Chapter 1157: Unlucky Guy

The woman in black looked up and said, "It's simple."

She took out a handful of shriveled beans, as if they had been stored for many years.

The beans were divided into two portions.

She handed one portion to Jiang Fan and said, "Sprinkle your blood on these."

After saying this, she cut her own finger and sprinkled her vital blood onto the beans she held. Then she threw them onto the ground.

As soon as the beans hit the ground, a large amount of white smoke instantly billowed out. Once the smoke dissipated, dozens of women in black appeared! Their aura was identical to the woman in black.

"Could this be the 'bean-scattering soldier creation' technique of immortals, as told by storytellers?" Jiang Fan exclaimed in continuous astonishment.

The woman in black said, "These are 'Immortal Beans' from the natives of the Celestial Realm."

Jiang Fan's face was full of curiosity. "The natives of the Celestial Realm, I wonder what kind of beings they are. To govern an entire Celestial Realm and create so many civilizations, they must be a special race."

The woman in black replied, "Haven't you seen them occasionally in the memory fragments of that remnant soul?"

Only then did Jiang Fan recall the nine strange beings with snow-white wings. He couldn't help but exclaim, "Are those the Celestial people?"

As he spoke, he also tried to dye the beans with his blood and throw them on the ground. Following the white smoke, dozens of Jiang Fans appeared on the ground, their auras identical to his own.

"I will destroy this temporary stronghold. It can randomly teleport us and the Immortal Bean clones to a nearby location," the woman in black explained. "The ancient giants won't be able to distinguish between the real and the fake. As long as you're not too unlucky, escaping shouldn't be a problem."

Jiang Fan felt relieved. He had a spatial imprint, so as long as the Five-Star Giant King didn't personally intercept him, he could easily return to Black Cloud Stronghold. Besides, why would the Five-Star Giant King care about a minor character like him? Their full efforts would naturally be focused on blocking the woman in black.

Jiang Fan took a deep breath and said, "I'm ready!"

The woman in black nodded. With a thought, the inky-black stronghold immediately emitted a dense cracking sound.

A moment later, it exploded with a bang. The chaotic spatial energy swept Jiang Fan, the woman in black, and hundreds of Immortal Bean clones out, scattering them in all directions!

Jiang Fan felt a dizzying spin, and then the world around him brightened! He was out!

Immortal Bean clones were all around him, flying off in different directions. Behind him, roars erupted continuously. The unsuspecting Giant Kings were using all their abilities to capture the Immortal Bean clones. Almost without exception, all of them were trying to catch the woman in black. No Giant King paid any attention to him, a young man from the Central Plains.

He was about to activate his spatial imprint with a thought. To his surprise, the spatial imprint had failed. This could only mean one thing: someone nearby was suppressing his spatial teleportation.

"What, trying to leave?" A cold, indifferent, yet authoritative voice slowly descended. Jiang Fan looked up, and his heart almost shattered.

It seemed the Five-Star Giant King had long predicted he would teleport to this exact spot and was waiting there in advance! Jiang Fan's mind went blank. Wasn't the Five-Star Giant King specifically here to kill the woman in black? Now, they were ignoring the woman in black and had set their sights on him?

Soon, all the Immortal Bean clones were hunted down, and the woman in black had already easily escaped. The Giant Kings gathered around, staring at the unlucky Jiang Fan. Green Pearl also rushed over quickly. She looked at Jiang Fan with a face full of astonishment. Jiang Fan wasn't dead? The Five-Star Giant King actually ignored a major enemy to intercept Jiang Fan? Could Jiang Fan's threat be even greater than that of the Four-Crowned Asura King?

The Stone Giant King sneered, "My King, hand this boy over to me! Since he didn't want to die in there, I'll eat him alive!"

Green Pearl opened her mouth, wanting to plead for Jiang Fan. However, Jiang Fan no longer had any utility. The Blood Seal of the Chaos Ancient Blood Marquis failed to kill the Four-Crowned Asura King, so the Five-Star Giant King would definitely not spare his life now. They would simply wait for the Soul Giant King to perform a soul search on him, and then dispose of him.

To Green Pearl's utter surprise, the Five-Star Giant King said indifferently, "He cannot die."

Green Pearl was stunned, and the other Giant Kings were also puzzled. Even Jiang Fan himself looked surprised; he had thought he was a dead man.

Thinking about how the Five-Star Giant King had been waiting at the precise location where he would appear, Jiang Fan began to ponder. Could it be that the Five-Star Giant King had performed a divination on him? And foreseen a certain scene in the future?

This was indeed the case. Jiang Fan hadn't emerged for a long time, and the Four-Crowned Asura King still hadn't died. So, the Five-Star Giant King used their inherent power to divine the future.

The result was a vision: Jiang Fan holding a Saint's Crystal Shedding! This object could allow transformed ancient giants to revert to their original forms. Its threat was far greater than that of the Four-Crowned Asura King! Therefore, they didn't hesitate to activate their innate power to foresee Jiang Fan's future, discovered he would teleport to this spot, and came here in advance to lie in wait.

"Everyone, follow me!" The Five-Star Giant King stepped onto the war chariot pulled by primeval beasts and headed towards Black Cloud Stronghold. In the divination, Jiang Fan had obtained the Saint's Crystal Shedding there. He needed Jiang Fan to acquire it, and then hand it over.

The Giant Kings followed suit. Green Pearl came to Jiang Fan's side, feeling both joy that Jiang Fan had survived his ordeal and some confusion. "Husband, did you encounter that venomous woman?" she asked. "She didn't do anything to you? That shouldn't be right. Seeing you covered in fragments of Hell Abyss Crystals, she should have been furious enough to kill you on the spot."

Jiang Fan instinctively reached out to hug Green Pearl, but then he suddenly remembered that hugging Green Pearl meant hugging the woman in black, so he awkwardly withdrew his hand. "No, she was very good to me," Jiang Fan conveyed through a silent transmission.

Green Pearl looked surprised. "Very good to you? What did you two talk about?"

Jiang Fan smiled, "We talked about life, about our ideals. The atmosphere was quite pleasant."

Green Pearl said skeptically, "That venomous woman would have a pleasant conversation with you? She considers herself the smartest person in the world."

Jiang Fan didn't confirm or deny it.

Green Pearl said with some reluctance, "That woman was lucky to escape. But..." She looked at Jiang Fan, a touch of relief appearing on her face. "It's so good that you're alive. If the Five-Star Giant King doesn't kill you, then in the future, let's be husband and wife."

Jiang Fan laughed softly, amused, and teased, "By the way, you promised something when I came back, didn't you?"

Green Pearl paused, then remembered. Earlier, thinking Jiang Fan was surely doomed, she had made a hasty promise: that she would serve him well upon his return. Her pretty face instantly flushed, and she was too embarrassed to reply.

"I was just teasing you," Jiang Fan said with a gentle chuckle. "Whether I survive this time or not, you must take good care of yourself from now on. Even if you're alone, you must live well."

Green Pearl was stunned. She had set Jiang Fan up, yet he was returning her kindness. Did she deserve such a husband?

"Wang Chongxiao, why are you so good to me?" she asked, ashamed.

Jiang Fan smiled, "You're my wife, of course. Oh, and why are you calling me by my name? Haven't you changed that habit yet?"

Green Pearl looked at Jiang Fan and said seriously, "Husband." "Yes!" Jiang Fan replied with a smile.

Half a day later, the group arrived at Black Cloud Stronghold. Looking at the familiar stronghold, Jiang Fan was a little stunned. He had thought the Five-Star Giant King was taking him somewhere else. After all that, why was it Black Cloud Stronghold?