"When did your third brother wake up? Fourth Brother said it would take some time," Lin Zhan asked Xiao Bao with a puzzled expression.
"My fifth and sixth brothers went out to scout and discovered a formation. Upon entering, they found an unawakened Emperor-level powerhouse of the Death Knight race. The two of them, armed with the gauntlets refined by the Ancestor, beat the guy to death. This provided enough fortune for my third brother to revive early," Xiao Bao explained slowly.
Lin Zhan looked at Xiao Bao with admiration and said, "Your ideas are truly something else."
"Wait, you said Fifth Brother and the others went out scouting and found an Emperor-level Death Knight in a formation?"
Xiao Bao looked at Lin Zhan with an expression of mild concern, as if asking when his boss had developed dementia, and nodded. "That's right."
Lin Zhan pondered for a moment and muttered to himself, "These brats are definitely playing mind games with me."
He then said to Zhao Zilong by his side, "Ancestor Zilong, please inform Ancestor Di Xin of this matter and have him send people to thoroughly search other directions."
"After that, go to the logistics and engineering corps and have them set up a one-kilometer long minefield in front of the main camp. Remember, the minefield should be buried half a meter underground, not easily triggered, and use an automatic detonation method."
Zhao Zilong nodded quickly and departed.
Just as the group was about to continue their conversation, Chang Ruo and Cao Yu emerged from the void behind Lin Zhan.
"Alright, stop chatting. Zhan'er, gather these five little brats and return to the Ancestral Court with us. The Ancestor has something to tell you."
Cao Yu then noticed the Nine-Headed Dragon Lizard and said, "This fellow's soul was slightly injured by spatial energy."
After speaking, Cao Yu crushed an Emperor-grade Soul Bead, and powerful soul energy surged towards the Nine-Headed Dragon Lizard.
Within a few minutes, clarity returned to Old Jiu's eyes.
"Thank you both, Ancestors. Thank you, Commander."
Cao Yu shook his head. "No need for thanks. From now on, the Nine-Headed Dragon Lizard clan will be the war beasts of Great Shang. You might as well come back with us. Organize your clan and select members above King-level to join Zhan'er's war beast legion."
Old Jiu nodded with a smile. "Ancestor, rest assured, Old Jiu understands. Our Commander has even appointed me Vice-Captain of the war beast legion. It wouldn't be right if I didn't bring some men to help manage the brothers below."
He then turned to Lin Zhan and said, "Commander, when can you take me to see the brothers in the war beast legion?"
Lin Zhan pointed to the Eight-Headed Serpent beside him and said, "This is your regiment commander."
"Greetings, Commander." Old Jiu quickly greeted the Eight-Headed Serpent.
"Commander, where is our legion's base? When can I meet the rest of the brothers?"
The Eight-Headed Serpent chuckled. "Old Jiu, haven't you met them all? I'm the captain, and you're the vice-captain. There are only the two of us. Don't tell me you haven't seen what you look like yet."
The Nine-Headed Dragon Lizard was instantly dumbfounded and exclaimed, "Holy crap, it was an empty promise! I was careless this time."
"Alright, stop dawdling. We'll talk about things when we get back from the Ancestral Court."
Chang Ruo waved his hand, shielding Lin Zhan, and then, along with the Eight-Headed Serpent and Cao Yu, tore through the void and entered.
Lin Zhan and his group arrived at the Great Shang Ancestral Court. Upon entering Xuanbird Mountain, they were startled by the scene before them.
All the coffins in the palaces had a crack in them, and the four Great Emperors had each manifested a soul projection and were sitting on their respective sarcophagi.
For a moment, Xuanbird Mountain was filled with intertwining powerful auras, causing dark clouds to gather in the sky, and heavenly punishment from fortune flashed.
Lin Zhan quietly observed the expressions of the Great Emperor Ancestors and knew that this matter could not be easily resolved.
Ancestor Qi looked at the shifty-eyed Lin Zhan and said with a chuckle, "Kid, stop being sneaky. They are all your ancestors. Look openly if you want to."
One of the soul projections, standing at least three meters tall, looked at Lin Zhan and said with a grin, "Kid, I heard you acknowledged Mo Yu, that old geezer, as your elder brother. Well done! From now on, you'll call that old geezer Big Brother."
Seeing Lin Zhan's confused eyes, the Ancestor continued:
"I am Zi Ming the Great Emperor of Great Shang. That sly old fox, Mo Yu's second brother, was killed by me when I infiltrated the demon race. If you truly acknowledge this relationship, hehe, even Mo Yu's father will have to call me Ancestor."
Lin Zhan was stunned and then realized: Holy hell, this ancestor is truly something else. Not only did he kill someone, but he also had to stab a few more holes in the old man's heart.
The Eight-Headed Serpent was so scared it cowered to the side, not daring to breathe heavily. Even so, it couldn't help but grumble inwardly.
No wonder my uncle is so powerful and domineering. Turns out his ancestors were all fierce people.
As for the Nine-Headed Dragon Lizard leader, it was even more miserable. At least the Eight-Headed Serpent had the merit of association with dragons, and it could somewhat avoid the pressure from these Great Shang Ancestors.
But Old Jiu had just joined the ranks, and in the eyes of these veteran rascals, he was merely barbecue material. What's the harm if he dies?
He was directly slammed to the ground by the immense pressure.
While listening to the conversation inside, he couldn't help but sigh: No wonder these Great Shang fellows are so unprincipled. Turns out they inherited it.
"Alright, Zi Ming, this kid Zhan'er is even more of a scoundrel than you think. Even if you don't teach him, he can master these things with perfect skill," Ancestor Qi said with a chuckle to Emperor Zi Ming.
He then turned to Lin Zhan and said, "Kid, I'm planning to make a move against the Corpse Shaman tribe. What are your thoughts?"
Lin Zhan thought for a moment and said:
"Ancestor, it would be best to wait a few days before making a move against the Corpse Shaman tribe. Just now, Xiao Bao told me that Brother Tie's fifth and sixth brothers discovered an Emperor-level Death Knight in the necromancer plane, and it was hidden within a formation."
"I suspect this matter is not as simple as it seems. It seems the entire undead race is about to attack us, and the Ten Thousand Races Alliance has tacitly agreed. They also want to use this opportunity to see how much strength our human race possesses to deal with this war of the Ten Thousand Races."
Emperor Zi Ming pondered and said, "It seems Mo Shang's plan has been reactivated. The Ten Thousand Races are determined to eliminate us this time."
Lin Zhan blinked and asked, "Who is Mo Shang? He sounds quite formidable."
Ancestor Qi pointed to Emperor Zi Ming and said, "He's the unlucky demon who Zi Ming took down. His strength wasn't much, but he was full of cunning schemes."
Lin Zhan suddenly understood. "Damn, it's that old geezer! He planned to use the merger of planes in the Ten Thousand Races battlefield to annihilate the majority of our human race's elite forces."
"Ancestors, you don't need to rush this matter. I already have a plan. We will use their scheme against them and take this opportunity to eliminate the main force of the Ten Thousand Races Alliance."