Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

Compared to that, the worst outcome Tang San had to face was quite troublesome. What he was about to face was a true life-and-death trial. If he failed to overcome the Tribulation, he would undoubtedly die.

Tang San said, "Good, if you encounter danger, notify me as we agreed before. I will come to your side immediately. I need to continue making preparations. Once you have confirmed the time on your side, notify me using the code we agreed upon."

"Sure, be careful with everything."

After ending the communication, Pretty Girl finally showed a hint of a smile on her lovely face, at least everything had gone smoothly up to this moment.

Everyone who knew of her arrival to report for duty would think she faced a huge ordeal, but in reality, only she knew that what Tang San was going to face was many times more difficult than hers. This was a challenge they were going to face together. As Tang San had said, once this hurdle was passed, it would truly be a time when they could navigate the vast ocean and soar high in the sky as they pleased.

The flying vehicle continued on its journey, taking not a short amount of time to reach its destination.

The location of the Ancestral Court Council was to the north of the Ancestral Court Grand Plaza, situated on an enormous mountain-tall enough to be compared with the ring of Emperor Mountains surrounding the Ancestral Court.

The council resided within the mountain, which was rumored to be hollow.

As the flying car arrived at the foot of the mountain, it was stopped. The Ancestral Court Imperial Guard stated that Pretty Girl needed to walk to the Council Mountain. This was the rule. Entities of any level had to dismount and proceed on foot here.

Pretty Girl alighted from the flying vehicle. Not far from there was where she had battled before, where she had obtained the greatest honor of her life, and made not only the entire Ancestral Court but also the whole of Demon Monster Land aware of her name. She had revived the glory of the Peacock Demon Clan.

She glanced towards the Ancestral Court Square, before turning her gaze toward Council Mountain.

Without a doubt, this was the highest power institution in all of Demon Monster Land. On a normal day, at least one Emperor would be seated within Council Mountain, with all Emperors taking turns to stay on guard. Whenever a major event occurred, the Emperors would deliberate and decide there, thus controlling the life and death authority over the entire Demon Monster Land.

Council Mountain was very tall, with its peak entering the clouds, and was not visible from below. There was a staircase on the face of the mountain for climbing, resembling the ascent to the Emperor Palace's peak, with the entrance located halfway up Council Mountain, which could be seen from below and guarded.

The Ancestral Court Imperial Guard was selected from the Emperor's Race, consisting of outstanding individuals. This time, the guards tasked with receiving her were the Phoenix Guards of Tianyu Empire, stemming from the lineage of the Undying Great Demon Emperor.

The Phoenix and Peacock Demon Clans were sworn enemies, and just from this reception, it was clear to see the Ancestral Court's aversion to Pretty Girl's current session of reporting for duty.

The twenty members of the Lion Tiger Imperial Guard approached Pretty Girl as she alighted from the vehicle, swiftly surrounding her to form a protective circle.

Pretty Girl walked toward the stairs leading up Council Mountain.

However, the Phoenix Guard blocked their way, with the leader speaking sternly, "Council Mountain is a heavily guarded place, the City Lord must climb the mountain alone."

On Pretty Girl's side, the most imposing of the imperial guards snorted coldly, "We are the City Lord's escorts and must guard at all times."

The Phoenix Guard remained firm, "That's the rule. The entourage must enter from the side."

The captain of the Lion Tiger Imperial Guard was about to say something more, but he was stopped by Pretty Girl. "Fine, I'll climb on my own. You all enter as required." While speaking, she walked alone toward the stone steps of the Council Mountain.

From the moment she had entered the Ancestral Court, there were probably people waiting for her to show any sign of vulnerability, and getting angry now would only put her at a greater disadvantage. Before coming here, Tang San had told her to take everything in stride and not to rush anything. The more calmly she faced everything, the more she would be able to take the initiative into her own hands.

Nevertheless, Pretty Girl was still just a young girl compared to those Emperors who were hundreds, or even thousands, of years old. Whether the Ancestral Court wanted her to succeed in her report or not, they couldn't excessively crush her during the process of reporting. Everything had to follow the rules, and as long as there were rules, she had to make good use of them.

As she stepped onto the stone steps, Pretty Girl paused for a moment because she immediately felt an invisible pressure bearing down on her.

This pressure was not coming from above but appeared under her feet as if there was an invisible suction force beneath the stone steps, pulling at her body, not wanting her to climb upward.

Pretty Girl paused briefly before continuing upwards without any ostentation. Her pace was very smooth, without any pausing, even though the suction from each stone step increased continuously, her forward speed remained unchanged.

Gravity, huh? Was this an enhancement of gravity, another part of the power play?

Pretty Girl appeared to be completely normal, even seeming like an ordinary human girl, without any powerful aura leaking out or anything special about her.

The Phoenix Guard seemed to have anticipated what she would face, so they didn't accompany her up the climb. However, as they watched Pretty Girl proceed smoothly, they couldn't help but reveal looks of surprise, even contemplating whether the pressure test had been canceled.

Of course, the gravity changes beneath her feet had not been canceled. Not only was the suction force strengthening, but occasionally there would even be instances where it suddenly disappeared, as if deliberately trying to catch her in an embarrassing situation. Yet, throughout the climb, Pretty Girl continued to advance with ease, as if everything beneath her feet was irrelevant, completely isolated from her body.

The Peacock Demon Clan's clan-prestige magical skill, Heaven Shifting!

Before breaking through to God Rank, during the elite competition of the Ancestral Court, Pretty Girl had already been capable of using Heaven Shifting. After becoming a god, her body was baptized by the Heavenly Tribulation and underwent a transformation, with her relation to the space elements becoming even more intimate. When cultivating with Tang San, he often used the time-space marker to help her sense the space elements, imparting to her the understanding of spatial attributes from a Godking. Her Heaven Shifting skill was already well-mastered.

At this moment, no matter how the gravity beneath her feet changed, Heaven Shifting operated on its own, naturally shedding the forces from below, allowing her to progress as usual. This alone was not something a common Demon King Level powerhouse could accomplish.

Dressed in splendid attire, Pretty Girl advanced slowly upward. On the Ancestral Court Council Mountain, her delicate figure was unobtrusive, but ascending, those Phoenix Guards below couldn't help but feel as though her silhouette was magnifying, their inherent phoenix pride subtly oppressed.

With a faint smile on her face, Pretty Girl could feel that, as she approached the Council Mountain entrance around mid-mountain, the gravity beneath her feet had even increased to ten times the norm. It was not a normal tenfold increase but one aimed at Demon King Level powerhouses, with gravity that was unpredictable and ever-changing.

If one observed with divine consciousness, it could be seen that the space around Pretty Girl's body was constantly changing, warping and trembling, quietly dissipating the changes in gravity from below, everything appeared harmonious and natural, with no hint of being forced.

Finally, after reaching the last step, all the gravity also vanished without a trace. Pretty Girl, as if nothing had happened, stood there calmly, looking at the towering hundred-meter-high stone gate in front of her with a contemplative look. Enjoy exclusive adventures from empire

In front of her, there was only the huge double stone gate, with no Ancestral Court Imperial Guard or anyone to guide her. Now that she was here, she was undoubtedly supposed to enter through this stone gate. How to enter? Push the gate?