Chapter 001: Completely Gone

“Mm, I’ve finished speaking.” This time, to Du Fan’s surprise, after Angel had spoken for twenty minutes starting from the age of thirteen, she stood up smiling and said to Du Fan.
“Since that’s the case, let’s rest early.” A barely noticeable special smile appeared on Du Fan’s face.
“Okay, Du Fan. I’m yours now. Do whatever you want to me!” Angel suddenly said with a giggle.
That smile ignited the desire in Du Fan’s heart; his forehead grew hot, and he rushed at Angel!
He pinned Angel beneath him, ready to take the next step, when suddenly eight dull noises came from the sky.
“Why is it thundering suddenly at this time?” Du Fan was momentarily puzzled. Suddenly, he realized these thunder sounds were completely different from normal ones.
As he was still confused, an immense pressure swept over him!
Just as the first magic cannon was about to hit Du Fan, the Absolute Protection Field activated immediately.
Eight magic cannons attacked almost simultaneously! By the time Du Fan regained his senses, he immediately felt that the energy of his Absolute Protection Field was almost depleted.
His second realization was that the entire Zhenbei Royal Mansion had turned into a huge pit!
Apart from him and Angel, there was nothing else in the pit. The awakened Du Fan immediately rushed toward his mother’s room!
There was nothing else in that place except for a shiny object!
That shiny object was none other than a divine essence!
“Mother!” Du Fan screamed heartbreakingly, but all around him was nothing but a pitch-black pit. All matter, except for this incredibly hard divine essence, had been vaporized!
Eight forbidden-level attacks had completely vaporized the entire Zhenbei Royal Mansion!
“What exactly is the source of those eight energies?” Du Fan abruptly raised his head, sensing the energy fluctuations around him. Soon, his gaze shifted to the high city walls in the distance!
A magic cannon, with its huge barrel still emitting faint smoke, stood there.
“Fisher! This ends now!” Seeing that magic cannon, Du Fan immediately understood what was going on.
Soon, a magic scroll was delivered to his hands.
“Father!” Du Fan let out another heart-wrenching scream!

This magic teleportation scroll was brought by George. It contained the news that Old Green had been killed in a surprise attack by the Church!
“The Light Church!” Du Fan gritted his teeth so hard that he tore his lips, blood streaming out.
“Du Fan, what’s going on here?” Angel, who rushed over immediately, asked with wide eyes.
“Get lost!” Du Fan pushed her away forcefully, knocking her to the ground.
“Du Fan, you truly deserve death for being so rude to the princess. Even if I kill you, it doesn’t matter, right?” As this voice sounded, Abraham appeared out of thin air.
“Abraham, have you come to take my life for Fischer?” Du Fan said coldly as he looked at Abraham.
“Duke Du Fan is indeed clever, guessing my purpose right away. Since that’s the case, I won’t waste words—come fight me!” Abraham shouted.
“Very well, then let me see what the court’s top mage is really capable of!” Du Fan said solemnly, drawing out the Holy Radiance Staff. He spun the staff in his hand, and streams of green light rushed toward Abraham’s head!
This was the Wind Binding spell.
The green lights kept intersecting and swirling as they converged on Abraham. Seeing them coming, Abraham remained motionless, his hands moving continuously.
His twenty fingers wore dozens of rings, which, as he moved them, emitted various colored lights. All these lights headed straight for Du Fan’s Wind Binding. Each ring’s light entwined with the wind energy comprising the spell, and soon, Du Fan’s Wind Binding dissipated under Abraham’s countermeasures.
“Good! Take another one!” Seeing Abraham break his Wind Binding, Du Fan roared. He pointed the Holy Radiance Staff forward and quickly recited a few spells. A twenty-meter-long wind dragon rushed at Abraham.
“Perfect!” Faced with Du Fan’s level-9 magic, the Wind Dragon, Abraham showed no fear. He swung his hand downward, and a wall of water appeared in front of him.
The wind dragon crashed into the water wall, vanishing without a trace, just like mud sinking into the sea.

After a puzzled 0.3 seconds, Du Fan immediately switched to Pickstar. A powerful stream of star combat energy transformed into a long spear, which was thrust fiercely at Abraham.
“Du Fan, haven’t you realized that your attacks are useless against me?” Abraham said disdainfully as he saw Du Fan attacking him again.
Sure enough, the spear formed from star combat energy silently disappeared into the water wall.
“Really strange,” Du Fan thought to himself.
“Du Fan, I possess a divine artifact. How can you compete with me?” Abraham stretched out his hand, and a blue jade bowl appeared in it. Raising the bowl, suddenly, a spear shimmering with starlight was thrust at Du Fan—clearly the same spear Du Fan had used to attack Abraham earlier.
As soon as the spear was thrown, another green wind dragon rushed out! It was the very wind dragon Du Fan had released just moments ago!
It turned out that the divine artifact Abraham mentioned could not only absorb attacks but also release them back in reverse!
Flying upward to avoid these attacks, with little energy left for protection, Du Fan chose to dodge.
In the sky, Du Fan looked down as a fierce stream of star combat energy poured down like a galaxy waterfall! The energy stored in the Holy Radiance Staff continuously transformed into star combat energy, pouring down heavily on Abraham. That beam of starlight had even completely overshadowed the galaxy in the sky!
“I’ll see how much you can absorb!” Du Fan shouted.
Abraham had a divine artifact in his hand, and Du Fan also had quite a few— the Holy Radiance Staff, the Thunder Sword, and Pickstar—all fell under the category of divine artifacts! However, the divine artifacts in Du Fan’s possession seemed much weaker than those in Abraham’s.
“The Holy Radiance Staff is indeed a divine artifact, but Du Fan, there are differences among divine artifacts!” Abraham said loudly.
“The so-called divine artifact in your hand is merely an object created by human craftsmen that exceeds normal forms, but the divine artifact in my hand truly comes from the hands of a god! Only my divine artifact can be called a true divine artifact!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Abraham raised his hand, and the water immediately turned into a water shield that enveloped his entire body.

The star combat energy that tilted downward vanished instantly upon touching the water barrier, just like mud sinking into the sea. Gritting his teeth, he forcefully channeled the energy from his Holy Radiance Staff, constantly converting it into star combat energy and pouring it intensely into the water barrier! As the star combat energy was infused, he used the Holy Radiance Staff to thrust the dagger end hard against the water wall. Yet, the dagger part of the staff couldn’t move forward even an inch upon touching the water barrier! It seemed as if countless powerful currents were hidden within the water barrier, constantly washing against Du Fan’s dagger, rendering even this weapon, sharp enough to rival a divine artifact, unable to pierce the barrier at all! Seeing that his attack still had no effect, Du Fan immediately flipped backward. “Du Fan, do you want to see just how powerful you really are?” Abraham laughed maniacally, his face twisted in a fierce expression, as he watched Du Fan stand firm. As the user of that divine artifact, Abraham naturally knew how much star power was contained in the energy that Du Fan had used to attack him earlier! With a swift motion, the stream of star combat energy, as vast as a galaxy, surged wildly toward Du Fan. Its attack range was extremely wide, instantly enveloping Du Fan. “Great!” Du Fan shouted. Instead of retreating or dodging, he gathered all his energy and charged straight at the incoming energy. Protected by his remaining Absolute Defense, Du Fan rushed swiftly toward Abraham! Faced with such fierce star power, Du Fan instinctively felt the energy of his Absolute Defense field rapidly fading. Just before it disappeared, he suddenly grabbed the Thunder Sword and swung it forcefully—a curved beam of alternating black and white lightning shot straight at Abraham! By this time, Du Fan was already very close to Abraham, the distance between them less than two meters! With this Space Ripping Slash, Abraham didn’t even have time to dodge! The devastating Space Ripping Slash struck the water wall Abraham had created, and immediately a crisp sound was heard. The Space Ripping Slash could tear through any material! Abraham’s water wall was torn apart, and a small portion of the slash continued onward toward Abraham! With a wave of his long robes, Abraham flew backward.

Before Ling Fei could act, a ring on his left hand suddenly transformed into a dark dot, which then slashed toward the remaining space, still over a foot long! That dark dot quickly turned into a black net, which rushed straight at the space-splitting slash. With another “crack,” the black net tore apart, and a severely damaged ring rolled to the ground! But the space-splitting slash also disappeared at the same time!

“Good, good!” Suddenly, someone started clapping their hands and appeared at the scene of the fight between Du Fan and Abraham. Upon seeing this person, blood-red light flashed in Du Fan’s eyes.

“Fisher! What a great job you’ve done!” Du Fan said, emphasizing each word.

“Du Fan, do you dare say you have no rebellious intentions?” Fisher asked outright, ignoring Du Fan’s expression.

“Hahahahaha! So you call this rebellious intentions? Weren’t all these actions forced upon me by you?” Du Fan retorted angrily.

“During the negotiations with Garfield in Odinburg back then, didn’t you already send Randy to deal with me? Since you’ve done this, why should I be polite to you?” Du Fan sheathed his Thunder Sword and spoke coldly.

At that moment, the sound of horse hooves and footsteps could be heard in the distance. The loud noises earlier had alerted the city’s defense forces, who were now gathering together.

“Du Fan, this isn’t a good place to fight. If you want to avenge yourself, follow me! I’m waiting for you on the hill thirty li west of the city!” Fisher quickly became calm and flew westward.