Thorne Merlin looked back in shock.
He saw two old men walking over, one of them being Patriarch Ofran. But at this time, Ofran was slightly bending his waist and leading the way in a humble manner. As for the old man behind him, he seemed to be in his sixties, but his body was emitting a frightening power.
"Heavens …" Thorne Merlin held his breath.
Someone with that kind of frightening power could make Ofran act so respectfully …
The identity of this old man was already obvious.
Apart from an ancestor from the Ancestral Land, there was no other possibility!
It wasn't just Thorne Merlin who realized this. The dozen Elders watching the fight all prostrated. The Merlin Family had stood tall in Okland for a millennium. To outsiders, they seemed to be boundless and talented, but the core members of the Merlin Family knew that this was all because of the existence of the elders in the Ancestral Land.
They might not necessarily come out of the Ancestral Land for decades, centuries, or even centuries, but every time they came out, the Merlin Family would shock all of Okland.
Everyone clearly remembered that the last time they came to the Merlin Manor was over three hundred years ago. At that time, Santon Merlin hadn't risen yet, and the Merlin Family had been jointly suppressed by the Charlotte Family and the Watson Family. They had almost fallen out of the ranks of Okland's Three Great Families.
At that time, the Merlin Family had been steadily losing in every domain. Three resource planes had been divided by the two Great Families, and just as they were about to reach the end of the road, an ancestor came out of the Ancestral Land and took away the mediocre Santon Merlin.
Ten years later, Santon Merlin quietly returned to the Merlin Family. No one was optimistic about him, but he easily killed the rare genius of the Charlotte Family. He then advanced by leaps and bounds, leaving everyone behind. A hundred years later, he brazenly stepped into the Heaven Rank and defeated the Charlotte Family in one fell swoop before floating away.
Now, this story had become a legend of the Merlin family.
Any child with a slight understanding of the Merlin Family's history could be said to be very familiar with it, especially Ross, Merlin, and Leon Merlin. They worshipped the ancestors of the Ancestral Land as gods, hoping that one day they would be able to obtain the favor of the ancestors like Santon Merlin and embark on the path to the Heaven Rank.
Now, the ancestors of the Ancestral Land had appeared in front of them, alive and well. One could imagine how shocked they were …
Not to mention them …
Even Thorne, one of the three Sword Saints of the Merlin Family, paled when he saw that old man.
However, unlike the others, Thorne Merlin was a well-known figure of the Merlin Family. When he was young, he had completed a bloodline ceremony in the ancestral land and had personally seen several ancestors.
Thorne Merlin had seen this ancestor before.
"Sir Ryan, how come you have come …" Thorne Merlin's voice was slightly shaking, not because of excitement, but because of fear.
Among everyone present, only Thorne Merlin knew how terrifying this old man was. Although everyone's name would be crowned with the word 'sir' after a few decades, Thorne Merlin knew that his' sir 'was like an ant compared to Sir Ryan.
A few decades ago, Thorne Merlin had obtained the opportunity to enter the Ancestral Land because of his outstanding achievements in the Planar War.
At that time, Thorne Merlin was very young and impulsive. After entering the Ancestral Land, he didn't immediately go to the temple to complete the bloodline ceremony. Instead, he curiously charged into the depths of the Ancestral Land. Then, Thorne Merlin saw a scene that he would never forget for the rest of his life.
At that time, Thorne Merlin had charged into the depths of the Ancestral Land and encountered the attack of a Titan Python. That was a true prehistoric species that was rumored to have been extinct before the 3rd Dynasty. Thorne Merlin didn't know how his luck was so good that he encountered one just as he entered the depths of the Ancestral Land. At that time, Thorne Merlin had been scared silly. That several-hundred-meter-long body looked like a majestic mountain when it coiled up.
When it opened its eyes and spat out its tongue, Thorne Merlin was scared silly.
It was only a 9th Rank Great Swordsman, but facing a level 36 Titan Python was like an ant encountering an elephant.
At that time, Thorne Merlin's only thought was to escape as far as possible.
Then, Thorne Merlin frantically ran for his life.
Even now, Thorne Merlin felt that he had never run faster than that time in his life.
But at that time, Thorne Merlin was only a 9th Rank Great Swordsman. Even if he used all of his potential, how could he be faster than a level 36 Titan Python? Just ten minutes later, Thorne Merlin heard the wind behind him and even smelled a fishy stench.
A sinister head the size of a hill was less than five meters behind him. Thorne Merlin felt as if his heart was about to jump out of his chest.
But at this time …
A meteor suddenly fell from the sky.
Then, the ground shook, and the level-36 Titan Python let out a blood-curdling screech as it was smashed by this meteorite …
And it wasn't over …
After the meteor, a second, third, and fourth one followed …
At that time, Thorne Merlin was scared silly.
He could only stare blankly as a dozen meteors fell from the sky and smashed that level 36 Titan Python into meat paste.
Thorne Merlin could clearly remember how shocking that scene was.
That wasn't a power a mortal should possess.
Ultimately, the old man that released a dozen meteors fell from the sky and slowly landed in front of Thorne Merlin. Thorne Merlin was so shocked that he couldn't even speak. He could only follow the old man in a daze, letting the old man lead him back to the temple where the bloodline ceremony was being held.
Thorne Merlin only knew that the old man was called Ryan Merlin and that he was the Archmage closest to the Heaven Rank after Merlin Thornton Merlin.
Now, this Archmage closest to the Heaven Rank was standing in front of Thorne Merlin.
Even if Thorne Merlin was already a Sword Saint and commanded the Merlin Family's Planar Legion, he still couldn't help trembling in fear when he saw that old man.
"Ofran, you speak." The old man called Sir Ryan waved his hand, calling Ofran over from afar.
"Yes, Sir Ryan." Ofran respectfully nodded and then turned to look at Lin Yun and Thorne Merlin. "An hour ago, the Ancestral Land's Guardian Tower made a decision. Three months later, the Merlin Family will join hands with the Watson Family to attack the Raging Flame Plane's Burning City …"
"What!" Thorne Merlin's expression changed as Ofran's words fell.
With the Watson Family!
'How could this be!'
The struggle between Okland's three Great Families had been going on for over a millennium. It's just that at the start, due to the three Great Families restraining each other, this kind of struggle was mostly kept in the dark. There weren't any real fights. But three hundred years ago, Thornton Merlin appeared and defeated the Charlotte Family in one move. After that, the Merlin Family and the Watson Family thoroughly fell out. In the past three hundred years, who knew how many times they had fought, both openly and secretly. Especially in the Raging Flame Plane, the Planar Legions of both sides clashed several dozen times, and countless people lost their lives in those clashes. It could be said that the hatred between the two Great Families had already reached an irreconcilable point.
Whether it was the Merlin Family or the Watson Family, they had always cooperated with other forces in the struggle for the Raging Flame Plane, but they had never cooperated with each other. No Planar Legion Commander in his right mind would make a decision to cooperate with each other.
It wasn't because they didn't want to cooperate …
Rather, it was because the two Great Families truly didn't have any possibility of cooperating.
Thorne Merlin hadn't expected that these ancestors, who rarely interfered with the Merlin Family's affairs, would actually make such a decision.
"I don't agree!" Thorne Merlin subconsciously objected.
But after saying that, Thorne Merlin realized that something was wrong and promptly added, "I mean, I feel that the Watson Family won't agree to cooperate with us!"
"Thorne, this is a decision from the Ancestral Land." Ofran glanced at Thorne Merlin before looking at Lin Yun once again. "Moreover, this time, Mafa Merlin and you will jointly command the Planar Legion …"
"What!?" This time, Thorne Merlin thoroughly lost his composure. When Ofran said that, Thorne Merlin almost jumped up on the spot. "Patriarch Ofran, what do you mean!?"
In Thorne Merlin's eyes, this was simply a joke!
Cooperating with the Watson Family was one thing, but even half of the authority to command the Planar Legion had to be given away. Moreover, the one taking away the other half was actually Mafa Merlin, who almost killed his son!
'No, this is absolutely unacceptable!'
"I'll say it again, Thorne, this is a decision from the Ancestral Land …"
"I have a question …" Lin Yun, who had been listening for a long time, couldn't help but ask, "I want to ask, can I not go?"
"No …" The one who answered Lin Yun wasn't Ofran, but rather Sir Ryan from the Ancestral Land. This old man hadn't spoken to anyone since entering the Merlin Family Manor, but when he saw Lin Yun, he unexpectedly revealed a rare smile. "Mafa Merlin, I really didn't expect that we would meet again so soon. But I heard from Ofran that your temper isn't very good. Young people shouldn't be so impulsive, you are still surnamed Merlin …"
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