Douluo Dalu 5: Rebirth Of Tang San

When choosing the location for the settlements, Tang San didn’t have to think for long; he had already considered it carefully. He chose the east side of Kali City, closer to the Endless Blue Sea. In front, Kali City would serve as a shield; even if war broke out in the future, Kali City would protect the human settlements.

First, they would establish small towns, then develop them into cities in the future. For now, Kali City couldn't allow a large influx of humans, as that would inevitably cause backlash, but building small settlements outside the city wouldn't be an issue. After all, the nobles didn't think humans could pose any significant threat.

Redemption Academy moved to the new towns, and the Redemption Society sent more teachers. The society's leadership understood that this would be the true base of operations for the Redemption Society in the future. The protection of a main city was better than anything else, and they didn't have to worry about resources anymore.

Completing these foundational tasks took about a month. Meanwhile, the transition between the old and new leadership in Kali City had also come to an end, and the city had more or less returned to normal. As for whether the great nobles were loyal to the new clan leader, only they knew.

In any case, they could see that Kali City wasn’t facing any trouble, and the Crystal Phoenix Demon Emperor didn’t seem to be coming back either. Only the Ancestral Court's evaluation requirement remained a problem.

Within the Peacock Demon clan, the elders were now on Mei Gongzi’s side due to the queen consort's change in attitude. But while they did fulfill orders with all diligence, the rest of the time they simply watched from the sidelines, not involving themselves actively. The new clan leader had to prove herself first; only by doing so would she get their full support.

During this time, the queen consort herself remained secluded, keeping vigil for the Peacock Great Demon King. She only appeared occasionally and was in low spirits.

The younger generation of the Peacock Demon clan mostly did not accept Mei Gongzi because of her human blood, which was still a major point of contention within the clan. But to their dismay, her strength was undeniable. All they could do was pay lip service to her when she was present, mumble behind her back, and go on with their lives.

Mei Gongzi didn't do much about them. Tang San told her there wouldn't be internal chaos as long as the queen consort supported her, and that appeared to be the case indeed. It was more important to handle external matters and improve her power. The evaluation was the biggest challenge she would face next.

Therefore, while delegating most of the affairs to the two deer demon clans, Mei Gongzi devoted more time to her own cultivation.

After a month, she was close to digesting all the gains from the tribulation. The energy of the lightning left in her body had been mostly absorbed or dissipated, and her cultivation was now fully stable.

She was still an early-stage Demon King, technically but her actual power was comparable to that of a peak Demon King. This was the benefit brought by the powerful lightning tribulation. Moreover, both her bloodlines had undergone significant changes after the tribulation. Her Peacock Transformation and White Tiger Transformation now carried the power of the lightning tribulation, and her physique and spirit had both undergone a transformation.

Godhood was the absolute watershed, the winnowing basket that separated the wheat from the chaff. Someone that had undergone the baptism of lightning was completely different from someone that had not. This was why Mei Gongzi's strength had changed so drastically, not to mention her lightning tribulation was simply unprecedented.

Tang San had always accompanied her in cultivation, gradually recovering his own strength. Although the lightning tribulation had caused him considerable injuries, it also brought many benefits. It wasn't his own tribulation, but the power of the lightning tribulation was so massive that nobody could possibly absorb it all. To help Mei Gongzi, he had also absorbed a lot of it, especially since the Golden Armor Transformation seemed to really like the Golden Fiend Lightning. He absorbed a large amount of that energy back then, and the benefits gradually became apparent as Tang San's body became even more resilient. In addition, the energy made the Golden Armor Transformation even more domineering.

Once the situation in Kali City had stabilized, Zhang Haoxuan returned from the Ancestral Court with Wu Bingji and the others. The new human town desperately needed manpower, and no one was more suitable for the role of mayor than Zhang Haoxuan, who already had many years of experience in that role. Therefore, Tang San remotely informed him through the Aetherhorn Merchant Association to come back and manage the affairs here.

"Xiao Mei," Tang San knocked on the door and entered Mei Gongzi's residence.

After taking over as clan leader, Mei Gongzi naturally moved into the clan leader's residence. It was in a large circular room at the highest point of the ancestral castle. In addition to a bedroom and a cultivation room, there was also a large living room and a study. Mei Gongzi usually handled various affairs here.

When Tang San first came to this cultivation room, he discovered that the Peacock Demon Clan had used some special means to channel the power of the underground energy veins of the Kali Mountains. The heaven and earth energy that could be drawn in this cultivation room even surpassed what he had seen in the Ancestral Court.

This was one of the benefits brought by having a main city, and it was also why the Crystal Phoenix Demon Emperor wanted to seize the city. With a main city providing everything needed for cultivation, it was difficult not to become powerful. The former Peacock Great Demon King being unable to become an Emperor was due to his poor innate talent, and not for any lack of resources.

Naturally, Tang San had also been cultivating in this room with Mei Gongzi recently.

Seeing him enter, Mei Gongzi smiled and said, "You're just in time. A new batch of Heavenly Fire Essence Iron has arrived. Here, take it."

As she spoke, she handed Tang San a storage ring.

Back when the Peacock Great Demon King was still alive, he had already started having caravans collect the so-called Lava Iron, which was actually Heavenly Fire Essence Iron, from across the Empyrean Dominion. After the Peacock Great Demon King passed away, Mei Gongzi put even more effort into this, having the Aetherhorn Deers and Golden Deers purchase it at all costs.

The quantity of Lava Iron was greater than expected, and they had managed to acquire it for less money than they had predicted. Over the past month, five batches had been collected, resulting in Tang San's stock of Rainbow Skyfire Liquid being more than three times what it was initially.

Naturally, the speed at which the Spacetime Beacon was refined had also increased significantly.

Tang San accepted the storage ring without hesitation and said, "I'm here to bid you farewell. I need to return to the Golden Valley for a period of seclusion."

"You're leaving?" Mei Gongzi was stunned when she heard he was leaving, and an indescribable feeling surged in her heart.

Seeing the change in her expression, Tang San gently said, "Things are stable here now, so staying here to cultivate is best for you. I also need to make some preparations. We don’t have much time. By the time you go to the Ancestral Court for your evaluation, I must be ready for my heavenly tribulation, and compared to what I will experience… you can think of your tribulation as a little bad weather."

As he said this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Mei Gongzi had merely absorbed some of his aura and received some of his help, yet she had faced the terrifying Six Directions Eight Desolations Golden Fiend Tribulation. He could only imagine what kind of lightning tribulation he would face. It would likely be a terrifying eight-nine tribulation, at the very least—instead of six rounds of eight, there would be eight rounds of nine lightning strikes, and they’d only be worse than what Mei Gongzi had experienced. In fact, even an actual Emperor might not be able to withstand it.

He had to find another way to succeed. Therefore, he needed to make all kinds of preparations.

"Is there anything I can help with? Whatever resources you need, I can help you prepare. No one will oppose it, after all, the queen consort is also counting on you to revive my father."

When the Peacock Great Demon King passed away, Tang San used the Spacetime Beacon to seal a part of his bloodline origin and divine consciousness. With the protection of the Spacetime Beacon, the divine consciousness and bloodline imprint wouldn't dissipate. He had told the queen consort at the time that if he could achieve godhood, there was a possibility of reviving the Peacock Great Demon King.

Although the queen consort was half skeptical about this, she truly loved her husband, and she had nothing to lose at this point; thus, she decided to trust him. This was also why she did not hinder Mei Gongzi in any way and even refrained from managing Kali City herself.

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