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

Yuwen Chengdu was panting heavily, his golden armor was mostly shattered, the Thunder God image behind him became illusory, and the lightning on his body was not as intense as before.

He stared at Li Yuanba, somewhat puzzled. Before acquiring the power of the Ghost King, he was able to exchange a few blows with Xiang Yu, who hadn't yet activated his Ghost King power.

Although Li Yuanba activated the Ghost King's power, I also obtained the Ghost King's power. Why am I powerless against him?

Is this guy... really a human martial spirit?

Chapter 284: This is what I call managing a household.

"You're actually the strongest human martial spirit host..."

Li Moxuan stared at Yuwen Muxi, somewhat puzzled, "If that's the case, how come you were beaten so badly when you were dealing with Feng Xiang?"

Even if his Ghost King power was weaker than Xiang Kunlun's, in a desperate situation, he shouldn't have been beaten into such a state by Feng Xiang!

"I didn't have the power of the Demon King back then..."

Yuwen Muxi clutched her chest, still not quite used to the drain on her Ghost King power.

"After leaving the Hall of Heroes, we mistakenly entered the territory of a deity, and Yuwen Chengdu risked his life to kill him!"

"Later, Yuwen Chengdu absorbed fragments of his body and gained the power of the Ghost King..."

"Gods?"

Yu Chi Lie Tang hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Are you sure it's a deity, and not a divine martial spirit?"

"I don't know, anyway, he said he was a god, and it seems he was sealed in the underworld by someone from some great world..."

No wonder...maybe there are still some areas in the underworld where gods are imprisoned!

"Li Yuanba, that's enough!"

Li Moxuan called a halt to Li Yuanba's fight. Yuwen Chengdu had been fighting for so long without being able to get Li Yuanba to use even a single move. It was obvious to anyone that continuing the fight would lead to the same result.

"It's boring..."

Li Yuanba disappointedly sheathed his weapon. He had thought that Yuwen Chengdu's newfound power as the Ghost King would finally give him some fun! And this was it? It wasn't even as interesting as fighting those divine spirits…

"Li Yuanba, who runs away halfway through a fight?"

Yuwen Chengdu had long sensed the gap in strength between himself and Li Yuanba, but he was unwilling to let it end like this; Li Yuanba had become a mountain weighing on his head...

"Your mastery of the Demon King's power is insufficient. Come challenge me again when you have truly mastered its power!"

After Li Yuanba finished speaking, he immediately withdrew from the Ghost King form and transformed into a stream of light, returning to Li Moxuan's body.

Li Moxuan turned around and opened a spatial passage leading to Nandou Street. "Let's go! You'll have plenty of opportunities to fight later, no need to rush..."

Are you alright?

Yuwen Muxi looked worriedly at Yuwen Chengdu, who had reverted to his Ghost King form. Yuwen Chengdu waved his hand, took a deep breath, and said, "It's alright, I'll beat him one day!"

After saying this, Yuwen Chengdu returned to Yuwen Muxi's body to rest. He still needed to strengthen his control over the power of the Ghost King...

……

Nandou Street, Zhenxiu Pavilion.

"Xiaoxiao, you have a wonderful son!"

Bai Luofu downed the wine in her cup in one gulp, wiped her mouth, and said, "He's much more successful than any of us. He's become a powerful general who commands a large army in the west!"

Hearing her praise her son like that, Tang Xiaoxiao smiled with satisfaction, "Of course, he knows who his mother is..."

"Yanming, you have to finish all of this!"

"what?"

Cao Yanming looked at the pile of wine jars in front of him and swallowed hard. "There are so many, how could we possibly finish them all? Should we save them?"

"That won't do!"

Lian Lumen placed another jar of wine on Cao Yanming's table. "You promised us you'd protect Xiaoxiao when you abducted her from the Hall of Heroes, and now..."

Seemingly realizing he had misspoke, Lian Lumen quickly chuckled and said, "Don't misunderstand, that's not what I meant..."

"Xiaoxiao, Yanming, ignore this fat guy, he can't talk..."

Upon hearing Wang Baili's words, Lian Lumen's face immediately darkened. "Baili, who are you calling fat? I'm called round!"

Seeing that Cao Yanming had already silently started drinking, Tang Xiaoxiao smiled gently, "Actually, becoming a ghost isn't so bad. At least you're all old, while we're still so young!"

The scene fell silent instantly...

After a long silence, Li Gubo smiled and shook his head. "Xiaoxiao, I almost forgot that you used to be the most taciturn person in the Hall of Heroes..."

"Yes! We're all getting old, it's the world of young people now..."

Guo Xiaoyao, who was not far away, withdrew his gaze from them and asked, "Cao Yanbing, why don't you sit at the same table as your parents?"

"They're catching up with their friends, what would I do there?"

Cao Yanbing continued eating, but didn't forget to put some food on Cao Xuanliang's plate next to him. "Xiao Liang, eat more. It's not easy to come here to eat!"

He was unusually generous and said, "Bei Luo, you guys eat too! Eat as much as you want, it's on me today!"

"It's rare to see someone so generous, so we won't stand on ceremony!"

Upon hearing Bei Luo Shi Men's words, Cao Yan Bing stopped eating. "Bei Luo, I heard that this Zhenxiu Pavilion is owned by Li Mo Xuan. Is that true?"

Beiluo Shimen looked at him with a puzzled expression. "It was opened by that kid, so what?"

"You're his father-in-law, shouldn't he give us a discount when we eat here?"

Yan Fengzha, sitting to the side, shook his head. "Idiot..."

"Don't mention that kid to me..."

Bei Luoshimen's face darkened. "Just mentioning him makes me angry..."

"Bei Luo, why are you so unhappy?"

Cao Yanbing said in a cheeky tone, "Do you know that there are quite a few Soul Guardians in the Underworld who want to be that guy's father-in-law? I heard the list has already been sent to the table in the Heavenly Pivot Palace!"

Bei Luo Shimen's face darkened further. "Cao Yanbing, you'd better not have any daughters in the future, otherwise when I have a grandson, I'll definitely encourage him to sleep with your daughter!"

Cao Yanbing's tone faltered, and his face darkened. "Bei Luo, this move of yours is too ruthless!"

"Hey, Cao Yanbing!"

Gila's gaze shifted back and forth between Cao Yanbing and Xia Ling. "You and Xia Ling have made your relationship public for so long, have you thought about when you're going to get married?"

Xia Ling blushed, turned her head away, and muttered softly, "Who wants to marry him..."

Red Lotus, who was next to Gila, was also a little curious about this. "I can help you host the wedding..."

Cao Yanbing snapped out of his daze after being threatened by Bei Luoshimen. "Oh, Honglian, you're going to be the priest officiating at the wedding, right?"

Yan Fengzha was speechless. "Idiot, that's called a master of ceremonies!"

"They're all pretty much the same, as for us..."

Cao Yanbing hadn't decided yet, so he simply replied evasively, "Let's see when Li Moxuan decides to do it! If we do it together then, we can probably save a lot of money..."

Hearing this, Xia Ling's face turned from red to black, and she immediately punched Cao Yanbing hard on the head, yelling, "Cao Yanbing, you miser!"

"Silly woman, this is called managing the household!"

"You're just stingy..."

Cao Xuanliang, standing to the side, looked a little embarrassed, unsure how to mediate the fight...

"Xia Ling! Come and sit down!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Ling's face stiffened. She quickly stopped what she was doing, put on a ladylike demeanor, and looked towards Tang Xiaoxiao, but her face froze again.

At the entrance of the Treasure Pavilion, Xihe looked around but didn't see Xia Ling. Only then did she realize that Tang Xiaoxiao was talking to her...

Chapter 285: Can your body handle it?

"Sister, you've mistaken me for someone else!"

After confirming that she hadn't transformed into Xia Ling's appearance, Xi He spoke to Tang Xiaoxiao, pointing towards Cao Yanbing's direction, "Xia Ling is over there!"

Tang Xiaoxiao turned around and saw Xia Ling, who was frozen in place. A little embarrassed, she apologized to Xi He, "I'm so sorry! Are you Xia Ling's older sister? How come..."

"Mom, stop asking!"

Cao Yanbing hurriedly came over to interrupt Tang Xiaoxiao from continuing to ask questions, and waved to Xihe, "Well, Jin Lingzi, you can go ahead and do your work!"

"My name is Xihe, not Jinlingzi..."

After correcting Cao Yanbing, Xihe walked to the counter. The shopkeeper was deeply impressed by her gluttony. "Miss Xihe, the top-floor attic is ready!"

"Waiter, come and take him..."

"No need, I can go by myself!"

Xihe turned around, humming a song to herself, and walked towards the stairs leading to the top floor attic.

"Yanbing, is that little girl really not Xia Ling's older or younger sister?"

Unable to contain her curiosity, Tang Xiaoxiao asked, "Why do I feel that she looks somewhat similar to Xia Ling?"

"She was originally the Golden Spirit Child, formed from the Xihe Divine Pearl, one of the Four Divine Pearls, through the power of heaven and earth. Later, Li Moxuan obtained the Xihe Divine Pearl..."

Cao Yanbing casually pulled out a chair next to him and sat down. "I don't know what methods he used to make Jin Lingzi evolve into its current form."

"As for why he looks like Xia Ling, it's because Jin Lingzi used to possess Xia Ling's body, which is why he looks somewhat similar to her..."

"Also, by the way, this Xihe is also one of Li Moxuan's people..."

Tsk tsk tsk, with Bai Shui'er, Diao Lingyun, Yang Qianhong, Sun Zhantian, Fan Tianyin, and this Xihe, can Li Moxuan's body handle it?

……

The Pavilion of Delicacies, the top floor attic.

"It's been so long since we've all gotten together for a meal!"

Bai Shui'er leaned against the railing under the hibiscus tree. Pedestrians streamed along the bustling street, making the entire Nandou Street scene exceptionally beautiful.

"Hurry, hurry, it's almost there!"