Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

However, precisely because it possessed both bloodlines, it was seen as an outcast among both Golden Species. Neither clan could tolerate its existence, and from a young age, it struggled and survived amidst agony, step by step cultivating to its current state. It grew up amid the insults of being a mixed breed. Once it matured, its heart was always filled with loathing. Thus, it came to the Grand Animal Fighting Arena.

When it first arrived at the Grand Animal Fighting Arena, its cultivation base was only at the Seventh Stage, yet within one year, it secured a hundred consecutive victories in one-on-one beast fights and ultimately gained the title of nobility. Its cultivation base also reached the peak of the Ninth Stage. It was a true undefeated champion, carving out a unique path in life with a heavy sword and its powerful Twin Golden Bloodline.

According to the Lion and Tiger Clans\' current assessment of it, once it achieves God Rank in the future, it could swiftly embark on an ascension pathway, potentially even challenging the Level of the Great Demon Emperor.

The two Golden Families that once rejected it are now attempting to woo the Lion Tiger Sword Saint, hoping it would return to their clan. But the Sword Saint scorns such overtures. To the two races that had given it its bloodlines, its heart harbored nothing but contempt. It would rather stay in the Grand Animal Fighting Arena, accumulating cultivation resources through endless battles and contests, than return to either race. It preferred to prove everything through slaughter, walking the path of the sword and holding the Golden Families in disdain.

Xu Xi provoked it, and so Xu Xi died, cleaved in two by it. From a young age, it understood one principle: in this world, the only thing one could truly rely on was oneself, one\'s own strength.

However, for it, the Grand Animal Fighting Arena was becoming less and less sufficient for its improvement. Already at the peak of the Ninth Stage, it was an invincible presence here. But being of Twin Bloodline, while its dual Golden Bloodlines were undeniably powerful, they also created a bloodline barrier within it, making the breakthrough to godhood extremely difficult. Since reaching the peak of the Ninth Stage over a year ago, despite constantly fighting, it had made no further progress.

The Grand Animal Fighting Arena suggested that team battles could provide a greater stimulus, so it decided to participate. The arena organized several strong fighters to team up with it for the team battles. Nine consecutive victories appeared almost without any suspense. However, to the dismay of the Lion Tiger Sword Saint, it knew that it had become a tool for the arena to make money, as it hadn\'t found the opportunity for advancement in these team battles.

Today was the last battle it planned to partake in at the Grand Animal Fighting Arena. After finishing it, it would leave with a large sum of money, plus its noble status. In this world, it could go anywhere. It was prepared to venture out and seek the chance for further breakthroughs.

The information obtained by the Shrek squad about the Lion Tiger Sword Saint described it as such: An immensely powerful Lion Tiger Beast, a terrifying presence like no other, a real powerhouse toughest to defeat even among those with First Level Bloodlines in the Ninth Stage. Forged and tempered through innumerable battles. It was proud and aloof, with eyes fixed only on moving forward.

Yes, it was proud, and so in all the team battles it faced, it disdained any form of cooperation with those so-called teammates. Often, it was with the heavy sword in hand that it would slay the opponents, swiftly ending the battle.

Therefore, almost all the cheers in the stands were for this champion of a hundred battles. Already a noble yet still honing its skills in the Grand Animal Fighting Arena, it was called the strongest just underneath the God rank—the Lion Tiger Sword Saint.

The teammates on either side of the Lion Tiger Sword Saint were not weak, although their brilliance was somewhat overshadowed by their team leader. However, being paired up with the Lion Tiger Sword Saint, how could they be ordinary participants?

Moreover, all four of the Lion Tiger Sword Saint\'s teammates had one thing in common. They were all illegitimate children from major families.

Indeed, they were illegitimate children. In the families of Monster Clan nobles, illegitimate children do not possess the qualifications to become nobles. These are the rules set by the Ancestral Court. It is also the reason why major Monster Clans do not support illegitimate children, to maintain the purity of their bloodline.

Therefore, some powerful Monsters, to grant their illegitimate descendants noble status, have sought out alternative, special ways. Among them, the fastest and most direct method is to collaborate with the Grand Animal Fighting Arena.

Ten team battle victories to earn a noble title, how swift is that? In theory, you could gain noble status in ten days.

Thus, when top-tier warriors emerge in the Grand Animal Fighting Arena, they sell certain quotas. These warriors then lead teams to quickly rack up victories. This is permitted within the rules, of course, but there are also risks involved, including the risk of death. So, to gain noble status in this manner, one must inherently possess a solid foundation.

The four teammates of the Lion Tiger Sword Saint came to be in this way too.

The Spirit Rhinoceros Deer Beast King viewed the Shrek squad highly and had previously asked them which type of opponent they would prefer to face: a noble-status seeking team led by the incredibly powerful Lion Tiger Sword Saint or a team with a tacit understanding and evenly distributed, formidable strength.

The latter definitely did not have an exceptional warrior like the Lion Tiger Sword Saint. The main issue with the former was that the Lion Tiger Sword Saint had never faced any problems annihilating an entire team by itself.

Tang San chose the former.

Thus, the Lion Tiger Sword Saint appeared before them. The Sword Saint\'s four teammates were also far from weak: three Eighth Stage and one early Ninth Stage. However, each of the four came from a different race.

Cheers were deafening — all for the Lion Tiger Sword Saint. In the Jiali City Grand Animal Fighting Arena, the Lion Tiger Sword Saint amassed countless fans, even being touted as the most desirable marriage candidate among young girls of the Lion and Tiger Clans.

The Lion Tiger Sword Saint was indifferent to the roars of the crowd, and after casting a silent glance at the opponents across from them, it slowly closed its eyes. To it, who the opponents were didn\'t matter. Its goal was to defeat them, kill them, and then continue on its own path.

Its thoughts were already beyond the limits of Jiali City, soaring towards the outside world, forever in search of its own divine path. It firmly believed that it would find it. It intended to prove to the two major Golden Families that this mixed-breed was much stronger than their so-called purebloods. It was determined to return the humiliations suffered in its childhood back to them.

The current courting from the two major Golden Families seemed utterly laughable to it because it viewed them as enemies, not a place of belonging.

"Today\'s grand showdown is something I\'m sure everyone has been looking forward to for far too long. Today\'s battle is destined to see one side become nobility, while the other may fall to the dust. The Shrek squad, hailed as the hope of humanity, has defeated powerful foes at every turn, causing heads to explode. Now, they stand in this tenth and deciding battle. And the Invincible Team, yes, our Invincible Team, has been unrivaled all along. In my view, this invincibility is bound to continue. Lion Tiger Sword Saint, invincible, invincible, invincible——" Towards the end, the commentator was screaming out in frenzy.