Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San

Chapter 394: Center of Misfortune

Wu Bingji took a deep breath and said, "Alright. Just be very careful. If things look impossible, make sure to come back quickly."

Tang San said, "If I haven't returned by the next time the singing starts, you should start heading back. I'll catch up with you. On the way back, eldest brother, you'll need to protect the ice boat and clear the path with ice explosions. Senior brother Du Bai, when the singing starts, do your best to keep everyone from getting confused. If necessary, use the mental impact of the Purple Demon Eyes to wake everyone up. Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Wu Bingji gave him a deep look and said, "Nothing can happen to you, you understand? You have to take care. Not just for yourself or for us, but for all humanity. You are our hope."

Tang San nodded firmly, not delaying any further. He held the crystal egg in his left hand, turned resolutely, and leaped forward, diving straight into the cool-colored flowers ahead.

Without needing to guard the ice boat, he didn't have to use the Lion-Tiger Golden Astral to clear the path. Instead, he only needed to keep it around his body for protection. The Lion-Tiger Golden Astral was strong enough to simply pulverize any attack from the cool-colored flowers that came near him.

At the same time, Tang San closed all his pores, minimizing the effect of the external devouring force. Charging into the cool-colored flower region, he accelerated to full speed, moving forward rapidly.

Meanwhile, he fully activated the Mysterious Heaven Technique, quickly recovering his energy. After reaching the seventh order and creating a soul core, his internal energy circulation and recovery abilities were far, far ahead of his peers.

He didn't attempt to teleport or use his flying ability, which would consume even more energy. Moreover, this space was unstable, especially with the increasingly dense misfortune ripples around. Tang San feared that a bad teleportation might send him in the wrong direction.

Being a first-tier bloodline ability, the Lion-Tiger Golden Astral was formidable, and its domineering aura was practically invincible. It protected Tang San perfectly, reducing his energy consumption while moving forward, especially against the external devouring force. As for the consumption of the Lion-Tiger Golden Astral itself, that was taken care of by the recovery ability of his soul core.

The biggest problem he faced now was the lack of warm-colored flowers as footholds, so he could only dive deeper into the unknown areas. As he had told Wu Bingji, he would immediately turn back without hesitation if he reached his limit and still found nothing. The Crystal Demon Emperor's intention to push him didn't matter; even if the latter wanted to deal with Tang San, he would have to wait until they were out. And whatever the Crystal Demon Emperor had in store for him was better than becoming fertilizer here.

Thus, Tang San relied on his enduring stamina, running for nearly two hours.

Gradually, however, his vitality and bloodline power had begun to deplete significantly, and his recovery rate could no longer keep up with the consumption.

The surrounding cool-colored flowers became denser and stronger. In a hellish scene, countless azure flowers launched frenzied attacks on him.

Tang San began to slow down.

At this point, he still hadn't found any foothold or anything different. The only certainty was that he had entered the core area where the misfortune ripples converged.

Tang San sent his thoughts into the crystal egg. "Your Majesty, I'm afraid I can't hold on any longer. Can you give me some guidance?"

He was preparing to find a way out.

The crystal egg emitted a faint silver glow, and suddenly, a beam of silver light enveloped Tang San. He felt a shudder through his body as a strange sensation spread throughout. Immediately, his Blue Silver Emperor imprint seemed to tremble, and strands of Blue Silver Emperor began to seep uncontrollably. Even more bizarrely, these strands rapidly turned azure, looking identical to the surrounding misfortune flowers.

Tang San immediately realized something and controlled the Blue Silver Emperor to surround his entire body. As expected, the attacks from the surrounding cool-colored flowers quickly decreased until they disappeared. Finally, Tang San had a moment to catch his breath. He attempted to retract his Lion-Tiger Golden Astral, and the hostility from the surroundings vanished. At this moment, surrounded by the Blue Silver Emperor, he seemed to have become part of the surroundings.

Even more bizarre, Tang San felt that his Blue Silver Emperor imprint was absorbing the energy from the cool-colored flowers in the surrounding air, undergoing some strange changes.

What... Is this what I think it is?

It seemed that this egg had granted him an ability! It was likely just temporary, but that was irrelevant; it had resolved the crisis he was currently facing.

With the Mysterious Heaven Technique, Tang San could already devour various energies and integrate them as part of his abilities. However, he didn't dare to easily devour the energy of either the cool or the warm-colored flowers, as these hellish flowers seemed closely tied to misfortune.

However, thanks to the crystal egg, he didn’t need to do that. It seemed that the Blue Silver Emperor was now capable of assimilating this energy, gaining the ability of the cool-colored flowers. This was truly strange. No wonder the Crystal Demon Emperor had given the egg to him!

Tang San secretly complained in his heart, wondering why this method hadn't been used earlier.

He paused briefly to recover his energy. Spiritual energy was abundant and dense in the Hell Garden. However, this spiritual energy was tainted with misfortune, so he had to be extremely careful when absorbing it.

But now, when Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor imitated the presence of these cool-colored flowers, he discovered something extraordinary. The Blue Silver Emperor actively absorbed the misfortune! When he absorbed the energy of the Hell Garden, the part tainted with misfortune was absorbed by the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline imprint, while the pure spiritual energy was absorbed into his body, quickly restoring his energy.

Is there really such a good thing? Doesn't this mean I can now move freely within the Hell Garden?

Letting out a sigh of relief, Tang San first made sure he was in top condition. Then he slowly activated his Golden Roc wings. As the wings emerged, Blue Silver Emperor vines quickly entwined around them, covering the entire wings and making him look like a humanoid bird covered in flowers and grass.

He flapped his wings and slowly floated up. The surrounding misfortune ripples naturally passed through him, but at this moment, Tang San seemed to be part of these ripples. The only issue was that the Blue Silver Emperor on his body constantly evolved due to the nourishment of misfortune, with the flowers growing larger.

Tang San didn't dare to absorb the energy of these hell flowers into himself actively, so he just let them grow while flapping his wings and flying deeper into the Hell Garden.

His speed increased because he could fly without any obstacles. The cool-colored flowers below quickly swept past, and Tang San, seemingly one with them, could feel his Blue Silver Emperor growing stronger. The imprint glowed and flickered, restlessly spinning around within his dantian.

Although he didn't know if this was good or bad, at least it protected him now. Even if there were problems later, he could handle them with his divine consciousness after leaving this place.

The scenery beneath him passed quickly, but the crystal egg in Tang San's hand seemed to have lost its glow, as if it had consumed too much energy helping him.