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Chapter 876: Slaying the Fire Adamant Nymph King
Cracks began to appear in the crystal armor of the Fire Adamant Nymph King. As the bloodline power was drained from its body, its life-bound armor started to shatter, which meant its body was collapsing. For the Adamant Nymph clan, this was the cruelest fate. Their physical bodies were the toughest in existence, but their life energy was lacking even compared to ordinary demons, let alone plant-type nymphs, and their divine consciousness was on the weak side as well. If their bloodline power was wholly drained, they would die beyond the shadow of a doubt.
Meanwhile, Tang San was acting as if he were completely unaware of this.
Bang!
In the corner, the body of a fire-attribute nymph exploded into dust, a sign that every last drop of elemental energy had been sucked out of its body. And once the first had fallen, the second followed. One after another, fire-attribute nymphs exploded into clusters of dull red powder, their fire energy completely devoured by Tang San.
Killed? Just like that?
Jin Miaosen, who had previously been full of grievances, now didn't even dare to breathe too loudly. She had never expected her brother to be so domineering. As an outsider, he was committing acts of slaughter in someone else's main city—this was a monumental offense!
Tang San acted as if he hadn't even noticed the fire nymphs' bodies exploding. His gaze remained fixed on the Fire Adamant Nymph King before him, and he couldn't help but admire the amount of fire energy and bloodline power contained within its body—it was even more than he had expected. Though its cultivation was only at the tenth-order, its fire energy was exceptionally pure. He used his own Immortal Flame Phoenix bloodline imprint to completely devour and absorb it. The process strengthened the bloodline imprint, making it a rather rewarding experience.
The Fire Adamant Nymph King wanted to speak, but it found that it could no longer make a sound.
Finally, when the last explosion rang out in front of Tang San, all the fire-element nymphs present had been reduced to dust, scattered across the floor. At the same time, the rich fire energy that had once permeated the entire "guest house" was completely gone. The fire-attribute minerals in the walls had turned black, their fire energy entirely depleted.
Tang San turned and smiled at Jin Miaosen. "Not that hot anymore, eh?"
Jin Miaosen, still in shock, shook her head dazedly. "N-No, it's... fine now."
"Good. Everyone must be tired. Let's rest here in the hall for now."
As he spoke, Tang San calmly walked to the center of the hall and sat down cross-legged on the floor.
"You're not out yet? Do you need me to send you off?"
To the earth-attribute nymphs in the hall, his voice sounded like the very call of the Underworld. Immediately, they scattered in terror, frantically fleeing the scene.
The elders of the Blue Gold Tree clan exchanged glances, but eventually, they all gathered around Tang San. They knew that Tang San had come to Adamant City intending to stir trouble, but they had never expected him to act so directly.
“Have a seat.” Tang San smiled at the elders, gesturing for them to sit, before closing his eyes and silently beginning to meditate.
Had this happened before his breakthrough to divinity, the full energy of a tenth-order being would have required quite a bit of digestion. But now, things were quite different. The fire energy was very pure and indeed powerful, but it didn't faze Tang San in the slightest.
The Immortal Flame Phoenix bloodline power was undoubtedly far greater than that of the Adamant Nymphs. In addition, the innate fire affinity of the Immortal Flame Phoenixes was arguably the best in this plane, while the fire affinity of this Fire Adamant Nymph King, while unquestionably high, was merely something acquired through cultivation. Thus, while the fire energy did increase the power of the Immortal Flame Phoenix bloodline, merging the Fire Adamant Nymph bloodline power into it was nowhere near enough to trigger an evolution. That would have only been possible if this Fire Adamant Nymph had been an Emperor, and even then, chances would have been slim. After all, the fire attribute wasn't the strongest attribute of the Adamant Nymph clan.
Tang San silently sensed the changes in his Immortal Flame Phoenix bloodline imprint while adjusting his breathing.
Everything he was doing now was to build up for his future breakthrough to Emperorhood. He would need far, far greater reserves compared to when he was preparing to reach the tenth order. In fact, had it not been for the life energy provided by the Ancestral Tree, it would have taken him a solid decade at the very least; it was only now that he could access the life essence of the entire planet that he could see things moving faster.
Jin Miaosen sat down next to Tang San. "Big Brother, what are we going to do next?" She could no longer figure out what her brother was thinking or what he was trying to accomplish. Sure, it had been really satisfying, but... he had just killed an Adamant Nymph King. The Adamant Nymph clan certainly wouldn't let this go easily.
"We don't need to do anything. You just rest here, I'll handle the rest," Tang San replied.
A faint blue halo emanated from Tang San, filling the air with rich life energy. The Blue Gold Tree clan elders instantly felt revitalized. To them, the life energy radiating from Tang San was almost identical to that of the Ancestral Tree. Through the imprint the Ancestral Tree had bestowed upon them, they felt a deep, seamless connection.
Jin Miaosen felt it too, and she didn't resist the life energy that Tang San was releasing. Instead, she let her body absorb it. Then, suddenly, she felt as though her divine consciousness had linked with Tang San's. Under his guidance, her consciousness expanded outward, and she was able to sense everything around them.
Each of the elders experienced the same sensation, including the two Great Nymph King elders.
They had been of the opinion that Tang San had taken a very short time to become a Great Nymph King, and there was no way his divine consciousness was up to par. They assumed that his acknowledgement by the Ancestral Tree and ability to awaken it were merely due to his direct bloodline connection. But when they cultivated alongside him in front of the Ancestral Tree, they quickly realized how laughable their assumptions had been.
Although Tang San was at the same cultivation level, his divine consciousness felt simply... boundless, completely beyond their realm of understanding.
Furthermore, thanks to the blessing given to them by the Ancestral Tree, when their divine consciousness connected with Tang San's, it could also receive nourishment. The prerequisite, of course, was that they had to fully open their consciousness to Tang San.
At this moment, just like when they cultivated in Skytree City, they offered no resistance to Tang San's divine consciousness link. All twelve elders connected their divine consciousness with Tang San's, along with their life energy.
A blue aura spread out, filling the now-cold hotel with a renewed sense of vitality.
Their divine consciousness expanded outward, quickly stretching across Adamant City. Soon, the elders saw the earth-attribute nymphs who had fled the inn scattering in all directions, some leaving for the outskirts and the others heading deeper into the city.
As their divine consciousness spread further, they saw a massive building made entirely of pale gold crystal, located at the very center of Adamant City. Its prominence and grandeur made it clear that this was the city lord’s manor. Among the fleeing earth-attribute nymphs, some were heading precisely that way—likely to report what had happened. 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝖕𝖚𝔟.𝔠𝔬𝖒
The inn where Tang San and the others currently were was not far from the city lord’s manor. This was likely due to Jin Chengwu's intent to monitor their every move.
Without a doubt, it wouldn't be long before Jin Chengwu learned of what had happened at the inn. When that happened, Tang San and his group were bound to face repercussions from the Adamant Nymph clan.
