One morning,
in front of a massive Divine Dragon Gate,
"What the heck, Yue Yan, Fei Xue, Bai Xi... Shen Yun Yao... Wu Ye Lin, why are you all here?"
Ye Feng was utterly speechless.
Earlier, the God of War had told him that to know the places their Great Xia ancestors had visited, the stories of their breathtaking brilliance, the legends of their peerless elegance... the matters of the Shen Long Clan, the Phoenix Clan... and a host of other ancient clans, one needed to pass through the Divine Dragon Gate and reach the starry expanse beyond to explore... and know...
This was how he and Xiao Xiao found themselves before the Divine Dragon Gate...
But Ye Feng hadn't expected Yue Yan, Yue Fei Xue, Bai Xi, Ling Xi, Leng Yue, Qiao Ying, Bing, Shuang, Shen Yun Yao, Wu Ye Lin... all of them to show up...
"We... we Feather Clan and the Shen Long Clan have a deep connection, we want to go see together!~"
Bai Xi glanced at Ling Xi, blushed slightly, and explained to Ye Feng.
"The legendary realm of Arcane Runesmiths, 'Holding the brush to paint the heavens, wielding the pen to repel ten thousand enemies'... should be legendary divine runes. Perhaps there are clues on the other side of the starry expanse... I want to research it!"
Yue Yan chimed in.
"I... I am from the Bai... Bai Hu... clan... There are clues to ancient clans on the other side of the starry expanse... and very likely clues to the Bai Hu clan..."
For some reason, Yue Fei Xue's face turned even redder as she spoke.
"Bai Hu Clan?"
Ye Feng looked at Yue Fei Xue, whose face was flushed and who was stammering, and couldn't help but recall the scene not long ago when Yue Fei Xue had wrapped herself in her white palace dress...
"Thinking back now... I accidentally touched it at the time... it was indeed bare..."
Ye Feng muttered softly, his own face turning red.
Although Ye Feng's voice was very low, Yue Fei Xue heard it clearly, her face instantly turning even redder. Yue Yan also seemed to recall something, pinching the soft flesh of Yue Fei Xue's waist, her face subsequently blushing as well...
"Wherever Sister Yan goes, we will follow!"
At this moment, Bing and Shuang said in unison.
"We will follow Her Majesty the Queen too!"
The three girls, Ling Xi, also chimed in.
"No, no... I will follow Ling Xi, Leng Yue, Qiao Ying, you three..."
Bai Xi waved her hand and smiled slightly.
"I... we also want to see the outer planets..."
Shen Yun Yao thought for a long time, finally managing to say in a small, blushing voice.
"I... me too..."
Wu Ye Lin, holding Shen Yun Yao's hand, said timidly.
"I... I want to too..."
Han Qiu Li's voice was even weaker, like a mosquito's hum. If Ye Feng and the others' hearing hadn't long surpassed normal levels, they wouldn't have heard her at all.
"Alright... alright..."
After hearing Yue Yan and the others, Ye Feng nodded helplessly. He turned to look at the Divine Dragon Gate, but didn't immediately enter. Instead, he frowned slightly and looked at the God of War by the gate.
"Little fellow, just say what you want to say!~"
The God of War smiled faintly and said.
"You clearly know about the existence of the Twelve Main Gods, so why did you let those guys slaughter humans... With your strength, they are no match for you!"
Ye Feng's expression was quite puzzled.
He could clearly sense that the God of War's power was outrageously high, and those so-called Twelve Main Gods were no match for him even in a single encounter... Yet, when the Twelve Main Gods unleashed various monsters to slaughter humans...
"Little fellow, what do you think the Lamp of Creation is?"
The God of War did not answer immediately, but brought up another seemingly unrelated matter.
"This... the Lamp of Creation? Isn't that a scam? That so-called Tower of the Lamp of Creation is just an ordinary stone tower~!"
As he spoke, Ye Feng glanced at his left wrist. During the battle with the gods, the Arcane Pointer had been completely shattered into dust...
"Ye Feng, the Lamp of Creation... perhaps it's hope... The ancient giant Ymir was still pursuing it before he died... And on your journey... haven't you also been the hope for everyone, igniting the nearly extinguished flame of hope in their hearts!~"
Bai Xi walked to Ye Feng's side and continued.
"Mm!~"
"Sister Bai Xi is right!"
Xiao Xiao nodded vigorously, her beautiful eyes sparkling, in full agreement.
"Ye Feng, that paper back then said 'embers'... 'In a world of embers, never let the light extinguish. In the darkness lie dangers and monsters beyond your imagination. Only fire and light can bring you safety!~'"
"Perhaps, the 'embers'... the true 'fire' and 'light', are actually you, the survivors themselves!"
Yue Yan also spoke.
"Ye Feng, the Arcane Pointer varies from person to person. The same Arcane Pointer will point in different directions for different people... The Arcane Pointer might point to the unknown... whereas the Lamp of Creation is... the courage of humanity in facing danger and the unknown... a heart that fears no formidable enemy... even the so-called gods..."
Yue Fei Xue looked at the God of War, then at Ye Feng, "I've heard some old seniors say that throughout the long river of history, the Shen Long Clan has encountered countless fatal crises... but not once were they saved by the benevolent mercy of the gods..."
After hearing Bai Xi and the others' words, the God of War smiled faintly. He looked at Ye Feng, "Little fellow, those Twelve Main Gods and the like, I could indeed kill them with a single palm, but what then..."
The God of War paused, exhaled lightly, "If similar enemies appear again, will I still kill them with a single palm?"
"This..."
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng's brow furrowed slightly, deep in thought.
"Phew!~ I understand now~!"
Ye Feng was silent for a while, his mind suddenly clear. He nodded to the God of War, then exhaled and said to Xiao Xiao and the others, "Let's go, we'll go to the starry expanse together..."
"Okay!~"
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After Ye Feng and his group stepped into the Divine Dragon Gate, in an incredibly ordinary place on Earth,
"Do you know, I talked to Zhang San!"
"Zhang San? Which Zhang San?"
"The one who found the legendary Lamp of Creation!"
"What Zhang San, his name is Ye Feng!"
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(The End of the Book)
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Author's Note:
"Friends, Ye Feng's story has concluded. The entire book is over 2.2 million characters. Because the book's performance was very poor, the author has been writing purely out of passion... so I had no choice but to cut out many chapters... The Strengthener City arc was compressed to only a few chapters, the Space Eye arc of Yuan Ling... the Maritime Restaurant arc of the Seven Great Powers almost didn't happen, the City of Innocence... the Desperate Potion, the ancient giant Ymir arc were also extremely compressed... Luo Ying's arc was also heavily compressed... Among them, the largest arc, Ye Feng's super grand arc of the Shen Long Clan, was directly removed..."
"However, even though many chapters were cut, the main storyline is complete!"
"Finally, special thanks to over sixty friends for their companionship. The road of martial arts is long, see you in fantasy!"
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ps: The next book will be a fantasy novel, telling the wonderful story of the Shen Long Clan among the ancient clans... The new book requires a period of preparation, and it's highly likely I'll change accounts. However, I will announce the book title and author on this account's author page, and also at the end of this chapter. Interested friends can pay attention!
pps: To the over sixty friends who have been following the book, if you're interested, you can leave your name at the end of the chapter, and I'll specifically post a "Author's Words" and thank you in the book circle!