My queen is rebelling!

With time running short, Cohen instructed everyone:

“Get ready. After the Chieftain and I succeed, I'll signal you.

I'll stay below and wait for you then.

The Chieftain will go up to meet Mr. Modo, His Excellency the Lord of Sequence, Flint, and this shark-man friend to deal with the three Banshees.

Flint, you strike first, and the rest of you hide in the shadows. Once all three Banshees are out, catch them all in one fell swoop!”

“Okay!”

Cohen looked at Belmodey one last time and said softly:

“Bel, your strength is the greatest. I'm leaving everything to you.”

Belmodey nodded in response:

“Don't worry, I'll watch over the pirate crew for you.

Be careful yourself!”

After giving his instructions, Cohen said to Claire:

“Let's go, Chieftain. Wish us luck!”

Claire nodded slightly, and the two of them jumped into the sea together, swimming towards the Wailing Sound Trench.

Before leaving, Claire's ears twitched slightly, hearing Belmodey's telepathic message:

Take care of him!

…

This time, following Claire without a Legendary-level powerhouse to help, he felt somewhat strained.

The sea water of the Endless Sea was clearly very different from ordinary sea water, and the deeper he went, the greater the burden on his body and magic power.

At this rate, he was afraid he would run out of magic power before even reaching the Wailing Sound Trench.

Cohen stopped and said to Claire in front:

“Should we take a break?”

Cohen was too embarrassed to directly ask Claire to help him.

Seeing this, Claire quickly understood Cohen's predicament and smiled slightly:

“We've only traveled less than halfway. Let's hurry.”

After speaking, her red lips parted slightly, and she spat out a string of crystal-clear bubbles, emitting a colorful light.

Then, with a gentle wave of her hand, the bubbles flew towards Cohen, spinning and intertwining around him. In the blink of an eye, they formed a larger bubble, enveloping Cohen completely.

In an instant, Cohen felt all the pressure on his body disappear, and even his breathing became smoother.

Cohen sniffed gently. The bubble had a clear ocean scent and a natural fragrance, similar to Claire's body fragrance.

Seeing Cohen's actions, Claire blushed slightly, glared at Cohen, and gestured for him to hurry up.

Cohen no longer teased Claire, and the two swam quickly downwards.

With Claire's bubble assistance, their speed increased this time. In less than half a day, they had already dived nearly ten thousand meters underwater and were not far from the Wailing Sound Trench.

Claire stopped and said softly:

“There should be Banshee scouts ahead. We're too conspicuous like this.”

Cohen frowned slightly and asked:

“How long until we reach the location of the conch?”

Claire estimated and said:

“About two or three hours.”

Cohen said thoughtfully:

“That's five or six hours round trip.

If we enter the Shadow Plane now, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on by then.”

If it were just Cohen alone, the consumption of entering the Shadow Plane would be minimal.

But now, taking a Legendary-level transcendent with him would consume several times more magic power than if he were alone.

Cohen wasn't very confident.

Claire pondered slightly, then looked at Cohen with some shyness, suddenly warning:

“Don't tell anyone about what happens here after we get out!”

Cohen was still wondering why Claire suddenly said that, but soon, he was amazed by the scene before him.

Claire's body emitted a soft blue light, like a flowing galaxy.

Closing her eyes gently, her brows furrowed slightly, and her whole body began a transformation that greatly surprised Cohen.

Her seaweed-like long hair flickered with tiny lights, then slowly shortened, turning into golden-red scales, like wearing a delicate crown.

Her two slender jade legs rippled with layers of light, gradually turning into two small, powerful tentacles.

Then, her whole body turned into a pink ball of light, and when it reappeared, it had become an unusually cute pink jellyfish!

If Claire's eyes weren't still familiar, Cohen would have found it hard to believe how such a beautiful woman could turn into such a cute little jellyfish.

Cohen's mind inexplicably conjured up the heroine of an animated film from his previous life—Xiao Meimei from "The Adventures of Little Carp"!

Claire's current image, if not three points similar to Xiao Meimei, at least this cute and adorable appearance was truly heartwarming.

Cohen tentatively called out:

“Chieftain Claire?”

Claire glared at Cohen and said angrily:

“It's me!”

Cohen couldn't help but reach out to touch Claire's head, but Claire slapped his hand away with a pink tentacle, angrily saying:

“What are you doing?”

But this voice was too childish, sounding like she was acting spoiled.

Cohen quickly restrained his thoughts and said seriously:

“Then what do I do?”

Claire chuckled:

“What do you want to turn into?

Should I turn you into a turtle!”

Cohen quickly shook his head:

“No, no, no, turtles are too slow. I can't catch up with you!”

Claire snorted softly:

“Who told you to be handsy? I'll just turn you into a big turtle!”

…

Cohen wiggled his newly born golden fishtail, feeling the strange flexibility of his spine, feeling an indescribable novelty.

Claire, transformed into a pink jellyfish, was floating on the right, staring at Cohen, saying uncertainly:

“How does it feel? It's my first time helping someone transform.”

Cohen made a childish voice:

“It's okay, it feels good.”

In the end, Claire didn't transform Cohen into an ugly little turtle. Of course, it was also possible that a turtle swimming as fast as a jellyfish would always be suspicious.

Therefore, at Cohen's strong suggestion, she turned him into a golden carp.

“Hurry up and leave once you've adapted. My transformation art can't last too long.”

Cohen responded, and the two swam together towards the depths of the trench.

As they went deeper, the surrounding light became dimmer, and the water temperature gradually decreased. Huge kelp plants, like soft giant pythons, extended from the depths of the trench, bottomless.

Bubble and Xiao Meimei… no, Cohen and Claire carefully shuttled through them, and soon they noticed a trace of strangeness on those huge kelp plants.

The two exchanged glances, both seeing the solemnity in each other's eyes.

The kelp plants contained a trace of faint siren aura, obviously transcendent sea monsters with intelligence!

These should be the sentinels of the Crying Banshee!

The two's movements became more natural and harmonious, like ordinary goldfish and jellyfish, trying not to touch these kelp plants, and continued to swim towards the depths of the trench.

Soon, their eyes lit up, and schools of lantern fish flashing with strange light, like a flowing starry sea, swam past the two.

At the same time, it also illuminated the dark waters not far away.

It was a breathtaking sight. The trench, ten thousand meters deep, was like the deepest crack in the Endless Sea, extending infinitely under the icy water.

The cliffs on both sides of the trench had countless patterns left by the erosion of time and sea water.

Dark currents interwoven with deep blue and ink black surged in the submarine rift valley, occasionally flashing strange lights.

Deep in the trench, one could vaguely see hydrothermal vents, and scalding hot water gushing out from the seabed fissures, instantly intersecting with the icy water, forming a huge temperature difference, and also creating a unique ecosystem.

Surrounded by white tube worms, giant clams, and strange creatures that couldn't be named.

Of course, the most striking were the pale bodies and phantoms.

Crying Banshees!

The ghostly blue undercurrents carried the Banshees' pale bodies slowly sinking, the blue-gray scales refracting cold light in the depths of the trench, and the curled knuckles brushed against the reefs inhabited by giant tube worms, making a harsh and unpleasant sound.

Cohen whispered to Claire:

“We should have entered the Wailing Sound Trench, right?”

Claire replied softly:

“It should be in the middle and lower sections. That Banshee is probably Silver-grade. My transformation art can still hide us.

When we encounter a Gold-grade Banshee, we'll probably have to escape into your Shadow Plane to hide.”

“Okay.”

The two then waved their bodies and swam towards the depths of the trench.

Without incident, they passed this Silver-grade Banshee.

After diving for another half a day, suddenly, a intermittent wail came from not far away.

Feeling the powerful magic contained in the wail, the two changed color slightly.

Legendary-grade!

There's a Legendary-grade Banshee not far away!

Seeing this, Cohen no longer hesitated, swung his fishtail, put it on the tentacle of the jellyfish transformed by Claire, his body flashed, and disappeared in place.

Before long, overwhelming transcendent auras surged, and a Legendary-grade Crying Banshee appeared with a patrol squad in the place where Cohen and the two had passed!

In the Shadow Plane, Cohen breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand.

In the ink-like darkness of the void, a mysterious and strange silver crack suddenly opened.

The crack gradually expanded, about half a meter or so, and then, dazzling light shot into the Shadow Plane through the crack.

It was exactly the scene where the two were before.

Cohen looked at Claire, who had returned to human form, with a slight regret, and then said in Claire's surprised gaze:

“This is the Shadow Passage, equivalent to a place connecting two planes.

Walking on this is equivalent to moving in the main plane.

But also be careful, because there are many places in the Shadow Plane that I have never been to, and the danger is no less than that of the main plane.

When we really get to a place we can't get through, we can only enter the main plane, detour around it, and then return to the Shadow Plane.”

Claire nodded thoughtfully.

Then the two looked at the Legendary-grade Banshee in the main plane, observing her movements.

The Banshee was just doing a routine patrol and didn't stay too long, soon returning.

Cohen asked:

“Can you sense the exact location of the conch? Should we grab a live one and ask?”

Claire shook her head:

"No need, just follow this Legendary Banshee."

"To ensure that the Lament Domain can be activated in time in case of a surprise attack, the Living Conch is always stored near the Legendary Banshee."

"Okay."

"We'll follow her!"

… …

The Banshee's pale hair floated like jellyfish tentacles, and the bronze bell on her waist made a muffled sound as she swam, the sound waves causing a stinging sensation in their eardrums.

The wail they had just heard came from this bell.

The Banshee's figure flickered in and out of sight in the dimness, and her speed was also very fast.

The two of them followed closely in the Shadow Passage, but fortunately, they had the bell sound to guide them and didn't lose her.

After diving for an unknown amount of time, the front suddenly opened up, revealing a huge underwater cave.

From time to time, low-level Banshees greeted the Legendary Banshee at the entrance of the cave, indicating that this was their gathering area.

From the depths of the cave, there were occasional bursts of deep roars and sharp wails, intertwined, bringing a creepy sense of discomfort.

However, these distorted sounds were like heavenly music to the Banshees, and each of them seemed to be immersed in this lament.

Claire's eyes narrowed, and she said in a low voice:

"The Living Conch that stores the Lament Domain will make a similar sound when breathing, so it's most likely at the source of the sound!"

Cohen also seemed very excited.

The two carefully sensed it again, and soon determined the direction from which the sound came.

Without wasting any more time here, they rushed towards the source of the sound.

The two shuttled through the intricate caves, the stone walls covered with slippery moss, and occasionally sharp stalactites hung down abruptly.

After passing through several forks in the road, a group of deep-sea bat-like fish swam over.

Claire's eyes lit up:

"Batfish, the Living Conch feeds on bream, so it should be nearby."

Passing through the school of fish, a huge cave soon appeared not far away, surrounded by a mysterious blue light.

Two Weeping Banshees were guarding the entrance of the cave.

Claire sensed it slightly and said affirmatively:

"Gold-rank, both are Gold-rank Weeping Banshees."

"Using Gold-rank to guard it, the Living Conch must be inside!"

The two no longer hesitated, accelerated their speed, and followed the Shadow Passage into the cave.

Not long after entering the cave, six tall stone pillars appeared in front of them.

Each stone pillar was placed with a huge Living Conch, the shell crystal clear, emitting a faint light in the dimness.

Cohen's figure flickered, taking Claire out of the Shadow Plane.

As soon as Claire appeared, she immediately concealed the aura inside the cave.

After waiting for a while, everything outside was normal, and the two began to carefully observe the situation inside the cave.

The six stone pillars were arranged in a regular hexagon, the surface etched with strange and eerie patterns, and each pillar top had a recess.

The light blue Living Conch perfectly fit into the recess of the stone pillar.

The cold flames pouring out of the conch flowed through the grooves of the pillar, shimmering with dreamy and beautiful colors.

As the conch contracted and the shell opened and closed, these cold flames would also rise and fall with the frequency, like the lungs of a giant beast breathing in the galaxy.

Cohen withdrew his gaze, with a look of amazement on his face, and asked:

"Can we use the Living Conch?"

Claire raised her eyebrows slightly, thought for a while, and replied:

"Any Legendary-rank Transcendent can use the Living Conch to activate the Lament Domain."

"The point is that we don't have that many Weeping Banshees to create a sonic resonance wall in the Lament Domain, unless you can control these…"

Claire didn't finish her sentence, paused, and looked back at Cohen, a trace of understanding floating in her eyes.

After a pause, she asked:

"Do you mean using the Abyssal Fury Gem of the Sea God's Trident to control these Banshees?"

Cohen nodded:

"Anyway, we only need the eyeballs of the Gold-rank Banshees.

There's no need to kill all these low-level Banshees, what do you say?"

Claire nodded:

"That's a good idea, and we can even set up the Scarlet Island's base camp near the Crying Sound Trench at that time."

"When attacked, we can summon these Banshees to help build a sonic resonance wall for defense."

Cohen snapped his fingers:

"That's what I was thinking too."

Cohen had made a decision, this Banshee group should not be completely wiped out.

It was almost time, Claire said:

"I'm going to start casting the spell.

Once they are hypnotized, those Legendary Banshees will be the first to notice the movement."

"You have to be careful."

Cohen's expression became serious, he quietly adjusted his breathing, ready to run away at any time.

Claire took a deep breath, a soft light emanated from her body, and she chanted a spell, an invisible force transformed into six rays of light, shooting towards the six conches.

After touching this mysterious light, the original blue cold light all turned dark red, and the conches that originally opened and closed at a certain frequency were like puppets with their strings cut, twitching and shaking, and the tentacles and thorns at the shell mouth began to swing incoherently.

Then, they jointly emitted a harsh and hoarse sound, and the entire shell completely closed, the light disappeared, and the entire cave was completely plunged into darkness.

At the moment when darkness fell, three terrifying shrieks that made one's teeth ache exploded from not far away.

Claire gasped slightly, and said quickly:

"Let's go, they're coming!"

Without Claire's reminder, Cohen could also feel that three earth-shattering auras were rushing towards their location.

Without saying a word, Cohen grabbed Claire's hand, and the two figures flickered, and immediately disappeared from the spot.

Less than a minute later, three blood-colored tear marks tore open cracks in the cave, and a female figure appeared in each crack.

One Banshee on the left had half of her face as a skull, and a glowing jellyfish was parasitized in her eye socket.

The one in the middle wore a melted golden mask, and a brain-like substance oozed from the cracks.

The one on the right was even more terrifying, like countless faces forcibly pieced together, each face sobbing.

As soon as the three Banshees appeared, the air in the entire cave seemed to freeze.

The three simultaneously looked at the Living Conch on the stone pillar, and shock and anger flashed in their eyes.

The Banshee in the middle wearing the golden mask said in a cold voice:

"The conches have all been hypnotized, the methods of the mermaid bitches!"

"It's at least a Legendary-rank mermaid, strange, how could she have come here without making any noise!"

The Banshee on the left closed her eyes and sensed for a moment, and said in a deep voice:

"There seems to be a human aura as well, as expected, shameless sluts, even hooking up with the human race!"

"They shouldn't have gone far, should we chase?"

The Banshee in the middle decisively ordered:

"The whole clan is on alert, strictly investigate all sea creatures, those bitches are proficient in shapeshifting, don't let them run away!"

"Yes!"

In the Shadow Plane, Cohen heard the conversation outside, put away the communication stone, and said:

"They have been notified, according to the time calculation, the attack can be launched in an hour."

"By the way, why do the Weeping Banshees have such a big hatred with you mermaids?"

"If it's just because of the failure to seize the sacred object in the first place, it doesn't seem necessary to be so rude."

Listening to the three Banshees calling them bitches and sluts just now, Cohen was also slightly puzzled.

It stands to reason that a dignified Legendary-rank Transcendent shouldn't speak so impolitely, without even the most basic manners.

Claire's beautiful face also became more and more cold, and her mood was very bad.

If it weren't for Cohen by her side, with Miss Claire's temper, she would have rushed out to compete with them long ago.

Hearing Cohen's question, Claire's mouth curled into a mocking smile:

"They just don't have the ability themselves."

"In addition to the sacred object, the mermaid race and the sea monster race have always had grievances."

"Don't you also know the identity of the first Weeping Banshee?"

Cohen replied:

"The abandoned concubine of the first Sea God Poseidon, is the relationship between the Banshees and your mermaid race related to this?"

Claire nodded:

"Legend has it that the first Banshee was abandoned by Poseidon because Poseidon had a new love."

Cohen couldn't help but open his mouth wide, he thought of a possibility.

That new love is likely to be one of the ancestors of the mermaid race!

No wonder these Banshees call the mermaid race bitches and sluts, so that's the reason.

There is actually such an old story involved between the two races.

Immediately, Cohen's eyes became strange.

Speaking of which, could it be that the current Sea God Octavian was able to successfully become a god because of the blessing of his ancestors?

The mermaid race's inherited sacred object "Tears of Eternity" is similar to the "Tears of the Sky" in the Sea God's Trident, which also makes sense.

After all this time, the mermaid race's ancestors actually relied on being mistresses to get to the top, no wonder the Weeping Banshees have such a big resentment towards you.

Noticing Cohen's strange gaze, Claire could clearly guess what the other party was thinking.

She was not surprised, everyone who knew the history of the mermaid race would have such associations, even Claire herself had thought so.

However, not being surprised doesn't mean she could accept it, Claire glared at Cohen, and warned:

"Don't think wildly, our mermaid race are all good girls who cherish themselves, it's impossible for anyone to be someone's lover or mistress!"

"If you want to harm the girls of our mermaid race, give up this idea as soon as possible."

Look at you, you're getting anxious again.

I haven't even started talking yet, how did it involve finding a mermaid girl to be my lover.

Cohen thought, if I were to find someone, I would find this beautiful clan leader in front of me first.

Cohen restrained his thoughts and said softly:

"I'm just curious, I don't have so much malicious speculation, let's leave too."

"It is estimated that it won't be long before Flint and the others start attacking."

Claire no longer tangled with this matter and asked:

"Are you sure you don't want to go up with me?"

Cohen shook his head:

"No, I have already felt the opportunity for a breakthrough, I want to take advantage of this battle to attack the Banshees to break through to the sixth rank!"