Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

Tang San naturally said, "The younger generation, Asura, has seen Your Excellency." As he spoke, he had already pulled Pretty Girl around to face the White Tiger Great Demon King, who had taken a seat on the sofa at some unknown time, and respectfully performed a courtesy.

Pretty Girl hastily followed suit and bowed down as well, her heart filled with shock. Although she knew that Tang San had brought her here to separately meet the White Tiger Great Demon King and the Sword Saint Big Demon Emperor, she hadn't expected Tang San to use such a method. She had originally thought that Tang San was going to take her to climb the Holy Mountain.

But undoubtedly, meeting the White Tiger Great Demon King in this manner was much more secure and private than climbing the Holy Mountain. She now understood, of course, that the White Tiger Great Demon King must have left a trace of divine consciousness here, which would be alerted as soon as anyone intruded.

The White Tiger Great Demon King sat on the sofa, not looking at Pretty Girl, but staring intensely at Tang San, a hint of something unusual in his eyes. He furrowed his brow slightly, "You have a mutated bloodline?"

Tang San nodded slightly, not denying it.

Only then did the White Tiger Great Demon King turn his gaze toward Pretty Girl, "Return to your original appearance. In this state, where is your mother's beauty?"

"Yes," Pretty Girl nodded, a silver glow flickering on her pretty face as she restored her originally stunning visage.

Looking at her face, which bore a strong resemblance to her mother's, the White Tiger Great Demon King was momentarily lost in thought, then lifted a hand and pointed to the sofa opposite him.

Only then did Tang San, leading Pretty Girl, sit opposite Your Excellency.

The White Tiger Great Demon King asked indifferently, "Wang Qing is dead?"

Pretty Girl gently nodded her head.

The White Tiger Great Demon King said, "The Peacock Demon Clan was actually able to let Lin Ximo give up on conquering Jiali City, which is somewhat impressive of Wang Qing. How did he manage to do that?"

Pretty Girl paused, instinctively turning to look at Tang San, but he showed no sign, so she shook her head and replied, "I don't know. When the Heavenly Crystal Phoenix Great Demon Emperor arrived..." She then recounted everything she knew.

After hearing her account, the White Tiger Great Demon King frowned slightly, clearly Your Excellency had also not figured out what the situation was.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Although Tang San knew, he had no intention of revealing it at this time.

The White Tiger Great Demon King said, "Now that you are both the patriarch of the Peacock Demon Clan and the City Lord of Jiali City, are you here seeking my support for your position as City Lord?"

Pretty Girl nodded gently, "Yes."

The White Tiger Great Demon King spoke coldly, "But do you understand the culpability of possessing a treasure? Even if you have achieved God Rank, and have talent to boot. However, the gap between God Rank and Emperor's Posture is still vast. How will you overcome this process to ultimately ascend as an Emperor?"

Pretty Girl firmly said, "I will give my all to protect Jiali City."

The White Tiger Great Demon King waved his hand, "You and your mother are both too entangled with humans. Thinking of yourselves as human brings only disadvantages and no advantages. The fact is, the human bloodline in your veins is but a mere one-quarter. Why insist on considering yourself human?"

Pretty Girl was slightly stunned, but in the next moment, her expression remained as resolute as ever, "I am human, always have been. So is my mother."

The White Tiger Great Demon King said coldly, "If you are human, and I am from the Demon Race, why bother coming to me?"

Pretty Girl was at a loss for words. The White Tiger Great Demon King clearly meant to keep her at arm's length, and it seemed like her grandfather had no intention of looking after her.

The White Tiger Great Demon King continued, "Do you know that in our world, there is a limit to the number of top-tier powerhouses it can contain? Once exceeded, it will disrupt the ecological balance of the entire plane, bringing about unpredictable disasters. This was confirmed by that Emperor from the Peacock Demon Clan and the Heavenly Fox, as well as by the Ancestral Court. Therefore, the number of Emperors has always been controlled within a certain range. There have been far more with the stature of an Emperor throughout history than the actual number of Emperors, but how many have truly achieved it? Your talent is not bad, but to become an Emperor will be much more difficult for you than for other members of the Monster Clan or Spirit Clan with the stature of an Emperor, because you possess human blood. One of another race cannot become Emperor; this is an ancestral mandate of the Ancestral Court. Neither I nor any other Emperor can change it. Therefore, your presentation for acknowledgment is bound to fail. Do you understand?"

Pretty Girl's face changed. Although she knew her presentation would inevitably encounter various troubles and problems, she hadn't expected it to be this difficult.

It was entirely subconscious that she again turned her head to look at Tang San, her pretty face tinged with a touch of panic.

The White Tiger Great Demon King said coldly, "Why do you keep looking at him? Are you the City Lord of Jiali City, or is he?"

"I..." Pretty Girl faltered. In the face of the White Tiger Great Demon King's formidable presence, she was beginning to lose her composure.

Pretty Girl genuinely did not know about the rule that one of another race cannot become Emperor. Tang San didn't know either, but now they both understood that the White Tiger Great Demon King must be telling the truth. As an Emperor himself, he had no need to lie.

The Peacock Demon King had also never told Pretty Girl about this rule, or maybe it didn't know either. It was likely information only known to Emperors. And the previous generation's Peacock Great Demon King certainly hadn't expected that his future descendants would possess blood of another race and still be capable of becoming an Emperor.

Tang San looked at the White Tiger Great Demon King and said, "Your Excellency, we truly did not know about this rule before. But now that Little Beauty has inherited the position of the City Lord and is the patriarch of the Peacock Demon Clan, how should she proceed? Do you have any advice?"

The White Tiger Great Demon King indifferently said, "My suggestion is to extract the human bloodline from her body and let her become truly part of the Demon Race. Only then is there a possibility to preserve everything. Don't think that the Ancestral Court is unaware of what you're doing in Jiali City; they are more informed than you imagine. By establishing a human settlement in Jiali City, you've already violated a major taboo of the Ancestral Court. Are you aware of that?"

A chill went down Tang San's spine. If these words could come from the White Tiger Great Demon King's mouth, it was evident how much the Monster Clan dreaded this issue.

Looking at Pretty Girl, the White Tiger Great Demon King said, "What's worse is that all the Emperors of the Ancestral Court know about this matter, but none of them have brought it up. At the regular meetings of the Ancestral Court, no one has ever mentioned it. Do you know what that means? It means that such a fundamental issue does not even qualify for discussion. With your current actions, do you still fantasize about presenting for acknowledgment and succeeding? That's simply impossible."

This time, even Tang San's expression changed subtly. Although he knew the Ancestral Court rejected humans, he hadn't expected that the mere act of providing guidance to humans would trigger such a strong reaction from the Ancestral Court. The White Tiger Great Demon King was speaking so forthrightly because of his blood connection to Pretty Girl, which underlined the seriousness of the situation.

The White Tiger Great Demon King declared emphatically, "Dismiss all your wishful thinking. If you want to retain her position as City Lord, first, let Jiali City revert to its normal attitude toward humans, as it was before. Second, proactively propose to the Ancestral Court to extract your own human bloodline and fully embrace the bloodlines of the Peacock Demon Clan and mine. If so, I can support you and have a certain confidence in persuading some Emperors to back you. In the future, there is still a possibility of becoming an Emperor, after all, the age of several Emperors is getting on."

"No, that won't do," Pretty Girl said without looking at Tang San this time, her pretty face showing a hint of stubbornness as she looked at the White Tiger Great Demon King.