Chapter 014: The Starry Sky of Azure Heaven

“Child, take it. Otherwise, it seems like you’re looking down on me. You must take it—otherwise, our Green clan will be laughed at, said to have married an Elven Queen yet not even having a proper gift. ” Seeing that Naixiu didn’t take it, Duke Green pretended to be displeased.
“Naixiu, put it away,” Du Fan said, sighing inwardly after hearing his father’s words, and urged Naixiu to accept the Starry Sky of Azure Heaven.
As Naixiu put the Starry Sky of Azure Heaven around her neck, Duke Green’s expression softened. He stood up, handed the Secrets of the Stars to Du Fan, and said with a smile, “Silly boy, you didn’t come during the day but came back in the middle of the night—on purpose to prevent your mother and me from getting a good night’s sleep? Go back and carefully write down the methods for practicing the Secrets of the Stars, then bring them back to me.”
“Father, if you only give me the Secrets of the Stars but I don’t even know how to cultivate Star Combat Energy, how can I practice them?” Du Fan said helplessly.
“Ah, look at me. Seeing you back today, I forgot that you’ve never practiced Star Combat Energy. Well, here.” Duke Green took out another booklet and tossed it to Du Fan.
“Du Fan, what kind of treasure is the Starry Sky of Azure Heaven?” Once back in Du Fan’s room, Naixiu asked.
“The Starry Sky of Azure Heaven,” Du Fan thought for a moment before saying, “Naixiu, it’s a divine artifact that only the head of our Green clan can possess! It combines offense and defense. Though it can’t compare to your Eternal Bow or the Elven Queen’s Ring, it’s still an incredibly remarkable artifact.”
“Only the head of the Green clan can have it… Ah, Du Fan, in that case, I really shouldn’t have accepted this artifact,” Naixiu said.
“Silly girl, aren’t you soon to be part of our Green family? Haha,” Du Fan said with a laugh.
“So how do I use the Starry Sky of Azure Heaven?” Naixiu asked again.
“Hmm, input energy into it,” Du Fan said, guiding her on how to use it. “You’ll find that through it, you can use two skills—one is the Starlight Shield, a defensive skill. Try releasing it.”
Following Du Fan’s instructions, Naixiu released the Starlight Shield, and immediately, a shield made of starlight covered her entire body.

Looking over, Nayixiu’s entire body was enveloped in specks of starlight. The stars set her off, giving her an extremely mysterious appearance. It was as if countless stars had fallen to the mortal world, covering Nayixiu with their glow! An invisible, mysterious force connected each star, forming a protective barrier!

“Alright, Nayixiu. Unless your enemy is one rank higher than you or their energy is completely depleted, no one can break through this starlight shield. Now, try out the attack skill of the Azure Star Sky,” Du Fan said.

Following Du Fan’s guidance, a long sword made of starlight appeared.

“Nayixiu, this is the second skill of the Azure Star Sky—the Star Sword. It’s also composed of the starlight from the Azure Star Sky. Driven by your consciousness and energy, the Star Sword can kill enemies within a thousand meters around you. As long as your energy lasts, the Star Sword can continue to function!” Du Fan explained.

Under Nayixiu’s control, the Star Sword moved nimbly, like a fish swimming in water, flipping continuously.

“Du Fan, it’s amazing!” Nayixiu exclaimed in admiration as she felt the power within the Star Sword.

Although the Star Sword wasn’t as powerful as the Eternal Bow, it had no limit on usage! Moreover, its activation was completely at will—extremely flexible!

“Of course, Nayixiu, don’t you think? To win over an elf queen like you, what could my father’s creation possibly be mediocre?” Du Fan said with a smile.

“Tch! Why can’t you say something nice? How can you describe my father that way?” Nayixiu retorted with a scoff.

“Go to bed early. There might be a lot to do tomorrow,” Du Fan said.

The next morning, as soon as Du Fan woke up and went outside, Rob approached him, asking to learn the True Eye skill.

It seemed Rob, this fierce tiger, really valued such a life-saving technique.

“Rob, ten years! We’ll sign a ten-year agreement, and then I’ll teach you this skill,” Du Fan said after thinking for a moment.

To be honest, Du Fan wasn’t very keen on teaching the True Eye to Rob. After all, it was a divine forbidden technique. Besides allowing Rob to see through all disguises and invisibility, it could also slow down enemies’ attacks and identify weaknesses in their moves!

“Du Fan, isn’t that a bit much?” Rob protested upon hearing this.

“Rob, what you see—my ability to see through all disguises and concealments is just one of the skills of the True Eye. You know, I learned this skill at the cost of my life! The True Eye is known as a divine forbidden technique! You’ve learned such a skill after signing a ten-year contract of servitude—actually, you’re still lucky,” said Du Fan.

“What other uses does it have?” Rob asked eagerly upon hearing Du Fan’s words.

“With the True Eye, the enemy’s attack speed slows down significantly in my eyes. Moreover, thanks to it, I can clearly see their attack routes and trajectories, making it easy to identify their weaknesses,” Du Fan explained. “Also, as you know, my cultivation level isn’t high enough, so there are probably other uses I haven’t discovered yet. After all, it’s a divine forbidden technique designed for gods. Who knows? Maybe after learning it, you’ll uncover other skills as well.”

“Fine, ten years is ten years!” Rob said through gritted teeth.

“Agreed! But don’t worry, Rob. I won’t trouble you with trivial matters,” Du Fan said with a smile.

And just like that, Du Fan’s skill, learned from the barbarians, earned him a ten-year contract of servitude from a divine beast!

Of course, Du Fan agreed only because he saw that the True Eye had only auxiliary effects and no offensive capabilities. Otherwise, skills like Space Rending Slash would be something he wouldn’t sell, even if Rob were willing to sign a twenty-year contract.

“One more thing, Rob. You must swear that after I teach you this skill, you won’t teach it to anyone else,” Du Fan said seriously.

Finally, after Rob reluctantly swore not to pass on the True Eye to others, Du Fan taught it to him.

Overjoyed, Rob left right away after getting the cultivation mantra for the True Eye, not even stopping for the breakfast offered by Duke Green.

This displeased Duke Green greatly, but Du Fan whispered something in his ear that made him very happy. Du Fan’s words were, “Father, Rob is a divine-level magical beast who has just come out of the Magical Beast Mountains. He doesn’t know many things at all.”

With a divine-level expert guarding his son, even if someone wanted to target his son now that he had returned to the capital, they would have to reconsider their actions.

A god-tier expert, huh? I heard that even the Pope of the Church is only at such a level!
According to the schedule, Du Fan should have arrived in the capital in five days, but thanks to Rob’s speed, the group reached the capital so quickly that it caught everyone off guard.
Soon, people from the Church arrived, saying that Archbishop Anthony wanted Du Fan to go to the Church for a discussion.
Since it was Anthony who invited him, Du Fan naturally couldn’t refuse. In name, Du Fan was still Anthony’s subordinate. Besides, from Du Fan’s analysis, the Church was on his side for now—there was no intention to target him at this stage.
When Du Fan appeared before Anthony again, Anthony’s heart was deeply pierced!
This archbishop could clearly see that Du Fan’s aura was now no weaker than his own. Moreover, the extremely holy aura around Du Fan made Anthony wonder if this man might indeed be the messenger chosen by the God of Light on the continent!
Even His Holiness the Pope didn’t possess such an extremely holy aura! Anthony thought to himself. Additionally, Anthony felt an invisible pressure emanating from Du Fan—a dignity that even made him feel a bit oppressed!
“Well, Du Fan, your disappearance must have been filled with many adventures, right?” Upon seeing Du Fan, Anthony immediately stood up, his aura growing stronger.
Watching the archbishop’s reaction, Du Fan smiled inwardly. It was obvious that the archbishop was mobilizing all his aura to confront him!
“Praise the God of Light!” Hearing Anthony’s words, Du Fan quickly subdued his own aura and said devoutly, “Under the protection of the God of Light, I luckily escaped from Randy and Garfield’s pursuit. Guided by the God of Light, the space transfer magic transported me to the territory of the elves.” Facing Anthony, Du Fan began to explain things tactfully.
A series of events made Anthony’s expression change constantly.
Obviously, without any witnesses or evidence, Anthony couldn’t tell whether any of Du Fan’s words were true or false!
Of course, Du Fan hid many things, such as his experiences in the Temple of the Supreme God, the fact that Moses and Naixiu had already absorbed divine essences in the Divine Ruins, and the fact that his elder brother, younger brother, and mother had also merged with divine essences.

According to Du Fan, he was transported to Nayixiu’s tribe, then entered the Spring of Life, gained Nayixiu’s favor, and afterward left the elves together to enter the Dusk Mountains. In the Dusk Mountains, they happened to encounter Basa, then entered the Divine Ruins, and there, they stumbled upon internal strife among the dwarves. With his help, he earned their friendship as well. Finally, they returned to human society. After listening for a long time, Anthony finally spoke up. “Du Fan, I heard that four people came back with you. Besides that elven queen, there was also a man and a woman. Who are they?” Oh no, Du Fan thought. Rob is easy to explain, but how can I account for Chenchen? Gathering his courage, Du Fan began to fabricate a story. “Well, My Lord Bishop, that man is my magical beast friend, who is already an expert in the art of transformation, so he can take on human form. As for that woman, she is also a magical beast I tamed. Since she belongs to the Fox Spirit clan, she can transform into a human as well,” Du Fan said. “Fox Spirits? Du Fan, are you really talking about the Fox Spirit clan?” Anthony stared at Du Fan. “Yes, that’s right. They have a talent that allows them to transform into anyone they see at will,” Du Fan replied without even looking up.