Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

The controller of the Behemoth giant beast lineage, the Unbreakable Sky Destruction Demon Emperor's Emperor Sky Pillar, was of a height that was almost no different from that of the Undying Great Demon Emperor's.

The height of the Emperor Sky Pillar belonging to the Eternal Night King, Dark Devil Emperor, was also close to that of the White Tiger Great Demon Emperor. The Golden Mammoth Demon Emperor's Emperor Sky Pillar was about two hundred and twenty meters high.

Through the height of the Emperor Sky Pillars, one could basically judge the gap in cultivation base between these emperors. Although all were emperors, their strengths naturally varied.

And ranking first, standing proudly at the very forefront of the Ancestral Court Council, upon the crystal clear Crystal Emperor's Heavenly Pillar, there was no figure in sight. The Crystal Great Demon Emperor hadn't come?

As for the absence of this greatest Demon Emperor of the current age, it seemed that the other Great Demon Emperors had long been accustomed to it.

Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox looked calmly at the other Great Demon Emperors, white light surging all over his body, and an Emperor Sky Pillar that also surged with white brilliance lit up in response.

This Emperor Sky Pillar stood more than four hundred meters tall, and when its light illuminated, the figure of Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox had silently appeared atop it, with the vague shadow of a Heavenly Fox behind him, its nine enormous tails swaying with grace. As soon as his aura was displayed, it immediately softened the previously strong atmosphere caused by the other emperors, as if the entire council had become harmonious in an instant.

Standing atop the Emperor Sky Pillar, Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox looked down upon Pretty Girl below and said in a deep voice, "Today, for your assessment, you will undergo three trials, which every Main City Master must face. You are not an emperor yourself, so if you wish to inherit the position of the City Lord, you need to prove yourself even more. Do you understand?"

Pretty Girl bowed slightly, "I have seen all Your Excellencies. I understand and am prepared to meet the challenges."

"Good," Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox nodded and said, "Your first trial is to prove that you have the capability to guard Jiali City. In this aspect, your father was somewhat lacking. After deliberation and considering the contributions the Great Peacock Demon had made to the country, he was allowed to report success in his assessment and continue in control of Jiali City. But Jiali City has been lacking a royal line for many years and also presides over the Sea Realm; without sufficient strength, it will not be sufficient to meet challenges. You need to prove that you have the potential to become an emperor. Today, in the assessment of your strength, you need to defeat three opponents one after another to be considered successful. The three opponents you will face are of the same level as you and above you."

"Yes," Pretty Girl did not protest against the change from facing one opponent to three opponents as one might normally expect; she simply gave a concise agreement.

Before coming here, Tang San had analyzed with her that her role genesis would definitely be more difficult than normal, and so she needed to be fully prepared to face difficulties, but this challenge would also not go beyond conventional expectations too much. Otherwise, other emperors present, especially the White Tiger Great Demon Emperor standing behind her, would have raised questions.

Normally, she should have faced one opponent of Great Demon King Level, but now it changed to three, yet they were of the Demon King and Great Demon King ranks. At least outwardly, it seemed that the difficulty had increased, but not exaggeratedly so.

"Very well, begin your first assessment," said Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox, whose gaze remained calm as he lightly waved his hand. A beam of light descended from the sky and landed about a hundred meters away from Pretty Girl.

When Pretty Girl clearly saw her opponent, she couldn't help but frown slightly, because even she could not recognize the opponent's Race at first glance. It was not a known First Level Bloodline Race, but rather a nearly unseen existence.

The opponent was humanoid with a stature around two meters tall, female. Her entire body was covered in ruby-colored armor, and each hand wielded a slender curved saber, while six similar curved sabers spread out behind her like tentacles.

But on closer inspection, one would find that the styling of the armor on it was somewhat shell-like, though very ornate. It seemed to be part of her body, with even the face veiled by a mask, obscuring her true appearance.

What race is this?

"Begin!"

Pretty Girl had not even cleared up what race her opponent belonged to when the voice of the Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox resounded.

The red-armored woman across from her moved almost instantly, like a red bolt of lightning that seemed to slice the entire space apart in a sudden burst, her red after-image reaching Pretty Girl in a flash.

The job performance assessment was a fight to the death, with no quarter given.

As the red blade's light enveloped Pretty Girl, her figure suddenly became illusory, allowing the blade's light to pass straight through her.

With the composure of a leisurely stroll, Pretty Girl stepped forward, turned around, and the Heavenly Mechanism Feather in her hand traced arcs of light through the air. These light arcs made the space around her fold upon itself, reflecting countless images of her as if a thousand Pretty Girls had appeared in that instant.

The red-armored woman merged body and blade, charging forward a hundred meters before suddenly spinning around, with six curved blades flying from her back, adding to the two in her hands. Eight streaks of red lightning formed in the air, arriving in an instant with unparalleled sharpness.

Where the sharp light passed, the spaces that Pretty Girl had transformed into were sliced apart, shattered and rended. The rapid sword light was even able to divide space itself.

Witnessing this scene, the Sword Saint Great Demon Emperor couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly. Not to mention Pretty Girl, even an emperor as experienced as him had not recognized the race of Pretty Girl's opponent at first glance. It was not until that moment that he discerned some clues, murmuring to himself, "Is this the Ant Clan That Swallows Heaven? With the ruby gracing their body, is she the Ant Queen? She must be an inheritor; the true queen is at the Great Demon King level, and this one is only at the Demon King Level."

The Ant Clan That Swallows Heaven is a rather special race that often dwells in places abundant with life force, subsisting on devouring it. Their shells can transform into rubies, a trait unique to their royal line. Originally, the leaders of the Ant Clan That Swallows Heaven were referred to as emperors, but to avoid conflicting with other emperors, they have since been referred to as queens. This reclusive race seldom makes an appearance and is not known to be allied with any emperor. Now, the presence of a Ruby Queen here was clearly directly related to the Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox.

The Ruby Queen's abilities seemed to specialize in breaking spatial attributes, specifically countering Pretty Girl's Peacock Transformation Bloodline.

But at that moment, something strange happened. Those space fragments torn asunder began to change in a miraculous way—they recombined after being sliced apart, reverting back to their original form as if nothing had happened at all.

The Ruby Queen, having already traversed that space, looked back with her pupils involuntarily shrinking. The space she had cleaved apart was melding back together. The six curved blades returned to align with her back, but she did not rush to attack again. Undoubtedly, the opponent's control over space surpassed her ability to slice it open.
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The Ruby Queen paused only briefly before performing an eerie move. She stepped forward with her left foot, bending her knee as if in an archer's stance, her upper body lifting slightly as she took a deep breath. Her already ample chest swelled even more, causing her armor to emit a splendid glow, shining like a colossal ruby unleashing a dazzling light. She slowly brought her hands together above her head, the pair of curved blades in her hands also joining. Accompanied by the sound of clashing, the blades on her back integrated with those in her hands, tripling the size of the curved blade, as radiant red light soared to the sky.

Around that red light, one could see streaks of black lightning; these were clearly signs that the energy was too intense for even space to bear.