Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San

Chapter 76: Golden Roc Transformation

"Okay, thank you, teacher." Tang San didn't hesitate or stubbornly refuse. He really didn’t feel the need to show off his manly principles or whatever. He simply agreed amicably and then ran back to wash up.

Just then, the composed Si Ru strolled over to Guan Longjiang. "Hey, what do you think of this kid?"

Guan Longjiang replied, "Not bad. He’s young but quite steady, and he’s not arrogant. His physical strength is good, too. Did you see? He just removed six blocks from his pockets. For his age, having this kind of physical ability shows a rock-solid foundation. His aura is pretty impressive. Probably at the peak of the fourth order."

Si Ru shook his head. "No, he's at the fifth order now."

"Fifth order? Nine years old and fifth order?" Guan Longjiang exclaimed in surprise, stretching out his right hand with all five fingers spread as if he wasn’t sure he was counting things right.

Si Ru smirked. "Otherwise, why do you think Zhang Haoxuan was so eager to take a disciple? This little Tang San is at the fifth order, but if you ask me, that’s not all there is to him. There are definitely other secrets about him we don't know yet. Seriously, you know what Zhang Haoxuan is like, right? He wouldn't bother if there wasn’t something in it for him."

Guan Longjiang blinked a few times. "You mean that sly guy pulled a fast one on us?"

"Of course. I just couldn't be bothered to call him out on it. After all, the kid's Demonic God Transformation is just the Wind Wolf Transformation. Even if his Wind Wolf Transformation is unique, the base bloodline is still kinda mediocre. Let's hope he can go far."

Guan Longjiang, deep in thought, said, "If the fundamental bloodline is weaker, even if he reaches a higher order in the future, he might still be weaker than his peers."

Si Ru shook his head. "This is just a preliminary assessment. We need to see what level of ability he can demonstrate. In this afternoon's combat class, let Enqing thoroughly test him."

"Okay. We'll see then." Guan Longjiang nodded in agreement.

Returning to his room, Tang San freshened up and changed into clean clothes, feeling immediately more relaxed.

The Mysterious Heaven Technique nourished the body and had significant health benefits. Having cultivated it for three lifetimes, Tang San was intimately familiar with it. In a short while, most of his fatigue faded, and his vitality surged. The only side effect was hunger...

The dining hall was ready with lunch—boiled meat. It was exactly that: meat cooked in hot water with some salt added. It was simple and plain, but it did the job. For students who expended great physical energy, the nutrition in meat was what they needed most.

Large pots of steaming boiled meat were placed on the tables. As Guan Longjiang announced the meal's start, everyone began to eat earnestly and without reservation.

Eating was a matter of speed, no doubt about it. The quick got their fill, and the slow missed out.

Tang San did the same, quickly joining in the scramble for meat. He ate heartily, complemented by sips of the meat broth. Soon, he felt warm all over. By the time he started to feel full, the meat was gone, and even the bones looked as if a convocation of scavenger eagles had a go at them.

Tang San hadn't eaten his fill, but seeing the empty pots, he felt helpless.

With nothing left to eat, the students dispersed. Tang San, however, called out to Cheng Zicheng.

"What's up? Didn't get enough to eat? You could consider going to town to buy some food for yourself. The teachers don't manage these things. You must find ways to nourish yourself, especially when you're punished and don't get meals. It’ll be wise to prepare more food," Cheng Zicheng said with a smile.

"Right, I'll go buy some later." Tang San agreed with the suggestion. At his current stage of strength training, how could he not need more food? The better the nutrition, the better it was for his body's tempering, especially since he was now ready to let his body grow.

"Sister, I wanted to ask, when does the academy usually allow us to go into town?" Tang San asked.

Cheng Zicheng replied, "After classes each day. It's generally alright, but the requirement is that you must go at least in pairs. You can't go into town alone to avoid danger. And you must be low-key. If you cause any kind of trouble, you'll be severely punished."

"Understood." Tang San nodded.

Cheng Zicheng said, "Don't overthink it, though. Usually, after a day's training, we’re all so wrecked that nobody has the energy to go out, much less cause trouble."

Changing the subject with a smile, Tang San said, "You know, it was really awesome to see you fly earlier. What kind of Demonic God Transformation was that? Can you tell me?"

Cheng Zicheng giggled, "My Demonic God Transformation is the Golden Roc Transformation. It's the bloodline inheritance of the Golden-Winged Great Roc."

Tang San's eyes lit up. "Wow, that sounds pretty powerful!"

Cheng Zicheng shrugged helplessly. "It is, but my bloodline isn't pure enough, so my cultivation isn't very fast. The teacher said that if I break through to the seventh order, they'll try to let me undergo ancestral regression to enhance my bloodline strength. Only then will I have a greater chance of continuous improvement?”

"What is ancestral regression?" Tang San asked, surprised.

Cheng Zicheng explained, "I don't know the specifics. I've only heard from the teacher that it's a ritual requiring many precious materials. It isn't easy. Ancestral regression wasn't invented by us but by demon and nymph races to purify bloodlines. It's also useful for us."

Tang San nodded silently, then asked, "Sister, in this afternoon's practical combat class, are we going to spar?"

Cheng Zicheng looked at him with an eyebrow raised. "Why? Do you want to spar with me? Do you think I'm young and weak? Let me tell you, I'm pretty strong. Be careful, or I might beat you."

Tang San smiled. "I just want to experience your Golden Roc Transformation. It sounds really impressive."

Cheng Zicheng giggled, "Then I won't go easy on you. Alright, I'm going to rest; I'm dead tired. I'll take a nap first."

Watching her leave, Tang San thought, Seriously, it's not because you're weak that I want to spar with you! It's because I'm interested in your bloodline power. Even absorbing a bit would be good. The ability to fly is just too important.

Indeed, after hearing about Cheng Zicheng's Demonic God Transformation, Tang San had already decided that his fifth Demonic God Transformation imprint would be the Golden Roc Transformation.

In the two days since arriving at Redemption Academy, Tang San's first impression was that he had come to a place filled with treasures. Natural resources aside, his fellow disciples, both male and female, were walking treasure troves!

Each of them possessed extraordinary and rare Demonic God Transformation bloodlines. This meant that he could learn these powerful abilities from them! Whether he could enhance them further was a problem for the future; right now, the priority was to get a hold of them. Moreover, as his seniors' cultivation improved, their bloodline powers would also be strengthened. By constantly absorbing a little bit of their bloodline power, the bloodline imprints he acquired would naturally enhance, too. This was much easier and safer than hunting demons.

Abilities like Du Bai's Celestial Fox Vision and Cheng Zicheng's Golden Roc Transformation were both extremely rare and beneficial to him. He still needed to observe what abilities the other senior disciples possessed. They could all be potential targets for the future. As long as he absorbed just a bit of their bloodline power, they would recover quickly, and if he was careful, they might not even notice.

Tang San possessed four imprints: the Wind Wolf Transformation, the Flash Leopard Transformation, the Rhino Transformation, and the Discerning Eye, a fusion of the White-Headed Falcon bloodline and the Aetherhorn Deer bloodline. Unfortunately, most of these abilities were not particularly powerful, since they weren't from the mightiest races of demons, so he had to find better ones to replace them.

In this world, for Tang San to become stronger, apart from pushing his Mysterious Heaven Technique further, he needed the abilities provided by these bloodline imprints. This was a limitation imposed by this world. Only by breaking through to the God level in the future would he have the possibility of contending with the laws of this plane and thus reclaiming some of his abilities from his previous life.