Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

"You are correct, the Sunfire King indeed seeks to use our clan's Fire God Scepter to assist his breakthrough and become an Emperor. However, the Fire God Scepter only recognizes the aura it approves of. Thus, for it to be recognized by the scepter and borrow the Fire God's power to advance, it needs to be better acknowledged by the scepter. Therefore, his visit this time is to propose a marriage. Only by becoming Ling'er's husband and forming a matrimonial bond under the witness of the Fire God Scepter can he use it to cultivate and ascend. And that Seed of the Emperor is the dowry from the Sunflower Spirit Clan."

Hearing this explanation from Huo Quan, Tang San couldn't help but be stunned. By his side, Huo Ling'er looked at him with eyes that held a hint of resentment, clearly unhappy about him extricating himself from her arm.

Tang San couldn't help but feel a mix of laughter and tears. His intention was to prevent King Lieyan from becoming an Emperor, but he never expected to end up involved in such a matter. It essentially meant he was ruining someone's marriage proposal! No wonder the Sunfire King was so furiously agitated before.

Huo Quan's tone shifted and said, "You defeated the Sunfire King, which is equivalent to winning over the bride."

There was no need to continue with his words, the intention was clear—Tang San was to take the Sunfire King's place and marry Huo Ling'er.

The Chief of the Huoli Clan didn't even suggest that Tang San offer any form of dowry.

"Chief, please wait a moment. We probably need to discuss this matter at length!"

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Jiali City.

The Pretty Girl who was in the midst of cultivation suddenly felt her divine consciousness vibrate lightly, as if an invisible crisis faintly plucked at her heartstrings.

At her level of cultivation, especially having controlled the Heavenly Mechanism Feather, her perception of crises was extremely clear. She immediately came out of her meditative state.

Just at that moment, a gentle knock was heard from outside, and the voice of Princess Luo Qingzhu followed, "Little Beauty, pause your cultivation for a moment. The Ancestral Court has sent someone again."

The Pretty Girl's eyes narrowed slightly as she gracefully rose, "Alright."

Jiali City Lord Manor, the great hall for council.

Princess Luo Qingzhu sat in the chief seat, and below were two messengers from the Ancestral Court.

"Princess, may I ask where City Lord Mei is?" one of the messengers—who was obviously of Great Demon King Level—inquired in a deep voice. He was an immense figure exuding powerful aura, belonging to the Behemoth giant beast lineage.

Luo Qingzhu spoke gravely, "I have just gone to consult the City Lord. The City Lord is currently at a critical juncture of his retreat and cannot receive guests. I'm afraid we must ask the two messengers to wait a few days until the City Lord concludes his retreat before meeting."

The two messengers exchanged looks, and the one who had spoken earlier said heavily, "The orders from the Ancestral Court are very urgent, and this is also a decree from the Tianyu Empire, concerning the empire, so we ask the City Lord to conclude his retreat as soon as possible."

Even though they were from the Ancestral Court, Pretty Girl was now the master of a main city; they could not be too aggressive.

Luo Qingzhu nodded and said, "Of course. As soon as the City Lord finishes her cultivation, we will definitely arrange a meeting with the two of you at the earliest convenience."

The two envoys were then escorted out.

At the next moment, a glimmer of silver light flashed, and Pretty Girl, who had been listening in the shadows, teleported over and appeared before Luo Qingzhu.

Luo Qingzhu spoke in a deep voice, "It seems that the Ancestral Court is indeed in a hurry. With the fall of the Crystal Great Demon Emperor, every faction should be reacting to the now vacant Emperor's Posture. It has now become a contention between the two great empires; I'm afraid we cannot delay for too long. Should any issues arise, it would become a great trouble and affect your future ascension to Emperor."

Pretty Girl said with an icy gaze, "How imaginative of them to demand that I marry as soon as possible, and the candidate must be from a family with a First level Bloodline."

The Messenger from the Ancestral Court already stated their purpose for this visit. They hoped Pretty Girl could complete the marriage alliance within three months—it could be any family with a First level Bloodline, including her own Peacock Demon Clan. This is to resolve the issue of having Human Bloodline as soon as possible. After which, the Tianyu Empire would lend their full support for her to become Emperor.

The last time Jin Anguo came, it was for this purpose, but it was directed towards one Race. Now, it is possible to face any of the Races from the Tianyu Empire. It's not an easy matter to refuse anymore.

As a leading figure among the young generation with the Emperor's Posture, it was true that Pretty Girl had neither married nor had any offspring. As the patriarch of the Peacock Demon Clan and the Jiali City Lord, it was the tradition of the ancestors that she marry and have children—a requirement for any Main City Lord. However, historically, such situations rarely occurred; after all, to inherit the position of Main City Lord, one at least has to be of the Great Demon King Level, and for those who have cultivated to such a state, age would not be small, and they would have already completed the significant milestones of life.

And now Pretty Girl, so young yet so talented, has yet to marry, but the Ancestral Court insists on her marriage arrangement. Then, wouldn't all the other Main City Masters who feel qualified have some ideas about it? Whoever becomes her husband will be different! This is a being who could possibly become an Emperor, and an alliance with them would undoubtedly be of great advantage.

Pretty Girl believed that once Jin Anguo returned, they must have informed the Ancestral Court that she had a lover. But the Ancestral Court seemed to ignore it entirely, as if it didn't matter whether she had a lover or not, as long as it wasn't a Human. Someone from inside the Peacock Demon Clan would do. Can Pretty Girl really manage that?

If not, then a replacement must be found, a heritage from the Monsters with a First level Bloodline. This was the firm stance of the Ancestral Court. Removing the Human Bloodline from Pretty Girl was fundamental for the Ancestral Court to support her path to becoming Emperor.

Thus, under this overwhelming pressure, a new predicament has emerged.

To refuse? That would bring a forceful sanction from the Ancestral Court. But if she were to agree, what about the marriage? Should Tang San make an appearance? If Tang San appears in his Human form, that would also be unacceptable to the Ancestral Court! And he surely couldn't disguise himself as another Race either, right? In the eyes of so many Emperors, such a change would be utterly meaningless.

Therefore, at this point, both Princess Luo Qingzhu and Pretty Girl were deep in thought.

"Find your father and bring him back, then we can discuss and plan further," Luo Qingzhu said solemnly.

Pretty Girl nodded her head; there seemed to be no other choice.

Xiao He had been quite busy recently; the Country of Jianmu had started its construction. Even though he had been mentally prepared, the migration of the Sea Giants and the Sea Sky Tree Clan to Crescent Island still left the former Peacock Great Demon King extremely astonished.

The scene was indeed spectacular. In the midst of the ocean, columns rose one after another; it looked as if many structures capable of supporting the entire sky were extending from the midst of the sea.

The columns were aligned in an orderly fashion, with Sea Sky Tree's body combining with the pillars to construct bridges between the islands. Under his guidance, the distance was minimized as much as possible to conserve the strength of the Sea Giants and the Sea Sky Tree Clan.

Thanks to the Sea Giants' awe over the ocean, the sea surface remained calm. Three bridges started from Crescent Island, stretching into the distance. These bridges—about thirty meters wide—extended straight ahead, presenting a magnificent sight over the ocean. The bridge surfaces were made of entwined branches, vines, and tree trunks. Since the Sea Sky Tree Clan lived in the Endless Blue Ocean, they feared not the erosion by seawater. With their robust support, the bridge surfaces were made as smooth as possible. Although not perfectly flat, they were passable for some human-operated carriages. Next, it would be Human power that would surface the bridges, primarily with stone slabs quarried from rock to maintain as much flatness as possible. Nearly a million Human immigrants, having completed basic farming tasks, were idle on the islands, with enough marine products provided by the Sea Clan to sustain them. Seeing the bridges that could connect the islands start to be built, all eagerly vied to assist with all their might.