Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San

Chapter 382: What's Inside the Egg?

Inside the grand Crystal Palace, everything was naturally made of crystal.

The walls reflected the contemplative expression on the face of the Crystal Demon Emperor.

He murmured to himself, "Do you really think he's a suitable candidate? After all, he's just a human. Besides, don't you find his origins and abilities somewhat peculiar? Some of his powers aren't derived from his bloodline, and in fact they are not granted by a bloodline at all."

Another melodious voice sounded, equally indistinguishable in gender but very pleasant to hear, and it was identical to the Crystal Demon Emperor's voice. "As you said, he's a human after all; who knows what kind of latent abilities they have? Also, this human is intriguing. He doesn't know that he passed my test because he didn't abandon his teammates. He was willing to risk his life to challenge me, so I chose him. It has nothing to do with race or ability. The most important thing is character.

"Besides, don't you find his abilities fascinating? Imprinting a bloodline power within oneself—that’s certainly something new. Omnipotence is omnipotence, but ultimately it’s just simulating others’ abilities without truly possessing them. It’s also limited to three bloodline abilities at once, but I’m convinced that he can do more than that. This might just be the right direction for future research."

The Crystal Demon Emperor said, "Your choices have never been wrong, and I believe this time won't be an exception."

"That's certain. You go and rest now. No matter how well the old fox can manipulate fate and predict the future, he won't see this one coming, hahaha."

***

Tang San and Gu Li had finished their climb the fastest. The others were undoubtedly still cultivating. Tang San and Gu Li decided to pick up Du Bai first, then Wu Bingji and Cheng Zicheng.

By the time they returned to their residence, it was already evening.

Everyone was exhausted. After a simple dinner, they returned to their rooms to digest the day's gains.

Tang San also returned to his room. He wasn't tired, but today's experiences had significantly impacted him.

The pressure the Crystal Demon Emperor brought made him realize that his situation was beyond his control. This feeling was particularly uncomfortable for someone who was once a God King. If you’re someone who used to control everything, it’s harrowing to have your life in the hands of another.

Tang San was now painfully aware that if he had to face the true Crystal Demon Emperor, or any of the other Demon and Nymph Emperors for that matter, he would be doomed. Even if he used the bit of divine consciousness he had recovered, he would have no chance of escaping. Intimidating the Crystal Phoenix Demon Emperor was one thing given the right circumstances, but he would have no chance if it came to a real fight.

He needed to hurry and become stronger!

Now that he had calmed down and recalled the various abilities the Crystal Demon Emperor had displayed, he knew that most of them were powerful first-tier bloodline abilities, some of which he also possessed. But Tang San always felt something off about the Crystal Demon Emperor's replication ability.

Could he really possess all the bloodline powers in this world simultaneously? Could he indeed be omnipotent? No, that is not possible. It doesn’t make any logical sense.

As a former God King, Tang San knew very well that power had its limits, whether human or divine. There was no such thing as true omnipotence. That scenario simply did not exist.

So, where did the Crystal Demon Emperor's limits lie? Or rather, what was wrong with his bloodline power replication? The secret needed to be explored. Of course, not now. He was still too weak and had no qualifications to explore it yet.

With this in mind, he took out the two tokens the Crystal Demon Emperor had given him.

The small mirror and that peculiar, perfectly round egg.

The Crystal Demon Emperor had made the mirror's function very clear: it could replicate a power and use it once. Then, it would have to replicate it again

Holding the round mirror gave him a strange feeling. Tang San silently scanned its material with his spiritual power and found it was something he had never seen before. Even with his experience, he simply couldn't identify the material from which the mirror was made, which was very peculiar.

In any case, since he couldn't tell what it was, he would have to use it and see how it worked.

Silver light flickered as the bloodline power of the Peacock Transformation slowly gathered in him. When he used his spiritual power to guide this silver light into the round mirror in his hand, a phantom-like vortex appeared on the mirror's surface, pulling the silver glow into it like a whale swallowing water.

Moments later, silver patterns resembling peacock feathers appeared on the surface of the Crystal Mirror.

Everything then returned to calm.

When Tang San tried to inject more energy into it, he found that he could no longer do so. He then injected spiritual power into it, instantly connecting with it. Then, he activated it.

Silver light emerged from its surface; with a flash of light, he suddenly appeared several meters away in the living room.

The light patterns inside the Crystal Mirror quickly faded.

This was truly miraculous! This item could be life-saving in critical moments, if the replication was used well. The power it could produce seemed related to the strength of the one who infused it. Additionally, Tang San sensed that the upper limit of this Crystal Mirror was below the tenth order. This made sense; if it was able to replicate divine abilities, then it would be a genuine divine artifact, and the Crystal Demon Emperor wouldn't be generous enough to give him such an artifact.

Even so, it was undoubtedly a treasure. Moreover, compared to its inherent functionality, its true importance lay in what it symbolized. Namely, thanks to the Crystal Demon Emperor, Tang San now had a valid excuse to use multiple bloodline abilities.

And speaking of thanks... Another surprising thing Tang San had felt today was the kindness of the Crystal Demon Emperor toward him.

Tang San's ability to wield multiple powers must have surprised the emperor. Yet, instead of reprimanding him, interrogating him, or simply killing him on the spot, this person had not just talked to him kindly but even given him the official palace tokens—vouching for him, essentially. What was the meaning of this kindness? Why would someone suddenly be so good to him? This was the number one Demon Emperor, the single most powerful existence on the continent. What could he possibly need from a child like Tang San?

This question obviously couldn't be answered now; perhaps he would understand in the future. Or maybe... the answer lay with the other item?

As he thought about this, Tang San's gaze fell on the egg beside him.

The egg had a crystal-clear shell. If the Crystal Demon Emperor hadn't told him it was an egg, Tang San would have thought it was a large gemstone.

Tang San cautiously tried to sense the presence within the egg using his Mysterious Heaven Technique. However, as soon as he injected his energy, it disappeared without a trace, like a bucket of water sinking into the sea without even a ripple.

The result was the same when he tried to inject his spiritual power into it. It vanished without a trace.

What kind of lifeform could be nurtured inside this egg? Even the Crystal Demon Emperor seemed to value it highly, so what could it be? It couldn't possibly be the Crystal Demon Emperor's offspring, right? Wasn't it said that he couldn't have offspring to inherit his mutated bloodline? And even if he could, he wouldn't entrust it to a stranger like Tang San, right?

After fiddling with it for a while and finding no clues, Tang San had no choice but to put the egg and the mirror away.

For some reason, he felt like he was missing something. It was a peculiar feeling, as if he had overlooked something particularly important, and this matter could potentially bring him great benefits.

What could it be?

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