Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San

Chapter 192: Sister Mei

Thud!

Tang San staggered forward as pain shot through the back of his head. He grimaced in pain.

"Master, why did you hit me again?!"

"Do you have a death wish? Do you realize how important she is to the organization? How could you recklessly reveal your identity in front of her? Even Si Ru doesn't know her true identity; in Kali City, I'm the only one in the organization who knows."

Tang San replied with a wry smile, "In that situation, do you think she wouldn't have killed me if I hadn't revealed my identity? Please, hear me out first!"

He then explained how he had followed the four eighth-order Winged Tigers. Even though Tang San had been a God King in his previous life, he couldn't have predicted Mei Gongzi's return before seeing the mark on the Winged Tiger's forehead!

Upon hearing his explanation, Zhang Haoxuan's expression softened considerably.

"Was it your plan from the beginning to appear before her with your actual identity rather than the Asura one?" he suddenly asked. Naturally, as the head of the Kali City Redemption Society, he wasn’t an idiot.

Tang San shook his head. "Not really. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision. As you can see, she knows my actual identity, so it would’ve been stupid to reveal the other one. The identity of Asura is more convenient for acting in the shadows." He didn't tell Zhang Haoxuan that using two identities was to better protect Mei Gongzi covertly, as only with the Asura identity could he use his abilities without restraint in front of Mei Gongzi.

Sadly, now that his true identity had been exposed, revealing both the Wind Astral and Blue Silver Emperor abilities, he could no longer show these bloodlines while assuming the identity of Asura.

"Be cautious around her in the future. She's vital to our organization, and I believe you've also realized her importance," Zhang Haoxuan said.

"Mm-hmm." Tang San nodded, clearly aware. Seeing Mei Gongzi utilize the powerful abilities of the Peacock Great Demon King, a true first-tier bloodline awakening, he acknowledged that her Blue Class status in the Redemption Society was undoubtedly well-deserved. Both she and Du Bai had first-tier bloodlines, yet Du Bai was considerably inferior. Without Tang San's arrival, Du Bai would still be struggling at the third order. Yet Mei Gongzi, only a little older, was already at the seventh order and had the combat power of the ninth. Such a being was likely unparalleled within the entire Redemption Society.

"I hope you can grow up quickly as well. In my mind, your role in the organization might even surpass hers. What she can do is only within Kali City. But what you can achieve could benefit all of humanity."

You sure have a keen eye, Master! Tang San thought to himself, but he nodded outwardly, adopting an appearance of being open to learning.

"Let's go, it's time to return," Zhang Haoxuan said, somewhat irritably.

Tang San asked, "Master, do you have the ninth-order Tiger King?"

Zhang Haoxuan glared at him. "You know, being too smart isn't always a good thing."

Tang San chuckled. "But I am your disciple, and I formulated this plan. I should have a share in the spoils, right? By the way, did you annihilate the entire Winged Tiger group?"

Zhang Haoxuan shook his head. "Destroying a species goes against the harmony of heaven and earth. I only took down a few of them."

When the Golden Lion Dog fled, it was naturally Zhang Haoxuan who appeared before the Winged Tiger King. Facing the severely injured Winged Tiger King, there was no question about which one of them would come out on top. As for the other seventh-order Winged Tigers, they were no match for him to begin with. Dealing with them was even easier considering they had been intimidated by the golden bloodline.

"Isn't it because the storage device can't fit them?" Tang San looked at him with some confusion. He didn't believe that humans would have any qualms regarding harming the harmony of heaven or whatever when it came to killing demon beasts and demons. These races had just too much malice toward humans.

Zhang Haoxuan raised his hand, and Tang San shrank his neck, grinning at him.

The mayor said, "Too much good stuff might turn into a problem. If I killed them all, it’d be easy to give ourselves away. After we get back, I must go around other cities to gradually sell the loot. Don’t worry; you guys won't miss out."

Although the Winged Tigers weren't entirely eradicated this time, they lost almost all beings of the eighth order and above, and it wouldn't be easy for them to recover quickly. This meant that the Redemption Academy students had to go elsewhere for the next training session.

With that, Zhang Haoxuan and Tang San met up with Wu Bingji and the others, and they returned to the Redemption Academy.

The gains last time had been huge; this time, they were far beyond that.

What surprised Tang San the most was the Qi and blood from the ninth-order Winged Tiger.

Zhang Haoxuan had killed it, but he let Tang San devour and absorb its Qi and blood while the body was still warm. The bloodline power of the ninth-order Winged Tiger King was incredible, and it instantly pushed Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Technique to the peak of the sixth order. He could break through to the seventh order whenever he wanted. The only problem was whether his body could withstand the power of the seventh order.

Tang San suppressed it forcibly, gathering the massive bloodline power within his body, not rushing to break through. Solidifying the foundations was essential; having built his foundations two times already, he understood this better than anyone.

After seeing Mei Gongzi's formidable strength, Tang San reflected deeply, realizing that his current cultivation was insufficient. The gains were not small this time, and he also revealed his identity in the Redemption Society to Mei Gongzi. After returning, he needed to cultivate well, slowly, and steadily. He had to improve his strength to protect Mei Gongzi. After all, she had significant tasks to undertake.

When they returned to the Redemption Academy, everything was as usual.

Zhang Haoxuan instructed them to keep the gains from this time a secret. After all, for the other students, their gains this time, including the ones brought by Zhang Haoxuan himself, were just ridiculous.

As for the distribution of benefits, that would be discussed after the mayor finished dealing with the spoils.

Although the Redemption team didn't show a significant increase in strength this time, the benefits they gained were more substantial. No matter how they were distributed, there would surely be more of them than last time. With money, cultivation would naturally be much more effective.

And Tang San's heart had already drifted back to Kali Academy.

***

"Sister Mei, you saved all of us. How can we share these gains with you? They should all be yours."

The Beauty and the Beasts team had already returned to the academy and they were dividing the spoils. But all team members looked at Mei Gongzi and had no intention of taking their share.

The spoils included the body of an eighth-order Winged Tiger and a few seventh-order Winged Tigers. Naturally, this didn't include the two eighth-order ones Mei Gongzi took away later.

Mei Gongzi shook her head. "I'll take the eighth-order one. You guys can divide the rest." Saying this, she stepped forward, picked up the body of the eighth-order Winged Tiger, and turned to leave.

Watching her departing figure, Song Junhou couldn't help but cover his face with his hand. Then he released it and gave himself a hard slap.

For the first time in his life, he understood what regret meant.

When he saw the Peacock Golden Crown light up on Mei Gongzi's forehead and the peacock feathers stabbing out, instantly killing four eighth-order Winged Tigers, he regretted it to the point his guts turned green.

She was the only Golden Crown Successor of the Peacock Demon Clan in this generation! Not only the heir to a Demon King, but also a being with the potential to become a Demon Emperor!

Was a first-tier bloodline stronger than a golden bloodline? Not necessarily. Although the golden bloodlines were second-tier, their strength was stable, and almost all direct golden bloodline clan members possessed powerful abilities. In addition, the talents of the golden bloodlines were usually not that difficult to awaken.

By contrast, most descendants of first-tier bloodlines had abilities on the level of second-tier bloodlines. Only the genuinely outstanding among them could awaken the true power of a first-tier bloodline.

Of course, some first-tier bloodlines were exceptions, and the Peacock Demon Clan was precisely one such exception. Those of the Peacock Demon Clan who couldn't awaken the Golden Crown at all had strength equivalent to a third-tier bloodline. This was why Wang Yan and his subordinates, although they were at the eighth order, did not exhibit powerful abilities.