Poseidon felt a chill on her body and immediately realized that she was completely naked. However, she was unable to speak at the moment, and she could not even control the muscles in her face. She could not make any expression. Her only reaction was to stare at Chen Xiao with wide eyes.
"This...it's not my fault." Chen Xiao chuckled awkwardly, his words tinged with guilt: "You passed out, and then your clothes just disappeared on their own...I didn't do anything."
Poseidon didn't react—in fact, she couldn't react at all.
"Actually, there's no deep-seated hatred between us. I just killed one of your snakes." Although Chen Xiao said this, he knew it was hard to justify himself. Putting everything else aside, that snake was so strangely shaped and huge. Even an idiot would know it was a rare species. It's no wonder the snake was angry that he killed it.
"However, I did help you this once." Chen Xiao composed himself, avoiding direct eye contact and focusing his gaze on the other woman's eyes, deliberately omitting the rest of the sea goddess's alluring body. He then calmed down and slowly said, "Down there, that damned guy tried to force us to mate… You heard that, and I resolutely resisted. Otherwise, while I certainly wouldn't have agreed, you, as a woman, would have been at a disadvantage. Hmm… let's call it even, okay?"
When it came to the last sentence, Chen Xiao sounded somewhat guilty.
The sea god, unable to speak or express himself, listened to Chen Xiao's words without much change in his expression, which made Chen Xiao feel vaguely uneasy. After thinking for a moment, he explained what had just happened in one breath.
He repeated everything—prehistoric civilizations, the fourth type of identifiable, non-renewable, independent organisms, the continuation of civilizations, embryonic life replication, and so on. He was eloquent and intelligent; he recounted it all in great detail and with clear logic.
As they talked, they noticed a change in the sea god's eyes.
So, the Sea Goddess should naturally know these things. However, the "Fourth Type of Identifiable Non-Renewable Independent Organism" released her from the ruins, allowing her to enter the outside world. For safety and secrecy, all of this was sealed within her memories. Only at certain times, when the implanted fixed memories were activated, guiding her back to the ruins for data feedback or physical repair, would these memories be fully activated. Now, the Sea Goddess has undergone a physical repair, and these memories have been erased. When Chen Xiao mentioned them, she seemed to be hearing them for the first time, her eyes inevitably becoming strange.
Chen Xiao finished speaking in one breath. These things were not simple and had taken a lot of talking. After he finished, he felt a little dry. He swallowed and licked his chapped lips, and said with a wry smile, "That's about it. In fact, I didn't take advantage of you. Let's call it even."
As he said this, he noticed a strange change in Poseidon's eyes. His previously sharp gaze, fixed on Chen Xiao, had softened somewhat—of course, this softening wasn't a sign of a more amiable attitude towards Chen Xiao. It was more as if he had been overwhelmed by so much shocking news and was momentarily bewildered.
Fortunately, this greatly reduced the hostility towards Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao wasn't in a hurry to leave. He now possessed a surefire way to deal with this woman—the "bioelectric wave" was practically a weapon specifically designed to kill her. With this ability, Chen Xiao was naturally fearless. The trap left by the "Fourth Type Identifiable Non-Renewable Independent Biological Entity" had vanished without a trace.
Seeing that the sea god was unable to communicate with him, Chen Xiao didn't care about anything else. He simply explained everything that had just happened and then quickly moved to sit somewhere far away.
After all, sitting so close to such a captivating and beautiful woman is a huge test of a young, inexperienced virgin's character.
Seeing that the guy obediently left him and sat far away, the sea god finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, a complex look flickered in her eyes, and no one knew what she was thinking.
Chen Xiao didn't have a watch and couldn't accurately tell the time. Three hours wasn't a long time, but it wasn't short either. He ran to a rock near the sea, sat down, and waited patiently for a long time.
It seemed the time had finally come, for a splashing sound came from behind, and the Sea God silently rose from the ground.
Chen Xiao immediately jumped up, staring warily at the woman, ready to respond, and said sternly, "Hey! I don't want to fight you anymore! Don't force me to make a move!"
Poseidon ignored Chen Xiao, but stared at him with an extremely complicated look for a couple of seconds. In those bright eyes, it was hard to tell whether it was hatred or something else. It was always that same look that made Chen Xiao feel guilty and dared not say anything more.
Poseidon had already turned her back. She was already incredibly alluring when she was lying down, but now that she was standing up, her naked body was even more revealing under the sunlight. Especially the charm of her turn, her slender waist, and the curves of her full and pert buttocks made Chen Xiao subconsciously turn his head away. However, being a young man, he was still somewhat reluctant to leave and finally stole a couple of glances.
But then she saw the sea goddess standing there with her back to her, her whole body suddenly and silently enveloped in a layer of watery color. The watery color seemed to be secreted from her body, gradually spreading and covering her entire body, from her neck down, including her hands and feet, all of which were wrapped in that light liquid. Then the liquid gradually solidified, but turned back into that almost translucent "super tight-fitting suit" that looked like a diving suit.
Although she was still semi-transparent and semi-naked, Chen Xiao finally seemed to breathe a sigh of relief because she was now wearing an extra layer of clothing.
Poseidon then turned around, his eyes revealing an unreadable emotion. He stared at Chen Xiao, his gaze sweeping over Chen Xiao's eyes, lingering on his body and hands for a moment, before finally saying indifferently, "Come and sit down."
The woman's voice no longer held the irreconcilable hatred and hostility it had shown during the chase, which made Chen Xiao feel slightly relieved. However, he still didn't dare to fully trust her, so he took a few steps closer and then sat down a few steps away from her.
Poseidon frowned, staring at Chen Xiao for a few moments. His tone was unreadable, neither expressing dissatisfaction nor anger, but he coldly said, "Am I that scary? You could subdue me with a single move. I should be the one afraid of you." Only then did Chen Xiao reluctantly shift his position, moving a few steps closer.
Poseidon sat down cross-legged, a posture that accentuated her beautiful curves. Her body leaned slightly forward, making her full breasts almost spill out. However, her gaze was not on Chen Xiao, but fixed on the distant horizon where the sea met the sky.
After a while, the sound of Chen Xiao swallowing was heard. The sea goddess suddenly smiled, this time with a more relaxed smile. She raised her hand and gently stroked one finger, and countless water vapors in the air immediately condensed, quickly forming a water ball floating on her fingertip.
"Drink up, this is fresh water."
Chen Xiao knew that any expert with the ability to control water could do this. The surrounding area was surrounded by the sea, so water was plentiful; the only shortage was fresh water. For a powerful being like the Sea God, obtaining fresh water was extremely easy. With a thought, he could naturally extract the purest water elements from the surrounding seawater, removing other impurities and extracting the necessary fresh water.
Chen Xiao had been thirsty for a long time, so he wasn't going to hold back anymore. Unafraid of the woman's mischief, he pounced on her, biting off a small portion of the water ball.
The cool, fresh water flowed down his throat, extinguishing the fire within. Chen Xiao drank almost half a water sphere in one gulp before stopping, raising his head, and smiling sincerely at the Sea God: "Thank you." The Sea God said nothing, but with a flick of his finger, the remaining water sphere immediately vanished into thin air.
After finishing their water, the two sat facing each other in silence. After a while, Chen Xiao, still preoccupied with something, couldn't help but say, "Um...should we leave here?"
He originally intended to take advantage of the Sea Goddess's unconsciousness to cut open her body and extract a small amount of blood. Then, Chen Xiao, with his "purification and devouring" ability, could naturally obtain the Sea Goddess's powers. He had seen this woman fly; if he mastered the ability to fly, conquering this island might not be too difficult.
In fact, if Chen Xiao were to be even more wicked, he could simply drip his blood into the woman's wound, infecting her with his blood, which would be equivalent to infecting her with the "purification" potion, thus neutralizing the Sea God's supernatural abilities and turning her into an ordinary person.
For some reason, Chen Xiao didn't do that.
Chen Xiao had given himself ample reasons for not absorbing the other party's abilities: after several deep conversations with Lao Tian, Chen Xiao understood that endlessly replicating new abilities might not be a good thing for him. After all, no one could predict genetics; if the gene chain collapsed due to excessive mutation, only God knew the consequences. He already possessed so many abilities, making him an anomaly; who knew when this time bomb would explode?
Not only is it best not to use this method if it fails, but it's also better not to use it at all.
As for not neutralizing the other party's abilities, Chen Xiao had a good reason: the other party seemed to be some kind of large superpowered organization, an organization with S-level experts. It was best not to provoke them for the time being. If he really crippled this woman, crippled such a heavyweight expert in their organization, the enmity would be enormous! Without sufficient motive, it was best to avoid making enemies like this.
On a deeper level, this excuse was merely a way to convince himself. The real, subconscious reason was actually quite simple: Chen Xiao simply couldn't bear to do it.
This is the general mindset of most young people. They've seen this beautiful woman naked, hugged her, touched her a couple of times in a daze, and almost had a "close" relationship. Under these circumstances, Chen Xiao simply couldn't bring himself to do something so cruel as to destroy her.
At least, it's not something I can do right now.
Of course, Chen Xiao is trying to resolve this peacefully, and it's an experiment. If a peaceful resolution doesn't work, Chen Xiao might have no choice but to "borrow" this woman's superpowers.
"Leave?" The sea god spoke these two words in a very calm tone, as if he were muttering to himself.
Her tone was somewhat complicated, with a hint of something unusual beneath her calm demeanor. Chen Xiao's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and he turned to look into the Sea God's eyes.
"How old are you this year?" the sea god suddenly asked this strange question.
"Hmm... I guess I'm nineteen." Chen Xiao answered quickly.
"Nineteen." The sea god silently repeated the number, then asked, "What's the earliest memory you can recall? What age were you?"