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

He wiped his cigarette butt and continued, "By seniority, you're still his nephew!"

Ji Haoxuan was speechless. "Uncle Shi, Qingchan and I aren't married yet!"

“It has nothing to do with that girl. Your great-grandfather was very close to him. His fiancée once recognized him as her grandfather, so you are his nephew in that respect…”

Ji Haoxuan's lips twitched slightly. How could this be related?

He sighed, "Uncle Shi, I know you mean well, but as you said, Xiaowei is also his niece!"

"Are you suggesting we marry Xiaowei off to her uncle? Wouldn't that create chaos?"

"They're not even related..."

"Stop!"

Ji Haoxuan shook his head. "Uncle Shi, don't bring up this kind of thing again. Even if I lose and die at that guy's hands in the end, I will never agree to it!"

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about it anymore..."

Shi Yan pretended to look helpless, his gaze sweeping over the corner of the wall not far away. That girl must have heard everything, right?

Li Moxuan, Ji Haoxuan, I've gone to great lengths to ensure you two don't lose someone important in the end, so don't forget to thank yourself later!

Su Xuan, hiding behind the corner, sighed. He knew his brother was in a bad situation and that unless Li Moxuan agreed to a one-on-one fight, the chances of winning were very low.

Seeing her brother like this, she realized he might actually fight Li Moxuan to the death, a fight to the death that would break both sides. She really didn't want him to fight Li Moxuan to that point...

She took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and went out with a basket of cookies.

"Brother, Uncle Shi, these are cookies my sister-in-law and I made. Please try them and see how they taste!"

"..."

Chapter 468: Reluctantly

Ghost Cry Forest.

"Are you really Li Moxuan?"

Serafina sized up the man in front of her, who was handsome and aloof, exuding an air of noble arrogance.

The man had long, silver-white hair, which was casually draped over his shoulders with a natural, soft curve, and a few wisps of hair fell lightly over his brow bone.

He wore a beige turtleneck sweater, a silver-gray shiny long trench coat, black slim-fit trousers with crisp, clean lines, and black ankle boots.

"That's right, so what?"

Using the disguise of the Myriad Forms Mask, Li Moxuan slightly altered his appearance, giving his face a Western look.

His aura had also reached the third realm of creation, making him a fairly ordinary, unremarkable deity.

"You're quite different from how you were decades ago..."

Serafina turned around. "Come with me. Remember who you are: my nephew, Rossebeth. Don't mess this up!"

"I know……"

Li Moxuan had already discussed these things with Shi Yan, and Serafina had also made ample preparations for them.

"I'm curious, you sided with Karl back then, so why are you helping Shi Yan now?" Li Moxuan asked with some curiosity.

"Because he can give me what I want, isn't that why you're cooperating with him?"

What do you want?

"Sorry, this was a deal between him and me!"

Li Moxuan shrugged and didn't ask any further questions. His eyes kept scanning the surrounding terrain, making a mental note of it.

“Seraphina, this is your nephew?”

A voice rang out, and Li Moxuan looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a girl with bright eyes walking over.

The girl had long, light blonde hair, tied in a small bun with a black ribbon on the left side. Her ice-blue eyes were bright, and she wore blue star-shaped earrings. Her appearance was delicate and aloof.

She wore a fitted white shirt with a black tie, a high-waisted leather belt that accentuated her waistline, and a black pleated mini skirt with side cutouts. She also wore leather leg rings on her thighs.

“Yes, Hill, is something the matter?” Serafina shielded Li Moxuan behind her, her eyes wary.

The girl in front of her was Hill from the Western Alliance. She waved her hands repeatedly, "Don't worry, I mean no harm. I just didn't expect your nephew to be so handsome!"

She waved to Li Moxuan, "Hello, my name is Hill. Feel free to come visit me anytime. My cat can do backflips!"

Li Moxuan: "..."

"If there's nothing else, we'll be going now!"

Serafina turned to leave with Li Moxuan, but Hill quickly stopped her, "The Alliance Leader sent me to call you to a meeting. There's an operation!"

"Okay, I'll go after I take him to his place!"

"Oh, remember to hurry up!" Hill waved goodbye to the two of them.

"Is this guy a womanizer?" Li Moxuan couldn't help but ask.

"Pretty much. She's a sucker for good looks, and you've clearly caught her attention. Remember not to sleep too soundly tonight..."

"..."

Serafina brought Li Moxuan to her lodgings, which she specially arranged to be located not far from the prison so that Li Moxuan could keep an eye on the prison situation at all times.

"This meeting should be about the operation against Ji Haoxuan. You stay here and don't wander around. It would be bad if that guy Rock found out something was wrong."

"understood……"

After seeing Serafina off, Li Moxuan went to the second-floor attic. Through the windows there, he could see the prison gate, which was quite nice.

However, since the Western Alliance's operation hasn't even begun yet, we can take a break for now...

Temple of Heaven.

"Seraphina, you're late!" Vice Leader Dori said in an unfriendly tone; he had long disliked Serafina.

"Dori, don't get so angry. Serafina went to pick up her nephew, and she told me about it..."

The leader of the alliance, Landos, was very biased towards Serafina. The reason was simple: his ability to become the leader and the development of the Western Alliance to this extent were inseparable from Serafina's contributions.

Although she wasn't the vice leader, she was trusted by Landos more than Dorry, who was also the vice leader. Landos would even wait for her to join meetings, which was the main reason why Dorry was unhappy with her.

Serafina was used to Dori's sarcastic remarks and ignored them, focusing instead on whether the next plan could proceed smoothly.

According to Shi Yan, she wouldn't need to speak at the next meeting; she just needed to sit quietly...

After she sat down, Landos cleared his throat. "The only purpose of gathering everyone here today is to prepare for the surprise attack on the Emperor's Palace!"

His gaze fell on Heris, who was sitting to the side with his arms crossed. "Heris, I've already told you the plan. What do you think?"

Heris raised his head and sneered, "You humans dare to tell me what to do? You want me to be bait? Don't even think about it!"

Seeing his firm stance, Landos frowned slightly. Heris was the most important part of the plan, and if he disagreed, the plan would probably have to be scrapped.

The key point is that he is actually Hades incarnated in the mortal realm, and his combat strength is unknown, so the possibility of forcing him to agree is unlikely...

"Lord Hades, don't you want to avenge your humiliation?" Rock, always eager for a good show, asked with a smile.

"Loki, what do you mean by that?"

“Let me reiterate, my name is Rock, Lord Hades…”

Rock crossed his arms. "Lord Hades, I remember your host being died at the hands of the people from the Human Emperor's Palace, right?"

Heris frowned. "So what?"

"Not long ago, you were beaten up by people from the Human Emperor's Palace, right?"

"Loki, what exactly do you mean?"

"I didn't mean anything by it, I just thought that if news of you being beaten up and fleeing in disgrace by those gods of the East were to reach the divine realm, it would probably be bad for your reputation!"

Heris was taken aback. How did this guy know he'd been beaten up? Could it be that he was secretly watching from the shadows?

wrong……

Herys realized what was happening, and his face immediately darkened. "Loki, are you threatening me?"

If this news gets back, what will become of my reputation as the King of the Underworld?

"Lord Hades, you misunderstand. I didn't mean that at all. I just wanted to help you come up with a way to avenge your humiliation!"

Rock had a faint smile on his face. "Think about it, Ji Haoxuan's guardian deity is the Yellow Emperor, the boss of those two guys who beat you up before!"

"Hey, do you really have to bring up the fact that I got beaten up?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but if we follow our plan, Ji Haoxuan will become a puppet in our hands!"

"When the news of how you, Lord Hades, completely outmaneuvered those people from the Human Emperor's Palace reaches back to the God Realm, won't your prestige rise even higher?"

Heris thought about it carefully and it seemed to make some sense, but he didn't seem to have a choice. If he disagreed, Loki would definitely cause trouble in Asgard...

"Alright, out of consideration for being on the same side, I'll reluctantly lend you a hand!"

Chapter 469: A Grand Strategy

"This is not enough..."

Landos tapped the table. "From what I understand, the strategist of the Human Emperor's Palace is extremely skilled in formations. If we get bogged down by him during the operation, it will be very disadvantageous for us!"

He narrowed his eyes slightly. "So someone needs to deal with him, and it would be best if he could be killed on the spot!"

"I'll go!"

Bai Yucun stood up voluntarily. "In the face of absolute strength, no fancy tricks are useful. I will bring his head back!"

"Alright, Dori, our partners, and I will deal with those two mortals who have descended to the lower realms!"

The partner he mentioned was naturally another deity who had descended to the mortal realm, but he still preferred to remain a riddle and was unwilling to reveal too much information.

"That's fine!"

Landos finalized the plan, "Seraphina, you and Hill take this opportunity to capture them, and make sure they're alive!"

The two nodded, having no objection to it.

However, Hill still raised her hand. She had other questions. "Alliance Leader, I've wanted to ask this for a long time. We're fighting so fiercely with the Human Emperor's Palace, aren't we afraid that the Heavenly Strategy Palace will take advantage of our weakness?"