Chapter 1409: Heavenly Relic City Lord Returns

Revered Mirror Venerable glanced at the Young City Lord, completely unconcerned. She simply looked at Jiang Fan and said, "Come back to Shaodi Mountain with me first."

With the protection of Shaodi Mountain, the City Lord of Tianyi would be powerless against Jiang Fan. Besides, would the City Lord of Tianyi really dare to make the scandal of Tianyuan Seven Cities known throughout Tianzhou? Tianzhou is the center of the Nine Provinces, unlike Taicang Great Province. There are some forbidden beings there. If they found out what the Half-Giants had done, it was possible they would cross the provinces and eradicate the Half-Giant race.

Jiang Fan nodded, his heart, which had been in his throat, temporarily eased. With his godmother protecting him, he could indeed leave Guixu Province alive.

However, just as they were about to leave, the ground suddenly trembled violently. At the horizon, black threads shot rapidly towards them. Upon closer inspection, they weren't threads, but rather void cracks, torn through space by a powerful body moving at high speed!

Jiang Fan had only ever seen this phenomenon from one person: the Five-Star Giant King! Only bodies as terrifyingly powerful as theirs could shatter the void.

Revered Mirror Venerable also felt a powerful pressure, and her expression changed. She cried out, "Let's go, quickly!" Daring not to linger, she summoned a mirror, grabbed Jiang Fan, and vanished into it.

However, a majestic cold snort, like a sharp arrow, pierced through the sky. "You won't escape!"

With a bang, the surrounding space violently shook. Revered Mirror Venerable, who was mid-teleportation, was forced to fall out of the void. Her face was slightly pale, and blood dripped from her fingertips. However, Jiang Fan, protected by her, was completely unharmed.

She shielded Jiang Fan behind her, gazing coldly at the rapidly approaching void cracks. As countless cracks spread close, a nine-zhang-tall phantom suddenly appeared before her. It was the City Lord of Tianyi!

He stood with his hands behind his back, slightly frowning. "Revered Mirror Venerable? What brings you to my Tianyi City?" He was somewhat puzzled; Tianyi City and Shaodi Mountain had no ties whatsoever. Why had the Young Emperor's mother come to Tianyi City?

"Father!" the Young City Lord cried out mournfully. "Look!" He pointed to the bodies strewn across the ground.

The City Lord of Tianyi's gaze swept across the scene, and his massive body suddenly stiffened. He could barely believe what he was seeing! Six Grand Marshals of the Dharma Aspect realm, all dead? This must be a dream, right?

Even in Tianzhou, the demise of a God Transformation Venerable was an earth-shattering event. It was an immense loss that no single province could easily bear. What's more, the Half-Giants of Tianyi City were limited in number, and birthing a Dharma Aspect realm expert was far more difficult than nurturing a God Transformation Venerable. To protect Grand Marshal Conqueror, he had been willing to damage Tianyi City's reputation. Now, Grand Marshal Conqueror, whom he had protected at all costs, was dead. And five more Grand Marshals had died? Among them was a Three-Aspect realm Half-Giant whose strength was second only to his own! Such a tragic loss made it hard for him to believe it was real. He had only been away for less than a moment!

"What happened here?"

The Young City Lord, tears in his eyes, pointed furiously at Jiang Fan. "It was him! He cultivated an evil cultivation method, temporarily breaking through to God Transformation, and killed them!"

What? The City Lord of Tianyi looked at Jiang Fan in disbelief. An Eight-Aperture Nascent Soul massacred over half of Tianyi City's Dharma Aspect realm experts? This was equivalent to one person, by himself, killing all the God Transformation Venerables in the entire Taicang Great Province! Who would dare to believe such a thing?

His palms trembled, and his gaze towards Jiang Fan shifted even more violently, showing disbelief, regret, fury, and hatred. Finally, it coalesced into a terrifying oppressive aura.

Jiang Fan couldn't withstand such pressure and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood. This was still due to Revered Mirror Venerable taking the brunt of the attack. Revered Mirror Venerable's face also paled slightly, showing a hint of pain. She said in a deep voice: "Your Half-Giants are excessively cruel. My son killed them to enforce justice on behalf of heaven!"

The City Lord of Tianyi was furious beyond measure, letting out a thunderous roar: "Silence! Every Grand Marshal of our Tianyi City is a heroic figure forged through countless trials. How can they be compared to those ants from Kaiyang City? Let alone the deaths of a mere few cities, even all the cultivator ants from Tianyuan Seven Cities combined are not worth a single finger of Grand Marshal Conqueror!!!"

He took a step, moving towards Jiang Fan and Revered Mirror Venerable. A terrifying killing intent erupted from his entire body! His eyes surged with nearly mad rage: "Moreover, this little ant didn't just kill Grand Marshal Conqueror! There were also five other Grand Marshals! Even if he dies a thousand times, ten thousand times, it won't be enough to atone for this!"

Under his massive roar, Revered Mirror Venerable's body trembled violently, and blood continuously trickled from the corner of her mouth. A Five-Aspect realm Half-Giant was comparable to a Great Venerable undergoing the Five Decays of Heavenly Beings. How could she possibly resist this? Furthermore, with the opponent in such a rage, her identity as a member of Shaodi Mountain was completely useless. Today, things were likely to be dire.

But she still stood in front of Jiang Fan, calmly saying, "Son, don't be afraid. Your godmother will shield you for a while. Find a way to break through to God Transformation once more. Take out as many beasts as you can! Your godmother will help you one last time!"

Jiang Fan's eyes welled up. He was all too familiar with this sentence. Gritting his teeth, he stepped forward and stood in front of Revered Mirror Venerable, saying: "Godmother, don't be foolish. It only makes sense if you save your life to kill more ancient giants and prevent more tragedies like Kaiyang City."

Immediately, he glared at the City Lord of Tianyi. He bared his teeth in a grin, revealing teeth stained with blood. The smile held a hint of grimness. "I only regret being too weak to exterminate all of you Half-Giants! If I, Jiang Fan, ever achieve the Dao, I will certainly set things right, purge the defilement, ensure there is no place for you Half-Giants in the Central Land, and free the beings of Guixu Province from your harm!"

His ringing words were deafening. All the Half-Giants present were chilled to the bone upon hearing them. This was the sound they feared most! They understood what they had done, and they understood how many people held the same sentiment. It was just that with Tianyi City established and that sage's protection, no one had ever dared to voice their true feelings. Today, Jiang Fan, unafraid of death, swore an oath to the heavens publicly, filling them with inexplicable panic.

The Young City Lord's heart pounded. He was scared. The current Jiang Fan already possessed the power to kill Dharma Aspect Half-Giants. Given time, he would eventually achieve the Dao. At that point, would the Half-Giants have any way out? He hastily said, "Father, kill him! Annihilate his body and soul, never to be reborn!"

The City Lord of Tianyi's eyes, already filled with killing intent, reached their peak after Jiang Fan's words. Without a word, he stomped his foot towards Jiang Fan, intending to crush this hidden danger into a bloody pulp!

However, just then, a fiery red figure, like a butterfly, flew in and darted in front of Jiang Fan. She spread her arms, using her slender and delicate body to block the terrifying giant foot.

The City Lord of Tianyi still retained his rationality. He could kill anyone, but he absolutely could not kill the heir of the Mountain of Stars. Otherwise, the Lord of the Mountain of Stars would not let it go. "Get out of the way!" He stopped his foot and said coldly.