Arc 45The Ancient Clan’s Gambit
Lin Heng rejected Gu Jianhua’s offer, broke into the Realm of No Dao, and gathered the Four Seas lords and his allies against Hai Qianmo. After the Ancient Clan’s plans unraveled and Lin Yue Yao chose reincarnation, Hai Qianmo prepared a new attack meant to draw Jian Yin away from Lin Heng.
- Jian Yin exposed Mo Chen’s crimes and defeat to Gu Jianhua, then secured compensation for the Four Seas and Eight Wastelands and a million-year Ancient Clan withdrawal after three years of restitution.
- Lin Heng recovered, rejected the Ancient Clan’s and Pangu Remnant Clan’s methods, and resolved to create his own path after hearing Jian Yin’s history and witnessing his breakthrough.
- Gu Jianhua offered Lin Heng a place among the Ancient Clan’s elite, but Lin Heng refused and declared that he hoped to become Gu Jianhua’s rival.
- Hermoz and Dasiwoba sought intelligence and allies against Lin Heng, while Hai Qianmo arrived with the Ancient Clan’s compensation and recruited Hermoz to isolate Lin Heng.
- Lin Heng emerged having reached the Realm of No Dao and worked with Jian Yin, Mu Tong, and Primordial Chaos to prepare for Hai Qianmo’s arrival.
- Lin Heng gathered the Four Seas lords and revealed his overwhelming forces, causing Hai Qianmo to abandon his attack and return to the Ancient Clan.
- Lin Yue Yao confessed her alliance with the Ancient Clan, and Lin Heng offered her reincarnation so she could seek Mu Chen again, and Dasiwoba died fighting Dijiang, and Lin Heng killed Hermoz.
- Hai Qianmo persuaded Ancient Clan experts to attack the Holy Mother of the Jade Lake while he led another force against Lin Heng, hoping to draw Jian Yin away and strike without interference.