Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

Tang San shook his head and said, "The sect's rules are strict, and I did indeed violate them. What could I do other than accept death as atonement? Besides, I don't regret it at all. If I hadn't chosen to leap off the cliff at that time, I wouldn't have been able to go to Soul Land, and then I would never have had the chance to meet you!"

"Then how did you meet me?" Pretty Girl asked curiously.

But Tang San just smiled and shook his head, "Didn't I just say, we can't tell you about our past life yet, wait until you've become an emperor to slowly remember. Before that, I must make you my wife in this life. That way, whether in the past, present, or future, you will always be my lover."

Pretty Girl's cheeks turned red, "You're quite domineering. Isn't it enough to monopolize me for one lifetime? Do you really want to monopolize me forever?"

"Of course, for all eternity! I can't help it, who else in any realm, in any world, could possibly love you more than I do?"

"How do you know there isn't?"

"There really isn't!"

"Stop touching me; you haven't even cleared up the matter with those girls marked in red yet."

"There's nothing to say! For me, there's only room to love you in this world, I treat them all like younger sisters. But you're right, they should indeed go out and see the world. However, I still need to protect them. I plan to have them live at Redemption Academy for a while, to learn some things from the outside world, which is full of humans and suitable for them to live in."

"Mm. Just keep them away from you. Having four pretty young girls around you all the time, hmph..."

"Uh... it's not four, there were eighteen of them in total..."

"Eighteen... Tang San, you're quite something, aren't you!"

Throughout the day, the two of them talked a lot, discussing various topics, and time passed without them realizing it. They didn't do much cultivation. Tang San told Pretty Girl about many things he experienced in this life and sketched out some plans for the future.

Pretty Girl spent most of the time listening. The more she heard him speak, the more she felt her past self had been too limited, many things she had never considered. After listening to Tang San, many questions suddenly became clear in her mind, especially about the current situation in Demon Monster Land and a new understanding of the future direction for humans.

"I'll have to go back tomorrow morning, are you going into seclusion tonight?" Pretty Girl had just finished eating the fruit Tang San brought her, feeling the warm life aura lingering in her body, and lazily leaned against the Golden Tree.

Tang San said, "You meditate. I need to study the Heavenly Mechanism Feather. This Heavenly Mechanism Feather can indeed trigger the Heavenly Mechanism; it's a very miraculous divine tool. To modify it so it won't backlash will be rather troublesome. You can take it with you when you leave tomorrow morning."

"Mm," Pretty Girl nodded and began to meditate against the Golden Tree.

Feeling the life force in the air flowing towards her, Tang San couldn't help but show a warm smile on his face. Having her by his side felt so good! He knew he must protect her even better.

The Heavenly Mechanism Feather lay horizontally on Tang San's knees, his spiritual power quietly descended, merging into the feather.

The Heavenly Mechanism Feather immediately trembled, releasing a strange spatial fluctuation, apparently trying to teleport away, naturally aiming in Pretty Girl's direction.

A flash of silver light from Tang San, a spatial seal, stopped it in its tracks.

His spiritual power silently sensed the changes within the Heavenly Mechanism Feather. Controlling space power was not too difficult, but what was key was how the Heavenly Mechanism of the feather worked. This was indeed very peculiar. To foresee the future would be an incredibly formidable ability.

As he continued his silent sensing, Tang San gradually entered a meditation state.

A night passed without incident, and the next morning, Tang San and Pretty Girl awoke from their meditation one after the other.

Pretty Girl felt refreshed and rejuvenated. Nourished by the life force for a day and a night, she felt her body thriving in a way unlike the sensation of increasing her cultivation base through regular cultivation. It was a kind of sedimentation, nurturing her potential from within.

"I should go back," Pretty Girl said to Tang San.

Tang San replied, "I'll give you a set of teleportation coordinates, so the next time you come, you can teleport directly here. These coordinates are known only to the two of us, and you must not tell anyone else. I've set up a large-scale Illusion Array around the Golden Valley; even the Great Demon King would get lost trying to enter from the outside. Only Demon Emperor-level powerhouses would be able to forcibly break through."

"Mm, only we will know about it," Pretty Girl nodded, feeling a sweet sense of exclusivity. This place must be his most important base, yet he was so open with her.

Tang San continued, "Keep the Heavenly Mechanism Feather safe. I've already got some ideas for it. This divine tool is very special, and I have a plan for it, but it still needs to be perfected. When I'm ready, I'll ask for it back to refine it anew."

"Okay," Pretty Girl accepted, retrieving the Heavenly Mechanism Feather, "Then I'm leaving."

Tang San added, "Keep looking for the Heavenly Fire Fine Iron for me, the more, the better. We'll need its power when refining the Heavenly Mechanism Feather later on."

"Got it. So I'm leaving now?"

"Wait," Tang San stood up and walked over to her. Suddenly, he looked at her in surprise, "What are you guys doing?"

Pretty Girl was startled and quickly turned to look behind her, but she found nothing there. At a loss, she turned back to Tang San, only to be greeted by his face, which had stealthily moved closer.

The gentle touch of his lips shocked Pretty Girl into jumping back as if electrocuted, her face flushing red and her eyes wide, "You..."

"Eh?" Tang San too widened his eyes, looking dumbfounded at her, "Why did you kiss me?"

Pretty Girl, in a rage, retorted, "You dare play the blame game first?" With that, a flash of silver light brought her in front of Tang San, and she threw a punch at his chest.

Tang San didn't dodge, letting her hit him while his hands circled to activate the Heavenly Circle!

With a soft "bang," her punch landed, but she ended up falling into his arms, unable to escape. Under the control of the Heavenly Circle, even space was isolated.

"You, you..." Pretty Girl struggled to break free. Despite her God-level strength, she seemed unable to muster any force then.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Since you kissed me, it's only fair I kiss you back, right?" Tang San chuckled as he leaned in closer to her.

"Don't..." Pretty Girl hurriedly tried to dodge.

But Tang San didn't seek her lips; instead, he gently kissed her forehead before letting her go.

Pretty Girl's breathing was noticeably heavier. She stomped heavily on his foot and, without another word of farewell, vanished with a flash of silver, teleporting away.

Watching the spot where she had teleported away, Tang San's face was already covered in a wide smile. When Pretty Girl had come to him to meditate together the day before, their relationship had already taken a step forward, and now it was certainly different. After chasing her across worlds for so many years, he had finally made tangible progress – it was not easy at all.

With Pretty Girl gone, Tang San also began to get busy. He took out a book from his storage ring, a book completely covered in dark gold, which was one of the divine tools they had chosen at the end of the Ancestral Court elite competition.

This book was a rather impressive divine tool. Its main function was recording and emitting. It was somewhat like the Crystal Great Demon Emperor's ability to imprint Bloodline Skills and then execute them.