Hundred-Man Clan, One Clan Guarding a Realm

[First Place on the Family Ranking: Far North—Lin Clan]

[Reason for being on the list: The Lin Clan was founded by the Supreme Expert of the Dou Qi Continent, Ice Emperor Lin Yuan. The clan had remained secluded for years and was located in the Meteor God Ice Plain of the Far North;

The clan leader, Lin Yuan, was currently not on the Dou Qi Continent;

The clan's affairs were handled by the Mistress, Mu Hongyan, whose current cultivation was at the Half-step Dou God level;

Although the Lin Clan had few members, numbering only one hundred, most of them had cultivation surpassing the Dou Saint realm, while the weakest member was at the Peak Eight-star Dou Venerate level;

In addition, the Lin Clan had affiliated forces and clans such as the Seven Star Palace, Dongji Sect, and Nanming Sect under its command. Its overall strength far surpassed the combined strength of the other nine great clans on the Family Ranking;

Overall strength evaluation: One hundred people formed a clan, and one clan guarded a realm!

Ranked first on the Family Ranking!]

[Reward for being on the list: One God-level Cultivation Method and one God-level Secret Technique.]

[The levels of all Lin Clan members increase by one star. (A Half-Emperor receives five strands of Source Qi of the Emperor as compensation; an Early Nine-star Dou Saint receives one strand, a mid-stage one receives two strands, and a late-stage one receives three strands.)]

[One Emperor Grade Pill containing Origin Qi.]

[Ten strands of Source Qi of the Emperor.]

[Only the clan leader can inspect one of two special rewards.]

!!!

After seeing the introduction to the Lin Clan, which had ranked first on the Family Ranking,

the entire Dou Qi Continent instantly fell into complete silence. It was as though the pause button had been pressed on the heavens and earth. Not a single sound could be heard.

No one knew how much time passed.

When all living beings recovered from their shock,

deafening discussions suddenly rang out from every corner of the Dou Qi Continent.

"Wo Cao, Wo Cao, Wo Cao!"

"Ice Emperor Lin Yuan actually has relatives living in seclusion in the Far North!"

"My heavens, the Lin Clan is far too terrifying! Even the weakest are Eight-star Dou Venerates, more than half of the clan members are Dou Saints, and even the Mistress is a Half-step Dou God!"

"No wonder it received the evaluation of 'one hundred people formed a clan, and one clan guarded a realm'..."

"Such a surprise! I never expected the three sects on the Power Ranking—the Seven Star Palace, Dongji Sect, and Nanming Sect—to all be supported by the Lin Clan!"

"Its overall strength far surpasses that of the nine great clans ranked above it. It's simply terrifying..."

"Setting aside the God-level Cultivation Method and Secret Technique, just the Emperor Grade Pill and fifteen strands of Source Qi of the Emperor bestowed by the Gold Ranking would be enough for the Lin Clan to nurture 'two and a half' Dou Gods!"

"You haven't even counted the other Nine-star Dou Saints in the Lin Clan..."

"Speaking of which, what era was Ice Emperor Lin Yuan's Dou God from? How is his wife still on the Dou Qi Continent?"

"Exactly..."

"Could this Mistress of the Lin Clan have lived for over ten thousand years?"

"..."

While the various regions of the continent were still in shock,

within the Soul Clan Soul Realm, Hun Tiandi stared at the Gold Ranking's description of the Lin Clan. The dissatisfaction in his eyes had completely vanished, leaving only shock and apprehension.

He had never imagined that the Lin Clan, ranked first on the Family Ranking, would be so powerful.

A clan with only one hundred members not only had a Half-Emperor, but half of its members were Dou Saints, and even its weakest member was an Eight-star Dou Venerate...

If the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking had not exposed it, no one would have dared believe it even if they were told.

As for the generous rewards the Gold Ranking had bestowed upon the Lin Clan,

Hun Tiandi was extremely envious of both the Emperor Grade Pill and the fifteen strands of Source Qi of the Emperor. Yet envy was one thing; he had no intention of trying to seize them.

What a joke.

He was not a fool.

The Soul Clan could not even deal with the Seven Star Palace, let alone the Lin Clan standing behind it!

For Hun Tiandi as he was now, even if he truly broke through to the Dou God realm in the future, he would not dare to act against the Lin Clan lightly.

Unless his strength could completely crush Ice Emperor Lin Yuan, whose whereabouts were currently unknown.

Otherwise, opposing the Lin Clan would absolutely be a dead end.

At this thought,

Hun Tiandi instinctively turned around.

He immediately said to Hun Shengtian beside him, "Issue the orders. From now on, whether it's members of Our Clan or Hall of Souls members, none of them may set foot in the Far North again. They must not offend the Lin Clan or the Seven Star Palace."

Hearing this,

Hun Shengtian, who was equally stunned, mechanically nodded.

Then, as though he had thought of something, he suddenly said to Hun Tiandi, "Clan Leader, 'Gu Yang' just sent back a message."

"He said the Ancient Clan had guessed that we would make a move. They have already begun contacting the various Ancient Clans and are preparing to connect their Spatial Channels and band together for warmth!"

Hearing this, Hun Tiandi's expression did not change much.

He said calmly, "It's fine. I already guessed that Gu Yuan would do this."

"Don't interfere. With the Soul Clan's current battle strength, as long as the Lin Clan of the Far North and the Seven Star Palace do not act, even the united Six Great Clans would not be our match."

"Their alliance will instead give Our Clan a chance to wipe them all out. This Clan Leader also wants to see whether the Yao Clan, Shi Clan, and Ling Clan, which vanished without a trace before, will show themselves..."

"Yes!"

As the Soul Clan Army made preparations to strike,

the Ancient Clan, Lei Clan, Yan Clan, and other Ancient Clans and forces

were also stunned by the Lin Clan's overwhelming strength. They stood rooted to the spot, their faces filled with disbelief.

At the same time,

on the Flame Demon Battlefield outside the Dou Qi Continent,

Lin Yuan had just condensed a Present World Body clone whose level was exactly the same as his own.

Immediately afterward, the voice of the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking rang in his main body's ears, asking him to choose between the Past Body Divine Ability Cultivation Method and ten strands of Source Qi of the Emperor.

After learning of the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking's description of the Lin Clan and its rewards,

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow and muttered subconsciously, "I never expected that casually granting them the Lin surname back then would bring an unexpected harvest."

In fact,

strictly speaking,

the Lin Clan consisted of only four people: Ice Emperor Lin Yuan, Mu Hongyan, Lin Han, and Lin Yan.

As for the one hundred clan members listed on the Gold Ranking, they were all guards Lin Yuan had obtained through system check-ins over the past several thousand years, to whom he had bestowed the Lin surname.

Although these guards obtained through system check-ins had not started at high levels,

they could cultivate, and their innate talents were also extremely high.

Over the course of several thousand years,

with the support of the enormous resources Lin Yuan provided, more than half of them had broken through to the Dou Saint realm, and there were quite a few Nine-star Dou Saints among them. Lin Yuan had now scattered them across the entrances to the various Spatial Channels on the Dou Qi Continent, where they stood guard.

Earlier,

after Lin Yuan made some calculations,

he discovered that the Family Ranking rewards issued by the Gold Ranking this time

would be enough to allow the four palace masters under the Seven Star Palace to break through to the Dou God realm.

Therefore, when faced with the two choices offered by the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking, Lin Yuan decisively chose the Past Body Divine Ability Cultivation Method.

To him,

the Past Body Divine Ability Cultivation Method

was more important than allowing one palace master to break through to the Dou God realm.

The opportunity to break through to the Dou God realm would be offered again in future Gold Ranking tallies, but once he missed the Past Body Cultivation Method, he might never have another chance.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

As Lin Yuan made his choice,

several streaks of Golden Light suddenly tore through the void and materialized.

As a dazzling streak of Golden Light flew into Lin Yuan's body,

his cultivation, which had only broken through to the Lower Earth Supreme realm half a year ago, rapidly surged like a volcanic eruption. In the blink of an eye, he broke through to the High-level Earth Supreme realm.

At the same time,

the Past Body Divine Ability Cultivation Method, the God-level Cultivation Method and Secret Technique, the Origin Qi-containing Emperor Grade Pill, and strands of Source Qi of the Emperor floated before Lin Yuan.