Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

Tang San patted his shoulder and said, "I have a method we can try. However, there may be certain risks because I don\'t know if your Heavenly Fox Eye will be compatible. I\'ve tried this with others before, and the results weren\'t good. Your Heavenly Fox Eye is... special..."

"I\'m willing to try. What\'s the harm in taking a risk, rather than continue to be useless like this?" Du Bai said, somewhat excitedly.

A slight twitch appeared at the corner of Tang San\'s mouth; he knew his Chief Elder teacher must be nearby, monitoring them, but would not get too close so as not to affect their training. There was no way Zhang Haoxuan could hear their conversation.

If the teacher heard that he was preparing to let Du Bai take risks with his cultivation... Tang San wondered if the Chief Elder teacher would think about killing him.

But Du Bai was right about one thing. If things continued like this, Tang San observed, it was very possible that he would never break through the Third Stage in his lifetime.

Tang San took a deep breath and said, "Let\'s give it a try. Your current problem is that you can\'t break through your present bottleneck. Regarding your bloodline, there\'s nothing I can do, unless there\'s a strong stimulus, which might offer a sliver of possibility. Or if you could soak in the blood of the Heavenly Fox Clan, but that\'s nearly impossible. So, we have to approach this from another angle. We need to focus on Spiritual Power. I have a method that strictly cultivates Spiritual Power. Apart from me, no one else who possesses the Demon God Transformation has been able to successfully cultivate it. Their attempts didn\'t yield good results. But considering your ability is inherently tied to your eyes, there might be a chance. If you could forcibly break through your Spiritual Power to correspond with Third Stage or above, it may just trigger a breakthrough in your Heavenly Fox Eye. The Heavenly Fox Eye is an Eye of Luck but is also influenced by Spiritual Power. Forcing a breakthrough in Spiritual Power to drive it could be possible."

"Alright, I\'ll learn from you," Du Bai said with renewed determination.

These past days, he had watched as they felled one Demon Beast after another under Tang San\'s leadership, with everyone gaining something and improving their abilities. How could he not be envious? After all, he was still an eleven-year-old boy. He too yearned for strength, to be useful, to be valued!

So, Tang San\'s words were like a lifeline to him; he was determined to give it a try.

"You should rest up first," Tang San suggested.

"Ah? Aren\'t we practicing now?" Du Bai asked eagerly.

Tang San replied, "Now is not the time to cultivate. Tomorrow morning, I\'ll call for you. But you must keep this a secret. If the teachers find out, they would flay and debone me. However, I\'m over eighty percent certain that even if it\'s not successful, it shouldn\'t have too much of an impact on you."

"Mhm, alright. Don\'t worry, I\'ll keep it a secret. Right now, all I can do is pray that it works."

Tang San patted his shoulder again, "Go rest up and keep your spirits high. That\'s when you\'ll have the best chance of success."

"Okay." Reassured by Tang San, Du Bai, who had always been rather carefree, returned to his normal spirits and climbed up a tree to rest.

Watching him ascend, a smile touched Tang San\'s lips. He truly wanted to help Du Bai; helping him was helping himself!

And the one taking risks wasn\'t just Du Bai, but also himself.

Feeling the somewhat weak, yet glimmering white Bloodline Brand within his body, Tang San\'s heart warmed as well.

Indeed, these past few days, through contact, he had already extracted some bloodline power of the Heavenly Fox Transformation from Du Bai. He hadn\'t been in a rush to extract from the others, since they had to be prepared for battle at any time, and any weakening of their powers due to his extraction could prove disastrous against Demon Beasts. After all, they were all together, so there was no need to hurry.

Having stayed here for more than a day, they had carefully observed the surrounding environment, and there were no dangers nearby. Tang San prepared to keep watch at night while attempting to see if he could integrate Du Bai\'s Heavenly Fox Eye Brand into his own Spirit Rhinoceros Heart Eye.

This was, without a doubt, a very important experiment for him. If the mutation was successful and it mutated in a positive direction, then his Spirit Rhinoceros Heart Eye would surely advance to a completely new level, possessing even more powerful abilities.

Concentrating his mind, he adjusted his state.

Only when Tang San felt that his spirit, essence and energy had reached their peak did he slowly begin to control the Mark of the Heavenly Fox Eye inside his body to approach the Mark of the Spirit Rhinoceros Heart Eye.

As the two Marks gradually neared each other, Tang San distinctly felt his eyes start to burn. This was the feedback from the Brand on his bloodline.

His Spirit Rhinoceros Heart Eye possessed the strength of the Fourth Stage, while the Heavenly Fox Eye absorbed from Du Bai was roughly at the level of a Second Stage Brand. Given enough time, and with constant absorption, reaching the Heavenly Fox Eye of the Third Stage wouldn\'t be a problem. However, Tang San worried that the higher the strength of the Heavenly Fox Eye, the more difficult it would be to integrate the two. Therefore, he planned to begin the integration process while at the Second Stage.

The two different Brands drew closer, making Tang San increasingly nervous. Success or failure hinged on this moment. Once successful, it would usher him into an entirely new realm.

The Spirit Rhinoceros Heart Eye seemed to sense the presence of the Heavenly Fox Eye, starting to emit a strong light of its own, a light nearly incandescent, making Tang San\'s eyes even hotter. He didn\'t even need to open his eyes to feel the elemental waves in the air around him.

Yet the Brand of the Heavenly Fox Eye showed no change. It just kept moving closer, and the whole process met no resistance.

In the next instant, a scene that shocked Tang San occurred.

Without any warning, the Mark of his Spirit Rhinoceros Heart Eye suddenly burst.

The original ball of white light almost immediately exploded outward. The white light dissipated, and Tang San\'s body shook. He felt a severe pain in his eyes. The ability to sense the elements around him vanished in an instant.

This is bad...

This was his first thought. But by now it was too late to try to salvage the situation.

He was about to lose his Spirit Rhinoceros Heart Eye.

That was something he indeed found very distressing. The abilities of the Spirit Rhinoceros Heart Eye were quite remarkable. They were very helpful in enhancing his eyesight, increasing his spiritual power, and in observation with the mind\'s eye – capturing flaws and controlling skills. He really didn\'t want to lose it!

But he had been a human for three lifetimes, and his mentality was very stable. This sudden change did not affect his mood. He still remained calm, diligently working the Mysterious Heaven Method normally. He continued to concentrate and look within.

Then he saw a strange scene.

The solely Second Stage Heavenly Fox Eye Brand seemed utterly unaffected by the explosion of the Spirit Rhinoceros Heart Eye, moving leisurely to the original location of the Spirit Rhinoceros Heart Eye, and branded itself there. Moreover, the burst of light from the Spirit Rhinoceros Heart Eye didn\'t continue to disperse, but rather, like a halo, encircled the exterior.

Even more bizarre was what happened next; after the Heavenly Fox Eye settled on its Brand, that Brand actually moved.

Inside Tang San\'s body, there were a total of five Brands, all located in his Dantian, moving with the circulation of the Mysterious Heaven Method. Leading them was always the Peak of Fifth Stage Wind Wolf Transformation Brand.