Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

"Alright. Let's head back to your hotel," a flash of silver light wrapped around the two of them, and they vanished into thin air. When they reappeared, they were already back in Tang San's room at the White Tiger Hotel.

This precise teleportation fully demonstrated the strength of the Peacock Demon King, something that Pretty Girl was currently incapable of.

"Please protect us," Tang San nodded to the Peacock Demon King and said.

"Hmm," the Peacock Demon King had, after all, experienced countless things, and his emotions had now stabilized.

Tang San led Pretty Girl straight into the training room, motioning for her to sit cross-legged opposite him.

As they sat face to face, Tang San said, "First stabilize your mind. We left through teleportation, and when it comes to controlling space elements, not even the Ancestral Court has anyone stronger than your father. So, for those who wish us harm, we've vanished into thin air. In truth, if we're only seeking to preserve our lives, we could simply take refuge in a Holy Mountain that is close to us. However, if we did that, you'd never be able to inherit the position of the Peacock Demon Clan Chief. To become the queen of the Peacock Demon Clan, you cannot rely on any Emperor, because you are destined to become an Emperor in the future."

Pretty Girl silently nodded, which was why she had wanted to leave immediately.

"Leaving the Ancestral Court, we may very well be hunted, but now all beings have lost our trail. They must think we have fled and will go after us immediately. By creating this time difference, we gain an advantage. First, stabilize your mind, and let's make use of these two divine tools."

As he spoke, Tang San took out the huge amethyst and also signaled Pretty Girl to produce the Holy Flame Knife.

Under Tang San's calm and collected influence, Pretty Girl's previously anxious mood slowly calmed down. Looking at Tang San, she said, "Brother, you promised to let me see your true face after today's competition. Don't forget."

Tang San replied, "Let's get through the current crisis first, lest seeing my face now affects your mood."

"Hmm," Pretty Girl didn't insist and quietly nodded her head.

Pointing to the Holy Flame Knife in front of her, Tang San said, "Every description the Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox gave about the divine tools is correct. This Holy Flame Knife was indeed ranked last among the previous top ten divine tools, barely making the threshold of a divine tool. But, no matter the divine tool, it must be utilized effectively and able to exert its function to be meaningful. Otherwise, it is nothing more than a decoration."

"This Holy Flame Knife is the most suitable one for you among the previous top ten divine tools. It can directly integrate into your Sea of Spirit, allowing your Spiritual Power to greatly improve and undergo transformation. Even before you break through to Godhood, it can transform and manifest a certain level of divine consciousness. Remember the blood sword we used to slay Mengte Te? That is the Super Artifact you truly need to control in the future. Another function of the Holy Flame Knife is to strengthen your call to that Godly Sword, allowing it to come to you more quickly, and also to borrow its power to a certain extent. With the protection of the Holy Flame Knife over your Sea of Spirit, it will also be very beneficial when you breakthrough to Godhood in the future. That's why I chose it. Although it's not a particularly powerful divine tool, it's the most suitable for you."

Pretty Girl had an epiphany, so that's how it was, but she really wanted to ask why Tang San could make such accurate judgments about the function of the Holy Flame Knife.

Before she could ask, Tang San continued, "Focus your mind, use your Spiritual Power to attract the Holy Flame Knife, then let a tear drop onto the blade."

A hint of peculiarity emerged on Pretty Girl's face, "What if I can't cry?"

Tang San helplessly said, "Just think that we've been surrounded, I've been seriously injured, and I'm about to die."

"Don't talk nonsense," Pretty Girl instantly raised her hand, covering Tang San's mouth, but the next moment, her pretty face turned red, and she withdrew her hand.

"I, I really can't cry!" Pretty Girl said with a distressed expression.

Tang San pondered for a moment then said, "Let me tell you a story."

"What story?" Pretty Girl asked in surprise, looking at him.

Tang San said, "Once upon a time, there was a couple who had been childhood sweethearts, they cultivated together and grew up together. They were not siblings but were as close as siblings. The boy combed the girl's long hair, and whenever she was in danger, he would always stand out bravely to protect her. Throughout her growth, he protected every minute and every second for her."

"Later on, as they grew up, they gradually realized that their feelings for each other were no longer like those of siblings, but had developed into a love between man and woman. That girl was actually a humanoid transformed from a one hundred thousand year old rabbit through cultivation. She needed a bloodline transformation to truly become human, and as soon as her strength reached a certain level, she would be able to completely transform and be with the boy."

"They went through many years, their strength constantly growing. Their love grew with each passing day. But the opponents they faced were so powerful. Finally, during a confrontation with a formidable enemy, they were surrounded. At that time, the girl was just one step away from truly becoming human. But this time, the enemy they encountered was too strong, so strong that the boy could no longer hold on."

"At the critical moment, to ensure the girl's survival, the boy sacrificed his life to protect her, urging her to flee. However, the girl did not leave. At that moment, she burned herself, becoming a part of the boy's body, completely consuming her one hundred thousand years of cultivation and becoming his strength, sacrificing herself for him."

"In that moment, running through her mind were the promises the boy had made to her, that to harm the girl, one must step over the boy's dead body. The girl looked at the boy, and in that last moment, she thought about how the boy had protected her all her life, and at this last moment, she was willing to give her all to protect him. Because, the girl also loved the boy deeply!"

A crystal-clear tear uncontrollably flowed down, quietly dropping onto the blazingly radiant Holy Flame Knife.

Pretty Girl opened her mouth, about to say something, when the Holy Flame Knife in front of her suddenly burst into dazzling light, illuminating every inch of the training room.

Within that blinding light, Pretty Girl clearly saw that the boy sitting opposite her already had tears brimming in his eyes.

"Boom—" A warm and fervent current rushed into Pretty Girl's Sea of Spirit in an instant. But at that moment, her heart was full of emotion.

She heard Tang San's voice, "Return to one, gather your spirit and tranquil your mind. Stay true to your heart."

The fiery energy surged into the Sea of Spirit, and Pretty Girl felt as though her entire Sea of Spirit was set ablaze, boiling and surging violently. Yet strangely, there was no pain, and that intense heat carried a comforting spiritual fluctuation, making her Sea of Spirit seem to expand rapidly while also having a gentle touch.

Using tears to make a divine tool recognize its master was something Tang San dared to suggest she do; none of the many Emperors in the world would have known to use this method for integration.

Tears are the flow of the soul, the expression of the spirit, the deepest and most sincere outpouring from within the heart.

When Pretty Girl's tears were filled with emotion, the Holy Flame Knife received that very emotion from her. The emotion contained within the tears, with Pretty Girl's pure heart and kind nature, reflected all that was most beautiful in existence.