Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

Whenever he had the time, he would come here to buy a cup of milk tea to enjoy. Although he couldn\'t see Pretty Girl, just seeing Su Qin still around gave him peace of mind, as it at least confirmed that Pretty Girl wasn\'t gone and that there were no significant changes.

Su Qin actually had a deep impression of Tang San. Seeing him come to buy milk tea again, she smiled and said, "You seem to have grown a bit taller. You must be around thirteen, right? You already look like a young man."

Tang San took the milk tea and smiled, "Thank you, aunty."

"Hmm, head back early. Be safe," Su Qin advised before she stopped saying anything else.

"Alright. Goodbye, aunty," Tang San respectfully replied, holding the warm milk tea and sipping it as he left Jiali Plaza.

Every time he tasted the milk tea from Pretty Girl Milk Tea Shop, she came to his mind. The cup she had given him before her seclusion was still treasured by him. The cup bore her fingerprint, her trace.

He missed her so much! Tang San took a big gulp of milk tea, struggling to control his emotions.

Before her return, he had to lay as solid a foundation as possible, striving to reach the Ninth Stage to further revive his divine consciousness. Even if he couldn\'t break through to God Rank, he wanted to achieve the combat effectiveness of the divine-ranked. When her seclusion ended, it might be time to vie for the inheritance. At that time, she would need his help the most.

At a certain location in Jiali City, a quiet room.

Seated cross-legged on a stone bed, Pretty Girl slowly opened her eyes, a hint of pale silver light flashing within her beautiful pupils.

During the year of seclusion, she had spent all her time here, hidden from the sun, which made her skin become even more fair.

In front of her, the Peacock Demon King was also meditating cross-legged. At least from the outside, its condition did not seem to have worsened.

Sensing Pretty Girl\'s awakening from meditation, the Peacock Demon King slowly opened its eyes, "How do you feel?"

Pretty Girl nodded, "I\'ve made some progress, basically stabilizing the Eighth Stage state."

"Hmm, the Eighth Stage is still important for us. It will grant you the ability to truly be one with space. The progress of Heaven Shifting can also be deepened further. Little Beauty, starting today, I will teach you a new ability. This is also a secret technique of our race that I cannot master."

Pretty Girl was stunned for a moment, "You didn\'t master it either?"

The Peacock Demon King said, "To be precise, it cannot be mastered by males. Do you know when the last Great Demon Emperor of our race appeared?"

Pretty Girl said, "Wasn\'t it three generations ago?"

The Peacock Demon King said, "Do you know the gender of that ancestor?"

Pretty Girl replied indifferently, "I\'m not allowed to study in the clan school, so how would I know."

The Peacock Demon King said, "That ancestor was female. More precisely, if our Peacock Demon Race is to have a Great Demon Emperor, it must be a female."

Pretty Girl was taken aback, "Isn\'t it the tail feathers of the males in the Peacock Demon Clan that are the most beautiful? Among females, it\'s even rare to possess Peacock feathers."

The Peacock Demon King shook his head, saying, "That\'s how the outside world understands it. But in reality, only females can truly bring out the peak combat effectiveness of our clan\'s bloodline. And within you flows the bloodline of that female ancestor. When you were very young, I implanted the blood essence of this ancestor into your body. That\'s why you could possess the Peacock Golden Crown at such a young age and why I recognized you as one of the inheritors at such a young age. And this so-called \'one of\' is just for show to the other clansmen. In my heart, there is no \'one of\' among my successors, there\'s only you."

Pretty Girl was stunned. She had no idea that the Peacock Demon King had implanted the ancestral bloodline in her body, and she had no memory of it! The bloodline of the Great Peacock Demon Emperor?

No wonder she never felt the issue of a diluted bloodline, which human vassals often experienced during cultivation. It turned out that she had the bloodline power of the Great Peacock Demon Emperor flowing within her. This talent came from that.

The Peacock Demon King continued, "After this retreat, it\'s very likely that I\'ll have to face that guy. Moreover, I\'m already in a state where my oil is nearly spent and my lamp is about to burn out. The future of the Peacock Demon Clan will be in your hands. I only have one request for you, you can cleanse those who oppose you, but you must ensure that the bloodline of the Peacock Demon Clan is continued. Even if you lean more towards supporting humans and protecting them, I won\'t oppose it. But the bloodline of the Peacock Demon Clan must be sustained. Can you do it?"

Pretty Girl looked at the father figure before her and after a moment of silence, she nodded.

The Peacock Demon King smiled, "Yes! Although you\'d rather consider yourself human, you ultimately carry the blood of our Peacock Demon Clan. I believe that you will definitely be able to become the new Peacock Demon Emperor of the next generation. When you were very young, I took you to the Ancestral Court and asked the Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox to see your future luck. Do you know what the Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox told me?"

Pretty Girl shook her head.

The Peacock Demon King said, "His Majesty the Heavenly Fox told me that you have immense luck upon you. Moreover, he has never seen such luck on any other member of the Demon Race. He couldn\'t see your future, nor could he fathom your achievements. He mentioned that he had only seen such circumstances a few extremely rare times and those he had observed were beings above him. In other words, the future he sees in you surpasses his own position. And he ranks third in the Ancestral Court."

Pretty Girl\'s beautiful eyes widened slightly; she always believed she was talented and had worked hard. But she had never thought she could reach the level of a Great Demon Emperor.

The Peacock Demon King smiled and said, "So, never underestimate yourself. In the future, I believe you will be able to become the new Great Peacock Demon Emperor, leading our Peacock Tribe to new heights. It is also because of the Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox\'s evaluation of you that I made up my mind to appoint you as my successor."

"But no matter how great your luck is, you must still walk the path one step at a time, and strength must be accumulated continuously. The secret technique of our Peacock Demon Clan that only females can cultivate, I will start teaching you today. This is the true path for you to become the Great Demon Emperor. You must walk this path to achieve success smoothly."

"Okay." Pretty Girl nodded again. The words spoken by the Peacock Demon King today had a huge impact on her, and she needed time to digest it. But no matter what, raising her cultivation base was the primary goal of this retreat.

"Rest for a while; I\'m going to prepare. We\'ll begin shortly."

The Peacock Demon King\'s figure flickered and left the secret chamber. Pretty Girl\'s eyes reflected a contemplative light.

Gradually, she became somewhat lost in thought.

It had been over a year; she must have been in retreat for more than a year, and she wondered what the outside world was like now. Her abilities in various aspects had improved dramatically over the past year.

She wondered if Asura was still waiting for her at Jiali Academy, and also Xiao Tang.

Thinking of Xiao Tang, a clear image suddenly appeared in Pretty Girl\'s mind, and she found it strange herself – she didn\'t know why, but whenever she saw Tang San, she naturally felt a kind of kinship as if it came from the genes within her. When together with him, she felt an unconditional trust that seemed only to be present with her mother. Even with her "father" who had meticulously taught her, she had never felt anything similar to this familial affection.

She wondered how Xiao Tang was doing now and if he was still sweeping the floors at Jiali Academy. She had no idea how much longer the retreat would last.

"Little Beauty, come on." Just then, the voice of the Peacock Demon King reached her ears.

"Okay!" With a flash of silver light, Pretty Girl vanished into thin air.