Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San

Chapter 677: Summoning the Sea Clans

The Sea God’s shadow behind him slowly raised the illusory golden trident in its hand.

The entire sky darkened in an instant, with golden lightning crisscrossing it. The terrifying pressure seemed as though it would destroy the entire world. That overwhelming aura caused heaven and earth to tremble, and the sea to shudder.

The uncertainty in Hai Sheng's eyes instantly turned into shock. Under the overwhelming pressure of the Sea God, even as a tenth-order sea beast, it felt as if countless strands of faith energy from the entire sea were converging toward the gigantic shadow behind Tang San. That overwhelming pressure made it seem as though the entire Endless Blue Sea was nothing but his backdrop.

Tang San himself felt it as well. In this Endless Blue Sea, using the Sea God's divinity was countless times easier than on land. His own divine consciousness was barely consumed; even just the faith energy gathered from the Endless Blue Sea was enough to sustain the Sea God's shadow.

But in the next moment, he withdrew his right hand, and the gigantic shadow behind him transformed into rings of golden light, merging into his body and silently disappearing.

The dark clouds and lightning in the sky froze in mid-air, slowly dissipating.

Tang San naturally didn’t dare to actually activate the Sea God's power. The sea was his domain, and here he could undoubtedly exert far greater power than on land. But the problem was that if he unleashed this power, the heavenly tribulation would instantly descend. Just now, he had briefly summoned this power precisely to use the might of the heavenly tribulation to suppress this god-level sea beast before him, but he had to quickly pull back, or the heavenly tribulation would really come.

Just in that brief moment, Tang San felt a shudder deep within his soul. The aura of this heavenly tribulation was more than twice as powerful as Mei Gongzi’s Six Directions Eight Desolations Golden Fiend Tribulation. He had a feeling that the worst scenario he feared might indeed come to pass.

Taking a deep breath, he suppressed the instinctive fear that had arisen within him. Looking at the Sea Walrus clan elder now prostrating before him, Tang San calmly said, "Any doubts now?"

"N-No, no more..." Hai Sheng's voice clearly trembled; it couldn't help it.

The aura that had just appeared in the sky, like the very fury of heaven, had caused even Tang San, a former God King, to feel fear deep in his heart. How much more terrifying must it have been for Hai Sheng, who was merely a Sea King? It was an aura of unimaginable horror, so mighty that it seemed as if it could obliterate everything in this world! @@novelbin@@

To control such energy, and to be favored by the Endless Blue Sea, meant that calling oneself the master of the sea was no empty boast.

Tang San said, "Get up and answer me."

"Y-Yes..." Hai Sheng quickly pulled its tusks out of the sand and took a respectful position in front of Tang San.

Tang San said in a deep voice, "I am here to inspect our territory. Are there any leaders of the Sea Dragon clan or Sea Giant clan in this nearby sea region? Other powerful clans are also welcome. I'll give you three days to gather them and bring them to this island to meet me. I have things to discuss with them. If the kings of your clans can come, all the better."

Hai Sheng looked up at Tang San, but it did not ask any further questions and just nodded repeatedly. "I'll go right away."

With these words, it twisted his massive body and quickly rolled toward the Endless Blue Sea.

As the seawater gradually engulfed its plump body, Tang San finally turned toward the large island he was on. Such a massive island, with an area of hundreds of square kilometers, could easily accommodate a population of a million.

His visit this time was not only to find a place suitable for human habitation but also to resolve the issues between humans and the sea clans. Only with the support of the sea clans could humans truly live and work here peacefully.

He released his spiritual power outward, scanning the island. This large island was teeming with life, and naturally had a rich concentration of water elemental energy. Life originates from water and sunlight, and both were abundant here. There were some Sea Walruses on the island, mostly gathered near the beaches. While there were other creatures inland, none had particularly strong auras.

Judging from the energy and life aura here, it was perfectly suitable for human habitation. In terms of distance, this place was around eight hundred nautical miles away from the eastern coast of Kali City. It was not close by any means, and therefore, if humans could be transported here, their safety was practically assured, as long as the sea clans did not attack them.

Tang San had been thinking a lot about how to help humans solve their plight on the Daemon Continent. But the more he pondered it, the more he realized that it was an incredibly difficult task.

The demon and nymph clans had ruled the Daemon Continent for many years, with powerful beings as numerous as the clouds. Humans, on the other hand, lacked even the innate talent for cultivation. They had to rely on inheriting the bloodlines of demon and nymph clans to be able to cultivate, and even then, their achievements were limited by the strength of their bloodlines.

In the future, if Tang San could return to the God King level, he wouldn’t be able to remain in this plane. As a former true god and the ruler of a divine realm, he understood well that a plane could not be forcibly interfered with or altered by external forces, as that might end up causing its destruction.

Therefore, if humans truly wanted the right to survive, they first needed to develop a path of cultivation suitable for themselves, rather than relying solely on intermarriage with demon and nymph clans to obtain bloodline power. And secondly, humans needed their own space to develop their own civilization; only then would they have the time and leisure to focus on cultivation.

The main problem at hand, however, was not the amount of time this would take. It was that with things as they were now, the process couldn’t even start! The demons and nymphs were just too powerful, and they completely suppressed humans. From what the White Tiger Demon Emperor had said that day, Tang San understood that if nothing changed, no matter how much time passed, it was impossible for humans to create a good living space for themselves. The demon and nymph clans simply wouldn’t give them the opportunity.

What should be done about this? How could these fundamental problems be changed? Tang San pondered for a long time but found no answer. The Mysterious Heaven Technique could be taught to ordinary people, yes. But if too many ordinary people cultivated it, and if they succeeded, the ability to devour bloodlines would inevitably be exposed. That would not bring opportunity to humanity, but rather bring about doom.

Later, Tang San thought the first step was to carve out a safe living space for humanity. Since the Daemon Continent did not offer them one, they had no choice but to develop overseas. This was one of the reasons for his current voyage. At the same time, he also wanted to take this opportunity to learn more about the current situation of the sea clans.

The Endless Blue Sea was vast, almost boundless, hence the name. Even when he was at the seaside earlier, he could already sense the immense resources that this vast sea held.

His earlier exchange with the Sea Shark had allowed him to confirm some of his earlier conclusions—the sea clans could go no further than the Great Sea King level, and this was because the entire planet’s fortune had been gathered by the Celestial Fox clan on the Daemon Continent—more precisely, in the Ancestral Court. Under these circumstances, the sea clans couldn't produce an Emperor.

No matter how strong a plane is, there are limits. Sixteen Emperors seems to be the current capacity, or at least this is the limit set by the Celestial Fox clan in order to ensure balance. In other words, if we want to develop and break the dominance of the demon and nymph clans, the simple and direct method is to eliminate several of the existing Emperors and disrupt the concentration of fortune, allowing the plane’s fortune to cover the entire planet once again. This would solve things on a fundamental level.

But that’s easier said than done.