Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San

Chapter 455: She Also Came to Register?

The expressions of the two phoenix demons changed again. From their experience, bloodline strength tests usually slowed down as they progressed, and toward the end, the rise would be the slowest. This was exactly how it had been with Big Cat earlier.

However, the human’s situation seemed different. The light was rising at a constant speed; it was not fast, but it wasn’t slowing down either. How was that even possible? It was truly strange!

In another few moments, the light reached 1.8 meters. A third-tier bloodline was already assured. For a human to have a third-tier bloodline was considered quite impressive in the eyes of these phoenix demons. Yet, the light on the crystal column continued to rise at the same steady speed. Who could even explain this?

Then, it reached 2.1 meters... 2.4 meters...

Steady ascension.

Tang San was also curious as to why this was happening. Even with his not-insubstantial knowledge about bloodline power, this bloodline test baffled him. In any case, since he had decided to compete, he needed to surpass 3 meters to prove he had a second-tier bloodline.

A second-tier bloodline would be perfect, allowing him to participate while remaining low-key. After all, this was just the tier of a single bloodline imprint. If he hadn’t been concerned about the purity of his bloodline, he would have used the Chrono Croc bloodline instead. But fearing it might not reach the second tier, he had opted for the Lion-Tiger.

Meanwhile, the light had reached 2.7 meters!

He was already approaching the level of a second-tier bloodline at 3 meters.

At that moment, the sound of a bell suddenly rang from outside. One of the phoenix demons exclaimed in surprise, "It’s the last day, are people still coming to register? I’ll go check. You stay here."

The speaker left, while the other phoenix demon remained to monitor the rise of Tang San’s bloodline light.

Tang San frowned slightly. For some reason, when the bell rang, he felt his heartbeat quicken. His sensitivity to his fate had increased with the growth of his Celestial Fox bloodline. A sudden acceleration of his heartbeat usually indicated that something was about to happen, and it was somehow related to the bell he just heard.

Could the powerful individual registering outside affect me and Big Cat in this competition?

"Three meters!" At that moment, Big Cat's voice echoed, sounding relieved.

Tang San looked up, and sure enough, the crystal column’s light had surpassed 3 meters. Only now did the speed of the ascent begin to slow down, no longer maintaining the steady rise it had before.

It seemed he couldn’t reach first-tier bloodline power. To Tang San, this was completely normal. After all, the limit of his Lion-Tiger bloodline was the ninth order, since the Lion-Tigers he had absorbed the energy from were all below the god level. The Mysterious Heaven Technique couldn’t absorb enough energy from them to bring his Lion-Tiger bloodline imprint to the peak.

Thus, there was a clear difference between his and Big Cat's bloodlines. Big Cat's was innate, while Tang San's was created by absorbing others' bloodline power. The power of his imprints was comparatively shallow and it was also fixed; they had almost no innate potential to grow, and he had to absorb higher-order and eventually higher-tier energy for that to happen. In any case, the Lion-Tiger bloodline imprint being only second-tier was to be expected.

The bloodline continued to rise, slowly but steadily. It passed 3.3 meters, and only near 3.6 meters did it slow down by a large margin. From the looks of it, it wouldn’t reach fifteen meters, but it would likely stop around 3.9 meters, marking a top second-tier bloodline.

For a human to have such a solid second-tier bloodline, as well as the recognition of the Sword Saint Demon Emperor, the phoenix demon left behind to check his test was feeling shocked. A bloodline of this strength in a human was truly rare! After all, even when humans inherited a demon or nymph bloodline sufficiently powerful to use the Demonic God Transformation, their bloodline strength was diluted. Such a strong bloodline meant that whichever demon or nymph clan he was part of had a first-tier bloodline!

Finally, just before it reached 4 meters, the light column stopped and no longer continued its ascent.

"Is that good enough?" Big Cat was more anxious than Tang San.

"It’s good enough. Congratulations, you’re qualified to compete! You’re entering both the individual and doubles competition, right? You’ll each need to pay an additional hundred naturae coins for the doubles competition. That’s two hundred per person."

Hearing the amount, even Tang San, who didn’t usually care much about money, had to keep his jaw from dropping to the floor. The Ancestral Court sure knew how to make money!

Big Cat looked at Tang San. "Got enough?"

"Yeah, I’ve got enough," Tang San said, resigned.

"In that case, please follow me to register," the phoenix demon said with a smile.

At that moment, the door opened, and the phoenix demon, who had gone outside earlier, returned with a somewhat odd expression. Behind him appeared a man who looked human but had a striking head of blue hair.

As soon as Tang San saw him, he immediately recognized that the man was from the Peacock Demon clan.

Moreover, the moment this person stepped in, an invisible pressure caused Tang San’s heart to tighten, and the fur on the back of Big Cat's neck bristled—he was clearly sensing a massive threat.

A Peacock Demon of god-level strength or higher? Who was this person?

As Tang San stood in shock, the rapid heartbeat sensation returned, and moments later, a face he had been dreaming of—one he had seen just a few days ago—appeared before him.

No matter how strong Tang San’s will was, at that moment, he completely lost control of his emotions and blurted out, "Mei Gongzi?"

Yes, the one who had followed the Peacock demon was none other than Mei Gongzi!

Tang San had never expected to see Mei Gongzi here. When they parted, she had mentioned undergoing the next trial with the Peacock Great Demon King. Yet, she had arrived here at the Ancestral Court Elite Competition registration.

For a moment, his mind went completely blank.

Hearing his exclamation, both the Peacock Demon and Mei Gongzi turned their gazes toward him. Mei Gongzi’s eyes also showed shock as she exclaimed, "Asura? What are you doing here? Weren’t you..."

Traveling from Kali City to the Ancestral Court took quite a long time. They had only parted a few days ago, four or five days at most, and yet they were meeting again in the Ancestral Court. How was it possible for Asura to be here that fast?

"Hmm?" The powerful Peacock Demon turned his head in confusion, looking at Mei Gongzi and then at Tang San. "You know each other?"

Mei Gongzi took a deep breath to calm herself, then nodded and said, "His name is Asura, my human friend. Asura, this is my father."

Hearing her introduction, Tang San immediately understood. Although he had seen this man’s figure from afar during the battle over Kali City between the Peacock Great Demon King and the Crystal Phoenix Demon Emperor, that was really only just a figure with light flashes in the background. Seeing him up close, Tang San couldn’t help but feel strange. This was his future father-in-law? The father of his wife in this world?

Suppressing the impulse to call him "father-in-law," Tang San bowed slightly and said, "Greetings, Clan Leader."

The Peacock Great Demon King nodded slightly, then glanced at the height the crystal column had reached. His gaze shifted to Big Cat, and he asked in surprise, "Lion-Tiger clan? Have your bloodline problems been solved?" He had subconsciously assumed the bloodline sample being tested belonged to Big Cat.

Upon hearing Tang San address him as "Clan Leader," combined with the bloodline strength and the features of the Peacock Demon clan, Big Cat immediately understood who this person was. After all, though he had never seen the city lord in person, he had spent many years in Kali City. He quickly responded respectfully, "Clan Leader, this isn’t my bloodline test; it's brother Asura’s. I’ve been in Kali City for some time, competing in the Great Beast Fighting Arena."