Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San-Chapter 865: An Emperor Struck Down

The Adamant Nymph Emperor felt some measure of apprehension toward the Ancestral Tree; after all, it was once one of the three most powerful ancient nymphs and the life source of the entire planet. However, his curiosity now overpowered his caution. The life energy was richer than anything he'd seen in his entire life! If he could absorb it, his cultivation would rise tremendously.

After observing for a while, the Adamant Nymph Emperor decided to approach and experience Skytree City's atmosphere firsthand. He thus slowly descended, heading toward Skytree City's inner part.

The closer he got, the more he could feel the life energy's intensity, to the point where even an experienced Emperor like him couldn't help but show a look of astonishment. Even from this distance, the life energy nourished his body, making him feel as if he were soaking in a hot spring. It was vast, immense, boundless! Even at the height of the Ancestral Court's power, there had never been such a terrifying amount of life energy!

Greed sprouted in his heart, and he sped up his descent, fully opening his body to greedily absorb this thick, high-level life energy.

But just as he was going all out, an ancient and authoritative voice suddenly boomed in his mind.

—HOW DARE YOU!

In the next moment, the Adamant Nymph Emperor felt as if the world had turned upside down. All within his sight and divine consciousness seemed to become hostile to him, and an overwhelmingly terrifying force of repulsion surged from below. At the same time, the very sky above bore down upon him with massive pressure. In an instant, the world felt like it was collapsing, and heaven and earth alike were crumbling.

The Adamant Nymph Emperor's face twisted in terror. His armor erupted with radiant light, shining like a diamond in the sky. In a split second, he spun around, attempting to flee.

But the force of heaven and earth collapsing was too terrifying. The Adamant Nymph Emperor felt as though the entire plane had become his enemy.

At that moment, above Skytree City, a massive figure slowly materialized. It was the image of a giant tree, its trunk shimmering in translucent blue light. A branch, covered in golden leaves, swept through the air.

With a loud bang, the Adamant Nymph Emperor was swatted away like a fly, sent flying out of sight. He vanished far into the distance, disappearing from view.

Only after he flew a long way did the sensation of the sky collapsing and the earth shattering disappear. Meanwhile, throughout the entire ordeal, Skytree City remained completely unaffected.

Underneath the canopy of the Ancestral Tree, Tang San slowly opened his eyes, a hint of shock flashing within them.

At this moment, every one of the Blue Gold Tree clan elders present was prostrating on the ground, their foreheads touching the earth. Anyone with divine consciousness had been able to sense what had just happened in the sky, and it was precisely for this reason that they were even more deeply shaken.

They knew exactly who had tried to trespass—an Emperor!

The husk of the Ancestral Tree had always protected Skytree City, but it had been countless years since the Ancestral Tree had even manifested itself, let alone made such an open show of power. In the past, while there had been no overt invasions, there had been cases of pressure being exerted upon Skytree City. At those times, the Blue Gold Tree clan would retreat into the inner city, relying on the Ancestral Tree's protection. While their strength within this area would be greatly enhanced, that was the extent of their defense.

But just now, what was that? Was it...? Has the Ancestral Tree truly awakened?

An Emperor, sent flying with just a single blow—what kind of power was this? Not even the Crystal Demon Emperor, once known as the strongest Emperor, could have done this. Nothing else could explain what had just happened besides the return of the Ancestral Tree.

Had the Ancestral Tree truly returned? One could say that part of it had.

Thanks to the guidance of chaos energy, part of the Ancestral Tree's divine consciousness, which had merged with heaven and earth, had indeed returned. However, this did not mean its memories and personality were back, nor that it had developed new intelligence; it was simply that the husk's instincts had been improved, allowing it to access more of the plane's life force.

The one behind that strike just now wasn't the Ancestral Tree defending itself but actually Tang San.

Through his use of the chaos energy combined with the Blue Gold Tree clan's bloodline, Tang San had, over the course of three days, formed something like a symbiotic relationship with the husk of the Ancestral Tree. His Blue Gold Tree bloodline imprint had directly been elevated to the peak of the eleventh order. Moreover, the life energy of this bloodline had an incredible nurturing effect on all other bloodline imprints as well as on Tang San's body, enhancing his life essence.

In the other direction, Tang San's chaos energy gave invaluable aid to the tree, and due to this, he was able to guide the Ancestral Tree's life energy to a certain extent. When the Adamant Nymph Emperor arrived and began absorbing the Ancestral Tree's life essence, he touched upon not only the tree's life energy but also the chaos energy that Tang San had infused into the Ancestral Tree.

And what was chaos energy? Even with only its instincts, the Ancestral Tree knew its significance! The tree's outburst was but a natural reaction, and all Tang San had done was give it a little nudge in the right direction. Essentially, the Ancestral Tree had instinctively unleashed a massive surge of energy, and Tang San had guided that energy to deliver the blow.

After witnessing Tang San wave his hand, the Ancestral Tree manifest that massive image, and the branch strike the Adamant Nymph Emperor, the elders who had been sitting cross-legged immediately prostrated themselves again.

Tang San's astonishment was due to the sheer power of the Ancestral Tree's body. As expected of the three great progenitors of nymphs—if not for lacking its divine consciousness, it likely would have possessed power approaching the God King level. Now, however, due to the chaos energy, it had become closely connected to him. Within Skytree City, he no longer needed to fear any Emperor. This was indeed quite beneficial.

Calming the life energy within his body and feeling unprecedented vitality throughout, Tang San couldn't help but smile as he gently floated upward.

With three days of being nourished by the life essence of this plane, Tang San had laid the foundation for his eventual return to the God King level. This powerful Falan Planet had provided exactly what he needed most. Initially, he had intended to just grab the inheritance and make himself scarce, but now that he had this opportunity, he decided to stay here and cultivate for a while. The evolution of his life essence was invaluable to him in every respect.

The Endless Blue Sea brought him the power of faith, and Skytree City offered him the radiance of life. He was one step closer to returning to his true power.

"Please rise, elders," Tang San said with a smile.

At that moment, the elders of the Blue Gold Tree clan finally dared to rise, but as they looked at Tang San, there was no longer any doubt in their eyes—only deep reverence. In those three days, every single one of them had received great benefits. They all appeared younger than before and their auras were steadier, each of them full of vitality and spirit. At the same time, the husk of the Ancestral Tree behind Tang San had completely transformed into the legendary blue trunk and golden leaves, a return to its former peak.

The Grand Elder's face was somewhat pale at this moment, but his aged features were filled with nothing but respect.

"You have awakened the Ancestral Tree, and this shall mark the revival of our clan. We apologize for our rudeness earlier, Clan Leader." As he spoke, the Grand Elder bowed deeply to Tang San, and everyone else followed suit.

The moment the Grand Elder sensed the Ancestral Tree's aura rising, he realized that this Jin Miaolin had indeed brought something monumental back. And when he personally witnessed the Adamant Nymph Emperor being struck away, all his doubts vanished.

Meanwhile, Jin Miaosen was practically bouncing with excitement, her eyes filled with exhilaration as she looked at Tang San.