Chapter 910: Lighting Up the Celestial Pillars

In the future, even if he didn’t go as far as to draw the Ancestral Tree’s core life energy, simply keeping this young man around would still be of immense benefit to him.

With this thought, the Sunborne Nymph Emperor now looked far more favorably upon Tang San. There were few beings in this world he regarded highly anymore, and without a doubt, Tang San was one of them, even surpassing the younger generation of the Scorching Sunflower clan.

The Sunborne Nymph Emperor had little sense of belonging to the Scorching Sunflower clan; this was in fact the norm for nymphs, which tended to be a lot more utilitarian than demons. Back then, if he hadn’t devoured the old Scorching Sunflower Emperor, he would have become its nourishment instead. Though he had grown in the Scorching Sunflower clan’s ancestral land for a solid century, no one had ever paid him any attention or thought of ways to help his growth. He had quietly absorbed the leftover energy in some forgotten corner, growing bit by bit on his own.

To the Sunborne Nymph Emperor, the high-level life energy Tang San was now radiating had elevated him to the status of an Emperor-level resource. Not just any resource, but one of the most supreme resources this plane had to offer.

The Sunborne Nymph Emperor had visited Skytree City before, but he was certain that even back then, he hadn’t sensed such a high level of life energy from the Ancestral Tree. Of course, now that the Ancestral Tree had awakened, the situation was probably different, but its core energy was likely no higher in level than what he was feeling now. Calling this young man an Ancestral Tree sapling wasn’t far off. No wonder he had the confidence to push for reform within the Blue Gold Tree clan and he was aiming to become the life core for all the major races.

Interesting, truly interesting!

Thus, the Sunborne Nymph Emperor didn’t leave but instead sat down behind Tang San. The life energy Tang San was radiating had a nourishing effect even on him, so why return to his quarters? Guarding Tang San while absorbing some of this life energy was most certainly not a waste of his time.

He wasn’t intending to absorb Tang San’s life energy directly; with Tang San’s current cultivation at the eleventh order, no matter how pure or high-level his life energy was, it wouldn’t bring any kind of major transformation to a being as powerful as the Sunborne Nymph Emperor. Only once Tang San became an Emperor would his power truly be effective.

What the Sunborne Nymph Emperor aimed to do was to attune himself to the level of life energy Tang San was radiating. Such high-level life energy was a rare experience. Gaining insights from it could deepen his own understanding of life and help him raise his own life level.

But just as the Sunborne Nymph Emperor was about to sink into deep meditation, he suddenly froze. He noticed that the entire Ancestral Court Council had suddenly become brighter.

The change in light was drastic and instantaneous, and in the next moment, the Sunborne Nymph Emperor's eyes widened slightly. Despite his vast experience, even he couldn’t help but reveal a look of astonishment.

Why had the Ancestral Court Council suddenly brightened? It was because nearly one-third of the hundreds of Celestial Pillars were now glowing, emitting divine consciousness filled with life energy. Indeed, it wasn’t just light; the divine consciousness fluctuations also intensified, making the vast hall itself feel as if it had come to life.

The Sunborne Nymph Emperor had been here countless times and was one of the most powerful overseers of this place, yet such a strange scene was something he had never witnessed before. Even when he himself took over Solar City and multiple Celestial Pillars reacted to his power, it wasn’t anything like this. Nearly one-third of the Celestial Pillars had lit up for the young man standing before him!

What shocked him even more was that the Celestial Pillars responding weren’t all Nymph Emperor pillars—many of the pillars of the late Demon Emperors were reacting as well. This was truly astonishing. After all, under normal circumstances, only the Celestial Pillars of the same bloodline would respond to a city lord coming for evaluation and calling out to them. The city lord would then choose the strongest pillar of their bloodline to commune with and gain some benefits.

It wasn’t unheard of for multiple Celestial Pillars to react to certain city lords, especially those with broad and powerful attributes. For example, when the leader of the Immortal Flame Phoenix or the Parasol Tree lineage came, the Celestial Pillars of the former Immortal Flame Phoenix Demon Emperors

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the Parasol Tree Nymph Emperors would respond, due to the compatibility between these two bloodline. Of course, each person would typically choose one of their own clan’s pillars.

For Tang San to awaken nearly one-third of the Celestial Pillars was unprecedented, even in the entire history of the Ancestral Court. The Sunborne Nymph Emperor stared in shock at the historic scene before him, his mouth slightly agape, his face showing clear astonishment.

Meanwhile, Tang San was inwardly cursing. He hadn’t intended for this to happen! This kind of reaction was bound to raise suspicion; that was why, when he had just begun meditating, he had planned to directly connect to the Crystal Demon Emperor’s Celestial Pillar.

The problem had arisen when, to conceal his many bloodline imprints, he had first released the aura of the Ancestral Tree and used the Chaos Blue Silver Emperor to support the Ancestral Tree's imprint. This was something he had to do; otherwise, the Sunborne Nymph Emperor’s powerful divine consciousness might have detected the energy radiated by the multiple bloodline imprints within him.

As a result, he had delayed his attempt to connect with the Crystal Celestial Pillar for just a few moments, and these moments had proven critical. The life energy he released didn’t just catch the attention of the Sunborne Nymph Emperor; it also affected the Celestial Pillars. His life energy boosted the vitality of the pillars, and those related by bloodline immediately sensed the bloodline imprints within him.

The Discerning Eye of Heaven imprint directly awakened the Celestial Pillars of the Celestial Fox clan's past Demon Emperors, causing the Celestial Fox clan’s pillars to light up. Not only that, but the unique Celestial Pillar of the Rainbow Deer Demon Emperor also shone brightly. The bloodline of this master of elemental control—or at least the bloodline of its clan, considering this Emperor was a Solitary—played a key role in the Discerning Eye of Heaven, and right now, its pillar was reaching out to Tang San.

The Golden Armor Transformation bloodline imprint, a fusion of the Behemoth Beast and Golden Mammoth bloodlines, had power beyond the limits of the plane; rather than weakening the essence of the two separate bloodlines, the fusion greatly amplified their strength. Thus, the Celestial Pillars of both the Behemoth clan and the Golden Mammoth clan reacted excitedly when they sensed Tang San’s power. In turn, the Peacock Demon, Immortal Flame Phoenix, Dragon Roc, and even Chrono Croc imprints caused numerous Demon Emperor’s Celestial Pillars to react as well.

The Celestial Pillars left behind by the Nymph Emperors had even stronger reactions. The life aura of the Ancestral Tree was potent like no other, causing the single short Celestial Pillar of the Blue Gold Tree clan to instantly burst into dazzling blue-gold light. Moreover, although the Chaos Blue Silver Emperor was simply supporting the Ancestral Tree's power, that minute trace of chaotic energy still triggered responses from a large number of plant-based Celestial Pillars.

Tang San even began to suspect that the divine consciousnesses stored within these Celestial Pillars might believe that, with the chaotic energy and the vast life force he was radiating, they could be resurrected!

In any case, almost one-third of the Celestial Pillars had been activated, and Tang San found himself on the receiving end of calls from dozens of divine consciousnesses, each one stronger than the last.

What could he do? At this point, the issue wasn’t about choosing the Crystal Celestial Pillar anymore. The phenomenon he had caused was so significant that not only would the Sunborne Nymph Emperor be shocked, but it might also alarm the other Emperors of the Ancestral Court.