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"How could I not understand? No matter what, it’s my duty to protect you... And compared to our child, I'm more worried about you. Someone like you is too stubborn and proud, always thinking about overcoming and surpassing dangers and difficulties, rarely considering avoidance. Such a person will inevitably place themselves in danger. But from now on, you don't have to worry. With the secrets I obtained from the Spider Queen, I am sure to reach the Saint Realm before our baby is born. By then, not just one Dragon Saint, but even all the Saint Realms together, we won't have to worry about them." Chen Xuanfeng smiled slightly.

It was for this purpose that he risked total annihilation by advancing his plan to deal with the Spider Queen, originally scheduled for several years later when fully prepared, just to enter the Saint Realm earlier and suppress all dangers with overwhelming power. Normally, even though Chen Xuanfeng is just one step away from the Saint Realm, that step represents the understanding and control of the entire material plane and the Starry Sea. If Chen Xuanfeng didn't want to gamble his life on luck, even spending ten years to take this step would be considered fast. After all, the "War Saint" Leimen took forty years for this step. But now, with the guidance of the Spider Queen's knowledge and taking a little risk, he is fully confident he can take this crucial step within half a year.

Actually, the reason for such desperation is another matter that Chen Xuanfeng hasn't told Catherine, and couldn't tell her. It's a lifelong guilt and shadow for him. In his previous life, he stole the Nine Yin Manual and betrayed Peach Blossom Island, indirectly causing his pregnant master’s wife to die in childbirth. This guilt, Chen Xuanfeng has never forgotten. Compared to his powerful and arrogant master and those disciples he looked down upon, Chen Xuanfeng felt the most guilt for the death of his master’s wife. However, Chen Xuanfeng himself is a cruel and violent character, had no offspring in his previous life, and has been fighting all his life, which didn't affect him much. But when fate once again showed its bizarre interest by bringing a small life about to be born before Chen Xuanfeng, it suddenly made this fearless werewolf feel a chill from the heart.

Reincarnation, karma, retribution, these Buddhist doctrines, Chen Xuanfeng in his previous life scoffed at them. But after personally experiencing a bizarre rebirth after death, he has a vague instinctive awe for the unseen laws. So, when Catherine told Chen Xuanfeng about her pregnancy, this fearless werewolf was suddenly gripped by fear. He feared the sins he had committed, feared the fate of his master’s wife, and feared that retribution would fall on his wife. This fear of the vast fate lingered, forcing Chen Xuanfeng to devote all his spirit to planning, to avoid the most terrifying nightmare from coming true.

Thinking of this, Chen Xuanfeng couldn't help but gently pull his wife into his arms, softly, almost to himself, "Don't worry, no matter what, I will protect you. No matter who, or even gods, or beings higher than gods, I won't let them hurt you..."

"Hmm..." Catherine didn't say anything more, just leaned her head on Chen Xuanfeng's shoulder.

Although Catherine's strength is several times stronger than Chen Xuanfeng's now, at this moment, she was like a delicate little woman, nestled in her husband's arms.

While some are at ease, others are busy.

While Chen Xuanfeng and Catherine were hiding in the Green City Fortress, a stormy war was raging in the southern seas between the elven kingdom and the Mermaid Empire.

The war’s cause was straightforward.

A few months ago, the Mermaid Empire's forces began moving south, commanding dozens of different marine races, easily clearing out many pirate forces in the southern seas and expelling most of the navies belonging to small and medium-sized countries, gradually taking control of the sea routes between the eastern and southern continents. After that, the Mermaid Empire's high command was still not satisfied. Their string of victories convinced them they were unmatched in the south. So, naturally, they turned their attention to the high elves living on the islands of the South Sea, wanting to see who truly ruled the seas, the mermaids or the elves.

This war was also closely watched by many, even before it broke out, spies from all sides had already gathered in the South Sea.

Soon, various intelligence about the war was sent to all parts of the continent. Since the marine intelligent creatures led by the Mermaid Empire traditionally use blue as their flag and basic color of armament, they are called the Blue Camp. In contrast, the high elves and their commanded troops, who revere the green of the nature goddess, are called the Green Camp. Thus, this great war was naturally named the Blue-Green War.

"On April 7th, Ma Yingshi, the vanguard commander of the Mermaid Empire's vassal state Taibei Dukedom, first attacked three peripheral islands in the south of the elven kingdom, killing and injuring dozens of high elf guards."

"On April 9th, the elven kingdom retaliated heavily. The white-robed elven elder Zhang Junci ordered the dispatch of thousands of dragon eagle knights and hundreds of elven mages to comprehensively strike the sea serpent troops stationed on 'Liwei Island,' resulting in the loss of over four thousand enemy warriors."

"On April 10th, the Blue Camp officially declared war on the Green Camp. The commander of the marine coalition, Song Chuxia, personally issued a war declaration, vowing to completely remove the high elves from the South Sea, and then mobilized two hundred thousand troops to launch an offensive against the southwestern archipelago of the elven kingdom."

"On April 12th, the elven kingdom appointed Chen Shuiyuan as the commander, gathering tens of thousands of elven mages to fight the Blue Camp in the South Sea. The battle lasted for seven days, with both sides suffering casualties, the front lines were jagged, with neither side gaining a decisive edge."

"On April 19th, the Blue Camp..."

"On April 23rd, the Green Camp..."

"On April 28th, ..."