Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

"I am willing to fight for the Blue Gold Tree Clan, at all costs, until death!" The elders of the Blue Gold Tree Clan spoke with different voices, but at this moment, they were all filled with determination. Even the older Second Elder and Third Elder had moist eyes.

The Blue Gold Tree Clan had been oppressed for far too long. At this moment, Tang San's words had thoroughly ignited them. At this moment, the Blue Gold Tree Clan truly stood up.

Feeling the united spirit emanating from them, the Soul-Stealing Spirit King was also moved. The Blue Gold Tree Clan, this truly had a good clan leader! Although his decision was unwise, if today, this clan leader were to truly die here, it would have an extraordinarily profound impact on the entire Blue Gold Tree Clan, especially since the Tree Ancestor had awakened. This clan might face significant changes.

The expression on the Diamond Elf King's face was also extremely unsightly. On the way back, the Soul-Stealing Spirit King had persuaded him. After all, the Tree Ancestor had awakened, and what all clans had done was inappropriate. Now that it had been revealed, it was better to take a step back, since Diamond City was wealthy enough to compensate the Blue Gold Tree Clan, allowing everyone to save face and minimize the issue.

The Diamond Elf King felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly. He was an Emperor, after all, and could not just bow down easily. Thus, upon returning, he intended to intimidate Tang San, but his strong deterrence was not at all feared by the other party, who logically and justly stated everything. The Soul-Stealing Spirit King had come out to mediate, and he had agreed. After all, among the Seven Emperors of the Rihchen Empire, Plant-class Emperors were the most numerous. They had all received favors from the Tree Ancestor.

But what he absolutely did not expect was that this new clan leader of the Blue Gold Tree Clan did not take the easy way down the slope but chose to stand firm.

Of course, he did not think Tang San could defeat him, but now, if he were to kill this young man, it would be very troublesome! Not to mention it would be hard to explain to the Ancestral Court, with his words just now, the Blue Gold Tree Clan would surely explode. What follows would be the outright eruption of tensions between the two races. Although as an Emperor he was not afraid, the awakening of the Tree Ancestor was still concerning to him. Once the Blue Gold Tree Clan nurtured an Emperor, it could indeed become troublesome.

With the Tree Ancestor awakening, the Ancestral Court had already felt a shift in Luck. The Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox representing the Tianyu Empire was clearly supporting the Blue Gold Tree Clan. This would inevitably have a significant impact on Diamond City.

Therefore, whether he won or lost this battle, it was bad news for Diamond City. But, he was already riding the tiger and couldn't dismount.

"Chief Jin, I understand your feelings. But it is better to resolve enmities than to create them. Whether it's you or under the Diamond Crown, you are both pillars of the Ancestral Court. Fratricide only provides entertainment for outsiders. I promise you, the Diamond Elf Clan will certainly give you a proper explanation and sufficient compensation..." The Soul-Stealing Spirit King still tried to mediate.

"There's no need. Thank you for the kind intentions of Soul-Stealing Beneath the Crown. But my mind is made up. When I saw the limbs of my clansmen, I had already decided. As a clan leader, this is something I must do."

Watching Tang San's determined expression, the Soul-Stealing Spirit King also frowned. Although he was an Emperor, these inter-racial issues were really not easy to intervene in. After all, the Diamond Elf King was at fault first, and now the other party was not seeking compensation but was initiating a challenge. This was unavoidable. Especially since the other party was not an Emperor. In the Ancestral Court, as long as Tang San insisted, this battle was inevitable.

"Soul-Stealing Spirit King, there's no need to persuade him any further. Since he doesn't know what's good for him, I'll teach him a lesson, let him understand the vastness of heaven and earth." The eyes of the Diamond Elf King flashed dangerously with killing intent.

He was already holding a lot of pent-up anger. Previously, when he felt the revival of the Tree Ancestor's aura, he wanted to seize the opportunity. Unfortunately, instead of profiting, he found himself struck and sent flying by the freshly revived Tree Ancestor. That strike was considerably powerful—as it was the accumulation of many years of energy suddenly unleashed.

Under such injury, he dared not target Jianmu City anymore, also worried that if the Tree Ancestor fully awakened, the trouble would be tremendous. Thus, he returned to the Ancestral Court to hide and heal.

However, soon after from a messenger who went from the Ancestral Court to Jianmu City, he heard that the revival of the Tree Ancestor was real, but the recovery was limited, possessing certain instincts but not truly awakened. This reassured him greatly, and he planned to return to Diamond City after completely healing. Ordinarily, he did not reside in the Ancestral Court and preferred staying in Diamond City. The Diamond Elf Clan always lacked life force, and since Diamond City was adjacent to Jianmu City, he often extracted some life force from there. As for the Blue Golden Tree Tribe members—weren't they his poached prey? Among them, there were even king-class entities.

Unexpectedly, while he was still healing, the Blue Golden Tree Tribe actively approached Diamond City, killed his men, and rescued all of their tribesmen. The Diamond Elf King was, of course, unjust in this, but he didn't believe so! In his view, this was the Blue Golden Tree Tribe disrupting his cultivation and affecting the reputation of the Diamond Elf Clan. But the matter could not be concealed; every main city had eyes of the Ancestral Court, hence he had no choice but to proactively report to the Ancestral Court.

The seriousness of this matter was also clear to the Ancestral Court. With the Tree Ancestor's revival, even if not fully awakened, it's still one of the three revered ancestors of the Monster and Fairy Clans. The descendants of the Tree Ancestor being involved in such an incident and being publicly disclosed was no small matter. If handled poorly, it could incite a major uproar among all plant-class Spirit Monsters.

Thus, after urgent consultations, the Ancestral Court decided to have Soul-Stealing Spirit King accompany Diamond Elf King back. All the way, Soul-Stealing Spirit King had already advised him a lot. The best way to handle this was to downplay the incident. Although begrudging, given the significant interests of Diamond City, he didn't care much about making some compensation and reluctantly agreed. However, there was still reluctance in his heart, thus upon returning he tried to intimidate Tang San, only to fail, as this lad from the Blue Golden Tree Tribe was unbelievably arrogant and even challenged him.

How long had he been the Clan Leader of the Blue Golden Tree Tribe? He had awakened the Tree Ancestor and dared to bring the Blue Golden Tree Tribe causing trouble; such a person must not be left alone, for if he became an Emperor in the future, that would be a major concern for him.

Thinking this, the heart of Diamond Elf King was already filled with murderous intent, with no intention of showing mercy.

Soul-Stealing Spirit King frowned and said, "Brother Diamond, this is probably not appropriate. This isn't what the Ancestral Court wants to see."

Diamond Elf King indifferently said, "It's no longer about what I want, but the other party being unreasonable and challenging me. As an Emperor, I have the dignity of an Emperor. How could I not accept his challenge? Soul-Stealing Brother, teach me, what should I do?"

"This..." Seeing that neither side would give in, Soul-Stealing Spirit King was somewhat at a loss. After all, Diamond Elf King was an Emperor, representing the mineral-class Spirit Monsters. In front of so many subordinates, could he really not accept the challenge? On the other hand, Tang San is both a Lord of a City and a patriarch, seeking revenge for his race, which is also reasonable.

Soul-Stealing Spirit King sighed and said to Diamond Elf King, "Brother Diamond, then please show some mercy. After all, the Tree Ancestor has revived. For all of us plant-class races, this is a great joyous event; without the Tree Ancestor, our Spirit Monster race wouldn't be here today. So, no matter what, please hold back for the sake of the Tree Ancestor and also consider our long-standing friendship and keep it to a minimum."