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

The third day... the fourth day... the fifth day...

The old man was somewhat numb as he looked at Li Moxuan, who had already reached the ninth level of the Forging Realm, in the cell next door. What kind of monster had these pigs from the Tang Clan captured this time?

At that moment, a woman stepped into the cell. She was wearing a dark purple stand-up collar bodysuit with light purple scrollwork patterns, and a flowing black cloak over it.

Her long, jet-black hair was meticulously styled into a high bun, with a silver hairpin inserted diagonally on top, and a few strands of hair falling naturally on either side of her face.

She walked to the old man's cell and had the jailer open the door. "Uncle, he wants to see you..."

The woman's name was Mo Lan. The person she was talking about was Tang Tianji, the leader of the Tang Clan and her father-in-law. The old man in front of her was Tang Tiannan, Tang Wuji's younger brother and the deputy leader of the Tang Clan.

"not see!"

Tang Tiannan's attitude was firm: "He's a fool. He wouldn't listen to me and insisted on assassinating that peerless swordsman, and he even locked me up..."

"But... Uncle, wasn't that swordsman dead?"

"Heh, did you see the body?"

"..."

Seeing Mo Lan remain silent, Tang Tiannan sighed, "Instead of befriending such a person, you're using the entire Tang Clan's resources to assassinate him. All the efforts of our ancestors are going to be wasted in his hands!"

"If you want me to leave, then let him come see me himself!"

Mo Lan hesitated for a moment, "Uncle... he might not be able to come..."

"What do you mean?"

"He was seriously injured and on the verge of death this time. He probably wants to pass the position of sect leader to you..."

Tang Tiannan fell silent. After all, this was his brother, bound by blood. Though he had scolded him harshly, he still cared deeply in his heart...

"Let's go!"

Tang Tiannan stood up and sighed, "I had already guessed this would happen, but he wouldn't listen to me and insisted on doing things his own way..."

Before leaving, he glanced back at Li Moxuan, who was still resting with his eyes closed in the next cell, and instructed, "Have someone treat him well and not neglect him!"

The jailers exchanged glances, their gazes falling on Mo Lan, as if seeking her opinion...

Mo Lan frowned and said coldly, "Didn't you hear what the Vice Sect Leader said?"

"Yes, I understand..."

Chapter 333: A Difficult Problem Has Been Proposed

Thousand Machine City, Ten Thousand Silence Palace.

Tang Tianji, the white-haired leader of the Tang Clan, lay on the bed with his clothes open, revealing a hideous sword wound on his chest, from which the sword energy relentlessly ravaged his body.

Standing beside his hospital bed were a young man and a boy who looked to be only about ten years old.

The young man's face was as pale as fresh snow, his figure was tall and slender, he wore a black tight-fitting outfit underneath and a dark red cloak over it.

He was Tang Wusheng, the eldest son of Tang Tianji. He had an extremely indifferent personality and looked at his father on the sickbed with a blank expression, as if he were a stranger.

The boy next to him, who was about ten years old, was named Tang Wunian, his half-brother.

Tang Wunian had short, black hair and his eyes were filled with tears. He didn't have much affection for his father, mainly because his mother had also died in this assassination attempt.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and Tang Tiannan walked in. Tang Wusheng seemed to respect this uncle very much, and his eyes flickered slightly as he stepped aside.

"uncle……"

Tang Tiannan nodded and walked to Tang Tianji's bedside. He wanted to blame him, but after noticing that Tang Tianji was on his last breath, he swallowed his words.

Tang Wusheng turned and walked out of the ward. Mo Lan also took his younger brother, Tang Wunian, out, giving the two brothers some space alone...

"Tiannan cough cough cough...you've come..."

Despite the pain, Tang Tianji still managed a smile. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have locked you up..."

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore..."

"No...it'll be too late if you don't speak now, cough cough..."

With his last breath, Tang Tianji said, "Do you know why I insisted on using the entire sect's strength to kill that swordsman?"

Seeing Tang Tiannan shake his head, Tang Tianji paused and said, "Because I investigated his identity. We once accepted a mission to kill his swordsmanship master!"

"Cough cough cough... His guardian deity, the Sword God, was originally his master's guardian deity, but later, in order to protect him, his master made the Sword God his guardian deity, cough cough..."

"He has a grudge against us. If we don't kill him, the Tang Clan will face annihilation sooner or later... cough cough cough..."

"you……"

Tang Tiannan was stunned and couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't you tell me?"

"I know... I know this trip is dangerous. If I die, the Tang Clan needs someone who can take charge..."

Tang Tianji's breathing became rapid, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. "Tian...Tiannan, the Tang...Tang Clan is entrusted to you. No...don't let it decline..."

After leaving those words, Tang Tianji completely lost his breath, and his hand fell limply to his side...

Looking at Tang Tianji, who had already died on the hospital bed, Tang Tiannan remained silent for a long time before sighing softly, "You've really given me a difficult problem!"

He turned and walked out the door, then called everyone else in to handle Tang Tianji's funeral arrangements...

Because the news of Tang Clan's successful assassination of the world's number one swordsman spread widely throughout the Great Thousand God Realm, Tang Clan's reputation in the Great Thousand God Realm became even greater, and almost no one dared to provoke a member of Tang Clan.

But Tang Tiannan knew this was just a facade; most of the Tang Clan's top combatants had died in assassinations, so they had to behave themselves from now on...

After handling Tang Tianji's funeral arrangements, Tang Tiannan succeeded him as the head of the Tang Clan, while Tang Tianji's eldest son, Tang Wusheng, took over as the deputy head.

After finishing his business, Tang Tiannan went to the prison and chased all the guards out. He then opened Li Moxuan's cell and went in alone.

Seeing that he was still resting with his eyes closed, Tang Tiannan sensed the divine realm emanating from him and frowned.

His current realm seems to be above the ninth realm of the Forging Realm, but it also seems that he hasn't stepped into the initial realm of Creation... What's going on?

Seemingly sensing his arrival, Li Moxuan slowly opened his eyes, glanced at him and the open cell next door, and asked, "Are you... trying to escape?"

"Ahem, I am the current leader of the Tang Clan. I'm the one who calls the shots here. Do I need to break out of prison?"

Tang Tiannan sat down directly and took out a bronze gilded waist plaque shaped like a ruyi begonia. The edge of the plaque was inlaid with a circle of red agate, and seven full pigeon blood rubies were set at equal intervals.

The waist plaque is engraved with the seal script character "Tang" and surrounded by a pattern of dragons and vines. It is topped with a gilded animal head clasp and a wine-red woven rope, and the bottom is adorned with a gilded carved pendant and a bright red tassel.

Seeing him hand over the waist token, Li Moxuan glanced at him and asked, "What for?"

"This is the waist tag exclusively for the Tang Sect Master, isn't it cool?"

"..."

"Yeah, he's very handsome..."

"So, do you want it or not?"

"Not interested!"

Li Moxuan didn't think Tang Tiannan had any feelings for her. After all, it was their first meeting, and he simply thought Tang Tiannan was a boring old rascal...

"Did you come here to let me out?"

"Of course!"

Although he hadn't succeeded in fooling her, Tang Tiannan still had a backup plan. "Ahem, are you interested in joining the Tang Clan?"

"Not interested..."

"Of course... wait, what did you say?"

Tang Tiannan paused for a moment, then reminded him, "I'm talking about the Tang Clan, the one that strikes fear into the hearts of everyone in the Great Thousand God Realm!"

Li Moxuan pouted and stood up. "Okay, if there's nothing else, I'm leaving..."

Tang Tiannan was stunned. This was the Tang Clan, a sect that countless people would kill to join, and this kid wasn't interested? Could he be so ignorant that he'd never even heard of the Tang Clan?

"Wait a moment……"

Seeing that Li Moxuan was about to leave, Tang Tiannan hurriedly called out to him, "Kid, I've heard that you're not on the Tang Clan's bounty list!"

"Someone found you unconscious in Thousand Machine City, which is why they brought you back and locked you in the cell!"

"I reckon you don't have anywhere to stay, so why don't you stay in Thousand Machine City for now?"

Li Moxuan knew the old man wouldn't let him leave easily, so he sat back down. "There's no such thing as a free lunch. To be honest, you seem quite interested in me. Why?"

Tang Tiannan was silent for a moment, "Because of this..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a beast-shaped phantom, entirely black in color, resembling a giant dog, with shoulders over ten feet tall, a tiger's head, a single horn, qilin feet, and dragon scales faintly visible on its neck and back, appeared and disappeared behind him.

What is most striking is its nine ears, each with a different shape and facing in different directions.

Li Moxuan frowned, "What's wrong with you...?"

"This is my guardian spirit, Di Ting. Although it is not strong in combat, with its help, I can understand people's hearts and sense the status of other people's guardian spirits!"

Tang Tiannan's gaze fell on Li Moxuan, and he said quietly, "You have a guardian spirit, but he's very strange!"

“During the few days I lived next door to you, I tried to have Di Ting listen to the state of your guardian spirit, but Di Ting couldn’t sense it, and its sixth ear even temporarily went deaf as a result!”

"Clearly, your guardian spirit won't let it listen..."

Chapter 334: Copying a Cat to Imitate a Tiger

"Of course, the main reason isn't that, but rather your divine level..."

Tang Tiannan sized up Li Moxuan, "Only a week has passed, and your divine realm has broken through from the fifth level of the World Forging Realm to the ninth level!"

"And it looks like you're about to break through to the next level again. For someone like you, a normal person only has two choices!"

"Either befriend me, or eliminate me, and I'm sure you understand my choice..."

"So, you mean... if I don't join the Tang Clan, you plan to get rid of me?"

"Do not……"

Tang Tiannan shook his head. "I just want to invest in you. In case the Tang Clan faces annihilation in the future, I hope you can spare it a chance to survive for the sake of our current relationship..."

"If you agree, I can teach you all the secret techniques of the Tang Clan's hidden weapons, and the Tang Clan will fully support whatever you want to do!"

Well... it seems like I can't lose out no matter what I say!