Chapter 1299: No One Cares

After cleaning up the battlefield, Jiang Fan didn't rush to leave. Instead, he slipped back into the tent and swept all the animal skin scrolls from the desk, deciding to take them all regardless of their immediate use.

Next, he flew over the military camp, drew his sword, and carved a line of infernal script into the ground: "The Giant Emperor's daughter is in my hands. If you want her, trade her for Great Venerable Xing Yuan!"

Afterward, he decisively activated the Bronze Grasshopper for a teleportation. Then, he continuously used Cloud Shadow, flying towards the sky-reaching black pillar in the south. It all seemed to take a long time, but the battle between Jiang Fan and the Purple Giant happened in a flash.

No sooner had Jiang Fan left than the Five-Star Giant King arrived! Seeing the military camp awash in blood and the tents burning fiercely, his expression changed drastically. When he noticed the enormous words on the ground, he was greatly alarmed.

"Purple Jasper Imperial Daughter... captured?" A sense of impending disaster welled up in his heart! That was the Giant Emperor's daughter! The foremost origin-wielding Giant King in the Heavenly Realm! She was on a mission from the Giant Emperor, inspecting the nine tribes and gathering intelligence on the various states of the Central Land, all in preparation for the final descent to the lower realm. In all other tribes, she had been safe and sound. Only in *his* tribe had she been captured!

He couldn't imagine the furious wrath of the Giant Emperor if he found out! "Who was it? Who could capture the Purple Jasper Imperial Daughter?" The Five-Star Giant King's face showed anxiety; he activated his origin power without hesitation.

Instantly, within a radius of several hundred miles, all traces of blood were laid bare to his sight. He abruptly looked in the direction Jiang Fan had fled. He saw two distinct types of blood: one from the Central Land's human race, and the other, the Purple Jasper Imperial Daughter's!

"Nowhere to run!" With a resounding crash, the Five-Star Giant King vanished from his spot. The military camp beneath his feet instantly collapsed, and the massive spiritual vein behind him also gave way under his stomp, crumbling loudly! Looking down from above, the ground, centered on the military camp, bore a gigantic footprint several miles wide.

Great Venerable Wugou also arrived shortly after. Seeing the collapsed military camp, he too realized something had happened to the Purple Jasper Imperial Daughter, and his face instantly changed. "Impossible, could that Nascent Soul Realm youth have actually captured the Purple Jasper Imperial Daughter?"

He looked at the sealed Great Venerable Xing Yuan, partially unsealed him, and asked in a deep voice: "What about that person? Is he truly in the Nascent Soul Realm? Could it be that retrieving Great Venerable Hong Mo's body was a ruse? Was capturing the Purple Jasper Imperial Daughter your true objective?"

It wasn't surprising he was suspicious; the Purple Jasper Imperial Daughter's capture was simply too strange. Great Venerable Xing Yuan was slightly stunned. *Who was the Purple Jasper Imperial Daughter? How could I be capable of such a scheme, yet know nothing about it? But since you've said it, and everyone in Hunyuan State is watching, I can't very well deny it, can I?* He said in a deep voice, "That's right! You've finally fallen for it!"

Great Venerable Wugou's expression darkened. "You want to take the Purple Jasper Imperial Daughter? Dream on!" He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he was looking in the direction Jiang Fan had fled. "Trying to escape?" He immediately grabbed Great Venerable Xing Yuan and sped off.

Great Venerable Xing Yuan secretly thought: *This way, I should be able to save a bit of face after being tricked this time, right? I should have been more profound just now, with a deeper voice. That would have given me a more unfathomable demeanor. Still, it should be enough to earn the respect of the people of Hunyuan State for my strategic abilities!*

Meanwhile, in Hunyuan State, the people were cheering: "Wang Chongxiao, go for it! You must come back! Capture the Giant King alive and bring him back, bringing glory to our Central Land! Run!" "Hey, Great Venerable Xing Yuan seems to have woken up." "Oh, don't fuss, he's already captured, what's there to see? Let's just watch Wang Chongxiao bring pride to our Central Land!"

In the Heavenly Realm, the people of Hunyuan State, following Jiang Fan's perspective, watched him ride the Thunder Dragon through the sky. At this moment, he suddenly noticed his blood uncontrollably seeping from his pores. His eyes narrowed.

The Five-Star Giant King had arrived! He decisively pulled out the mirror that sealed the Purple Jasper Imperial Daughter and adhered it to his hand with Miasmic Demonic Fluid, to prevent the opponent from snatching it remotely. Then, he tightly gripped the mirror with his five fingers, turned his head, and coldly warned, "If you want her dead, try to touch me again!"

No sooner had he spoken than the uncontrollable bleeding from his body ceased. Moreover, a muffled thud resounded above him. A Giant King, his body surging with dim golden light and five bloody stars on his forehead, arrived, treading on a rainbow of blood. The sky itself fractured with fine, black, spiderweb-like cracks where he stepped. Everywhere one looked, it was the same; it was as if the entire firmament had been shattered by his steps!

A colossal vertical eye, radiating supreme majesty, stared coldly at Jiang Fan. Just one glance plunged Jiang Fan into what felt like an ice cellar, his heart pounding wildly. This was his second direct confrontation with the Five-Star Giant King. The impact he felt hadn't lessened despite his cultivation reaching the Six-Orifice Nascent Soul stage. On the contrary, he could feel the Five-Star Giant King's terror even more acutely! Jiang Fan took a deep breath, about to negotiate.

However, the Five-Star Giant King's eyes narrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "Is that you?" Jiang Fan was puzzled! *Did the Five-Star Giant King recognize the mask on his face? That shouldn't be the case! He had fished this mask out of an alley in Hunyuan State using his Void Fishing Rod. How could the Five-Star Giant King from the Heavenly Realm recognize it?*

*Wait a minute! Could it be that this was a mask used by a mole who colluded with the Heavenly Realm? Whether there were moles in Hunyuan State was hard to say. There definitely were some in Taicang Great State, as his betrayal had led to the Ancient Giants knowing about two reconnaissance missions in advance. Could the owner of this mask be one of them too?*

The Five-Star Giant King narrowed his eyes and said, "What game are you playing? Killing my Ancient Giants, capturing the Purple Jasper Imperial Daughter, and then trying to use her as a hostage to exchange for Great Venerable Xing Yuan? If you don't give me an explanation, I'll expose your scandal in the Central Land! I'll make sure you have nowhere to hide in the Central Land!"

Jiang Fan's heart trembled. *That tone clearly indicated he was speaking to one of his own! The owner of this mask truly was colluding with the Ancient Giants!* Jiang Fan was furious! *What a traitor!* Without revealing his emotions, he rolled his eyes and followed the Giant King's words: "A great enemy in the Central Land wants to kill me. To protect myself, I had no choice but to save Great Venerable Xing Yuan's life and make him my safeguard. That's why I put on such a desperate show for the people of Hunyuan State today. Killing your Ancient Giants and threatening you were also acts of desperation."

The Five-Star Giant King was enraged: "But you didn't have to be so ruthless, did you? Considering your loyalty, I won't hold you accountable for the camp for now! Release the Purple Jasper Imperial Daughter; you cannot take her back to the Central Land!" Jiang Fan's eyes shifted, and he asked, "What about Great Venerable Xing Yuan? If I don't rescue him, this whole trip will have been in vain. I'll be killed by my great enemy once I return."

The Five-Star Giant King snorted: "You destroyed my military camp over such a trivial matter! And you captured the Purple Jasper Imperial Daughter! I truly doubt your intelligence! For a mere enemy, couldn't you have just asked for my help instead of causing all this trouble?"

He took out a piece of white bone and pressed it against his brow. The five bloody stars spun rapidly, leaving five faint star imprints on the bone. He casually tossed the bone over. "Take it! Should you encounter an enemy, activate my origin power. Anyone among your human race below the Four Declines of Heaven and Man will perish."

Jiang Fan remotely stored it in his spatial storage device, his heart pounding wildly. So, the white bone possessed potent lethality capable of suppressing and killing those below the Four Declines of Heaven and Man? By impersonating that traitor, he had acquired a powerful weapon for free!

"Are you still not releasing the Purple Jasper Imperial Daughter?" The Five-Star Giant King snorted furiously. "If anything happens to her, I'll grind you to dust!"