Chapter 003: Judgment Day

Having lived two lives, Du Fan had always felt a certain distance from this world, and he also harbored resistance toward his parents.
As time passed, Du Fan came to regard Old Green and Lady Green as his most dear parents.
In one night, his parents were killed by Fisher’s scheme!
Most of the high-ranking generals he had painstakingly trained in the south were assassinated!
The Green family’s territory, which they had cultivated in the north for hundreds of years, was overturned by Fisher in one fell swoop!
Even the Green family’s ancestral mansion in the imperial capital, built over hundreds of years, was destroyed on the continent by Fisher using eight magic cannons.
Hatred! Unrelenting hatred! A hatred that would never end!
“Fisher, one day, I will grind you to dust! I will ensure your Austin family suffers eternal ruin!” Although Du Fan couldn’t move, the hatred in his words was still chilling to the bone.
“Haha, Du Fan, do you really think you can escape my Great Prophecy Art? Do you think I’ll give you another chance?” Fisher laughed loudly.
“Come out!”
At Fisher’s words, twelve priests in white appeared and surrounded Du Fan tightly.
“Recover, recover a little at a time!” Du Fan cried inwardly.
After being attacked by the eight magic cannons and having to withstand Abraham’s attempts to replicate himself, Du Fan’s domain power had completely vanished.
“As long as I can activate the energy for spatial transfer once, I can escape right away!” Du Fan shouted in his heart.
“Release Judgment Day immediately!” Fisher said with a calm smile.
Judgment Day—under Judgment Day, everything would be reduced to nothingness!
“Great Light God, your devout believer calls upon your power. Please use your glorious power, capable of destroying everything, to purify this filthy soul!” The twelve believers prayed together.
Although Judgment Day could reduce everything to nothingness, its activation required strict conditions: first, it couldn’t be interrupted during release; second, it could only be directed at one point, meaning its accuracy against moving targets was extremely low!
As the twelve priests continued to pray, a black vortex gradually formed in the sky. Inside the vortex, a point of extreme brightness kept growing larger.

Judgment Day – all that was needed was for that beam of judgment light to grow and transform into a sword of judgment, which could then be swung from the sky to kill the opponent outright!
“Fisher, you’re ruthless!” Du Fan cursed fiercely as he felt the increasing pressure above him.
“Hmph, Du Fan. If it weren’t for the fact that I must kill you today, I wouldn’t go to such lengths,” Fisher said coldly. “You’re just at the level of domain cultivation. Even if you faced me alone, you’d have no chance of winning. Using Judgment Day is a gift from the God of Light to you! Since you can’t resist now, learn to enjoy it! Savor the shock that light of Judgment Day brings to you!”
While listening to Fisher’s words, Du Fan completely ignored them! Closing his eyes, he focused all his efforts on restoring the domain power within him. His evolved space transfer domain had the ability to break through restrictions. He hoped this ability could also break free from Fisher’s great prophecy spell’s restraining force—after all, restraint was also a type of restriction.
“It’s time to end this!” Fisher murmured as the sword of judgment took shape.
“With Du Fan dead, the Green family will never have a chance to recover!” Abraham added.
The Green family had been a prominent noble house in the Gavin Empire for hundreds of years. To see such a family wiped out in one fell swoop even made Abraham sigh with regret.
A family that had endured for centuries was built through the hard work of generations. Yet now, it was about to vanish under Fisher’s attack.
It was easy to imagine that the nobles who relied on the Green family would scatter once it fell, and those skilled warriors who depended on Du Fan would also go their own ways after his death.
As the giant, gleaming sword of judgment descended, Fisher’s heart tightened—only to relax suddenly!
It tightened because Judgment Day was finally about to strike, and the thought of Du Fan dying right before his eyes made him uneasy.
It was finally over. The threat posed by the Green family would finally be eliminated. At that thought, Fisher felt relieved again.
Just as the sword of judgment had descended halfway, still over thirty meters above Du Fan’s head, Fisher was shocked to find that Du Fan had suddenly disappeared!
The speed of that sword of judgment was incredible!

Before Fischer could even realize what was happening, the Sword of Judgment was plunged into the ground! Soon, a bottomless black hole appeared on the surface! The opening wasn’t large, but it was infinitely deep!
Du Fan, who was already 300 meters away, didn’t have time to catch his breath. He immediately controlled the Green Shuttle, and a green lightning bolt shot straight south!
Watching the green lightning vanish into darkness in the blink of an eye, Fischer cursed loudly, disregarding his dignity.
“Your Highness, shall we chase after them?” The twelve clergy members asked as soon as they saw Du Fan flee.
“Idiots! Can you even catch up? That speed is already that of a god-tier expert! How can you possibly chase them?” Fischer snapped angrily.
“Your Highness, since Du Fan has escaped, let’s quickly plan our next move!” Abraham said.
“Return to the palace!” Fischer shouted, leading the way back to the palace of the Gavin Empire!
“Du Fan, not bad. You can be my opponent now! I never expected that even under the constraints of the Great Prophecy Art, you could still break through. It seems I need to reassess your strength!” Fischer thought to himself.
The green light from the Green Shuttle flew straight south. In the north, widespread chaos had erupted, and most of the northern territories had been lost!
……
In the south, in the Siluo Province, in the city of Doha.
It was already 5 a.m. When Du Fan’s Green Shuttle arrived in front of the city lord’s mansion, the people inside were still busy! The administrative and military institutions established in the south were already operating efficiently.
“Du Fan, why are you the only one?!?” Seeing Du Fan’s pale face, Nai Xiu immediately sensed something was wrong!
“Everyone’s dead. I’m the only one left.” Back in Doha, seeing the people unharmed, Du Fan murmured in a dazed state.
“Du Fan, what happened?” Nai Xiu asked anxiously.
“Last night, Fischer aimed eight magic cannons on top of the imperial city walls at our Zhenbei Royal Mansion. With all eight cannons firing at once, nothing remained in the mansion except me—not even my mother. Only this remains.” As he spoke, Du Fan stretched out his hand, and a divine entity appeared in it.
“Mother!” Hearing this, Nai Xiu also burst into tears.

Naixiu had already heard the news of Old Green’s death. After learning that her parents had both passed away, she had always regarded Old Green and Lady Green as her own biological parents! But when the news of these two elders suddenly leaving, killed in a surprise attack, reached her ears, Naixiu immediately felt as if the world was spinning around her in darkness!
“Du Fan, we must take revenge!” Naixiu said firmly.
Nodding, Du Fan headed straight into the room. Once inside, he couldn’t help but burst into tears.
……
“Third Young Master, the Southern Army is attacking our four cities at the same time. Reports from the front say all four cities have fallen to the enemy,” Simbat suddenly reported outside Du Fan’s door at dawn.
“Come in,” Du Fan said from inside the room upon hearing Simbat’s voice.
Entering the room, Simbat was shocked upon seeing Du Fan!
“Third Young Master, your hair!”
Du Fan’s originally black hair was now mixed with half white strands—hair turned white overnight!
“Hmph, that wretched bunch from the Southern Army and the Lionheart Family! How dare they target me!” Du Fan said coldly.
“The general is gathering the troops; we’ll go fight right away!” Du Fan said as he headed outside.
……
Just after the National Day celebration, the entire Gavin Empire was in shock! The successive orders issued by the state left the whole nation in extreme turmoil!
The King of the North had rebelled and been executed! His two sons had become fugitives! The entire Northern Army was also under pursuit!
A reward of one million gold coins would be given to anyone who killed one of the two princes of the North! They would also be granted the title of hereditary count!
Those who killed an officer from the Northern Army would be appointed to the same rank as that officer!
Those who killed ordinary soldiers from the Northern Army would receive 100 gold coins!
Such orders put the entire Northern Army in extreme danger. Assassins, thieves, and mercenaries, driven by the reward of 100 gold coins, constantly searched for and pursued the remaining soldiers of the Northern Army. Once they found someone alone, they would attack immediately! 100 gold coins was enough for an ordinary family to live comfortably for ten years! However, it was very difficult to obtain those 100 gold coins. To claim the reward, proof was needed—clothes from a Northern Army soldier and the soldier’s head!

Even if those assassins who launched a sneak attack managed to kill soldiers from the Northern Legion, it would be extremely difficult for them to obtain proof of their kills! Upon seeing their comrades killed, those soldiers from the Northern Legion would immediately gather together—how could those assassins then get proof of having killed them?

When the Northern Legion entered the South later on, only 30,000 out of the total bounty offered was collected!

The Southern Governor rebelled! The Lionheart Family was ordered to suppress the rebellion! All titles held by Du Fan were revoked! A call was issued across the country for a campaign against him!

Not only that, but the Church also issued a decree, stripping Du Fan of all his religious positions and declaring him an heretic!

Soon, the Green Family, which had been highly respected and prosperous just the day before, was severely crushed! The King Who Pacified the North died! His palace was destroyed! The entire Green Family was put on the run!

Not only was they hunted by the imperial authorities, but they were also declared heretics by the Church! Such treatment is extremely rare throughout history!

The Church usually stays out of worldly affairs, but this time, even it joined forces against the Green Family. Entirely, the Gavin Empire began to mourn for the Green Family!

Could the Green Family, an ancient clan that had stood strong in the Gavin Empire for hundreds of years, escape from such dire straits?