Worldwide Auto Transformation: Invincibility Starts With Ultimate Enhancement
Chapter 474: 330: Vanessa's Beauty Scheme
Chapter 474: Chapter 330: Vanessa’s Beauty Scheme
“Is it her?”
Xu Gu was somewhat surprised.
Because, judging from Liu Ying’s temperament, she didn’t seem like a ruthless person at all, but instead fragile and pure, provoking a desire to protect her.
She was the kind of delicate beauty one would be afraid of melting if held in their hands.
“Appearances can be deceiving.”
Ao Moyun said coldly, “It’s exactly her demeanor that seduced the War God, making him fall for her. However, in the end, it brought disaster upon Atlantis!”
Her attitude was very unfriendly.
It was obvious that she had a strong aversion to Liu Ying.
In her eyes, Liu Ying was no different from a manipulative woman.
In fact, weakness, delicacy, and manipulativeness are just a fine line apart.
Not to mention, because of Liu Ying, Atlantis could have avoided the warfare, escaped early when the situation was dire, but instead, the War God personally arrived, resulting in heavy casualties and ultimately sinking into the depths of the ocean.
Ao Moyun herself had been suppressed in the Trial Tower, imprisoned for a thousand years.
“Her true appearance is not as it seems; this is a disguise. However, her aura hasn’t changed, so I recognized her at a glance.”
Ao Moyun provided some explanation to support her own conclusion.
Xu Gu nodded, choosing to believe her.
A thousand years ago, Ao Moyun and the Queen of Naga were close friends.
In fact, they were both the Sea God’s fiancées, titular princesses, and knew each other very well. Ao Moyun’s judgment couldn’t possibly be wrong.
“Lord Xu, in taking on the role of our Regent King, rectifying the state’s condition, and maintaining social stability, the King has already been informed.”
Liu Ying spoke softly with a sad expression:
“The King has instructed that, should he awaken, he would personally crown you as the Regent King. If he does not awaken, proceed with the process as usual.
“The King is frail; let’s not wake him up. Please, Regent King, don’t feel that we are neglecting you.”
All the ministers, princes, and princesses also showed sadness.
As if grieved by the imminent decline and demise of the King.
“There’s no such thing,” Xu Gu knew fully well that the old King would not awaken; the entire Mermaid Kingdom was already under the control of the Third Princess, the Second Prince, and this Princess.
The King was merely a figurehead.
Everything proceeded accordingly.
The old King remained in an undisturbed slumber.
Xu Gu successfully became the Regent King, with the support of some of the elder statesmen and ancestors.
During this time, the majority of the ministers kept their distance from Xu Gu, clearly aligning themselves with different factions.
Only a few ministers, either compelled or voluntarily unaligned, showed goodwill towards Xu Gu.
Of course, among these, there might also be spies purposely planted by other powers.
Xu Gu didn’t care about this.
Factional struggles? Palace intrigue?
He had no interest in that.
Now that he had found the Queen of Naga, the next steps were easy.
Simply enslave her with the Battle Instrument.
Other high-level officials could also be enslaved and controlled if they proved to be useful.
They were not like the Night Owl Queen, who had only sent an avatar instead of her true self and thus could not be enslaved or controlled.
Dealing with these people was, for Xu Gu, far too trivial.
“Tonight it is.”
Xu Gu’s eyes twinkled with determination.
This very night, he would infiltrate the King’s harem and capture the most troublesome Princess, Liu Ying.
Then, he’d take the opportunity to deal with both the Second Prince and the Third Princess.
With that, he’d bag the entire Mermaid Kingdom, storing it into the Battle Space.
The Battle Space had been empty for too long, housing only the War King — a waste, indeed. It was about time one or two races took up residence.
Perfectly, Ao Moyun, the former Mermaid Queen, would reign.
However,
At the meeting’s conclusion,
Princess Vanessa approached, interrupting Xu Gu’s thoughts:
“I will take the Regent King back to his palace.” Vanessa didn’t care about the gazes of everyone present; she cast Xu Gu a coquettish glance, her face awash with insinuation.
This made the ministers by their side shake their heads in disapproval.
They might as well have lamented the decline of morals.
The Second Prince was even more displeased, his expression darkening noticeably.
It was clear to everyone that Vanessa was attempting to seduce Xu Gu to garner his support and become the new King.
But beyond cursing inwardly, they were powerless.
At the Second Prince’s side, a confidant with a stern face was advising him.
The Second Prince’s frown relaxed, and a playful smile appeared on his face:
“No need to rush. My sister Vanessa is headstrong and domineering; she devours men whole. This Xu Gu, in my view, will only be more domineering, a ruthless character. It’s unlikely for the two to cooperate; they might even come into conflict.
“And even if they did cooperate, what of it?”
“Indeed!” The confidant’s expression improved significantly.
Xu Gu’s eyebrows raised slightly, quickly regaining his composure, and said calmly to Vanessa:
“Lead the way.”
To him, enslaving one was as good as another.
However, his words still sparked envy and jealousy among some of the male Mermaids around.
Even murderous intents emerged.
There was no helping it; to them, Vanessa was the goddess of their dreams, and now, seeing their dream goddess willingly throwing herself at another man, they found it unbearable, wishing they could draw their blades and cut down Xu Gu.
Unfortunately, Xu Gu was too strong; even if they all self-destructed, they would not harm him in the least.
The Kingdom’s ministers had no objections to Xu Gu being the Regent King. It wasn’t just because Xu Gu possessed the Heart of the Ocean, but also due to his formidable strength.
Vanessa was exceptionally submissive, behaving like a kitten, very docile and obedient, walking ahead of Xu Gu with her long hair cascading down her back, trembling gently with every step she took.
Even a sideways view of her was captivating and hard to ignore.
No wonder the male Mermaids in the room lost their composure.
Such a Mermaid, if docile, would surely attract billions of fans on the Human Clan lands and enjoy unimaginable adoration.
But this figure who could hold her own in the Mermaid Kingdom, contending with the Second Prince, the Fourth Prince, and the Princess, could hardly be docile. How could she be?
To underestimate her would be to be devoured down to the bone.
Of course, to Xu Gu, she was just average, even boring.
After all, he had too many beauties by his side.
Before long, Xu Gu and Vanessa, along with their entourage, moved to the Regent Palace.
Here was Xu Gu’s residence.
“Princess, welcome!”
“Welcome, Regent King, Your Excellency!”
At the palace front, the guards immediately knelt on one knee, eyes fixed on the ground, not daring to glance at Vanessa even once.
They were all in fear and trepidation, as though before them stood not a stunning beauty but a Soul Summoner.
Such was the ordinary majesty of Vanessa.
Watching Xu Gu follow Vanessa into the palace,
The rows of guards in front of the palace gates all shook their heads and sighed, already anticipating Xu Gu’s fate.
There was no one Vanessa couldn’t control!
Recently, wasn’t that man of the Human Clan, Saint Zhou, so formidable? Didn’t he have to bow before the Princess? That was when the Princess had not even resorted to any means.
Now, the Princess was pulling out all the stops, and yet the Regent King was approaching her so closely? Wasn’t that courting death?
The palace was grand, majestic, showing past glories.
Inside were many sculptures, depicting giants with three heads and six arms, bizarre centaurs with human faces and horse bodies, along with other odd hybrids of humans and animals, similar to the Beastman Clan but not quite.
However, their common trait was lifelike detail.
As if they were real.
They were said to be relics of an ancient civilization, existing since Atlantis was established, predating even the Sea God’s occupation of Atlantis.
“There is an ancient Field here,” the Elf Queen said playfully, reminding Xu Gu.
“I know,” Xu Gu smiled lightly.