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

Old Li smiled with relief. Since everyone present already knew Jia Ning's identity, and he had already decided to put Li Moxuan in that position, he should be frank about everything.

He reached out and gently stroked Jia Ning's head, his eyes full of affection. "She was originally a student in the same year as me on Dead Soul Island. We supported each other, cultivated together, and faced difficulties together. Fortunately, we both successfully awakened our guardian spirits in the end."

"My guardian spirit is the human martial spirit Li Guangbi, while her guardian spirit is the beast martial spirit Silver Moon Wolf..."

Old Li sighed softly, "Later, due to the rampant evil spirits, the guardian spirit guarding this place died at the hands of the evil spirits."

"Since there were no suitable people to send to Death Soul Island, the head instructor chose me, the oldest at the time, as the new Soul Guardian. I didn't refuse, because refusing would have been useless..."

“She could have stayed safely on Dead Soul Island and waited until she was old enough to leave, but she resolutely proposed to come with me.”

"The head instructor was afraid that if I died here too quickly, he would send more trainees, so he agreed to her request. And that's how she accompanied me to the dangerous Soul Town Street..."

“Initially, this place wasn’t called Wumu Street. There were ruins everywhere, and countless evil spirits. Although we suffered a lot, we still managed to defeat them.”

"Later, we settled down in Wumu Street, where we cultivated together, fought against evil spirits together, and helped the dead rebuild their homes together..."

"As the days went by, we developed feelings for each other and soon confirmed our relationship. We thought we would stay like this forever, until we grew old together!"

"But it seems like fate just likes to play tricks on people..."

As soon as Old Li closed his eyes, he took a deep breath, his body trembling slightly, and began to recount that unbearable memory.

“That day, I received a letter from the Spirit Masters. They asked me to go to a nearby neighborhood to help deal with evil spirits. I didn’t think much of it and left Wumu Street after giving Jia Ning some instructions.”

"Not long after I suppressed the evil spirits in that area, I returned to Wumu Street, but it was completely different from when I left; ruins were everywhere..."

“The dead around me kept turning into evil spirits out of despair, but I didn’t have time to care about them. I rushed home, only to see the scene I least wanted to see…”

A faint killing intent emanated from Li Laoyi as he gritted his teeth and said, "I saw a group of high-level evil spirits devouring Jia Ning's remains..."

“At that time, my mind was completely consumed by murderous intent. I only knew that I had to avenge her. After cleaving those evil spirits into pieces, I retrieved Jia Ning’s mutilated body…”

After closing his eyes and calming down for a while, Old Li took a deep breath and said, "That night, I swore at her grave that I would make every evil spirit I saw feel the pain I had endured!"

"Only then will I be qualified to see her in the spirit world after I die..."

Li Moxuan nodded thoughtfully. He understood Li Laoyi quite well; the person he loved most had died at the hands of an evil spirit, and had been devoured by it right before his eyes…

This experience is somewhat similar to Cao Yanbing's childhood. When the evil spirit group Yagami-sai invaded Rakshasa Street, Cao Yanbing and Yu Jin were engaged in a fierce battle but were no match for the evil spirits.

Xiao Rou was discovered by evil spirits while protecting Cao Xuanliang. The evil spirits dismembered and ate Xiao Rou right in front of Cao Yanbing, which became one of the most painful memories in Cao Yanbing's heart!

There's no way around it; Zhenhun Street is a place where the strong prey on the weak, and having a guardian spirit doesn't mean you can be fearless against evil spirits.

After all, most Soul Guardians only have one Guardian Spirit, and evil spirits will not fight Soul Guardians one-on-one.

If a high-level, intelligent evil spirit were to lead an invasion of Soul Town, it would essentially be a life-or-death battle for the Soul Town Generals.

In Zhenhun Street, a large portion of the Zhenhun Generals' Hell Path realm is at the level of Great Roar or below. Those who can enter the Scorching Hell Path are all outstanding individuals, and most people will never reach this level in their entire lives.

Those who reach the Great Scorching Realm are even rarer. For example, in the Greedy Camp, after years of development, there are now over a thousand Spirit Masters who have joined.

Nevertheless, the only Spirit Masters in the Great Scorching Realm are the high-ranking cadres, not counting those who wanted to join but were turned away.

Over the years, countless Soul Generals have died at the hands of evil spirits, which is why the Spirit Masters, while training Soul Generals on Soul Island, also send people to the human world to recruit Soul Generals.

Before absolute power is achieved, life and death separations become the norm in Soul Town Street...

Chapter 74: The Lies of the Spirit Realm

"So, big brother, is this why you became the 'Evil Spirit Killer'?"

Yue Yunxuan looked at Li Laoyi with complicated emotions. He now understood why Li Laoyi had been in that zombie-like state back then.

"Cough cough..."

Li Moxuan, who was drinking water, was choked by Yue Yunxuan's words. How did General Duanmu get involved?

Yuan Xichen, standing to the side, frowned, his tone unusually serious, "Old Li, are you sure you haven't mistaken her for someone else? She's an evil spirit!"

The only advantage of a Soul Master becoming a Soul Guardian is that their soul can directly enter the Spirit Realm after death, and they can obtain a higher status and treatment in the Spirit Realm.

This is the promise that the Spirit Realm makes to all the Soul Guardians, and it is also the reason why many Soul Guardians continue to protect the dangerous Soul Street even without benefits or wages.

If the white-haired girl next to Li Laoyi was once a Soul Guardian, she should have entered the Spirit Realm after death. How could she have become an evil spirit?

If Li Laoyi wasn't lying, then it means that the Spirit Realm told a colossal lie to all the Soul Suppressors!

Old Li shook his head, "It's impossible to be wrong..."

"That day, another Soul Guardian of a Soul-Suppressing Street died at the hands of evil spirits. Since the new Soul Guardian wouldn't arrive for some time, the Spirit Master wrote to me asking me to temporarily help deal with the evil spirits in that Soul-Suppressing Street..."

"At that time, Yunxuan was already able to summon the guardian spirit Yue Fei and command hundreds of Yue Family Army soldiers, so I entrusted Wumu Street to him with peace of mind and went to my destination alone."

"Upon arriving at our destination, Li Guangbi and I quickly killed all the evil spirits we discovered, causing them to vanish into nothingness in agony!"

"Just as we were about to leave, we suddenly discovered an evil spirit hiding in a corner on the outskirts of this Soul-Suppressing Street..."

"When I walked up to her, she neither ran away nor attacked me, as if she was suppressing her urge to attack, and she also had a familiar aura about her..."

"I was stunned when I saw the bracelet on her wrist. It was exactly the same bracelet I gave to Jia Ning when I was a child..."

“Jia Ning was clearly a Soul Guardian General. After her death, she should have entered the Spirit Realm to enjoy the treatment that a Soul Guardian General deserves. I even confirmed this with the Spirit Master after her death.”

"But now, she appears before me in the form of an evil spirit. If that's the case, then how many of the evil spirits I usually torture and kill were my former colleagues?"

Old Li gritted his teeth and said, "The Spirit Realm... has deceived all the Soul Guardians!"

The Spirit Realm is courting death!

Yuan Xichen looked surprised, but seeing that Li Moxuan and Yue Yunxuan didn't seem too surprised, he couldn't help but ask, "You knew all along?"

"I know!"

Li Moxuan crossed his arms and leaned against the boulder. "I just haven't told you all this yet..."

Yue Yunxuan nodded, his eyes resolute, and said, "My elder brother told me all this a long time ago. Although I was a little hesitant to believe it at the time, I still made sure the Yue Family Army was fully prepared!"

"It now seems that the Spirit Realm must pay the price for this!"

Yuan Xichen withdrew his gaze from Yue Yunxuan, relieved that he wasn't as blindly loyal as Yue Fei...

Old Li looked at Li Moxuan and said, "Your Highness, ever since then I have been trying to make the Spirit Realm pay the price!"

"But I am a nobody, and even if I say these things, no one will believe me. It might even bring me death. I am not afraid of death, but at least I will pay the price in the Spirit Realm!"

"When I saw Your Highness in the Greed Camp, I sensed your ambition and resolved to support you!"

"After being trusted by you and learning that you are a descendant of the Li Tang dynasty with the body of a martial god, I became even more convinced that only you are capable and only you deserve to sit in that position!"

Feeling the intense gaze of Old Master Li, Li Moxuan blushed, feeling embarrassed by the praise...

It's just that the time wasn't right yet; otherwise, he felt that Li Laoyi would be bestowing an imperial robe upon him at any moment...

After a pause, Elder Li withdrew his gaze and looked at Yue Yunxuan, "Yunxuan, are you willing to follow His Highness?"

Yue Yunxuan was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head, "Big brother, I just want to follow you..."

He was indeed different from Yue Fei. Yue Fei was loyal to the emperor, while he was loyal to people. It was Li Laoyi who saved him from the evil spirits, so he was only loyal to Li Laoyi.

He didn't want to hide this from Li Moxuan...

"What nonsense are you spouting?!"

Old Li frowned. He wasn't afraid of Li Moxuan's suspicion, after all, his only hope for living was to overthrow the Spirit Realm, and nothing else mattered.

But Yue Yunxuan said such things before even joining the Greedy Camp; he's too straightforward. What if…

"It's alright, Lao Yi. I'm not Cao Cao; I don't have that many suspicious thoughts..."

Li Moxuan didn't think much of it. After all, given how fervent Li Laoyi was in pushing him to the top, there wasn't much difference between Yue Yunxuan following him and following Li Laoyi.

He stepped forward and extended his hand to Yue Yunxuan, "Welcome to the Greedy Camp!"

Yue Yunxuan was taken aback; he thought Li Moxuan would be angry! But the other party didn't care at all...

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness!"

He grasped Li Moxuan's hand and expressed his heartfelt gratitude.

Li Moxuan nodded, glancing at the white-haired girl next to Li Laoyi. Perhaps he could give it a try after obtaining the Void Divine Pearl.

However, the time span is too large, and Li Moxuan is not sure if it will work...

"Oldest, you should go back and recover from your injuries! We'll take care of the rest..."

Old Li shook his head. "Your Highness, I'm almost fully recovered and can fight again..."

Upon hearing this, Li Moxuan's face hardened, and he feigned anger, saying, "Oldest brother, are you not even listening to me anymore?"

His subordinates are all good in every way, except they're too prone to showing off...

"Well... okay..."

Old Li had no choice but to compromise, saying, "Then please, Your Highness, allow Yun Xuan to fight, as if he were fighting in my place..."

"no problem!"

Li Moxuan readily agreed, as he also wanted to see just how capable Yue Yunxuan was, being the spirit medium of the Martial Saint Yue Fei.

"As ordered!"

Yue Yunxuan cupped his hands in greeting, hesitated for a moment, and then requested, "Your Highness, please allow me to lead the Yue Family Army as the vanguard!"

"Sure, but how many Yue Family Army soldiers do you plan to lead?"

"fifty thousand……"

"How many?"

Li Moxuan was stunned. How come the vanguard force was larger than the main force?

Yue Yunxuan, thinking Li Moxuan was dissatisfied, hurriedly explained, "With my current strength, I could summon 100,000 Yue Family Army soldiers, but there's no need to use that many to deal with the Black Tower..."

One hundred thousand Yue Family Army soldiers?

Currently, the Tian Ce Mansion only has 100,000 guards. Even if you include the soldiers of the Greedy Battalion, which are openly known, the total number is only 200,000. Yet Yue Yunxuan alone can summon an army of 100,000!

Moreover, they were the Yue Family Army, known for their strict discipline, excellent training, and unwavering resolve to rather freeze to death than dismantle houses or starve to death than plunder...

Wow, this trip was quite fruitful!

Chapter 75: Astounding Wisdom