Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

The Essence Spirit said, "Your spiritual power is indeed strong, but still, it\'s not on the same level as mine. If we are to establish a contract..." It had only begun to say this when suddenly a point of azure brilliance appeared on the spiritual power contract before it, the light flickering away in an instant, and the whole contract seemed to come to life, filled with a life aura.

"Divine consciousness?" The Essence Spirit was startled, taking another careful look at Tang San. It had not sensed even a trace of divine consciousness from him before!

"If I wanted to devour you, I would have made a move on you long ago," Tang San gestured invitingly.

This time the Essence Spirit didn\'t hesitate. A speck of gold shot out from the center of the yellow light sphere, imprinting itself onto the contract. At once, the contract shone with golden and blue light, each complementing the other, before they both transformed back into two streaks of light that entered Tang San and the Golden Tree Spirit respectively, and the contract was established. It was an equal contract, with no subordinate relationship.

Tang San\'s smile deepened as he looked toward the Golden Tree behind the Essence Spirit, "Need any help?"

"Of course not." As a God Rank Golden Tree Spirit, merging with a young, wisdom-less Golden Tree was somewhat degrading, but the process of taking control was effortless and integrated perfectly.

Light flickered, and the Essence Spirit merged in. The originally faint golden light emanating from the Golden Tree suddenly intensified. Even the spirit gathering arrays under the tree lit up instantaneously, as massive amounts of Origin Energy swarmed in.

With wisdom and a soul, the Golden Tree would be worlds apart from before. Its growth would accelerate by hundreds, if not thousands, of times, which was precisely what Tang San urgently needed.

After visiting the Ancestral Court, he understood even more how rich the Origin Energy of this plane was. Solely relying on the previous state of the Golden Tree, this place could never compare to the Ancestral Court, and such a level of life aura was also insufficient to support his companions in achieving God Rank.

Therefore, when he saw the Golden Tree Spirit, he was so delighted. The true function of this essence spirit was to become one with the Golden Tree, allowing it to possess true life and become a sentient being. In this way, the Golden Tree would not only grow rapidly but also refine life force, contributing many benefits to this area and truly turning it into a sacred place.

Over at the Rihchen Empire, they merely extracted from the Golden Tree, and Intelligent Golden Trees were extremely rare, so its true function had never been developed. But here, Tang San would not only avoid over-exploitation but would also continually aid in its evolution.

As for the contract\'s clause about leaving after achieving God Rank, Tang San had never even considered it. By then, all he would need to do is tell the Golden Tree that he could help it continue to evolve, and he was sure this being would be too attached to ever leave.

The Golden Tree produced "crackling and snapping" sounds, its life rank rising due to the Essence Spirit\'s mergence, which required the absorption of massive amounts of Origin Energy to supplement its own being. While absorbing in large quantities, it naturally also released a strong life aura.

Bathed in such life energy, the weariness in Tang San\'s body swiftly dissipated, and even the depletion from previously using a drop of his blood essence was quickly replenished.

A faint smile appeared on his face, and Tang San\'s expression revealed a touch of mystery, as one of the gains from this auction had already begun to reveal its effects.

The Golden Tree was now growing at a visible rate, its golden radiance illuminating the Golden Valley brightly.

The Lion Tiger Tribe warriors on patrol duty immediately noticed the changes and felt the life aura within the Golden Valley growing even richer.

As an instinct of living beings, they felt comfortably relaxed, as if the blood in their veins was revitalized. Suppressing the urge to let out roars and howls, they silently watched that great tree stretching and growing rapidly.

Right beneath the tree, Tang San sat down cross-legged to meditate and rest.

After a full day and night of strenuous travel, and the effort of the blood oath to disarm Pretty Girl\'s wariness, he felt significantly drained. Now relaxing, he quickly entered a state of profound meditation.

The Golden Tree emanated a Life Aura that draped over him, outlining a layer of golden brilliance on the surface of his skin, indescribably dazzling and colorful.

In the early morning, as sunlight pierced through the clouds over the valley and descended from the sky, shining upon the Golden Tree, warmth likewise awakened Tang San.

Opening his eyes, he immediately felt all fatigue washed away, an indescribable comfort overtaking him.

At this very moment, the Golden Tree beside him had undergone earth-shattering changes.

The massive trunk was now more than twice as thick as before, and the height had surpassed fifteen meters. The bark\'s surface was riddled with many cracks, revealing the new trunk forming within.

This was still under the process of divine consciousness stimulation, with the Golden Tree Spirit restraining itself due to worries that excessive stimulation might cause the body to collapse. Otherwise, its growth would have been even more terrifying. So much so that in the span of last night, the Origin Energy in a vast area around the Golden Valley was entirely mobilized and depleted.

At this time, the Life Aura within the entire Golden Valley was so dense it even felt somewhat viscous. Every creature here was enveloped in a faint golden glow. This was the change brought about by the rapid evolution of the Golden Tree.

"Benefactor, you\'re awake," a familiar voice rang out.

Tang San turned his head and saw the Lion Tiger Clan Great Elder, the Lion Tiger Sword Saint Big Cat, and his wife Little Cat all waiting there. The Red Fox girls had all come as well, waiting on the other side.

Tang San gave a slight smile, stood up and said, "Great Elder, Brother Big Cat, sister-in-law, greetings."

The Lion Tiger Sword Saint said with a chuckle, "You\'ve brought us such a great surprise on your return. Last night, because of the overly rich Life Aura, I was so restless that I couldn\'t sleep and woke up in alarm. If my bloodline hadn\'t evolved, I might have been unable to control the urge to break through."

After practicing the Lion Tiger Golden Gang, his Cultivation base level had somewhat decreased due to the compression of his bloodline power, allowing his body to withstand more immense Energy. Therefore, he was no longer at the Ninth Stage peak.

Tang San said with a smile, "The help brought about by Life Aura of such a degree shouldn\'t be much inferior to that in the Ancestral Court. Moreover, as the Golden Tree grows, the life force will become even more concentrated."

The Great Elder exclaimed, "This truly is a paradise on earth! When we first arrived here, we were already filled with surprise, but we never imagined that this surprise would keep on growing. Thank you, benefactor, if not for you, our tribe might have..."

Tang San waved his hand, "Great Elder, let\'s not talk about this, I have another matter that I need to discuss with you."

The Great Elder\'s heart stirred, "Do we talk here or go to our place?"

The Lion Tiger Tribe had built wooden huts on one side of the Golden Valley. Their numbers were small to begin with, and they deliberately chose a secluded corner, not impacting the scenery of the valley in the slightest.

Tang San responded, "Let\'s speak here." While speaking, he waved his hand casually, and a barrier of Spiritual Power enveloped himself along with the three members of the Lion Tiger Tribe.

He wasn\'t worried about the Red Fox girls overhearing, but what he had to say should better not be heard by the other Lion Tiger Tribe members nearby. After all, this matter needed the approval of the Great Elder and the Lion Tiger Sword Saint before it could be further pursued.

"Elder, do you know of the God-killing Sword?" Tang San asked, getting straight to the point.

The Great Elder was visibly shocked, "Of course, I do. Isn\'t that the Current Lion King\'s weapon? With the God-killing Sword drawn, life is taken, gods are slain!"