Chapter 65

Tang San continued, "I mustered up the courage to go out and wanted to help him. When he saw that I was human, he told me he was about to die and handed me a book. He said I should join the Redemption Organization in the future and memorize the contents of the book before destroying it."

"Book?" the mayor said in surprise, "What book?"

Tang San replied, "The book was called the Profound Heaven Codex. It recorded some cultivation methods. At that time, I hadn't awakened my demon god transformation yet. Later, I followed his instructions, memorized the contents of the book, and burned it. I was afraid of forgetting, so I recited it every day, and gradually learned some unique abilities. This ability is called the Profound Heaven Art. At the time, I didn't know what it was for. Until one day, I accidentally touched a Wind Wolf, and I felt that the Profound Heaven Art seemed to absorb something from it. After that, I gained the ability to control Wind Blades."

Hearing this, the mayor couldn't help but grip the armrests of his chair tightly. However, he didn't interrupt Tang San.

Tang San had been paying attention to his expression changes. From the mayor's eyes, he saw no greed, but rather tension and contemplation.

Tang San continued, "Later, I continued to cultivate, and the Profound Heaven Art improved. It seems to be divided into nine levels. Each level corresponds to a stage of the demon race. By absorbing some of the Wind Wolf's abilities through touch, I later gained the ability to control Wind Blades. However, I couldn't complete the true Wind Wolf transformation. Under Teacher Wang's cover, I passed the initial test for the vassal and became his student, learning under his guidance. But in fact, I can't transform into a Wind Wolf; I only know the Profound Heaven Art and Wind Blades."

"Then, how did you learn to control the Wind Blades? Was it from the book?" the mayor asked.

Tang San nodded, "Yes."

The mayor asked, "Do you remember the name of the person who gave you the book?"

Tang San replied, "He seemed to be called Zhu Jiaxin."

"Zhu Jiaxin?" The mayor's eyes clearly moved at the mention of this name, clearly recognizing it.

"When Zhu Jiaxin gave you the book, did he tell you where it came from?"

Tang San shook his head. There was no one to verify it.

The mayor, deep in thought, said, "Then, did you absorb the abilities of other demon races during the Collision Tournament?"

Tang San was not surprised at all. The other party had already thoroughly investigated his experiences. The Leopard Flash, Heavy Armor Technique, and Lingxin Eye he had previously used were similar to the abilities of the demons he had faced in the Collision Tournament.

The mayor took a deep breath, "Your ability is extraordinary!"

Tang San tentatively asked, "Can I tell you the cultivation method? Do you want to learn it?"

"No!" The mayor almost blurted out instantly. The fire elements in the air around them became noticeably more intense, but this time it wasn't directed at Tang San; it sealed the entire room.

The mayor stood up, his brows furrowed, and Tang San could clearly feel his body in a tense state.

The mayor paced back and forth in the room, his steps uneven, showing his current anxiety.

After a long while, he returned to Tang San, his face more bitter.

"The ability you learned from this book is very special. However, for Redemption, it may not necessarily be a good thing. At least, it's not a good thing right now. The Profound Heaven Art only has nine levels, right?"

Tang San nodded. He certainly wouldn't say that he could cultivate it to the level of a divine king, and the cultivation methods after the ninth level were his own creation.

After his special abilities were discovered, he chose to tell a half-truth. After all, he was still a child in the mayor's eyes, and the mayor couldn't judge how much of what he said was true and how much was false.

The mayor looked at him with a complex expression, "Tang San, remember what I say. From now on, don't tell anyone what you just told me. No one else in Redemption will know, and I won't report it to the organization."

Tang San was taken aback; he hadn't expected the mayor to react this way. He originally thought the mayor's first request would be for him to provide the cultivation method of the Profound Heaven Art. He wasn't opposed to it. If more people could become strong through cultivating the Profound Heaven Art, making humans stronger, that would be a good thing.

In his previous life, the Profound Heaven Art had been almost universal, existing as a basic cultivation method. Individual strength wasn't solely represented by the Profound Heaven Art.

"Mayor, I am willing to record the Profound Heaven Art and contribute it to the organization. It should belong to Redemption," Tang San said.

The mayor looked at him with some surprise but immediately shook his head without hesitation, "No. Later, you can orally describe the cultivation method of the Profound Heaven Art to me. I just need to reference it. But don't tell anyone else about this, not even the organization."

Tang San, puzzled, asked, "Why?"

The mayor smiled bitterly, "I can feel that you are much more mature than other children your age. The reason I don't want you to reveal the existence of the Profound Heaven Art is because of a few issues. First, the upper limit of the Profound Heaven Art is only nine levels, and no one else has cultivated it, at least I have never heard of it. We don't know what level one can reach through cultivation. Most likely, it will be equivalent to the ninth stage of the demon and spirit races. But just the ninth stage won't make our humans much stronger. The true great demons and celestial spirits are far beyond our imagination."

"Second, although the Profound Heaven Art cannot be cultivated to a higher level, its ability to learn multiple abilities of the demon and spirit races is terrifying. It allows us humans to learn the abilities of the demon and spirit races through cultivation without needing to obtain the demon god transformation through bloodline inheritance. This would颠覆人类的学习方式，使我们人类更容易拥有能力。”

Tang San, puzzled, said, "这不是好事吗？"

The mayor's expression became even more bitter, "好事？这会给人类带来灭顶之灾的大坏事。试问，如果妖族和精怪族知道我们这些拥有高等智慧的生物能够通过吞噬的方式学到它们的能力，它们会有什么反应？斩尽杀绝都是有可能的。你认为这是好事吗？"

Tang San finally understood when he heard this. After all, he was not yet familiar enough with this world, and the mayor's concerns were genuine. If the demon and spirit races knew that humans could learn their abilities through the Profound Heaven Art, their reaction would be catastrophic. This was even before he told the mayor that the absorption could even kill demons.

The mayor took a deep breath, "So, besides you, no one else can know about the existence of the Profound Heaven Art. And for you, we will protect you well. Continue your cultivation, but do not reveal this ability again. Not even on pain of death. Otherwise, it will bring disaster to our humans. Do you understand? The struggle for survival of humans against the demon and spirit races is already too difficult. We are gradually seeing a glimmer of hope, and your Profound Heaven Art can be considered one of those glimmers, but it cannot be discovered."

Tang San, of course, wouldn't hide his abilities in a life-or-death situation, but he still nodded.