Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San-Chapter 868 - 866: Descendant of the Tree Ancestor
Chapter 868: Chapter 866: Descendant of the Tree Ancestor
There is absolutely no need for the inheritance of the Tree Ancestor’s power; Tang San is now recognized by all the Elders as the patriarch. It never crossed its mind that after so many years away, its brother would become so powerful.
Tang San said with a smile, “Elders, please rise. Since the Elders recognize me, I shall accept the responsibility unflinchingly.”
The Great Elder sighed and said, “Patriarch, I have offended you many times before, please punish me.”
Tang San waved his hand and said, “There’s no need to mention punishment. The Elders are merely considering the safety and well-being of our clan.” He certainly wouldn’t disrupt the atmosphere he had just built because of one selfish Great Elder. He wasn’t worried about these Elders being too selfish; under a powerful enough deterrence and under the brilliance of the Tree Ancestor, they wouldn’t dare make any further moves.
Upon hearing Tang San’s words, the Great Elder burst into tears and choked up, “Yes! Patriarch, you don’t know how much suffering our clan has endured since the Tree Ancestor fell into slumber. Other races outwardly revere the Tree Ancestor and pay respects to it as our ancestor. But in reality, in order to obtain the high-level life force of our clan, they secretly plunder our people, and even trade them in the black market. We are all frightened to leave the inner city, fearing ambushes. I was worried that once the power of the Tree Ancestor was passed on and weakened, it would put our clan at the risk of extinction, which is why I stopped you before…”
Tang San’s brows furrowed slightly and said, “Great Elder, rest assured, the Tree Ancestor has awakened. From now on, no race shall harm our clan in the slightest. As for those who have been taken away, I will find a way to bring them back. Anyone with concrete evidence of killing our clansmen will face our clan’s retaliation, no matter who they are.”
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Just as he said this, the blue light emanating from him and the blue light on the Tree Ancestor’s main trunk behind him both became dazzlingly bright.
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“The patriarch is wise!” All the Elders were moved to tears with excitement. It wasn’t a feigned emotion, as the Blue Golden Tree Clan had been oppressed for far too long. Witnessing the Tree Ancestor’s revival, at this moment, the Elders were too overwhelmed to contain their excitement.
What they did not know was that Tang San’s heart was actually filled with great surprise. The partial revival of the Tree Ancestor, regaining control of the source of life, was a tremendously good thing for the entire Demon Monster Land, as it would greatly enhance the fortune of the Demon Monster Land. After all, that was the source of life! As a result, the Heavenly Fox Clan was sure to benefit enormously, possibly even allowing the severely injured Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox to recover to peak strength in a short time, if not progress further. The strength of the Heavenly Fox Clan and the fortune of the Demon Monster Land had long been intertwined. This was not what Tang San wanted to see, but the Tree Ancestor was indeed very special in that, being the core of the source of life, it mostly acted on instinct at this time, which gave Tang San a great opportunity. Because he was now recognized by the Blue Golden Tree Clan as their patriarch, it was essentially him who had control over this power. And this was frightening.
However, Tang San didn’t dare to accept the inheritance of the Tree Ancestor now, mainly for two reasons. First, under the influence of his chaos aura, the Tree Ancestor was reviving its instincts, beginning to converge and control the source of life of the entire planet, and this energy was too immense. If Tang San were to accept the inheritance of the Tree Ancestor, he would greatly absorb the planet’s life source and even directly make a breakthrough to Emperor level, which was not what the plane master wished to see. He had reached an agreement to a certain extent with the plane master because the plane master hoped he would help Falan Planet achieve a Divine Realm in the future, with the main condition not to affect the development of Falan Planet. If his ascension to Emperor was at the cost of absorbing the planet’s life source, then his Emperor Tribulation would face crazy suppression from the plane master, even using the entire planet’s power to suppress him, which Tang San was well aware of.
Secondly, with the partial revival of the Tree Ancestor’s divine consciousness, it wasn’t entirely accepting of him as an inheritor. After all, he was not a true member of the Blue Gold Tree Clan, but a human! These clansmen of the Blue Gold Tree Clan in front of him might not recognize it, but as the life source of the entire planet, how could the Tree Ancestor not distinguish whether he was a direct blood descendant? So, if he were to inherit the Tree Ancestor’s power now, he might face resistance from the Tree Ancestor. The Tree Ancestor was willing to accept him as a spokesperson now because of the role played by the chaos aura—it was as if Tang San had saved the Tree Ancestor, making him its benefactor—but this was different from inheritance.
Therefore, from these two perspectives, Tang San cannot now accept the inheritance of Tree Ancestor. The first point is unchangeable; the plane master would never allow such a situation to occur, while gaining more recognition from Tree Ancestor is something that can be worked towards. Tree Ancestor now treats him as a benefactor, and his certain degree of control over Tree Ancestor’s power is not an issue, but to receive further recognition, even like that from clansmen, he needs to do something for the Blue Gold Tree Tribe. Being able to gain the recognition of the Tree Ancestor is tremendously beneficial for Tang San; one is to receive more nourishment from the life origin of planets, and the other is to obtain more recognition from the plane master.
The plane master of Falan Planet is an intangible existence, so how did it come into being? In this, the Tree Ancestor that has merged itself into the whole plane occupies a very important position, which is inevitable, as it is the source of life!
Therefore, if Tang San can gain the favor of Tree Ancestor, it would tantamount to gaining the favor of the plane to some extent, which will definitely be of great benefit to his future crossing the tribulation to become an Emperor.
In the previous period of cultivation, Tang San had gradually understood this point. Hence, his taking on the position of the Clan Leader of Blue Gold Tree Tribe was not solely for the sake of inheritance.
In the face of the Elders, Tang San smiled and said, “Next, I need to go into seclusion for a period of time to comprehend everything that Tree Ancestor has brought to us after its awakening. At the same time, I have also decided to temporarily not accept the Tree Ancestor’s inheritance. Tree Ancestor has just awakened, its life force is too immense, and is not suitable for me to inherit now. When I become an Emperor in the future, it won’t be too late to inherit it then.”
Hearing Tang San say this, the Elders present, especially the Great Elder, couldn’t help but show a look of surprise.
Nobody expected that, after already gaining the approval of all the Elders, he would actually choose not to undergo the inheritance. Everyone knew that this inheritance was what all members of the Blue Gold Tree Tribe had longed for, yet Tang San gave it up so easily.
The Great Elder hesitantly said, “Patriarch, if you accept the inheritance now, is there a chance for a direct breakthrough to becoming an Emperor? Why not break through directly?”
Tang San shook his head and replied, “The time is not right; I can now be regarded as the spokesperson of Tree Ancestor. Tree Ancestor has just awakened a part of its power, it needs better control over all life force. Its revival also needs time, at such a moment, I cannot affect Tree Ancestor’s revival for my own sake. What’s more, Tree Ancestor has already given me a lot. Enough for me to digest for a very long time. After my seclusion, I will travel to the main cities of Rihchen Empire to rescue our lost clansmen, and also to let other races understand that the Blue Gold Tree Tribe is not to be belittled. Before accepting the inheritance of Tree Ancestor, I need to make sufficient contributions to my tribe, only then am I worthy to embark on the road to becoming an Emperor.”
Hearing him say this, the Elders present couldn’t help but be moved. At that moment, their view of Tang San was filled with brilliance; Jin Miaosen’s face was even flushed with excitement, her eyes full of pride.
Tang San’s seclusion took place in front of the main body of Tree Ancestor, with the Elders taking turns on duty to guard him.
