Chapter 019: A Visit

At that moment, Du Fan suddenly became extremely serious. Seeing his expression, Karu prepared himself in secret.
Soon, Du Fan chanted a few words and pointed forward. A dark green sphere shot rapidly toward Karu. Karu, who had been watching Du Fan, narrowed his eyes upon seeing the sphere—it was clearly filled with dense wind elements.
The wind sphere reached Karu, who reached out and caught it. Immediately, it transformed into something resembling a cone in his hand, piercing straight into his palm.
Karu’s divine power tightly grasped the cone-shaped object. With a sudden force, there was a crackling sound as he raised his hand toward the general attacking him, unleashing a violent gust of wind at him.
Karu caught Du Fan’s wind sphere in his hand, breaking it down into its basic wind elements, then turned those elements against the general.
The general exhaled a faintly black breath, which instantly calmed the wind around Karu. He then threw a punch at him.
Karu blocked the punch and laughed, saying, “Du Fan, you spent so much time preparing just for this?”
“Karu, you actually managed to block my wind sphere?” Du Fan said in disbelief.
“Haha, Du Fan, if I were just a saint, I might not have been able to block it. But you must know, I, Karu, am a god! I am a god on the verge of becoming a mid-tier god!” Karu shouted.
Hearing Karu’s words, Du Fan remained silent, watching him with a proud expression. Meanwhile, Nai Xiu on the other side had already put on her elf suit. Red and green lights immediately surrounded her as an arrow of the same colors formed on her Eternal Bow. As soon as the arrow appeared, Nai Xiu bit her lip, and green light flashed across her body.
From afar, Karu sensed something was wrong. Turning to see Nai Xiu’s strange behavior, he grew anxious. By the time the red and green arrow took shape, a deep sense of alertness surged through his mind.

This alertness told Karu that if Nai Xiu’s long arrow hit him, even with his godly powers, he would surely die or be severely injured! Back then, in the Green Mountains, with his status as a proper mid-tier god, he had still been terrified upon seeing Nai Xiu’s Eternal Bow. Now, with the Elf King’s Ring in hand, her strength had grown far beyond what it was when facing the Yang God. After Nai Xiu focused her arrow, it was aimed at Karu. The terrifying aura from it immediately made Karu anxious. He could easily imagine what would happen if such an arrow struck him. Yet, despite his anxiety, he was tightly surrounded by the Dwarf King and the Grand Commander, leaving him no chance to escape. Karu roared frantically, trying to break free from their combined attack, but to no avail. Just as he was at his wits’ end, Nai Xiu relaxed her grip. Seeing her fingers loosen, Karu widened his eyes and stared fixedly at the red-and-green long arrow. He knew he had to block it if it came his way. But instead of shooting, the arrow remained where it was. In surprise, he felt a chill on his forehead, followed by a massive force pouring into the divine core of his mind from that spot. In an instant, his vision went dark, and he lost consciousness. Nai Xiu’s arrow, infused with her domain skill, crossed time and space to strike Karu’s head, killing him on the spot! The Grand Commander pressed a hand on Karu’s head, and soon, a glowing divine core floated up from his skull. The Dwarf King then took Karu’s pair of axes. “My child, come here,” the Dwarf King suddenly said to Basha. “Father, what is it?” Basha hurried over. “Take these Scorching Axes. When facing the Dodge Tribe, they will serve as proof that it was these axes that killed Karu,” the Dwarf King said. Du Fan, standing by, grew frustrated. After all, it was Nai Xiu who killed Karu. Yet the Grand Commander and the Dwarf King seemed to have no problem taking the mid-tier godly core from Karu and keeping the Scorching Axes for their own son.

“Who are these two people?” Du Fan thought to himself in shock.
“Du Fan, do you have any objections?” the Great Commander suddenly asked.
“Great Commander, you’re joking. How could I, Du Fan, have any objections in front of you two?” Du Fan quickly replied.
“Haha, you kid, you’re not honest,” the Great Commander suddenly laughed loudly.
“The Great Commander really knows how to joke!” Hearing the Great Commander’s laughter, Du Fan also started to laugh.
“Well, kid, since you’ve come out of the Divine Ruins, that divine essence isn’t of much use to you. How about giving it to me?” the Great Commander said with a smile.
Since the Great Commander had spoken like this, Du Fan and the others had nothing left to say.
Before Du Fan could speak, the Dwarf King interjected, “Old friend, give it to Tek. That kid has always been resentful for not reaching the divine level.”
Hearing the Dwarf King’s words, the Great Commander laughed heartily and immediately put the divine essence in his arms. With a flash of light, he shot it at Karu’s corpse. Soon, this powerful warrior, who had been feared for over a dozen days and was known as the most skilled person on the continent according to Du Fan, turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared instantly.
“Let’s go outside,” the Dwarf King said with a smile.
As the group left the small hut where the Dwarf King had been practicing, the Great Commander suddenly laughed loudly, “Du Fan, I’ll come back for you! Old friend, since things are settled here and there are no more troubles, I’ll be leaving first.”
“Okay, go back first,” the Dwarf King said with a smile.
Du Fan wanted to ask what the Great Commander wanted from him, but before he could speak, he saw the Great Commander wave his hands backward, rise into the air, and vanish in an instant. It was the first time Du Fan had seen such an amazing way of flying.
“Let’s go down,” the Dwarf King simply said. Soon, under his leadership, the group was transported to the city of Grass.
The Dwarf King’s appearance made it clear that he was extraordinary among the dwarves. The Dwarf King, who hadn’t appeared in decades, immediately drew the attention of all the dwarves in the streets, who began to worship him.
Seeing this scene, Du Fan finally understood the Dwarf King’s status among his people.
Even if the emperor of the Gavin Empire went on an inspection tour, it wouldn’t cause such a reaction. Even if the pope came to the Gavin Empire, it probably wouldn’t provoke such a response either.

This dwarf king ruled the dwarf race for hundreds of years. Under his leadership, the dwarves not only freed themselves from the long oppression by the magical beasts but even began to resist them. You see, the dwarves originally preferred to live underground to protect themselves from sudden attacks by magical beasts! For example, a race like the Ice Snakes could completely destroy an entire tribe of tens of thousands of dwarves with a single attack! After the dwarf king came to power, the dwarves’ martial arts reached their peak, and from then on, no other race dared to provoke them, including humans, elves, orcs, and magical beasts. It can be said that under the dwarf king’s rule, the dwarves truly enjoyed a life of peace and prosperity. It was also at this time that, for the sake of the greater good, the dwarf king offended some leaders of major tribes. Yet in the hearts of ordinary dwarves, he was truly revered like a god. Watching his fellow dwarves kneel before him, the dwarf king continued to smile as he walked forward, using his divine power to lift all the dwarves in his path. Soon, he arrived at the entrance to the cave outside Grass City. “Basha, Du Fan, come with me to the Dodge tribe,” the dwarf king said as soon as they reached the cave entrance. Without wasting time, he rolled up his sleeves, and a gust of wind enveloped the three of them, carrying them straight south at incredible speed. True to his divine speed, in less than an hour, the dwarf king said, “We’re here.” With a gentle landing, Du Fan opened his eyes to see a city resembling a human settlement ahead—a dwarf settlement that looked just like a human city, naturally complete with city walls and gates. The dwarf king took Basha and Du Fan straight to the gate at the foot of the city walls. Upon seeing their arrival, chaos immediately ensued on the walls, where soldiers were stationed. Clearly, these soldiers recognized the dwarf king and Basha. “I am Phile. Please open the gates. I want to speak with your chief,” the dwarf king said. “You… you’re the dwarf king!” Although most dwarves were aware of the dwarf king’s appearance, when Phile revealed his name, the Dodge tribe soldiers on the walls still reacted with surprise.

“Not bad. My people like to call me the Dwarf King. Is your old clan leader, Clan Leader Kro, here?” the Dwarf King said with a slight smile.
“You, you, wait a moment! Don’t come in. I’ll go inform the clan leader. Don’t run in!” The dwarf was clearly panicked. As the Dwarf King rushed in, he still spoke to him anxiously while going to give the notice.
Seeing this, Du Fan smiled to himself. If the Dwarf King really wanted to break in, he probably wouldn’t have landed first and flown straight into the city.
“Don’t worry. I won’t go in. But remember, don’t make me wait too long,” the Dwarf King said.
Before he could finish speaking, the dwarf who had gone to inform Kro had already vanished in a flash.
It seems the Dwarf King doesn’t intend to cause trouble for the Qi tribe, Du Fan thought. Since the Dwarf King is being so polite and following proper procedures in his visit, it shows he truly has good intentions.