"Grandpa, Grandpa! The twenty days are up, but you still haven't brought Qian Fan back!!! This princess always keeps her word. Grandpa, if you show me no kindness, don't blame Yuan'er for showing you no loyalty!"
Xu Yuan'er glared furiously at Xu Fangyuan, her eyes seeming ready to spit fire, as though he had committed some unforgivable crime.
She clenched her fists so tightly that her knuckles turned white. Her chest heaved, betraying her agitation and anger. Her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something but forced herself to hold it back.
Xu Fangyuan looked helplessly at his granddaughter. He knew he had truly disappointed her this time. He felt guilty too, but what was done was done, and there was nothing he could do. He tried to explain, "Yuan'er, Grandpa couldn't do anything about this either. That boy Qian Fan..."
"Enough!"
Xu Yuan'er cut her grandfather off.
"I don't want to hear your excuses! You promised you'd bring Qian Fan back, but where is he now? How am I supposed to trust you?"
Xu Fangyuan sighed. He knew his granddaughter was in the grip of her anger, and nothing he said would help.
He could only stand there silently, enduring her accusations.
When Xu Yuan'er saw that her grandfather said nothing, she grew so angry that tears welled in her eyes.
She bit her lip, turned, and ran back to her room.
The door slammed shut with a bang.
Inside her room, Xu Yuan'er flung herself facedown on the bed and burst into sobs.
She felt that her grandfather had deceived her, and her heart filled with hurt and disappointment. She couldn't understand why he wouldn't keep his promise. Were her feelings really so unimportant to him?
After crying for a while, Xu Yuan'er slowly calmed down.
She wiped away her tears and silently made up her mind.
Since I can't rely on Grandpa, I'll rely on myself! She would find Qian Fan and ask him exactly what had happened...
Inside God Star Hall, a massive dragon throne stood at the center of the resplendent main hall.
At that moment, Xu Fangyuan sat limply upon it, as though he bore the weight of the entire world. His eyes were weary and dim, revealing profound exhaustion and helplessness.
Before him, memorials piled up like an insurmountable mountain, each one representing a thorny problem waiting for him to solve.
Yet what pained Xu Fangyuan even more was his granddaughter's disappointment in him.
The gaze that had once brimmed with admiration and dependence had now turned cold and distant.
Xu Fangyuan couldn't help recalling Xu Yuan'er's father, his own son, Xu Xingnian, from when she was not yet a year old.
Back then, Xu Xingnian had abandoned Xu Yuan'er to his care. Xu Fangyuan would never forget the terror and fear in her eyes.
Over the years, Xu Fangyuan had given all his love to Xu Yuan'er, afraid that she was still grieving over her father's neglect.
A sharp pain pierced the depths of his heart. He knew he had failed her expectations, yet he was powerless to change it.
Xu Fangyuan's body was also utterly exhausted and worn down.
Long hours of toil and pressure had left his face increasingly gaunt. Wrinkles crept across his forehead, and more white hairs appeared. The lines around his eyes betrayed his chronic lack of sleep.
Even a Supreme God couldn't withstand being put through this!
Faced with such a heavy burden, Xu Fangyuan felt close to being crushed. But he understood that, as the master of God Star Hall,
the lord of the Seven Star Domain,
he shouldered immense responsibility.
Xu Fangyuan looked at the sky outside the window and murmured,
"I'd better find some time today to bring that little brat Qian Fan back!"
A trace of helplessness colored his voice.
Meanwhile,
on the other side, along the border of the Three Great Nations, hundreds of thousands of soldiers followed close behind Qian Fan as they crossed the border together.
Qian Fan stood at the head of the army with his head high and chest out. His gaze was firm and piercing, as though it could penetrate the layers of mist ahead. Raising the Shadow Battle Axe in his hand, he shouted passionately,
"Warriors of our Great Moon Empire! Look! This vast land before you is the chief culprit behind years of war! Behind you lie our homes, where our families and friends are craning their necks in anticipation, waiting for news of our victory!"
His voice rang like a great bell in every soldier's ears, stirring the heroic ambition deep within them.
"Now there is only one road before us: charge fearlessly ahead, break through those greedy enemies' defenses, and reclaim the land that belongs to us! We will show our enemies that the soldiers of our Great Moon Empire are invincible!"
Qian Fan's words were a searing flame that ignited every soldier's fighting spirit. They shouted in unison,
"To war! To war! To war!"
At that moment, fervor swept across the entire battlefield. The soldiers marched forward with resolute strides, their hearts full of longing for victory, determined to fight for their nation and people regardless of the cost.
The Three Great Nations reacted immediately, each dispatching troops to meet the attack.
The Three Great Nations sent eight Soul Kings to try to kill Qian Fan. Battle erupted in an instant as soldiers from both sides clashed at close quarters, their war cries shaking the heavens.
When the eight Soul Kings found themselves unable to halt Qian Fan's advance, they were secretly alarmed. They knew this young man's strength was unfathomable, but if they allowed him to continue, he would pose an enormous threat to them.
They exchanged glances and struck simultaneously, deciding to join forces against Qian Fan.
Facing the encirclement of eight Soul Kings, Qian Fan's lips curled slightly, and a trace of disdain flashed through his eyes.
He clenched both hands, soul power surging around him like raging ocean waves as a mighty aura erupted from his body.
Then Qian Fan's figure flashed, and he rushed toward the Soul Kings at tremendous speed. He moved like lightning, leaving them no time to react.
In the blink of an eye, Qian Fan appeared before one Soul King and threw a fierce punch, sending that Soul King flying backward.
The other Soul Kings unleashed their soul skills, trying to stop Qian Fan.
Yet Qian Fan was simply too powerful. He easily evaded their attacks while constantly launching counterstrikes.
For a time, light flashed across the entire battlefield, and the sounds of colliding soul skills rang out without end.
Smoke blanketed the battlefield, and blood sprayed everywhere. Like a god of war, Qian Fan charged in and out of the enemy ranks, unstoppable.
Every attack he unleashed carried boundless might, leaving his enemies unable to resist.
Under his leadership, the Great Moon Empire's soldiers surged with morale. They followed Qian Fan, fighting fiercely and gradually gaining the upper hand on the battlefield.
Three days and three nights of slaughter.
Corpses lay piled like mountains across the battlefield, and blood gathered into rivers. The stench of blood and death filled the air, as though a painting of the apocalypse had unfolded before their eyes.
"We! Are willing to submit unconditionally to His Majesty the Spirit Dance King!!!!"
The emperors of the Three Great Nations were now kneeling together on the ravaged battlefield. Their faces were white as paper, and their eyes held boundless fear and despair.
Each trembled as he raised the token symbolizing his authority high overhead, as if submitting to some mighty power.
Amid this shocking scene, one figure stood out above all others.
It was Qian Fan, the man once regarded by everyone as a legend. Now he slowly approached the three emperors kneeling and begging for mercy.
When Qian Fan finally stopped before them, he lowered his head slightly and spoke in a calm yet commanding voice. "The Sky Island Nation's token, the Polar Nation's token, the Ocean Nation's token, and the Abyss Nation's token in my hand."
Qian Fan couldn't help curling his lips into a smile.
The system's voice sounded in his mind.
Ding! Congratulations to the host for collecting the tokens of all four great nations of the Abyss Domain! Reward: refine the Abyssal Codex into abyssal power to strengthen the host's foundation.
Elsewhere,
just moments earlier, Xu Fangyuan had decided to seek out Qian Fan personally, hoping to untie the knot in his granddaughter's heart. He set out for the border.
Throughout the journey, Xu Fangyuan's heart was heavy. He didn't know how to face Qian Fan or how to explain things to his granddaughter.
When he finally arrived at Atlantis,
Xu Fangyuan immediately activated Star Eyes.
Star Eyes ignored Atlantis's mental immunity outright.
He looked straight into the Abyss Domain.
He saw an astonishing sight. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers stood in orderly ranks along the border, while Qian Fan stood before the army in all his imposing glory.
A swirl of conflicting emotions rose in Xu Fangyuan's heart. He was pleased by Qian Fan's growth, yet worried by how rapidly it had come.
At that moment, Qian Fan's divine sense alerted him that someone was probing him.
Qian Fan immediately activated his divine sense power and looked up.
When Qian Fan saw Xu Fangyuan, surprise flashed in his eyes.
What's that old dog doing here?
Qian Fan hurriedly flashed out of the Abyss Domain.
"Your Majesty, old Star Emperor, it's been a long time."
Qian Fan spoke with a smile.
Xu Fangyuan drew a deep breath and stepped forward.
"Am I really that old!!!! I'll let you off this time, but if it happens again, just you wait!
"Also, don't call me Your Majesty. I'm the lord of the Seven Star Domain, not an emperor.
"Star Emperor is merely a title the common people gave me."
Changing the subject, Xu Fangyuan lowered his voice.
"Qian Fan, come back with me. Yuan'er really misses you."
At that moment, even the invincible Xu Fangyuan couldn't help feeling helpless.
Xu Yuan'er was Xu Fangyuan's only granddaughter and one of his only two relatives. Over the years, Xu Fangyuan had been constantly occupied with various affairs. Although he had always satisfied her material needs, those things could never match the love of companionship. Qian Fan, meanwhile, was the one true friend in Xu Yuan'er's heart, and her only one.
Qian Fan fell silent for a moment.
Although he didn't know what the old dog was planning, Qian Fan could accept going to see Xu Yuan'er and treating his eyes to her beauty.
Then he nodded.
"Lead the way, Domain Lord!"
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