Soul Town: Claiming the throne? You've asked my Tian Ce Army, haven't you?

"Haiyuan, let go of him, I'll deal with him!"

"Yes, Lady Lingyan..."

After Lin Haiyuan released him, Wang Shengan drew his Ghost-Slaying Sword, coughed lightly, and said, "Your cultivation level is lower than mine, so I won't bully you. You make the first move!"

Why does this guy seem a bit silly? His aura doesn't even reach the level of an immortal. He came all alone. Isn't he afraid that Jiang Ciyou and Shi Mo will come to his aid?

Li Moxuan decided to test the waters, "Fighting here would easily hurt them, how about we go outside and fight?"

"Row……"

Okay! He's just an idiot!

"Are you from a mercenary group outside?"

"So what if I am? Don't try to stall for time. I'm not stupid. If you don't make a move soon, I'll make the first one!"

"..."

Not bad, not hopelessly stupid...

Chapter 358: An Additional Chip

Li Moxuan teleported behind Wang Shengan with his sword in hand, thrusting it towards the back of Wang Shengan's neck. Wang Shengan's guardian deity, Zhong Kui, then appeared, wielding the Qingfeng Seven Star Sword and cleaving Li Moxuan in two.

Zhong Kui has an iron face and a bushy beard, his skin is bluish-gray like an ancient bronze statue, he has a pair of dark gold eyes, and there is a long, vertical dark gold mark between his eyebrows.

He wore a black gauze judge's hat with straight, knife-like wings, and a dark red judge's robe with Jiaotu (a mythical creature) and shoulder-swallowing beasts on his shoulders. A dark red shawl fluttered behind him even without wind.

Zhong Kui glanced at Li Moxuan. This kid was strange; he had just managed to freeze this space-time for a moment and then spatially jump to behind Wang Shengan...

"How...how did you do that?"

Wang Shengan was completely bewildered. The person in front of him was clearly just a fourth-level Creation Realm Deity, so why could he appear behind him before he could react?

I am a Deity-level being three minor realms higher than him! Could it be... that his guardian deity is Cronus, the god of time?

Suddenly, a whip flashed, and Wang Shengan, reacting quickly, dodged it. What came into view was Jiang Ciyou, who had rushed over after hearing the commotion.

She retracted her Hundred Herbs Whip and sized up Wang Shengan. "Lingyan, who is this guy?"

"Never mind him, arrest him first!"

"it is good!"

Flames rolled behind Jiang Ciyou, and the figure of the Flame Emperor emerged from them. The oppressive feeling unique to the Immortal Realm immediately sobered Wang Shengan up!

This girl has reached immortality at such a young age, isn't she too extraordinary?

"I'm not playing with you anymore, Zhong Kui, let's go..."

Zhong Kui pressed down with his left hand, and the "prisoner" character pattern on his palm lit up, instantly creating a three-meter-wide phantom image of a judge's gate in front of him.

The door suddenly swung open, sending out a ring of golden energy towards Li Moxuan and Jiang Ciyou.

The ochre whip in Emperor Yan's hand swept across, and the shockwave dissipated, but Wang Shengan and Zhong Kui were nowhere to be seen...

"We can't let him reveal the truth about this place, hurry and chase after him!"

Just as Li Moxuan was about to give chase, a voice resounded through the sky, "Word Technique: Suppress!"

Immediately afterwards, a huge golden "镇" (zhen, meaning "town") character appeared in the night sky not far away. The "镇" character slammed down on the ground, causing the ground to tremble.

"It's Uncle Shi!"

Jiang Ciyou wanted to go over and check the situation, but Li Moxuan stopped her, saying, "Ciyou, you stay here in case someone attacks. I'll go check it out!"

If you want help, call me Ciyou; if you don't want help, call me Master Jiang!

Jiang Ciyou pouted, but still agreed, "Be careful!"

"Um……"

When Li Moxuan arrived at the scene, Wang Shengan, who had originally escaped, had already been captured by Shi Mo.

A golden "镇" (zhen, meaning town) character was imprinted on his forehead, and the aura of the seventh realm of creation had vanished without a trace.

"You little brat, do you have any bottom line? You actually set fire to the forest, making me spend half a day putting it out. Wasn't this the same thing you did last time?"

"I was wrong, I was wrong, but it wasn't me last time..."

Wang Shengan apologized with great frustration. The good news was that there were indeed two immortal old monsters in Qianji City, but the bad news was that he had run into them both.

And this uncle in front of me actually sealed away his own Zhong Kui (a mythical creature believed to be a powerful deity in Chinese mythology). His guardian spirit is just too outrageous...

Seeing Li Moxuan approach, Shi Mo kicked Wang Shengan to the ground. "What should we do with this kid? Kill him?"

"No rush, let's take him back and find out what's going on outside..."

Hearing that Li Moxuan didn't want to kill him for the time being, Wang Shengan breathed a sigh of relief, but he was also a little puzzled. Why would this immortal old monster listen to the words of this creator god of the fourth realm?

Could this guy be the son of the Tang Clan leader?

"Stop spacing out, get up and walk by yourself. Do you expect me to carry you?"

Shi Mo was very unhappy with Wang Sheng'an. Not to mention that the kid had set fire to the forest, more importantly, he had actually fallen for Wang Sheng'an's trick of luring him away from the mountain...

"Okay, okay, I'll get up right away..."

Wang Shengan sighed inwardly. "A tiger fallen into the plains is bullied by dogs!" But are they the only ones left in the entire Thousand Machine City now?

Soon, Wang Shengan was brought back to Huichuntang and interrogated like a criminal. "What's your name? Who are you?"

Wang Shengan hesitated for a moment before speaking, "My name is An Shengwang, I was just sent out to scout ahead..."

Do you think we're fools?

Li Moxuan looked at him as if he were an idiot. "The Tang Sect has collected basic information on various major forces, including information on the Underworld!"

"Besides the Underworld Lord Wang Renqing, it also records basic information about his son Wang Shengan, and his guardian deity is Zhong Kui..."

Upon hearing this, Wang Shengan muttered under his breath, "You all already know, why are you asking me..."

Shi Mo's face hardened. "What did you say?"

"Haha, it's nothing..."

Wang Shengan chuckled dryly, then his expression changed as if he had thought of something. "You wouldn't be thinking of using me to threaten my father, would you?"

"That's a great idea!"

Jiang Ciyou was unusually clever for once, "We can use him to force the people surrounding us to leave. If they dare to cause trouble, we'll kill him!"

In that case, there would be no need for the "besieging Wei to rescue Zhao" strategy; we could simply hold the emperor hostage to command the other feudal lords...

"That's right!"

Shi Mo also agreed with her idea, "This kid is the young master of the Underworld. Even the other three major forces might not dare to risk offending the Underworld and act recklessly."

"No, you can't do this!"

Wang Shengan strongly opposed it, saying that if that were the case, wouldn't all the pressure fall on the underworld?

His father would probably be even more disappointed in him...

He forced a smile and said, "You might as well just kill me..."

"You don't have the final say..."

Shi Mo glanced at him, only to find Wang Shengan with his eyes closed, his body trembling slightly, and blood spilling from his mouth. He frowned and asked, "Hey, what are you doing?"

Li Moxuan's gaze fell on him, and he paused for a moment before hurriedly saying, "He wants to bite his tongue and commit suicide!"

Shi Mo, who had just realized what was happening, slapped him unconscious with a single blow. "This kid is ruthless!"

Because the tongue has a rich network of nerves, even a simple bite will cause intense pain. Theoretically, it's impossible to bite it off yourself, but to draw so much blood is truly remarkable...

Fortunately, Jiang Ciyou was a skilled doctor who quickly treated him and stopped the bleeding. "How about we give him some sleeping pills? That way he won't bite things again when he wakes up..."

Shi Mo shook his head. "It won't do for him to remain unconscious. What if his father thinks we've already killed him?"

"This kid seems quite afraid of disappointing his father. Should we wait until he wakes up before talking to him?"

Li Moxuan nodded, "The plan remains the same, but with him we have an extra bargaining chip. We can use him as a shield if all else fails..."

“Uncle, you can keep him at your beck and call for a while while Master Jiang and I continue raiding bases…”

Chapter 359: Survival of the Fittest

The next day.

Wang Shengan slowly opened his eyes, glanced at the empty room, and wondered... hadn't he committed suicide by biting his tongue?

Could this be the underworld? It doesn't look eerie at all! I wonder if I'll run into Zhong Kui here...

Just then, a noise came from outside the room...

"Senior, please accept me as your disciple!"

Lin Haiyuan knelt down in front of Shi Mo, who was sitting to the side drinking tea and resting, with a thud. "I want to learn from you to become stronger, so that I can avenge Lord Mo Lan!"

"Don't even think about it. I have no intention of taking on any disciples, and I won't be staying long. I'll be leaving in a while. Get up!"

Lin Haiyuan gritted his teeth, "If you won't accept me, I'll kneel in front of the door forever!"

"Then kneel down!"

Shi Mo didn't intend to take on disciples casually. He would leave sooner or later, and there was no need to leave such a entanglement in the Tang Sect. This little brat wanted to defeat that swordsman? He was too green!

"I'm going back to my room to sleep now..."

After seeing Shi Mo leave through the window, Wang Shengan pondered for a moment, then sneaked out and squatted down next to Lin Haiyuan.

"Young man, I see that you have extraordinary potential and are a good candidate for cultivation. I can take you as my disciple!"

Lin Haiyuan turned to look at him, his brow furrowing. "You?"

He had heard Duan Mei recount what happened last night. Although this person broke into the ward, he didn't harm her or Wu Nian, so he shouldn't be a particularly bad person...

"That's right! I reached the seventh realm of creation at the age of twenty-one, and reaching immortality is just around the corner. Isn't that enough to be your master?"

"But I heard you were instantly defeated by your senior..."

Wang Shengan: "..."