Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

As he ascended into the sky, he looked coldly at the Peacock Demon King, the princess, and Su Qin, and said, "Are you planning to use Su Qin to threaten me? To make me not dare to kill you?"

But the Peacock Demon King silently shook its head, "You're underestimating me too much. Do I need to rely on a woman to cling desperately to life? If I had decided to do that, I would have done it when you came last time instead of waiting until now."

As it spoke, the Peacock Golden Crown on its forehead lit up, and the Crystal Phoenix Demon Emperor, whose eyes were flickering with divine light and was about to strike, instantly showed a look of astonishment on his face.

Because he had seen clearly what the Peacock Golden Crown on the Peacock Demon King's forehead looked like.

It was a shattered Peacock Golden Crown, with only one-third of the crown remaining, and that part was already full of cracks. The Crystal Phoenix Demon Emperor knew very well what this implied. As arch enemies, the Crystal Phoenix Clan had a profound understanding of the Peacock Demon Clan.

In such a state, the Peacock Demon King was not just incapable of fighting him, but the crown could collapse at any moment, meaning its life could dissipate just as suddenly.

The Peacock Demon King smiled faintly, seeming to have never worried about its own life and death.

"Lin Ximo, there's nothing to worry about now. I am about to die and will no longer be able to confront you. In fact, I delayed five days just to wait for you to come, otherwise, how could I let my life's last glorious moment be spent crushing you?"

Lin Ximo frowned deeply, he could not understand what the Peacock Demon King meant by that. But it was right; it was already on its deathbed, its life probably had to be measured in minutes now. Judging by the widening cracks on the Peacock Golden Crown, the disintegration was progressing so fast that it was visible to the naked eye.

The princess beside it had complex expressions in her eyes at this moment. Although she had always known that the Peacock Demon King was unlikely to live long after burning its life essence in a battle against Lin Ximo, her resentment towards it had made her not care much, even cursing it in her heart. But now, seeing the Peacock Golden Crown gradually crumbling, the princess felt a faint mist rising in her eyes, especially after it had recounted their past together, reviving her memories. How beautiful they had once been, in love with each other, birthing offspring, diligently working for the Peacock Demon Clan, with her following his lead. That was the most wonderful time, but when Su Qin appeared more than a decade ago, it seemed everything changed.

At this moment, it was truly dying, and the princess felt as if her heart was tightly clenched by a strong hand, indescribably uncomfortable, even breathing seemed somewhat difficult.

However, the Peacock Demon King seemed utterly unaware that its life was about to end, always wearing a faint smile on its face.

It looked at Su Qin and gave her a slight bow, "I'm sorry, Su Qin, I actually lied to you. I have never truly loved you, even though you are so beautiful, breathtakingly so. You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, without equal. But indeed, I have never loved you. Because from a very young age, my heart has been filled to the brim. It cannot accommodate any other existence."

Su Qin glanced at it and said indifferently, "I know. You claimed to love me, but in fact, you only wanted to use me. You are no good thing. At first, I was grateful to you, but later, as I gradually discovered your purpose, even that gratitude faded. There's no need to apologize to me. You achieved your goal, and indeed, you did save my mother and me. Without you, we would have been long dead. So, you don't owe me anything, and from this moment on, I don't owe you either."

The Peacock Demon King nodded and said, "Good, I'm already very satisfied that you think this way. I thought you would hate me."

Su Qin shook her head, "I don't hate you, after all, you are our lifesaver, and though you have succeeded, it's because of that bastard's own doing, so I can't blame you. But I truly don't like you, I don't like someone as scheming as you are."

The Peacock Demon King laughed, "It's okay, you don't need to like me. As long as my wife likes me, that's enough. She just said that she chose me initially because I was smart. If I was smart when I was young, naturally, as I age, I would become cunning. As long as she likes it, that's my pride."

The princess watched them somewhat blankly, listening to their conversation. She felt she understood every word they said, but she didn't understand what they were talking about at all.

This guy never loved Su Qin? Then over these years... and Little Beauty...

"Don't understand, do you? It's okay, I'll explain it to you. I'll tell you the truth about what happened. Princess, as I said earlier, in this lifetime I've only ever loved you, and that is the truth. Because, nothing ever happened between Su Qin and me, we have always been innocent, and I never touched her. The affection she showed was all an act, to deceive those around us, and of course, to fool Lin Ximo, and also to serve as a backdrop for Little Beauty's identity."

With these words, not just the princess but also the Crystal Phoenix Great Demon Emperor Lin Ximo, watching from afar, was stunned.

"Then, Little Beauty..." the princess said, shocked.

The smile on the Peacock Demon King's face grew richer, "That's right, Little Beauty isn't my daughter, and definitely not a child Su Qin and I had."

The princess looked at him, dumbfounded, her face filled with disbelief.

"Then whose daughter is she?" from afar, the Crystal Phoenix Great Demon Emperor's breathing suddenly became rapid.

The Peacock Demon King winked at him, "Guess."

The Crystal Phoenix Great Demon Emperor's complexion immediately turned ashen, he turned his head to look at Su Qin, his gaze fixed on her, his lips quivering slightly, "Could it be, could it be..."

With a cold expression, Su Qin said, "I am a human, I am the goddess of the Redemption Organization, tasked with the mission of reviving mankind, to ensure humans have more living space, I am ready to sacrifice myself for redemption at any time. But I was foolish, I actually fell in love with a bastard, a bastard who was not of my race, and I couldn't help myself. And for that bastard, I even bore a child. But that selfish guy, just for the sake of becoming an Emperor, left me without a word of explanation. As my belly grew day by day, I didn't even dare to disclose it to the organization, I could only choose to run away alone, to a remote place. In the end, I still couldn't part with my child, I had to give birth to her."n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"On the day she was born, I suffered a massive hemorrhage, and the baby suffocated. We both were dying—then, I really felt hatred, hated myself for falling in love with such a selfish bastard. It didn't matter to me, I could have just died, paid for my wrong love. But the child was innocent. We were both supposed to die, but at that moment, he arrived, my lifesaver."

The Peacock Demon King nodded, "I had seen Su Qin in the Ancestral Court before, at the White Tiger Great Demon King's place. Then, I thought she was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. You two were already together at that time. I was a bit jealous then, jealous of why such a fresh flower would be stuck in cow dung. That time, the chance to become an Emperor, I really couldn't compete with you, my talent was ultimately insufficient, even with my wife's help, I still couldn't make any further progress. By then, I already knew that there was no hope for me to become the Emperor in this lifetime, no matter how hard I tried, my foundational talent was simply too poor."