Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San-Chapter 889: The Fall of the Adamant Nymph Emperor

However, when the Soul Capturer Nymph Emperor landed back on the ground, he noticed that the Earth Prison in the sky had once again become calm. The energy fluctuations inside were still growing stronger, but there was no sign of an imminent explosion.

This was the second reason Tang San had to be grateful for the Adamant Nymph Emperor's Earth Prison. Without its cover, the Soul Capturer Nymph Emperor could have sensed something amiss and interrupted Tang San's devouring. At that point, Tang San would have been forced to trigger the yin-yang energy explosion in the Adamant Nymph Emperor's body, and in what state he himself would have been after that was anybody's guess.

But now, with the Earth Prison concealing him from prying eyes, Tang San had all the time he needed. The Adamant Nymph Emperor wasn't defeated by Tang San—it was its own greed that had defeated it.

Recklessly absorbing things that had no business being inside its body, combined with the insane influx of life energy from the Ancestral Tree's power that Tang San had drawn in, resulted in an irreversible state.

The Adamant Nymph Emperor could feel its bloodline aura weakening, and the golden light radiating from its body was fading. If not for Tang San keeping the yin-yang energy under control with his chaos energy, it would have already self-destructed.

Within a few more moments, Tang San was done devouring its bloodline power. It would take time and effort to properly process the bloodline of an Emperor, but Tang San had nothing against it. The benefits were simply enormous.

Calmly, Tang San removed the massive diamond ring from the Adamant Nymph Emperor's finger, patted it on the shoulder, and said, "Greed is the original sin. That's my advice to you. If there's a next life, remember to avoid it."

In the next instant, light flickered in Tang San's eyes, and the Earth Prison surrounding them retracted. This was a result of the Adamant Nymph Emperor's bloodline power—having absorbed it in its entirety, Tang San could now perfectly mimic the Adamant Nymph Emperor's aura and easily control the Earth Prison that was created from its golden crystal armor.

The golden light retracted, but it did not return to the Adamant Nymph Emperor. Instead, it was absorbed by the diamond ring on Tang San's finger. He then placed the ring into his own storage ring, while radiating a golden light of his own that allowed him to perfectly conceal what he was doing.

In the next moment, Tang San gave the Adamant Nymph Emperor a powerful shove, sending it flying skyward. As he did so, Tang San also withdrew his chaos energy.

The shiny golden sphere that was the overly bloated Adamant Nymph Emperor reached three thousand meters in altitude within just seconds, and by that time, it had already erupted with uncontrollable yin-yang energy.

"NOOOO—" it screamed frantically. But before it could do anything, it exploded.

BOOOOOOM!!!!

A deafening explosion echoed across the heavens.

Tang San descended like a meteor, instantly suppressing his own aura while simultaneously drawing on the Ancestral Tree imprints of the twelve Blue Gold Tree clan elders below. A massive silhouette of the Ancestral Tree rose from the ground, enveloping Tang San within it.

This sky-shattering explosion... had truly shattered the sky, in a sense. A gaping black hole was torn open in the very fabric of space, ravenously devouring everything in the air. At the same time, the entire sky darkened in an instant. Over Adamant City, the azure turned a deep crimson, and suddenly, a torrent of blood rain and foul winds began to pour down.

An Emperor had fallen, and heaven was weeping.

The death of the Adamant Nymph Emperor was vastly different from that of the Crystal Demon Emperor. The Crystal Demon Emperor had died of old age, meeting the end of her life completely at peace. Of course, she was at peace because she had already been reincarnated with the help of Tang San. But on this day, the Adamant Nymph Emperor had died a violent death—it had been slain.

It had been countless years since an Emperor on the Daemon Continent had been killed. And to make it more shocking, the one who had killed it wasn't even an Emperor.

Adamant City froze at that moment.

The sky dimmed, and the sun and moon lost their light. The powerful warriors of the Adamant Nymph clan stood frozen, trembling. Even the Soul Capturer Nymph Emperor stood in shock, staring at the blood rain in the sky and the towering silhouette of the Ancestral Tree before him, his heart quaking in fear.

He died. He really died. That terrifying explosion even tore the sky apart. And that ancient power.... The Ancestral Tree has truly awakened. There's no question about it anymore. It's not just partially awakened, and even if it is, it's definitely going to fully awaken.

Whether it was the Soul Capturer Nymph Emperor or any other nymph present, none of them could believe that Tang San had been able to kill the Adamant Nymph Emperor. He was only a Great Nymph King—how could he possibly have slain an Emperor? But the Adamant Nymph Emperor was undeniably dead, and with the manifestation of the Ancestral Tree present, there was no doubt: This was the Ancestral Tree's doing. Only the Ancestral Tree could show such power.

In an instant, Adamant City fell into an indescribable stillness. Under the torrential blood rain, the entire city was plunged into a deathly silence.

The twelve Blue Gold Tree elders were also enveloped by the massive Ancestral Tree's silhouette. At this moment, even the Soul Capturer Nymph Emperor didn't dare approach to investigate. If the Ancestral Tree could kill one Emperor, what was stopping it from killing another?

Nevertheless, he couldn't just stand there and stare. Gazing at the enormous silhouette of the Ancestral Tree before him, he hurriedly bowed and respectfully said, "Junior Soul Capturer greets the Ancestral Tree."

The Ancestral Tree's silhouette was absorbing the vast amounts of life energy around it, and at this moment, even the Soul Capturer Nymph Emperor could feel the life energy within him beginning to fade. It seemed as though this devouring force covered the entire city, and all its life energy was draining away.

This sudden change left the Soul Capturer Nymph Emperor deeply shocked. He was able to hold his own, using his powerful divine consciousness to control the loss of life force. But the Nymph Kings and Great Nymph Kings of the Adamant Nymph clan were clearly struggling to do the same, and even more terrifying was that... this devouring force was targeting the entire Adamant City.

"Ancestral Tree, I beg you to calm your anger. There are millions of living beings in Adamant City, and they have not harmed the Blue Gold Tree clan. I ask that you spare them."

At this moment, Jin Chengwu was completely stunned. He couldn't fathom that the Adamant Nymph Emperor had fallen—it had actually fallen!

If it had known that this would be the outcome, when Tang San and his people first arrived, it would have welcomed them with the utmost hospitality, handing over the captured Blue Gold Tree clan members without hesitation.

The fall of an Emperor was an absolute catastrophe for their clan, as the Blue Gold Trees and the Peacock Demons had found out for themselves. And now, the Adamant Nymph Clan was about to face the same disaster.

"This war shall not cease until one side is destroyed."

When Tang San warned Jin Chengwu that the Blue Gold Tree clan would pursue the Adamant Nymph clan to the death and advised the citizens of Adamant City to leave within twelve hours, it and the other Adamant Nymph powerhouses had taken it as a joke. But now, the reality was laid bare—the joke was on them.

The scene before them was utterly terrifying, almost beyond belief. The Ancestral Tree had descended, killed the Adamant Nymph Emperor, and was now devouring the life energy of an entire main city!

The second and third elders went up to meet with Tang San, who was protected within the light of the Ancestral Tree. As he descended from the sky, the second elder caught him, and he saw that all the elders down below were now shedding tears of joy.

As they witnessed the fall of the Adamant Nymph Emperor, they could scarcely believe their eyes. They had sensed the aura of the Ancestral Tree, and they had naturally understood that its power was about to be felt. But to actually kill an Emperor? It seemed too unbelievable. Now, they realized that their clan leader had not been reckless in the slightest—this had all been part of the Ancestral Tree's plan.

Indeed, even the Blue Gold Trees themselves believed that it was the Ancestral Tree's divine intervention that had led to the demise of the Adamant Nymph Emperor. At this moment, their hearts swelled with pride. They understood that from now on, the Blue Gold Tree clan would rise, and no one would ever dare to oppress them again.