Chapter 1133: Intelligence Gathering

By now, the ancient giants should have sealed off the Sky-Reaching Black Pillar. When these scouts from Middle-earth teleport back, they'll find themselves surrounded by ancient giants. Dozens of maces wielded by ancient giants await them!

The young woman secretly gloated. Then, a thought brought a hint of worry to her eyes.

"The only variable is the possibility that the Sky-Reaching Black Pillar might move. A few months ago, the Sky-Reaching Black Pillar moved unusually. This never happened a thousand years ago. This is also the key information I need to gather."

Thinking this, she smiled and said, "So it's Young Master Wang. You must be a formidable disciple from a major sect in Middle-earth, aren't you?"

Jiang Fan vaguely sensed that the woman was trying to extract information. His eyes flickered slightly as he replied, "Just a small sect."

"A small sect could produce such a person?" Luzhu didn't quite believe him. "Young Master Wang must be joking," she said. "You possess so many advanced secret techniques; only a major sect could cultivate someone like you."

Jiang Fan casually replied, "Why would I lie about that?"

Luzhu had been watching Jiang Fan's eyes, and when she saw he wasn't lying, her heart sank. She probed again, "Then there shouldn't be many sects like that in Middle-earth, right?"

Jiang Fan stroked his chin. "Middle-earth is vast; I'm not sure," he said. "In our Taicang Great Province alone, there are over a hundred such sects."

"Over a hundred?" Luzhu's heart sank even further. She silently calculated. Wang Chongxiao's Four-Orifice Nascent Soul possessed the combat power of a Seven-Orifice Nascent Soul. Then their Seven-Orifice Nascent Souls would be invincible below the God Transformation realm, wouldn't they? If Taicang Great Province had a thousand Nascent Souls, then their ancient giants' invasion of Middle-earth would be like throwing meat buns at a dog—they'd go in, but never come back. She secretly rejoiced, grateful that her perseverance through humiliation had yielded such incredible intelligence!

"Your Taicang Great Province is truly impressive," Luzhu exclaimed. Then, her eyes darted, and she began probing for more information. "If your Nascent Soul cultivators are so powerful, your Venerables must also be extraordinary, right?"

Jiang Fan also played along, saying, "They're alright. I heard four of them came last time and were injured by a Five-Star Giant King."

Luzhu's eyes narrowed. "Have they all recovered now?" she asked.

Jiang Fan thought of Venerable True Word and nodded. "Of course," he said. "A mere injury like that is nothing to them."

Luzhu frowned slightly. Could those Venerables have fully recovered in just ten days? The Venerable True Word, who covered their retreat, had his divine aura shattered.

At this point, Jiang Fan added, "Ah, our Venerables from Taicang Great Province were still too careless. If all twenty Venerables had gone together, even a Five-Star Giant King would have had a fight on their hands."

"What?" Luzhu gasped. "Taicang Great Province has twenty God Transformation realm experts? How is that possible? A thousand years ago, Taicang Great Province only had about ten Venerables."

Another crucial piece of information acquired! Now, only the most critical piece of information remained: the Sky-Reaching Black Pillar!

She feigned excitement and said, "So, the ancient giants going to your Middle-earth is just seeking their own demise! That's great! The only concern is that the Sky-Reaching Black Pillar can move on its own. If it moves to a secluded corner, and the ancient giants catch you off guard, that would be unfortunate."

Jiang Fan almost burst out laughing. Was this woman trying to extract information for the first time? She was practically asking directly.

Jiang Fan nodded slightly. "No need to worry," he said. "The reason the Sky-Reaching Black Pillar moves is because Taicang Great Province has produced a peerless great man. He moved the Sky-Reaching Black Pillar all by himself!"

"What? It was man-made?" Luzhu was utterly astonished. If it was man-made, that would be troublesome. Wouldn't that mean the landing spot for the ancient giants would be decided by Middle-earth? If the Sky-Reaching Black Pillar were moved to a dangerous place, wouldn't the ancient giants be instantly annihilated upon arrival?

A flicker of killing intent appeared in her eyes as she asked, "Is that so? Then he truly is great. What's his name?"

Jiang Fan looked at her suspiciously. "Why are you asking that?"

Luzhu thought to herself, *You foolish boy, of course I want to eliminate him beforehand!* Outwardly, she showed an expression of admiration: "I'm just curious about what kind of peerlessly distinguished person he is."

Jiang Fan secretly found it amusing. *Aren't I right in front of you?* He stroked his chin and said, "Well, he's graceful and charming, extraordinarily intelligent, universally loved, selfless, handsome and dashing..."

Luzhu interrupted him, "Get to the point. What's his name?"

Jiang Fan replied without hesitation: "Him? Venerable Heart Devil."

Luzhu nodded slightly, engraving the name firmly in her mind. *He likes moving the Sky-Reaching Black Pillar? I'll come to Middle-earth to find you soon!*

Just then, Jiang Fan's gaze landed on an immense, boundless city of white bones. It was the Black Sun Royal Court! He could finally discern his location. Upon comparison, he realized he had been teleported to the north side of the Black Sun Royal Court. However, the Black Cloud Fort, his destination, should be on the south side of the Black Sun Royal Court.

Having confirmed his position, a significant weight lifted from his mind. His only hesitation was how to deal with Luzhu before him. She had been constantly inquiring about Middle-earth, clearly siding with the ancient giants. Thinking this, a surge of killing intent rose within him. No matter how beautiful she was, if she harbored hostility towards Middle-earth, then killing her was the only solution! This would prevent her from descending upon Middle-earth in the future and slaughtering its people!

However, just then, space rippled in front of Jiang Fan. A pale golden giant, twenty zhang tall, materialized out of thin air with his hands behind his back. A star as black as ink revolved on his forehead! It was the Space Giant King!

Jiang Fan's heart sank. What's going on? This place was still far from the Black Sun Royal Court; it shouldn't have been possible for them to sense his aura, right? What made his heart sink even further was that the space behind him also shuddered violently. He turned his head to look. Another twenty-zhang giant appeared behind him. On his forehead, there was a nine-colored star. It was the Fate Giant King! His huge vertical eye glinted with amusement as he chuckled: "We meet again! Son of Fortune from Middle-earth!"

Jiang Fan's heart plummeted to the depths. He said in a low voice, "Two Giant Kings waiting for just one person. You truly think highly of me!"

The Space Giant King's eyes flashed with killing intent. He said grimly, "Little worm, you ambushed me? Now, hand over your life!" In front of the Fate Giant King, he, a dignified Giant King, had actually been outsmarted by Jiang Fan. Jiang Fan had even released all the captives. How could he ever face the other Giant Kings after this? He had to kill him!

Jiang Fan immediately felt a surge of violent spatial energy within him, threatening to shatter him from the inside out. He was greatly alarmed. In the nick of time, he roughly pulled Luzhu from his back. He placed the purple sword against her neck and shouted, "Stop! Or her head will roll!"

Luzhu's relentless probing for information about Middle-earth undoubtedly confirmed she was on the side of the ancient giants. This should at least serve as some kind of threat, right?

Indeed. Jiang Fan noticed that the spatial energy threatening to explode within him had dissipated. However, the Space Giant King wasn't angry; instead, he wore a look of amusement. The Fate Giant King couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Do you know who you've kidnapped? You actually took *her* hostage? Hahaha!"