Chapter 1065: Giant King (Wugeng)

He had been right behind him moments ago. In the blink of an eye, he had vanished without a trace.

"Reverend Tianyuan?" A bad premonition seized him, and he called out loudly. But the seabed remained silent, with no response.

It wasn't that there was no sound! From the incredibly quiet seabed, an eerie, faint crunching sound inexplicably emerged. At first, Reverend Xuanyi didn't understand what the sound was. He soon realized. This was the sound of chewing! And the source of the sound was that deep sea cave.

In the silent depths of the ocean, this chewing sound was exceptionally clear and chilling. What made Reverend Xuanyi's heart pound even harder was that the chewing sound grew increasingly distinct. Something was emerging from the sea cave.

Reverend Tianyan's eyes were grave as he urgently shouted, "Quickly, unlock my restraints!" A strong sense of ominous foreboding welled up in his heart. Reverend Xuanyi quickly took out his tools and fumbled to unlock the restraints. Then he stared intently at the sea cave.

As the chewing sound became clearer, finally, they saw a pair of legs emerging upside down from the dark sea cave. They were Reverend Tianyuan's legs, stained with blood!

Crunch, crunch! The chewing sound came again. As the water churned, a slightly dim golden giant head emerged from the sea cave. A massive vertical eye. A gaping, blood-soaked mouth, split open to the sides of its cheeks, was slowly chewing Reverend Tianyuan. His upper body had been chewed into a bloody pulp inside that enormous mouth, with only his legs still hanging out.

Reverend Xuanyi gasped! A golden ancient giant! What, what level of being was this?

The golden ancient giant hooked its claws onto the edge of the sea cave and slowly pulled itself out. It was a colossal giant, twenty zhang tall, with a dull golden body. It was injured. Severely injured. Below its chest, there was no flesh or internal organs, only an ethereal, jade-like skeleton. The remaining upper half of its chest was covered in gnawing marks. Of its internal organs, only a heart was still beating. Despite this, it was still alive!

At this moment, it greedily chewed Reverend Tianyuan's body, as if savoring a long-awaited delicacy, revealing an expression of enjoyment. When its massive golden eye fixed on Reverend Xuanyi and Reverend Tianyan, a look of amusement appeared.

Reverend Tianyan swallowed hard, his voice trembling, "A golden ancient giant. This... this is a Giant King."

"Quickly, throw away the giant in your hands!"

"Now!"

Reverend Xuanyi felt a chill shoot from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head, chilling him to the bone. There was an ancient Giant King in the sea cave? Even if severely wounded, it was still a Giant King! He quickly put down the ancient giant in his hands. He suddenly understood why Jiang Fan had abruptly thrown the ancient giant to him, and why the strong cultivators from the other four sects had suddenly fled.

It was because Jiang Fan had sensed the presence of the ancient Giant King, diverted the danger, and even warned the others to run, but he hadn't warned him!

"Jiang Fan!" Understanding all this, Reverend Xuanyi was furious.

But he had no energy to bother with Jiang Fan now. Because the Giant King had not averted its gaze simply because they had released the ancient giant. It was still staring intently at them.

With a tilt of its head, it swallowed Reverend Tianyuan's legs in one gulp, then extended a long, slender, snake-like blood-red tongue to lick its lips. It seemed unsatiated. Reverend Xuanyi and Reverend Tianyan's expressions drastically changed. They realized the Giant King was about to attack them.

Without a second thought, Reverend Xuanyi decisively shot into the air, exclaiming, "Senior Tianyan, please hold him off for a moment." He had brought two Eight-Orifice Nascent Soul cultivators on this trip for safety. Now was the time for them to be useful.

However, Reverend Tianyan ran even faster, leaving Reverend Xuanyi behind in a breath. Eight-Orifice Nascent Souls only occasionally went mad; they weren't stupid. With a Giant King before them, even a fool would know the immense danger, right? Who would dare to stay? Who would care about Reverend Xuanyi's life or death?

Reverend Xuanyi's face darkened. A deep, sinister glint flashed in his eyes as he decisively took out a magical artifact. Under his control, the restraints placed on Reverend Tianyan to prevent him from going mad immediately bound his hands and feet, suppressing his Nascent Soul power.

Reverend Tianyan was horrified and roared, "What are you doing? Quickly, undo the restrictions!"

Reverend Xuanyi coldly moved past him, stating in a deep voice, "Senior Tianyan, I will avenge you. Rest in peace!"

Reverend Tianyan was enraged: "Xuanyi, you son of a bitch..."

Rip!

Suddenly, the long, blood-red tongue wrapped around him. Just like Reverend Tianyuan, he was pulled into the Giant King's mouth before he could even scream. As the teeth-grinding chewing sound began, the pair of legs hanging outside twitched violently a few times before going limp. Crunch, crunch. In just a few moments, Reverend Tianyan was consumed without a trace.

Still unsatiated, the Giant King's enormous golden vertical eye gazed at Reverend Xuanyi, who had fled far away. Just as it was about to take a step to pursue him, a middle-aged Taoist priest in a Sanqing Mountain robe appeared on its shoulder. It was none other than Elder Xiang. More accurately, it was the Hellish Beast.

"Don't chase him; you have a more important person to hunt down!" the Hellish Beast said sinisterly.

The Giant King turned its head, its massive golden vertical eye fixed on the Hellish Beast: "Are you commanding me?"

In the Southern Heavens Realm, a Hellish Beast was considered merely a pet to an ancient giant. Their status was akin to that of a dog to its master.

The Hellish Beast clasped its hands within its sleeves and said calmly, "Giant King Hanshan. Don't forget who used True Spirit Blood to revive you when you were on your last breath. And who lured so many powerful cultivators here for you to consume, helping you recover quickly. Now, you won't even help me kill one person?"

It turned out that the Hellish Beast had stolen all the True Spirit Blood from Sanqing Mountain specifically to heal this Giant King! Giant King Hanshan's eyes showed contempt and mockery: "Saving me is your duty! Commanding your master? Who do you think you are?"

It opened its mouth, and its blood-red tongue wrapped around the Hellish Beast with incredible speed. A hint of panic and vexation appeared in the Hellish Beast's eyes. It hastily said, "This person must be killed! You might not believe it, but he can move the Heaven-Connecting Black Pillar that I spat out! He's definitely a major hidden danger to you ancient giants!"

"What?" Giant King Hanshan's golden vertical eye narrowed into a slit. "Such a thing exists?"

After a moment of thought, it turned its head and looked in the direction Jiang Fan had fled, stating grimly, "If that's the case, he certainly cannot be allowed to live."

Meanwhile, Jiang Fan continued to escape, traversing the East Sea and reaching the Northern Sea region. His expression was calm. "Without the ancient giant, the trouble will be significant." It wouldn't be long before Venerable Xinye tracked him down.

Reverend Liudao also frowned and said, "If it comes to it, you still have one option."

Jiang Fan raised an eyebrow and asked, "What option?"

Reverend Liudao's face showed uncertainty. "It's about a rumor concerning the continent. That place might be your last refuge."

The continent? Jiang Fan was stunned, somewhat confused. What was on the continent that could allow him to escape pursuit from a Soul Transformation stage cultivator?

Just as he was about to ask for more details, a sharp aura streaked through the air towards them!