Douluo Jueshi: Who made him a soul mentor?

Seventh Elder shook his head and sighed, "Patriarch, how will you answer to our ancestors in this situation?"

The First Elder, Third Elder, and Seventh Elder were usually the most dissatisfied with Wang Yan's actions. Therefore, they immediately questioned Wang Yan at the family meeting.

Seeing the disrespect of the three elders towards the patriarch, the Ninth Elder immediately rebuked, "First Elder, how can you speak to the patriarch like that! The patriarch shed blood and sweat for the Wang family. Without the patriarch, how could the Wang family have today's prosperity?"

Wang Yan's confidant, the Second Elder, stroked his beard and interjected, "The patriarch is also doing it for the good of our Wang family. The Second Prince's power was at its peak back then. The patriarch's choice was not wrong. Once the Second Prince becomes the Crown Prince, our Wang family will surely become the new top family of the Sun Moon Empire."

Another elder followed up, "It's already come to this, what's the point of questioning the patriarch? What's done is done! We should be thinking about how to resolve it!"

Elder Wang Yuan said, "Elders, please stop arguing. Arguing won't solve the problem. Let's discuss it properly and deliberate carefully!"

The elders who supported Wang Yan, those who opposed him, and those who acted as peacemakers were embroiled in a heated argument.

For a time, the entire hall was filled with buzzing sounds, as if hundreds of flies were buzzing around.

Wang Yan sat at the head of the table, watching the arguing elders below, his aged face expressionless.

His eyes were as calm as still water, revealing no emotions, as if he didn't take the opposition of the First Elder and others to heart at all.

In fact, that was indeed the case, because Wang Yan was currently planning how to assassinate Crown Prince Xu Tianran.

As long as Xu Tianran dies, all the problems will be solved. When the Second Prince becomes the Crown Prince and ascends the throne, and he breaks through to become a Titled Douluo, the Wang family will reach a new peak under his leadership.

If the assassination fails, then everything will be over, and everyone will die. There's no need to say anything else.

Wang Yan didn't plan to tell the clansmen that he wanted to assassinate Crown Prince Xu Tianran.

In Wang Yan's opinion, the fewer people who knew about assassinating the Crown Prince, the better. If too many people knew, news would inevitably leak out.

If Xu Tianran knew in advance that someone wanted to assassinate him and prepared defenses, then the difficulty of the assassination would undoubtedly increase by several levels. It would be difficult to assassinate Xu Tianran at that time.

Moreover, assassination is about quality, not quantity. If there are too many people, it will be easily discovered. At that time, it won't be an assassination, but a blatant attack.

But can a frontal assault succeed? Obviously not. With such a big commotion, it would be discovered by the Soul Tool Master Corps and the ninth-level Soul Tool Masters in no time, and then certain death would await.

Furthermore, with more people, it would be more difficult to escape and hide.

Back in the Second Prince's mansion, when Wang Yan and the Second Prince were discussing, they decided that the number of assassins must not exceed five.

Moreover, the list of assassins had already been planned, and each person was a powerhouse among the Soul Douluos.

They only needed to confirm Xu Tianran's itinerary, find a place with few people, ambush in advance, and then they could make their move.

Just as Wang Yan was pondering, the elders of the Wang family were arguing more and more intensely.

The commotion was so great that Wang Yan couldn't help but frown.

Wang Yan spoke, "Silence!"

As soon as Wang Yan's voice fell, most of the elders in the entire hall stopped arguing.

Obviously, Wang Yan had been the patriarch for decades, and his prestige was deeply rooted. Even if he made a major decision error, most of the elders did not dare to disobey Wang Yan's orders.

Only the First Elder, who had broken through to the Soul Douluo realm a year ago, still hadn't stopped talking.

The First Elder snorted coldly and said, "Patriarch, you haven't said a word since the beginning. It seems you also know how wrong the decision you made was back then.

Patriarch, you're getting old. You should enjoy your old age as soon as possible. You're no longer suitable to be the patriarch of the Wang family. Hand over the position to a younger person."

Obviously, strength gives people courage. After breaking through to the Soul Douluo realm, the First Elder was no longer afraid of Wang Yan, the patriarch who was in the same realm as him.

After all, Wang Yan was old. In a real fight, the First Elder believed that even if he was not as good as Wang Yan, he wouldn't be much worse.

When Wang Yan heard the First Elder's words, a hint of coldness appeared on his originally calm face.

He had been the patriarch of the Wang family for so many years, and he had always been the only voice of authority. Now, someone dared to disobey him like this. This was truly outrageous.

Wang Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and asked the First Elder in return, "First Elder, are you saying that I, Wang Yan, am not suitable to be the patriarch?"

Seeing this, the surrounding elders didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

The First Elder was not afraid at all and directly retorted, "Wang Yan, I admit that you were a qualified patriarch in the past, but now, you are not worthy!"

Wang Yan laughed in anger, "Good, good, good!"

As soon as he finished speaking, eight soul rings appeared on Wang Yan's body, and a hideous soul tool armor appeared on his body.

Several soul rings lit up together, and Wang Yan punched out. The First Elder used his martial soul and soul tool together, but he still couldn't resist with all his strength.

After three moves, the First Elder was blasted out of the ancestral hall, his chest caved in by the punch, spitting out blood, and directly fainted.

For a time, all the elders stared wide-eyed, looking at Wang Yan in disbelief, "This power, could it be a ninth-level soul tool?!

No, no, not quite…"

Wang Yan looked at the elders and said in a deep voice, "As long as I am still here, the Wang family will not fall. Is there anyone else who has any objections to me as the patriarch? Speak up!"

The elders looked at each other, and the meeting finally ended in a dull atmosphere. The elders left the ancestral hall with their own thoughts.

As the elders left, the entire ancestral hall was quiet, with only the crackling sound of the whale oil candles burning and the occasional faint sound of wind.

Wang Yan stayed alone in place, quietly looking at the ancestral tablets in the ancestral hall.

After a long time, Wang Yan murmured, "I, Wang Yan, do not regret it."

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When Wang Chen returned home, it was already evening.

At this time, the full moon hung high, the stars twinkled, and silvery moonlight sprinkled on the earth.

As soon as Wang Chen arrived home, he was nagged by his parents, who hadn't seen their son for a long time.

Wang's father and Wang's mother were not clear about Wang Chen's current strength and power. When they saw Wang Chen come back, their eyes were immediately filled with tears.

"Chen'er, you child, you haven't been home for so long, and you don't even know to send a message to let us know you're safe."

Wang's mother's eyes were full of worry and love, and she held Wang Chen's hand and looked him up and down, as if trying to confirm whether he was injured.

Wang's father said to the side, "Son, now that Xu Tianran has become the Crown Prince, don't run around anymore."

Wang Chen quietly listened to his parents' nagging, and his heart couldn't help but warm. He knew that his parents must have been worried a lot during this time when he was away.

Wang Chen smiled and comforted his parents, "Dad, Mom, don't worry, aren't I doing well? I've also made a lot of friends outside, and I'll take care of myself."

Wang Chen quickly comforted his parents, and then the family of three had a rare happy reunion dinner.

Time passed quickly, and it was the next day.

After Wang Chen went to visit Elder Wang Yuan in the morning, he learned about what happened at the family meeting last night.

Everyone was dumbfounded. Seriously, is Wang Yan, this old guy who's half-buried in the ground, really that strong?