The civil war of the Lin clan was over.
It was rather dramatic and full of twists and turns.
Along with Lin Feng's sudden appearance, he turned the tide. In a situation where no one was optimistic about him, Lin Feng defeated the four great experts of the Lin Clan like crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood. Lin Zhongxian, Lin Shi, and Lam Tok Tei were all outstanding members of the Lin clan and had some fame in Shiluo Prefecture.
Even the weakest of the four, Lin Mo, was a level-4 Cosmic Sector-level.
But in front of Lin Feng, he was like an ant.
The difference was too great!
The surroundings were completely silent. The remaining nine elders and grand elders of the Lin Clan were all stunned on the spot, a little stupefied. Things happened too suddenly, so sudden that they couldn't accept it. At this moment, less than 40 seconds had passed since the start of the battle!
It was extremely shocking.
"Phew!" Lin Zhen exhaled deeply and laughed involuntarily.
In fact, he didn't expect to win at all, and win so easily.
From the beginning to the end, he was completely led by the nose by Lam Tok Tei. It could be said that he was completely defeated in terms of 'scheming', and he lost wholeheartedly. In the end, he was forced to start the civil war. Of course, Lin Feng pulled him onto the boat, but in fact, he really had no way out at that time.
For himself, for his family, Lin Zhen had to take a gamble.
Even if it was just an unsightly desperation.
But the outcome was unexpected.
"Dad?" Lin Feng's eyes flashed as he spoke slowly.
"Eh? Ah. "Lin Zhen suddenly reacted and looked at Lin Feng.
That black martial robe didn't have any star armor, but at this moment, no one would underestimate this ordinary-looking young man in front of them. The martial robe was quite clean, and Lin Feng was in high spirits. He didn't look injured at all. Inexplicably, Lin Zhen's heart couldn't help but tremble.
At this moment, he felt that Lin Feng was unfathomable, and even …
Somewhat terrifying.
Not just in terms of strength, but also in terms of wisdom.
"Is it … time to deal with the aftermath?" Lin Feng's eyes sparkled.
Although they had won the civil war, this was only the beginning. There were still many things to be done.
Just how to deal with Lin Zhongxian and the others, as well as how to appease the remaining nine high-ranking members of the Lin clan, was an extremely difficult task. Lin Feng smiled faintly and shook his head. He wasn't good at this, but this new 'father' of his should have a way.
"Oh …" Lin Zhen nodded, his brows slightly furrowed.
After being pointed out by Lin Feng, Lin Zhen immediately fell into deep thought. This was clearly not an easy task.
If it wasn't handled properly, trouble would come one after another.
Seeing that Lin Zhen had already begun to think of a solution, Lin Feng didn't disturb him. He looked around and saw that Lin Shi, Lin Mo, and Lin Zhongxian had already fainted and had completely lost their ability to fight. Only Lam Tok Tei was missing, falling into the blood pool.
"Hmm, he hasn't floated up yet?" Lin Feng was slightly surprised.
His heart trembled. In an instant, he shot out like a bolt of lightning and entered the blood pool.
The situation wasn't completely clear yet, so he couldn't jump to conclusions. Therefore, he had to find Lam Tok Tei first.
Suddenly — —
"Careful!" Lin Zhen's expression changed and he shouted.
At this moment, Lin Feng had just entered the blood pool. However, in an instant, the water in the blood pool suddenly changed. Like dancing fire snakes, they attacked Lin Feng. The originally gentle energy became incomparably violent. It was as if brothers who were drinking and chatting merrily just a second ago were fighting each other.
"What a terrifying fire element." Lin Feng was shocked, but he didn't panic.
"Fire of Rebirth!" The light of the flames rose. Lin Feng's eyes flickered. As the Fire of Rebirth covered his body, the originally violent and ferocious water in the blood pool seemed to have calmed down a lot. Lin Feng was like a swordfish, diving straight into the blood pool. The surrounding people were dumbfounded.
"No way, he's fine?!"
"What kind of flame is this? It can actually resist the water in the blood pool?"
"Am I seeing things?"
… …
Everyone was stunned, including Lin Zhen.
As long as one entered the blood pool once, they wouldn't be able to enter it again. Every direct descendant of the Lin clan knew this. There was once a cultivator who was insatiably greedy and wanted to increase his strength. In the end, he was swallowed by the crazy fire element in the blink of an eye after entering the blood pool.
Even with Lin Zhen's strength, he didn't dare to take the risk.
But Lin Feng …
Was safe and sound.
"Monster," Lin Zhen muttered, his eyes flickering.
"Where did this Lin Feng come from? Why is he helping me? And …"
"Is what Lam Tok Tei said true?"
Lin Zhen stared at the blood pool and thought to himself.
Now that he had calmed down and looked back, he realized that there were many 'strange' things.
"Could he really be the son of the ancient clan woman, Jia Yazhu?" When Lin Zhen thought of this possibility, he was shocked. His chest heaved. "If that's the case, then isn't he the son of Lin Xiaotian? If that's the case … "Lin Zhen nodded repeatedly, his eyes flickering.
Everything seemed to make sense.
"It's useless to think too much." Lin Zhen's eyes were burning.
"When the time comes, I'll ask him directly. Now that we're in the same boat, I don't think he'll hide anything from me."
"Right now, it's more important to deal with business."
Lin Zhen forcefully suppressed the curiosity in his heart as his gaze turned towards the remaining nine people led by Lin Yan.
Most of them were the mainstays of the clan —
Earth-rank weapon refiners.
… …
In the blood pool.
"What a huge pool." Lin Feng was shocked.
He initially thought that it was just a small pool that was a few hundred square meters. However, after entering, he realized that it was not what he imagined at all. The blood pool's water continued to churn, spewing out malevolent fire elemental energy with an extremely aggressive nature. It did not stop for even a moment.
"The Flame of Rebirth is indeed worthy of being called the strongest defensive flame."
"It can actually resist such brutal fire elements."
Lin Feng's eyes flickered and he was surprised.
The defensive power of the fire elements was far stronger than he had imagined.
In terms of Star Techniques, it was still inferior to the Flames of Devouring, but in terms of defensive power, it was far from what the Flames of Devouring could compare to. One was offensive, and the other was defensive. Most importantly, when combined with the Phoenix Natal Chart, the flames of rebirth were inexhaustible!
"Chi!" "Chi!" The flames of rebirth were constantly being consumed, but they were instantly replenished.
"If it were the Flames of Devouring, I'm afraid it would have been consumed long ago," Lin Feng thought to himself with a glint in his eyes.
"It seems that the second time I enter this' blood pool ', I will be attacked by it. I'm not the exception. Lam Tok Tei shouldn't be either …"
Lin Feng nodded slightly and thought to himself.
According to his calculations, Lam Tok Tei had probably been engulfed by the blood pool.
After being hit by his full force, Lam Tok Tei was already seriously injured. If he wanted to resist the crazy fire elements in the blood pool, he would definitely be powerless. Most importantly, even after such a long time had passed, he still hadn't surfaced from the water.
"He's most likely buried in the blood pool." Lin Feng sighed softly and felt that it was a pity.
He didn't have the intention to kill him, but he still died because of him.
"Uh …"
"Let's search again."
Although there wasn't much hope, Lin Feng didn't want to give up.
Besides, he also wanted to "explore" such a large blood pool.
…
At the place of bloodline inheritance.
The upper echelons of the Lin clan, led by Lin Yan, were obviously hesitant at this time.
Although they weren't on the side just now, they still had lingering fears. After all, they "knew" so many secrets. It was hard to guarantee that they wouldn't be silenced. It was useless to resist. With the strength of the nine of them combined, they probably wouldn't be enough to kill Lin Feng alone. Even if they wanted to escape …
At the only entrance, a Hundred Poison Colored Python was valiantly coiling its body, its eyes cold.
There was no way forward, and there was no way back.
However, they were obviously worrying too much.
What did the Lin clan rely on to gain a foothold in Shiluo County?
Refining!
The clan only had eight Earth-rank blacksmiths. Among them, Lam Tok Tei and Lin Zhongxian were dead. There were only six left. If they killed the rest, wouldn't Lin Zhen be the only one left? Without an Earth-rank blacksmith, would the Lin clan still be worthy of being called a blacksmith clan?
The Lin clan would probably decline from then on.
Moreover, once there was a big change in the clan, it would definitely arouse suspicion.
Especially the Union of Artificers!
With so many Earth-rank blacksmiths dead at once, they would definitely investigate carefully. At that time, it would only be more troublesome.
No matter how he thought about it, Lin Zhen wouldn't kill him to silence him. In fact, the fact that they didn't take sides just now already proved that they weren't full of "righteousness." Compared to meaningless principles and clan rules, their lives were much more important.
"I hope that today's matter will end here."
"In the future, no one is allowed to say a word. This time, not only is it a gag order, but …"
"We must sign a contract."
Lin Zhen's eyes burned as he said in a deep voice, "If this matter spreads, it will definitely be a disaster for the Lin clan."
"We could escape last time, but I don't know if we will be implicated this time."
"And the best way to do that is to pretend that nothing happened."
"I have no choice. I hope everyone won't blame me."
His eyes burned, and his Starry Sky Pupils shone brightly.
Lin Zhen gazed at the crowd and finally made the final decision.
The remaining nine people discussed spiritedly, following Lin Yan's lead. In terms of seniority and status in the clan, he didn't decline. The discussion didn't stop, but Lin Zhen's expression was solemn. He didn't say a word. To him, he had done what he needed to do. The rest was up to them.
Fate was in everyone's hands.
After a long while, everyone's discussion finally stopped.
Standing at the head of the crowd, Lin Yan looked straight at Lin Zhen and said in a deep voice, "I only have one question. If … we don't agree?"
Lin Zhen furrowed his brows and his eyes darkened.
At this moment —
"If you don't agree, then I'm sorry." A cold voice came from the blood pool.
Lin Feng jumped out of the pool with a whoosh. The fire on his body was still bright, and his Starry Sky Pupils emitted extreme light, but they were full of killing intent.
He said those words on behalf of Lin Zhen.
If Lin Zhen said those words personally, he would definitely offend everyone.
If he offended all the upper echelons of the clan, Lin Zhen would be sitting on pins and needles even if he was the clan leader.
However, he didn't care.
Lin Yan and the others' expressions changed, and they looked extremely ugly.
They had seen Lin Feng's strength just now. He indeed had the strength to say those words, and they believed that he could do the same. Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost! Lin Yan sighed, and a hint of helplessness flashed in his eyes. He nodded slowly. "We agree."
Lin Zhen's eyes lit up, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, as if relieved of a heavy burden.
He looked back at Lin Feng and nodded lightly.
Lin Feng smiled faintly.
This result wasn't bad.
However …
"What a pity. Lam Tok Tei seems to have really died in the blood pool." Lin Feng sighed softly.
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