The Era of Gods-Chapter 729 - 729 The Fall of the Zhang Clan

Chapter 729: Chapter 729: The Fall of the Zhang Clan Chapter 729 -729: The Fall of the Zhang Clan News of Commander Chen Yongming’s inspection of the Heya Plane spread quickly, and the entire Lin Family was overjoyed, eagerly gathered to discuss what ceremonies should be used to welcome Commander Chen.

Clan Leader Lin Youde, along with several of his sons and Lin Haolin, discussed the welcoming arrangements.

With the birth of two more True Gods within the clan, the Lin Family now had four True Gods, aside from Lin Xu and Lin Xiao, especially since both Lin Haolin and his son Lin Xiao were True Gods.

In any place, strength is always linked with status.

Therefore, ever since the Lin Family’s fourth True God emerged, the Clan Leader gradually started delegating a portion of his power to Lin Haolin, most notably the responsibility for developing the newly acquired planes, which were handed over to Lin Xiao’s father.

This signified that the core of the family’s next generation was Lin Haolin, directly bypassing his uncle Lin Zhanghong.

In the past, this might have led to internal family conflicts, but ever since Lin Xu married into the Shi Family, his uncle Lin Zhanghong seemed to have lost his ambition and showed no interest in these family affairs, relinquished much of his family’s territory, and concentrated on managing his own domains in the Different Domain.

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That is to say, besides the Clan Leader, the most powerful person in the Lin Family now was Lin Xiao’s father, Lin Haolin.

It was clear to anyone with discernment that, with the uncle not contending, the next Clan Leader was very likely to be him.

No one in the family objected to this.

As the saying goes, the child’s success brings honor to the father; with his son’s bright future, the father could also bask in the reflected glory.

Soon, a small Void Fleet under the lead of a medium-sized Void Ship appeared in the Heya Plane.

Colonel Chen Yongming’s aircraft entered the Heya Plane, made an inspection along a predetermined route, and arrived in front of the central Floating City.

Over a hundred members of the Lin Xiao family had already been waiting there.

The aircraft landed in the central square of the Floating City, and a line of elite soldiers escorted a tall, middle-aged man out.

“The Lin Clan welcomes Commander Chen Yongming!”

Chen Yongming’s face showed a smile as he stepped forward to grasp Lin Youde’s hand, laughed heartily, and said,

“Clan Leader Lin is too kind.

Today I come as a private individual; there’s no need for such grand reception.”

Lin Xiao’s grandfather, with a beaming smile, warmly said,

“It is our honor to have an official visit; we have prepared a banquet, please, Commander Chen, take a seat.”

Commander Chen laughed heartily, seemingly very pleased, and, pulling Lin Youde along, entered the hall, asking as they walked,

“May I know which one is Mr.

Lin Haolin?”

His gaze shifted and fell directly on Lin’s father, not waiting for his response, he went forward and took his hand saying,

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“This must be Mr.

Lin Haolin, indeed a case of ‘like father, like son.’ Brother Lin, congratulations!

”

Not only were the others surprised by his words, Lin’s father was also stunned, taking a moment to respond, although he was still quite confused,

“You flatter me, Commander Chen.”

Commander Chen, holding his hand, laughed and said,

“I am not flattering you at all; you will understand when Division Commander Lin returns.

Come, let’s go inside.”

Saying this, as if taking control of the situation, he led the still confused Lin’s father into the hall, leaving everyone else somewhat bewildered.

Compared to the Lin Family, which was in a festive and celebratory mood, the Zhang Family was shrouded in gloom.

The Zhang Family Head, Zhang Yan, and Zhang Lingfeng, the only two True Gods of the Zhang Family, were currently sitting in the main family castle, in front of a screen displaying the lively scenes of the Lin Family.

Watching the display, they against contrasted the current plight of the Zhang Family with its former glory, feeling a mix of bitterness and resentment.

“Bang!”

The castle door was pushed open with brute force, and several younger generation members of the clan walked in.

If this had happened in the past, he would have rebuked them for their lack of manners, but now, with the clan in such disarray, even basic decorum was no longer observed.

At the forefront was Zhang Yan’s grandson, Zhang ZeCheng, who came forward and said with a grave voice,

“Grandfather, we cannot continue like this; it’s a slow path to death.”

Zhang Yan looked up at his grandson, uttered indifferently,

“Do you have an alternative?”

Zhang ZeCheng spoke loudly,

“Today Commander Chen Yongming is inspecting the Heya Plane, but in reality, he is here to see the Lins.

Chen Yongming’s stance is very clear, and it’s unlikely that we can influence him.

However, there are other high-ranking officers who came with Colonel Chen, and we could pay a hefty price to have one of them speak well of us, to give us a reprieve from the Lins just this once.”

“What assets do we have now that would convince others to take a risk and advocate for us?

Moreover, we tried this long ago, to no avail—no one spoke for us.”

Zhang Yan neither approved nor objected, his tone as flat as before.

Unperturbed by the response, Zhang ZeCheng had seen this situation many times and continued,

“I heard that a high-ranking officer was recently transferred from the base and a new military officer was appointed.

He is said to have retired from the front lines and probably doesn’t know the situation here well; we might be able to persuade him.”

Zhang Yan’s face was expressionless, and he remained silent.

Zhang Lingfeng, who had been quiet all this while, asked,

“What do we still have that could persuade them?”

“Us!”

Zhang ZeCheng declared decisively,

“We will renounce our sovereignty, and our entire Zhang Family will submit and serve them as vassals.”

Everyone fell into contemplation, and after a while, Zhang Yan said,

“Your idea is very good.

If we can’t get past this hurdle, the Zhang Family is done for.

Better to serve as slaves and save the lives of our clan, than face extinction.”

Zhang Yan fully affirmed his grandson’s idea and said solemnly,

“If that’s the case, I leave it to you to handle this matter entirely.

Go and negotiate with them, and if they agree, the Zhang Family will submit.”

Zhang ZeCheng loudly accepted the command and, excitedly, left with a few companions.

Zhang Lingfeng watched the younger ones leave, then turned to his older brother and said,

“Why don’t you tell them the truth?”

Zhang Yan shook his head and said,

“They need to have a glimmer of hope.”

“Ah!”

Zhang Lingfeng sighed and after a long silence said,

“Do you think if we hadn’t done that at the beginning, we wouldn’t be in this desperate situation now?

Even if we were defeated by the Zhang Family, we’d still have had a chance to retreat, instead of being trapped like we are now, unable to leave.”

Zhang Yan gave a bitter smile and replied,

“There are no ‘what ifs’ in life.

Even if I had to do it all over again, I would make the same choices.

But if given the chance to start over, I would prepare much more thoroughly.”

The castle fell silent.

More than ten seconds later, the castle’s gate was suddenly flung open again, as Zhang ZeCheng rushed back in, panic written all over his face as he shouted,

“Grandfather, Great-Uncle, you must come out and see what’s in the sky!”

The two exchanged a glance and strode to the door.

Even before stepping outside, they sensed that something was not right; the sky was too dark.

They emerged from the castle gates to find many clanspeople already standing in the square, pointing and gazing upwards.

Looking up, they saw an enormous object, too big to fit into their line of sight, occupying their entire view of the Vault of Heaven, completely blocking out the sunlight.

It was bright daylight, but it felt like twilight verging on night.

“What is this???”

Zhang Yan and Zhang Lingfeng looked at each other, terror apparent in their eyes.

After a brief pause, they slowly and deliberately said,

“Void War Fortress!”

The indescribably huge object exerted a terrifying pressure.

Clan members came out of their rooms one after another, looking up at the colossal fortress that eclipsed the sun, speechless for a long time.

Minutes later, Large Void Warships began to emerge from the torn Plane Crystal Wall, entering the plane.

Streaks of dazzling light shot out from the fortress and descended into the plane, the powerful aura of True Gods so overwhelming that everyone held their breath.

Suddenly, someone said,

“This…

seems to be heading towards us, doesn’t it?”

Many had realized that the powerful auras of the True Gods and the Large Void Warships were indeed heading in the direction of the Zhang Family castle, leaving everyone tense and uneasy.

Clan Leader Zhang Yan stood still, unmoving.

After a long while, he said in a low voice,

“Were we truly wrong?”

Zhang Lingfeng responded quietly,

“It’s too late for regrets.

I foresaw this day coming and had already sent a small part of our progeny to a distant world.

They must not return to the Main World within a hundred years.”

Zhang Yan nodded.

He too had sent away some of the younger clanspeople.

Those who remained were closely connected with the Lin Family, and sending them away would likely lead to the Lin Clan’s scrutiny.

Feeling somewhat better, he turned to his cousin and said,

“Lose the battle but not the spirit.

Let’s go and meet this Lin scion who seeks to destroy our Zhang Clan, to see what he’s truly made of.”

The two brothers soared into the sky together, heading toward the approaching fleet of ships and Titan Combat Team warriors.

Tens of kilometers away, an indescribable, terrifying force bore down on them, pressing them back down from the sky.

“Boom!”

With the descent of a Super Large Void Battleship, the vast Zhang Family castle complex collapsed with a thunderous roar into ruins, throwing up a cloud of dust into the air.

Soon, all members of the Zhang Clan were rounded up and escorted to the central square.

A thick beam of light descended from the sky, raising a ring of dust on the square.

As the beam faded, Lin Xiao, hand in hand with Xie Yufei, hovered in mid-air above them, expressionless as he looked down.

When Zhang Yan saw the three gold stars on his shoulder, indicating the rank of a high general, a look of realization crossed his face:

“An actual power-bearing general, indeed a peerless prodigy.

Why doesn’t the Zhang Clan have such an outstanding individual!”

By then, Zhang Yan had completely lost hope.

The last vestiges of a fantastical miracle had vanished, and he shouted loudly at Lin Xiao,

“The Zhang Clan willingly accepts its fate.

I implore you, General Lin Xiao, to spare the remaining non-Divine Realm descendants of the Zhang Clan!”

Lin Xiao didn’t even glance at him but instead turned to ask Xie Yufei beside him,

“How do you think we should dispose of them?”

“Kill!”

Lin Xiao nodded, turned back, and said indifferently,

“Kill!”

After saying this, he turned and walked away, leaving behind Zhang Yan with a face of despair and the many panic-stricken Zhang Clan members.

The commander of the fourth battalion of the Giant God Combat Team, Huo Xiang, raised his hand and ordered coldly,

“The Zhang Clan of Heya Plane attempted to assassinate high-ranking military officers in the War Zone.

By the orders of the Division Commander, exterminate the entire Zhang Clan!”

“Kill!”

As his words fell, the Void Warship’s main cannons, already charged, fired simultaneously.

Hundreds of terrifying energy beams descended from the sky, once again razing the ruins of the Zhang Family castle complex to the ground.

Under the War Array, they could not teleport away, and they were completely helpless against the bombardment from the main cannons.

One round of cannon fire eradicated nearly ninety percent of the Zhang Clan, including Zhang Lingfeng.

Immediately following, hundreds of True Gods descended and exterminated all remaining members of the Zhang Clan.

Afterward, True Gods skilled in prophecy will act to calculate the whereabouts of other primary direct descendants of the Zhang Clan, ensuring none are left.