Chapter 011: The Centaur God

“Naixiu, quickly put away your Eternal Bow.” Du Fan was shocked upon seeing the expression on the Sun God Fan’s face! Although Fan still seemed amiable, a god who had reigned for tens of thousands of years—what kind of status did ordinary mortals even hold in his eyes?
“Naixiu, put it away. You know, last time, your arrow didn’t even kill that lower-ranked god—how could you possibly kill this mid-tier god?” Du Fan whispered to her.
“But he shouldn’t have hurt you,” Naixiu replied, turning slightly toward him.
“I know, but things shouldn’t be this bad, right? Alright, little one, put away your Eternal Bow. Let me handle this,” Du Fan said with a smile.
Seeing Du Fan’s confident smile, Naixiu slowly put away her Eternal Bow.
As Naixiu put away the bow, Fan’s expression also calmed down.
“Is what you’re holding the Sun-Shooting Bow?” Fan asked.
“Sun-Shooting Bow? I’ve never heard of it,” Naixiu replied in confusion.
“What kind of bow is the Sun-Shooting Bow?” Du Fan asked.
“Legend has it that it was crafted by the Centaur God. After he created the Divine Sun Bow, he even gained the strength to challenge the Supreme God,” Fan explained eloquently.
“Challenge the Supreme God? Can the Supreme God be challenged too?” Du Fan asked in surprise.
“No. That’s why the Centaur God died, and his Sun-Shooting Bow disappeared. It’s a pity… That was a long time ago, before I entered the divine realm. I heard that the Centaur God once used the Divine Sun Bow to collapse half of the Sun God’s palace with a single shot. That’s how the Sun-Shooting Bow got its name,” Fan said.
“How did the Centaur God die?” Hearing about the death of such a skilled archer god, Naixiu asked anxiously.
“It’s a long story. Basically, the twelve major gods of the heavens were directly appointed by the Supreme God. These twelve gods represent the original deities of the divine realm. To protect their supreme god’s interests, they established the rule that the supreme god is above all other gods, and his authority cannot be challenged! But the Centaur God refused to accept this.” Fan explained.

“As one of the great deities, the Centaur God is a representative of those mortals who ascend to become gods. These gods, once they reach the divine realm, suffer from oppression by the original gods of that realm. However, the supreme godhood is a part directly separated from the supreme god’s own divinity, and the power contained within this supreme godhood surpasses that of all other gods! Even if these gods who ascend try to resist, the disparity in power is too great for them to succeed. That’s why the Centaur God painstakingly crafted a bow and arrow—this is how the Sun-Shooting Bow came into being,” said Yangshen Fan.

“Once the Sun-Shooting Bow was created, the Centaur God embarked on a path to resist the supreme god. Indeed, with the power of this bow, the Centaur God managed to fight toe-to-toe with the Sun God!” said Yangshen Fan.

“At the battlefield where he fought the Sun God, right at the entrance of the Sun God’s palace, the Centaur God shot down half of the palace with a single arrow! That’s how the Sun-Shooting Bow got its name,” Yangshen Fan continued.

“But the Centaur God’s actions drew the combined attack of the twelve supreme gods! In the end, under the combined force of the five major supreme gods, the Centaur God was finally defeated. At the time of his death, the Sun-Shooting Bow disappeared mysteriously, its whereabouts remaining a mystery!” sighed Yangshen Fan.

“Ah, the Sun-Shooting Bow—once hailed as the greatest bow in the divine realm! Its power is immense! Little elf girl, could you let me take a look at your bow and arrow?” Yangshen Fan suddenly made such a request.

Hearing that Yangshen Fan wanted to see her Eternal Bow, Naixiu was stunned and didn’t know what to do. She looked at Du Fan with a questioning expression.

“Ahaha, this Yangshen sir, as you know, what we have here is just one of the three treasures of the elf race. How could it possibly be the Sun-Shooting Bow? You should know that the Sun-Shooting Bow is something that allows one to rival the supreme god—how could it end up in our hands?” said Du Fan.

“Boy, don’t worry. I just want to take a look. In the eyes of gods like us, the Centaur God is an idol. If it really were the Sun-Shooting Bow, it would be a way to remember our idol’s legacy. Don’t worry, I won’t take your bow and arrow,” said Yangshen Fan.

After thinking carefully, if this Yangshen Fan really wanted the Eternal Bow, he wouldn’t have needed to make such a request. He could have simply killed them all. Naturally, since he asked so politely to borrow it, it was likely he truly just wanted to take a look.

“Naixiu, lend him the Eternal Bow to take a look,” Du Fan ordered, noticing Naixiu’s questioning gaze. With a twist of her wrist, the Eternal Bow reappeared in her hands. Before she could hand it over, she felt a powerful force drawing it toward her! The Sun God Fan stretched out his right hand, his fingers bent as if to grasp something, and the Eternal Bow flew straight toward him. Holding the bow, Fan pulled back the string. “Not bad—a fine bow, but certainly not the Sun-Slaying Bow of the Centaur God. The aura of that bow is by no means so ordinary,” he said. With a wave of his hand, the Eternal Bow appeared right in front of Naixiu. She took it and stored it in her ring. “Kid Du Fan, how about this? I’ll go easy on you again—let me attack you eleven more times, one person at a time. After those eleven attacks, I’ll let your people proceed to the next stage. What do you say?” Fan said with a smile. “You!” Naixiu snapped angrily again. “Naixiu, let him come,” Du Fan said seriously. “Lord Sun God, come on. But I have one condition: you can only attack three times per round. After three attacks, you have to let me rest!” Du Fan said. “Alright, that’s settled. I’m attacking now!” With that, Fan swung a thunderous blow at Du Fan. In this way, Du Fan got a chance to rest after each of Fan’s three attacks, drinking from the Spring of Life, and endured eleven such attacks in total. In the end, twelve deep holes remained on the mountain cliff, and only then did Fan consider Du Fan’s group safe. “Haha, not bad, kid Du Fan. Today, I finally got to vent my anger properly! But remember, the next stage will be against an evil god! He’s not as easy to deal with as me and Qiao,” Fan said with a laugh. “Who is that evil god?” Du Fan asked. “You’ll find out when you reach the next stage. If I told you now, it wouldn’t be as interesting, would it?” Fan replied with a mysterious smile. Entering this valley revealed a completely different scene. The valley had extremely monotonous colors—white skies and black rocks on the ground, of all sizes and shapes, all black. The only other colors were the gray mist lingering throughout the valley. A gloomy atmosphere! That was the basic description of this valley.

“Liu Yi, move forward!” Du Fan activated Liu Yi’s six wings again.
“Why me again?” Liu Yi said, sounding somewhat aggrieved.
“This is the only place where you’re not afraid of death. Even if you die, you can come back to life. If you don’t go, who will? Bashaa? Remember, according to the contract between you and Bashaa, if anything happens to him inside, you’ll die too,” Du Fan said.
“I’ll go then. But if there’s any danger, remember to save me,” Liu Yi said naively.
“Don’t worry. If there’s danger, I’ll be the first to rush in and save you,” Du Fan said with a smile.
Liu Yi began to move forward carefully once more.
It happened just as Liu Yi had taken a dozen steps forward. In the eyes of the group, thick, gray mist quickly filled the valley. Visibility dropped to zero within three meters!
“Save me! Boss Du Fan, come and save me!” As the mist rose, Liu Yi’s panicked cries could be heard.
“Move back!” Du Fan shouted loudly.
“Save me, hurry, Boss Du Fan!” Liu Yi’s voice grew increasingly distant.
“Liu Yi! Move back! Where have you gone?” Du Fan also shouted loudly.
“Ugh, Boss Du Fan, I’m moving back! Why does your voice seem to be getting farther away?” Liu Yi’s voice came from afar.
Liu Yi feared Du Fan greatly, and out of that fear, he addressed him as “Boss Du Fan.”
“Something’s wrong! Everyone, don’t move around randomly!” Moses shouted. “Stay within three meters of each other, keep everyone in sight, and never get separated!”
“Brother, what exactly is going on?” Du Fan asked.
“We must have encountered a master of formations. This person set up this trap, waiting for us to step in!” Moses said.
“In this formation, spatial directions are distorted, and visibility is severely affected. So, everyone must stay together! If we get separated, the person who set up the trap will defeat us one by one!” Moses said seriously.
“What about Liu Yi?” Bashaa asked anxiously.
As Bashaa’s contract partner, a holy-grade skeleton, and an abnormal existence based on the Liu Yi Angel Skeleton, if anything happened to Liu Yi, Bashaa would be extremely distressed. That’s why he asked so nervously.
“Idiot, Liu Yi is your summoned pet. Just recall him first, then summon him again,” Du Fan said.

Seeing this situation, Du Fan also became a bit anxious! It was impossible to see anything, and a single mistake could lead to getting separated. This situation really gave Du Fan a headache. So, when he saw Basha in that state, he immediately called him an idiot. But Basha didn’t care at all; instead, he was very happy! First, he put the Six Wings back into the pet space, then released them. Sure enough, the Six Wings reappeared right beside Basha in an instant. “Boss Du Fan, why didn’t you save me?” As soon as he appeared among everyone, the Six Wings immediately began to reproach Du Fan. “Shut up! Can’t you see it’s all gray and dark around here, making it impossible to see anything?” Du Fan cursed him again. The Six Wings then quietly stopped talking. At that moment, the fog in the formation grew even thicker; it was impossible to see even a meter away. Du Fan reached out and pulled Nai Xiu to his side. As Du Fan pulled her, Nai Xiu clenched her little hand, and Du Fan tightly grasped it in his own hand.