Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San

Chapter 91: The Tiers Of The Five Imprints

Tang San listened to their bickering, his gaze sweeping the students around him. How many of these senior brothers and sisters possessed second-tier bloodline powers?

"Senior sister, what tier is your Golden Roc Transformation bloodline?" Tang San asked quietly.

Cheng Zicheng proudly replied, "The Golden Roc clan has no branches; it's a single line, and a golden bloodline at that. The only difference between members lies in the concentration of the bloodline. The Golden Rocs themselves always possess a second-tier bloodline, so there isn’t such a great difference in power among them, but that’s not the case with the vassals. As Teacher Guan said, our bloodlines aren’t that concentrated. That’s why I am not that incredibly strong and my bloodline is not golden."

Hearing her explanation, Tang San suddenly felt enlightened. He somewhat understood why his body had undergone a series of reactions last night when he absorbed the Golden Roc Transformation as his fifth bloodline imprint, even experiencing a cleansing and reinforcement of his entire body. Even his other bloodline imprints were affected.

Thinking back at the bloodlines he had absorbed previously, based on what Guan Longjiang had mentioned and his own judgment, the Wind Wolf and Flash Leopard were fourth-tier bloodlines. The Ironhide Shield of the Rhino Demon and the Falcon Eye of the White-Crested Falcon were probably also of the fourth tier.

If the bloodline power of Feng Xiong, the Lord of the Wind Wolf Town, was the purest of the Wind Wolf bloodlines, then it was likely at the peak of the fourth tier, but probably not quite at the third.

Tang San wasn’t sure whether the Aetherhorn Deer itself had a third-tier bloodline, but he was fairly certain that the Discerning Eye, formed by the fusion of the Falcon Eye and Discerning Heart’s Gaze, had at least reached the threshold of the third tier, if not crossed it outright.

However, Cheng Zicheng's Golden Roc Transformation bloodline was without a doubt at least third-tier. Since the Golden Roc was in the second tier, this bloodline unquestionably had tremendous potential.

In the future, if he could devour the true Golden Roc bloodline, his bloodline imprint could likely be upgraded to the second tier. This was his experience until now, and he was sure that it would apply even at that level.

This means that while the strength and abilities of the Demonic God Transformation was a key factor in choosing a bloodline imprint, the tier of the bloodline was equally significant. Even a third-order Golden Roc Transformation had brought substantial changes to him; higher tiers would undoubtedly be even more powerful.

Among all the senior brothers, purely in terms of the tier of the bloodline, Du Bai's Celestial Fox Transformation was the highest. Even though his bloodline was most certainly diluted, the potential of a first-order bloodline could not be underestimated. Looking solely at the tier rather than the strength, it was probably a second-tier bloodline, even better than Cheng Zicheng’s Golden Roc. Moreover, reaching the first tier and touching the world of Celestial Demons might bring about unpredictable changes.

Among the others, Tang San was almost certain that Gu Li's Chrono Croc Transformation came from a second-tier bloodline. Compared to the Golden Roc Transformation, it was at least as powerful, and likely much more so. Anything involving time was a mighty existence in any plane.

Although he had only been at the Redemption Society for a few days, Tang San felt he had learned a lot. His understanding of this world had deepened significantly, which would greatly benefit his future self-improvement.

Guan Longjiang continued, "Therefore, in your future path of cultivation, enhancing your cultivation level is one aspect. Insight is also crucial. This morning, Bingji came to me and shared his insights after discussing with Little Tang. He has already started to find his path, which is excellent. Of course, there’s another method that will also enhance your bloodline strength in the future. That is to use the fresh blood of demons from your bloodline. By soaking in the blood of similar demons, you can absorb its energy to strengthen your own Demonic God Transformation."

Tang San vaguely remembered hearing something similar from the tiger man, Zhang Tianxiao, as well as from Wang Yanfeng. Of course, he wasn't too concerned about this method of cultivation. He had the Mysterious Heaven Technique, which allowed him to devour bloodline power directly—a method much more elegant and undoubtedly much more effective than soaking in fresh blood.

Guan Longjiang then elaborated on some details of cultivating bloodline power and ways to stimulate and enhance it. These things were of no use to Tang San. His only way to strengthen bloodline power was by devouring more using the Mysterious Heaven Technique’s power.

"Alright, that's all for today's lecture. Now, the free question session. As usual, everyone can ask one question. Little Tang San, since you're new here, you'll be the first to ask today."

Tang San was momentarily startled, but he quickly thought of his question, "Teacher Guan, you mentioned earlier that among the demon clans there are seven Celestial Demons, each ruling over one of the seven major cities of the Empyrean Dominion. So, which of these Celestial Demons is the master of our Kali City?"

Guan Longjiang hadn't elaborated much about the seven Celestial Demons, as he believed these were existences that these young students had very slim chances of ever encountering.

Hearing Tang San's question, Guan Longjiang replied, "Kali City is the domain of the Peacock Demon Emperor. The peacock is the king of all birds, and naturally, the Peacock Demon Emperor has always led all flying demon clans in the Empyrean Dominion. However..."

He paused for a moment, as if to collect his thoughts. "There is no Peacock Demon Emperor right now. The previous one died for unknown reasons. Although there is a direct descendant of its bloodline, it has not yet cultivated to the level of a Demon Emperor. Otherwise, this lineage wouldn't be stationed in this remote Kali City. The current Peacock Demon King is in Kali City and is very powerful. But there's still a gap from being an Emperor. Once it becomes an Emperor, it can return to its ancestral home and reclaim its position as one of the seven Celestial Demons."

"Thank you, Teacher Guan." With his answer, Tang San committed everything to memory. The Peacock Demon King, the leader of all birds, a first-order bloodline of the flying demon clans, surpassing the Golden Roc. Now that he had that information, he wondered if this realm had phoenixes and dragons; in his previous world, those two bloodlines were the absolute supreme. The peacock of this realm might be different from the one in his memories.

Continuing from Tang San's topic, Guan Longjiang said, "The lineage of the Peacock Demon Emperor has a particularity commonly found in strong clans, namely, a singular bloodline. Almost all demon and nymph clans that have no branches are very powerful. Well, with the notable exception of fifth tier monsters like pigs and such."

Then came questions from others, mostly about bloodline cultivation and stimulation. Most of these were irrelevant to Tang San, but some bloodline stimulation discussions were helpful. After all, this was knowledge acquired over the years by the Redemption Society, and it was for the best if he acquired some understanding of demon clans indirectly, before having to face them himself. Therefore, this part of the class was also quite useful to him.

After class, Tang San didn't rush off but went to find Guan Longjiang.

"Teacher Guan, may I take leave to go out after this afternoon's class?" Tang San asked Guan Longjiang directly.

"You want to go out? Where to?" Guan Longjiang inquired.

"I want to go into the city for a walk."

"To see Gui Gui?"

Tang San was startled. Did he know about Auntie Gui? But then he realized that it made sense—she was also a member of the Redemption Society. Without elaborating, he nodded and said, "Yes! I want to see her and find out about Teacher Wang's situation."