Serpent Ancestor

The only difference was the power of the law, which was slightly different from before.

The law of this statue presented a state where gold and fire intertwined, forged in fire, born in fire, refining true gold.

Resilience and rebirth, vastly different from what Qing Xuan comprehended, yet completely aligned with Xu Hei, creating an extremely strong resonance!

Xu Hei resonated with the statue.

It was Xu Hei who brought out this statue!

”How... could this happen?”

The onlookers were stunned, their minds frozen in disbelief.

The situation before them wasn’t hard to analyze.

—The Thorn King had hidden the statue underground, sealed it, and then forged a fake statue to deceive the public.

Anyone slightly calm could quickly deduce the truth, but how could the general public of the Wood Spirit Clan believe what they saw?How could an outsider comprehend the Golden Lotus Law? How could they resonate with the statue?

Such a subversion of understanding and logic, how could it be true?

”Crack!”

The Reflecting Sky Mirror was instantly shut off.

The Thorn King put it away.

His reaction was extremely swift; seeing the Ancestor’s statue about to be exposed, he immediately cut off the projection, causing the previous scene to last only a moment.

Most of the Wood Spirits outside didn’t see what happened clearly.

Xu Hei dodged the attack, soared into the sky, and sneered, ”Why put it away? Is this the guilty conscience of a thief, confessing without being pressed?”

The Thorn King coldly replied, ”I just don’t want the Wood Spirit Clan’s people to misunderstand, letting an outsider like you exploit the situation.”

”At this point, still being stubborn, do you think everyone here is a fool?” Qing Shuang scolded angrily.

Qing Shuang glanced around.

The number of onlookers here exceeded a thousand, with over a hundred at the Divine Power stage, yet they all just looked at each other, faces filled with shock and confusion, but no one spoke up.

It’s not that they were all fools.

Rather, they were unwilling to believe such facts, thinking there was still a chance for a turnaround, a possibility for reversal.

Since the Ancestor’s statue could be faked, could the one before them also be a fake?

Most people only believe what they want to believe. When something contrary to logic, something that slaps them in the face occurs, they choose to ignore it selectively.

The vast majority of Wood Spirits present were from the Thorn lineage, blind followers of the Thorn King, how could they easily accept such a thing?

The first to waver were those simple-minded Stone Spirit Clan members.

”The Thorn King has been exposed!”

”Will he fly into a rage out of humiliation and vent his anger on us for discovering such a secret?”

”There are too many doubts here, even if the Thorn King hid the real statue, how did the outsider comprehend the Golden Lotus Law?”

”No matter what, the Thorn King shutting down the Reflecting Sky Mirror clearly shows a guilty conscience.”

Within the Stone Spirit Clan, a murmur of discussion arose.

But expecting them to stand up and speak for Xu Hei was wishful thinking.

However, from now on, the Thorn King’s reputation as the Grand Elder of Law would be utterly tarnished. If he could even hide the Ancestor’s statue, who could trust him? What right does he have to enforce the law?

Regardless of today’s outcome.

The Thorn King had already failed completely, no matter how he tried to cover it up, unless he made everyone lose their memory.

”Thorn King, hiding the Ancestor’s statue, forging a fake Ancestor’s statue, forging the clan leader’s seal, and even attempting to forge a fake clan leader, such crimes, according to your Wood Spirit rules, are enough to warrant death a thousand times over, right?” Xu Hei shouted from above.

”Impudent!” The Thorn King scolded angrily, ”Nonsense, regardless of the truth of your words, do you think an outsider like you can convict me, the Grand Elder of Law?”

”What if it’s the clan leader? Can they convict you?”

Qing Shuang, holding the clan leader’s seal, landed in front of the Ancestor’s statue.

She bowed deeply to the statue.

”Buzz!”

Within the Ancestor’s statue, a strange ripple appeared, descending upon the seal. At that moment, the seal merged into Qing Shuang’s palm, transforming into the pattern of a sapling.

This sapling was the clan emblem of the Wood Spirit Clan, only the clan leader could possess it.

In front of everyone, Qing Shuang completed the clan leader’s succession ceremony, becoming the new generation clan leader recognized by the Ancestor.

The Thorn King was furious, roaring, ”Someone, kill these two thieves without mercy!”

Qing Xuan, Liu Feng, and the Wood Spirits from the Thorn lineage in the distance all rose into the air, charging towards Qing Shuang and Xu Hei without hesitation.

Qing Shuang clenched her fist, and the clan emblem in her palm emitted a terrifying bloodline pressure, descending in all directions.

”Boom!!”

This terrifying pressure, like a vast mountain and sea, surged boundlessly, falling upon every Wood Spirit.

This was not spiritual power suppression, nor momentum suppression, but bloodline suppression.

This was a suppression targeting only the Wood Spirit Clan.

”Ah!”

The Wood Spirits rushing over let out miserable screams, falling from mid-air, crashing to the ground, their skin withering at a visible speed, their body’s moisture draining away.

Those at the early Divine Power stage were completely immobilized; those at the mid Divine Power stage had their speed drastically reduced, losing most of their combat power.

Only those at the late Divine Power stage could barely resist, but even they could only exert a small portion of their strength.

Even the strongest Qing Xuan and Liu Feng felt their bodies trembling, as if under a heavy burden, struggling to move, their spiritual power seemingly drained.

”This is the Ancestor’s bloodline suppression, only each generation’s clan leader can wield it. Thorn King, do you have anything else to say?”

The sapling mark in Qing Shuang’s palm became increasingly clear, its pressure connecting through the bloodline, able to suppress every Wood Spirit born on the Dark Star.

The evidence was irrefutable, she was the clan leader, and the seal in her hand was real!

Not far away, some Stone Spirit families that had been bribed were eager to make a move.

But under Qing Shuang’s glare, they halted.

”The internal strife of the Wood Spirit Clan, outsiders who wish to intervene, beware of future retribution!”

With just one sentence, Qing Shuang made those bribed Stone Spirit families dare not act rashly.

Don’t forget, Qing Shuang also had a Grand Elder backing her!

In such a high-level conflict, what right did these external families have to intervene? No matter how many benefits Qing Xuan offered, they didn’t have the guts to accept!

At this moment, under Qing Shuang’s clan emblem suppression, only a few enemies remained unaffected.

One was Wang Dashan, being an outsider, he was naturally not subject to bloodline suppression.

The other two were the Thorn King and Leaf King. As elders, they were meant to balance the clan leader of each generation, specifically arranged by the Ancestor, not subject to bloodline suppression.

If the clan leader erred, the three Grand Elders would punish them.

If an elder erred, the clan leader would punish them.

This was the rule set by the Ancestor back then.