Traveling to the future, the story with the orc king

As the high priest spoke, the scene began to shift. Hai Lanyue was astonished to discover that all creatures in the ocean had been afflicted by a terrifying poison that completely depleted their spiritual power. In this horrifying scene, a group of strange and bizarre creatures, led by countless ferocious sea beasts, ruthlessly slaughtered the lives of the sea creatures.

The slaughtered sea creatures were unable to withstand the enemy's attack. They struggled helplessly, and a sense of despair permeated the entire ocean. Hai Lanyue felt a pang of pain in his heart, and tears welled up in his eyes. However, just as his mind was about to collapse, the sea tribe's high priest intervened and ejected him from the ocean stone.

Hai Lanyue's consciousness gradually returned to reality, but a look of immense terror crossed his face. He was filled with panic, as if he had experienced the torment of a nightmare. He stared blankly at the mysterious ocean stone in his hand, his thoughts in a state of confusion.

At this moment, the voice of a Sea Clan guard suddenly came from outside the door: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince of the Orcs and the Third Prince of the Humans are outside requesting an audience."

This sudden news broke the silence in the room and brought Hai Lanyue back to his senses from the endless fear he was in. However, his face was still as pale as paper, and his eyes revealed a hint of confusion and uneasiness.

"Please let them in." Hai Lanyue's voice was filled with deep sadness.

The guard replied respectfully, "Yes, Your Highness."

After a while, Long Yan and Qin Jinghuai walked in together. They had met at the entrance of the aquarium. When Long Yan arrived outside, Qin Jinghuai, Lu Siqi, and the others had already been waiting there for a long time. However, they were stopped outside by the sea clan guards, who had sad expressions on their faces as they stopped them.

Hai Lanyue's face was as pale as paper, and he walked out of the room with unsteady steps. He took a deep breath, trying to remain calm, and said to Long Yan and Qin Jinghuai, "Your Highness, Crown Prince Long, Third Prince Qin, please come in."

Long Yan nodded slightly and responded, "Prince Hai."

Qin Jinghuai also replied: "Prince Hai."

The three of them walked into the room together and sat down in order of importance. Long Yan showed no sign of having guessed the High Priest's passing; his expression remained calm. Long Yan asked, "Prince Hai, may I ask what has happened to cause this strange phenomenon? Everyone in the Imperial City saw the deep blue light curtain appear over the aquarium, and heard the heart-wrenching song."

Hai Lanyue's expression darkened, his eyes revealing endless sorrow. He spoke in a low, slightly trembling voice, "Our tribe's high priestess has passed away. This is the song the Sea Clan sings in mourning. It disturbed everyone in the Imperial City. I hope His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Long, will forgive me."

After saying that, Hai Lanyue lowered his head, tears glistening in his eyes. He tried hard not to let the tears fall, but he could not hide his sadness.

Long Yan's eyes narrowed slightly. "The High Priest's passing is undoubtedly a huge loss to the Sea Clan. Please accept our condolences. I wonder what caused the High Priest's death?"

Hai Lanyue raised her head, a trace of pain flashing in her eyes. "The high priest exhausted his own vitality in his quest to save the sea people. He used his life in exchange for a glimmer of hope for the sea people's future."

Hai Lanyue took a deep breath and said, "Your Highness, Crown Prince Long, our Sea Clan will withdraw from this academy competition. We will send the priest back to the Sea Clan for a funeral to express our respect and remembrance for the high priest."

After hearing this, Long Yan pondered for a moment and said, "Grand Prince Hai, we'll discuss the academy competition later. Could you please tell me why the high priest is willing to sacrifice his life to predict the future?"

After hearing this, Hai Lanyue remained silent for a moment. She then took out a blue stone and channeled blue psychic energy into it. The stone emitted a soft light, and a moving image appeared out of thin air. Strange creatures were slaughtering sea creatures in the ocean, and also slaughtering humans and orcs on land. The scene was extremely bloody. The creatures were extremely strange, with two heads, three legs, and a body over three meters long.

Qin Yaling, who was standing next to Qin Jinghuai, suddenly let out a scream, the sound was so sharp and piercing that it seemed to break through the roof.

"Ah...monster!" She screamed in horror, pointing at the image presented by the ocean stone.

The sudden cry made Qin Jinghuai stand up suddenly, and Qin Yaling jumped up like a frightened rabbit and ran to Qin Jinghuai and hugged him tightly. Her body was shaking, her face was as pale as paper, and her eyes were full of fear and anxiety.

"Third brother, there are monsters like this where I am imprisoned, and they can also transform into other appearances. They keep threatening me, saying that they have found someone to replace me." Qin Yaling said to Qin Jinghuai in a crying voice, her body still trembling slightly.

Qin Jinghuai gently patted Qin Yaling's back and comforted her softly: "Don't be afraid, Yaer, Third Brother is here. It's just a portrait."

Hai Lanyue recovered from her shock, her brows furrowed as she stared intently at Qin Yaling. Then, she turned to Qin Jinghuai and asked, "Third Prince Qin, has this young lady ever seen this strange creature? When did it happen?"

Qin Jinghuai took a deep breath and recounted the details of Qin Yaling's disappearance.

Qin Yaling disappeared after following a man claiming to be the Peacock Prince to the Orcish Imperial City. Her whereabouts remain unknown. A few days ago, I asked Prince Long for help in locating her, and she was finally found and brought back by his men.

After returning, she remained unconscious. When she was revived yesterday, her mind became confused. A special secret method was used to awaken her. After much effort, Qin Yaling finally regained consciousness, but she described her experience.

According to Qin Yaling, she was once imprisoned in a dark place, where some strange creatures would appear around her from time to time, changing into the appearance of people she had seen before, intimidating and deceiving her.

After listening to Qin Jinghuai's narration, Hai Lanyue's expression grew serious, his brow furrowed slightly, and a hint of worry and uneasiness appeared in his eyes. He began to ponder the meaning behind all this, realizing that this mysterious creature might have appeared. And the missing sea creatures might have disappeared because of them.

Hai Lanyue's heart sank. She looked up at Long Yan and Qin Jinghuai and said with a heavy face, "So, these creatures really do exist. We must be prepared to deal with them. I'm afraid that the massacre scenes that our priests sensed in the images are not a foreshadowing of the future, but a fact that has already happened."

Upon hearing this, Long Yan also realized the seriousness of the situation, and his expression grew increasingly solemn. He took a deep breath and spoke slowly, "Recently, our Orcs have also suffered a number of attacks. Many remote villages have been brutally slaughtered, and rivers of blood have flowed. According to our investigation, these creatures invaded Earth thousands of years ago and were completely wiped out by our ancestors at a terrible cost. Now they have returned. This is undoubtedly a huge threat to us. If we don't take action soon, we will face the danger of being annihilated."

Long Yan's words caused everyone present to fall into silence, and the atmosphere became extremely depressing.

After a moment's silence, Long Yan spoke again, "According to current information, these creatures possess high intelligence and can disguise themselves in various forms. They are also adept at using poison, which can deplete our spiritual energy and render it impossible to recover within a short period of time. They are extremely fast and powerful, but are afraid of fire. A large flame can kill them, while other attacks have little effect on them. These are the findings from our battles with these creatures."

Long Yan's words brought important information to Qin Jinghuai and others. They didn't know whether the human race's territory had also been attacked by foreign invaders.

Qin Jinghuai and Lu Siqi exchanged a glance, then stood up and said, "Your Highness, Crown Prince Long, Prince Hai, I need to report this information, so I'll take my leave now."

Long Yan nodded slightly. Hai Lanyue stood up and said, "Third Prince Qin, take care. I won't see you off."

After Qin Jinghuai left, Long Yan looked at Hai Lanyue, "Brother Hai, do you need any help?"

Hai Lanyue lowered her head in thought for a moment, then decided not to tell Long Yan about the Master's prediction that he was the one who could help the Sea Clan overcome the crisis. She said, "Brother Long, you don't need that for now. Thank you!"

Then Long Yan said goodbye, but Hai Lanyue didn't see him off either.