News of Commander Chen Yongming's inspection of the Hera Plane spread quickly. The entire Lin Family was overjoyed. They gathered together to discuss what etiquette they should use to welcome Commander Chen. Patriarch Lin Youde, his sons, and Lin Haolin also discussed welcoming matters.
With the birth of another two true gods in the family, there were now four true gods in the family apart from Lin Xu and Lin Xiao. Lin Haolin and Lin Xiao, in particular, were both true gods.
No matter where it was, power was always linked to status. Therefore, ever since the birth of the fourth true god in the Lin Family, the patriarch had gradually handed over part of his authority to Lin Xiao. The most important part was that the development of another newly acquired plane cluster was handed over to Lin Haolin's father.
This meant that Lin Haolin was the core of the next generation of the family, directly surpassing Lin Zhanghong.
If it was in the past, there might be internal conflicts within the family. However, ever since Lin Xu married into the Shi family, Second Granduncle Lin Zhanghong seemed to have lost all interest in the family's affairs. He had already given up on many of the family's territories and focused on managing his own territory in the Foreign Lands.
In other words, the most powerful person in the Lin Family apart from the patriarch was Lin Xiao's father, Lin Haolin.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that he would most likely be the next patriarch of the family if Lin Haolin did not fight for the position.
No one in the family had any objections to this.
As the saying went, a father's status depended on his son. If his son had a bright future, his father would also benefit.
Soon, a small Void fleet led by a medium-sized Void ship appeared in the Hera Plane. Colonel Chen Yongming's aircraft entered the Hera Plane. After patrolling along the predetermined route, it appeared in front of the floating city in the center of the plane. Hundreds of Lin Xiao's men were already waiting there.
The aircraft stopped at the central square of the floating city. A group of elite soldiers escorted a tall middle-aged man out.
"The Lin Family welcomes Commander Chen Yongming!"
Chen Yongming smiled and went forward to shake Lin Youde's hand.
"You're too kind, Patriarch Lin. I'm here as a private visitor today. There's no need for such formality."
Lin Xiao's grandfather smiled brightly and said enthusiastically, "How can you be so humble?
"How can we ignore your superior's presence? I have already prepared a banquet. Please take a seat, Commander Chen."
Commander Chen laughed and looked very happy. He pulled Lin Youde into the room and asked as they walked.
"I wonder which one of you is Sir Lin Haolin?"
She turned around and looked at her father. Without waiting for his response, she stepped forward and took his hand.
"You must be Sir Lin Haolin. Like father, like son. Congratulations, Brother Lin!"
Not only were the people around unable to react to these words, even Father Lin was stunned. It took him a while to react, but in fact, he was still very confused as he replied,
"You're too kind, Commander Chen."
Commander Chen took his hand and smiled.
"I'm not being courteous. You'll know when Commander Lin returns. Come, let's go over first."
Then, he pulled Father Lin, who was still confused, into the hall as if he was the host. The others were also a little confused.
Compared to the festive Lin Family, the Zhang Family at this time was gloomy. Zhang Yan and Zhang Lingfeng, the only two True Gods of the Zhang Family, were sitting in the castle of the main family at this time. In front of them was a light screen, which showed the lively Lin Family. The two looked at the Lin Family on the light screen and recalled the prosperity of the Zhang Family at the beginning and the current situation of the Zhang Family. They were full of resentment and anger.
"Bang!"
The gate of the castle was pushed open by brute force, and a few young people of the family walked in.
If it was in the past, he would definitely reprimand them for being so rude, but now the whole family had become like this. No one even followed the rules.
The leader was Zhang Yan's grandson, Zhang Zecheng. He came to Zhang Yan and said in a deep voice,
"Grandpa, we can't go on like this. This is a slow death."
Zhang Yan looked up and glanced at his grandson.
"Do you have any ideas?"
Zhang Zecheng said loudly.
"Commander Chen Yongming came to inspect the Hea Plane today to see the Lin Family. Chen Yongming's attitude is very clear. We can't affect him, but there are other higher-ups of the base who came with Colonel Chen Yongming. We can pay a huge price to get one of them to put in a good word for us and let the Zhang Family go this time."
"What does the Zhang Family have to make them take the risk to speak for us? We tried a long time ago, but no one spoke for us. "
Zhang Yan did not agree or disagree. His tone was the same as before.
Zhang Zecheng did not mind. He had seen this kind of situation many times.
He continued, "I heard that a higher-up of the base was transferred not long ago, and a new officer was transferred here. I heard that he retired from the front lines and probably doesn't understand the situation here. We can persuade him."
Zhang Yan was expressionless and did not speak. Zhang Lingfeng, who had been silent all this time, asked,
"What do we have to persuade them now?"
"Us!"
Zhang Zecheng said without hesitation.
"Give up our sovereignty. The Zhang Family will submit to them as servants."
Everyone fell into deep thought. After a while, Zhang Yan said, "You have a good idea.
If we can't get past this hurdle, the Zhang Family will be gone. Rather than the entire family disappearing, we might as well become servants. At least we can save the lives of our clansmen. "
Zhang Yan was fully convinced of his grandson's idea.
He said in a deep voice, "In that case, you will be in charge of this matter. You will communicate with them. If they are willing, the Zhang Family will submit to them."
Zhang Zecheng accepted the order loudly and left excitedly with his companions.
Zhang Lingfeng watched the juniors leave and looked at his elder brother.
"Why didn't you tell them the truth?"
Zhang Yan shook his head.
"We have to give them a glimmer of hope."
"Sigh!"
Zhang Lingfeng sighed and remained silent for a while.
"Say, if we didn't do that back then, we wouldn't be in such a desperate situation now. Even if we were defeated by the Zhang Family, we would have a chance to retreat, and not be unable to leave now."
Zhang Yan smiled sadly and said, "There are no ifs.
Even if I had to do it all over again, I would still do it. But if I had to do it all over again, I would be more prepared. "
The castle fell into silence.
More than ten seconds later, the castle gate suddenly opened again. Zhang Zecheng, who had just left, rushed in and shouted in panic.
"Grandpa, Second Grandpa, go out and see what's in the sky?"
The two looked at each other and strode to the door. Before they went out, they already felt a trace of abnormality. The sky was too dark.
Walking out of the castle gate, there were already many clansmen standing in the square outside, pointing at the sky. He looked up and saw a huge object in the sky that was beyond his line of sight. It completely blocked the sun. It was clearly daytime, but it was like dusk approaching night.
"This is???"
Zhang Yan and Zhang Lingfeng looked at each other and saw the horror in each other's eyes. After a moment of silence, they said word by word,
"Void War Fortress!"
The indescribable behemoth brought a terrifying pressure. Clansmen came out of their rooms one after another and looked up at the huge fortress that covered the sky. They were all speechless for a long time.
A few minutes later, large Void Battleships tore open the plane's crystal wall and entered the plane. Dazzling streams of light flew out of the fortress and landed in the plane. The powerful True God aura made everyone hold their breath.
After a while, someone suddenly said,
"This … seems to be coming towards us?"
Many people could see that the True God aura and large Void Battleships were indeed flying towards the Zhang Family's castle. Everyone was very nervous.
Patriarch Zhang Yan stood quietly without moving. After a while, he suddenly said in a low voice,
"Are we really wrong?"
Zhang Lingfeng replied in a low voice, "What's done is done.
I've already expected this day to come. I've already sent a small number of descendants to a distant world. They can't return to the main world for a hundred years. "
Zhang Yan nodded. He had also sent some young clansmen away. Those who were still here were clansmen who had been in contact with the Lin Family. Sending them away would easily lead to the Lin Family's investigation.
Thinking of this, he felt much better. He said to his younger brother, "Even if we lose, we still have to put up a fight.
Let's go and meet the Lin Family's prodigy who destroyed our Zhang Family. Let's see what he's capable of. "
The two brothers rushed into the sky at the same time to meet the incoming Void Battleships and warriors. They were dozens of miles away, but an indescribable force pressed down on them and immediately pressed them down from the sky.
"Boom!"
As a super-large Void Battleship landed, the huge Zhang Clan castles collapsed into ruins with a loud rumble, kicking up dust and smoke into the air.
Soon, all the Zhang Family clansmen were trapped and escorted to the central square. A thick beam of light descended from the sky and landed on the square, creating a circle of smoke and dust. When the beam of light disappeared, Lin Xiao held Xie Yufei's hand and floated in the air, looking down at them expressionlessly.
When he saw the three golden stars on his shoulder, which represented General, Zhang Yan was enlightened.
"General with real power. What a peerless prodigy. Why doesn't our Zhang Family have such a prodigy?"
At this moment, Zhang Yan was in complete despair. The glimmer of hope in his heart had completely disappeared. He shouted at Lin Xiao, "The Zhang Family is willing to die.
"The Zhang Family is willing to stretch out our necks to be slaughtered. General Lin Xiao, please spare the descendants of the Zhang Family who are not the children of the Divine Realm!"
Lin Xiao didn't even look at him. He only turned to Xie Yufei and asked.
"What do you think we should do with them?"
"Kill!"
Lin Xiao nodded, turned back, and said calmly, "Kill them."
"Kill!"
With that, he turned and left, leaving behind Zhang Yan, who had closed his eyes in despair, and many panicking Zhang Family clansmen.
Hua Xiang, the commander of the fourth battalion of the Giant God Legion, waved his hand and ordered coldly.
"The Zhang Family of Heya has assassinated a high-ranking military officer in the war zone. Under the orders of the Division Commander, kill the entire Zhang Family!"
"Kill!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Void Battleships' main cannons, which had been ready to charge, fired at the same time. Hundreds and thousands of beams of light containing terrifying power descended from the sky and plowed through the ruins of the Zhang Family's castle once more.
They couldn't teleport away under the war formation, so they were completely helpless against the bombardment of the main cannons.
After a wave of cannon fire, ninety percent of the Zhang Family clansmen, including Zhang Lingfeng, were wiped out. Then, more than a hundred True Gods descended and killed all the remaining Zhang Family clansmen.
After that, True Gods proficient in prophecy would deduce the whereabouts of the other Zhang Family clansmen and eliminate them by the roots.
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