The next morning, the entire Huaxia army assembled.
King Ren Di Xin, clad in armor, stood on a high platform and roared at the army below: "Sons of the Human Race, today is the day our Human Race counterattacks the Bone Demon race. I hope you will grip your spears tightly, hone your swords, and follow me, King Ren Di Xin, into the Bone Demon realm to annihilate the Bone Demon race. The Human Race will win! ... Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
King Ren Di Xin, along with Emperor Wu Liu Che and Emperor Guang Wu Liu Xiu, were the first to enter the spatial gate, heading deep into the Bone Demon territory.
General Wei Qing and General Huo Qubing exchanged glances, then shouted: "Kill, kill, kill!" and led their respective armies into the spatial gate.
Lin Hai and the group of old Quasi-Kings exchanged smiles: "Old friends, it's our turn to show our might. This battle today must see the annihilation of the Bone Demon race. Blood debt must be repaid with blood."
Zhang Zhen and Lin Shanhe, leading the Thunderclap Legion, shouted: "Thunderclap Legion, full offensive!"
The only ones left at Apple Mountain were the ten thousand men of Lin Shanhe's defensive post and Old Heavenly Master himself.
The Old Heavenly Master formed hand seals, and a golden talisman floated up naturally: "Fifth-generation Heavenly Master of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, respectfully invites the Ancestral Master to descend."
A golden light with a special Daoist aura poured into the Old Heavenly Master's mind. A pressure, about to surpass the peak of a clan-protecting Human King, emanated from him.
The Old Heavenly Master flicked his hand, and a massive Bagua sealing formation condensed in the air, firmly sealing the spatial rift of the Ghostly Tribe.
Meanwhile, the Eight-Headed Serpent, hidden deep within Yegaori, was observing the Old Heavenly Master's actions. It had originally planned to fully open the Ghostly Tribe's spatial rift after the Huaxia army's departure to cause trouble for Huaxia. To its surprise, the old man left behind had directly elevated his cultivation to a level only slightly inferior to its own. If it were to engage this old man and draw out some other old monster from Huaxia, the loss would outweigh the gain.
Moreover, the Eight-Headed Serpent could tell that although the Old Heavenly Master's cultivation was temporarily boosted, it also sensed the being that had helped him achieve this temporary surge. That entity could crush it with a single finger. Therefore, safety first; it was best not to venture out and show off.
Having received the descent of the first-generation Heavenly Master's primordial spirit, the Old Heavenly Master also sensed the Eight-Headed Serpent's scrutiny. This time, he understood why Lin Zhan had asked him to seek divine assistance. He then turned and smiled meaningfully at the Eight-Headed Serpent's gaze.
"Holy cow, this old geezer found me. Thank goodness I didn't go out. I knew it, these old bastards in Huaxia are all cunning and always coveting my precious blood and gall," the Eight-Headed Serpent said to itself, startled by the Old Heavenly Master's smile.
Di Xin, accompanied by the two kings Liu Che and Liu Xiu, looked at the three figures hovering above the Bone Demon army and said: "Who would have thought that in such a short time, the Bone Demon race could produce a clan-protecting king. You are fortunate you didn't reveal yourself to me last time, or I would have annihilated your entire clan then and there."
The clan-protecting king of the Bone Demon race shouted at Di Xin: "Di Xin, last time you descended upon our tribe and killed one of our kings. Now you dare lead troops to attack our Bone Demon realm. Are you not afraid of provoking a war among all races?"
Di Xin looked dismissively at the newly appointed clan-protecting Bone Demon King and said: "The brain is a good thing, but you don't have one. After today, there will be no more Bone Demon race. Come, fight me in the void."
Di Xin then entered the void first, followed closely by the three kings of the Bone Demon race. Kings Liu Che and Liu Xiu exchanged glances and followed Di Xin into the void to battle the three Bone Demon kings.
Knowing their strength was inferior to the Human Race, and with their kings having retreated into the void to fight the Human King, the Bone Demon race could only place all their hopes on their troops holding out longer, awaiting reinforcements from all the other races.
A Golden Peak Bone Demon Knight, riding a skeletal tiger, approached the allied army's formation and roared: "I am a descendant of the Bone Demon race's clan-protecting Bone Demon King. Is there any descendant of a Human Race king of the same level who will fight me?"
The old Quasi-Kings of the Human Race exchanged bewildered glances and said to Lin Hai: "Second Brother, what are these bone sticks up to? We didn't prepare for this sort of entertainment."
Before Lin Hai could reply, Lin Zhan, wielding a Qinglong Yanyue saber and riding Xiao Bao, who was covered in ferocious armor, strode into the formation. He looked at the knight challenging them and said: "I am a descendant of King Ren Di Xin. I happen to be here to kill you, this grandson, before my ancestor slaughters your Bone Demon King, thus strengthening the prestige of our Human Race."
Lin Hai, Lin Shan, Zhang Zhen, Lin Shanhe, and other old Quasi-Kings close to the Lin family became very excited upon seeing the Qinglong Yanyue saber in Lin Zhan's hand.
Lin Shan trembled and said: "Second Brother, Zhan'er is holding Big Brother's Chengying Saber!"
Lin Hai nodded excitedly: "Indeed, it is Big Brother's Chengying. Where did Zhan'er get this saber?"
It turned out that after Lin Tian's death, the Chengying Saber had fallen into the hands of the Bone Demon race. As it was unsuitable for them, it was gifted to the church of the Ten Thousand Races in Fusang. Lin Zhan discovered this saber in the treasury and, seeing the Lin character inscription on the blade, felt an immediate connection. Later, after leaving the treasury, he learned of Chengying's origin from Di Xin during a conversation.
When the Black Dragon King told Lin Zhan to kill more king-level bloodlines, Lin Zhan had resolved to use this saber to kill enemies and honor his grandfather, whom he had never met.
The Bone Demon Knight urged his skeletal tiger towards Lin Zhan. In his eyes, Lin Zhan, being only at the Golden early stage, was far inferior to him. He believed he could kill this enemy with a single strike and enhance the Bone Demon army's prestige.
Lin Zhan and Xiao Bao looked disdainfully at the charging pile of bones. As the skeletal tiger leaped, Xiao Bao roared and instantly became ferocious, its two bear paws extending ten sharp claws.
Xiao Bao gripped the tiger's shoulders with its claws, tearing the skeletal tiger's upper body in half. Lin Zhan, taking advantage of the Bone Demon Knight's shock, unleashed a domineering saber strike, severing the knight's head.
Lin Zhan held the saber in one hand and the skull in the other, shouting: "Descendants of Bone Demon kings below Platinum, you may all come and fight!"
Lin Shan burst into laughter, tears streaming down his face: "Big Brother, do you see this? Your good grandson Zhan'er is a true man, standing tall. The Lin family's legacy continues!"
After the invasion of the Ten Thousand Races, the parents of Lin Tian's three brothers perished in the first wave of attacks. Lin Tian and Lin Shan were more than ten years apart in age, and Lin Tian had always looked after Lin Shan when Earth was sealed. Thirty years later, when Lin Tian became a Lord and the seal was broken, the three Lin brothers had been fighting against the Ten Thousand Races on the battlefield. After twenty years of fighting side-by-side, Lin Tian died in battle.
The death of his elder brother, who was like a father to him, had always weighed heavily on Lin Shan's heart.