Chapter 968: Subduing the Dragon Spear
Tang San's expression flickered in surprise, but in the next instant, his blue-skinned palm radiated pure golden light. The life energy that erupted from his hand surged into the Radiant Dragon Spear in an unending stream.
At once, the spear shuddered slightly and let out a strange dragon roar that sounded almost... satisfied. The spear's defiant aura swiftly subsided, the scorching light it radiated vanished, and then... it just lay docile in Tang San's hand.
The Sunborne Nymph Emperor couldn't help but laugh. "So that's how it is! I was curious to see how you'd handle this weapon. It's not that no one in the Ancestral Court ever tried to use this spear, it's certainly a powerful artifact, but unless you're a Radiant Dragon, it's practically impossible to wield. I honestly didn't expect you to pull it off."
Jin Miaosen, who was trailing behind Tang San, was suddenly struck by a realization. "No wonder Xu An'yu didn't seem all that worried just now..."
She then stuck out her tongue and fell silent again. She wouldn't dare to push her luck in front of the Sunborne Nymph Emperor.
Tang San smiled at the Emperor. "Life energy is the most fundamental force, the foundation of all energies. Every elemental attribute, even darkness, has life characteristics; otherwise, it couldn't exist in the universe at all. Some elemental energies reject each other, but none of them ever truly rejects life energy. That's something the Ancestral Tree's legacy taught me: life is the source of everything, and the key to controlling everything else. So, no matter what kind of artifact ends up in my hands..."
He raised the Radiant Dragon Spear before him, looking at the flowing dragon-shaped patterns along the shaft, and said with a low chuckle, "I just need to spoil it a little. If it wants to keep being spoiled, it will naturally work for me."
The Sunborne Nymph Emperor laughed once more. "Spoil it, huh? You're getting more interesting by the day. Good, good! I look forward to seeing how you'll 'spoil' your opponents in the martial contest for that girl's hand."
With a final chuckle, the Sunborne Nymph Emperor turned into a ray of light and soared into the sky, vanishing without a trace.
As he watched him leave, Tang San let out a small sigh of relief. He had many ways to tame this artifact, but he had to choose one that wouldn't give away his secrets in front of an Emperor.
His theory of life as the source of all things was not entirely his own, and neither was it actually taught to him by the Ancestral Tree. Instead, it echoed the teachings of the Life Goddess, one of the God Kings from the divine realm of his past life. Her theory of life energy as the root of all existence was widely respected there.
While the Ancestral Tree was indeed the embodiment of life in this world, even with its original divine consciousness, it would've fallen short in true understanding compared to the Life Goddess. Tang San didn't rule over life himself, but from long exposure, he understood the highest forms of life energy far better than anyone in this world.