tribe!"

"Now that my son Baini has become engaged to Chaosheng, whoever dares to lay a hand on Chaosheng is an enemy of our Jingju Tribe!"

Baipei said these words with a smile, but her eyes swept warningly over Xizhi and Rusui on the stone platform.

"You..." Rusui looked at Baipei in shock, a flicker of fear flashing in her trembling pupils; was the Jingju Tribe going to openly oppose her?

One had to know that Orcas were like natural predators to their Great White Sharks; if Baipei called upon a pod of Orcas to hunt their Mad Shark Tribe...

"It's fine." Xizhi gave her a soothing look; she watched Chaosheng, who was petite and kept her head down below the platform, and smiled with the certainty of victory; was it not simple to sow discord between this sinful female and the Jingju Tribe?

Once this Mermaid lost the backing of the Jingju Tribe, she would be theirs to do with as they pleased!

Xizhi looked at the delicate and thin Mermaid Female with ill intent, the corners of her mouth curling up triumphantly.

"Did this Mermaid only choose Baini as her Beast Husband?"

"That won't do!"

"Today, she must choose at least two Beast Husbands!"

Chaosheng suddenly looked up, her eyes vigilant, "Why?" Her flat tone was laced with the anger of being pushed step by step.

"Hmph! Why?" Xizhi looked at her with mockery, as if she couldn't understand how she dared to have the nerve to ask that question!

"You killed a precious unmarried female; the Polar Sea already has few females and many males; you should know how many male Beastmen cannot find a female match!"

"Since you killed her, you must take more Beast Husbands to propagate the next generation for our Polar Sea and atone for your sins!"

"..." Such a ridiculous reason? Chaosheng looked at Xizhi speechlessly; she lightly scanned the crowd of Beastmen; surely, other than Baini, no male Beastman would be foolish enough to want to be her Beast Husband now.

"Then is there anyone willing to be my Beast Husband? I don't see any..."

"I am willing."

Before Chaosheng could finish her sarcastic remark, an extremely cold and handsome Beastman jumped down from the rugged ice wall; he seemed to have been sitting up there since the Treasure Hunt began, otherwise such a distinctive appearance would surely have caught Chaosheng's attention.

He had black skin and white hair, yet his features were exceptionally exquisite and handsome; he was wrapped in white-gold fur beast-clothing, and both his appearance and attire were vastly different from other Beastmen.

His gait was elegant, and ignoring Baini's darkening expression, he walked up to Chaosheng of his own accord to introduce himself, like a gentle and polite gentleman, "Hello, my name is Yinxu, and I am a Polar Bear Beastman."

"Polar Bear?" Chaosheng looked at Yinxu in surprise, a brief introduction about Polar Bears flashing through her mind; they were the only furry creatures in this ocean world that were amphibious.

But she didn't know him, yet he suddenly said he wanted to be her Beast Husband; it was... quite presumptuous.

"Yinxu?!" A sharp, incredulous voice came from the stone platform; Xizhi narrowed those charming, upturned eyes, her tone fierce, "You want to be her Beast Husband?!!"

"Are you crazy? She is just a sinful female who was exiled here!"

The cold and proud female lost her usual composure at this moment, her narrowed eyes glinting with imperceptible jealousy; she could not believe that the arrogant and reclusive Yinxu would actually take the initiative to say he wanted to marry this Mermaid!

She had no clansmen and was isolated and weak; without the protection of Beastmen, she would soon die in the perilous Polar Sea; how could Yinxu possibly take a fancy to such a female Beastman?!

The pride of being the Whale Shark Tribe leader felt as if it had been trampled underfoot and crushed; from this moment on, Xizhi truly came to loathe this female who was nothing but a pretty face.

Xizhi had known Yinxu for a long time; Yinxu was the last Polar Bear in the Polar Sea; he had no tribe and had to live alone; all the Beastmen in the Polar Sea thought he wouldn't live to adulthood, and perhaps the existence of Polar Bears would henceforth only become a legend.

But unexpectedly, Yinxu lived to adulthood, and he was handsome and possessed impressive strength.

Xizhi had taken a fancy to him and had even fantasized about propagating the endangered Polar Bear race with him, grand and romantic.

When Xizhi came of age, she sincerely proposed to him, asking him to be her Beast Husband, but unfortunately, he was ungrateful and coldly rejected her, without even giving a reason.

But now, he had actually taken the initiative to propose being this Mermaid's Beast Husband?!

Wasn't this as good as saying that she, Xizhi, was inferior to this notorious sinful female?

Xizhi's cold and beautiful brows were stained with deep anger; her suspicious and annoyed gaze remained fixed on Yinxu, wondering if Yinxu had fallen ill and was speaking nonsense? Otherwise, how could he do such an outrageous thing?

Yinxu seemed completely unaware of the gazes of the other Beastmen; he kept a distance neither too far nor too near from Chaosheng, looking at her with a pair of deep brown eyes, faintly carrying a certain expectation, his gentle voice like a pool of sweet, cool spring water.

"I am willing to marry her and honor her as my Mate." This was his reply to Xizhi's question.

With anger rising in her heart, Xizhi was truly laughed to fury, "How utterly senseless!" He must have gone mad from living alone these past two years!

Yinxu said no more; he was like the snow of early winter, cold, yet carrying a warmth that was not off-putting.

"I..." Chaosheng looked at this strange Beastman, wanting to speak but stopping; she wanted to refuse, but the situation was imminent, and she couldn't think of a suitable reason for the moment.

Baini looked at this uninvited guest with an unfriendly expression, sparks almost flying from his round eyes, but what he said was, "Sheng, agree to him."

"Huh?" Chaosheng looked at Baini in confusion; didn't he say he liked her? Was he letting her accept another man just like that?

Baini endured Chaosheng's bewildered gaze, pouting his lips aggrievedly; the sour bubbles in his heart were about to overflow, but he was not the kind of Beastman who didn't know the gravity of the situation and only knew how to be jealous.

He leaned close to Chaosheng's ear and whispered, "I'll explain it to you later; just go along with him for now and agree."

"?" Chaosheng's brows furrowed tightly; she looked silently at the black-skinned Beastman standing not far away, and after a long while, she sighed silently and compromised, "Fine, I agree."

She blinked, the emotions in her eyes shifting; her amethyst-like eyes held a faint anger as she looked impatiently at that high-and-mighty female Beastman, "I now have two Beast Husbands; do you have anything else??"

The near-provocative question stirred up the anger Xizhi had only just managed to calm down, "You..."

The male Beastman who had rejected her had now chosen such an inferior female, and now this female was provoking her to her face; she truly could not endure it anymore!

She gripped her fists tightly, veins instantly bulging on her arms with terrifying strength; she almost wanted to rush up immediately and beat this Mermaid to death to vent her anger, but her remaining reason held her back; she took a deep breath, "Nothing else."

A sinful female was not worth her losing her composure; as for Yinxu, she remembered his Tier 6 Ability; without Sea Spirit Ginseng, he should soon die from an ability backlash.

Death would teach him what the correct choice was.