# Chapter 1133: Rivals
Fan Xian ground her sparkling silver teeth. "What does 'beautiful to the extreme' have to do with the 'Fantuan Battle Body'? This guy is just foul-mouthed, asking to be stepped on. He's utterly detestable."
"You actually dared to come back, which really surprised me." Ye Fan chuckled.
"If I hadn't come back, would you have killed all my subordinates?" Fan Xian asked.
"Not necessarily. I'm a magnanimous person. Although you chased me for a while, teaching you a lesson is enough to vent my anger," he said.
They boarded the main warship and set off on their return journey, heading toward the star sea where Paradise was located. However, at that moment, a disturbance came from afar, and a massive object appeared.
On the screen, it was clearly a powerful fleet, dozens of ships strong. In the center was a golden warship emitting a saint-rank fluctuation.
"They are raiders from the Primordial Demon Star Sea, our rivals!" Fan Xian's beautiful face changed color.
In this region of the universe, there were several life-bearing areas. The main star was named Eternal, located at the center, ruling over all directions. This ancient star was enormous.
There were also a few smaller life-bearing stars: Immortal Feather, Primordial Demon, and Divine Land. They were not far from the main star Eternal, as if guarding it at the center.
The raiders of the Immortal Feather Star Sea and the Primordial Demon Star Sea often clashed, holding deep enmity toward each other, having fought many times over the years.
Fan Xian ordered an extremely fast retreat, trying to avoid the people of the Primordial Demon Sea, not wanting to encounter them.
"It's too late. They have a saint-rank spaceship that can perform space jumps. We're most likely doomed this time." Fan Xian's face turned pale.
However, the golden saint-rank ship did not pursue them. Instead, several thousand-zhang-long warships turned into bolts of lightning and chased after them, unwilling to let them go.
"Eh, that golden saint-rank ship is damaged. There are terrifying claw marks on it... What kind of creature could leave such traces!?" Fan Xian was shocked.
Through the screen, they saw the condition of the several-thousand-zhang-long golden saint-rank ship. The claw marks on it were thick and large, nearly causing it to split apart directly.
"This giant beast must be at least several thousand zhang long. They encountered an extremely powerful life form's attack in the depths of the universe and barely made it back."
"There are some badly damaged survey ships in the fleet, indicating they were mining. To mobilize such a massive fleet, with a saint-rank main ship, they must have discovered a divine mine!"
"Even though they were attacked by a giant beast, they still brought back so many ships. The losses weren't too severe, suggesting they might have successfully obtained divine minerals. There's likely a rare main material on board comparable to Heavenly Fate Stone."
Fan Xian quickly made this series of judgments, her gaze burning with intensity. "If we can bring this news back, it would be a tremendous achievement!"
"But... we have to get through this first!" Bald Head and the others all wore grim expressions.
Behind them, three thousand-zhang-long warships were pursuing, faster than their ship. Beams of light shot out, ready to pierce through and shoot them down at any moment.
The only fortunate thing was that the golden saint-rank ship was damaged and couldn't perform space jumps. Otherwise, they could have been destroyed in seconds.
"Ahead is Fan Xian, that thorny fire immortal rose. Capture her alive for me, haha..." Arrogant laughter came through.
Through the screen, Ye Fan and the others saw a purple-haired man, quite handsome in appearance, but he didn't look like a good person at all. He leered at Fan Xian without stopping.
"It's Mo Feng from the Primordial Demon Star Sea!" Fan Xian's expression wasn't good. Clearly, she had old grievances with this person. If captured now, she would be worse off than dead.
"Haha... my little Xian'er, don't bother running. Our families are well-matched, both raiders, the most suitable pair." Mo Feng shouted.
"Boom!"
A huge beam of light flew over. The energy shield was pierced through. The three-hundred-zhang-long warship of the Fan family was riddled with holes, about to be destroyed.
The three warships sailed at extreme speed, overtaking them. Another massive beam shot out, brilliant light bloomed, and the three-hundred-zhang warship exploded on the spot, becoming cosmic dust.
"It's over, what do we do?" The Fan family members who had already rushed out ahead were pale-faced. Even Fan Xian frowned. Being blocked by their rivals from the Primordial Demon Star Sea meant no good outcome.
"I'll clear the way!" Fan Xian's whole body glowed. A secret treasure emerged from within her body, enveloping everyone including Ye Fan, tearing through space and fleeing forward.
"Miss, let us go! This kind of secret artifact loses power the more people it carries. You escape first and bring reinforcements!"
"I've already sent out a distress signal. It shouldn't take long to get support. We just need to hold on." Fan Xian said.
"There are cosmic storms in this area. It's hard to transmit information. It probably won't succeed." Bald Head worried.
This secret treasure tore through the void and flew over six hundred li, but in the universe, that was too short. Soon, they were discovered by several warships, locked onto, and arrived in an instant.
"We can't escape anymore. They've sealed off the void!" Fan Xian gritted her teeth.
The group looked ashen, as if they already saw their tragic end. Each of them gripped their weapons tightly, ready to fight to the death.
"Haha... Fan family girl, I've been thinking of you day and night. I never thought we'd be so fated to meet in this starry sky." Mo Feng laughed, but his face was filled with cruelty.
When Fan Xian fled, she brought Ye Fan along, making him feel they could cooperate temporarily. He now took out a chessboard array platform, preparing to cross the starry sky.
"Kid, don't waste your strength. This place is sealed. You can't open a star gate." Long Hair said softly.
Ye Fan ignored him. These were the array patterns of an ancient Great Emperor. Although only at the entry level, if he couldn't cross the void with them, that would be truly strange.
"Fan girl, come with me. We've had quite a harvest this time. We got a piece of Primordial Life Stone. Soon we'll be able to refine the strongest precious liquid." Mo Feng laughed, then swept his cold, ruthless gaze over the others. "As for them, kill them all!"
"That kid is setting up an array platform using ascetic methods. How clueless. Trying to escape from a sealed divine domain? Too naive!" Someone's eyes shot cold light.
"Kill him first. Leave no one except Fan Xian!" Mo Feng pointed at Ye Fan. A beam of light shot out from the thousand-zhang warship, intending to start the slaughter with Ye Fan.
"Hum!"
Unexpected by all, a patch of array patterns tore through the universe, opening a domain gate. Inside was hazy, leading to an unknown starry sky. Ye Fan was the first to rush in.
"This kid... he's truly divine! He can tear open a sealed space!" Bald Head and the others exclaimed.
Fan Xian flashed in, and they all followed, disappearing in an instant. Hundreds or thousands of beams shot out from the huge warship, sweeping across the domain gate, but couldn't stop them.
Mo Feng's face changed color on the spot. "Damn it, they actually escaped! Change course immediately. Send a message, ask the Primordial Demon Star Sea clan for support!"
Hundreds of thousands of li away, Ye Fan and the others emerged from the domain gate, far from the battlefield. But relative to the starry coordinates, they hadn't moved very far.
"Good, we've avoided the cosmic storm in that area. Quickly send word to the clan. We might have a great harvest!" Fan Xian was somewhat excited.
Not long after, a huge star gate appeared. Two purple giant ships rushed out, followed by a massive fleet.
Fan Zhou from the Immortal Feather Star Sea had arrived, piloting the saint-rank artifact that had once captured Qi Meng, personally present. There was also an additional saint-rank ship.
"Girl, is the news you sent true?" Fan Zhou asked.
"Yes, the Primordial Demon Sea people obtained Primordial Life Stone, and their saint-rank ship was damaged, unable to perform space jumps." Fan Xian replied, boarding the purple-glowing giant ship with Ye Fan and the others.
"Haha... excellent!" In the other saint-rank ship, the red-haired youth Fan Tian had a sinister smile, then showed a cruel expression. "Mo Feng dares to covet my sister? This time, I'll make your clan pay dearly!"
"I'll record a great merit for you!" Fan Zhou was a full two heads taller than an ordinary person, with red hair draped over his shoulders and sharp eyes, like a celestial wolf king.
The massive fleet opened another star gate, pursuing Mo Feng and his group under the starry sky, unwilling to let them escape, because the Primordial Life Stone was of great importance.
This was a mineral rarely seen in ten thousand ages. Many generations had sought even a small piece without success. It could replace two main materials in refining the strongest evolution liquid, making it an extremely rare and wondrous stone.
Fan Zhou, accompanied by Fan Xian, came before Ye Fan. In his pupils, mountains and rivers shifted, sun and moon fell, stars revolved—all kinds of terrifying scenes appeared. He was a powerful figure.
"I heard from Xian'er that it was you who led them out of trouble and sent the message. If we obtain the Primordial Life Stone, we can refine it immediately. Then I will grant you immortal liquid, allowing you to advance several minor realms!"
Ripples stirred in Ye Fan's heart. If he could truly break through here and step into several minor realms, would he immediately become a saint? This left him quite unsettled. (To be continued)