Meng Shan

"Boom!"

Dylin flew out from the seawater below, his divine body already fully restored. He stared at Fang Yun, a hint of wariness deep in his eyes.

It wasn't just Dylin who felt wary; at this moment, even the High Priest and O'Brien were filled with shock as they watched Fang Yun holding the Sunset Longbow.

This Fang Yun had actually suppressed Dylin!

O'Brien, in particular, had originally only been worried about Dylin. But now, Fang Yun was actually stronger than Dylin!

He had initially assumed that since Fang Yun had just become a deity, he wouldn't be particularly powerful. But looking at it now, with the Sunset Longbow in his hands, even he had no confidence in being able to defeat him.

"Hehe, alright, let's end it here. Dylin has lost."

As soon as Beirut spoke, everyone's attention shifted to him.

"Lord Beirut!"

Dylin looked completely unwilling. Although he believed he would likely lose if facing the Sunset Longbow, he hadn't expected to lose so "powerlessly." He hadn't even been able to display his own true strength, so naturally, he was dissatisfied with such a defeat.

"Do you have an objection?"

Beirut glanced at Dylin casually.

Seeing Beirut's gaze, Dylin shuddered, then carefully replied, "No."

"Mm, that's good."

Beirut nodded, then looked at Fang Yun, smiling, "You are quite lucky to have obtained the Sunset Longbow. This is the longbow of the Queen of Life Elves from the Life God Realm, and it is a powerful Highgod Artifact. It has been missing for nearly ten thousand years."

Beirut's acting talent was still quite good; there was a fair amount of envy in his tone.

A Highgod Artifact!

Hearing Beirut confirm it himself, the High Priest and the others were shaken, envy rising in their hearts. Nurturing a divine artifact consumed a great deal of time and divine power; O'Brien, in particular, didn't even possess a divine artifact of his own.

Yet Fang Yun, having just become a deity, already possessed a Highgod Artifact!

"The Queen of Life Elves?"

Fang Yun nodded. He had previously guessed that this longbow belonged to the elf race of the Life God Realm.

Beirut nodded and didn't bother explaining the origin of the longbow further, announcing directly, "You won this battle. You decide the ownership of the Magical Beast Mountain Range."

He didn't care about any factions appearing on the Yulan Continent; in fact, the more, the better.

Fang Yun glanced at Beirut and Dylin, saying casually, "I only want the Stone Sculpture Valley; I don't care about the other areas."

Occupying the Magical Beast Mountain Range held no meaning for him, and fighting Dylin was merely to experience a deity-level battle. Moreover, in the original story, Dylin occupying the Magical Beast Mountain Range and launching the Day of Destruction had actually saved Linley's life.

As his voice fell, everyone looked at Fang Yun.

Even Beirut was smiling, "Oh? You only want the Stone Sculpture Valley?"

Beirut knew about the Stone Sculpture Valley. Stone sculpture was a highly popular art form on the Yulan Continent, and for Fang Yun to have reached his current level through stone sculpture was indeed impressive.

However, to him, it was still far from enough. Before becoming a deity, stone sculpture was about technique; after becoming a deity, it was about strength.

The sculptures in the Necropolis of the Gods possessed enough aura alone to crush all the stone sculptures on the Yulan Continent.

Fang Yun gave a nod.

Beirut laughed, not caring at all whether the Magical Beast Mountain Range truly had an owner, "Hehe, very well. From now on, the Stone Sculpture Valley belongs to you."

Beirut was, after all, the strongest person on the Yulan Continent; his word served as official recognition of this fact.

In truth, even if Beirut hadn't spoken, no one else would have dared to say anything about Fang Yun occupying the Stone Sculpture Valley. They wouldn't have dared, as the strength Fang Yun had displayed was greater than most of theirs.

As long as the Sunset Longbow remained in Fang Yun's hands, they would not underestimate him.

With this matter settled, Beirut left directly.

"The magical beasts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range will not appear in the Stone Sculpture Valley from now on."

Dylin looked at Fang Yun, made a promise, and then flew away as well.

He was still somewhat unconvinced by his loss, but Fang Yun's choice had done him a favor, allowing him to occupy the rest of the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Otherwise, if Fang Yun had demanded the entire range and Beirut had agreed, Dylin wouldn't have dared to remain in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, no matter how unwilling he felt.

After Dylin left, the High Priest looked at Fang Yun and said, "Fang Yun, congratulations on becoming a deity. If you have the chance, you can come to the Temple of Life. I have a disciple who also comes from the Blue Star."

"I will go if I have the chance."

Fang Yun nodded casually.

Among the deity-level experts of the Yulan Continent, only the High Priest had traveled to the Life God Realm and subsequently lost contact. Other deity-level experts, even O'Brien who had refined a godspark, eventually became Highgods in the Infernal Realm.

O'Brien looked at Fang Yun, feeling a sense of wariness toward him, though he didn't show it, "You are also welcome to visit my War God Mountain if you have the chance."

After speaking, he gave a slight bow and followed the High Priest as they left together.

Watching them leave, Fang Yun then flew toward the Rhine Empire. In the original story, the descriptions of the Rhine Empire were always sparse, and even until its eventual destruction, there wasn't much mention of it.

Fang Yun didn't pay much attention to this empire, which was essentially a "background extra."

However, on his way to the South Sea, Fang Yun's divine sense inadvertently discovered the five people he had originally sent to the Yulan Continent.

If he hadn't noticed them by chance, he would have almost forgotten about them. After all, the strongest among them was only a seventh-rank warrior; on the Yulan Continent, they could hardly be considered experts.

Of course, with the strength of a level seven, one could live quite comfortably.

Furthermore, what surprised Fang Yun was that these five people had actually ended up together with Kawent.

Kawent was a Saint-level powerhouse on Blue Star who had already gained great fame a thousand years ago. He was one of the strongest Saint-level powerhouses on Blue Star.

Arriving at Dolan Prefecture City.

"Kawent Institute?"

Seeing this name, Fang Yun was also somewhat surprised. "He actually opened a magic academy?"

At this moment, Kawent Institute was already on the right track. Although it was not as bustling as other magic academies, there were actually some students inside.

However, the ages of these students truly surprised Fang Yun; not a single one was within the normal age range for students.

Apart from the students' ages, the environment of the academy looked quite good, and the surrounding buildings had a history of quite some time. Even the walls of the academy were covered in various green vines, giving it a rather unique academic atmosphere.

Dean's office.

At this moment, besides Kawent, there was also a burly man, who was none other than the level seven warrior Meng Shan, whom Fang Yun had sent in earlier.

Although Beirut had told them that if they wanted to return to Blue Star, they should go to the Dark Forest, they did not blindly head there. After all, while their strength was sufficient to travel through some places, attempting to reach the Dark Forest was an extremely dangerous endeavor.

Therefore, the group had temporarily settled down in the Rhine Empire.

He possessed the strength of a level seven warrior, and his few companions were not weak either, so they held a position of some standing in the city where they had settled.

A few years later, they heard about Kawent Institute by chance.

Subsequently, Meng Shan brought his few companions and traveled all the way here.

After arriving, they learned about the specific situation on Blue Star from Kawent. Naturally, Kawent was also curious about their experiences. Since they were all from Blue Star, he kept them there.

As it happened, the academy had just opened, and most people were merely in a wait-and-see state regarding Kawent Institute. After all, the idea of teaching so-called adult magic felt truly unreliable.

Therefore, the first batch of students was actually Meng Shan and his companions.

"Have you found Natosen?"

Kawent looked at Meng Shan and asked.

Meng Shan sighed before saying, "Dean, I specifically went to Natosen's home, but his family has no news of him either."

Natosen was a student at Kawent Institute. He was also the student with the best talent after Kawent began teaching adult magic. Although he could not compare to those genius youths, he was definitely extremely outstanding for an ordinary person.

After getting started, this Natosen's level of diligence was no worse than those geniuses.

However, just a few days ago, this Natosen "disappeared," and there had been no news of him since.

The academy did not have many students to begin with, so the sudden disappearance of one naturally drew Kawent's attention.

After investigating during this period, Kawent discovered that a significant number of people had inexplicably gone missing in Dolan Prefecture City recently.