Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

"Take her down!" Wang Yan bellowed.

The four subordinates immediately surrounded her, but they were also nervously scanning the surroundings—the memory of the bolt\'s impact had left a deep and unpleasant impression. That inescapable feeling was terrifying; although it hadn\'t been fatal, what if a bolt had hit a vital point like an eye? One of them had their palm pierced while trying to protect their eyes.

Pretty Girl looked at them and gently shook her head, "You think you can capture me? Fall down."

As she spoke, she gently waved her hand.

An eerie scene ensued, the four approaching Peacock Demon Clan members all staggered before collapsing softly to the ground.

Wang Yan was stunned and exclaimed in shock, "What did you... what did you do to them?"

Pretty Girl\'s gaze was piercing as she looked at him, "What punishment does one deserve for trying to harm the royalty? Calling you an idiot would be an insult to the word. Have you forgotten your own clan\'s secret technique?"

"Peacock Gall? You... you can actually use the power of the Peacock Gall? That\'s impossible; you\'re just a mixed blood..." Wang Yan was shocked, staring at Pretty Girl with incredulity.

Pretty Girl\'s right hand moved slightly, and a Peacock feather appeared in her hand. She held the slender tip, leaving the feather\'d end exposed. On the feathers, a pattern formed by peacock blue emitted a faint glow, as if there were countless rings revolving and blooming within that light.

The feathers behind Wang Yan instantly unfolded, and a similar glow emitted from his tail feathers. But upon closer inspection, one could see that the peacock blue on Pretty Girl\'s feather was deeper, and the glow it emitted was more distinct. The light emitting from Wang Yan\'s Peacock feathers seemed paler in comparison.

"No, this is impossible. Why is your bloodline purer than mine? It\'s not possible!" Wang Yan cried out in shock.

The intensity of a bloodline often signifies its nobility, and he couldn\'t believe that Pretty Girl, who had human blood, surpassed him in the intensity of the Peacock Demon Race\'s bloodline.

Peacock Gall is one of the Peacock Demon Race\'s inherent abilities. The Peacock Gall emits an invisible aura that only the purest bloodline of the royalty can activate upon reaching adulthood, causing any clan member who threatens the royalty to temporarily lose all of the Peacock Demon Race\'s bloodline power.

Pretty Girl was far from adulthood; by Peacock Demon Race\'s standards, one is considered an adult at the age of sixteen. Wang Yan, of course, had reached adulthood and possessed the power of the Peacock Gall, but it held no threat to fellow royalty like Pretty Girl. That\'s why he hadn\'t triggered it before. What he had never imagined was that Pretty Girl would be stronger than him in this regard.

Being from royalty yet having a weaker bloodline level means being subject to a certain degree of suppression.

Meanwhile, the four Peacock Demon Clan members lying on the ground were shivering. Attempting to harm the royalty is an absolute crime within the Monster Race and carries consequences for one\'s family.

They had not hesitated to attack Pretty Girl because she was of mixed human lineage. But how could they have imagined that Pretty Girl would not only have a purer bloodline of the Peacock King Clan compared to Wang Yan but also awaken the power of the Peacock Gall before the age of maturity? This meant that she possessed an extraordinary talent, a rare genius within the Peacock Demon Race.

"Aren\'t you here to compete with me for the right to inherit the throne? Well, today is a good opportunity. Let\'s duel right here, and they will be the witnesses. Whoever loses will die," Pretty Girl said casually, slowly raising the Peacock feather in her hand.

The once ivory tip of the Peacock feather gradually turned peacock blue, casting an eerie glow. Her long black hair also turned peacock blue at that moment, her eyes twinkling with blue light, and her body gradually floated up from the ground. Massive wings unfolded behind her, and her aura rose steadily. The vast space around her was tinged with peacock blue.

A speck of golden light slowly appeared on her forehead. The golden light transformed into a golden pattern, centered between her eyebrows, extending diagonally upwards, and tracing a splendid golden pattern on her forehead, like an additional crown.

"Seventh Stage!" Wang Yan exclaimed in horror, his gaze fixated on the golden pattern on Pretty Girl\'s forehead, his face turning deathly pale.

His mind went blank for a moment. As royalty, he knew all too well the significance of the golden pattern on Pretty Girl\'s forehead—the mark of the Peacock King Clan, the Peacock Golden Crown. Only those with the purest bloodline could possess it. Possessing the Peacock Golden Crown meant having the talent to break limits and achieve the status of a Great Demon Emperor—not just a Demon King.

While having such talent didn\'t guarantee one would become a Demon King—as their father, the current Peacock Demon King, hadn\'t achieved the status of the Great Demon Emperor—it at least represented a chance. Most importantly, Wang Yan hadn\'t even begun forming his own Peacock Golden Crown.

The formation of the Peacock Golden Crown is unrelated to Cultivation base; it is purely about potential and talent, representing the guaranteed qualification to inherit the throne.

Only at that moment did Wang Yan truly understand why Pretty Girl, despite being of mixed human heritage, had been granted the right to the throne. When his father made the announcement, nearly all the Elders opposed it, yet the patriarch simply said that the matter would be discussed later without further explanation.

Indeed, what was there to explain? The Peacock Golden Crown is the ticket to inheritance rights. What\'s more, in their generation, this was the first Peacock Golden Crown! He, the so-called legitimate eldest son, only had Virtual Patterns.

To see the crown is to be in the presence of the king!