RUMBLE~! RUMBLE~! RUMBLE~!

Tang Li Xue staggered a bit as the entire luxurious underwater palace suddenly shook for a few moments.

Tang Li Xue frowned while thinking in displeasure: 'What a crappy underwater palace is this?! It can suddenly shake like this even though nothing is happening. Would it really collapse if we fight fiercely inside later?'

Yaya and Little Loki nodded their tiny heads in agreement at the same time.

Tang Li Xue was still in her Ethereal Form which made her completely invisible.

Even her Art of Concealment had become more subtle after she practiced it diligently for around one month or so which made her much harder to detect than before.

Yaya and Little Loki already activated their respective stealth skills to turn themselves invisible while sitting on Tang Li Xue's head and shoulder.

Despite her complaint and displeasure, Tang Li Xue did not slow down her speed as she swiftly entered the underwater palace.

There were double metal gates at the underwater palace's entrance, but they were opened widely as if they were not afraid that someone would dare to sneak into the underwater palace.

After passing through the double metal gates, Tang Li Xue stepped into the huge bright hall.

Tang Li Xue's pink lips twitched slightly in frustration as she felt like she would have a phobia for the huge hall sooner or later at this rate.

But when Tang Li Xue saw an over one-hundred-meter-tall stone statue facing the entrance in the middle of the huge bright hall, she quickly took a few steps back in reflex.

Different from Tang Li Xue's expectations, the giant statue inside this large hall was not the statue of the Dragon God, but the statue of the Queen of the Sea.

It was a beautiful lady with her lower-half snake body and her upper-half human body.

The beautiful lady wore a gaudy-looking imperial dress, a golden crown with dozens of colorful gems on her head, and holding a crystal trident with both of her hands.

Anyone could easily tell in one glance that this giant stone statue was made from extraordinary materials. Even her accessories and weapon looked incredibly precious.

Just by standing there quietly, Tang Li Xue could feel the intimidating aura from this giant Queen of the Sea statue.

Tang Li Xue had already prepared to activate her Shadow Flash to run away as quickly as possible from here if this giant Queen of the Sea statue moved.

After a few minutes had passed and Tang Li Xue did not feel any danger from the giant stone statue, she finally sighed in relief.

Tang Li Xue began to examine the giant Queen of the Sea statue closer while commenting in a leisurely tone:

"Not bad, the statue of this lady is quite beautiful. Unfortunately, she is still far from being as good-looking as me.

"

"I wonder if I can also disassemble this statue and take it back home? It would look really good if I could put it in my courtyard, right? What do you two think?

" Tang Li Xue pondered while asking Little Loki and Yaya.

Then Tang Li Xue heard a soft giggling sound.

The giggling sound was almost inaudible, but in this quiet big hall, any small sound could easily echo which made the giggling sound could be heard by Tang Li Xue.

At first, Tang Li Xue did not think much about it.

But when Tang Li Xue looked up, her eyes actually met with the eyes of the Queen of the Sea statue staring at her with a playful smile on her face!

"Holy smokes~!

" Tang Li Xue shouted as she almost pissed on her pants... or her dress to be exact, and she hastily jumped back further from the Queen of the Sea statue.

Little Loki and Yaya had already stood up vigilantly on Tang Li Xue's shoulders, and they were already prepared to face the Queen of the Sea statue.

Before Tang Li Xue could activate her Shadow Flash to escape, the giant Queen of the Sea statue hastily said to her in a gentle tone:

"Don't be afraid, Little Fox~! I do not mean any harm to you.

"

Tang Li Xue halted her movement and did not immediately use her Shadow Flash, but she still raised her vigilance to the maximum.

Just because this giant statue was talking so kindly and gently to her just now, it did not mean that it was truly kind and gentle.

Tang Li Xue had already long been traumatized by the 'gentle and kind' fox all this time, so the more 'gentle and kind' behavior shown by anyone to her, the more she would be suspicious of them.

If Instructor Mei Lan could hear Tang Li Xue's current thoughts, she might be really happy and praise Tang Li Xue by saying: 'Smart children can be taught.'

Then she would reward Tang Li Xue with her fists of love until Tang Li Xue cried and begged for mercy.

The Queen of the Sea statue did not feel offended at all by Tang Li Xue's vigilance.

It was normal for everyone to be suspicious of a stone statue like her.

Tang Li Xue and the Queen of the Sea statue stared at each other for a few minutes, and the atmosphere between them was really awkward.

The Queen of the Sea statue finally could not bear it anymore and decided to greet Tang Li Xue first:

"Welcome, Little Fox, to the Xianyun Lake Palace. I am the treasure spirit of this Xianyun Lake Palace.

"

"Treasure... spirit?

" Tang Li Xue murmured in confusion.

"That is right. How about you, Little Fox?How did you get here? Have the terrible monsters outside already left?

" The Queen of the Sea statue asked several questions in a curious tone.

"I... My name is Tang Li Xue. As for how I can get here... My teacher bought the treasure map leading to this Secret Realm, and he brought me here with him.

" Tang Li Xue explained to the Queen of the Sea statue.

As for terrible monsters outside, Tang Li Xue did not quite understand what the statue of Sea Queen meant.

Does she mean those zombie creatures outside?

But those zombie creatures should not be terrible enough to terrify this statue of Sea Queen, right?

"I see... So, you come here with your teacher by chance.

" The statue of Sea Queen nodded her head in understanding.

Tang Li Xue felt really curious so she decided to ask:

"Terrible monsters outside? Do you mean those zombie creatures outside?

"

"Zombie? What is that? Oh, so you called those terrible monsters Zombie? But that is strange. If you meet with those terrible monsters with your current strength, they should have already killed and eaten you on the spot. So, how could you still stand alive here right now?

" The statue of Sea Queen muttered in confusion.

Tang Li Xue:

"???!!!

"

Well, their conversation was clearly not on the same page at all...

Tang Li Xue frowned deeply and pondered for a while.

"What kind of monsters do you mean? There are so many living corpses wandering outside. Are they the ones you mean?

" Tang Li Xue asked again.

But the statue of Sea Queen shook her head and explained:

"Not them... Those living corpses are only dead bodies affected by those terrible monsters' aura.

"

"I see... So, you have not met with any of those terrible monsters yet. Your luck is very good. No wonder you can reach this place alive.

" The statue of Sea Queen concluded.

Tang Li Xue immediately understood that she should have never met with those terrible monsters yet.

Tang Li Xue began to worry about Teacher Li Wei, Instructor Mei Lan, and Silly Fox's safety, but there should be nothing she could do with her current strength since those terrible monsters should be extremely powerful according to the Statue of Sea Queen's description.

In the end, her evolution to Rare-Grade beast should still be the first priority.

Only by evolving to Rare-Grade beast that she could quickly gain a tremendous power boost to deal with any danger or monster.

It would be best if she could just evolve in this underwater palace later.

Tang Li Xue mustered up her courage and asked the Statue of Sea Queen:

"Err, Auntie Treasure Spirit... Can you please tell me where the treasures with star energy are stored?

"

"The treasures with star energy? I do not know.

" The Statue of Sea Queen shook her head.

"How could you not know?! Aren't you the treasure spirit of this palace?

" Tang Li Xue exclaimed in disbelief.

The Statue of Sea Queen rolled her eyes and replied:

"I am only in charge of guarding this palace, not to store or check the treasures in this palace.

"

Tang Li Xue raised her vigilance again as she put her battle stance.

"What are you doing?

" The Statue of Sea Queen asked strangely.

"Aren't you in charge of guarding this palace? Would it mean you will stop me from robbing... I meant from taking the treasures in this palace?

" Tang Li Xue asked again.

The Statue of Sea Queen chuckled in amusement and replied:

"Why should I stop you?

"

"Why not~?!

" Tang Li Xue felt their conversation got weirder and weirder.

"There are no more living creatures in this underwater palace. Those treasures are completely useless if no one uses them. So, I think it would be best if you just take those treasures away rather than having them collecting dust here.

" The Statue of Sea Queen reasonably explained to Tang Li Xue.

Tang Li Xue:

".....

"

'Well, that surely makes sense... But, but...' Tang Li Xue suddenly felt her IQ was no longer enough to comprehend the Statue of Sea Queen's words.