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Chapter 564: Chapter 530: The Secret of the Priest Clan

Inside the side chamber.

Lunus cast his power to set up a barrier, shrouding the entire space within, ensuring no outsiders could enter, spy, or eavesdrop.

Shen Tang appeared surprised. After all, this was the Imperial Palace, and Lunus was more or less family. What important matter could only be shared with her? Why was the work on secrecy so rigorous?

The warm and composed smile on Lunus’s face vanished, replaced by a hint of urgency, as if eager to confirm something, ”Xiao Tang, what exactly happened during the time you and Lan’er were missing at the Forgotten Sea? Can you tell me everything in detail?”

Shen Tang, of course, would not refuse.

She recounted in detail what had happened at that time to Lunus.

From the sudden incident at the Priest Temple, to being lured into an illegal laboratory, and then later rescued by Jia Lan — apart from concealing details related to the system, she laid almost all facts before him.

Lunus pondered for a moment, then said in a low voice, ”It’s roughly the same as I guessed. Those people in black are visitors from an alien star, not the original inhabitants of this continent. The expansion of the polluted area is also their doing.”

Shen Tang supplemented, ”And there’s one more thing, before I fell unconscious, I vaguely heard them say to take me away. It seems they must open some ’Star Gate’ through blood sacrifice to leave here... I suppose they entered here using this method.”

Lunus nodded, ”There is a power barrier protecting the perimeter of the continent, alien Beastmen cannot directly break in, they can only open the Star Gate through blood sacrifice for teleportation. But the cost of blood sacrifice is too great for them to invade en masse; they can only plan slowly to seize this continent through such means.”

Shen Tang furrowed her brows, ”What is their purpose in doing this? Since we already know the mastermind behind the polluted area, I want to ask the High Priest how to stop the end of destruction?”

Lunus keenly caught the five words ’end of destruction’ she uttered, his divine-borne beautiful golden eyes quietly gazing at Shen Tang.

From their first meeting, he knew this female was definitely extraordinary.

She harbored many secrets, seemingly aware of many things, even he couldn’t entirely see through.

”Their ultimate goal is to seize the Earth Core.”

Lunus explained, ”The Earth Core is the crystallization of energy on this continent and the source of the barrier protecting the planet. Their specific purpose in deploying pollutants is unclear, but one thing is certain: the power of the Earth Core contradicts the curse power. The stronger the pollution power, the weaker the energy of this continent will become.”

”The barrier that guards the continent will also become weaker and weaker until it is completely breached, at which point the army can march straight in.”

Shen Tang asked, ”...Could the High Priest tell me what to do now?”

Lunus said, ”The alien star has completed its deployment task, the spread of the polluted area is now uncontrollable. If we want to stop the situation from completely deteriorating, there is one way - to completely close and destroy the Star Gate, cutting off the passage between the two worlds.”

He continued, ”According to my speculation, they have only opened one Star Gate currently, but it is uncertain whether its location is fixed or random, further searching is needed.”

Shen Tang nodded, ”I understand. I will strive to unite more forces to find the existence of the Star Gate and destroy it!”

Lunus had little time left. Before leaving, he hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided, ”Xiao Tang, I have one more thing to tell you. It’s a secret about our Priest Clan of Merfolk.”

Shen Tang listened attentively, ”Please speak, High Priest.”

Lunus sighed softly, ”You are Lan’er’s partner, I should have told you earlier... But I have had reservations in the past, unsure whether to speak...”

Since the Priest Clan became containers for curse power, generations of High Priests have not mated with females to produce descendants. Jia Lan was the only exception. Lunus hadn’t planned to divulge this secret to others, but now it seems it can no longer remain hidden.

”I once told you, my clan’s identity is special, bearing the power of both Sea God Priest and Cursed Mermaid.” Lunus looked at Shen Tang with gentle and loving eyes, as if seeing his own daughter, patiently explaining, ”Both these powers are extremely strong, mutually repellent, and difficult to reconcile within. Due to the inability of the body and spirit to bear dual powers, they usually split into two personalities.”

”But during the era when the previous generations of High Priests guarded the sea area, the spread of the polluted area was not large-scale and was within a controllable range. Therefore, the Priest power overrode the curse power and thus suppressed the other darker, murkier personality.”

”But in Lan’er’s generation, things changed.”

Shen Tang listened to these words, appearing surprised, yet finding them reasonable. She had long known Jia Lan had dual personalities but did not know the specific cause. Lunus’s explanation was evidently more straightforward and understandable.

Shen Tang asked, ”Why does the High Priest say Ah Lan is different?”

”Lan’er was not born through the traditional method of lineage, not a new entity condensed after I passed, but a child born from my natural union with a female. Unlike a Priest who cultivates with a pure heart, his feelings of love and hatred are harder to control. Moreover, due to childhood experiences, they further activated the curse personality. And now the rampant spread of pollution may likely lead to the curse personality overwhelming the other personality, becoming the dominant one, even...”

Lunus’s voice deepened, ”Devouring the other personality, taking full control of this body.”

”I fear this was ’his’ purpose in planning it all back then.”

Shen Tang’s heart grew heavy with these revelations, a bad suspicion passing her mind, but she soon dismissed it—the curse power had been sealed away in the Infinite Box; that wicked dark personality couldn’t return!

Simultaneously, she keenly caught the ”he” mentioned by the High Priest.

”Who is ’he’?”

”Lan’er’s father.”

Shen Tang was momentarily stunned, blinking in confusion, unable to grasp the meaning.

Lunus smiled slightly at her, patiently explaining, ”Of course, I am Lan’er’s biological father, this point is indisputable... But in a certain sense, I cannot entirely be considered as the ’father’ who brought him into this world.”

Shen Tang quickly reacted, her cat-like eyes widening in shock, ”Could it be that the one who was with Jialouluo, Your Majesty back then... was your other personality, High Priest?”

A trace of helpless dismay appeared on Lunus’s extremely handsome face, as he sighed lightly. How could he, as the Sea Race High Priest, be influenced by a cup of drugged wine... and do such a thing...

Back then, it was the other ”he” who was eyeing the newly ascended Sea Emperor—the most beautiful and noble female, Jialouluo.

”He” wished to consummate with her, having the most beautiful and noble female Mermaid in the deep sea bear ”his” child, giving birth to ”his” finest offspring.

The person that night was naturally not him.

Later when he awoke, he was shocked, confused, and at a loss to the extreme.

Later, Lunus announced seclusion, never stepping out of the Divine Hall, partly not knowing how to face Jialouluo, partly fearing the re-emergence of the other personality. This self-imposed confinement was both a protection for him, preventing himself from losing control and committing unexpected acts again.

Shen Tang asked again, ”What has become of the High Priest’s other personality now?”