Chapter 010: Messengers of the Gods

“Logically speaking, as a god of such high status, you shouldn’t be so eager. Why do you answer everything I ask, and moreover, in such detail?” Du Fan asked.
“I like you. Are you satisfied with this answer? Or perhaps, after tens of thousands of years of being stuck here, I’ve finally met people who’ve come in, and I just want to chat with you. Is that a reason good enough?” Yangshen Fan laughed upon hearing Du Fan’s question and replied.
That answer is completely absurd! As soon as Du Fan heard Yangshen Fan’s reply, he realized it was obvious that Yangshen Fan didn’t want to tell him the real answer.
“As a great god, why would the Goddess of Nature still remain on the Roland Continent?” Du Fan began to ask again.
Hearing this, Yangshen Fan fell into deep thought.
“Did the Goddess of Nature stay on the Roland Continent? I’m not sure about that. What I can confirm is that during the War of the Gods tens of thousands of years ago, she was severely injured. Since then, she has disappeared. Strange… Is she still on the Roland Continent? Isn’t she afraid that those people will take advantage of the situation to strip her of her divinity?” Yangshen Fan frowned and said.
So the Goddess of Nature was indeed severely injured! Du Fan was shocked. No wonder, back at the Elf Holy Land, even when facing the lowest-ranking god, she only dared to act when the true god was nearly exhausted!
“Those people? I don’t know who those people are that Yangshen Lord is referring to,” Du Fan kept asking one question after another.
It’s not easy to find a god who answers one’s questions so readily. Du Fan wanted to ask all his questions at once!
“Those people are the messengers who patrol this continent on behalf of the gods! I only know there are about twenty of them,” Yangshen said. “Those people are involved in many secrets and matters I don’t understand. You know, I’m too lazy to deal with many of the messes in the godly realm. If you want more detailed answers, maybe someone else will give you satisfactory replies later.”
“Kid, that’s all I can tell you! Come on, defeat me, then go inside, and you can ask others!” Yangshen Fan called out.
“If that’s the case, Yangshen Lord, I won’t hold back!” Du Fan said loudly.

“Come on, come on! Let me see how strong you really are—after all, you managed to defeat that fool Jo who only knew how to eat! Since you can defeat a god, your strength must be quite impressive! Come on, all of you! It’s been tens of thousands of years since I’ve had a chance to use my skills!”, said Yangshen Fan as he waved his shepherd’s whip and launched an attack. He swung his stick at Du Fan, who quickly raised his shepherd’s whip to block it. A massive force, along with the chill of frost and snow, rushed toward Du Fan’s palm! With a buzz, just before the force touched Du Fan’s palm, a white light suddenly appeared on it, blocking the force outright! “Absolute Protection Domain! Kid, you’re really lucky!” Yangshen Fan exclaimed loudly upon seeing the white light on Du Fan’s palm. “Is this really a domain skill?” Du Fan asked, somewhat skeptical. “Of course! The Absolute Protection Domain—is a domain that ordinary people dream of having!” Yangshen Fan explained, observing Du Fan’s reaction. “But why can’t I sense the source of my domain consciousness?” Du Fan asked. “The Absolute Protection Domain is a passive defensive domain. Of course you can’t sense its source of domain consciousness! Otherwise, it wouldn’t be called a passive domain. If you could sense the source and activate it at will, then what would make it passive?” Yangshen Fan said with a smile. “It doesn’t seem that special after all,” Du Fan said. “It’s just a passive domain skill that can’t be activated voluntarily.” “Haha, kid, with such a passive skill, as long as there’s an attack, it can be activated automatically—no need even to wait to release it. Isn’t that great enough? Moreover, within the Absolute Protection Domain, any attack is ineffective until the domain is broken! Even attacks from the Supreme God!” Yangshen Fan said seriously. “So, this Absolute Protection Domain can withstand attacks of any intensity—as long as the domain isn’t broken! As long as the domain holds, you remain invincible!” Yangshen Fan continued. “It sounds good, but it’s just like a tough turtle after all,” Du Fan thought, recalling Nayixiu’s domain skill and Moses’ gravity space—each of which was extremely useful. Then he thought of the Ghost King’s War Domain, a battlefield domain with extremely high practicality. His own domain was merely about resistance!

“You, if you tell your brother more secrets, remember that Absolute Protection Field is a passive skill. So, when your cultivation reaches a certain level, you’ll gain another field skill,” said Yangshen Fan with a smile.
“That way, you’ll be born with dual field skills. Aren’t you satisfied?” Yangshen Fan added.
“I might be satisfied, but as soon as others reach the level of field experts and have such attack-capable fields, I still have to wait and wait. I don’t know when I’ll be able to have a field that can assist in attacks!” Du Fan said gloomily. The fact that his Absolute Protection Field couldn’t be used for attacks had always annoyed him greatly!
“There’s no rush. You should know that the later your second field skill awakens, the more powerful it will be. Moreover, your potential after becoming a god will also be greater! After all, after becoming a god, your innate field skills will determine the strength of your divine talent!” Yangshen Fan explained.
“Come on, let me see how strong your Absolute Protection Field is!” With that, Yangshen Fan swung his staff at Du Fan again!
Yangshen Fan’s strike mobilized a vast amount of energy elements in the universe! Even as a mid-tier god, his staff strike made the heavens and earth pale! Infinite energy rushed toward the staff!
That originally ordinary staff suddenly seemed to come to life, glowing with spiritual light!
That flash of light struck Du Fan like lightning!
At the speed of a mid-tier god, Moses, Bashash, and Naixiu didn’t even see it happen—only heard a loud crash. Du Fan was gone, and a deep hole appeared in the mountain wall!
“Great! Ever since I became a mid-tier god, I haven’t had a chance to use my full strength!” After driving Du Fan into the mountain wall, Yangshen Fan leaned on his staff, smiling broadly.
“Du Fan!” Naixiu screamed and ran toward the cave.
Before Yangshen Fan could finish speaking, Du Fan staggered out of the cave.
Although unharmed, Yangshen Fan’s strike, which utilized the power of a mid-tier god, still left Du Fan dizzy. He wasn’t injured, but his head felt fuzzy.
“Weren’t you saying you wouldn’t use the power of a mid-tier god?” Du Fan was furious after being struck by Yangshen Fan.

“Du Fan, are you okay?” he asked when seeing Du Fan come out of the cave.
“Don’t worry. As long as my Absolute Protection Field holds, I can’t die!” Du Fan said.
“Haha, so your name is Du Fan. Good boy, great Du Fan! Let me hit you with my stick again!” Yangshen Fan laughed loudly, picked up his stick, and ran toward Du Fan.
“Stop, stop! Lord Yangshen, although my Absolute Protection Field is powerful, it can’t withstand several of your attacks! Remember, you’re a mid-tier god, while I’m only at the peak of the Saint level. Are you really happy bullying me like this?” Seeing Yangshen Fan about to strike him again, Du Fan quickly shouted three times to stop!
“Du Fan, look! I can’t get out either. Is there anyone here I can test my stick on? It’s not easy to find someone like you who can resist my attacks. Let me hit you a few more times!” Yangshen Fan pleaded eagerly.
“No, Lord Yangshen! Even if it’s just one more hit, I won’t be able to save my life!” Du Fan said with a sad expression.
“There’s no need for you to hit Du Fan anymore! If you keep hitting him, I won’t be polite!” Nai Xiu suddenly said firmly.
“Oh, young lady, how exactly do you plan to be unkind to me? It seems your cultivation is slightly higher than Du Fan’s, but don’t think you can defeat me,” Yangshen Fan said smugly.
With a twist of her wrist, Nai Xiu immediately took out the Eternal Bow! Without saying another word, she drew back the bow—grayish gas gradually formed into the shape of an arrow!
Carrying an overwhelming destructive aura, Nai Xiu aimed the arrow at Yangshen Fan!
“Hmph, do you really want to go to war with me completely?” Yangshen Fan’s expression darkened.
“Nai Xiu, put it away quickly,” Du Fan said urgently, pulling at Nai Xiu’s clothes and speaking softly to her.
“No! He’s going to hurt you, and I absolutely won’t allow it!” Nai Xiu declared firmly.
These words warmed Du Fan’s heart. To be honest, aside from Chenchen, who genuinely helped him, it seemed others were either forced or acting out of self-interest.
Regarding Chenchen, Du Fan felt both dependence and reverence for her!
He even suspected earlier that Chenchen might be the Goddess of Nature!
Though he later met the Goddess of Nature in person, Du Fan found Chenchen’s identity even more mysterious!

Naixiu’s behavior just now—unafraid of offending the Yang God Fan yet still determined to protect herself—unreasonably warmed Du Fan’s heart. It seems this elf girl is really quite good! Du Fan thought to himself with joy. Sensing the slight threat posed by her in that realm of eternity, Yang God Fan also became cautious. “Elven girl, do you really intend to oppose me?” Yang God Fan said angrily suddenly. Although Yang God Fan’s temperament was still gentle, being threatened by someone as powerful as her with a bow and arrows indeed made him very annoyed! Moreover, when these people arrived here, he had seemed quite friendly toward them—even going out of his way to let them pass his test! Was it not because he finally encountered someone with an absolute protection realm, and he wanted to take this rare opportunity to test to what extent his status as a mid-tier god had grown? Or perhaps, since he had just reached the mid-tier god level, he hadn’t been able to fully unleash his power before! Meeting someone with an absolute protection realm this time, he just wanted to satisfy his desire to fight! Was there anything wrong with that? Since this elf girl dared to challenge his divine power as a mid-tier god—could it really be that he, Yang God Fan, would be threatened by her?