Chapter 531: Chapter 192: Far North, Glacier Throne (4559 words)_2
 

“Eventually, I became more powerful, and the demons didn’t dare to steal my things anymore,” Chen Fan recounted.

“One day, I started at the bottommost layer of the Dark Abyss and kept pushing upward… relentlessly and endlessly….

“Because the Old Demon Dragon had told me that outside the Black Abyss, there was a different world,” he added.

“I wanted to see that world.”

Ye Hongyan turned her head to look quietly at Chen Fan.

Chen Fan continued, “The old monster tricked me…”

“The world outside was indeed marvelous, but it was much more terrifying than the Dark Abyss.”

“Wherever I went, no matter who saw me, they would want to kill me.”

“If they didn’t kill me, they would be busy killing each other.”

Ye Hongyan softly asked, “Isn’t there killing in the Dark Abyss?”

“Kill.” Chen Fan responded, “There’s also killing in the Dark Abyss but it’s much simpler there, without all the deceit.”

“Demons are much simpler than the Divine Race…”

“The Divine Race likes to deceive people… not long after I emerged from the Dark Abyss, a little girl deceived me.”

“I thought she wanted to be friends with me, but she tricked me into returning so that she could take my head off and fashion it into a magical tool.”

“After knocking me out, she took off my left and right hands to be ground into two Skull Swords.”

Ye Hongyan:

In the far north, the Glacier Throne.

Ye Hongyan in her red robe opened her eyes.

Behind her, a huge phantom of a Red Bird flashed out of sight.

The surrounding ice was instantly melted, turning into flowing water.

Ye Hongyan frowned slightly.

She hadn’t slept in years.

But since her trip to Seven Star Mountain outside East Sea City of Tang Country, she’d often inexplicably fall into a deep sleep upon returning to her Glacier Throne.

And then…

She would dream of such strange and rare things.

Chen Fan…

That day at the Water Cloud Stream of Seven Star Mountain, she’d had a strange feeling of familiarity at the sight of the young man.

But after a check-up of Chen Fan’s body and soul, she found nothing unusual or familiar.

Why did her dreams become so strange after returning?

Sometimes Chen Fan appeared as a little skeleton;

Sometimes, he was humanoid;

Sometimes, they were fighting each other;

And sometimes, the two of them were holding hands under the sunset.

Where was the Dutian Divine Domain?

And where was the Dark Abyss?

Ye Hongyan lifted her gaze slightly towards the direction of Tang Country.

Perhaps the person who brought her from Earth to Blue Star knew these places?

Ye Hongyan was a little restless.

For the past eighteen years, she often infiltrated Tang Country.

However, she hadn’t found him.

The guy who brought her and the Demon Race from Earth to Blue Star had disappeared eighteen years ago and had never shown up since.

Ye Hongyan sighed and closed her eyes again.

For some reason, she’d grown fond of those strangely peculiar dreams.

Although she commanded countless followers in the Demon Race and resided in the Glacier Throne, she felt an indescribable loneliness.

Only within those bizarre dreams would she reveal a smile.

In those dreams, it felt as if she was living an alternate life.

Except…

The dreams were so disordered.

They were like countless fragments pieced together.

Time was chaotic, dreams were chaotic.

But the only consistency was that in every dream, there was a Ye Hongyan and a Chen Fan.

South Gate of Demon City.

Shen Hongxiu, Fang Qingqing, Li Fengxing and others were waiting with bated breath.

Zhen Qing and Xiao Zi, who had been separated from Chen Fan earlier, were also present with Uncle Qian.

Soon…

The Heavy-armored Beetle King arrived with Chen Fan and Chu Xuan, followed by the Dragon Blood Mad Lion and Heavenly Waste Divine Bull.

They’re here! They’re here!” exclaimed Shen Hongxiu’s Red Sleeve Phantom King, who transformed into a humongous golden horn python, as he charged forth.

The Heavy-armored Beetle King didn’t anticipate the Illusion King Azure Python Golden Horned Beast suddenly coming at them, so it immediately slammed on the brakes.

Both Chu Xuan and the sleeping Chen Fan were flung forwards!

Chu Xuan gracefully landed on his feet after making a leap mid-air.

Chen Fan, on the other hand, was careening towards the crowd.

Shen Hongxiu flickered and caught Chen Fan mid-air in a princess carry before landing steadily on the ground.

Chen Fan opened his eyes, staring at everyone in a daze.

Strange…

The Heavy-armored Beetle King didn’t have a pillow, did it?

Why was it so soft?

Chen Fan turned his head slightly, catching sight of a patch of snow-white skin.

Then, he looked up to meet Shen Hongxiu’s gaze.

With a soft and compassionate tone, Shen Hongxiu assured, “Xiaofan, don’t worry, I’ll take responsibility.”

Chen Fan:

Suddenly, Zhen Qing’s head leaned in, “Why is it that every time I meet you, you’re in such a pitiful state?”

Chen Fan had a feeling of déjà vu…

Wasn’t that the same thing he’d said to Zhen Qing when they first met on Crescent Mountain?

This woman really held a grudge.

Chen Fan hopped out of Shen Hongxiu’s arms and said lightly, “Likewise.”

Li Fengxing, Shangguan Canglong, and others all gathered around, talking incessantly and asking non-stop questions.

Shen Daodao and Ye Hao were both full of airs, gasconading about their adventures. The pursuit by the Nightmare Hall’s Fifth Grade force, as told by them, became a tale of how they, along with Chen Fan, effortlessly slew the Fifth Grade realm beast of Nightmare Hall and captured a strongman from the Nightmare Hall.

Fang Qingqing was casually chatting with Ye Hao while constantly glancing over at Chen Fan.

Chen Fan swept a glance over the crowd, then said somewhat speechlessly, “How did you guys reach Demon City before us?”