Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

Tang San's lips buzzed as he whispered something to the Big Cat, which nodded understandingly with a grin and gave him a thumbs up. At this moment, if there was anyone whose mood was absolutely great, it was Big Cat's. It had never expected to have a chance to choose a divine tool!

Moreover, only Tang San and Pretty Girl had made their choices before it, so it fully believed that when a suitable divine tool emerged, they would definitely leave it for it, as they were all in the same group.

"Time's up," announced the Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox right then.

The Nine Suns Holy Sword group had also finished examining the divine tools and now returned to Tang San and Pretty Girl's side, waiting.

The Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox said, "You have all observed the ten divine tools. Now begin the selection. Pretty Girl, you choose the first one."

Pretty Girl was the individual champion, which granted her the first priority in choosing. While the team champion would get two tools, it wouldn't make sense if the individual champion didn't get any priority. Of course, she was also the team champion.

Pretty Girl looked towards Tang San, who whispered something to her. She immediately stepped forward to the tenth cover and, under the drastically changing expressions of the Nine Suns Sword Saint group, signaled to the Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox, "I want this one. I use a sword, and this suits me very well."

The Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox was slightly taken aback and said in a deep voice, "Are you sure about your choice? There's no going back after you decide."

"I've made my choice," Pretty Girl said. Although she didn't understand why Tang San asked her to pick this way, choosing a tool that was relatively useless to them but the best choice for the Nine Suns Sword Saint group, which would clearly offend the Red-crowned Crane Demon's branch that the Sword Saint Big Demon Emperor belonged to. But she still followed Tang San's suggestion and straightaway chose that tool for herself.

The Red-crowned Crane Demon opened its mouth as if to say something, but ultimately, nothing came out. This was the champion's right to pick first.

As the Crystal cover opened, a heaven-reaching sword beam immediately soared up. The sword beam whistled through the air, incredibly sharp.

Pretty Girl waited a moment until the sword beam had fully dissipated before she tucked the black long beak into her Storage Bracelet.

The Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox said, "As you can see, this long beak comes from the Red-crowned Crane Demon's lineage. It was left in the Ancestral Court by the Sword Saint Big Demon Emperor from two generations ago. At that time, our predecessor traded it for a rare treasure to ensure his successor could ascend to the throne. He also promised to redeem it at twice its value, a promise that stands until now."

What it was essentially saying was that the Red-crowned Crane Demon's line was rather poor, unable to gather sufficient resources to redeem this divine tool after so many years.

This long beak's appearance in the divine tool selection was clearly the result of the Sword Saint Big Demon Emperor's efforts and promises to the Ancestral Court. However, it had not expected that Pretty Girl would choose it first. This item was different when held by others in the Ancestral Court.

The reason it was offered was that the Sword Saint Big Demon Emperor also wished for his successor to win the championship and have the priority to choose. Moreover, this long beak was less useful for other races compared to the Red-crowned Crane Demon's own lineage. Moreover, taking it would undoubtedly attract hatred.

But Tang San had told Pretty Girl to choose this long beak for reasons unknown.

"Now, please you and Asura select the second and third divine tools." Regardless of how they chose, the selection of divine tools must continue.

Tang San approached Pretty Girl, joining her side.

First, he gestured to Pretty Girl to choose the fifth cover's divine tool, which was the somewhat ethereal-looking red Long Knife. Then he himself came before the fourth cover and chose the book that was entirely dark-golden in color.

Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox expressed surprise, saying, "I didn't expect you to choose like this. The Holy Flame Knife is a decent divine tool. It's an extremely rare spiritual type of divine artifact. It can be integrated into one's own Sea of Spirit and, after the birth of divine consciousness, can also be integrated into the divine consciousness, to specifically cut through the opponent's Spiritual Power. However, its energy intensity is relatively low, placing it at the bottom among these ten divine tools."

Pretty Girl looked at Tang San in astonishment, but Tang San nodded at her. Pretty Girl gave a bow to Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox, indicating that she had made her choice of the divine tool. This was her absolute trust in Tang San. If Tang San asked her to choose this divine tool, then this one must be the most suitable for her.

Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox then looked toward Tang San and said solemnly, "The divine tool you've chosen is very good. I didn't think anyone would notice it. Among all ten divine tools, if I were to choose, I would also select this one. This is the Prophecy Book, possessing the ability to predict the future. Unfortunately, it's incomplete and not intact. Therefore, the prophecies can be somewhat vague and not as accurate as the Heavenly Mechanism Feather in terms of predicting the workings of fate, especially for the Peacock Demon Clan—it's somewhat redundant. But the prophecies it requires come at a very small cost. It's a very good artifact."

Hearing the explanation from Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox, even Big Cat, who was waiting, frowned slightly. It seemed that the three divine tools previously selected by Tang San and Pretty Girl were not of great use! None seemed the most appropriate for them. Could it be that Tang San had made a mistake? Picked the wrong ones?

But Tang San showed no change in emotion, just silently took the Prophecy Book into his hands.

The dark-golden cover of the book emitted a gentle glow, not overbearing, but there was a strange feeling to it. Holding the Prophecy Book, Tang San's demeanor seemed to undergo some change.

Next came the choice for the fourth divine tool, which was also an additional reward for Tang San and Pretty Girl. Without any hesitation, Tang San chose the sixth divine tool, the massive piece of Purple Crystal Stone.

Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox showed a look of surprise and said, "Compared to other choices, this one doesn't seem very wise. Admittedly, it is the raw material for Purple Crystal Coins, but the coins are only useful for cultivation beyond deity level, which doesn't serve much purpose for you at present. Can you tell me why you would make such a choice?"

Tang San said, "Because I wasn't certain about the functions of the ten divine tools, this one seemed more definite. Instead of guessing the uncertain abilities of other divine tools, it's better to be more certain that this is what I want."

A hint of disappointment flashed in Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox's eyes as he nodded and motioned to Big Cat, saying, "You may make your pick now."

Big Cat stepped forward and glanced at Tang San, hesitating slightly.

It wasn't sure how to choose, but Tang San had already told it which divine tool to select. However, judging by the four divine tools chosen by Tang San and Pretty Girl, they didn't seem very impressive! Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox surely wouldn't lie.

Apart from the Prophecy Book, which also didn't look very useful but was praised by Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox, Tang San and Pretty Girl each chose the Long Beak Sword, the Holy Flame Knife, and the Purple Crystal Stone. The latter three seemed quite ordinary.

But its hesitation didn't last long. After a glance at the calm-faced Tang San, Big Cat gritted its teeth, walked up in front of the mirror-like divine tool, lifted the cover, and made its choice.

Once removed from the protective covering, the mirror didn't seem to have changed; it flickered with a faint glow, and holding it even felt warm.

Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox said, "The choice of this divine tool is good and suits you. This is the heart-protecting divine mirror, suitable for embedding in any armor. It can produce a powerful protective force on the body's surface, especially around the heart. It provides defense not only from physical attacks but also guards the heart and mind from external and internal demons."

Hearing the praise from Great Demon Emperor Heavenly Fox made Big Cat very pleased, and it promptly secured the heart-protecting divine mirror for itself.