Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

"I never expected Heaven to grant me such an opportunity. When Su Qin faced a difficult childbirth and hemorrhaged, her body emitted a bloodline aura that I found extremely detestable yet familiar—it was your scent, because she bore your daughter. By the time I discovered Su Qin, they were nearly dead, and it never occurred to me that the little princess so doted on by the White Tiger Great Demon King, Lin Ximo's woman, would appear on my territory."

"In that instant, many thoughts crossed my mind. Your woman had died, and I should have been happy. I am not so kind as to repay kindness with spite or to save lives and help the injured. Thus, I cannot truly be considered their savior. But at that time, I considered another possibility."

"I myself could never achieve the status of Emperor. How then could the Peacock Demon Clan truly rise to power? I could make Jiali City wealthy through economy, but without an Emperor, Jiali's hidden danger remained enormous. Before absolute power, all else is an illusion. Since I couldn't become Emperor and my descendants, due to the inadequacy of my bloodline, would lack the bloodline talent of Emperors, what if there was another way?"

"Thus, I first stabilized Su Qin's bodily state and delivered her child. The child was in poor condition after having been suffocated for too long; the bloodline was blocked, and the blood was on the verge of drying up internally. However, I could affirm that her future talents would be excellent, given that both the bloodline of the White Tiger Great Demon King and the Crystal Phoenix Heritage were first-level bloodlines. The foundation laid by two such bloodlines must surely yield remarkable talent. That's when I had a bold idea. I preserved the White Tiger bloodline within her, retaining the root of your Crystal Phoenix Heritage, but stripped away the inherent racial traits of the bloodline and implanted the pure bloodline of our Peacock Clan. At the time, I merely wished to conduct an experiment, as their lives or deaths didn't matter to me; if they died, then dead would be your wife and daughter, and if they lived, another possibility might emerge."

"Surprisingly, the life force of this little being proved incredibly strong. After she was stripped of the Crystal Phoenix bloodline traits and blended with the Peacock Clan's bloodline, she really succeeded in integrating and survived."

"When Su Qin woke up, I did not hide anything and told her everything that had happened. I told her the outcome. If I had not infused the child with the Peacock Demon Clan's bloodline, she would undoubtedly have perished due to bloodline deficiency. The removal of the Crystal Phoenix bloodline traits was dictated by my selfishness and planning. But on further thought, even with three types of bloodline, the child might not have survived. And I could not possibly infuse her with the Crystal Phoenix Monster Clan's bloodline. So, I can still be credited with saving her life."

"She survived, became my daughter, and calls me 'Dad.' Her veins carry the blood of our Peacock Demon Clan, but also the roots of your Crystal Phoenix Heritage. Thus, she is still your daughter. The one you want to kill is your very own biological daughter. Is it unexpected? Is it a surprise?"

As the Peacock Demon King spoke, the smile on his face grew richer and richer, while the color drained from the face of the Crystal Phoenix Demon Emperor, and his whole body shuddered uncontrollably.

Daughter, to think that he actually had a daughter, his and Su Qin's daughter. Initially, to give birth to this child, Su Qin fled from the Ancestral Court, escaping from the side of the White Tiger Great Demon King. Yet, during delivery, she nearly died along with the child due to a massive hemorrhage.

The Crystal Phoenix Demon Emperor finally understood why she hated him so much. To hell with her feelings, at this moment, even he hated himself deeply. He felt like he was no better than a beast!

"Little Beauty gradually grew up, and her bloodline talent also began to show. Truly worthy of a child cultivated from three first level bloodlines, she not only absorbed them all, but her human bloodline talent even assumed a central role, combining human intelligence with the three major bloodlines. She could smoothly use both the White Tiger and Peacock Transformations. Furthermore, at such a young age, she brought forth the Peacock Golden Crown. When she produced the Peacock Golden Crown, I knew there was a chance that a Great Demon Emperor would emerge from our race once again. Indeed, mixed blood is the superior genetic combination. So, at that time, I decided to make her my successor. She would only consider herself as human, of the Peacock Demon Clan, or even of the White Tiger demon clan, but she would never think of herself as of the Crystal Phoenix Heritage, not to mention, you are also her father's killer. So, how could you ever beat me? Do you dare to kill your own daughter? Can you bear it? Back then you could abandon her and her mother, leaving them to nearly die. What about now? Once again? If you could do such a thing, then you have won."

Having said this, the Peacock Demon King turned his head to look at the princess beside him, who was already dazed, and spoke softly, "My dear, when we got married, I promised you that I would revive the Peacock Demon Tribe. I've done everything in other respects, but our race had no emperor. But now, I have created an heir with the poise of an emperor for you. Don't hate Little Beauty, and don't be hostile towards her. In fact, you should support her. She is smart, kind, and all the coldness on the surface is to cover up her inferiority complex from an early age, the inferiority imposed upon her by our clansmen. The reason I didn't tell you earlier was also to make her strive harder under such pressure. Which real emperor hasn't exerted ten or a hundred times more effort than others in their youth? But now I can tell you, the Peacock Bloodline I implanted in Little Beauty back then certainly wouldn't come from my useless bloodline, but from yours, the blood essence you gave me to awaken more bloodline power. I'm useless because even if I used it, I could not become a true emperor. I can't break through. That blood essence, I gave it to Little Beauty, so in her, your blood also flows. In a sense, she is also your daughter. Even without carrying her for ten months, the strong Peacock Transformation Bloodline she has comes from the heritage you gave. The true Peacock Great Demon Emperor's heritage. In this way, I've returned an emperor to you."

"She is Lin Ximo's daughter, this scoundrel, in my view, no matter how bastardly, probably won't lay a hand on his own daughter again. In the future, if Little Beauty becomes the emperor, that would mean that a daughter with his bloodline has become the emperor. I've told the guardian by Little Beauty's side to reveal her origins to her when she becomes the emperor. Tell me, when Lin Ximo sees a daughter with his bloodline occupying the position of the patriarch of the Peacock Demon Clan, will he support her? Will he come to seize our Jiali City again? No, the Peacock Demon Clan will always be the wielders of Jiali City. Moreover, Little Beauty also carries the bloodline of the White Tiger Great Demon King, her maternal grandfather. Jiali City will thus become even more stable because of this. At the same time, Little Beauty also has the support of that unknown Sea God from the depths of the ocean. All these will naturally become support for our Peacock Demon Clan; everything is so perfect, isn't it?"

"Little Beauty promised me that in the future, she would always protect the Peacock Demon Clan and would surely pass the position of the patriarch to the descendants of our tribe. That's enough for me. After all, I've paid a lot for her, even handing her the control of Heavenly Mechanism Feather. She has also gained the recognition of our ancestors, proving that your bloodline is ultimately powerful."

Speaking to this point, the Peacock Demon King's complexion suddenly turned pale, as the golden crown on his forehead, which was already cracking, suddenly shed a large piece.

A flush of crimson rushed to his face, the Peacock Demon King looked at Su Qin, then at Lin Ximo in the distance, trembling, and said faintly, "I am no good thing; you may think of me as a schemer. But for the Peacock Demon Clan, for the promises of the past, I have done all this. Now, I am dying, but what I leave behind will benefit my race sufficiently, and I've also fulfilled my promise to my beloved. Lin Ximo, you tell me, have you won or have I?"Nôv(el)B\\jnn