Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San-Chapter 1007 - 1005: Big Cat Wins

The soul sacrificed to the divine tool wouldn’t be completely devoured until its death, which would allow the bizarre artifact to reemerge elsewhere. However, as long as it was still alive, its lifespan might diminish slightly, yet its divine consciousness would greatly enhance. That’s why it now possessed the ability to directly attack with its divine consciousness. It had also ascertained that the moment it unleashed a consciousness shock, it controlled Big Cat thoroughly, and it was confident that it could also control even those seeded contestants—unless it encountered the Phantom God mask auctioned by Pretty Girl, as hardly any other competitors could withstand its consciousness shock.

Indeed, everything went as it had anticipated. At the very first opportunity, it controlled Big Cat with its strong divine consciousness. The mutation in its consciousness, originated from the soul sacrifice, was very powerful and also possessed a strong bewildering ability that could momentarily strip the opponent of bodily control.

But to its great surprise, its attack failed to breach the opponent’s defense. One should know that the opponent’s body had lost control! Even more terrifying was that despite the opponent’s divine consciousness being under its control, the opponent was still able to launch an incredibly fierce counterattack.

Golden Tiger Demon King’s own most formidable strength lay in its divine consciousness, but it faced an opponent with an extremely tenacious will to fight.

True, Big Cat’s divine consciousness remained under its control, but Big Cat’s instinct to fight was always there. When attacked, Big Cat’s innate absolute defense was triggered. The Killing God Field was then activated, and a strong killing intent, along with the fighting instinct, immediately initiated a counterattack. This killing intent also violently assaulted Big Cat’s divine consciousness, forcefully dispelling the intruder’s control.

Even if another competitor with a stronger divine consciousness than Big Cat was substituted, they would likely have been overwhelmed. However, Big Cat had survived countless life-and-death battles in the Grand Animal Fighting Arena of Jiali City in its youth; battle had become an instinct. The first response to an attack would inevitably be retaliation.

Therefore, the ferocity of its counterattack, coupled with the God-killing Sword’s overwhelmingly powerful sword beam that inherently had the effect of destroying divine consciousness, led to the restoration of Big Cat’s clarity after three consecutive sword strikes.

Overwhelming killing intent staved off the momentary hesitation within, as the God-killing Sword unleashed its strong sword beam that swept out like the mighty Yangtze River, incessantly attacking Golden Tiger Demon King and forcing it into retreat.

Golden Tiger Demon King was at a loss; attempts to use divine consciousness to control Big Cat had become futile. Under the influence of the Killing God Field, Big Cat had sealed its own divine consciousness, with only the killing intent exposed. The eyes brimmed with an intent to kill; each step was oppressive. Terrifying sword beams burst forth continuously, and each strike was immensely decisive. The Lion Tiger Golden Gang, as a First level Bloodline, was already stronger than the opponent’s golden bloodline, resulting in a complete suppression of the opponent under such circumstances.

When Big Cat’s sword flung the opponent’s long knife away, the powerful sword beam descended from the sky, severing the battle between the two.

"Victory to the Lion Tiger Tribe." Sword Saint Great Demon Emperor awoke Big Cat from its bloodthirsty state with his sword beam.

The match ended, and Big Cat successfully advanced through the first round of knockout matches into the second round.

First level Bloodline truly is distinguished; in this round, it was also fortunate to not draw a seeded contestant.

The killing intent in Big Cat’s eyes gradually faded as it bowed to the Sword Saint Great Demon Emperor, not even sparing a glance at Golden Tiger Demon King who was somewhat exhausted, then turned and left the stage.

Why was its luck so good? Only Big Cat itself knew. Its luck was good precisely because someone had blessed it!

Tang San sought it out yesterday, and then Big Cat felt as if some changes had taken place; everything seemed to become beautiful, and today, during the draw, it picked an ideal opponent.

Although Golden Tiger Demon King was not weak in strength, specializing in divine consciousness control, it just happened that Big Cat’s will to fight perfectly countered that. Fight and conquer.

To know that in this battle for the throne, even just securing a single victory is already a tremendous honor among one’s own race. After all, every contestant can be said to be a representative of a race. What’s more, it defeated the Golden Tiger Demon King, the representative of the Tiger Demon Clan. For the Lion Demon Clan, defeating the Tiger Demon Clan is the greatest glory of all.

In the stands, the audience from the Lion Demon Clan had long erupted into earth-shaking cheers.

Big Cat raised the God-killing Sword in its hand towards their direction. The next moment, its gaze shifted to a certain direction. Its eyes narrowed slightly, and a moment of fury flashed within.

For Big Cat, it never thought it could truly secure a spot in the battle for the throne; that was impossible. With so many top bloodline powerhouses arriving, whether in terms of resources or foundation, they were all far more powerful than it. If it were ten years later, it might feel confident in its strength, but this time is just too rushed.

Its goal is not to claim the throne, but to help the Golden Lion Clan fulfill their destined battle.

The previous patriarch of the Golden Lion Clan died in the battle against the adversary. The God-killing Sword in its hand was also left by the patriarch.

The Golden Tiger Demon King was not its real target; its true challenge was inside one of the VIP rooms above. As long as it could defeat that opponent, then, it would have fulfilled its promise to the Golden Lion Clan.

Although deep down, Big Cat despises both the Lion Demon Clan and the Tiger Demon Clan. Without their oppression, why would the Lion Tiger Tribe be driven to the brink of extinction? Were it not for Tang San’s arrival, who knows what the Lion Tiger Tribe would have become by now – it’s certain, however, that its own wife would already be dead.

But over the past year, it had to admit that the Golden Lion Clan had given everything to it, without reservation, providing all that it needed. Even the Golden Lion King himself acted as its sparring partner, daily accompanying it in cultivation. They also went out of their way to attract powerful blood essence from the Golden Lion Clan and the Golden Tiger Line to enhance its bloodline power.

The heart is made of flesh, and the Lion Tiger Tribe is no different. In this situation, Big Cat deeply felt the sincerity of the Golden Lion Clan. The full support of a great clan allowed it to become a Great Demon King in a short period of time. Moreover, as a First level Bloodline Great Demon King, it has truly lifted the Lion Tiger Tribe back onto its feet.

It knew gratitude, at least, no matter what, it would fulfill the promise made to the Golden Lion Clan. Even if it costs its own life in the process.

Today, it has already conquered its opponent in the first match, and it eagerly awaits the chance to encounter that guy on the battlefield - the Golden Lion Clan’s greatest nemesis. That will be no mere battle for the throne, but a fight to the death.

In the lounge, seeing Big Cat win the match, Tang San revealed a knowing smile. There was no need to watch the subsequent matches; they would soon be over. Taking advantage of the fact that other audiences had not yet left, he led the Elders of the Blue Golden Tree Clan quietly out of the lounge, heading back to the White Tiger Grand Hotel.

When night fell, after more than forty matches of fierce competition, the first round of the male division of the battle for the throne came to an end. Eventually, thirty-eight contestants moved on to the second round. Some pairs of contestants were mutually defeated and both eliminated, which shows the ferociousness of the matches.

There were even predictions that after at most two more rounds, the top eight would be decided. It’s very likely that there wouldn’t even be a need for a fourth round of tie-breakers. The later matches would only become more intense than the first round.

Returning to the White Tiger Grand Hotel, Tang San retreated to his own room. He quickly changed into a new set of clothes and altered his appearance, making himself look like an ordinary human. Then, he stealthily teleported away.