Chapter 892: Returning to Skytree City
What happened to Adamant City next was no longer Tang San's concern. Though the Adamant Nymph clan had lost the Adamant Nymph Emperor, they were still quite strong; they had at least two Great Nymph Kings, after all. Moreover, with things as they were, the Ancestral Court likely wouldn't have the resources to immediately replace the ruling clan of a main city. They could manage for a while, and what happened after that was their own problem.
Looking down at Adamant City from the sky, it appeared as if everything had returned to normal. However, the city no longer exuded the same imposing presence as when they first arrived, nor was there the uproar one would have expected after such events. Instead, there was a vague air of decline, something Tang San could easily discern through his observation of the city's fortune.
In contrast, the twelve Blue Gold Tree clan elders surrounding Tang San all radiated a sense of pride and vigor. Now that they had left Adamant City, the excitement they had been holding back finally burst forth. Even now, they still found it hard to believe, but with everything laid out before them, they had no choice but to accept the reality.
Unlike the departure flight, their return to Skytree City was in a straight line, and as they passed, vast amounts of life energy surged from the ground. Tang San's life force had clearly advanced again. Even though he hadn't fully absorbed the Adamant Nymph Emperor's power, he had gained another bloodline imprint. His life force had been further elevated during the battle, as his power merged more deeply with the Ancestral Tree's energy. Additionally, more chaos energy had been generated during the explosion of yin-yang energy within the Adamant Nymph Emperor, nourishing him further. As a result, he had undergone yet another transformation.
Of course, hunting the Adamant Nymph Emperor was a one-time opportunity, never to be repeated. Before truly becoming an Emperor himself, Tang San wouldn't dare to hunt another Emperor, or he would undoubtedly face the harshest retaliation from the Ancestral Court.
The return journey was much faster than their arrival. In less than a third of the time, Tang San led the group back to Skytree City, where the Ancestral Tree resided.
It had been more than ten hours since the fall of the Adamant Nymph Emperor, and on the surface, Skytree City appeared unchanged. However, when the Adamant Nymph Emperor was killed, the Ancestral Tree had manifested within the city, and everyone—whether from the Blue Gold Tree clan or other races living there—had witnessed it. Then came the terrifying vision of blood flowing across the sky.
At that time, no one dared to imagine that an Emperor had fallen, but the celestial phenomena were too intense to ignore. How could the Blue Gold Tree clan not be curious about the true situation?
The death of an Emperor was something that couldn't be hidden. Although the information wasn't fully confirmed, the Grand Elder was also connected to the Ancestral Tree and could sense some things. Naturally, the old tree was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, unable to contain his worry.