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

A torrent of dark ink surged forth from the Kan position, transforming into a colossal wave that crashed down upon them; the Li position ignited with burning spirit ink fire, scorching away the evil energy.

The seal script of the Gen position solidified into a towering stone wall, encircling and pressing from all sides, while the ink soldiers of the Zhen position surged forth like a tidal wave...

The eight formations cycled back and forth, combining offense and defense, which temporarily put King Pingdeng in a passive defensive position.

Lu Shangyu looked surprised. "When did the Tang Clan have such a powerful figure? He can actually attack with words... But I'm not so easy to deal with!"

He observed the formation for a moment, then picked up the Karmic Fire Double Maces and stuck them into the ground. Flames spread along the ground, and a large group of vengeful spirits emerged from the flames.

These are all vicious and undying vengeful spirits from the deepest hell, frantically devouring the ink soldiers and seal script patterns, causing the array's spiritual light to gradually dim.

The ink-wielding soldiers, entangled by sinful spirits, instantly disintegrated into ink stains, and the torrent and stone walls began to twist and loosen...

Cangjie frowned slightly, his brush tip spun rapidly, activating the array's ultimate attack: "Ink Characters Exterminate Evil!"

The countless seal characters for "annihilation" converged into a giant blade, slashing straight at King Pingdeng. King Pingdeng neither dodged nor avoided it, his body ignited with pitch-black hellfire, using the power of Avici Hell to withstand the holy blade.

At the same time, the Soul-Devouring Blade points directly at the Kun position, the Death Gate—the most Yin energy in the Eight Formations, and also the only flaw that resonates with the power of hell!

King Pingdeng leaped toward the Kun position, the Gate of Death, and poured all his divine power into the Soul-Devouring Blade, which was then wrapped with endless sinful souls and infernal evil energy.

"Avici Soul-Devouring Slash!"

The jet-black blade light tore through the ink-colored array space, slashing straight at the core seal character at the Gate of Death. The holy light of the character collided violently with the power of the Avici Hell.

The array patterns laid out by Cangjie instantly shattered, and the ink soldiers, the torrent, and the wall of fire all vanished...

As the Mo Army's Eight Formations were broken, the bamboo slip in Shi Mo's hand suddenly shattered, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, his body falling into a brief period of weakness.

Just then, a pair of maces burning with karmic flames rapidly enlarged in his field of vision, about to strike him.

But in the end, it struck a golden barrier that suddenly appeared in front of him...

After sending it flying, the golden barrier shattered. Shi Mo, realizing what had happened, turned around and saw a somewhat weak Li Moxuan slowly lower his hand, a bead of cold sweat on his forehead...

Beside him was Jiang Ciyou, who had come back with him. "Uncle Shi, are you alright?"

Jiang Ciyou ran up to him, her face filled with worry as she examined Shi Mo's injuries. Shi Mo was a little surprised by their return, "Jiang girl, weren't you supposed to be back tomorrow morning?"

“Uncle Shi, I have Xiao Lin’s divine decree; it was he who informed us…”

But this sudden turn of events, with Li Moxuan bringing her back via spatial jump, almost completely drained her of the divine power she had barely recovered...

Chapter 367: The Guardians Clash

"One Immortal Realm Three, one Immortal Realm Two, and one Creation Realm Six..."

Lu Shangyu glanced at the three of them, "Such a big Tang Clan, and now only..."

Before he could finish speaking, he sensed the divine energy fluctuations from the battle on the back mountain. It was his older brother and the man surnamed Liu. They had actually started fighting.

Lu Shangyu couldn't care less about the three people in front of him. Given the elemental advantage, his older brother was definitely no match for the man surnamed Liu. He had to hurry and help...

"I'll let you off this time!"

After saying that, he transformed into a black shadow and rushed towards the back mountain. Shi Mo's expression changed when he saw this. "Oh no, those little guys are in the back mountain!"

"what?!"

Hearing this, Jiang Ciyou hesitated for a moment, then made up her mind, "Uncle Shi, they will definitely be back soon. You take Lingyan and leave first, I'll go check the situation!"

Li Moxuan walked over and said, "I'll go with you!"

"But your divine power is already..."

"It's alright, don't forget who my guardian angel is. If things really get tough, he'll come to the rescue..."

This is what Li Shimin told Li Moxuan. He didn't know why Li Shimin wanted him to go to the back mountain. Was there some kind of opportunity?

"I'll go with you!"

Shi Mo stood up and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "It's just a minor injury. I can still fight!"

He looked towards the back mountain, "And it seems like two immortals are fighting over there, which is why this guy is busy going to provide support. We can take advantage of the chaos to rescue them!"

"You guys... alright!"

Jiang Ciyou had no choice but to agree, and the three of them headed towards the back mountain together...

The battle on the back mountain was fierce. The City King slammed his City Scepter on the ground and shouted, "Ten Thousand Ghosts Devour Gods!"

The endless vengeful spirits of the Great Hell of Great Heat and Great Anguish burst forth from the earth, forming a dense tidal wave of ghosts, carrying bone-deep resentment, and rushing towards Bi Tianjun.

Ghostly energy blotted out the sky, attempting to devour the divine power of thunder, and Bi Tianjun's body erupted with Yin Thunder.

The lightning cage spread out, and purple lightning enveloped the entire body. Any vengeful spirit that approached was instantly reduced to ashes by the lightning.

He formed a hand seal, raising the Thunder Axe high above his head. Dark clouds gathered in the sky, and endless Yin Thunder converged at the tip of the axe. "Yin Thunder splits the sky, ten thousand thunderbolts fall into the prison!"

Thousands of purple lightning bolts descended from the sky, crashing into the ghost tide like a torrential rain. The thunderous roar shook the heavens and the earth, and the wails of the vengeful spirits rose and fell.

The vast horde of ghosts was annihilated by lightning, and the karmic ghost energy was continuously purified by the thunder, leaving only scorched marks on the ground.

The City King and Bi Tianjun looked at each other across the distance. Although they were both gods under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court, they belonged to different departments, one from the Underworld and the other from the Thunder Department.

During the battle, they also became quite competitive. Due to the Heavenly Court's explicit prohibition, they could not fight each other in the divine realm, but they could fight as guardian deities.

No matter what, we can't afford to embarrass our department...

The City King's karmic power surged, the karmic seal on his chest shone brightly, and the City King's scepter pointed to the sky, "Eighth Court of Judgment - Judgment of Karma!"

The laws of the underworld descended from the sky, and a dark pillar of judgment enveloped Bi Tianjun, while karmic fire raged along the pillar, scorching his divine body.

Bi Tianjun endured the scorching flames of karma, and the Thunder Department seals erupted with dazzling golden light. All his spiritual power gathered in the Thunder Axe, "Five Thunder Evil-Slaying Axe!"

A ten-thousand-foot-long purple lightning axe beam cleaved through the netherworld, carrying the supreme power of the Thunder Department's heavenly punishment, and collided violently with the pillar of light of the Underworld's judgment!

The shockwaves of thunder and karma swept across a radius of hundreds of miles, cracking the ground, collapsing the ghost city's phantom, and causing lightning and hellish miasma to intertwine and rage.

Judging from the results, City King was clearly at a disadvantage, but Bi Tianjun wasn't much better off...

"Is this what battles between immortal powerhouses are like?"

Wang Shengan looked surprised and secretly made up his mind that he must reach the Immortal realm as soon as possible!

"Lu Weijun, are you serious?"

Liu Hengdao did not realize that it was the guardians of the two sides competing, and thought that Lu Weijun was going to risk his life, so he had a slight thought of backing down.

Is this guy insane, risking his life for these two remnants of the Tang Clan?

Just then, King Pingdeng arrived with Lu Shangyu. "Brother, are you alright?"

"It's alright!"

Seeing that he arrived in time, Lu Weijun breathed a sigh of relief. Facing two Yama Kings of the Underworld at the same time, Liu Hengdao alone had no chance of winning.

Of course, Liu Hengdao understood this principle, and given that he had already intended to retire, he was now even more determined...

"These two remnants of the Tang Clan are yours. You just wait, the Thunder Domain will not let you get away with this!"

After uttering a harsh threat, Liu Hengdao recalled his guardian spirit and transformed into a bolt of lightning to escape...

"Want to run?"

Lu Shangyu was about to give chase when Lu Weijun stopped him, "Alright, Xiaoyu, our mission this time isn't to kill anyone!"

"Oh, by the way, Saint Ann..."

After being reminded, Lu Shangyu slapped his forehead, walked up to Wang Shengan, looked him over, and was a little surprised, "You're not injured, kid?"

"Yes, Uncle Jiu..."

Wang Shengan glanced at Lin Haiyuan, a sense of guilt rising in his heart. He had promised to protect Tang Wunian and Duan Mei, but he had failed to do so.

"Alright, since that's the case..."

Lu Shangyu walked up to Tang Wunian and Lin Haiyuan. He was a little surprised after sensing the killing intent emanating from Tang Wunian. "It's rare to see a Tang Clan remnant with such strong killing intent!"

Realizing something was wrong, Wang Shengan quickly stepped in front of Lu Shangyu, "Uncle Jiu, what do you want to do?"

"Take them back! Your father has already negotiated with the Sword God, wanting to capture a few Tang Clan remnants as a gesture of goodwill..."

Sword God?

Isn't that the person who slaughtered the entire Thousand Machine City?

Wang Shengan's expression changed slightly. "Ninth Uncle, how about we forget about it? They're all minor characters; the Sword God might not even look at them..."

“Holy Ann…”

Lu Weijun walked over. "This is your father's order, and didn't you used to hate the Tang Clan the most?"

"Uncle, but... but they're just children! What do the mistakes of the previous generation have to do with them? Please let them go!"

Lu Weijun and Lu Shangyu exchanged a glance, their brows furrowed. Had they given Sheng An some kind of mind-altering drug?

The two turned around, and Lu Shangyu looked a little troubled. "Brother, this kid is very stubborn. What should we do?"

"Knock him out, take him back first, and then we'll talk about it with the Lord of the Manor..."

Lu Weijun paused, then frowned, "Someone else is here!"

The two brothers looked up at Li Moxuan, Jiang Ciyou, and Shi Mo, who had just arrived. Lu Shangyu remembered them.

"These three seem to be from the Tang Clan as well; they've probably come to rescue someone..."

"Save them?"

Lu Weijun, noticing their divine level, looked surprised. "Are you sure you're here to rescue people, and not to deliver them to the afterlife?"

There's no way these three could possibly beat the two of them.

Chapter 368: What exactly does he want to do?

"Emperor Taizong, aren't you going to make a move?"

"It's not time yet, you go first..."

In my current state, it's difficult to even fight a fellow Deity of the same realm. What's the point of going up? Go up and get beaten up?

"Lingyan, you should rest first..."

The figure of the guardian deity Yan Di appeared behind Jiang Ciyou. She stepped forward and said, "The mighty Underworld can't even spare two children?"