Beast Taming: I can even raise gods and demons!

Chapter 193 The Far North, the Throne of Ice (4559 words)

The opening paragraph of the previous chapter was a draft that I later abandoned, but I didn't delete it, which is frustrating.

I only discovered it after a fellow reader pointed it out; it has now been deleted.

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In the mist...

It sounded as if someone was singing a sad song.

The voice was soft, lingering, and mysterious...

Chen Fan glanced at his own skeleton and felt a deep sadness.

Why are many demons weaker than him able to take human form in the Dark Abyss?

But he has been unable to condense a physical body.

The old demon dragon said that as long as Chen Fan could steal the Heavenly Pillar of the Heavenly God Realm and refine it into his own backbone, he would be able to condense a divine body.

Chen Fan scoffed.

The Heavenly Pillar is the treasure of the Dutianye Clan.

Trying to steal the Heavenly Pillar?

Even the old demon dragon himself might not be able to do it!

That thing has many roots, supporting the Heavenly God Realm since ancient times.

If he actually steals that thing, even if he hides at the very bottom of the Dark Abyss, he'll probably be caught by the Dutian Night Clan and then annihilated by divine lightning, right?

It's really strange, though...

Chen Fan remembered having a similar dream before, in which he actually stole a Heavenly Pillar and was chased all the way to the Dark Abyss by Ye Hongyan.

Moreover, he had clearly saved Ye Hongyan.

The woman then ambushed him, stabbing his neck with a sword!

Chen Fan subconsciously touched his neck.

Ok?

In that dream, it seemed like I had already condensed a divine body?

That's really strange...

Did he really intend to steal the Heavenly Pillar?

By the way, when exactly did you have that dream?

So sad……

It seems like I've forgotten a lot of things.

This is what happens when you don't condense a divine body.

Demons born from the abyss of darkness are filled with negative emotions such as death and destruction from the moment they are born, and are difficult to control.

If it weren't for a drop of blood from the old dragon, perhaps he would still be frantically fighting and killing other demons for food right now?

Chen Fan scratched his head and turned away.

On the grass under the big tree not far away, Ye Hongyan had already fallen asleep.

Two ghostly flames flickered in Chen Fan's eyes as his gaze fell on Ye Hongyan's left wrist.

Ye Hongyan wore a bracelet on her left wrist.

The bracelet is made of five gemstones of different colors strung together.

Five gemstones, five colors.

That is another treasure of the Dutianye Clan... the Five-Colored Divine Stone!

Chen Fan slowly stood up and quietly walked towards Ye Hongyan.

Forget about the Heavenly Pillar...

With Chen Fan's current strength, it's simply impossible for him to even get close to the area where the Heavenly Pillar is located.

But the Five-Colored Divine Stone...

Legend has it that this five-colored divine stone possesses the power to create heaven and earth.

It was precisely because of the immense power of these five divine stones that Ye Hongyan was able to become the Empress of the Dutian Ye Clan at such a young age!

If we could get our hands on this five-colored divine stone and condense a divine body, wouldn't it be an easy task?

Chen Fan quietly walked to Ye Hongyan's side and slowly squatted down.

Under the soft light, two blushes appeared on Ye Hongyan's face.

Her breathing became rapid, and her chest heaved up and down.

Chen Fan raised his ghostly claw...

Ye Hongyan's body seemed to have become a little tense.

What a strange woman, she even exerts herself so much when she sleeps.

"call!"

Chen Fan's ghostly claws flashed and grabbed at the five-colored divine stone on Ye Hongyan's wrist.

The five-colored divine stone emitted a dazzling light...

"boom!"

Chen Fan felt an overwhelming force surge towards him. Before he could react, his body was shattered by that force, and bones and skulls were thrown outwards!

"Bang bang bang..."

Bones were scattered all over the ground.

Ye Hongyan sat up, pursed her lips, gritted her teeth, and looked at the bones scattered all over the ground.

The bones scattered on the ground quickly gathered together and connected to form a skeleton.

Ye Hongyan rolled her eyes and said, "You've got your head turned upside down!"

"I didn't need your reminder!" Chen Fan raised his head with both hands, turned it around, and then put it back on his neck.

Then, the will-o'-the-wisps in his eyes flickered twice, and he said, "Something seems off..."

Ye Hongyan chuckled, speechless: "You've got your left and right hands mixed up!"

Chen Fan: "..."

After a moment of silence, Chen Fan removed his left and right hands and put them back on the other side.

Ye Hongyan said irritably, "I told you long ago, the power of the Five-Colored Divine Stone can suppress your dark divine power. If your skeleton hadn't been tempered by the old demon dragon's blood, you would have been blown to pieces just now!"

Chen Fan walked over and sat down next to Ye Hongyan: "I want to condense a divine body."

"I don't like always looking like this skeleton."

Ye Hongyan glanced at Chen Fan for a long while before saying, "How many years have you been crawling out of the abyss of darkness?"

Chen Fan counted on his fingers and said, "I don't remember, was it eight hundred years or eight thousand years?"

Ye Hongyan then asked, "Why do you so desperately want to condense a divine body and transform into human form?"

"Wouldn't it be better to be a little skeleton?"

"Carefree and free."

Chen Fan was taken aback: "After condensing a divine body, can't one be carefree and unrestrained anymore?"

Ye Hongyan sighed softly, "You don't understand the cruelty of this world..."

"Maybe," Chen Fan said. "I don't know how many years I've lived. From the moment I gained consciousness, I've been fighting countless demons, all for a bite to eat."

"Later, I became stronger and stronger, and those demons no longer dared to take things from me."

"One day, I started from the very bottom of the dark abyss and kept rising upwards, upwards and upwards..."

"Because the old dragon said that outside the Dark Abyss is another world."

"I want to see that world."

Ye Hongyan turned her head and quietly looked at Chen Fan.

Chen Fan continued, "That old monster lied to me..."

"The outside world is indeed wonderful, but it is far more terrifying than the dark abyss."

"Wherever I go, whoever sees me wants to kill me."

"Even if they don't kill me, they'll kill each other on their own."

Ye Hongyan said softly, "Isn't there killing and fighting in the Dark Abyss?"

"Kill," Chen Fan said. "There's killing all the time in the Dark Abyss too, but it's much simpler there, with less scheming and deception."

"Demons are much simpler than gods..."

"The gods love to lie... I had only crawled out of the Dark Abyss not long before a little girl lied to me."

"I thought she wanted to be friends with me, but I never expected that she would trick me into going back so that she could remove my head and turn it into a magical artifact."

"After she knocked me unconscious, she also dislocated my left and right hands, intending to grind them into two skull swords."

Ye Hongyan: "..."

……

The far north, the throne of glaciers.

Ye Hongyan, dressed in a red robe, opened her eyes.

Behind her, a huge phantom of a Vermilion Bird flashed by.

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

Ye Hongyan's delicate brows furrowed slightly.

She hasn't slept for many years.

But ever since she went to Seven Star Mountain outside Donghai City of Tang Kingdom, she has often fallen into a deep sleep inexplicably after returning to the Ice Throne.

then……

I dreamt of such strange and bizarre things.

Chen Fan...

On that day at Qixing Mountain, she saw the young man and felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

But later, she examined Chen Fan's body and soul and found nothing unusual or familiar.

Why do I keep getting caught up in these weird dreams after I came back?

Sometimes, Chen Fan is a little skeleton;

Sometimes, Chen Fan is in human form;

Sometimes, she and Chen Fan would get into fights.

Sometimes, however, the two would hold hands and bask in the sunset.

Where is the Heavenly God Realm?

Where exactly is the Dark Abyss?

Ye Hongyan slightly raised her head and looked in the direction of the Tang Kingdom.

Perhaps the person who brought her from Earth to Blue Star back then knows about these places?

Ye Hongyan was a little anxious.

For the past eighteen years, she has frequently infiltrated the Tang Kingdom.

However, she never found that person.

The guy who brought her and the demon race from Earth to Blue Star disappeared eighteen years ago and has never appeared again.

Ye Hongyan sighed and closed her eyes again.

For some reason, she suddenly found herself enjoying those strange and bizarre dreams.

Although she ruled over the demon race and had countless subordinates, she felt an indescribable loneliness while guarding this glacial throne for a long time.

She only smiles in those eerie dreams.

In that dream, it was as if she were experiencing another life.

Unfortunately……

The dream was too chaotic.

It's like countless fragments put together.

Time is chaotic, dreams are chaotic.

The only thing that wasn't messed up was that there was a Ye Hongyan and a Chen Fan in the dream.

……

The South Gate of Shanghai.

Shen Hongxiu, Fang Qingqing, Li Fengxing, and the others were all eagerly waiting.

Zhen Qing and Xiao Ziyi, who had previously been separated from Chen Fan and the others, as well as Uncle Qian, were also present.

A little while later...

The Heavy Beetle King, carrying Chen Fan and Chu Xuan, charged towards them.

Behind them are the Dragon Blood Lion and the Heavenly Desolate Divine Ox.

"They're here! They're here!"

Shen Hongxiu's Illusion King Azure Python Golden Horned Beast transformed into a giant golden horned python and charged out while speaking.

The Heavy Beetle King, not expecting the Illusion King Azure Python Golden Horned Beast to suddenly charge over, quickly braked.

Chu Xuan and Chen Fan, who was sleeping, flew forward at the same time!

Chu Xuan leaped into the air and landed steadily.

Chen Fan then hurled the object at the crowd.

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

Chen Fan opened his eyes and looked at everyone with a blank expression.

strangeness……

The King Beetle doesn't have a pillow on its body, does it?

Why is it so soft?

Chen Fan tilted his head slightly and saw a field of pure white.

Then, he looked up and met Shen Hongxiu's gaze.

Shen Hongxiu said tenderly, "Xiao Fan, don't worry, I will take responsibility for you."

Chen Fan: "..."

Suddenly, Zhen Qing leaned closer: "Why are you always so miserable whenever I run into you?"

Chen Fan felt that these words sounded familiar...

Wasn't this what I said when I met Zhen Qing at Crescent Moon Mountain?

This woman really holds a grudge.

Chen Fan jumped down from Shen Hongxiu's arms and said calmly, "Likewise."

Li Fengxing, Shangguan Canglong, and the others all surrounded them, bombarding them with questions.

Shen Daodao and Ye Hao talked big and boasted, exaggerating to the point of exhaustion.

According to them, the story of being hunted down by a fifth-rank expert from the Nightmare Court was that they and Chen Fan joined forces to easily kill the fifth-rank expert from the Nightmare Court and even capture a powerful member of the Nightmare Court alive.

While talking to Ye Hao and Ye Hao, Fang Qingqing kept glancing at Chen Fan.

Chen Fan glanced at everyone and said, somewhat speechless, "Why did you all arrive in Shanghai before us?"

"Nonsense, you were being chased by the people of the Nightmare Court, wandering around in the jungle..." Zhen Qing said, "They came in a car, along the main road, so of course they were much faster than you."

Li Fengxing walked over and said aggrievedly, "Brother Fan, you guys are so disloyal."

"They took Haozi and Daodao, but not us..."

"What the hell are you talking about!" Ye Hao said, "Fan Ge and Chu Xuan didn't want to drag us into this, so under Donghai City's arrangement, they planned to secretly leave Donghai City and head to Shanghai."

"I noticed that Brother Fan and Chu Xuan were acting strangely, so I secretly followed them and left together in the end."

"As a result, both Daodao and I became a burden to Brother Fan."

Li Fengxing blinked: "You didn't say that just now... You just said you killed a fifth-grade cultivator."

Zhen Qing waved her hand gently and said, "Alright, let's go back and talk about it later."

"Chen Fan, you guys come with me. Let's register and verify our identities first."

……

The formalities are complete.

The group returned the beasts to the beast-taming space and boarded several armored vehicles.

In the car, Uncle Qian said, "Young Master Fan, Old Master Zhang has already brought all the people from Shop No. 9 to Shanghai for you."

"He opened the Ninth Animal Breeding Shop in his own name near the No. 1 Martial Arts University in Shanghai."

"Now let's go straight to shop number nine."

"Old Zhang got you a house, similar to the one at the Animal Breeders Association in Donghai City."

Ye Hao leaned over and asked, "Are we living with Brother Fan too?"

Zhen Qing said calmly, "You'll be staying at the First Martial Arts University."

"I don't want to," Ye Hao said. "I'll stay with Brother Fan."

Shen Daodao and Li Fengxing also raised their hands: "I'll live with Brother Fan too... I'll just pay the rent!"

Fang Qingqing blushed and wanted to raise her hand, but she moved her right hand and ultimately didn't dare to raise it.

Shen Hongxiu didn't raise her hand, but simply said, "I've already reserved the room next to Xiao Fan's bedroom, and I've already spoken with Grandpa Zhang about it."

"Anyone who dares to take it from me, I'll kill them."

Everyone: "..."

Fang Qingqing: "..."

Chu Xuan remained silent, like a stone statue.

Fang Qingqing was silent for a while, then blushed and said, "Qinglong and Xiaobu also want to live with Xiaobai and Gangzi. They... they've been asking me... when Xiaobai and the others will arrive in Shanghai."

Everyone looked at Fang Qingqing.

Fang Qingqing's face turned red to the roots of her ears, and she couldn't even lift her head.

Shangguan Canglong leaned forward and looked at Chen Fan, saying, "Chen Fan, what dangers did you encounter along the way? Tell us about them!"

Shen Daodao frowned and said, "Didn't Haozi and I just tell you some things?"

Shangguan Canglong glanced at Shen Daodao.

I don't believe a single punctuation mark from what you two say.

Chen Fan rolled his eyes and said, "Let Haozi tell you... I'm having a bit of bad luck this time. Look, my armor is all shattered like this."

"The armor I bought for hundreds of millions of Alliance coins got smashed to pieces..."

"I don't have the energy to talk to you about this right now."

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!" Shangguan Canglong scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

Ye Hao stretched out his right hand to Uncle Qian: "Uncle Qian, do you have a cigarette? Give me one, and I'll tell you this exciting adventure story while I smoke."

Shangguan Wulei, who had been silent until now, widened her eyes: "We're inside a war chariot, what are you doing smoking? Are you trying to choke us to death?!"

Ye Hao sighed softly and said, "My reason for smoking is very simple... My grandfather smoked, my father smoked, and it's my turn to continue the family line."

Everyone: "..."

Shangguan Wulei said speechlessly, "Sometimes when I think about it, you really can only be Chen Fan's little brother, because you can't compare to him in any way. He doesn't smoke, drink, or chase girls..."

Ye Hao rolled his eyes and said, "Then what's the point of Fan Ge being alive?"

Shangguan Wulei: "..."

Everyone: "..."

Chen Fan opened his eyes: "There are so many interesting things in life, not just smoking, drinking, getting perms... oh, chasing girls. For example, I find it very interesting to beat you up every day."

Ye Hao raised his hands: "Brother Fan, spare my life!"

Ye Hao ultimately didn't get to smoke.

However, once the story began, the group of people listened with bated breath...

(End of this chapter)