Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

As the wedding of the two Quasi Emperors concluded, tranquility once again descended upon the Ancestral Court. This wedding officially announced to the entire continent that these two future Emperors would become the pillars of the Ancestral Court in the days to come. Of course, the premise is that they successfully cross the tribulation to ascend to Emperor status.

The day after the wedding, Tang San and Pretty Girl submitted a plan to the Ancestral Court, stating that they would continue the construction of the Tower of Life to bring greater life energy to the Ancestral Court. Once the Tower of Life was complete, they would retreat into closed-door cultivation to prepare for their ascension to Emperor status.

The Ancestral Court had no objections and provided them with any resources they required without reservation.

Tang San and Pretty Girl entered closed-door cultivation in the Blue Gold Palace, while continuing the construction of the Tower of Life.

It was on the seventh day after their wedding that the Ancestral Court began receiving reports from various regions: humans living across the continent had suddenly and mysteriously vanished. No trace was left behind.

Millions of humans disappeared without warning. This was undoubtedly a major incident, but how could there be no trace left whatsoever?

The Heavenly Fox Great Demon Emperor flew into an angry rage, immediately dispatching an investigation team from the Ancestral Court to examine the situation.

But it was too late; the humans had vanished like smoke and mist. The original gathering areas of humans had been consumed entirely by massive fires, burning away all traces.

After a month-long investigation, the Ancestral Court still had no conclusions. They had even traveled to Jiali City for inspections, yet found nothing unusual. Everything at Jiali City was as it had always been; the former human settlements no longer existed.

With no evidence, even the Heavenly Fox Great Demon Emperor was left helpless, and the matter ultimately ended unresolved.

Aside from the Heavenly Fox Great Demon Emperor, the other Emperors clearly had little interest in the disappearance of humans. After all, humans were just a vassal race.

Heavenly Fox Holy Mountain.

The Heavenly Fox Great Demon Emperor stood atop the peak, gazing into the distance.

Due to the obstruction of the Ancestral Court's Council Mountain, the position of the Heavenly Fox Holy Mountain did not allow him to see the Blue Gold Holy Mountain where Tang San and Pretty Girl were located. Within his eyes lingered a hint of gloom.

Towards humans, he always maintained a deep wariness, though even he did not always understand why. Perhaps it stemmed from the control over Luck that he possessed. While other Emperors were indifferent, his vigilance remained unwavering.

Although no evidence had been found, he was certain that this large-scale disappearance of humans was related to Jiali City and tied to Pretty Girl.

Originally, he believed that Pretty Girl had long abandoned her protection of humans. After participating in the Emperor Selection Battle and the martial contest for marriage, choosing Jin Miaolin of the Spirit Monster Clan as her husband, everything seemed to suggest that she was integrating into the world of Monsters.

Yet he did not expect such a major incident to happen at this critical moment.

Millions of humans—gone in an instant. How could this be possible? What kind of grand undertaking could accomplish this? Was it done through teleportation arrays? That couldn't be! When had the Peacock Demon Clan developed teleportation arrays of such magnitude?

More importantly, where could they possibly have been taken? In recent days, leveraging his control over Luck, he searched the continent using the Power of Luck, yet found no trace of them. These humans seemed to have vanished into thin air.

Though some humans still lived on Demon Monster Land, the majority involved in this disappearance were gone.

With the investigation yielding no results, if this were the past, he would undoubtedly summon Pretty Girl under his capacity as the Ancestral Court's overseer for an interrogation, even resorting to extreme measures.

But now that was clearly impossible. Not only was Pretty Girl already a Quasi Emperor, making it unwise to provoke her lightly—she was also in closed-door cultivation alongside Jin Miaolin, making any actions against her fundamentally unfeasible.

After their wedding, in the Blue Gold Palace, Jin Miaolin continued to dedicate himself to the construction of the Tower of Life. As layer upon layer rose, the life energy emanating from the Tower of Life became increasingly abundant. The Ancestral Court had now transformed into the ultimate sacred ground. Nearly every race scrambled to flock toward the Ancestral Court, trying every means possible to gain access. The issuance of passes to enter the Ancestral Court had become a rarity, further elevating both Jin Miaolin's and the Blue Gold Tree Clan's status.

Not to mention ordinary civilians and nobles—this immense benefit was even felt by other Emperors, as the life energy radiating from the Tower of Life began to nourish them greatly.

Such benefits were irresistible. Who could resist the elevation of their life force?

At the last Ancestral Court meeting, the Heavenly Fox Great Demon Emperor proposed summoning Pretty Girl to inquire about the disappearance of humans, but his suggestion met fierce opposition. Not only did voices of dissent come strongly from the Rihchen Empire's representatives, even the Tianyu Empire's representatives expressed significant resistance.

All Emperors agreed that at this juncture, Jin Miaolin and Pretty Girl's cultivation and tribulation crossing must remain undisturbed. They all anticipated Jin Miaolin's success in crossing his tribulation, hoping it would usher in entirely new vitality for the Ancestral Court.

What the Heavenly Fox Great Demon Emperor didn't expect was that the newly ascendant Crystal Phoenix Great Demon Emperor, who had just assumed the role of Crystal Phoenix City Lord thanks to recent gains, expressed the strongest opposition. He vehemently insisted that Pretty Girl had cut all ties with humanity since marrying Jin Miaolin. Furthermore, this view garnered support from the Undying Great Demon Emperor. Adding to that, Pretty Girl's maternal grandfather, the White Tiger Great Demon King, along with the Sword Saint Great Demon Emperor, also sided with them. The Heavenly Fox Great Demon Emperor's supporters included only the Sky-breaking Great Demon Emperor and the Mammoth Great Demon Emperor.

As for the Spirit Monster Clan—it went without saying. All six Heavenly Spirit Emperors of the Rihchen Empire firmly opposed the proposal.

Despite being the apparent overseer of the Ancestral Court, the Heavenly Fox Great Demon Emperor's suggestion was dismissed outright without further discussion—an unprecedented event.

Thus, even he was powerless in this matter.

All he could do was wait. Wait for the moment they emerged from retreat and faced the tribulation. For the first time, the Heavenly Fox Great Demon Emperor felt he could master Luck but not Fate.

A faint wrinkle silently crept from the corner of his eye, making him seem even older. Yet his eyes were bright and resolute; destiny, even so, must be wrested under his control.

Blue Gold Palace.

After entering their retreat, Tang San and Pretty Girl sealed themselves off completely from outside communication.

The situation faced by the Heavenly Fox Great Demon Emperor was long anticipated by Tang San. He had made so many efforts, even showing deference to the Tianyang Spirit King—what was it all for?

As a former First-Generation Godking, Tang San had his pride. For himself, he could never feign cordiality with other Emperors. Yet for the sake of humanity in this plane, he would endure anything.

Through Jin Miaolin's identity, he gained access to nearly every critical pathway, while Pretty Girl, although bearing human blood, was no longer merely the Jiali City Lord. She was now the wife of Jin Miaolin, patriarch of the Blue Gold Tree Clan—this identity was her greatest shield.

Tang San had worked so hard to enter retreat for a single purpose: ensuring the safety of humanity's mass migration, leaving the Ancestral Court no choice. When he and Pretty Girl ascended to Emperor status, all issues would cease to be problems.

Over these days, Pretty Girl concentrated on cultivation in the Blue Gold Palace, using immortal aura to refine and elevate her cultivation base. Tang San, meanwhile, continued constructing the Tower of Life. He refrained from letting Pretty Girl assist further; her cultivation was still lacking, and this precious time was better spent nurturing herself with simplified immortal aura and imbuing the Asura God's Sword—it mattered more than anything else.

For them, time was truly of the essence. When the critical moment Tang San calculated arrived, they would have no choice but to attempt their tribulations to ascend to Emperor status.

With the Tower of Life being constructed layer by layer, the higher it rose, the smaller the scale of each tier, making building progressively easier. Yet, the life energy it emitted grew increasingly potent.