Chapter 015: Climbing the Tree

Hearing Saito’s words, Du Fan chuckled to himself.
“Naixiu, you little brat, are you really afraid that I’ll give you the Thousand-Year Love? Well then, I’ll definitely pick that flower for you. Hehe, Nature Goddess, what of the will of the Goddess herself? Naixiu, do you dare defy it?” Du Fan thought to himself.
As he thought this, the image of Naixiu’s stunning appearance the moment she emerged from the Spring of Life flashed through his mind! Truly breathtaking. If only he could also get Lan Ling into bed and have her as a lover too—how wonderful that would be! Lan Ling couldn’t get married, but being her lover would be fine, right? Nature Goddess, since I’m a noble guest and you have so many wise ones under you, can’t I just take one of them? Ugh… Those rare weapons among elves, used to push breasts… the feeling…
At these thoughts, Du Fan suddenly drooled. Seeing this, Saito smiled and thought, “The women of our elf race are truly invincible. One day, I’ll lead our beautiful elves to rule the continent. Oh, wait—seems I’m mixing things up. There’s a small island in the distant East where that humble race also said similar things. Pah, that so-called sun-worshipping race—how could I imitate them?”
“Duke, look—many elves have already climbed to 300 meters. If you don’t enter now, I doubt even if you wanted to, you’d have time,” Saito said to Du Fan with a smile.
Hearing Saito’s words, Du Fan snapped out of his thoughts. He felt something at the corner of his mouth; upon touching it, he realized it was drool.
“Go quickly, Duke. And remember, I didn’t see anything,” Saito said with a grin.
Du Fan, looking slightly embarrassed, smiled at Saito before rushing toward the place where the Thousand-Year Love was being contested.
As soon as Du Fan entered, the elf girls watching from the sidelines cheered. It had to be said that Du Fan’s appearance, unlike that of elves, his holy aura, and his status as a foreign elder deeply attracted those elf girls.
That foreign elder from tens of thousands of years ago was a legendary hero at the epic level. If this Mr. Du Fan was the same… Hearts appeared in the eyes of countless elf girls. Beauty paired with a hero—what did it matter if he was human? Besides, this Lord Du Fan was also a noble guest of the Nature Goddess!

“Chieftain, look, Lord Du Fan has also entered the arena,” Lan Ling said to Nai Xiu in surprise after seeing Du Fan go down.
“What does that have to do with me?” Nai Xiu snorted coldly. Somehow, she seemed to feel a hint of expectation in her heart.
“But if Lord Du Fan gets the Millennium Love, who will he give it to?” Lan Ling glanced at Nai Xiu oddly and said with a smile.
“Well,” Nai Xiu paused, “he probably won’t give it to me, right? I was so rude to him.” She suddenly spoke with a hint of disappointment.
“I guess so, hehe. But what if Lord Du Fan really manages to snatch that Millennium Love and gives it to you instead? What would you do? After all, it’s the will of the goddess!” When mentioning the Nature Goddess, Lan Ling showed utmost reverence.
“Yes, what if that shameless human really gets the Millennium Love and gives it to me? What should I do? I can’t defy the goddess’s will! But those shameless, filthy humans! How could I accept one of them as my husband?” Nai Xiu thought silently in response to Lan Ling’s question.
“Let’s see first if he can even get the Millennium Love. We elves have so many skilled warriors; surely he won’t be able to snatch it from us alone,” Nai Xiu said.
Hearing this, Lan Ling smiled slightly and said nothing more.
Du Fan rushed into the area where the elves were fighting over the Millennium Love. The ground was covered with wounded young elf men. All those elves on the ground were injured—some by arrows, some from falling, and others from stab or slash wounds. Fortunately, none of their injuries seemed too serious.
From Du Fan’s feet all the way to the base of the ancient elf tree, there were countless wounded elves spread out over hundreds of meters. Carefully stepping over them, Du Fan made his way to the base of the tree. Looking up, he saw even more elves climbing up the tree. The difference was that the elves on the tree were still moving, continuing to climb upward, while those on the ground were injured and unable to move.
Taking a deep breath, Du Fan exerted all his strength, gripping the gaps between the tree bark and using those gaps to climb upward swiftly.
“Yay! Go, Elder Du Fan!” Seeing Du Fan start climbing the tree, the elf girls who admired him cheered loudly, becoming his enthusiastic supporters.

“See, Lord Du Fan is still very popular among the elf girls.” Hearing the girls cheering for Du Fan, Lan Ling smiled slightly and said to Nai Xiu.
“Is that so? I think those girls are just here to watch the excitement,” Nai Xiu replied.
“Elder, I think there’s a misunderstanding between you and Lord Du Fan. I don’t think he’s the kind of human you describe. If he were a bad person, how could he have earned the approval of the Nature Goddess and be designated as a guest of honor?” Lan Ling said with a hint of exclamation.
“Are there any good humans? Great Sage, don’t be deceived by Du Fan’s evil appearance. Haven’t you seen the lustful look in his eyes when he stares at you? He’s no different from those villains I’ve met!” Nai Xiu suddenly glared fiercely at Lan Ling’s fully developed chest.
“Nai Xiu, how dare you stare at me like that? It’s terrifying!” Lan Ling was startled by Nai Xiu’s expression and actions. She clapped her chest repeatedly, gasping for breath as she rebuked her.
“Haha, terrifying? Let me tell you, the vile humans I’ve seen have eyes a hundred times, no—thousand times, ten thousand times more terrifying than his!” Nai Xiu suddenly burst into laughter.
Below 100 meters of the Ancient Elf Tree, there were few people left. The elves climbing the tree were mostly concentrated between 300 and 600 meters. Those lower down were striving hard to climb upward, while those at higher levels were attacking each other as they climbed, with elves falling from time to time.
At the foot of the Ancient Elf Tree stood a group of elf magicians. Whenever an elf fell from a great height, the magicians would cast a lightness spell on them to prevent them from dying or suffering serious injuries upon impact. Yet, it still happened often that those who fell lost their ability to climb again.
Compared to the elves who lived in the trees regularly, Du Fan’s climbing speed was clearly inferior—this was a matter of skill proficiency.
Seeing Du Fan’s speed far behind that of the other elves, a faint smile appeared on Nai Xiu’s lips.
“Elder, do you really not want Du Fan to obtain the Millennium Love?” Lan Ling asked with a smile.
“Of course not. If he gets it, it means a woman from our elf race will leave with him. How could these filthy humans be worthy of our elf race?” Nai Xiu replied with a smile.

“My intuition tells me that Lord Du Fan will surely obtain the Millennium Love. The Goddess intends to use him to help you overcome your hatred toward humans. Her plan is truly profound,” Lan Ling said devoutly.
“Is that so? Maybe. We’ll just have to wait and see the outcome, right?” Nai Xiu said with a smile.
Although Du Fan didn’t climb as fast as the elves, the elves above were fighting fiercely. So, despite his slow pace, he gradually caught up. As he surpassed some elves, more arrows were shot at him. By the time he reached their height, many elves had already targeted him.
When arrows struck Du Fan, his domain skill activated automatically, emitting a constant white light. The arrows fell before they could touch his body.
Soon, some elves drew their swords to attack as Du Fan passed by. The attacks were still ineffective. Du Fan continued climbing steadily, slowly but resolutely.
“Go ahead, Elder Du Fan! Go ahead!” Seeing his bravery, the supporters who had lost heart earlier started cheering him on again.
Hearing so many elf girls cheering for him, Du Fan suddenly stopped climbing, turned around, and flashed them a pure, holy smile.
“Thank you, lovely elf sisters!” As he spoke, he stretched out a hand and sent them a flying kiss.
As bright as sunlight, three elf girls fainted from happiness at Du Fan’s sudden smile!
More and more arrows attacked Du Fan, and many elves climbed toward him to knock him down. But could such a master of the domain skill be easily defeated?
Instead, it was the elves who tried to attack him up close who were knocked down by him.
One elf suddenly jumped at Du Fan and clung tightly to him. This move caught Du Fan off guard. In this situation, if Du Fan fell, the elf clinging to him would fall too—apparently, this elf intended to die with him.
That makes sense. Damn it! Can’t thousands of elf men let you, a human, steal the Millennium Love?
This move caught Du Fan off guard.