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Chapter 875: Tang San Takes Action
No matter what, Tang San was the leader of the Blue Gold Tree clan and the Lord of Skytree City. When a city lord visited another, the most basic courtesy was to invite them to the city lord's manor and treat them with hospitality. Even if the Adamant Nymph Emperor wasn't present, such treatment was a matter of proper etiquette.
Yet Jin Chengwu had led them to a mere guest house, and on top of that, the building was constructed entirely of fire-element materials! Even a literal rock could tell why this was a problem. For wood-attribute beings, staying in a place filled with fire energy was nothing short of torture.
Meanwhile, Tang San seemed to be completely oblivious to what was going on. He simply smiled and nodded to Jin Chengwu as if he'd been afforded some kind of great honor.
"Thank you very much!" he said before walking into the guest house.
Jin Chengwu had no intention of escorting them inside. It merely nodded to the Fire Adamant Nymph King by its side before turning and walking away.
The Fire Adamant Nymph King led Tang San and his group directly into the so-called guest house.
As soon as Tang San stepped inside, a wave of heat hit him. The fire energy here was so thick it reminded him of the Firedawn clan's city. The elders of the Blue Gold Tree clan immediately felt a surge of irritation, their life energy disturbed by the overwhelming fire energy in the air.
The first-floor lobby was bustling with activity, and it was clear this wasn't a proper guest house. It was more like an inn, and a specialized one at that. There were plenty of nymphs here, all either fire- or earth-attribute. Fire reinforced earth[1], and with both elements naturally flourishing here, all those who shared the two attributes were in their ideal environment for cultivation.
As for the Blue Gold Tree clan group, apart from the Fire Adamant Nymph King who had escorted them, there was no one else actively attending to them.
The Fire Adamant Nymph King smiled and nodded at Tang San. "Please wait a moment, Your Highness. I'll arrange your accommodations."
"Very well, please do," Tang San responded, making a gesture for him to proceed.
The Fire Adamant Nymph King went to the front desk, while Jin Miaosen, unable to hold back any longer, approached Tang San. "Big Brother, are we really going to tolerate this? They're obviously doing this on purpose! They won't even let us into the city lord's manor and they brought us to this place instead. They're clearly looking down on us."
Tang San smiled and said, "Don't be hasty. Even if they invited us to the city lord's manor, we wouldn't go. What's so great about it? I think this place is fine."
"What's fine about it? It's unbearable in this heat. I feel like tearing this place down," Jin Miaosen said angrily.
Tang San shook his head with a smile. "Now, now, let's not get violent. If you're too hot, I'll cool the place down for you."
"Hmm?" Jin Miaosen was taken aback for a moment. The next instant, she felt a strange energy emanating from Tang San.
A faint blue halo radiated from Tang San's body, and in the next moment, his divine consciousness spread outward.
The elders of the Blue Gold Tree clan all seemed to hear a faint hum, and they immediately felt a pulling force emanating from Tang San's body. The pulling force had no effect on them, but the fire energy in the air surged toward Tang San like rivers flowing into the sea. His body was like a bottomless black hole, devouring the fire energy.
At first, this only caused slight air currents within the hall, but soon, the entire hall started to glow—not because additional lighting had been introduced, but because the walls, ceiling, and floor had begun to brighten as the fire energy inside was drawn out.
The sudden change caused exclamations from the creatures in the hall, and the fire and earth-attribute guests all turned to look in the direction of Tang San and his group. 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝔬𝖒
The Fire Adamant Nymph King noticed it as well, but not because of the visual phenomena. Specifically, what it noticed was heat rising from its own body—its own fire energy was being stripped away, and within just a few moments, it felt incredibly weak.
"What are you doing?" the Fire Adamant Nymph King cried out in shock, rushing toward Tang San.
Tang San smiled and said, "It's a bit hot here, so I'm making things more comfortable for my people."
"Stop immediately!" the Fire Adamant Nymph King shouted angrily. Its fire-element crystal armor burst with golden-red flames as it threw a punch at Tang San, clearly holding nothing back.
Jin Chengwu had left the Fire Adamant Nymph King here for a very good reason: Fire restrained wood. Under normal circumstances, even when facing a Great Nymph King of the Blue Gold Tree clan, this Fire Adamant Nymph King wouldn't necessarily be at a disadvantage, considering the incredibly dense fire energy in the environment.
Unfortunately for it, the opponent was Tang San.
Before the other elders could even react, Tang San stepped forward, closing the distance in an instant, and caught the Fire Adamant Nymph King's blazing fist.
"Attacking the lord of a main city is a capital offense. I would advise you to cool down," said Tang San in a flat tone completely mismatched with the gravity of his words. At the same time, the devouring force coming from within him didn't weaken. Instead, it rapidly intensified.
In an instant, all the fire energy in the area rushed toward him, including the energy within the bodies of the fire-element nymphs. Meanwhile, the blue halo surrounding Tang San remained full of life energy, seemingly unaffected by the infusion of fire energy.
Trying to influence Tang San with fire energy was laughable. Not only did he possess the Chaos Blue Silver Emperor, a supreme bloodline embodying both extreme yin and extreme yang, but he also carried the Immortal Flame Phoenix bloodline, one of the supreme fire-attribute bloodlines. As for the amount of fire energy present here, it was nothing compared to what he had faced while communing with the Fire God's Scepter.
Tang San absorbed the fire energy into his Immortal Flame Phoenix bloodline imprint. What he could draw from the "guest house" and the other nymphs wasn't all that amazing, but with the Fire Adamant Nymph King in his grasp, he could almost feel as if he was getting somewhere.
The fire energy and bloodline power within the Fire Adamant Nymph King was rapidly absorbed by Tang San, causing its armor, along with its entire body, to become increasingly translucent.
The Fire Adamant Nymph King struggled desperately, but how could it possibly break free from Tang San's grip? Fear gradually appeared in its eyes, and it pleaded, "Your Highness, please, show mercy! I didn't mean to offend you!"
With an innocent expression, Tang San replied, "You were the one who attacked me! How can you say you didn't mean to offend me? I have plenty of witnesses, you know?"
His devouring power targeted only the fire-attribute nymphs, leaving the earth-attribute nymphs unaffected. However, even they wore expressions of fear.
Most of the nymphs present didn't recognize Tang San or the elders of the Blue Gold Tree clan. It was exceedingly rare for members of the Blue Gold Tree clan to be seen in public, especially Nymph Kings. But seeing Tang San so easily suppress a Fire Adamant Nymph King left these nymphs trembling in fear. The fire-attribute ones suffered the worst; their fire energy was almost instantly drained and they couldn't even move.
The elders of the Blue Gold Tree clan were also deeply shocked.
Since arriving in Adamant City, Tang San's restrained actions had left the elders feeling somewhat dissatisfied, but they didn't dare voice their frustrations. After all, such submissiveness was common for their clan. For a fleeting moment, they had hoped Tang San would change things, but seeing that he was acting just the same as they did, they couldn't help but feel disappointed.
Now, with Tang San suddenly taking action, their feelings shifted, and his stature grew towering in their eyes.
How can he devour fire energy like this? And his life energy isn't affected in the slightest! The elders couldn't help but marvel silently at this revelation.
1. This comes from the wuxing, a.k.a. the Chinese traditional five elements (though the term "five elements" is not really a proper translation). Each element reinforces another, and each element is suppressed by another. Fire is considered to reinforce earth, e.g. by creating lava. ☜
