Chapter 1365: Bad Luck Fracture Shows Its Power

Being struck by a deflected rune? Okay, he could consider that bad luck.

Being affected by a spatial explosion from a teleportation array and then entangled by a kasaya? Also bad luck.

But for the second time, to be fatally wounded by a spatial explosion from the same teleportation array at a crucial moment? Was this some kind of haunting? It was simply too bizarre!

Soon, the Two-Star Giant King reacted. Clutching his profusely bleeding eyes, his vision blurred, he glared at Jiang Fan, who stood calmly in the distance. He roared, "You... did you put something else inside my body?"

Jiang Fan calmly replied, "You're practically dead. Why ask so many questions?" He was right. Besides the Three-Colored Divine Rainbow and the Luck-Transferring Lock, Jiang Fan had indeed placed something else. Both the Three-Colored Divine Rainbow and the Luck-Transferring Lock had been used in front of the Two-Star Giant King. Someone as cunning as the Two-Star Giant King wouldn't fall for such tricks easily. Therefore, Jiang Fan had planted something the Two-Star Giant King had never seen before: The Misfortune Bone Shard!

Before Ji Qingxuan went to Tianzhou, she had given Jiang Fan a piece of the Misfortune Bone Shard. She claimed it was obtained from the most dangerous place in Taicang Great State. When placed inside an enemy's body, it would inflict misfortune upon them. It was even effective against Nascent Soul Venerables. Judging from the current situation, its effect was simply astonishing! It was no less potent than the Luck-Transferring Lock. For a deflected rune to hit, this misfortune was even worse than when Jiang Fan had been cursed by the Luck Giant King and stumbled into Lü Zhu's bath. Then, during the two subsequent critical moments, he was again disrupted by the spatial fluctuations from the teleportation array. He was captured alive and had his eyeball pierced. Such terrifying misfortune would bring anyone to their knees.

Realizing the Two-Star Giant King was plagued by misfortune, Vice Palace Master You and the Bodhisattva seized the opportunity and attacked without mercy. Even Jiang Fan's casual sword strike had caused significant damage to the Two-Star Giant King. What more could two Nascent Soul Venerables do? With a combined attack, the Two-Star Giant King's entangled body was instantly blasted apart. Black blood flowed like a waterfall through the seams of the kasaya. Black blood mixed with shredded flesh gushed from the Giant King's mouth! That single blow had taken half his life.

The Two-Star Giant King let out a frustrated roar, "Jiang Fan!!! I will kill you!!!" He couldn't accept dying such a humiliating death! But Vice Palace Master You and the Bodhisattva decisively struck, giving him no chance to retaliate. They seized the moment to finish him off while he was wounded. One's body erupted with soul flames, while the other's palm glowed with brilliant Buddhist light. Together, they unleashed their most powerful attacks.

Just at that moment, a chilling aura of a Nascent Soul Venerable suddenly surged from beneath them! Then, it was as if a thunderstorm erupted from the seabed. The entire Azure Sea turned bluish-white. Countless marine creatures floated to the surface, bellies up. Lightning arcs pierced through the seawater, dancing across the surface. The Azure Sea had virtually transformed into a boundless pool of lightning!

Amidst the surging lightning, a purple-robed middle-aged figure shot out from the seabed. He had a pair of wings made of condensed lightning on his back. On the divine halo behind his head, there were three flame marks. He was clearly a Grand Venerable of the Third Heavenly Tribulation! With his arms crossed in front of him, he looked down at the group on the sea surface. His gaze swept over Heavenly Listener Bodhisattva and Vice Palace Master You, lingering only briefly on the Two-Star Giant King. However, he didn't intervene. Instead, he looked at the Bodhisattva and Vice Palace Master You and asked, "Who killed Venerable Xin Nie?"

Jiang Fan's heart sank at the question. This person, wielding lightning abilities, immediately asked who killed Venerable Xin Nie. His identity was not hard to guess: a Nascent Soul Venerable from Young Emperor Mountain! It seemed Venerable Xin Nie's dying concern was not unfounded. The Young Emperor would not let this matter rest. He must have sensed Venerable Xin Nie's death and suspected it was due to a practitioner discovering the Void Current Lightning. Now, a peak expert, whose power could undoubtedly crush all Nascent Soul Venerables in Taicang Great State, had arrived in person. This was a being of the Third Heavenly Tribulation! Even if all Nascent Soul Venerables and Bodhisattvas of Taicang Great State combined their strength, they would still struggle against such a formidable opponent!

Vice Palace Master You also guessed the newcomer's identity and showed deep apprehension, shaking her head. "I am from Danzhou; I do not know," she said. Heavenly Listener Bodhisattva still wore a gentle smile, his gaze warm, and with clasped hands, he replied, "I have no comment." He knew, but he was unwilling to elaborate.

The lightning-winged middle-aged man frowned and stared coldly at the Bodhisattva. "Are you going to be an enemy of Young Emperor Mountain?" Heavenly Listener Bodhisattva calmly smiled, "Is the benefactor going to be an enemy of Taicang Great State?" The lightning-winged man narrowed his eyes. He understood the unspoken meaning: this was Taicang Great State, not Tianzhou. It was not the place for people from Young Emperor Mountain to act wildly!

The lightning-winged man's face remained cold. He snorted, "You're only relying on the support of a Great Wine Sacrifice!" "Without him, your Nascent Soul Venerables in Taicang Great State wouldn't even be qualified to speak to me!" With that, he flapped the lightning wings on his back and dissipated into a streak of lightning. But before leaving, he glanced at the subdued Two-Star Giant King. With a casual wave, a patch of burning lightning fire suddenly landed on the kasaya. Instantly, a large hole was burned through the kasaya.

The Two-Star Giant King, who had resigned himself to death, instantly saw a glimmer of hope for escape! He roared and struggled with all his might. The damaged kasaya could no longer hold, and with a tearing sound, it instantly shattered into fragments and dispersed. His severely wounded body was revealed. His arms were mangled, his body shriveled, and his internal organs and bones were exposed. Although the injuries were severe, he could still move, and his fighting capacity remained!

Vice Palace Master You's expression changed, and she angrily rebuked, "Are you insane? How could you release the Giant King?" All the monks of White Horse Temple also glared furiously at the lightning-winged middle-aged man! They had paid a huge price to successfully subdue the Two-Star Giant King, and this lightning-winged middle-aged man, a being from the Central Lands, had actually helped the Two-Star Giant King escape!

The lightning-winged man, flapping his wings in the distance, sneered, "You brought this upon yourselves." He then vanished into the sky as a blur. Despite their anger, Vice Palace Master You and the monks had no time to deal with him, for the formidable Two-Star Giant King had broken free! Moreover, he now knew the source of his misfortune!

The Two-Star Giant King looked down at his chest, where, embedded within his exposed internal organs, was a black bone shard! Enraged, the Two-Star Giant King ripped it out and violently threw it into the sea. His face contorted with overwhelming malice! "Jiang Fan!!! I will make sure you have no burial place!!!"

Vice Palace Master You's face paled, and she urgently cried out, "Jiang Fan! Run!" She hurled nine colorful alchemical cauldrons, blocking the Two-Star Giant King's path. Fierce flames surged within each cauldron, emitting terrifying heat. The Two-Star Giant King crashed into them without hesitation. The high temperature from the cauldrons seared the Giant King's flesh, turning it black and charred, giving off a smell of burnt meat. But the Two-Star Giant King paid it no mind. Enduring the intense pain, he sent the nine cauldrons flying. A single, gigantic vertical eye, filled with overwhelming malice, fixed on Jiang Fan. He now had only one goal: to kill Jiang Fan! Even if it meant mutual destruction! Jiang Fan was too great a threat!

As he broke through the cauldron blockade and lunged to kill Jiang Fan, high above, the Bodhisattva, with a serene expression, declared, "Greed, anger, ignorance, and hatred are all gone." His aura rapidly surged, reaching a terrifying level! Then, he raised his hand and gently pressed down towards the Two-Star Giant King. In an instant, a colossal Buddhist palm, vast enough to blot out the sky, descended from above, forming a Five-Finger Mountain that pressed down upon the Two-Star Giant King. *Whoosh!* The Azure Sea parted, revealing the seabed. The Five-Finger Mountain crashed down, pinning him to the seafloor with a resounding boom. This sight caused Vice Palace Master You's pupils to constrict sharply. She watched the Bodhisattva, her eyes filled with profound apprehension. This single strike had already surpassed the power of the First Heavenly Tribulation!