Beast Taming: Bloodline Golden Hand

Inside Thunder City's City Lord's Mansion, the atmosphere was exceptionally heavy.

War was imminent, and the pressure was suffocating.

In front of a huge sand table, Xu Pingzhi furrowed his brows tightly, unable to lower the command flag in his hand.

This time, the scale of the Divine Race's operation was too massive. All four Divine Races had come out in force, and even from thousands of miles away, the oppressive feeling could suffocate everyone present.

With the current power of Thunder City alone, it was actually extremely difficult to withstand the full-force attack of the Divine Race.

"The request for help has already been sent out."

The elder responsible for communication said in a deep voice:

"Over in South City, Chen Ming, the president, has already replied, and the Monster Hunter Guild is gathering elites, and they'll be able to arrive tomorrow."

Ever since receiving the Spirit Academy's summons, Chen Ming had rushed over nonstop.

Although the Monster Hunter Guild consists of loose cultivators, each has extremely powerful combat abilities.

If the Monster Hunter Guild didn't come, this battle would be extremely difficult.

"What about the Western Regions?"

Xu Pingzhi looked up and asked.

The elder shook his head, his expression grim:

"As for the Western Alliance... there's no reply yet."

The hall fell into a dead silence.

Currently in the country, there were only three major forces: Celestial Capital, Spirit Alliance, and the Western Alliance in the Western Regions.

In the past, when the Divine Race waged war, all three parties participated.

Now the Divine Race was coming for the Spirit Alliance, and according to Celestial Capital's usual behavior, they would definitely not participate.

If we really wanted to defeat the Divine Race, it was obvious that Thunder City alone was not enough.

Just as the Great Elder was about to speak to discuss countermeasures, the heavy chamber's doors creaked open slowly to the sides.

Everyone simultaneously looked up.

When they saw Lin Chen leading the way, they were not surprised, their expressions normal.

However, when they saw the figure in the plain white dress following closely behind, everyone present simultaneously stood up with a sound.

It was Bai Ling.

It was clear that what happened in Celestial Capital had now spread across the world as if it had grown wings.

Facing this sudden formation, Bai Ling's steps paused slightly, appearing somewhat at a loss.

She instinctively wanted to step back, her fingers twisting together uneasily.

She thought that she would be met with scrutiny, apprehension, and even rejection.

However, Xu Pingzhi quickly walked around the long table at this moment, with no trace of hypocrisy or guard on his face, but rather carrying a genuine respect, speaking loudly:

"Immortal Venerable Bai Ling, there's no need to feel constrained. In the past, during the Nine Netherworld Snake chaos, you risked your life to save the Cangling Ancient Country."

"This grace, our Thunder City remembers clearly!"

Bai Ling was astonished upon hearing this, quickly raising her head, her eyes flashing with disbelief.

Others also nodded in agreement, their gazes showed no disdain, only acceptance.

Of course they knew, Bai Ling's Spirit Beast now grew stronger by consuming flesh and blood, somewhat similar to the demon path.

But everyone present was someone who licked the blood on the knife edge, who struggled through chaotic times.

In the adult world, judgments are always based on interests and results.

The cause and effect of this matter essentially boiled down to Celestial Capital's own misdeeds.

From their perspective, Bai Ling never harmed Thunder City in the slightest, instead, it was the hypocritical bunch from Celestial Capital who were always backstabbing from behind.

"Thank you…"

Bai Ling's voice trembled slightly, eventually sitting among the crowd's encouragement.

After the greetings, the topic quickly returned to the main issue—evaluating combat strength.

Xu Pingzhi returned to the sand table, analyzing solemnly:

"Currently, in terms of top-tier combat strength, Thunder City has two venerables."

"From the Spirit Academy, there are Lin Chen, Immortal Venerable Bai Ling, and Young Master Qin Shaoshao, plus the Monster Hunter Guild that's about to arrive, and two more top-tier combatants..."

"Overall, we have seven top-tier warriors capable of handling a side independently."

"This combat strength, when compared to last time's war, would be more than enough to deal with the Divine Race. But this time is different…"

Xu Pingzhi pointed heavily on the sand table and continued:

"The Divine Race has come out in full force. We don't know how much top-tier combat strength they have, so we need to prepare ahead."

"First, we must immediately evacuate all the old, weak, women, and children from the city. Regardless of victory or defeat, keeping them here is of no use and might even result in sacrifices."

Xu Pingzhi stood up and began to clearly and systematically arrange various defensive matters.

As everyone thought the meeting was about to end, Xu Pingzhi suddenly took a deep breath, looked intensely at Lin Chen, and proposed something Lin Chen hadn't expected:

"Second, since the Spirit Alliance is re-established, it should command all forces resisting the Divine Race. As for the position of Alliance Hierarch…"

Xu Pingzhi paused, solemnly saying:

"I propose Lin Chen to assume it."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen was stunned, quickly standing up and waving his hand:

"City Lord Xu, this is absolutely impossible."

"In terms of seniority and overall ability, compared to me, the Great Elder, City Lord Xu, and President Chen are all more qualified for this position."

He was aware that charging into battle was possible, but commanding the central army and orchestrating the entire situation, Lin Chen felt his experience was insufficient, how could he convince the public?

"Lin Chen, don't refuse, we've already discussed this countless times."

The Great Elder also spoke up with a smile, hope filling his eyes.

Xu Pingzhi seriously said:

"Given the current situation, seniority is no longer the most important thing."

"Compared to us old bones, your reputation is higher, your strength is stronger, you're the totem of the younger generation, and the war hero in countless people's hearts."

"Now those people from Celestial Capital are hiding behind like turtles, the Beastmasters of the world are already holding a lot of frustration."

"Only by you stepping up and raising this flag can those passionate individuals scattered everywhere see hope, can we recruit more reinforcements!"

"And we know your abilities well; you're no worse at maneuvering troops and fighting wars than any of us."

Looking at the trusting gazes of everyone, Lin Chen was silent for a moment.

He understood that at this time, what was needed was not only strategy but also a spiritual pillar.

"Alright."

Lin Chen no longer refused. He stood straight, thunder flashing in his eyes:

"Since everyone trusts me, I will take up the position of Alliance Hierarch!"

Everyone smiled, feeling a sense of emotion.

It seemed that truly, an era had ended, and a new era had arrived.

Lin Fan, as the younger generation, had already stepped onto the stage of history.

...

Indeed, just as Xu Pingzhi anticipated.

When Lin Chen sat as Spirit Alliance's Alliance Hierarch and officially raised the banner to resist the Divine Race, the news spread like wildfire throughout Cangling Ancient Country.

People full of passion across the country were thoroughly boiling over.

No matter how Celestial Capital activated their media machine to slander Lin Chen and Bai Ling, accusing them of falling into the demon path and colluding with demons, justice lived in people's hearts; people's eyes were bright and clear.

What they saw was, when the nobility of Celestial Capital were shrinking away for survival, it was Lin Chen and those from Spirit Alliance who kept fighting for the Human Race, it was him who stood tall in front of the Divine Race.

"Go to Thunder City! Join Spirit Alliance!"

"In this world, only Spirit Alliance still sees us as people!"

"Count me in! Even if it's death, I want to die on the path of charge!"

"Spirit Alliance can't fall; if it really does, perhaps this world is truly hopeless."

For a time, from south to north, countless Beastmasters, hidden powerhouses, passionate youths all packed their bags, voluntarily coming to join the Spirit Alliance.

Thunder City's defense power was expanding at an astounding rate.

However, the time given to them was ultimately limited.

As Spirit Alliance grew stronger, the Divine Race didn't cease their steps.

Three days later, before the first ray of sunlight pierced the clouds, an overwhelming terrifying aura had already shrouded all of Thunder City.

Rumble—

The earth trembled, at the end of the horizon, a dark tide surged like a black tsunami moving forward.

The Divine Race army arrived on time.

They almost surrounded the entire perimeter of Thunder City, countless war beasts and Divine Race warriors covered the sky and earth, four terrifying Great Elder auras soared into the sky, directly threatening Thunder City's great formation.

On the city wall, Lin Chen stood with hands behind his back, Bai Ling, Young Master Qin Shaoshao, Xu Pingzhi, and others lined up beside him.

The wind arose and clouds gathered...

This might be the final battle between the Human Race and the Divine Race!