Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

A monarch has been butchered, a Monarch slaughter! This situation, unseen for who knows how long, has now occurred.

An Emperor has fallen, what a heavy price it is. Diamond City is finished, the Diamond Elf Clan, finished! The deep vengeance of our clansmen has been avenged.

At this moment, Jin Miaosen's blue face is so agitated it's nearly turning blue-purple, his fists waving incessantly, and the six sharp spikes on his back quivering rapidly.

They could all feel that Tang San had not perished, and his life signs were still very normal. The Diamond Elf King has died, but our patriarch is still alive. What could be more exciting than this?

They all heard the voice of the Soul-Stealing Spirit King, but no one would respond before Tang San awoke; after all, this is the will of the Tree Ancestor.

A colossal amount of life force is being absorbed from all directions into the Tree Ancestor's shadow. A portion flows into the bodies of these Elders, but more disperses into the air, mending the space cracks blown open in the sky and also dissipating into the air.

The Soul-Stealing Spirit King repeated his words outside, still receiving no response.

Now he is neither able to leave nor stay. If the Tree Ancestor truly awakens, even the Ancestral Court would have no authority over this being. After all, this being could be considered the ancestor of all Spirit Monsters, controlling the life force of the plane, a presence that towers above even them, the Emperors!

But, should he really let this ancestral entity completely Devour the life aura of an entire major city like this?

Although a portion of Diamond City's civilians left, the majority still remain. If their life force is devoured like this, Diamond City would become a dead city. Such a large-scale massacre has never occurred in the history of Demon Monster Land.

This situation will likely lead to great turmoil within the Ancestral Court.

With the fall of the Crystal Great Demon Emperor, the Rihchen Empire was finally on the verge of gaining the upper hand. The fall of an Emperor at this moment would undoubtedly allow the Monsters to seize back the initiative.

The shifts in this situation will be highly complex and the distribution of power equally so. He truly wants to return to the Ancestral Court immediately and summon the Heavenly Spirit Emperors to deal with this matter.

But the Tree Ancestor's radiance persists, and the Devouring continues; as the representative of the Ancestral Court sent to handle this matter, he cannot leave just like that. Inside a major city, tens of millions of lives at the very least, abandon them just like that? He truly does not dare!

At this moment, a somewhat weak voice emanated from within the glow, "Issue the decree of the Tree Ancestor."

Upon hearing these words, the Soul-Stealing Spirit King hurriedly bowed again, this time to ninety degrees. He doesn't wish to perish either, fearing the Tree Ancestor's wrath upon himself!

The presence of all the Diamond Elf powerhouses became unbearable, their King is dead, their greatest reliance gone. How could they dare to hold any hope?

That weak voice was naturally Tang San's, "Tree Ancestor's decree, Diamond Elf Clan, your crimes against our clan's clansmen are unforgivable. Temporarily halting my control over the plane's life force, I have slain the Diamond Elf Clan Emperor to serve as a warning to others. In mercy for the difficulty of life, I hereby strip away thirty percent of the life aura of Diamond City. Should there be another offense, exterminate their clan. Anyone who offends our clan again, life deprivation to their root. So it is decreed."

As the last word was spoken, the massive shadow of the Tree Ancestor slowly dissipated, and the aura of the Tree Ancestor in the distance retracted and faded away.

Protected by the twelve Blue Gold Tree Clan Elders, Tang San sat cross-legged on the ground, his complexion extremely pale.

At this moment, the Soul-Stealing Spirit King heaved a great sigh of relief, thankful that the Tree Ancestor had, after all, refrained from slaughtering the city! This was a small piece of good fortune amidst misfortune.

To say that thirty percent of life force had been deprived, it definitely meant that the weaker beings paid a greater price, while the more powerful ones barely contained their own Life Force, losing less of it.

Now, this patriarch of the Soul-Stealing Tree Clan, the Emperor ranked fourth in the Rihchen Empire, no longer harbored any covetous desires towards the Blue Gold Tree Clan. It was just too frightening; the Tree Ancestor, who had slumbered for so many years, once erupted in fury could be so terrifying.

"I shall heed the decree," declared the Soul-Stealing Spirit King respectfully in the direction of Tang San.

Tang San slowly opened his eyes and nodded slightly to the Soul-Stealing Spirit King, but said nothing more, presenting a very weakened state.

The Soul-Stealing Spirit King sighed and said, "Chief Jin, I must rush back to the Ancestral Court immediately to report the situation here. The Diamond Elf Clan was at fault initially, and I will report the truth. Our Soul-Stealing Tree Clan owes today's existence to the legacy of the Tree Ancestor, you can rest assured. When you go to the Ancestral Court to present your report, I will definitely stand by your side and support you to ensure your successful report."

Once more, Tang San nodded at him.

Without even glancing at the Diamond Elf Clan powerhouses present, the Soul-Stealing Spirit King sprang into the air and instantly turned into a dark streak of light, vanishing into the horizon.

Tang San closed his eyes again and meditated on the spot.

Conspiring to kill an Emperor, weakening a fraction of the power of the Fairy Continent, he had also created more room for himself and Pretty Girl to rise to the status of Emperor later on.

The benefits of slaying the Diamond Elf King were numerous: the allegiance of the Blue Gold Tree Clan was secured, and Diamond City, which was near Jianmu City, would inevitably falter. Using the Tree Ancestor's renown to intimidate the Ancestral Court paved the way for his own forthcoming official report. By opening up greater space in the plane, he created conditions to become an Emperor himself. After all, if Tang San were to become an Emperor, the space he occupied might not be less than that of the once Crystal Great Demon Emperor. The more ample the space, the less he would be obstructed by the plane master.

The fall of the Crystal Great Demon Emperor gave the Rihchen Empire an advantage, with the Tianyang Spirit King and the Earth Yin Spirit King being exceptionally powerful. But now with one Heavenly Spirit Emperor less, a subtle change had occurred in the balance between the two sides, making the whole continent's situation even more complicated, thereby providing humans with more opportunities to find a way to survive in this complex environment.

These were all things Tang San needed to consider. As the saying goes, "A single hair can move the whole body," let alone the death of an Emperor. At least up to this point, everything was developing in the direction he hoped for.

As for the report, there was no need to rush it for the time being. It would be sufficient to complete it before Pretty Girl's martial contest for betrothal. Next, he would assimilate the Bloodline Brand of the Diamond Elf King, which would bring him even better survival assurances.

While in meditation, Tang San was sorting out his thoughts once again.

Regarding the Tree Ancestor, it only had instincts, and its instinct was to seek benefits and avoid harm. Destroying the Diamond Elf King was naturally not opposed by the Tree Ancestor. After all, the oppression of the Diamond Elf Clan over the Blue Gold Tree Clan was evident. Devouring one-third of a city's life force was something only the power of the Tree Ancestor could achieve; Tang San merely served as a catalyst. The deprivation of so much life energy dissipated into the air was a tribute to the entire plane, obviously beneficial to the Tree Ancestor, the life source of this plane. That's why everything Tang San did was supported by the Tree Ancestor.

At this moment, the bloodline within Tang San's body bubbled as if boiling. He had absorbed the entire Bloodline Brand of an Emperor without missing a bit. How immense was this energy?

The reason Tang San had chosen the Diamond Elf King as his hunting target was, of course, after careful consideration. Which of the many chief cities and Emperors didn't have members of the Blue Gold Tree Clan being captured? All of them did. Tang San could be certain of this, at least up until now not a single chief city had sent back the people of the Blue Gold Tree Clan.

But in choosing the Diamond Elf King, there were several main reasons. Utilizing the Diamond Elf Clan bloodline to supplement his own defense capabilities and enhance his survivability was undoubtedly Tang San's crucial goal. But there was also another prerequisite—that he had to be capable of devouring the Bloodline Brand of the Emperor.