"This is why I had Elder Wang Jian, Meng Tian, and your maternal grandfather come down to help me. Only then can I fully control the human race's hero spirit troops."
Lin Tian looked at Lin Zhan and the others, who wore solemn expressions, and spoke directly.
"Furthermore, we've already agreed. This time, the main force attacking the Heaven race will be our hero spirit troops. After all, even though we are transformed from the souls of deceased humans, we are nominally managed by the Earth Dao."
"Should we ever fall out with the Underworld in the future, the hero spirit troops will be the first to be bound by the power of the Earth Dao, and they may even be unable to fight alongside the Human race against the Earth Dao legions."
"Therefore, this time, you youngsters all keep your distance and preserve our Huaxia's strength, preparing for the future conquest of all heavens."
He Dazhuang, the commander of these nine group armies, exchanged glances with his peers and said with a sly grin,
"Grandpa Lin, if you talk like that, my wife is about to give birth. I'll have to take leave and go home. Then the Ninth Group Army won't be able to participate in the battle."
"Ah, that's right, that's right. Me too. I need to hurry home and ask my wife for a child."
"I need to go home and air out the quilts."
"I need to go home and feed the fish."
"I need to go home and feed the dogs."
........
Watching the nine figures vanish into the void, the elders of grandfather generation exchanged bewildered glances. These youngsters have no shame! Couldn't they find a better excuse?
"That kid from Old He's family, his wife just got pregnant, right? She's not even as far along as Old Lin's granddaughter-in-law."
"Exactly. And that kid from Old Zhang's family. The Leng family relies on dogs for a living, so it makes sense for him to go home and feed dogs. But what's with your kid from Old Zhang's family going to feed fish?"
"Right, Old Zhang, wasn't your family originally river pirates? When did you switch to raising fish?"
"Old Zhang, we shouldn't raise fish. That industry has no future. If it really comes to it, let your kid sell fish. I heard selling fish is quite a serious business these days."
The elders teased the grandfather of Zhang Cong's family and then walked out in a group.
Half an hour later, a desolate horn sounded.
Lin Zhan knew that the general offensive had begun.
"Kid, don't be sad. These are the sons of Huaxia. Protecting our ancestral homeland and bloodline is what every elder of Huaxia should do," Emperor Yao said to a dispirited Lin Zhan.
Lin Zhan nodded and said with a bitter smile, "I know, Old Ancestor. Even I would fight to the end for Huaxia's bloodline. But I still feel a bit uncomfortable."
"These seniors, they already shed blood on the battlefield for Huaxia. After finally having the chance to transform into hero spirits and live another life, yet we descendants are so useless that we have to make these elders don their armor again."
Emperor Yao rubbed Lin Zhan's head and gave him a friendly thump on the head.
"Alright kid, stop being so whiny. If it were up to you, I should be hanging on the wall right now."
"Kid, you don't need to scratch your head anymore. Although the Human Dao rose later than the Heaven Dao and Earth Dao, we are not without a fight. Ancestor Pangu's ancestral witch bloodline is still hidden away in the seal. Do you really think only the Heaven Dao and Earth Dao have trump cards?"
"Those guys are ancient and cunning. The Kuafu clan, who chased the Sun God like sparrows back then, is one of the ancestral witch bloodlines. After years of propagation, our Human race also has the strength to contend with the Heaven Dao."
Lin Zhan was taken aback. "Holy crap, you're so open-minded."
"Old Ancestor, we defeated the God race's plane, but that's not their true strength, is it? Otherwise, with this level of God race, Huaxia wouldn't have tolerated them until now."
Emperor Yao chuckled, "You're not completely stupid. The God race's main strength is in the Heaven race. In fact, the God race is just a branch of the Heaven race. The gods outside the Luck Sea are merely representatives of the Heaven race."
"Moreover, the current first ancestor of the God race is the ancestor of the Sun God lineage and the Fourth Elder of the Heaven race. This old fellow is not weak, much stronger than the second in command of the God race. If it weren't for Chaos and a few others, I'd have no way to deal with this old guy."
Lin Zhan nodded, tightened his armor, and walked outwards as he spoke. "Alright, I feel more confident now. You old man find a place to rest. I'll go to the front lines and take a look. I'm really not too reassured by those old guys' skills."
As he spoke, Lin Zhan shouted, "Li Siyi, gather the Mo Dao Army and let's go fight some people."
A moment later, Lin Zhan stood beside Lin Tian with a frown. Looking at the fierce attack on the Heaven race fortress, he couldn't help but say,
"Grandpa, we can't keep doing this. The casualties are too high. In just this short while, you've thrown in a legion of ten million people. They haven't even reached the Heaven race's fortress yet."
Lin Shan, who was hiding in the crowd, quickly said, "Zhan'er, if you have any brilliant ideas, hurry up and tell us. Otherwise, your second grandfather and I will have to lead a suicide squad."
Lin Zhan looked at Lin Hai and Lin Shan in confusion. "Second Uncle, Third Uncle, why are you two here? Your status doesn't fit in here. You haven't even died, so why are you here to join the fun?"
"What are you saying, kid? If you talk like that, then your second grandfather and I will commit suicide right now," Lin Shan said, glaring.
"Cough, cough, that old third, you know your sister-in-law just joined the family not long ago. I can't abandon her. If you're going to slit your throat, do it somewhere else. Don't bring me into it." Lin Hai, hiding behind Lin Tian, added a divine finishing touch.
"Uh, I think second brother is right. Old third, if you're going to slit your throat, do it far away. Don't splash blood on me, or your eldest sister-in-law will nag me when she gets home." Lin Tian said impatiently to his boisterous third brother.
Hearing his elder and second brothers' words, Lin Shan was stunned. "Elder brother, second brother, don't you know our family is small? I'm your biological brother! You're treating me like this."
"Small my ass, my wife is pregnant, and it's twins. Heh heh, two boys." Lin Zhan, seeing his third grandfather defeated, backstabbed again.
"My grandson is amazing..."
"Zhan'er, well done..."
Lin Shan: So, love disappears, right?
"Alright, you two, father and son, are both marshals. Can't you behave properly?" Lin Wufa, the only surviving patriarch of the Lin family, couldn't stand it anymore.
Lin Shan looked gratefully at Lin Wufa. "Second Uncle, it's still you who dotes on me."
"Get lost. If you want to die, go somewhere far away. Don't be an eyesore here."