Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

"It's called the Spirit Hunting Crossbow, and I crafted it specifically for you. With the Red Fox Transformation Bloodline you possess, you're adept at various transformations, which allows for excellent evading and escaping abilities in combat. However, the drawback is insufficient attack power. This Spirit Hunting Crossbow, just talking about its attack power, is enough to reach God Rank. Although there are only three bolts, each has been imbued with different abilities by me. Just using it once requires me to recharge it before it can be used again. But with your current cultivation base, being able to launch three divine-ranked attacks should be sufficient," Tang San explained.

"We can use it?" Red One asked Tang San in surprise.

Tang San nodded and said, "One person can't use it, of course, but if you combine the strength of all eighteen of you, it's possible. There are six points on the Spirit Hunting Crossbow where power can be infused. Dividing yourselves into groups of three to channel your energy into one point each, you'll be able to pull it back and thus shoot. Even without those three bolts, the Spirit Hunting Crossbow itself can generate an energy bolt, unleashing a formidable attack. Next, you'll need to practice hard on how to use it."

The Red One girls exchanged glances, excitement apparent on their pretty faces.

They had always been hardworking, but due to the limits of their innate talents, their cultivation improvement was slow. They were genuinely grateful to Tang San; without him, they would not know to what depths they might have fallen. Yet they were aware that with their own abilities, they were insufficient to help their lord.

Now that they had such an opportunity, how could they not be thrilled?

Red One said, "Rest assured, Master, we will give our all and practice diligently."

Tang San nodded slightly, "Now, I'll teach you how to use it and how to better harness your abilities through the Spirit Hunting Crossbow. You shall keep these three bolts, don't use them lightly unless it's a critical moment. The energy bolt produced by the Spirit Hunting Crossbow itself will suffice for your daily use."

Thereupon, Tang San began instructing the Red One girls on how to use the Spirit Hunting Crossbow.

With the Seven-Colored Heavenly Flame Liquid, Tang San could bring out the full potential of this divine tool. In the future, he could modify it at any time according to the improvement of the Red One girls' cultivation base, thereby making the divine tool even stronger.

During the process of guiding the Red One girls' practice, Tang San made some improvements based on their current cultivation base to make the Spirit Hunting Crossbow more suitable for them.

These eighteen girls could be considered Tang San's true lineage, obeying him alone. With the Spirit Hunting Crossbow, they finally had combat power and could be of help in Tang San's fights.

The girls went off to practice, and Tang San's next goal naturally focused on the refinement of the Time Waymark.

Compared to the Heavenly Fire Fine Gold and Black Crow Stone, the refinement of the Time Waymark was much more difficult. The Waymark itself had potent delaying effects and would constantly affect everything around it. Getting it to recognize a master and become a divine tool that he could control as easily as his own limbs was as difficult as summoning the body of the golden trident to his side.

With the Seven-Colored Heavenly Flame Liquid, it was somewhat easier. Mere immersion by divine consciousness into the Time Waymark would dull Tang San's own thoughts due to its influence. He used the Seven-Colored Heavenly Flame Liquid to envelop the Time Waymark, utilizing the ultimate heat of the liquid's flames while also slowly channeling his divine consciousness through this medium into the Time Waymark—not affecting his own divine consciousness and greatly enhancing the speed of the process.

Even so, complete refinement of the Time Waymark, let alone transforming it into the divine tool he desired, wasn't something that could be accomplished in a short time. It required a gradual process over time.

Of course, should the Seven-Colored Heavenly Flame Liquid be enhanced to hold more of his divine consciousness and better purify it, then the time required to refine the Time Waymark would likely be reduced. Thus, upon his return to Jiali City, Tang San planned to have the Peacock Demon Clan help him acquire a large amount of Heavenly Fire Fine Gold.

Having refined these three treasures, the next step would be to focus on his own enhancement.

According to Tang San's plan, the Yin-Yang Twin Fire Superior Bloodline was a key focus for the future. But to combine it with the Bluesilver Emperor and achieve the ultimate fusion of Yin and Yang fire, his body needed to be strong enough to withstand it.

And what Tang San urgently needed to do next was to improve his physical quality. He had already enhanced his body through absorbing the Wind Dragon Bloodline, but it was far from enough. While in the Ancestral Court, he didn't have the time to further strengthen himself.

Absorbing the Golden Mammoth Bloodline and the Behemoth Beast Bloodline became the most important matter. Moreover, he wanted to combine the two, which made the task even more difficult. But one thing was certain: if he succeeded, his physical strength would undoubtedly become the strongest below the divine-ranked.

He now possessed the bloodline powers of the Spirit Rhinoceros Eye, Peacock Transformation, Lion Tiger Change, Golden Roc Wind Dragon Change, Time Variation, Bluesilver Emperor, and Crystal Transformation, totaling seven. At his Ninth Stage cultivation base, he still had two slots that were vacant.

At such a time, the benefits of having vacant Bloodline Brand slots became apparent. After careful consideration, Tang San decided not to infuse both bloodlines into a single brand at the same time, which would be too difficult. Directly fusing two First Level Bloodlines involved risks and uncertainties that he couldn't control at the moment.

However, if he fused them into two separate brands, it would be much easier. Moreover, after fusing them separately, his physical strength would be enhanced, and then fusing the two brands afterward, whether through devouring one another or not, would become easier once his body's ability to endure increased.

After instructing the Red One girls to diligently cultivate, Tang San began his closed-door cultivation alone in the cave.

This would be his last effort to enhance his body's strength before breaking through to godhood.

The first bloodline he chose to fuse was the Golden Mammoth Bloodline. The Golden Mammoth specialized in defensive power with exceptional defensive capabilities. Compared to the Behemoth Beast Bloodline, it was less violent and hence more easily merged.

He first adjusted his body to its optimal state, and then Tang San began to activate the two powerful brands that had been accumulating inside him for a long time.

Without a doubt, both were at the pinnacle of Level 9 Bloodline Brands. And as First Level Bloodlines, although they had been inside Tang San for quite some time, they hadn't diminished at all, which was the difference brought by the bloodline level.

Under Tang San's guidance, the Golden Mammoth Bloodline slowly merged into the vacant brand space. With his powerful Spiritual Power, Tang San began to suppress it gradually as it entered.

With the influence of the new brand, the existing Bloodline Brands immediately began to light up one by one.

The Spirit Rhinoceros Eye Brand almost instantly shone with dazzling brilliance, as if declaring its territory.

Then came the Lion Tiger Change Brand, which had fused with the Killing God Domain. The Lion Tiger Change Brand was also domineering, creating a splendid sight in tandem with the Spirit Rhinoceros Eye Brand.

The Peacock Mark gleamed with a silver light, unpredictable, as if ready to strike at any moment.

The Roc Dragon Change Brand was relatively mild, merely emitting a faint golden glow.

The Time Variation Imprint remained honest, with only a mild halo and twisting patterns flickering. After all, it was a Second Level Bloodline and didn't harbor much competitive spirit in the presence of a First Level Bloodline.

The Crystal Transformation Brand was the only one without any change, well, it was also placed towards the back anyway.