Lin Zhen took Sakya's corpse and walked out of the ruins. He stepped on the void and arrived in front of the Palace of Fire.
He didn't enter the Palace of Fire immediately. Although he had taken over as the patriarch, he still needed to meet the people and get to know each other. If he entered the Palace of Fire immediately, it would make people feel bad and think that he wanted to be the patriarch too much.
He stood in front of the stairs of the Palace of Fire. Behind him was the huge World Stone.
Under Lin Zhen's summons, the people of the Fire Kirin gradually arrived in front of the Palace of Fire.
However, these people didn't seem as enthusiastic as he had imagined. They looked at Lin Zhen with eyes that were sizing him up, judging him, and even pity. This made Lin Zhen feel a little strange.
The Fire Kirin didn't have a large population. After all, a rare Galactic Beast like Kirin was still rare. The entire Fire Kirin only had about ten thousand people.
Lin Zhen stood in front of the Palace of Fire and looked at the sparse crowd below. He said, "Is everyone here?"
The one who answered him was a young man who had talked to Lin Zhen before. He seemed to have a good impression of Lin Zhen. He replied, "Patriarch, almost everyone is here. Only a few elders are not here yet."
"Oh, how many elders are there in our tribe?"
"Patriarch, there are four elders in our tribe. They are Elder Li, Elder Wang, Elder Sima, and Elder Qin. However, Elder Qin seems to have …"
"He's already dead."
"Then there are only three elders left. The three elders aren't here yet."
Lin Zhen frowned slightly. What were these elders trying to do? Were they trying to intimidate him? The patriarch had just taken over and they were already putting on airs.
However, Lin Zhen didn't plan to make a fuss about it. He had just taken over as the patriarch. It was better to get everyone's attention first.
After waiting for ten minutes, the three elders still hadn't arrived. Lin Zhen was getting impatient. He said to the young man, "What's your name?"
"Patriarch, my name is Lin Chuang."
"Oh!" Lin Zhen smiled. "That's quite a coincidence. He's also surnamed Lin. How about this? Go and find out what these Elders are doing. Tell them to come here immediately. "
"Yes, Patriarch." Lin Chuang was very happy and was about to leave.
"There's no need for that, Little Lin. We're all old bones, so it's understandable that we're walking a little slower. You're really a little kid, so impatient."
As they spoke, a few elders flew over. Elder Li was in the middle, and Elder Wang and Elder Sima were beside him.
Lin Zhen frowned. These words were obviously not directed at Lin Chuang. It seemed that these people really did not intend to give him any face.
Lin Zhen wanted to see what kind of ability they had. Now that he was the patriarch, if they still dared to be so impudent, Lin Zhen didn't mind teaching them a lesson.
The three elders descended from the sky. They staggered to the front of the crowd and stood in front of Lin Zhen.
Elder Li sized up Lin Zhen a few times. "You're Lin Zhen?"
Lin Zhen smiled. "Before you speak to me, shouldn't you call me Patriarch? Then introduce yourself. Did you not see the video of Patriarch Sakya's last moments? "
Elder Li choked for a moment. Elder Wang, who was beside him, immediately said, "Of course we saw the video. Otherwise, we wouldn't have come here because of you. But as an elder of the Fire Qilin Clan, I want to ask you, do you think you can lead the Fire Qilin Clan to rise with your strength?"
Elder Sima also said, "That's right. Our Fire Kirin doesn't have a high status in the Galactic Beast Alliance. We need a strong leader to lead us to glory. Although Lin Zhen's strength is passable, if you're the patriarch … I'm afraid that many people in the clan are more suitable than you."
Elder Wang continued, "In the world of martial artists, strength is king. Lin Zhen, you're still young. You still have a long way to go. Why don't you take a break first and return to the Holy Land to cultivate for a hundred years? We won't need a patriarch for this period of time. Anyway, a hundred years will pass very quickly. What do you think? "
Lin Zhen sneered. If he went back and stayed for a hundred years, the Fire Kirin would have a new leader by the time he returned. No one would acknowledge him.
Even if he didn't want to be the patriarch, he couldn't lose to these elders now.
However, before Lin Zhen could say anything, Elder Li, who had just been choked by Lin Zhen, said coldly, "Even if the patriarch passes the position to you, you still need to see if the clan supports you. Those who support Lin Zhen to be the patriarch, raise your hands. How many can I see?"
Lin Zhen's gaze fell as well, only to see Lin Chuang raise his hand. Other than him, there were only a few dozen people.
Seeing this situation, Lin Zhen was stunned. Although he had just arrived, there shouldn't be so few people supporting him. Something must have happened that he didn't know about.
Elder Li sneered, "Look, your strength isn't enough. No one will acknowledge you. Do you think you're suitable to be the patriarch?"
Lin Zhen took a deep breath. He knew that at this time, he had to prove his strength.
And he couldn't find someone to fight. A patriarch who killed each other wouldn't be supported even more.
Looking around, Lin Zhen saw the world stone behind him.
He lifted his foot and lightly jumped onto the world stone.
On the world stone, there was the Lance of Lantis that made Lin Zhen so excited.
"What are you doing? Didn't you try to pull out the lance? If you can't pull it out, don't try again. "Elder Wang shouted.
Elder Li pulled Elder Wang, "Why are you worrying so much? If he can't pull it out, he won't have the face to stay here. As long as he hands over the patriarch's golden seal, we can kick him out. If he finds out that the mercenaries are here, he can use his status as the patriarch to resist. If that happens, we'll all be in trouble."
They didn't say anything about the mercenaries because they were afraid that Lin Zhen wouldn't hand over the patriarch's position if he found out.
Now that Lin Zhen took the initiative to pull out the lance, they couldn't ask for anything more.
In their eyes, Lin Zhen was struggling. He couldn't pull it out just now. Was he going to be able to pull it out in the next moment? How could there be such a thing in the world?
So they just calmly watched as a joke.
*****
When Lin Zhen got onto the world stone, he couldn't see anything else.
The ancient lance in front of him shone with a faint green light. The rough body of the lance gave people a very reliable feeling.
He reached out and grabbed the lance. The lance trembled slightly.
Lin Zhen closed his eyes and quietly felt it.
Within the lance, the four elemental flowers faintly appeared. They resonated with the four elemental flowers in Lin Zhen's body.
In an instant, elemental energy flickered on Lin Zhen's body. This long spear that had been stuck here since ancient times actually started to tremble and emit a faint buzzing sound!
Everyone was stunned by this scene!
One had to know that from the day this long spear was inserted here, no one was able to make it sway in the slightest, let alone make it tremble and buzz.
"How is this possible? The Lance of Lantis actually moved! "
"Resonance! How can this lance resonate with other people? Isn't there a four elemental flower in the lance? Without activating the four elemental flower's power, it's impossible to pull it out! "
"Lin Zhen is a Black Hole Beast, not a four elemental qilin. How did he do it?"
The noise below didn't affect Lin Zhen at all. After grabbing the lance, Lin Zhen felt a trace of soul power.
This was the remnant will of Lantis' soul. It was hidden within the four elemental flowers.
Lin Zhen's Black Hole devoured Black Bone two months ago, so it couldn't devour another soul. So when he grabbed the lance and felt Lantis' soul, he couldn't devour it either.
However, Lin Zhen wasn't afraid. In terms of soul power, he wasn't afraid of anyone.
He also felt that this soul power didn't seem to have any evil intentions.
No words, no sound. Only an ethereal shadow circled around the four elemental flowers. It didn't want to leave for a long time.
Lin Zhen also didn't say anything. He silently felt the emotions of Lantis' soul.
He could clearly feel Lantis' love for this race. This was a true hero who sacrificed everything for the race. He deserved to have a statue erected in front of the Fire Kirin.
"Lantis, please don't worry. This lance will definitely be able to shine in my hands. Since I've taken over as the chief of the Fire Kirin, I, Lin Zhen, will definitely do my best for the Fire Kirin, for Chief Sakya, and for you."
Previously, Lin Zhen still had a trace of perfunctory mood, but at this moment, it vanished into thin air.
Since he became a Black Hole Beast by chance, he was inseparable from the Fire Kirin race. Previously, Lin Zhen felt that his home was in the New Territories. But from today onwards, he also had a home in the Primordial Realm. A big family, and that was the Fire Kirin.
When these emotions appeared in Lin Zhen's heart, a miracle happened!
A memory forcefully entered Lin Zhen's mind!
This wasn't obtained by Lin Zhen using the Black Hole, but by Lantis' own will.
There wasn't much in the memory. It was just a set of spear techniques that Lantis used when he was alive.
The name of the spear technique was Time. It was Lantis' original creation. It contained the four elements of earth, water, fire, and wind.
There were a total of four moves in the spear technique. They were Spring Land, Summer Fire, Autumn Wind, and Winter Ice.
Combined with the Flower of the Four Elements, the power of this spear technique even exceeded ordinary Holy Land martial arts!
Others couldn't learn this spear technique. Even if they learned it, they wouldn't be able to use it. Only Lin Zhen had the unique Flower of the Four Elements.
A virtual figure practiced the spear technique in Lin Zhen's mind, allowing Lin Zhen to quickly understand. This was the last power of Lantis' soul.
In the blink of an eye, more than an hour passed.
Below the World Stone, Elder Li and the rest were already impatient.
Lin Zhen went up and made some noise. After that, he grabbed the spear and didn't move. Can you pull it out? At least tell us. What's the meaning of not moving?
Elder Li hinted at a few people with his eyes. These people immediately started arguing and attacking Lin Zhen.
"Can you do it? If you can't, then come down! "
"That's right. Why are you dragging it out? Do you want us all to wait for you? "
"It's true that you're the patriarch, but you shouldn't fool everyone like this. Maybe you still don't know what happened?"
Amidst the noise, Lin Zhen slowly opened his eyes.
"No matter what happened before, from now on, it's not a problem!"
"Rise!"
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