Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

Zhang Haoxuan looked at Tang San skeptically and said, "The way you talk about that Sea God, it seems to have something to do with you? Aren\'t you afraid that if there really is a Sea God, it will swallow you and your teacher together?"

Tang San smiled slightly, "You really got it right. The last Sea God did have a bit to do with me."

"Ah? You..." Zhang Haoxuan stepped back in shock.

Tang San hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Don\'t misunderstand; what I said has to do with the fact that it was an illusion, with no substantive ability at all. Magic arrays—have you forgotten?"

"You mean to say, that Sea God that appeared last time was conjured by you using a magic array? But what about that pressure? That was the genuine pressure of a Great Demon Emperor-level being!" Zhang Haoxuan\'s face was full of disbelief.

Tang San shrugged his shoulders, "That\'s the beauty of the magic array. By using the Chain Array, one layer after another can create such pressure for a short time. In reality, it\'s by borrowing the power of heaven and earth and utilizing a large amount of the water element to complete. If you don\'t believe me, I can arrange another one for you."

"No need, if you did it again, you\'d probably scare the people of Jiali City to death." Zhang Haoxuan certainly wouldn\'t let him do it again. Without the presence of the Devouring Heaven Formation Chain Array, he would never believe Tang San could achieve such a feat. But he had witnessed the wondrous use and secrets of the Devouring Heaven Formation Chain Array himself and had personally benefited from the growth brought about by the Golden Tree, so he couldn\'t help but believe.

Zhang Haoxuan looked at Tang San with a peculiar expression, "Is there anything you can\'t do?"

Tang San chuckled, "There are still many things I cannot do." Saying this, he couldn\'t help but recall various events from his past life; his greatest regret, without doubt, was not protecting his loved one.

Taking a deep breath to settle his emotions, "You should think about my suggestion, and prepare more, accumulate more in the meantime. I\'ll go to the Grand Animal Fighting Arena to get my noble status. If you decide by that time, let\'s make a trip to the Endless Blue Ocean."

"Mm, let me think about it." Zhang Haoxuan did not agree immediately; he needed to think it over. Regarding the headquarters, he still couldn\'t quite let go.

After all, the headquarters still had more experience in sheltering humans to achieve Godhood; if the situation Tang San described did not arise there, naturally that would be the safer option.

Tang San instructed the Red Fox girls once more about their cultivation before returning to the Redemption Academy with Zhang Haoxuan.

In that year, not only he was making progress, but his companions were too. With the help of various spiritual herbs and medicines grown in the Golden Valley, all the students of Redemption Academy made progress to varying degrees.

Du Bai\'s Heavenly Fox Transformation was still at the Fifth Stage, but his Spiritual Power was already comparable to an Eighth Stage powerhouse, driving his Heavenly Fox Transformation to continue growing slowly. Breaking through to the Sixth Stage was just a matter of time, and the Seventh Stage was where his biggest bottleneck lay.

By contrast, Wu Bingji\'s progress was even faster, his cultivation base having broken through to the Eighth Stage, officially moving from student to assistant teacher. Due to Tang San\'s low profile over the past year, Wu Bingji had come to be acknowledged as the premier member among the students.

Cheng Zicheng\'s Golden Peng Transformation made rapid progress and had reached the Seventh Stage, nearing its peak, second only to Wu Bingji. Gu Li\'s Time Variation Seal was a bit more troublesome to cultivate and was still at the Sixth Stage, but he had also neared the peak of the Sixth Stage. Taking one step further to reach the Seventh Stage would bring about a transformation, something Tang San was very much looking forward to.

Tang San\'s reasons for going to the Ancestral Court were manifold. One was to investigate the situation of the Monster and Fairy Clans\' Ancestral Court; another was to scavenge for opportunities. And his reason for scavenging wasn\'t mainly for himself – he had a very detailed plan for his own cultivation. With the aid of the Golden Tree, there shouldn\'t be any problems before reaching the peak of the Ninth Stage. He hoped even more that he could speed up the growth of his companions. Their growth was his growth too! Especially the Heavenly Fox Transformation and Time Variation Seal.

Although the other students hadn\'t improved as rapidly as the members of his team, especially in terms of bloodline power, many had reached above the Sixth Stage. Redemption Academy continued to enroll new students, and its size had almost doubled since Tang San\'s arrival.

However, these new students didn\'t have much of an impression of Tang San because he seldom appeared in the academy. He spent less time at Redemption Academy than he did at Jiali Academy when he was Sweeper Li Tang.

Returning to Redemption Academy, Tang San didn\'t linger and went straight to the Grand Animal Fighting Arena. In order to achieve noble status through the arena, he needed to understand the rules first.

Zhang Haoxuan had told him last time that for a Monster Clan member, winning ten consecutive battles would suffice, but for their human vassals, one would need to win a hundred consecutive battles.

Never mind whether winning a hundred consecutive battles was achievable, making the time arrangements alone would take too long. It wouldn\'t be feasible for him to fight a hundred times in a row at the Grand Animal Fighting Arena; scheduling would need to be continuous, which would be too time-consuming.

He wanted to see if there was any shortcut that could allow him to achieve his noble goals more swiftly.

Tang San first went to check on his companions. Gu Li was in closed-door cultivation, striving to break through to the Seventh Stage. The academy\'s restrictions had been lifted six months ago. Cheng Zicheng was out, supposedly shopping in the city. Wu Bingji and Du Bai were free, so Tang San simply invited the two to accompany him to the Grand Animal Fighting Arena for a look.

"Xiao Tang, you\'re always so secretive, it\'s really not easy to catch a glimpse of you! You hardly come back at night. Are you staying over at Jiali Academy more often?" Wu Bingji asked Tang San as they left Redemption Academy.

Du Bai gave Tang San a look of grievance, "Exactly, you don\'t come back to accompany me in cultivation. Without your company, when can I break through the Sixth Stage?"

Tang San glanced at him irritably, "If you want to break through the Sixth Stage, you need your own effort. Even if I were here, I couldn\'t help you conjure up bloodline power! Big brother, I do stay more at Jiali Academy, where the Aura is richer and more suitable for cultivation."

Wu Bingji, ignoring Du Bai, asked, "What are you going to the Grand Animal Fighting Arena for this time?"

Tang San replied, "I want to take part in the beast fights at the arena to secure noble status, then head to the Ancestral Court with Teacher Elder Zhang and see if there\'s any opportunity waiting."

"Going to the Ancestral Court?" Wu Bingji and Du Bai exclaimed in unison, their eyes suddenly lighting up.

The Ancestral Court, for the entire Demon Monster Land, was a supremely sublime existence. Legend had it that there resided the strongest among the Monster and Spirit Clans. It was also the core of the continent\'s Aura, the holy land for all Monster and Spirit Clans.