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Chapter 862: Chapter 671: Young Master of the Ghost Snake Clan (Part 3)

The old Clan Leader was completely stunned, his body subtly trembling.

The Ten-tailed Fire Fox, it truly is the Ten-tailed Fire Fox!

Yet, the fervor and greed he previously displayed were no longer visible on his face, only fear remained, with his whole body shaking.

Because he clearly knew that he was absolutely no match for a true Ten-tailed Fire Fox.

”Someone! Someone come quickly! There’s an assassin trying to kill me!”

The Clan Leader had already lost his earlier swagger, his voice trembling as he crawled desperately to find help.

But after just a few steps, he ”thumped” into an invisible wall, only then remembering he had set up a barrier that made anything inside invisible and inaudible from the outside.

This was originally to cover up his harmful deeds, but unexpectedly, it had cut off his own escape route.

Truly, he brought this upon himself.

The old Clan Leader collapsed on the ground, all his energy dissipated, his hair completely white, his face filled with deep wrinkles, only now truly resembling an elderly man on the verge of death.

Shen Li looked down at him from above, with narrowed, indifferent fox eyes, ”I should thank the Clan Leader for telling me so many secrets today.”

”Just rest in peace now.”

The old Clan Leader became utterly hopeless, filled with fear, yet he still feigned strength, shouting, ”You... you want to kill me? Didn’t you go through all this trouble just for the position of Clan Leader?”

”If you kill me, you’ll never get to sit in that seat!”

”You’ll just be branded a criminal, wanted by the entire clan!”

Shen Li chuckled lightly, ”Relax, I won’t kill you.”

With that, he struck the old Clan Leader in the chest.

”Plop!” The old Clan Leader spat out a mouthful of blood, a clear cracking sound echoed as his Crystal Core shattered.

Shen Li indeed didn’t kill him, just left him barely alive, rendering him a cripple, incapable of action.

Which was no different from being dead.

Shen Li took out a clean handkerchief to wipe his hands, then turned his head and used his slender fingers to tap the small figurine on his shoulder, ”Xiao Tang’er, I’ll leave the rest to you.”

”Don’t worry!”

Little Shen Tang flew into the air, a wisp of pure white spiritual power emanated from the tiny palm, swiftly entering the Clan Leader’s forehead.

The old Clan Leader’s eyes instantly lost focus, his mouth agape, becoming like a puppet controlled by strings.

Shen Tang could transmit her body’s spiritual power through the figurine, though not much could be transmitted, controlling the Divine Fox Clan Leader at his peak was impossible, but with the Clan Leader now just barely hanging on to life,

controlling a cripple was effortlessly easy.

The old Clan Leader had completely become a puppet.

Shen Li had him issue a decree, determining Shen Li as the heir, announcing it to the entire clan.

A few days later, news broke about the old Clan Leader’s serious illness.

Shen Li smoothly took over the clan’s affairs, becoming both the nominal and actual ruler.

Of course, although Shen Li won the trial with overwhelming talent and strength and received the ”Clan Leader’s” recognition as the heir, there were still many who were dissatisfied in secret.

Many felt that the Clan Leader’s illness was too sudden.

Rumors also spread that the illness began after a private conversation with Shen Li, suspecting that Shen Li secretly manipulated or even forced the Clan Leader to issue the succession order!

Otherwise, why was the Clan Leader secluded with Shen Li blocking palace access to visitors? There was definitely something shady going on.

These individuals didn’t necessarily support the old Clan Leader sincerely; they simply resented Shen Li, an ”outsider” who quickly secured the heir’s position after returning to the clan. Unwilling to see their supported genius fail, they used this chance to attempt to overthrow him.

No matter how high Shen Li’s talent or how strong, he was ultimately alone, without any background. As long as the public opinion intensified and opposition grew, they could still bring him down.

However, no one expected that faced with increasing public pressure, Shen Li not only did not back down, but instead released a recording —

It was the old Clan Leader personally confessing to the deeds of seizing power over the years, including killing several clan members, and even murdering his own children!

As soon as this footage was released, it stirred a massive uproar within the Divine Fox Clan and even the Ancient Clan.

It’s said that on that night, the Divine Fox Clan’s young lady Xin Lian, who often pestered Shen Li, fainted on the spot. Afterward, she appeared to have lost her mind, locking herself in her room all day and never appeared again.

As for those who attacked Shen Li under the guise of supporting the Clan Leader, they immediately fell silent, each quieting down.

Then, many other trivial matters were swiftly dealt with by Shen Li.

The situation in the Divine Fox Clan was essentially stabilized.

No one doubted anymore that Shen Li would become the next Clan Leader.

However, in the eyes of many clan members, he still remained an ”outsider.” Shen Li still needed to spend more effort and time to consolidate his position and also gain the trust of the Hand of Creation, so he had to stay there a while longer.

Shen Tang had no objections.

Upon learning that everything was going well for Shen Li, she felt more at ease and could focus more on matters concerning the Ghost Snake Clan.

Moreover, maintaining such a distant puppet control was quite draining spiritually.

Shen Tang was somewhat exhausted these days, so she temporarily cut off the connection to that side.

She resided in an advanced hotel suite, with the attendant just bringing a delicate lunch.

Sitting by the floor-to-ceiling window, she ate, below were bustling streets and high-rise buildings.

This was the most bustling Central District of the Ancient Snake Clan’s Royal City, very close to the Royal Palace.

Suddenly, there was a commotion from the street below.

A squad of soldiers filed out, starting to clear nearby pedestrians.

”Move aside, don’t block the way! The Ghost Snake Clan army is coming.”

”I heard they are going to hold some kind of ceremony soon, this must be them clearing the area for security, what a big scene.”

”Look —”

”The Young Master of the Ghost Snake Clan has arrived too!”