Chapter 1413: Great Wine Festival

This shouldn't be happening!

The Taixu Ancient Tree never intervened when he faced several life-or-death crises. Yet, now that he was merely being intimidated, with no threat to his life, it actually intervened! Could it be that even the Taixu Ancient Tree couldn't stand the Sage's actions?

"Huh?" The Oblivion Hermit looked up at the sky and saw that the Sage's aura of intimidation was still present. He couldn't help but stare at Jiang Fan as if he had seen a ghost. Even the Starfall Mountain Master's usually indifferent face showed a hint of surprise as she scrutinized Jiang Fan from head to toe. Even she might not have been able to stand without kneeling under the Sage's oppressive aura. Yet, Jiang Fan stood ramrod straight.

In the sky, the Benevolent Sage was also surprised. He had intentionally intensified his intimidating aura, but Jiang Fan remained upright and completely unaffected. It was unclear whether it was out of caution or a feeling of losing face, but he withdrew his intimidating aura and said indifferently, "Hand over the four souls." He actually intended to repeat the process and restore the other four Phase Realm experts!

The Oblivion Hermit sighed slightly, just as he had expected. The Benevolent Sage would go to any lengths to save the deceased Half-Giants of the Phase Realm. Jiang Fan's efforts would be in vain. The Starfall Mountain Master remained silent, a flicker of anger in her cold eyes. If the Benevolent Sage hadn't shielded them for a thousand years, how could these Half-Giants have become so arrogant as to cause the current disaster?

Mirror Venerable's expression suddenly changed, and he said in a deep voice, "No!" Because if that happened, Jiang Fan's efforts wouldn't just be in vain. The destructive attacks he used to kill the four Phase Realm experts would all be transferred back to himself. How could Jiang Fan's Nascent Soul Realm body withstand the attacks equivalent to four Divine Transformation strikes? He would undoubtedly be obliterated on the spot!

A faint voice came from the sky: "A Sage acts on behalf of heaven; common spirits should not interfere." A powerful oppressive aura descended from the heavens. Mirror Venerable's face showed defiance, and he angrily retorted, "What a fine 'acting on behalf of heaven'!"

"You've condoned the Half-Giants' burning, killing, and looting for a thousand years, sheltered them as they plundered three cities empty, and massacred tens of millions of humans! What heaven, what path are you acting on behalf of?"

The Sage in the sky, his voice slightly sharp, didn't say a word but unleashed a terrifying oppressive aura. It seemed intended to punish this subordinate who dared to defy him.

Jiang Fan's expression was calm. He flashed above Mirror Venerable and said lightly, "What a 'Benevolent Sage'. Indeed, you are kind and benevolent towards the Half-Giants, like a saint or an ancient sage. But towards humans, you are ruthless and merciless."

Without waiting for a response, Jiang Fan summoned the four Half-Giant soul bodies from the Soul Crystal. To avoid accidental harm, the Benevolent Sage withdrew his oppressive aura. A supreme force swept towards the four souls, intending to take them away.

However, the four souls suddenly let out piercing screams. A soul-piercing spike shot out from between Jiang Fan's eyebrows without warning. It sequentially pierced through the four souls. If they had had physical bodies for protection, the Soul Spike would naturally have found it difficult to harm their souls. But they were pure soul bodies, completely unprotected. Soul power at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm was enough to crush them. In an instant, the four souls screamed as they fragmented, turning into soul shards. The black parts vanished into nothingness, heading towards an unknown direction. The transparent soul fragments disappeared on the spot. No matter how powerful the Benevolent Sage's time reversal was, it was still just a rule; it couldn't override the Heavenly Dao of life and death to forcibly bring the dead back.

The entire scene fell into a deathly silence. Jiang Fan's move was too fast, too sudden. Without any warning! No one expected that he would dare to kill the souls of the four Phase Realm Half-Giants right in front of the Benevolent Sage, making them disappear from the world forever! Wasn't this seeking death?

The air hung heavy for a long time. Only then did the Tianyi City Lord react, crawling out of the sinkhole and roaring, "Jiang Fan! You seek death!!!" The others also roared repeatedly. This meant they had truly and permanently lost four Phase Realm Half-Giants, plus Grand General Zheng Tian. A total of five experts had died! Even the Sage in the sky seemed to be stunned for a while before coming back to his senses. His usually calm tone finally showed a hint of anger, his voice sharp: "You junior seek death!"

A mysterious force of rules descended from the heavens, striking towards Jiang Fan. A Middle-Earth Sage personally attacked a Nascent Soul Realm expert. Was the outcome even in doubt? Jiang Fan didn't even resist. In front of such an existence, all his so-called methods were meaningless. He turned and smiled at Mirror Venerable: "Godmother, I'm going. Thank you for coming." Mirror Venerable's heart trembled, tears welled up, and she could only exclaim, "Jiang Fan." Jiang Fan was then enveloped by that terrifying power of time. With a Sage's strike, Jiang Fan was destined to be utterly annihilated.

However, to everyone's surprise, Jiang Fan stood there, looking puzzled, completely unharmed. Jiang Fan couldn't help but wonder, could it be that the death date divined for him by Old Man Tianji hadn't arrived yet, making him immortal for now?

The next moment, the Benevolent Sage's low, cold shout came from the sky. "Grand Sacrificer of Wine! You're interfering in my Tianyi City's affairs again!" Everyone realized! So, the Grand Sacrificer of Wine had intervened! Only she could silently nullify a Sage's attack!

"Wuwuwu..." A weeping sound suddenly came from Kaiyang City. "You all died so tragically, wuwuwu..." The weeping was mournful, filled with a heart-wrenching sorrow. Everyone who heard the crying couldn't help but shed tears themselves. Even the three Heaven-Human Five Declines experts and five Phase Realm powerhouses present couldn't stop themselves from weeping. If they were like this, how much more so for others? In a short while, all the Half-Giants in Tianyi City were crying uncontrollably and wailing. The Half-Giants who had achieved body refinement were relatively fine, but those below the Core Formation Realm truly cried their hearts out, weeping and vomiting blood.

The Benevolent Sage said in annoyance, "Enough!" His voice contained powerful rules that counteracted the Grand Sacrificer of Wine's weeping. Only then did everyone calm down.

Jiang Fan wiped away his tears. As the sorrow in his heart dissipated, he couldn't help but feel surprised. He recalled Little Kirin once saying he was sent out of Gui Xu State by an aunt who loved to cry. Could that aunt be the Grand Sacrificer of Wine? It truly confirmed the saying: apart from the Grand Sacrificer of Wine from Taicang Great State, none of the Grand Sacrificers from the other states were normal. The Grand Sacrificer of Wine from Great Desolation State was a complete alcoholic. The Grand Sacrificer of Wine from Mixed Yuan State cried at countless graves. The Grand Sacrificer of Wine from Gui Xu State was a crybaby. This was truly enough.

The Grand Sacrificer of Wine walked out from Kaiyang City, her eyes red from crying, tears and snot dripping together to her lips. She cried out to the sky, "Wuwuwu, I am truly very sad. They are so pitiful."

The Benevolent Sage coldly snorted, "Stop pretending! If you hadn't shielded my perception, how could I have known nothing about this junior killing so many Phase Realm experts in Tianyi City?" Jiang Fan suddenly understood! No wonder the Benevolent Sage had been indifferent when he was wreaking havoc in Tianyi City. It turned out the Grand Sacrificer of Wine had been secretly supporting Jiang Fan. But now that things had escalated to this point, there was no way to resolve it, was there?