212: Emperor of Heaven Xiangliu!

Looking at the figure she had yearned for, Yang Ying's eyes instantly reddened, and they were immediately filled with mist.

The next second.

Yang Ying teleported over, throwing herself into the man's arms, hugging his broad back tightly, and choked out, "You're back!"

"I'm back!"

Zhang Fan hugged the person in his arms, his heart also filled with excitement.

He could endure loneliness and solitude, cultivating diligently for four years as if it were one day, but that didn't mean Zhang Fan didn't miss his family.

In fact.

Many times, waking up from dreams in the middle of the night, Zhang Fan wished he could fly to his family, to see his parents, his wife, and his child!

It just hadn't happened until today, but now he was finally back!

"Zhang Fan!"

"Brother Zhang Fan!"

"Xiao Fan!"

Hua Xia, Guo Mi, Jiang Shengnan, Zhang Hongcheng, Yang Ling, and others quickly flew towards them, each more excited than the last.

Zhang Fan's eyes were a little moist as he embraced Yang Ying and walked to meet them.

"Zhang Fan!"

Hua Xia was the fastest, flying over first, like a young swallow returning to its nest, she threw herself into Zhang Fan's arms, instantly crying her eyes out.

"Zhang Fan, I missed you so much! I missed you so much! So, so much!"

Hua Xia hugged Zhang Fan tightly, almost using all her strength, wishing she could melt into Zhang Fan's body.

"I missed you too!"

Zhang Fan patted her back.

At this moment, Guo Mi and Jiang Shengnan also flew over, watching silently.

Guo Mi and Jiang Shengnan's faces were covered in tears, their eyes full of excitement.

At this moment, they also wanted to throw themselves into their man's arms, but they couldn't bear to interrupt Hua Xia and Zhang Fan's tender moment.

After a long while.

Hua Xia sobbed and released Zhang Fan, then voluntarily stepped back behind Zhang Fan.

Seeing this, Guo Mi and Jiang Shengnan exchanged a glance, and Jiang Shengnan voluntarily turned around, giving the opportunity to her niece.

Guo Mi didn't stand on ceremony either, crying as she plunged into Zhang Fan's arms.

"Brother Zhang Fan, do you know how worried I've been about you for over four years?"

"Brother Zhang Fan..."

Guo Mi cried and spoke of her worries and longing.

Zhang Fan's heart shattered as he listened.

All four of his wives showed varying degrees of exhaustion; it was clear that they hadn't had an easy time these past four years!

Just then, an untimely mocking voice rang out:

"You're that Zhang Fan?"

Hearing this voice, Guo Mi's delicate body trembled slightly.

"Don't be afraid!"

Zhang Fan comforted her, then looked at the person who spoke.

The tenderness on his face vanished, replaced by coldness and killing intent.

Actually, when he arrived in Chang'an, Zhang Fan had already sensed that Chang'an Base City had suddenly gained many experts.

There were over a hundred Demigods, and more than ten Gods!

This was simply unbelievable!

Four years ago, the total number of Demigods globally didn't exceed 50!

As for Gods, there were only Grandpa Hua, Yang Ying, and Raymond!

Now, so many top experts had suddenly appeared!

It didn't make sense!

It simply didn't make sense!

But Zhang Fan couldn't figure out where these experts came from.

He had planned to greet his family first, then figure it out!

He didn't expect the other party to speak first!

The one speaking now was a rugged strong man dressed in animal skin.

He had his lower body wrapped in tiger skin, his upper body was bare, and he wore a necklace of animal teeth around his neck.

An ancient, wild, and untamed aura emanated from him.

Behind the rugged strong man were over a hundred people, all dressed similarly, as if they had traveled through time from ancient eras.

"Who are you?"

Zhang Fan asked coldly.

"How dare you!"

A thin man with triangular eyes behind the strong man roared, "What are you, to question the Heavenly Emperor's name?"

"The Heavenly Emperor is before you, why do you not quickly kneel and kowtow, and pay respects to the Heavenly Emperor?"

"Heavenly Emperor?"

Zhang Fan was amused, "Mere weaklings, dare to claim the title of Heavenly Emperor? Who gave you such courage?"

Heavenly Emperor!

That was a very ancient title; the leaders of ancient governments were called Heavenly Emperors!

For example, during the reign of Fuxi, the leader was called the Azure Emperor!

During the reigns of Kui Wai and Shennong, the leader was called the Flame Emperor, and during Xuanyuan's reign, the leader was called the Yellow Emperor!

The titles differed, but the meaning they represented was all Heavenly Emperor!

Zhang Fan could almost certainly conclude that these people came from ancient times.

But for some unknown reason, they had appeared in the current era!

"Arrogant!"

"How bold!"

"You seek death!"

Hearing Zhang Fan's words, these ancient people were enraged, glaring at him furiously.

Their eyes were like daggers, as if they wanted to tear Zhang Fan into a thousand pieces!

In ancient times, they were overlords, ruling over their respective regions.

Everyone in this current era was their descendant!

It was bad enough that a mere junior didn't kneel and kowtow when seeing his ancestors.

But to actually call them weaklings, how could they tolerate that?

"Junior, don't be presumptuous!"

The rugged strong man stared coldly at Zhang Fan, "When this Heavenly Emperor was dominating the wilderness, your ancestors hadn't even been born yet!"

"However, considering you are a junior and unaware of our identities, this Heavenly Emperor will give you a chance to atone!"

"Now, immediately kneel before this Heavenly Emperor, perform the three bows and nine kowtows, and this Heavenly Emperor may spare your life!"

Hearing this, Zhang Hongcheng, Hua Xia, and the others turned pale with anger, glaring furiously, but not daring to act rashly; they were well aware of the rugged strong man's power.

Even a powerful figure like Grandpa Hua was directly shattered by a single slap!

If they went up, they wouldn't even be able to withstand one slap from the opponent!

"Xiao Fan, his name is Xiang Liu!"

Yang Ying quickly transmitted her voice, "He should be from ancient times!"

"These people behind him should also be ancient Titan Warriors!"

"Xiang Liu?"

Zhang Fan raised an eyebrow slightly, surprised, "The ancient fierce god Xiang Liu?"

Xiang Liu!

A fierce god from ancient myths and legends, a subordinate of Gonggong!

The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Overseas Northern Classic records: "Xiang Liu, with a snake body and nine heads, devoured countless people, and wherever he went, it became a swamp."

Legend has it that the water Xiang Liu spewed was even more formidable than floods, both bitter and spicy, causing death if consumed; therefore, even birds and beasts could not live in such swamps!

When Yu saw Xiang Liu's rampant behavior, he used his divine power to kill Xiang Liu.

The blood flowing from Xiang Liu's body polluted a vast area, causing no grains to grow and not a single blade of grass to flourish.

If this guy in front of him was indeed that Xiang Liu from ancient times, it meant he had already lived for over 6,000 years!

Yang Ying nodded, "Xiang Liu was a subordinate of Gonggong back then, and he participated with Gonggong in a divine war to contend for the title of Heavenly Emperor against Zhuanxu!"

"Later, Gonggong died, and Xiang Liu inherited his ambition, causing chaos everywhere, eventually being killed by Yu!"

"I suspect this guy didn't completely die, but rather hid in some remote corner, barely clinging to life!"

"Until his injuries were healed, he reappeared in our era!"

Zhang Fan nodded slightly; Starry Sky Life were very difficult to kill completely!

Upon reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, one could seize a body and be reborn, continuing to survive.

After igniting the divine fire, one could even absorb Congenital One Qi and reconstruct the divine body!

Once the divine personality was condensed, the speed of condensing the divine body would be very fast!

The strong life tenacity made Starry Sky Life very difficult to kill completely; even a slight omission could allow them to survive!

Laoyezi was an example!

He was clearly killed by Clark, but a portion of his divine fire still survived!

One must know that Clark was in the True God Realm; even he couldn't completely kill Laoyezi, which shows the survival capability of Starry Sky Life!

Xiang Liu's survival was not that surprising!

Having understood Xiang Liu's identity, Zhang Fan felt a bit eager to try.

"Three bows and nine kowtows?"

Zhang Fan flicked his fingers and sneered, "You, a defeated general, what qualifications do you have to make me kneel to you?"

Xiang Liu was enraged, "Junior, are you seeking death?"

Xiang Liu was truly furious this time; rebelling with Gonggong back then to contend for the Heavenly Emperor, being defeated and killed, was his eternal shame!

And that was not all!

To have these words come from a junior thousands of years younger than him was simply naked humiliation!

"Even if you kneel and beg for mercy today, I will not spare you!"

Xiang Liu's voice was cold, like a resounding bell, shaking all directions, causing the surrounding wild grass and trees to tremble violently.

At the same time, an overwhelming pressure emanated from Xiang Liu, pressing down on Zhang Fan like a tidal wave.

Feeling this immense power, Zhang Hongcheng, Hua Xia, and the others' faces instantly changed, their eyes filled with fear.

"How... how terrifying is this pressure! What realm is he in, exactly?"

Even Yang Ying, a God, also changed her expression drastically, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Yang Ying was also a God, but she could feel the gap between her and Xiang Liu; it was a gap between heaven and earth, far too vast!

If Xiang Liu was a divine dragon soaring through the nine heavens, then she was an ant crawling on the ground; there was a fundamental difference between them!

"Heavenly Emperor, a mere young junior is not worthy of your trouble; this humble one's attack is sufficient!"

A stream of light flew out from behind Xiang Liu, shooting towards Zhang Fan.

It was a wolf-man nearly a hundred meters tall, covered in steel-bristle-like fur, with claws like scimitars.

He was shaped like a wolf-man, but his mouth was a sharp bird's beak, and his whole body burned with crimson flames, like a fire god descended upon the world.

His nearly hundred-meter height made him appear like a towering giant, his muscles bulging like mountains and rocks.

Each steel-needle-like hair shimmered with a scorching metallic luster, and his entire body exuded a hot, fiery aura.

"Foolish junior, how dare you challenge the Heavenly Emperor's majesty, die!"

The bird-beaked wolf-man's voice rumbled like muffled thunder, exploding between heaven and earth.

The next second.

He swung his sharp, ten-meter-long claws, slamming them towards Zhang Fan.

"Xiao Fan, his name is Yi Zhe, he's one of the top three Gods under Xiang Liu, and his realm is late-stage God!"

Yang Ying quickly transmitted her soul message, "Yi Zhe possesses the Flying Wolfman transformation, and his combat power is extremely formidable!"

"After Xiang Liu and his group appeared, Yi Zhe once single-handedly killed Chen Xuping, the Demigod of Xining, almost destroying Xining Base City and burning millions of people to death with fire!"

Zhang Fan's face instantly turned cold, and his eyes were filled with icy killing intent as he looked at the wolf-man named Yi Zhe.

He had guessed that nothing good would come from this group's appearance, but he never expected that a mere Yi Zhe would almost wipe out Xining Base City and burn millions of people to death!

Detestable!

Absolutely detestable!

"You deserve to die!"

Zhang Fan suddenly squeezed hard.

"Boom!"

The omnipresent spatial pressure instantly pressed down on Yi Zhe.

Yi Zhe froze in mid-air, and the bones throughout his body made cracking sounds.

His forehead veins bulged, his face flushed, and he desperately resisted by activating his divine power.

"Die!"

Zhang Fan squeezed hard.

"Bang!"

Yi Zhe's massive hundred-meter-tall body exploded like a bursting watermelon, turning into a bloody mist with a bang.

The flames extinguished, and the sky-full of fresh blood turned into a blood rain, scattering down.

The entire scene instantly fell silent!

Xiang Liu and his subordinate Gods' faces were grim, and their gazes towards Zhang Fan were murderous.