Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

The Green Jade Vine that Tang San purchased was over three meters long and as thick as an infant\'s arm. It was trapped within a cage, constantly twisting and turning inside like a snake.

It was a kind of Demon Beast, a Second Stage one. If it could awaken its wisdom, it would be considered a Spirit Monster. Unfortunately, it had not. Awakening wisdom was not an easy feat. Being just a Second Stage Demon Beast and of the plant-class, the Monsters\' evaluation implied that it wasn\'t edible, so the Green Jade Vine wasn\'t very useful. Its only characteristic was its resilience.

The Green Jade Vine was also very easy to keep alive; as long as there was water and sunlight, it would hardly die, having an extremely tenacious life force. Generally, it would exist in large quantities in deep forests and old woods. It didn\'t have any aggression, not even a sense of pain. It was rated as Second Level merely because of its resilience.

Looking at the Green Jade Vine with its jade-like texture, a hint of reminiscence flashed in Tang San\'s eyes as he opened the cage and released the Green Jade Vine.

No sooner was it out of the cage than the Green Jade Vine seemed to sense something, immediately becoming more active and crawling around on the ground. It instinctively sought water sources, looking for a place with water.

Tang San waved his right hand, summoning a breeze that swept up the Green Jade Vine to his hand, where he grasped it.

The Green Jade Vine was smooth and warm to the touch, but as soon as Tang San grasped it, it immediately began to coil, winding around his arm. This was an instinctive reaction. Although it wasn\'t adept at attacking, once touched, it would instinctively coil around whatever touched it using its resilient nature. Some weaker Demon Beasts would be strangled to death.

As the three-meter-long Green Jade Vine swept towards him, a flicker of light shone in Tang San\'s eyes, and he activated his Mysterious Heaven Method.

Suddenly, the Green Jade Vine trembled violently, and one could vaguely see that the bluish-white halo on its surface dimmed instantly. It had become withered almost in the blink of an eye, losing all strength to coil and limply falling to the ground.

With a shake of his right hand and the activation of his Mysterious Heaven Method, the withered Green Jade Vine instantly turned to powder, scattering on the ground.

He closed his eyes, silently feeling the essence he had just absorbed into his body.

This length of Green Jade Vine was very cheap; it was the least expensive among the four items he had bought, costing only five Spirit Rhinoceros Coins. This was because the Green Jade Vine was still alive. Living Demon Beasts were always priced higher. As Tang San had previously told Mu Yunyu, this was a very resilient rope.

At this moment, the Green Jade Vine had been devoured by him. Tang San\'s Mysterious Heaven Method operated naturally, removing some of the mixed energies from his body, and a faint bluish-white Brand appeared within his Mysterious Heaven Method.

Through the experience of devouring the Mother Winged Tiger, Tang San already knew that Demon Beasts could form Bloodline Brands. The Green Jade Vine was considered a Demon Beast, albeit a weak one, and it naturally could also form a Brand.

The first time he entered the small shop, Tang San had already seen it, but at that time, he had not made up his mind. After returning this time, among all four items, what he actually wanted to purchase the most was not the other three valuable ones, but this Green Jade Vine. That was why he was so eager to take out the Green Jade Vine first.

After removing the impurities, the weak Green Jade Vine Brand was equivalent to a First Stage Brand, very weak indeed. But a hint of happiness appeared on Tang San\'s face.

The next instant, he used his Spiritual Power to place the tiny Green Jade Vine Brand into the sixth Brand position he had acquired not long ago, ranking it last among all six Brands.

Yes, he had surprisingly chosen a bloodline Brand from such a weak vine-class Demon Beast for his Sixth Brand.

The Green Jade Vine Brand stabilized there, emitting a faint, gentle bluish-green glow. In comparison to the other five Brands, it was almost negligible, but the pleasure on Tang San\'s face was particularly apparent.

Drawing a deep breath, with the power of the Mysterious Heaven Method infused, Tang San raised his right hand. Instantly, a small cluster of blue light gathered in the palm of his hand, then slowly emerged, the exact likeness of a Green Jade Vine.

It was even thinner than the Green Jade Vine he had devoured before. As it emerged, under Tang San\'s control, it slowly lengthened, coiling around Tang San\'s body. The flexible Green Jade Vine moved according to Tang San\'s intentions, transforming into various shapes.

This was Tang San\'s sixth Bloodline Brand and the only Plant-class Bloodline Brand he possessed. It was merely at the First Stage. Yes, only at the First Stage. However, Tang San\'s eyes were filled with a peculiar sentiment.

In his previous life, in the world known as Soul Land, there existed something called a Martial Soul. Every person, upon reaching the age of six, had to participate in a ceremony to awaken their Martial Soul. A Martial Soul could be anything, incredibly diverse. There were Beast Souls, Tool Martial Souls. Only a rare few who awakened a Soul Power energy along with their Martial Soul could enhance the might of their Martial Soul by cultivating Soul Power, and these individuals were known as Soul Masters. They were the most powerful beings in that world and held the most esteemed profession.

In his past life, Tang San also awakened his own Martial Soul at the age of six, unlike others who had only one Martial Soul, he had two. One of them, which had accompanied him throughout his previous life, was a seemingly weak innate entity called Bluesilver Grass.

And at that moment, the Green Jade Vine he had merged with was the most similar in aura and attributes to the Bluesilver Grass among all the plants he had seen in this world.

Even though the Green Jade Vine was so weak now, in Tang San\'s heart, it was as if he had returned to his past life, back to the moment he had just awakened his Martial Soul.

Bluesilver Grass, Green Jade Vine!

And that girl from those days...

...

"My name is Xiaowu, \'wu\' as in dance."

...

Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, Tang San pursed his lips and retracted the Green Jade Vine. Even though it was so weak at this moment, who\'s to say it wouldn\'t transform in myriad ways in his hands in the future?

With a third of the students out for experiential learning, and both Guan Longjiang and Mu Enqing absent, the main teaching duties fell to Mu Yunyu. Si Ru actually appeared very rarely in front of the students, and it was unknown what he was up to.

A morning of physical training left everyone exhausted. Before lunch, Tang San found Mu Yunyu and told her he wanted to take leave to visit the city in the afternoon.

Mu Yunyu approved his request readily, perhaps because Tang San and his group had just spent a considerable amount of money buying items from her. She only reminded Tang San to be cautious with his wealth in the city. Even among Monsters, it was rare to see Elemental Coins.

Now a Sixth Stage, she didn\'t even arrange for someone to accompany him. His strength at the Sixth Stage automatically elevated Tang San\'s status within the academy. In terms of strength, he was now second only to Wu Bingji. Moreover, he had fought Wu Bingji to a draw when he was at the Fifth Stage!

After lunch, it was time for afternoon classes. Mu Yunyu took over Guan Longjiang\'s role in theoretical teaching.

No sooner had the afternoon\'s lessons concluded, Tang San immediately left the academy and headed straight down the hill.

He wanted to drink milk tea, and even more so, he wanted to see the girl who sold it.

Rushing down the mountain, he slowed down only upon entering Jiali City.

Even after three lifetimes, whenever he was about to see her, his mood was still one of excitement and anxiety.

Time seemed to stretch out in anticipation, causing Tang San\'s pace to quicken subconsciously. Finally, as evening approached, he arrived at the familiar place.