Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San-Chapter 911: All Pillars

As thoughts raced through his mind, Tang San made a split-second decision.

He completely gave up on concealing his aura. Instead, just as he sensed the Sunborne Nymph Emperor's divine consciousness sweeping over from behind, he instantly activated his Chaotic Blue Silver Emperor bloodline imprint to the maximum. Chaos energy, supported by yin and yang, suddenly surged forth.

Dazzling blue-gold light burst out from Tang San, and his life force visibly surged outward like a geyser. In that instant, the life energy he unleashed could even rival the moment when the Ancestral Tree's brilliance helped him obliterate the Adamant Nymph Emperor.

Standing just behind Tang San, the Sunborne Nymph Emperor suddenly felt an unparalleled wave of life energy crashing into both his body and divine consciousness. His divine consciousness had been locked onto Tang San the whole time, yet it suddenly felt muddled and dizzy. At the same time, there was also an indescribable sense of comfort. Stimulated by this strange and immense life energy, his divine consciousness felt as if it were soaking in a hot spring, even experiencing a slight enhancement.

Life energy that can even enhance divine consciousness?

The Sunborne Nymph Emperor's eyes widened in disbelief, and brilliant light burst from his pupils. For a moment, he even lost composure; his face blushed, his features turned somewhat ethereal, and even the contour of his face shifted slightly.

At the same time, a deep hum resounded through the entire Council Hall. Almost instantly, every single Celestial Pillar within the hall lit up.

Yes, all of them!

Not a single pillar was left unlit. The Council Hall transformed into a magnificently radiant world. Each pillar emitted an intense glow, and concentrated divine consciousness fluctuations began to ripple throughout the hall, causing even the Council Mountain to tremble slightly.

From outside, the mountain suddenly gleamed with radiant brilliance. Multicolored light engulfed the massive peak at the center of the Ancestral Court, as if heralding the descent of a divine being. It was an awe-inspiring sight that startled every single being in the Ancestral Court.

The immense divine consciousness fluctuations spread outward, and all demons and nymphs within the Ancestral Court felt as if they had been struck by lightning. They turned as one toward the Council Mountain, bowing reverently with hearts full of worship. They all felt it at the same time: Their bloodline power was stirring, and their vitality was being stimulated!

A moment later, one figure after another quickly appeared within the Council Hall, each radiating overwhelming power. It was the Emperors who had remained within the Ancestral Court. At this moment, whether they were Demon Emperors or Nymph Emperors, their faces were filled with astonishment.

The first thing they saw was Tang San, whose entire being was glowing with blue-gold light. The eight spikes on his back gleamed with crystalline light, and the explosive surge of his high-level life force made all Emperors feel nourished from the very core of their being. The shock they felt was beyond words.

But as some of them tried to approach, a powerful force stopped them in their tracks. Only then did they notice the Sunborne Nymph Emperor standing behind Tang San.

At that moment, the blue-gold light began to recede, like a tide withdrawing. However, every Celestial Pillar in the Council Hall remained lit, and they all emitted the same kind of aura—an aura that seemed to be calling for someone with a sense of urgency.

Tang San remained seated, completely unaffected by the mountainous presences around him. The life energy he radiated was not as vast as before, even though it remained at the same high level.

The magnitude and depth of that life energy were so high that almost every Emperor present, aside from being stunned, couldn't help but show a flicker of greed. If they could absorb life energy of that level for a while, then forget about potential cultivation breakthroughs; it might even extend their lives by a full thousand years!

Now, even the Sunborne Nymph Emperor's expression grew grim. He had thought he already took this heir of the Ancestral Tree seriously enough, but now, it was painfully clear that he had still underestimated the young nymph. Had he known this would happen, he would've prepared more thoroughly. And now, the other Emperors had been drawn in. Things were bound to get infinitely more complicated.

The Undying Demon Emperor, who stood there emanating the dark-red light of his Immortal Flame, looked sharply at the Sunborne Nymph Emperor.

"Alright, Sunborne, spill it out. What's going on here?"

After the fall of the Crystal Demon Emperor, he was now the most powerful force on the Celestial Feather Empire side, and one of the few who could speak to the Sunborne Nymph Emperor as an equal.

The Sunborne Nymph Emperor replied calmly, "Jin Miaolin is the newly appointed leader of the Blue Gold Tree clan, and he has come for his city lord evaluation. Right now, he is here for the communion with the Celestial Pillars, as is customary. And yes, before you ask, it is him. He's the one who carries the legacy of the Ancestral Tree. I believe that after its awakening, the Ancestral Tree likely passed on its life imprint to this youth, allowing him to draw upon its energy. The eruption of life energy just now didn't really have much to do with him; it was the result of the Ancestral Tree's imprint reacting to the stimulus of the Celestial Pillars' divine consciousness."

Gazing at the brilliantly glowing pillars, the Undying Demon Emperor narrowed his eyes and said, "I see, so he's the one... who called upon the Ancestral Tree's power to slay the Adamant Nymph Emperor. Truly extraordinary, I have to say. Congratulations, Sunborne. Another genius has emerged in the Solstice Empire."

The Sunborne Nymph Emperor smiled faintly. "There's nothing to congratulate me on, really. It's not like he's my cousin or something. But his talent is indeed impressive, especially his mastery over life energy. In my opinion, he's the most likely candidate to inherit the Ancestral Tree's mantle and become the new Ancestral Tree. I mean, I don't even have to argue for it; you've all sensed the level of life energy he emits. If he becomes an Emperor in the future, the benefits wouldn't just be on the Solstice Empire's side. He will be an incredibly important asset to all of us."

The Undying Demon Emperor nodded slightly. He, too, had sensed the life-enhancing effect earlier. Everyone knew the Blue Gold Tree clan wasn't built for combat; while not quite as helpless as the Celestial Fox clan, they were still notoriously weak. But this level of life energy was simply too tempting. If he became an Emperor, his ability to generate and condense life force within the Ancestral Court could become a treasure of longevity for all Emperors present.

For a moment, the greed in the eyes of the Emperors dimmed slightly.

Demons and nymphs had always been in competition, with the power of their respective Emperors being the key metric. But at this moment, all of them reached a consensus: Tang San becoming an Emperor would benefit both sides.

The Sunborne Nymph Emperor added, "He has yet to choose which Celestial Pillar to commune with. I ask that none of you disturb him."

All the Emperors present retracted their auras and sat cross-legged atop their own Celestial Pillars. Of course, none of them left.

You want us to leave? Do you think we're complete idiots? Please.

What if this Jin Miaolin unleashed another surge of life energy like the one before? That kind of energy could nourish both divine consciousness and bloodline power, far beyond what any known natural treasures could offer, and it came at no cost! How could they miss out on something like that?!

Even the Sunborne Nymph Emperor could only sigh helplessly, while Tang San quietly exhaled a breath of relief.

Of course, Tang San could sense everything outside. And of course, he had deliberately engineered the whole thing. The moment he realized nearly a third of the Celestial Pillars lit up because of him, he knew he was in trouble. Realistically, he couldn't enter any of the pillars except the Crystal Celestial Pillar. And if the Emperors discovered he was actually human in the process, that would be a massive problem. After all, only the divine consciousness would enter, not the physical body. And while his physical form and aura could be easily disguised, divine consciousness was impossible to fake.

That was why he had risked triggering his chaotic energy to unleash the Ancestral Tree's source-level life energy. He had to do everything to avoid suspicion.

If only a few pillars had reacted to him, the Sunborne Nymph Emperor would definitely have questioned him afterward, especially since a number of Demon Emperor pillars had also lit up; that was clearly abnormal.