Chapter 1073: Words Follow the Law

Whoosh!

Everyone turned, following the sound to its source.

In the center of the fire pool, beside the Sky-Slaying Furnace, Jiang Fan patted the talismans on his body that had turned to ash. He gazed coldly at the Giant King and the Hellish Beast perched on its shoulder.

The Hellish Beast's eyes sharpened, malice flickering within them. Gritting its teeth, it let out a roar filled with immense hatred: "Jiang Fan! You never imagined this, did you? That I could summon the Ancient Giant King! And even less that I would force you to a dead end, right? How did you grievously injure me back then? How did you wound me when I was incarnated as Black Moon Master? Do you still remember? Huh?"

Jiang Fan glanced at it, scoffing, "A dog barks more fiercely in front of its master. How true that is."

The Hellish Beast grew even more furious. "Today is your dying day, yet you still dare to act so arrogantly! King Hanshan! This is the person I told you about, the one who can move the Sky-Connecting Black Pillar! Crush him to dust immediately and eliminate future troubles forever!"

The Giant King's golden vertical eye scrutinized Jiang Fan. A playful look appeared in his eyes. "You've cultivated the Origin of Fire. Even if it's just a trace, it's quite remarkable. Origin powers are something only your Human Race's Soul Transformation Venerables can master. A mere Nascent Soul realm cultivator, yet you weren't burned to ashes during the cultivation process. However, this has no connection to moving the Sky-Connecting Black Pillar."

He squatted down, his enormous head appearing even more oppressive. His golden vertical eye, seemingly smiling yet not, gazed at Jiang Fan. "Tell this King, how did you move the Sky-Connecting Black Pillar? Is it your extraordinary talent, or do you possess a method unknown to us Ancient Giants?" If it was the former, he would simply be killed. If it was the latter, the widespread knowledge of such a method would cause considerable trouble for the Ancient Giants' arrival.

Jiang Fan shrugged. "If I tell you, will you bestow upon me the bloodline of an Ancient Giant?"

The Giant King chuckled faintly. "Of course not. You pose a threat to my Ancient Giants; you must die. However, I will give you the choice of a quick death or a painful one."

Jiang Fan chuckled. "I don't like making choices. Because I choose my own destiny!"

Nether Ghost Fire instantly surged from his right palm, and the Origin of Fire also emerged. He gripped the Snow Listening Sword. Coldly, he said, "Don't you like to 'eat'? Then I'll let you feast to your heart's content!"

Clang! With a forceful pull, he drew the Snow Listening Sword from the Sky-Slaying Furnace!

The Giant King initially didn't react, somewhat bewildered by Jiang Fan's actions. It wasn't until the Grand Yin Sect Master's anxious warning echoed in his ears, "Get out of the way quickly! That furnace is very dangerous!" The Giant King's golden vertical eye narrowed, and he immediately tilted his head to the side.

The Sky-Slaying Furnace, suppressed for a long time, was now unleashed! A supremely fast blue flame instantly erupted! Due to its extreme speed, it created fiery rings as it frictioned with the air. The atmosphere also produced an incomparably piercing boom. Immediately after, the sky curtain of the Soul Transformation Remains was burned through, creating a hole!

Jiang Fan and the Giant King, who were closest, also suffered a terrifying attack. Although the Giant King dodged in time, he was still grazed by the edge of the fire pillar. In his Soul Transformation realm, a small portion of his head was burned away! Three-tenths of his enormous, gaping mouth was gone. The entire left side of his face, from his golden vertical eye, was gone. Not a single drop of blood flowed out, as the wound was instantly charred. The powerful impact also sent the squatting Giant King tumbling to the ground. Boundless agony now registered. He painfully clutched his face with one hand and pounded the ground with the other. He, who had always worn a playful expression, let out a pained roar. The sound was loud and guttural, shaking the entire Soul Transformation Remains as if it were about to collapse. Including the Hellish Beast, everyone covered their ears, their faces contorted in deep pain. Even the roar of a Soul Transformation realm expert was unbearable for Nascent Soul realm cultivators! It was clear he had suffered a colossal injury.

Jiang Fan was slightly better. Gripping the Snow Listening Sword, its astonishing coldness negated most of the fire pillar's power. The Nether Ghost Fire on his body absorbed a small portion more. The resulting damage merely left Jiang Fan's flesh and blood scorched and blurry, as if he had been struck by a heavenly tribulation during his ascension. Although painful, it was not a serious injury. He ate a Rejuvenation Pill and immediately urged everyone, "Quick, let's go! The Sky-Slaying Furnace is going to erupt again!"

No sooner had he spoken, a rapid, sharp whistling sound emanated from within the Sky-Slaying Furnace, like a boiling kettle. A furious aura of flames gushed forth. Jiang Fan's expression changed, and he said, "Eat quickly!" He grabbed a handful of Yin-qi vegetables and swallowed them. Daoist Six Paths, Biluo, and Little Tiger also took out the Yin-qi vegetables Jiang Fan had secretly given them earlier, chewing and swallowing them quickly. This was Jiang Fan's secret to refining the Origin of Fire: using Yin qi to suppress the power of the flames! They ate while running towards the outside of the main hall.

"Stop!" the Giant King let out a fierce roar. He lifted his half-destroyed face, his enormous vertical eye filled with fury. He wasn't angry because of his injury, but because he had been harmed like this by a small ant from the Central Lands! He opened his mouth, and a tongue shot out rapidly! This was an attack that even an Eight-Aperture Nascent Soul couldn't evade, let alone Jiang Fan. At this moment, the Giant King only wanted to kill Jiang Fan!

Just then, the Sky-Slaying Furnace fully erupted! Countless flames, along with lava, burst forth explosively. The main hall instantly melted away. The enormous shockwave once again knocked the Giant King off balance. The tongue, aiming for Jiang Fan, missed and struck a distant wall instead. Immediately after, endless lava, along with fiercely burning blue flames, rained down from above. The entire Soul Transformation Remains had no way to escape.

Even more terrifying, after a brief pause, an even more ferocious flame was about to erupt from the Sky-Slaying Furnace. Even the Giant King felt his hair stand on end. With his Soul Transformation body, if he didn't get out quickly, he might be burned into fibrous remnants, just like that initial wisp of flesh. But before leaving, it wouldn't hurt him to kill Jiang Fan on the way! His eyes turned cold. His extended long tongue formed a hook, trying to ensnare Jiang Fan.

But Jiang Fan already held a piece of paper in his palm, covered with mysterious patterns. It was precisely the life-saving wish paper Gu Xin'er had given Jiang Fan. More precisely, it was the Confucian Dao's 'Words Become Law'! Daoist Six Paths saw the paper, his face dramatically changed, and he cried out: "Don't! Using it against a Soul Transformation Venerable, the price you pay will far exceed your imagination!" Gu Xin'er had once warned him not to make too grand a wish, because all wishes require an equivalent exchange. This talisman paper wouldn't be fatal if used on a Nascent Soul cultivator, but if used on a Soul Transformation Venerable, he feared that he would die before the wish was even fulfilled!

Jiang Fan's eyes narrowed, and he said, "I can't worry about that now! If he doesn't die today, then we will!" He immediately ignited it, shouting loudly, "Giant King, embrace the Sky-Slaying Furnace!"