Upon arriving in the small world, its name directly appeared before Yun Fan's eyes.
"Nine Heavens!”
Yun Fan couldn't help but murmur, "What a domineering name!"
At this moment, Athena showed a hint of confusion. "Many gods have explored this place before, including beings of the Giant level, like the Dragon God, but none of them reached here. They were all blocked by Yao Xi's power! Why could we easily step in here?"
"Really? Don't scare me!"
Yun Fan was indeed startled. Although he felt unconvinced by Yao Xi in his heart, he had to admit that Yao Xi was truly strong.
At least, he was far from being Yao Xi's opponent now. Of course, that was flattering Yao Xi. In reality, with a single breath from Yao Xi, Yun Fan would be dead.
At this moment, Athena said, "I'm not scaring you. Could it be because of your arrival that it's so easy? Or perhaps, this was prepared for you by Yao Xi?"
"Dream on!"
Yun Fan said, "Ten thousand years ago, I was already dead. How could she have kept something back? Does she have the ability to see the future?"
In Yun Fan's opinion, it was impossible. Even someone like Goddess Nuwa, who was skilled in deduction, couldn't possibly foresee the future so clearly.
Athena shook her head, thinking she was overthinking. Such a coincidence was unlikely.
As the two completely entered the small world, they were instantly stunned.
Not for any other reason, but because Yao Xi had left behind a piece of her writing here. Even after ten thousand years, it still showed no signs of fading.
"How is this possible!"
Athena was stunned, as the content of the writing terrified her.
Yun Fan, after looking at the writing, also gasped in shock. Although it was short, it was chilling.
"My dear master, you've finally arrived!"
At this moment, Yun Fan said, "How about we leave?"
The more he looked, the more he felt this place was not simple.
But Athena said, "She is someone you will have to defeat in the future. Don't you want to understand her better?"
It wasn't that Yun Fan was too cowardly and wanted to flee upon seeing the writing. If it were her, she would also be panicked.
Yun Fan said, "That's right. Anyway, she ascended ten thousand years ago. What is there to be afraid of?"
In reality, he dared not even think about the person he had to defeat in the future. She had already ascended to immortality ten thousand years ago. What was he?
However, one should still have dreams. What if they came true one day?
Afterward, as the two continued to go deeper, they discovered that Yao Xi had left behind not much.
Only a letter and a box remained.
Due to Yao Xi's divine power, even after ten thousand years, the letter had not accumulated dust nor faded away.
At this moment, Yun Fan decisively opened the letter.
It could only be said that the content of the letter was also not long, very short, but it said everything that needed to be said.
"My dear master, from the day I sincerely revealed my feelings and you shamed me, I vowed to defeat you. I finally succeeded. I know you are not dead yet, and I know you will come here one day, but that doesn't matter anymore. I guess it will take a long time. I know that when you see this letter, you will want to defeat me. I am not as heartless as you. I'll give you a chance. Open the box and you'll know!"
This was the content of the letter, which made Yun Fan very angry. Never mind that Yao Xi defeated him ten thousand years ago, but she had mobilized all the gods and the strange beings. It was simply an unfair victory!
Unexpectedly, after ten thousand years, he was humiliated across time and space once again. Yun Fan was on the verge of collapse.
Fortunately, his state of mind was good, otherwise, he would have been angered to death.
"This is too much!"
Yun Fan angrily cursed, "Sooner or later, I'll let her know my power!"
"Can you really not recall what the grudge between you and her was?"
Athena asked curiously. For master and disciple to be in a life-and-death confrontation, the beginning of such a conflict must have been astonishing.
It was just that she didn't know what this so-called conflict was. Perhaps Yun Fan didn't remember it either.
Yun Fan shook his head. "Who knows! But since she provoked me, I'll accept her provocation!"
Thus, he immediately opened the box.
Upon opening the box, a divine power suddenly rushed out, striking Yun Fan fiercely.
"Pfft!"
Yun Fan immediately spat out a mouthful of blood. What a great humiliation, truly humiliating! He didn't expect that he would be humiliated by Yao Xi in this way again!
Athena was speechless. She didn't expect Yun Fan to have such a pathetic moment. If it were her, she would have been angered to death.
At this moment, she asked Yun Fan, "Are you okay!"
"I'm fine, I won't die for now!"
Yun Fan said angrily. He vowed that sooner or later he would make Yao Xi pay. He would record this debt in his heart for now.
Afterward, inside the box was a bead condensed from divine power. Within the bead, infinite power was contained.
While it was similar to the Dragon God's Dragon Pearl, it had to be said that the power within this bead far surpassed that of the Dragon Pearl. They were not on the same level.
Upon seeing this bead, Yun Fan knew what it meant.
"Is she pitying me?"
Yun Fan asked unconvinced.
Athena was also a little angry. Yun Fan could be considered half her man, how could he endure such a grievance.
So, she immediately said, "That's right, she's pitying you. She's not afraid of you becoming stronger at all. You absolutely cannot accept her pity. Improve your strength through your own efforts!"
This was Athena's confidence.
However, Yun Fan directly accepted the bead.
"Forget it, I'm a generous person, so I won't argue with her. If she wants to pity me, then let her pity me!"
"No way! Have you compromised?"
Athena looked at Yun Fan speechlessly. Where was his integrity gone? It had vanished completely, with no integrity to speak of.
Yun Fan said, "Your way of thinking is wrong. Since she wants to pity me, then I'll let her pity me. After absorbing this power, I'll raise my strength to the highest level, and only then will I have a chance to return it to her!"
Upon hearing this, Athena was truly speechless. She didn't know what it meant to have no bottom line before, but now she did.
So, she asked Yun Fan, "Then, after you absorb the power from this, can you break through to the Giant level?"
"That's definitely possible!"
Yun Fan said, "I still have this much confidence!"
"Alright then! You break through!"
Athena felt a sense of defeat, but she also admired Yun Fan in her heart. After suffering such a great humiliation, he could still react in this way, proving that Yun Fan was a person who knew how to endure.
Perhaps, this was one of Yun Fan's charms.
Afterward, Yun Fan began to absorb the divine power from the bead. It had to be said that this divine power was extremely potent.
Not long after Yun Fan started absorbing it, his realm reached saturation, directly leaping from the God of War to a Giant-level existence.
Once he reached this realm, he should have been able to roam the Divine Realm freely. Except for those immortal beings who surpassed the Giant level, he was almost invincible.
But at this moment, he couldn't be happy, because he realized he had been tricked by Yao Xi again.
As soon as he broke through, a will rose from the bead and confronted him.
In the void, several lines of writing appeared again.
"My dear master, congratulations on breaking through to the Giant level. But don't be happy too soon. I've left behind a will. You can only leave here after defeating this will. If you fail, you will truly die!"
Athena witnessed this condescending teasing of a lower being by a superior.
Athena was also speechless. She wondered what kind of deep-seated hatred Yao Xi and Yun Fan had to play such tricks on Yun Fan.
As an outsider, she wouldn't interfere. Because if she did, things might often backfire.
Yun Fan was so angry he almost vomited blood. Since his debut, he had never suffered such a great humiliation.
At every step he took, he was toyed with by his opponent. If this opponent were in the same era, it would be one thing, but they were not from the same era!
Separated by ten thousand years, being toyed with to this extent, Yun Fan's heart was in turmoil.
"Come on! I don't believe I can't even defeat your will!"
This was Yun Fan's determination. If he couldn't defeat a mere insignificant will left by the opponent now, then he might as well give up and leave.
The next moment, the will charged towards him.
"Boom!"
After a powerful collision, Yun Fan was shaken back repeatedly. His throat felt a surge of sweetness, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
But the will didn't give him a chance to recover. Soon, another burst of power attacked him.
"I'll go all out!"
Yun Fan unleashed his devouring power, wanting to devour this will.
But this will seemed to know all his weaknesses, constantly bombarding him, avoiding his devouring.
This made Yun Fan's injuries even more severe. By now, he was almost at the brink of death.
"I'm not afraid of you!"
Yun Fan struggled and attacked his opponent, determined to defeat him.
Therefore, he directly abandoned his devouring power and fought a life-for-life battle.
This was undoubtedly the most disgraceful battle he had ever fought. To deal with a mere will, he had to risk his life.
However, he had no other choice now. He could only continue to fight.
He didn't know how long they fought, but he finally defeated the will. However, his entire body swayed, and he almost collapsed.
At this moment, Athena quickly helped him up.
"I can understand your feelings, but since it has come to this, there's nothing that can be done!"
Athena said sympathetically.
Yun Fan said, "This is simply too much. I'll remember this debt!"
"What if you owe her?"
Athena retorted.
Hearing this, Yun Fan was unhappy. "Hey! Whose side are you on?"
Athena said, "I'm just guessing!"
"Even guessing is impossible!"
Yun Fan said, "I almost died. I still have a breath left! Let's go back. I've broken through to the Giant level. I was humiliated here, so I'll take back what I lost from other gods!"
Athena knew that Yun Fan, who had broken through to the Giant level, was almost invincible among Giant-level powerhouses.
Therefore, she also believed Yun Fan's words. However, she also knew that Yun Fan's current predicament was being severely humiliated.
At this moment, as Yun Fan was about to leave, another line of writing appeared.
"Heavens, I can't take this anymore!"
Yun Fan was about to go berserk, but he held back for now. He wanted to see what other tricks Yao Xi had up her sleeve.
"Good master, you actually managed to defeat my will. Congratulations, you can leave now, but this is not the end! I still have a trick up my sleeve, but I won't tell you because I want to punish you. If you're not careful, you will surely die by my hand. So, from now on, you must be careful!"
This statement directly shattered Yun Fan's Dao heart. In mortal terms, it was as if Yao Xi had planted a time bomb next to him.
Moreover, Yun Fan had no idea when the time bomb would detonate. Once it did, he would be doomed.
This was simply killing him from the inside out! At this moment, not only Athena doubted if he and Yao Xi had some kind of feud, but even he himself wanted to know what this feud was. Was it necessary to torment him to this extent?
After all, he was Yao Xi's master! Even if Yao Xi's final achievements were very high, it was with his guidance and help.
He had never seen such treatment of a benefactor.
However, for now, he had no choice. Because Yao Xi was attacking him with a dimensional strike.
So, at this moment, even if he had many grievances in his heart, he could only suppress them.
...
Dragon God Hall.
Water God emerged from seclusion. Although he had not yet recovered to his peak and it was not the best time for him to emerge, he had to do so at this moment to welcome a god.
This god was Zhu Rong, who had disappeared for ten thousand years.
Even he hadn't expected that Zhu Rong would disappear for ten thousand years, and there had been no news of Zhu Rong during this time.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Rong reappeared miraculously today, exceeding his expectations.
"Junior brother, long time no see!"
Zhu Rong smiled at Water God. Although both of them smiled, tears were still uncontrollable in their eyes.
"Senior brother, where have you been these past ten thousand years?"
Water God asked emotionally. He and Zhu Rong were considered Yun Fan's left and right guardians. But after being ambushed by Great God Pangu ten thousand years ago, the two senior brothers had never seen each other again.
At this moment, Zhu Rong said, "It's a long story!"
Then, he recounted the hardships and bitterness he had experienced over the past ten thousand years.
"In the battle back then, my body was crippled. Then, I was taken away by Pangu while I was unconscious!"
Water God was instantly enraged by this experience, as his senior brother's situation was similar to his own.
At this moment, Fire God continued, "When I woke up, I realized I couldn't feel your presence. Moreover, I was taken away by Pangu. I didn't know where he was taking me, but I still had a sliver of strength to resist. So, when I passed through the first forbidden land of the Divine Realm, the Underworld, I resisted with all my might and fell into the Underworld! Pangu didn't chase after me in the Underworld, but I was trapped there for ten thousand years. I only managed to escape recently!"
This was Fire God's experience, but Water God's expression changed. He didn't expect his senior brother to have fallen into the Underworld.
"When I fell into the Underworld, I fell into a deep coma. I only woke up recently, felt the divine power in the Divine Realm weakening, and then escaped from the Underworld!"
Zhu Rong explained the whole story to Water God.
But Water God had many doubts. "Senior brother, you were trapped in the Underworld for ten thousand years, why don't you have any trace of Underworld energy on you?"
Fire God smiled and said, "Because I cultivate the most primitive power of fire. The Underworld energy has already been burned by me, so it's normal that you can't feel it!"
"So that's how it is!"
Water God nodded. "Senior brother, I understand. I'll also tell you that Master has returned!"
"That's great!"
Fire God asked Water God excitedly, "Where is Master? Quickly take me to see him!"
"I'll take you to see him now!"
Water God said to him and led the way, with Fire God following behind.
However, the next moment, Water God suddenly made a move, directly attacking Fire God. This scene caught Fire God off guard.
"Boom!"
This palm strike hit Fire God accurately.
Fire God was furious, "Junior brother, what are you doing?"
Water God said calmly, "Senior brother, although you've hidden it well, I can definitively conclude that you are not Fire God, or rather, my senior brother's soul has long been controlled by you, and you are hidden within his soul!"
Upon hearing this, Fire God said coldly, "Junior brother, you don't believe me!"
"It's not that I don't believe you, but there are indeed many suspicious points about you that make it hard for me to believe you!"
Water God said directly.
"Suspicious points? What suspicious points could I have?"
Fire God looked at the other party angrily.
Water God said, "First, although you cultivate the most primitive power of fire, you still cannot burn the Underworld energy. Therefore, I am sure that you did not go to the Underworld!"
"Is it just this one point that makes you not believe me?"
Fire God asked in disappointment.
"There's more than just this!"
Water God continued, "Secondly, both my senior brother and I can sense Master's aura. Currently, Master is not in the Dragon God Hall, yet you cannot sense him. Therefore, based on this point alone, I can be even more certain that you are not my senior brother!"
"Who are you?"
Facing Water God's question, seeing that he had been exposed, Fire God no longer bothered to conceal himself.
"They all say you're just a brute, but I didn't expect you to have such a meticulous side!"
He smiled playfully. "That's right, I am indeed not Fire God. I am currently only controlling Fire God's body and soul!"
"Who are you?"
Water God asked in rage.
"I defeated you back then. Don't you know who I am?"
Fire God smiled playfully. "Regarding this question, I find that your IQ is also just so-so!"
Upon hearing Fire God's mockery, Water God immediately rebuked, "So you are Pangu! Why did you possess my senior brother's body?"
Upon hearing this, Fire God smiled playfully. "What do you mean by 'possess'? Now his body is my body!"
"You court death!"
Water God was enraged and directly attacked him.
"Unbeatable!"
Fire God disdainfully said, "You are still no match for me. Moreover, you are not my target. The Demon Ancestor is my target!"
"You want to scheme against my master, but you'll have to get past me first!"
Water God roared. Although he knew he was no match for Great God Pangu, at this moment, he had no intention of retreating.
"Then I'll take you down first, you failure!"
With that, he attacked Water God.
Water God was enraged. The shame of ten thousand years ago flashed before his eyes. He immediately raised his strength to its peak and engaged Fire God in a decisive battle.
In the blink of an eye, they exchanged several blows. Although Fire God was powerful and had the upper hand,
Water God, who was observant, discovered a secret: Pangu's strength had weakened after possessing Fire God, even falling from the Immortal level.
At this moment, he asked Water God, "Are you feeling despair?"
"Looking back at the past, even when you and Fire God teamed up, you were defeated by me. Now, it's one-on-one. What can you fight me with?"
Hearing this, Water God said coldly, "Don't try to scare me. You are not as powerful as you were back then. I am no longer afraid. Even if you were as powerful as back then, so what? Would I not even have the courage to fight?"
As the two confronted each other, Pangu, driving Fire God, immediately attacked.
"A loser is a loser. Even if you are not as powerful as back then, killing you is as easy as pie!"
In an instant, he charged at Water God. This time, he used his full strength, intending to defeat Water God quickly.
It had to be said that controlling Fire God, his strength was immense, almost reaching the Immortal level. Therefore, even Water God found it difficult to cope.
But Water God did not retreat. The other party was clearly targeting Yun Fan, and he could not leave the danger to Yun Fan.
At this moment, he activated his Weak Water power and suppressed it onto Fire God, wanting to crush him completely.
However, Pangu sneered, "Weak Water Three Thousand again? Weren't you beaten badly enough back then?"
In an instant, he attacked again, specifically targeting Weak Water Three Thousand. Although the secular Water family's cultivation techniques were based on the cultivation techniques created by Gonggong in the mythological era, they were not on the same level.
Water God's Weak Water Three Thousand was the genuine Weak Water Three Thousand, but it paled in comparison to Pangu.
Therefore, under Pangu's bombardment, he was forced back step by step, and defeat seemed irreversible.
"Bang!"
Water God was heavily smashed onto the Dragon God Hall, which began to sway precariously.
"Am I really going to be defeated like this?"
Water God was unwilling. This was his second defeat.
And Yun Fan had not yet risen. Therefore, at this moment, he prepared to burn himself to heavily injure Pangu, wanting to win a chance for Yun Fan to grow.
However, at this moment, Yun Fan's voice came: "Don't sacrifice yourself, I'm here!"
"Master!"
Upon hearing this, Water God's expression changed drastically, as Yun Fan's arrival was ill-timed. In his perception, Yun Fan had not yet broken through to the Giant level.
His arrival would be suicidal.
"Master, hurry and leave!"
Water God reminded him again.
But the next moment, Athena descended beside him. Upon seeing Athena, Water God breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Athena helped, the defeat would be instantly reversed, as he discovered that Athena had already broken through to the Giant level.
In this case, it would be fine for Master to appear. With Athena's help, fighting Pangu was not impossible.
Pangu saw this and sneered, "I didn't expect that in this era, there would be a junior who broke through to the Giant level. Truly commendable! However, adding one more Giant will not change the outcome!"
He had absolute confidence in his strength. Although Athena was also a Giant, he had once been an Immortal-level powerhouse.
Dealing with two Giants, as long as the timing was right, he could kill them. The most typical example was the battle between him and Water God and Fire God ten thousand years ago.
However, at this moment, Yun Fan descended, "What if you add me?"
Instantly, Water God and Pangu both looked at Yun Fan, and their expressions changed.
Water God was surprised that Yun Fan had broken through to the Giant level. But it had only been such a short time! Yun Fan had given him too much of a surprise!
Yun Fan breaking through to the Giant level meant that Yun Fan was invincible among Giants.
Even if Pangu was stronger than a Giant, with Yun Fan's addition, the outcome could be reversed.
Pangu looked at Yun Fan with an unfriendly gaze. He had come this time specifically to deal with Yun Fan.
He didn't expect Yun Fan to have broken through to the Giant level. With his body controlling Fire God, he couldn't defeat Yun Fan, unless his main body appeared.
But his main body, for some reason, could not appear yet.
"Demon Ancestor, I didn't expect you to not be dead after ten thousand years and even gain some influence. What, do you want to return to the peak era of ten thousand years ago?"
"What? Is that not possible?"
Yun Fan sneered. If he had his strength from ten thousand years ago now, the first thing he would do would be to eliminate these hypocritical gods.
"Interesting!"
He smiled playfully at Yun Fan. "But as long as you haven't truly gained influence, I can still kill you!"
"That may not be true! Don't you believe me and try?"
In Yun Fan's opinion, Pangu should retreat now, as this clone would die if they continued to fight.
But at this moment, Pangu not only did not retreat but instead raised his strength to its peak, almost wanting to fight Yun Fan to the death.
Yun Fan instantly guessed Pangu's intention: to sacrifice Fire God's body and take him down.