Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San

Chapter 739: You’re Here?

"You're here?"

The Celestial Fox Demon Emperor froze for a moment. Even in the face of his divine consciousness, the other party remained so calm and composed?

Lights flickered as Mei Gongzi entered the Hell Garden, stopping beside the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor. When she saw the golden flower, she couldn’t help but feel a surge of shock in her heart.

She had always known that Tang San’s tribulation would be incredibly difficult, but she hadn’t known how he would choose to face it. Now, everything before her, including the previous spatial lines, demonstrated Tang San’s profound foundation and thorough preparations.

She also heard the words "You’re here." The voice was indistinguishable as male or female, but she knew it was Tang San. His calm tone seemed to reassure her that everything was fine.

"Who are you? Who instructed you to undergo your tribulation here?"

The Celestial Fox Demon Emperor's voice was as cold as ice. He truly despised this person undergoing the tribulation. He wasn’t even sure if the Hell Garden could ever return to normal after dealing with them. His Celestial Fox Sacred Mountain had already become unstable, and who knew how long it would take to restore it.

"I am the future of the Falan Planet," said the person seated at the heart of the Heavenly Bloom.

"The future of the Falan Planet? What nonsense are you spouting?" The Celestial Fox Demon Emperor hadn’t expected such a response.

"The demon races, the nymph races, and your Celestial Fox clan have selfishly concentrated the planet's fortune here, sealing it off. This has caused other races on the planet to suffer from rampant misfortune, destabilizing the plane. Do you understand the consequences of this?"

The Celestial Fox Demon Emperor was momentarily stunned by these words. This person who had intruded into the Hell Garden, forcibly undergoing their tribulation and bringing a threat to the entire Ancestral Court, had the audacity to question him? He couldn’t help but laugh angrily. "You are questioning me? You came here to destroy the fortune my clan has accumulated over the years, and yet you dare to speak so righteously!"

His powerful divine consciousness surged wildly toward the Heavenly Bloom. He had no intention of wasting words; he still didn’t fully understand the extent of the damage to the Hell Garden and was eager to regain control and restore everything to normal.

But at that moment, a cold voice rang out.

"Why shouldn’t I question you?"

Immediately, a crystalline light split from the golden glow, floating in mid-air. A mighty divine consciousness burst forth, completely blocking the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor's own consciousness.

As the figure gradually solidified, the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor's face changed drastically. "You... it’s you..."

Mei Gongzi focused her gaze and saw a woman fully clad in crystal armor. The woman's age was indiscernible, as her face was somewhat blurred, but the aura she exuded was as deep as an abyss, as boundless as the cosmos, impossible to grasp.

"All this time, you've told us how the Celestial Fox clan guides and controls fortune, stabilizing the welfare of demons and nymphs, making the Daemon Continent the core of the planet. But you never told us the price for this. Why did the Tainted Yellow Sea and the Netherblue Sea form? Where did most of the immense fortune you gathered go? Why was your Celestial Fox clan favored the most? And where did the surplus fortune go? It wasn't until I came here that I understood where this fortune had been stored. These lotus seeds! They contain the purest fortune of the entire plane. What exactly do you intend to do with this power?"

The Celestial Fox Demon Emperor's face turned pale, and for a moment, he was at a loss for words. Although he had guessed that a certain Emperor was backing this, he hadn't expected it to be her. The last few times she’d taken a look at her fortune, she was already on the brink of death, her power reduced to a fraction of what it once was, relying on seclusion just to barely survive. The once all-powerful Crystal Demon Emperor should have been a relic of the past.

Yet here she was, standing before him, her aura remarkably youthful, as if she was no longer troubled by the limitations of her lifespan.

"If I recall correctly, during the era of the previous Celestial Fox Demon Emperor, this Hell Garden did not exist. The fortune gathered by the Celestial Fox Sacred Mountain back then vastly differed from now. At that time, the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor truly worked for the prosperity of the entire Ancestral Court, but everything was based on fairness and reason. However, everything has changed since you took over a thousand years ago[1]."

Listening to the Crystal Demon Emperor's words, the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor sneered. "Yes, things have indeed changed. Do you remember how many new Emperors have emerged over the past thousand years? Why were we able to produce so many Emperors? If I hadn’t gathered more fortune, would the Ancestral Court have so many Emperors to protect it today? Could the Daemon Continent have become the core of the planet? Gaining something always comes with a cost, and that cost isn’t paid by us, but by other races. With Falan Planet's capacity, even if ten thousand or a hundred thousand years pass, it won’t be destroyed—it will merely reach its pinnacle. I have selfish motives, yes. My selfish desire is to elevate the Daemon Continent to become a higher-level plane. This would be nothing but beneficial for the demon and nymph clans. By that time, we would no longer be bound by our lifespans and could truly become gods."

The Crystal Demon Emperor let out a cold laugh and said, "High-sounding words. You can deceive others with that, but not me. The previous Celestial Fox Demon Emperor was one of the lower-ranked Emperors, yet now you’ve become the ruler of the Ancestral Court. Your selfishness is focused entirely on yourself. Even if you could turn the Daemon Continent into a divine realm, you would be the one in control, wouldn’t you? And becoming a divine realm is no easy feat. It would require opposing the will of the universe itself—how much would that cost?"

The Celestial Fox Demon Emperor said in a deep voice, "So you intend to destroy everything? What you’re doing now is going against the entire Ancestral Court. Even if the other Emperors were here, who would support you? Who would help you? If the Ancestral Court is destroyed, it’s the fate of the demon and nymph clans that will be ruined—is that what you want to see?"

The Crystal Demon Emperor responded calmly, "I’m a dragon nearing its end; let the floodwaters rise for all I care. There's no point in continuing this argument. Let’s see if you can stop what’s happening before you."

As she spoke, she stepped forward in mid-air, moving toward the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor.

The Celestial Fox Demon Emperor’s expression changed. White light flickered around him, and suddenly, alternating black and white surrounded his body—exactly the Polar Luck Domain that Tang San was familiar with.

He was not skilled in combat, and now he faced the strongest Emperor of the current era, the Crystal Demon Emperor. How could he not be afraid?

1. In 359 it was originally stated that the Celestial Fox Demon Emperors only live for around five hundred years. It has been amended to reflect the number in this chapter. ☜