Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San

Chapter 250: The Arrival of the Demon Emperor

At this moment, Su Qin's mind was in turmoil. Always calm, she now found herself engulfed in a suffocating sensation, her heart in disarray.

Mei Gongzi, intimately familiar with Kali City, skirted the sealed-off roads, circling around the city's distant edge before heading toward Kali Academy.

As she neared the academy, she suddenly noticed a figure standing not far from the entrance, looking in her direction.

Upon seeing him, Mei Gongzi paused, unsure why a sudden sense of reassurance washed over her.

Seeing her, he also let out a huge sigh of relief.

Naturally, the figure waiting outside Kali Academy was Tang San.

Because of that feeling of crisis and oppression, he silently looked around Kali City and then went to Kali Academy to look for Mei Gongzi. However, he couldn’t find her aura. Just as he was about to return to the city to search for her, she finally returned.

The luck bestowed by the Celestial Fox Vision was remarkable, a case of wishful thinking made real!

"Sister Mei." Tang San approached her proactively. Now, in the role of Tang San, he naturally couldn't adopt the demeanor of Asura.

"Why are you here?"

Tang San replied, "It seemed like you left early this morning. I heard something happened in the city. I was worried about you, so I waited here."

Mei Gongzi felt warmth in her heart. She said, "I'm fine. But something really happened in the city. Don't go into the city these days, alright?"

"Uh-huh, okay." Tang San quickly nodded in agreement.

Mei Gongzi asked, "How has your cultivation been going recently? Any progress?"

"Actually, yes. I am close to reaching the seventh order," Tang San said in a lowered voice.

Mei Gongzi's heart stirred/ "The seventh order is critical. Don't focus solely on breakthroughs. It's essential to accumulate a solid foundation for further improvement in the future."

"Okay." Tang San nodded repeatedly.

As they talked, they walked toward Kali Academy. Mei Gongzi glanced back at Kali City, feeling uneasy about her mother. The man who appeared today gave her a strange feeling; even with her cultivation level, she couldn't see through him. Clearly, that man had deep connections with her mother; otherwise, her mother wouldn't have been so perturbed.

The two walked back to Kali Academy together. Mei Gongzi said, "You're still working, right? Go on with your work. By the way, the academy seems to be recruiting vassals for actual combat practice to fight against the students and enhance their real combat experience. You might consider this job. If you do well, there's a chance to move beyond the vassal tier. Though you won’t become a noble, you could achieve the status of an ordinary demon, and completely leave servitude behind."

Tang San asked, "Then, what should I do to..."

Mei Gongzi said, "You'll need to participate in an assessment and then fight the students. If you’re under the age of twenty and you can win ten consecutive matches, you’ll be considered a promising seedling. If a race will take you in, you can request to be promoted to citizen status, so you’ll no longer be a slave or a vassal. This is a privilege of the academy. You have this opportunity since you're almost at the seventh order, and your combat experience is commendable. But first, you need the mayor to complete your identity documentation thoroughly, without any loopholes, and be able to withstand scrutiny."

"Understood," Tang San nodded.

"I'm going to rest now; you carry on," Mei Gongzi nodded to him and quickly left. After the assassination attempt and all that followed, she indeed felt weary.

Watching her head toward the dormitory, Tang San finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that she was okay.

Tang San didn't particularly care about becoming a citizen. It wasn't anywhere on his list of concerns, but since Mei Gongzi had mentioned it, he would do it.

When he looked into the distance toward Kali City once more, the gloom over the city seemed to have thickened.

***

The Peacock Great Demon King sat silently in the main seat of the council hall. At this moment, he was the only one in the entire hall. Even the attendants had been dismissed.

He silently pondered everything it had sensed before. He had successfully directed all suspicions toward the Ancestral Court, but the fact of the matter was that he had distinctly felt the presence of the Peacock bloodline there. The spatial fluctuations were unique to the Peacock Demons; maybe others could mistake them for something else, but how could the Peacock Great Demon King possibly do that?

Who could it be? Who would cause trouble and distract him at such a time?

Just then, an urgent voice came from outside. "Reporting in!"

A Peacock demon guard rushed into the hall and knelt on one knee.

"Reporting to the City Lord, the Ancestral Court's Pegasus caravan is about to arrive. A Pegasus rider has come ahead to notify you. Please prepare to receive them."

The Pegasus caravan, a Demon Emperor's mode of travel, represented the highest level of formality in terms of visits from the Ancestral Court. Even as the city lord, the Peacock Great Demon King—not a Demon Emperor himself—did not have the status to ride with such an escort.

What was inevitable has finally arrived, and so swiftly at that. How impatient he must be!

The Peacock Great Demon King stood up, expression cold as usual. "Convey my command: open the gates of the lord's mansion wide and have everyone there join me in welcoming the envoy."

As he spoke, he strode outside.

The entire lord's mansion instantly became bustling. The high-ranking officials from the Peacock Demon clan quickly gathered.

The gates of the lord's mansion were wide open, and a red carpet was laid out. The Peacock Great Demon King, dressed in splendid blue attire and accompanied by his clan members, walked with his head held high to the front of the mansion.

It wasn't long before his gaze sharply focused in one direction, where several flying chariots had come into view.

All five chariots stood out, and the one in the center particularly so. The muscular Pegasi pulling them radiated a powerful aura. They flapped their wings, trotting through the air as they brought the five chariots down from the sky directly toward the lord's mansion.

The Peacock Great Demon King's face remained calm. His gaze followed the chariots as they landed one after another on the ground, then glided forward, stopping precisely in front of the mansion.

The doors of the two chariots in front and the two at the back opened first, and a dozen beings with strong auras descended. They were humanoid in appearance, but subtle features revealed that they belonged to different demon races.

The most eye-catching was a man who alighted from the last chariot. He appeared to be in his twenties and had the weakest aura among all the demons who disembarked. However, the powerful beings who exited before him made way for him, allowing him to walk to the forefront and join them beside the door of the central, giant Pegasus chariot.

Upon seeing this young man, the Peacock Great Demon King's pupils slightly narrowed. He looked almost human, except for his white hair and the peculiar aura he radiated. A faint white glow could be seen shimmering within his eyes.

This phenomenon represented something the Peacock Great Demon King understood all too well.

The central Pegasus chariot's door slowly opened, and the strong beings from the other four chariots that had descended earlier bowed to welcome the newcomer.

A man in splendid attire, delicate and gentle, descended from the chariot. If Mei Gongzi were here, she would certainly recognize him as the individual who had stirred her mother's emotions at the milk tea shop.

The Peacock Great Demon King remained where he was, while the Crystal Phoenix Demon Emperor, who had descended from the chariot, looked over with a gentle gaze and a faint smile.

Their eyes met, and both put on polite smiles.

"Brother Wang, it's been too long!" said the Crystal Phoenix Demon Emperor.