Age of Evolution# - Chapter 785

Chapter 785: Chapter 788: Draw the Gun! (Third Update)

Lin Zhen carried Saga’s corpse, stepped on the void, and came to the Fire Palace.

He didn’t enter the Fire Palace immediately. Even though he had succeeded as the chieftain, he still needed to meet with the clan members, get to know them, and entering the Fire Palace right away would give people a bad impression and make them feel like he was too eager to be the chieftain.

Standing in front of the steps of the Fire Palace, behind him was the colossal World Stone.

At Lin Zhen’s summons, the people of the Fire Kirin Clan gradually gathered in front of the Fire Palace.

However, these clan members did not seem as enthusiastic as imagined. Their gazes at Lin Zhen were filled with scrutiny, inspection, and even pity, making Lin Zhen feel a bit strange.

The Fire Kirin Clan was not very populous. After all, kirins, such rare Galaxy Beasts, were few in number. The entire Fire Kirin Clan had only a little over ten thousand members.

Lin Zhen stood in front of the Fire Palace, looking at the sparse crowd below, and asked, “Is everyone here yet?”

The one who answered him was a young man who had previously spoken with Lin Zhen. He seemed to have a good impression of Lin Zhen and replied, “Chieftain, basically everyone is here, it’s just the few elders haven’t arrived yet.”

“Oh, how many elders do we have in our clan?”

“Chieftain, we have a total of four elders in our clan, they are Elder Li, Elder Wang, Elder Sima, and Elder Qin, however, it seems that Elder Qin has already…”

“He’s already dead.”

“Then there are only three elders and none of them are here yet.”

Lin Zhen frowned slightly, wondering what these few elders were up to. Were they trying to show him who’s boss? He had just taken office as the chieftain and they were acting like this.

However, Lin Zhen didn’t intend to argue with them. Since he had just taken office as the chieftain, it was better to gather everyone’s hearts first.

After waiting for a full ten minutes and the three elders still hadn’t arrived, Lin Zhen grew impatient and asked the young man, “What’s your name?”

“Reporting to the chieftain, my name is Lin Chuang.”

“Oh!” Lin Zhen showed a smile, “It’s quite a coincidence that you’re also a Lin. In that case, you go and find out what the few elders are doing, and let them come here immediately.”

“Yes, Chieftain.” Lin Chuang happily left to carry out the order.

“No need, Xiao Linzi. We old bones are a bit slow, and it’s understandable for us to walk slowly. As expected, a young person like you can’t keep calm.” As he spoke, a few elders arrived by stepping on the void, with Elder Li in the middle and Elder Wang and Elder Sima beside him.

Lin Zhen’s eyebrows furrowed, it was obvious that those words weren’t meant for Lin Chuang. It seemed that these people really didn’t intend to give him any face.

That’s fine, he would see what they were capable of. He was the chieftain now, and if they dared to continue being so presumptuous, Lin Zhen didn’t mind teaching them a lesson.

The three elders landed from the air and wobbled through the crowd to stand in front of Lin Zhen.

Elder Li looked Lin Zhen up and down, “You’re Lin Zhen?”

Lin Zhen laughed, “Before you start talking to me, shouldn’t you call me ‘chieftain’ and then introduce yourself by name? Haven’t you seen the video of Clan Leader Saga’s final moments?”

Elder Li was choked for a moment, and Elder Wang beside him immediately said, “Of course we’ve seen the video, otherwise, we wouldn’t have come when you summoned us. But as an elder of the Fire Kirin Clan, I want to ask you, do you think your strength is enough to lead the rise of the Fire Kirin Clan?”

Elder Sima also said, “That’s right, our Fire Kirin Clan’s status in the Star River Giant Beast Alliance isn’t very high, and we need a strong leader to lead us towards glory. Although your strength, Lin Zhen, is barely passable, when it comes to being a chieftain…I’m afraid there are many others in the clan who are more suitable than you.”

Elder Wang added, “In Martial Artists World, strength is king. Lin Zhen, you’re still young and have a long way to go. Why don’t you take your time and return to the Holy Land for a hundred years of cultivation before coming back to talk? In the meantime, we won’t have a chieftain, and anyway, a hundred years will pass quickly, how do you feel about this?”

Lin Zhen sneered. If he were to go back for a hundred years, by the time he returned, the Fire Kirin Clan would probably have a new leader, and no one would recognize him anymore.

Even if he didn’t want to be the chieftain, he couldn’t lose to these elders now.

But before Lin Zhen could say anything, Elder Li, who had just been choked by Lin Zhen’s words, said coldly, “The clan leader handed the position to you, but we need to see if the clan members support you. Raise your hand if you support Lin Zhen as the chieftain.”

Lin Zhen’s gaze fell, and he saw only Lin Chuang raise his hand, and apart from him, there were only a sparse few dozen people.

Seeing the situation, Lin Zhen was taken aback. Although he was new, he didn’t think he would have so few supporters. There must have been something he wasn’t aware of.

Elder Li sneered, “See, your strength isn’t enough, and everyone won’t recognize you. Do you think you’re suitable to be a chieftain under such circumstances?”

Lin Zhen took a deep breath, knowing that at this point, he had to prove his strength.

Moreover, it couldn’t be a fight with someone else, for a comitting fratricide chieftain would not be supported at all.

Looking around, Lin Zhen saw the World Stone behind him.

He lifted his foot, and with a light jump, landed on the World Stone.

On the World Stone, the Landis Spear that made Lin Zhen’s heart race was inserted.

“What are you going to do? Didn’t you already try pulling that spear? If you can’t pull it, don’t try again.” Elder Wang shouted.

Elder Li pulled Elder Wang back, “Why do you care so much? In a moment when he can’t pull the spear again, he’ll naturally have no face to stay. As long as he hands over the chieftain’s seal, we can expel him, so he won’t know about the arrival of the mercenaries, and use the chieftain’s identity to resist, causing us all to suffer.”

They didn’t immediately reveal the mercenaries’ arrival, fearing that Lin Zhen would learn of it and become even more unwilling to hand over the chieftain position.

Now Lin Zhen was actively trying to pull the spear again, it was just what they wanted.

In their opinion, Lin Zhen was just struggling in despair. He had just failed to pull the spear, and now he was trying again, who in the world could do such a thing?

So they just watched the drama unfold with amusement.

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When Lin Zhen stepped onto the World Stone, his eyes could no longer see anything else.

The ancient long spear in front of him gleamed with a faint blue light, and the rough spear shaft somehow gave him a particular sense of reliability.

He reached out to grip the spear shaft, and it trembled slightly.

Lin Zhen closed his eyes, feeling quietly.

Within the spear shaft, the Four Elements Flower faintly appeared, resonating strangely with the Four Elements Flower inside Lin Zhen’s body.

In an instant, elemental energy flickered all over Lin Zhen’s body, causing the ancient spear, which had been stuck here since ancient times, to tremble and emit an obscure humming sound!

This scene left everyone dumbfounded!

It was well known that, since the day the long spear was stuck here, no one had been able to make it waver in the slightest, let alone cause it to tremble and hum like this.

“How is that possible? The Spear of Landis actually moved!”

“Resonance! How can this spear resonate with someone else? Isn’t there a Four Elements Flower inside the spear shaft? Without activating the power of the Four Elements Flower, it’s impossible to pull out the spear!”

“Lin Zhen is the Black Hole Beast, not a mutated Four Elements Kylin, how did he do it?”

The crowd below was noisy, but it didn’t affect Lin Zhen. After gripping the spear shaft, Lin Zhen felt a trace of soul power.

That was the lingering memory of Landis’ soul, hidden within the Four Elements Flower.

Since Lin Zhen’s Black Hole Devouring had already devoured Heigu two months ago, he could not devour another soul. So, when he grasped the long spear and sensed Landis’s soul, he was unable to devour it.

However, Lin Zhen was not afraid. If it came down to the strength of the soul, he truly did not fear anyone.

Moreover, he could feel that this soul’s power seemed to bear no malice.

There were no words, no sound, only an elusive, intangible shadow surrounding the Four Elements Flower, reluctant to leave for a long time.

Lin Zhen remained silent, quietly feeling the emotions contained within the other’s soul.

He could clearly feel Landis’ love for his race. A true hero who dedicated everything to his tribe, he earned the title of the Fire Kirin Clan erecting a statue of him at their door.

“Landis, please rest assured, with this long spear in my hands, I’ll make sure it shines as it deserves. Since I’ve taken over as the Fire Kirin’s chieftain, I, Lin Zhen, will do my best for the Fire Kirin Clan, for Clan Chief Saga and for you.”

At this moment, Lin Zhen’s previous feelings of perfunctoriness vanished.

Now that he had become the Black Hole Beast by chance, he was inextricably linked with the Fire Kirin Clan. Lin Zhen felt that his home had been in the New World before, but starting today, he had a home in the Original World, a large family, the Fire Kirin Clan.

As these sincere emotions arose in Lin Zhen’s heart, a miracle happened!

A memory was forcibly imprinted in Lin Zhen’s mind!

This was not obtained through Lin Zhen’s Black Hole Devouring, but given voluntarily by the other party.

The memory contained a set of spear techniques Landis used during his lifetime.

The name of the spear technique was Time, an original creation by Landis, containing the unique ultimate technique of the four elements – Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind.

This spear technique had four moves: Spring Earth, Summer Stream Fire, Autumn Wind, and Winter’s Chill.

With the combination of the Four Elements Flower, the power of this spear technique even exceeded that of ordinary Holy Land Martial Arts!

Others couldn’t learn this spear technique, and even if they could, they wouldn’t be able to use it because only Lin Zhen had the unique Four Elements Flower in the world.

A virtual silhouette demonstrated the spear technique in Lin Zhen’s mind, allowing him to comprehend it quickly. This was the last power of Landis’ soul.

In a blink of an eye, more than an hour had passed.

Underneath the World Stone, Elder Li and the others had become impatient.

Lin Zhen went on to make a little disturbance, then grabbed the spear shaft and stood still. They wondered if he could pull it out, or at least explain what was the matter since he hadn’t moved.

Elder Li cast a glance at a few people, who immediately started arguing and verbally attacking Lin Zhen on the giant rock.

“Can you do it or not? If not, just come down!”

“Exactly, what’s with all this dragging on, are we all supposed to wait for you?”

“You’ve become the chieftain, but you shouldn’t play around with everyone like this. Maybe you don’t know what’s going on yet?”

Amidst the noise, Lin Zhen slowly opened his eyes.

“No matter what happened before, from now on, it won’t matter anymore!”

“Rise!”

Lin Zhen suddenly shouted, and a ray of light burst from where the spear and giant rock connected, quickly transforming into countless rays of light, like the brilliant, dazzling and hopeful light breaking through the dawn!