Ye Fan said helplessly, "I don’t know either. Although my Godhead can protect me during nirvana and help me grow faster, I’ve found that without nirvana, it’s basically useless inside my body. I thought everyone’s Godhead was the same!"

To Ye Fan, this was an utterly mundane issue. The Vast Divine Steel and other divine steels only served to make his Godhead tougher; beyond that, they couldn’t fuse with his body at all, which was a great source of frustration for him.

The God-Slayer then asked, "The Godhead is connected to one’s flesh and blood; it’s impossible to remove! Can you put it back?"

Ye Fan immediately put his Godhead back in.

The God-Slayer was dumbfounded. This completely shattered his understanding of the world. He can actually put it back?! he thought in shock. Could it be that after all these years, I’ve become a country bumpkin? Or has the entire Divine Race become bumpkins? What a horrifying thought.

However, he suddenly recalled a secret the Ancestor of Tianyuan had once shared. The Ancestor had said that the Divine Domain was not the most powerful plane in existence. Beyond it lay countless other planes, some weaker and some far, far stronger—so strong they could annihilate the Divine Domain with a mere wave of a hand. Beings from such planes were born with powerful physiques and had no need to rely on a Godhead.

Even within the Divine Domain, there were exceptions, like the Demon Clan, which didn’t use Godheads. The Divine Race, however, could still use Godheads to grow strong enough to match or even surpass the Demon Clan.

Ye Fan’s situation inevitably made him think of the powerful races from beyond the domains. Could it be that Ye Fan isn’t from the Human Clan’s Secular World, but from the Outer Realm? Or perhaps he’s a descendant of one of those powerful outer-domain races? At this thought, he was suddenly brimming with confidence in Ye Fan. If Ye Fan reaches his full potential, it won’t be a simple matter of overthrowing the Divine Domain’s rulers. By then, he probably won’t even think twice about the Divine Domain itself! Such power was truly humbling.

He felt a strong premonition in his heart that if he could break through to the Main God Level, he could pave the way for Ye Fan, buying him more time to grow. Unfortunately, his Godhead was shattered. Although he was on the cusp of the Main God Realm, his broken Godhead was simply not strong enough to withstand the breakthrough. A profound sense of loss washed over him.

At that moment, Ye Fan asked, "Senior Brother, how can a Godhead be repaired?" 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"It requires a huge amount of resources from Immortal Mines, and especially Immortal Crystals. Immortal Crystals are the most crucial component, but I’ve searched the entire Divine Domain and found only minuscule amounts! What’s more, those few crystals are all controlled by the other Main Gods!" the God-Slayer said dejectedly.

"Is this enough?" Ye Fan asked, promptly producing a box. It was filled with a considerable amount of Immortal Crystals, at least ten pounds’ worth—a full tenth of his entire supply. Immortal Crystals were like the meridians of a Godhead; they were critically important.

The God-Slayer nearly collapsed. Even a supreme expert like him was completely overwhelmed by Ye Fan’s opulent display. He was truly defeated. Initially, he had only saved Ye Fan because of the large number of Immortal Crystals he had offered. It was only after seeing the Yuanhong Sword that he truly began to respect him. He knew Ye Fan was rich, but he had no idea he was *this* rich—rich enough to just bury anyone who opposed him under a mountain of Immortal Mines. Clearly, the God-Slayer had been completely won over.

Then, Ye Fan took out a hoard of other top-grade Immortal Stones, covering the entire table. If the God-Slayer was merely subdued before, now he was utterly floored.

"Enough... enough..." the God-Slayer managed to say before fainting from sheer excitement.

Ye Fan was left speechless. Is the Divine Domain really this poor? If he knew just how precious Immortal Crystals were in the Divine Domain, he would have understood why the God-Slayer fainted. Even someone as composed as the God-Slayer couldn’t handle it, to say nothing of others.

A short while later, the God-Slayer awoke, feeling he had utterly lost his composure. He was afraid he might faint again, so he struggled to keep himself upright. But it couldn’t be helped; the sight was just too shocking. After all, he had been searching for these things for over a thousand years! A full millennium had passed, and he hadn’t found nearly this many high-grade Immortal Crystals, yet Ye Fan had just tossed them out so casually.

"Is it still not enough?" Ye Fan asked.

The God-Slayer frantically shook his head. "It’s enough! More than enough! I can’t use this many Immortal Crystals!" If Ye Fan were to pull out any more, he was certain he’d pass out and not wake up.

Perhaps this was fate’s way of sending Ye Fan to save me! He then asked, "How did you get so many Immortal Crystals?"

"I found them in the mine of an ancient-era expert while I was in the Outer Realm!"

"Good! Good! Good! So that’s how it is. It seems you truly were the one destined to save me!" the God-Slayer exclaimed, his heart pounding with excitement. He didn’t thank Ye Fan, because thanks were no longer necessary between them. Once he broke through, he would become one of Ye Fan’s most powerful allies.

Ye Fan then asked, "Senior Brother, how long will it take for you to break through?"

The God-Slayer replied immediately, "These Immortal Crystals are more than enough to repair my Godhead. Once it’s whole again, I can immediately undergo nirvana and ascend to the rank of Main God!" This was his bold declaration. After all, he was already at the tipping point; a single step was all that separated him from the Main God Level. If not for his damaged Godhead, he would have reached that realm long ago.

"From this day forward, I will follow your lead. I will protect you until you have fully matured," the God-Slayer told Ye Fan. A man like him never made promises lightly. Once a promise was made, he would see it through, even to his death in battle. By helping him, Ye Fan had essentially given him a new life, and so he had made the most solemn of vows.

Ye Fan replied, "Thank you, Senior Brother. But between us, there’s no need for any kind of superior-subordinate relationship."

"Alright!" The God-Slayer laughed heartily. He truly hadn’t misjudged Ye Fan. In his eyes, the potential radiating from the young man was far greater than that of his own master from years ago. This was truly an exciting night.

The God-Slayer said, "My Godhead is shattered, but with these Immortal Crystals, I can reforge it completely in three years, at most."

"Three years?" Ye Fan asked with a hint of confusion.

The God-Slayer said proudly, "There’s no need to be so shocked. Three years might seem impossibly fast to you, but for me, it’s more than enough. I have the experience. By integrating these Immortal Crystals, I can forge the strongest possible Godhead for myself! So, while three years may seem incredible to you, for me, it’s a perfectly normal timeframe. Three years at the latest!"

"That’s too slow!" Ye Fan blurted out.

The moment he said this, the God-Slayer nearly tripped and fell. Three years is still too slow? Brother, this involves performing surgery on my own flesh and blood! It’s not like you, who can just take his Godhead out to work on it. Of course, that would be faster!

The God-Slayer was speechless. He realized that even though he was a fearsome expert approaching the Main God Level, he was constantly being humbled by Ye Fan when it came to sheer talent.