Chapter 1685 - Finale

After an indeterminate stretch of time, the blinding light that had engulfed the myriad realms finally began to fade gradually. Living beings across countless worlds could once again open their eyes and behold the aftermath.

What greeted them was an expanse of emptiness in the star-studded universe. Only devastation remained from the great battle, with remnants of chaos still lingering in the void.

Was it over?

It seemed to be over.

So, who won, and who lost?

All living creatures across the myriad realms felt uneasy.

The Deep Abyss Demon Lord was gone, and so was Chen Fan.

Where had they gone?

Had they fallen into some unknown space-time, or had the fight ended in mutual destruction?

A clash between Gods was too terrifying. They felt it deeply. The Sage King realm, which they had once been proud of, now felt as fragile as duckweed.

Day after day went by.

The prolonged peace slowly eased their nerves; without answers, a hint of unease remained in their hearts. They wanted to relax, but feared disaster would break out at any moment. They wanted to celebrate, yet worried that this calm might just be a fleeting illusion.

And so, the myriad realms entered a state of restrained tranquility.

The demons didn’t dare to oppress the living creatures of the myriad realms any longer, while the living creatures of the myriad realms didn’t dare to rise and resist either.

After an indeterminate amount of time, on this day, within the chaos, Chen Fan opened his eyes.

“I’ve lived up to the hopes of all beings.”

A majestic divine voice echoed throughout heaven and earth, shaking the universe and washing over every anxious soul.

The myriad realms, having endured endless waiting, fell into stunned silence. Then, cheers erupted, piercing through the heavens.

“May the myriad realms remain for eternity!”

“May it shine for eternity!

“Divine radiance shines upon the world!”

The myriad realms erupted with voices long suppressed, cheering and shouting.

They had won.

The myriad realms had won!

“Beings of the myriad realms, the time to counterattack has come!”

“Counterattack! Counterattack!”

“Kill! Kill all the cruel demons!”

What followed was wave after wave of counterattack.

The Deep Abyss Demon Lord had fallen. The demon race was left leaderless and scattered across the myriad realms. Faced with a united front of living beings, the demon race was instantly defeated, their cries echoing everywhere.

Their lord had perished, while the guardian deity of the myriad realms remained. What were they supposed to do?

......

A thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.

The turbulent myriad realms had long since recovered their peace.

After the great upheaval, the myriad realms erupted with unlimited vitality. Prides of heaven were born one after another, and powerful forces rose in succession, as if the catastrophe of a millennium ago was but a nightmare.

Chen Fan found his parents, family, senior brothers and sisters, and restored their martial arts with his divine powers.

“Who would have thought? Our son is actually the guardian deity of the myriad realms!” Chen Zhengqing and Nangong Yue looked at Chen Fan with smiles, a hint of pride in their eyes.

“Hahaha! My junior brother is a God. Won’t I be able to swagger across the myriad realms in the future?” Huang Wuji and the others felt like they were in a dream. Their little junior brother was a God, the guardian deity who defeated Deep Abyss Demon Lord and saved the myriad realms.

“Xiaofan.”

“Scoundrel!”

Chen Fan had brought Qin Yao back from the Phoenix Ancient Realm.

“Xiaofan, although you’re the guardian deity of the myriad realms, when are you going to marry Yaoyao and Shitong? You can’t let them down,” said Nangong Yue.

To her, no matter what Chen Fan became, he would forever only be her son.

“I’ll marry them. I’ll do it right away!” Chen Fan answered, nodding.

Now that peace had returned to the myriad realms, he could take a step back.

He was the guardian of the myriad realms, not its ruler. The true masters of the myriad realms were its living beings, not him.

As for the development, conflicts, rise, and fall of factions in the myriad realms, he would not care.

......

For some unknown reason, news of Chen Fan’s imminent wedding had spread throughout the myriad realms.

Who didn’t know that Chen Fan was the guardian deity of the myriad realms?

Thus, on the day of his grand wedding, countless people from across the myriad realms came to the Heavenly Realm to offer their congratulations. Their terrifying aura shook the Tianwu Continent to its core.

“What’s going on? What’s happening? Is another world attacking our Tianwu Continent?”

“What terrifying auras. My god, I feel like I’m about to suffocate.”

When the people of Tianwu Continent saw those figures emanating overwhelming auras, some knelt and trembled in fear.

However, a divine voice rang in the ears of those arriving powerhouses.

“You should return,” said Chen Fan.

Those powerhouses looked disappointed, but could they defy a God’s decree? They could only send their gifts to the True Martial Academy.

“Congratulations to the Divine King on your wedding!”

“Congratulations to the Divine King on your wedding!”

After offering their congratulations, those big shots left the Tianwu Continent one after another.

A wedding that should have shaken the world ended quietly, without spectacle.

......

Time slipped away quietly.

In the blink of an eye, ten thousand years had passed.

The calamity of the past faded into legend. Only the older generation remembered it clearly.

Even Chen Fan, the guardian deity who had saved the myriad realms, became little-known and forgotten by people with the passage of time.

On a quiet green peak, Chen Fan opened his eyes. His gaze pierced through space as he exhaled a mouthful of turbid qi.

“After ten thousand years, it’s finally complete.”

Ten thousand years ago, he had ignited his divine body, divine origin, and sacrificed his divine star sword to kill the Deep Abyss Demon Lord, suffering heavy injuries in the process. Now, he had reformed his divine body and divine origin, returning to the God realm—a true God once more!

At the same time, a piece of news shook the myriad realms.

The guardian deity of the myriad realms, Chen Fan, would give a lecture about the Dao in ten years.

The announcement sent shockwaves everywhere. Countless people looked forward to it with fervent anticipation, while powerhouses crossed the starry universe, traversing world after world to the Heavenly Realm’s Tianwu Continent.

This was a lecture from God. Perhaps this opportunity would only come once in their lifetime.

Ten years passed as swiftly as the snap of the fingers. Chen Fan gave his lecture, illuminating the myriad realms. All creatures across the myriad realms could hear his lecture and comprehend its essence.

Time continued to pass. Spring went, autumn came, flowers withered and bloomed.

On this day.

Hum, hum.

An invisible vertex appeared in the sky above Tianwu Continent.

Chen Fan looked up, gazing at the vortex with his brow slightly furrowed. A streak of golden light flew out of the vortex and shot straight toward him.

“

Hmm

?” His eyes flickered, and he caught the golden light. A moment later, his eyes shone brilliantly.

Looking up, he gazed upon the slowly dissipating vortex once more. His gaze seemed to pierce through endless space, glimpsing the scene beyond. He smiled faintly and said, “So that’s how it is...”

Swoosh, swoosh.

Two figures came.

“What’s wrong?” Qin Yao and Xuan Shitong asked.

Chen Fan drew them into his arms and smiled softly. “Nothing. I just received an invitation.”