Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San

Chapter 613: Initial Acceptance

The Peacock Great Demon King was undoubtedly very cautious. It was indeed safest to decide the tribulation location at the last moment. His concern wasn't much about external threats but rather internal strife within the Peacock Demon clan, where many wouldn't want to see Mei Gongzi successfully achieve god level.

After sending off her father, Mei Gongzi sat on the sofa and thought for a while. Finally, she pressed the communicator he had left behind.

Soon, she got a response. Because it was long-distance, she could only notify the other party for a meeting but couldn't directly communicate.

With a flash of silver light, Mei Gongzi quietly left the residence. She reappeared in a secluded corner of the city, and after two more teleportations, she once again arrived at the familiar corner outside Kali Academy.

A tall figure was already waiting there, with long blue hair flowing down his back. When Mei Gongzi saw him, she couldn't help but feel a bit lost—today, he was wearing that familiar mask again.

"You..."

The person seemed like a stranger, but that mask was truly familiar! She had wanted to take off that mask countless times but had never succeeded, until the very end.

Tang San smiled bitterly. "If you think you can accept it better this way, I'll keep wearing the mask and be Asura, okay?"

Mei Gongzi's eyes showed a complex expression, but she still shook her head, "No, you are you. You should take off the mask. It might take some time to accept you as you are now, but... I would prefer it that way."

"Okay." Tang San lifted his hand and took off the mask, revealing his handsome face.

As she looked into his gentle eyes, Mei Gongzi's heart calmed down a bit, and she said, "My father told me to choose a place for the tribulation. I suggested the Endless Blue Sea, but he said there might be risks because the Sea God appeared there before. What should I do?"

Hearing this, Tang San's spirits lifted. She still trusted him; otherwise, she would never have said something like that to her father. It seemed that even though she couldn't accept the idea of him being her husband from a previous life, at least for now, she believed he was indeed Asura and wouldn't harm her.

Tang San said, "This is not difficult to solve. You can tell your father the truth—the Sea God actually appeared for your sake. When you were a child, you happened to meet the Sea God by the seaside and became his pupil. So when you undergo your tribulation, the Sea God will watch over you from the sea, making it the safest place for your tribulation. If necessary, I can stay by your side as the Sea God's emissary. I have my ways to make him believe that I can represent the Sea God."

Listening to his explanation, Mei Gongzi couldn't help but feel a bit dazed. He was Asura. He really was Asura. His tone was just like it always had been—as if, no matter what the problem was, it could be easily resolved.

"Alright. The tribulation will take place in about five days, just before the selection of the clan leader. Then, with the momentum of becoming a god, I will announce my inheritance of the Peacock Demon clan leader position." n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Okay. Can I stay by your side as the Sea God's emissary?" Tang San asked.

Mei Gongzi glanced at him and eventually nodded.

Tang San was overjoyed, "That's great. I can only feel at ease by staying by your side. I'll also make some preparations to ensure everything goes smoothly. In the next few days, practice controlling the Holy Blaze Saber more. The Holy Blaze Saber will allow you to summon the sword intent of the Asura Sword, that transcendent divine weapon. When you face tribulation lightning that you feel you cannot endure, you can use the sword intent to handle it. I will be by your side then.

"But remember: the lightning tribulation is not just a test; it’s also an opportunity, a great opportunity. So don't disperse the lightning entirely; let some of it course through you, even if it hurts at that moment. That baptism of lightning will trigger the transformation from human to divine, and it will be very important for your future."

"No, I don't want to be hit by lightning and look ugly," Mei Gongzi said, pouting.

Tang San was stunned for a moment, then laughed. "Hey, I'm asking you to endure the lightning to some extent, not to get hit. You just need to channel some of the lightning's power into your body to stimulate your bloodline."

Mei Gongzi was taken aback, and her pretty face reddened. "Got it. We'll meet here in three days. I'll notify you through the communicator, and then I'll probably take you to meet my father. Be prepared."

Tang San nodded. "Alright, no problem."

Right now, he was in top shape. He had been trying out his transcendent bloodline, adapting to the improvements and changes it brought to his body. His cultivation seemed to have reached its peak, but his combat power was increasing daily. He was now much more confident than when he first went to the Ancestral Court.

"Then I'll be off," Mei Gongzi said.

"Alright, goodbye, Big Sister Mei," Tang San said with a smile.

Hearing him call her "Big Sister Mei," a slight smile finally appeared on Mei Gongzi's face. She nodded and raised her chin proudly, then disappeared in a flash of silver light, teleporting away.

After she left, Tang San let out a long breath and clenched his fist in excitement. Although he wasn't sure if the influence of their past lives made Mei Gongzi more accepting of him in this life, her willingness to seek him out and accept his help meant she had essentially acknowledged that Asura was Tang San. From now on, it was just a matter of spending time together. As long as he could stay with her, Tang San felt at ease. He wasn't in a hurry; after all, he had waited so many years and didn't mind waiting a bit longer.

He also teleported back to Golden Valley.

It had been about twenty days since he returned from the Ancestral Court, and he had mostly digested his gains. The Rainbow Skyfire Liquid was indeed a good thing, and so was the massive Black Crow Stone he’d refined into black gold. The Crimson Fox girls were still getting used to the God-Hunting Crossbow he had made from it.

But the greatest gain was still the Spacetime Beacon. Although he was far from being able to use it to its full potential, in the hands of someone like Tang San, it was certainly not being wasted. Although the Rainbow Skyfire Liquid couldn't refine it directly, thanks to its ultra-high temperature and the infiltration of Tang San's divine consciousness, he could gradually change it, shaping it into what he needed.

This process was bound to take a very, very long time. The only ways to speed it up were acquiring more Rainbow Skyfire Liquid and improving his divine consciousness. In fact, now that Tang San's divine consciousness had undergone a qualitative change, he could use the Spacetime Beacon a lot more proficiently. Sadly, the time-slowing effect of the Spacetime Beacon was just too terrifying; it even impacted the divine consciousness of a God King, and even though he could ignore it to some extent, he couldn’t do that continuously.

The burning of the Rainbow Skyfire Liquid was also affected by the time lag, but to a much lesser extent. After all, it didn’t do anything actively; it only needed to maintain a high temperature. As long as it reached and maintained peak temperature, it would naturally leave marks on the Spacetime Beacon over time.

The transcendent bloodline had brought tremendous changes to Tang San. Since the transcendent bloodline had taken shape, he constantly felt that he was about to face the lightning tribulation.

This was not his urge to become a god; rather, this plane wanted to use the lightning tribulation to destroy him.

Fortunately, his divine consciousness was strong enough to suppress his aura, preventing the lightning tribulation from coming.

At the same time, all of Tang San's bloodline imprints were constantly evolving under the influence of this transcendent bloodline. They no longer needed to absorb the power of similar bloodlines and were already advancing toward the peak of the ninth order. And once all his bloodline imprints reached that point, he would be unable to prevent himself from undergoing the tribulation.

The clock was ticking.