Chapter 1216: All Laws Recede

However, hundreds of Nascent Soul experts were already under the control of the blood threads. Among them were even the Hellish Beast and four Giant Kings! How could Jiang Fan, by himself, possibly stop them?

*Snap!* Another chain snapped. Two of the nine chains were now broken. The Giant Emperor's coiled body trembled slightly, indicating he was about to lose control.

"Uncle-master, what are you hesitating for?" Xia Chaoge urged, "Hurry, let's go!" She gazed at the Giant Emperor, and for the first time, despair flickered in her usually calm eyes. This was not a Nine-Aperture Giant, nor a Giant King. This was the Giant Emperor! A being who controlled the rules of heaven and earth, whose power was second only to that of a Saint. In the current Taicang Great State, there might not be anyone capable of matching him.

However, Jiang Fan did not leave. Instead, he stared at the "living venerable ones" who were controlling everyone, his gaze shifting intensely as he fell into thought.

Xia Chaoge was slightly startled. Only then did she realize: How could Jiang Fan abandon her and Yue Mingzhu, abandon the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, and abandon the people of Taicang Great State to escape alone? Just as on World Mountain, when facing Yaoyue's undead army, his figure had always stood in front of her.

Xia Chaoge's gaze softened, and she put away her feather. She leaned against his chest for a moment, lingering, then opened her eyes and resolutely said, "Alright, Chaoge will be crazy with Uncle-master just this once. Let's stop them from destroying the chains!" She drew her sword, pointing it towards the many powerful cultivators attacking the chains.

Yue Mingzhu gave Xia Chaoge a meaningful glance, a playful smile curving her lips. Sharp as she was, she naturally noticed that Xia Chaoge's attitude towards Jiang Fan was hardly that of a mere junior disciple towards her uncle-master.

"Little girl," Yue Mingzhu said, "saying 'accompany Jiang Fan to death' is more fitting for me." She took out the Tianshan silkworm thread, and with a flick of her finger, a nine-colored radiance flowed from it. Imbued with her Emperor's Aura Divination Art, the silkworm thread could harvest others' destiny, though it would cause a backlash in the future. But as Jiang Fan's openly acknowledged woman, she couldn't possibly lose to a junior disciple, could she?

Noticing the subtle rivalry between the two women, Jiang Fan came back to his senses and said seriously, "We haven't reached the point of dying yet. However, I do need your help, because we might soon be caught in a chaotic battle."

"A chaotic battle?" The two women looked puzzled. The living venerable ones were controlling so many powerful cultivators from various sects; if they engaged them, it would surely be an encirclement and beating. How could that be a chaotic battle?

Jiang Fan took out a beast hide, which bore the Sage's inscription of "Myriad Laws Dispel!" He had pondered this: these "living venerable ones" were definitely not truly alive in the ordinary sense. No one, not even Ancient Sages, could break through life and death to revive spirits that had died a thousand years ago. Much less a Sage. Therefore, these "living venerable ones" could only have been influenced by the Giant Emperor's essence or some divine abilities, which was how they had "come to life." Just as the Grand Wine Sacrifice had said, there were no living people on the battlefield. This Sage's inscription, however, had the ability to dispel all magic. He just didn't know if it could dispel the Giant Emperor's influence.

Just then, the unusual gathering of the three caught the attention of the "living venerable ones." Everyone else was relentlessly attacking the chains, but these three stood motionless, standing out conspicuously. Several venerable ones approached, each shooting blood threads that rapidly sped towards them.

Jiang Fan's heart tightened; he had no time to hesitate. He immediately declared, "Success or failure depends on this one move!" With a rip, he unfurled the beast hide. The four powerful characters, "Myriad Laws Dispel," immediately unleashed a profound and mysterious wave that swept across all directions.

Jiang Fan, Yue Mingzhu, and Xia Chaoge bore the brunt of it. They suddenly felt something penetrate their bodies, neutralizing the magic they were using. As a result, they even lost the ability to float in mid-air and all plummeted downwards.

When the wave swept over the "living venerable ones," the divine abilities and spells cast upon them all dispersed. Their opened eyes closed, and they successively collapsed to the ground with thuds. The blood threads attacking Jiang Fan and the two women disintegrated into bloody mist just before reaching them. Meanwhile, the powerful cultivators from various sects, who had been controlled, simultaneously regained their freedom.

Jiang Fan's heart surged with joy. Truly worthy of a Sage's inscription! With a single word, laws followed, dispelling all magic! He quickly stabilized his body and loudly urged, "Hurry, let's go! Quickly leave the battlefield!" If the Giant Emperor could control the venerable ones' corpses once, he could do it again. They had to leave quickly, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to produce a second Sage's inscription.

The bewildered crowd, as if waking from a dream, swiftly fled through the air. Jiang Fan also prepared to blend into the crowd and make a quick escape.

*Snap!* Who knew, but just then, another chain snapped! Jiang Fan fixed his gaze, his eyes glinting with murderous intent. It was the Hellish Beast, now free, along with the four Giant Kings, jointly attacking and severing a chain!

Yue Mingzhu and Xia Chaoge's expressions changed. They finally understood what Jiang Fan meant by "chaotic battle." Dispelling all magic didn't mean everyone would withdraw; some individuals were originally there to rescue the Giant Emperor, such as the Hellish Beast right before them.

Sensing Jiang Fan's gaze, the Hellish Beast turned its head, revealing a sinister grin: "Kid, run for your life. Soon, the Taicang Great State will become a living hell. Oh, and the first place I'll go is the continent. Many important people of yours are there, aren't they?" It chuckled, "Heh heh... Heh heh heh..."

This was precisely what Jiang Fan had feared. The Hellish Beast had gone to great lengths to seize so much True Spirit Blood. Its actual motive was not to awaken a weakened Giant King at all; rescuing the Giant Emperor was its ultimate goal! To be precise, it was to plunge the Taicang Great State into chaos before the Ancient Giants descended, thereby creating favorable invasion conditions for them. This was the Hellish Beast's true scheme, and now, it was about to succeed!

Watching them attack the fourth chain, Jiang Fan's face was filled with coldness. He no longer concealed anything. He immediately took out the black stone carving and activated it, unleashing a terrifying Divine Transformation realm wave, filled with malevolent energy, that instantly burst forth!

The Hellish Beast's sinister grin suddenly froze, and it let out a cry of alarm: "A Divine Transformation venerable's strike? You still have something like this?" It had calculated everything, but never in its wildest dreams did it anticipate that after using up the Sage's inscription, Jiang Fan would then pull out a Divine Transformation strike! Was this still the same human boy it had once desperately hunted?

Jiang Fan stared coldly at it. "I'll burn paper to tell you!" With a grip of his five fingers, the black stone carving shattered. Overwhelming demonic energy surged forth, transforming into a massive, ethereal grinding wheel. Within the grinding wheel, countless souls were mercilessly crushed, emitting continuous, agonizing screams. It was like the legendary Avīci Hell, utterly horrific! The grinding wheel descended with a rumble, engulfing the Hellish Beast.

The Hellish Beast was struck dumb with horror, quickly hiding behind the four Giant Kings and roaring, "Quick, block it! Block it for me!" This was a full-power strike from the Divine Transformation realm!