Chapter 1294: Relieve Zhao by Besieging Wei

Before the ancient giants could even react, Jiang Fan's purple sword, imbued with fierce purple sword energy, flashed before their eyes and severed one's head. Without looking back, he reversed his grip and, with another swing, also decapitated the ancient giant held captive by the Soul-Binding Lock. Two pillars of blood erupted from their necks. Jiang Fan didn't spare a glance at their corpses as he rose into the air and flew into the military camp.

Inside the military camp, sensing the deaths of their comrades, a sparse group of twenty-odd ancient giants were rapidly gathering. For such a large camp, especially one with a Five-Star Giant King stationed there, there should theoretically be hundreds of ancient giants, and at least ten Giant Kings. The small number of giants currently present could only mean one thing: they had all been dispatched to the entrance of the Sky-Connecting Black Pillar to besiege them! However, they wouldn't have anticipated someone doing the opposite, charging directly into their camp. Besides the few ancient giant soldiers currently there, this camp should also house an armory similar to the Black Sun Royal Court. If he could destroy it, the Five-Star Giant King, sensing the disturbance, would surely return to assist. This would halve the pressure on Grandmaster Xing Yuan.

With this thought, he no longer hesitated, soaring above the military camp. His appearance naturally drew the attention of the ancient giants below. Roars erupted, and battle cries shook the heavens. Some grabbed rocks and hurled them from a distance, others shot arrows, while some simply threw their spiked maces. Among them, a Nine-Orifice Giant, standing dozens of feet tall, leaped into the air with a spiked mace, aiming a furious blow at Jiang Fan. He roared in anger and surprise, "You lowly ants from the lower realm, how dare you come to our camp!" In his eyes, Jiang Fan's actions were a blatant provocation!

Jiang Fan's gaze was cold. Now, dealing with Nine-Orifice Giants was no longer as difficult as it once was. "Soul-Binding Lock!" The soul power of an Eight-Orifice Nascent Soul realm was enough to seal the soul of a Nine-Orifice Nascent Soul! The enraged Nine-Orifice Giant, glaring fiercely, immediately lost focus in his eyes and control over his body! Jiang Fan seized the opportunity: "Black Sky Eye!" Two beams of lightning shot towards the giant's right eye, capable of melting his eyeball and burning through his brain!

But at that precise moment, another roar echoed through the air. It was a Nine-Orifice Giant, hidden in the shadows, who suddenly leaped out! He was incredibly fast, swinging his spiked mace as he reached Jiang Fan's position in a blink, ready to strike! If Jiang Fan were to take that blow, given his physique, he would undoubtedly be shattered on the spot! Even in a sudden situation, these ancient giants could execute coordinated attacks, one overt and one covert, demonstrating remarkable order! Their combat prowess was chilling. Such an abrupt attack offered no chance to dodge, even for a Nine-Orifice Nascent Soul. One could only endure it passively.

Jiang Fan's heart also tensed, and he decisively activated spatial teleportation. *Whoosh.* He barely managed to teleport away as the spiked mace swept through the spot he had just occupied, creating a muffled thud and vibrating the air violently. The surprise attack failed, and the Nine-Orifice Giant looked at Jiang Fan, who had reappeared in the distance, with surprise and doubt. He solemnly called out, "There's a strong enemy! Everyone, gather together! Don't give him a chance to pick us off one by one! The King sensed deaths and will be back soon!" He himself pulled the Nine-Orifice Giant, still ensnared by the Soul-Binding Lock, back to the ground. He and the twenty-odd ancient giants clustered together, glaring at Jiang Fan with hawk-like intensity.

Jiang Fan's eyes narrowed. These ancient giants were not much individually, but when they appeared as a team, they were quite formidable. Not only were they united, but they also possessed strict discipline and highly organized movements. Humans of the same number would find it difficult to be their match. He glanced at the Nine-Orifice Giant, who was being protected behind the cluster of giants. With an expressionless face, he raised his palm, and a lotus flower, crackling with lightning, materialized in his hand. It was clearly the newly learned lightning divine ability: Hell Lotus! "Go!" He casually tossed it, and the Hell Lotus immediately flew downwards, rapidly expanding in mid-air. By the time it landed, it was already a hundred *zhang* in size. As it reached its maximum expansion, it exploded instantly! The powerful lightning energy blasted the tightly packed ancient giants, scattering them in disarray.

He teleported back again. Seizing the moment while the two Nine-Orifice Giants were separated, he unleashed another Black Sky Eye, aiming directly for the eyes of the bound Nine-Orifice Giant. Seeing this, the other Nine-Orifice Giant's eyes nearly burst from their sockets. He quickly grabbed his spiked mace and charged forward with thunderous strides. Without turning his head, Jiang Fan patted the corpse pouch at his waist. Four shattered bodies of Giant Kings emerged. Each twenty-odd *zhang* tall, they possessed unparalleled physical prowess and charged towards the attacking Nine-Orifice Giant. *Bang!* The Nine-Orifice Giant was sent stumbling back, spitting blood repeatedly. Meanwhile, the bound Nine-Orifice Giant let out a piercing shriek.

The two beams of light burned through his eyes, scorching his entire brain. Pitifully, he hadn't even broken free from the Soul-Binding Lock before his body was destroyed. Black smoke billowed from him, and a black soul body, human-sized, emerged. Jiang Fan was slightly surprised. It was his first time seeing the soul body of an ancient giant. He wondered if their soul bodies could be absorbed by the Fate-Altering Jade Butterfly. He was about to act when the soul body suddenly shrieked, as if encountering some indescribable force, and immediately disintegrated into wisps of black mist, which were then absorbed by the void. "This is..." Jiang Fan was a little astonished. Do the ancient giants' souls perish upon leaving their bodies? And where did the black mist of their dead souls go?

"Ah!! You vile commoners of the Middle Land, how dare you refine our Giant Kings into puppets!" "You have violated our heavenly laws!" "Our Giant Emperor will not spare you..." The other Nine-Orifice Giant, in the end, couldn't withstand the attacks of the four Yin Corpses of the Giant Kings. He was torn in half. A soul emerged, then, just like before, it shrieked and disintegrated into black mist, vanishing without a trace. Jiang Fan's face showed surprise. Was it always like this? No matter. The priority was to exterminate the ancient giants before him! He coldly stared at the group of ordinary ancient giants, his eyes seething with killing intent!

At the same time, Grandmaster Xing Yuan, hampered by his fear of the blood bead and the depletion of his Spirit of Righteousness, was in perilous straits under the combined assault of Grandmaster Wugou and the Five-Star Giant King. He was on the verge of being captured. The hearts of the strong practitioners from various sects in Hunyuan Prefecture were gripped with dread. "Grandmaster Xing Yuan is about to fall!" "Is our paramount Confucian scholar of Hunyuan Prefecture about to perish?" Countless people clenched their fists. There was indignation, sorrow, and even despair. They could only watch helplessly as their Grandmaster Xing Yuan died in the Celestial Realm!

However, just then, the Five-Star Giant King suddenly ceased his attack, then let out a furious roar as his expression drastically changed. Following that, he swiftly departed with a *whoosh*. This left everyone present stunned. "What's happening?" "Why did the Five-Star Giant King abandon the battle and run off?" "Did something happen?" "Ah! Look, quick, look at Wang Chongxiao!" "Am I seeing this correctly? He, he actually broke into a place that looks like a military camp." "Are those all ancient giants standing before him?" "He actually, single-handedly, charged into the ancient giants' military camp!!!"

On screen, Jiang Fan had already put away the four Giant King Yin Corpses. He stood suspended in the air, his eyes cold as he looked down at the ancient giants scattering in panic. He slowly raised his purple sword and coldly declared: "No need to run. None of you will survive!"