Chapter 1522: Giant Finally Arrives

Unsolvable Substitute Marriage: Jiang Fan and Xu Yining

Lüzhu was secretly puzzled. Could the Black Sun King know about the existence of the Forbidden Land of Calamity? Why was he so familiar with Taicang Grand State? Lüzhu had personally visited Taicang Grand State, but she had only learned of its existence from the High Priest of Wine.

"Lüzhu, you are to remain in the Heavenly Realm and guard the Black Sun Royal Court with the underage clansmen," the Black Sun King commanded expressionlessly. Lüzhu opened her mouth. The Black Sun King had once promised to return her soul if she brought back the head of the Heart Sin Venerable. The words were on the tip of her tongue, but she still dared not ask. Her intuition told her that the Black Sun King suspected her. "Yes, Black Sun King!"

Only then did the Black Sun King, with his hands behind his back, survey the murderous ancient giants. His massive vertical eye gleamed brightly: "A thousand years! We can finally descend upon that legendary land once more! There, we will find the freshest blood of the Three Realms, the plumpest meat, and the most cunning, most powerful prey! You are fortunate to be born in this era, to conquer Taicang Grand State with me and hunt the strongest beings! This is your honor!!!"

The ancient giants raised their maces, their massive vertical eyes flashing with greed and excitement. They roared deafeningly. "Follow the Black Sun King, conquer Taicang Grand State!" "Follow the Black Sun King, conquer Taicang Grand State!!" "Follow the Black Sun King, conquer Taicang Grand State!!!" The roars, each louder than the last, shook the royal court violently, scattered the white clouds in the sky, and caused the entire world of the Black Sun Royal Court to tremble! At this moment, their hunting instincts, deeply imprinted in their souls, were fully ignited!

The Black Sun King beckoned. Nine primordial fierce beasts, pulling an ancient war chariot, arrived on clouds and knelt before him. The Black Sun King ascended the chariot, raised his right hand high, gently waved it towards the Heaven-Connecting Black Pillar, and loudly proclaimed: "Follow me! Descend upon Taicang!!!"

Rumble! Over a thousand ancient giants strode forward, following the war chariot in a mighty procession. They moved like towering mountains, their steps shaking the heavens and earth with thunderous roars, raising dust that filled the sky. The monstrous killing intent they exuded was world-shaking! Even ten Giant Kings would be hard-pressed to rival them!

Lüzhu watched them depart, a profound sense of despair rising in her heart. "Jiang Fan, may the heavens protect you all!" In her mind, she already saw doomsday scenes: blood-stained ruins across Taicang Grand State, and individual humans being thrown into the mouths of ancient giants and chewed. Unless the heavens intervened, she couldn't imagine how Taicang Grand State could win!

Suddenly, a strange figure slipped out of the armory. Lüzhu instantly moved, discovering it was a skinny human youth with shifty eyes, clutching a stone platform shrouded in dense ominous energy as he fled. "Ah? Under the Black Sun King's very nose, a human infiltrated the armory? How is this possible? And what he stole is that supreme treasure with the power to annihilate ancient giants, isn't it?" She subconsciously moved to pursue him, but then she had a second thought. She quietly glanced around and found that the ancient giants guarding the tribe had not noticed. So, she stopped, pretending to be unaware. She merely watched the direction of his escape from the corner of her eye, a flicker of hope appearing in her gaze. "Go on, I hope this item can bring a glimmer of hope to your Taicang Grand State!"

At the same time, in an abandoned Asura clan settlement, an old Asura, with sharp eyes and a very shrewd face, was cornering another Asura. "Leader Mingye, spare me!" The old Asura was none other than Mingye, the chief of Black Cloud Village! He had deceived Jiang Fan and others into going to the Black Sun Royal Court's treasure vault, used immense power to open the secret chamber, and then snatched the Bloodthirsty Ghost Eye. Since then, his whereabouts had been unknown! Mingye coldly said, "When you sacrificed your hidden clansmen to the ancient giants, seeking only to avoid death during the Great Hunt, did you ever consider that you would face this day?" He shook his head, then opened his palm, revealing a malevolent blood-red eye. "Bloodthirsty Ghost Eye, only one more type of Asura blood is needed. Let your blood pave my way to becoming the Asura King!" With a flick of his finger, the Bloodthirsty Ghost Eye transformed into a bloody afterimage and drilled into the other Asura's chest. The Asura immediately let out a painful shriek. However, the shriek did not last long. Because just ten breaths later, the other Asura turned into a skeletal corpse. Not a single drop of blood remained. Then, the Bloodthirsty Ghost Eye emerged. Having absorbed ten types of Asura blood, it gradually melted and transformed into a blood-red crown. Afterward, it flew towards Mingye.

The Middle Land. Taicang Grand State. Gusts of wind howled, and yellow sand swirled. Everyone's breathing became strained because the sky above them began to turn faintly red, like a basin of blood poured into clear pond water. And as time passed, the sky grew redder and redder. This scene was not unfamiliar to them. A month ago, during the Great Hunt of the ancient giants, such an anomaly had appeared in the heavens and earth. Now, it was Taicang Grand State's turn! The ancient giants were already descending!

The High Priest of Wine gazed up at the sky, suddenly felt something, and raised his whisk, waving it towards the firmament. In an instant, a crack appeared in the firmament, and a surge of pure energy rushed in from outside, materializing into nine images! One of them was of Taicang Grand State, showing the High Priest of Wine leading all beings in battle at the Forbidden Land of Calamity. The remaining eight were undoubtedly of the other eight states. Among them, there were some Jiang Fan recognized. He saw the Grand Desolation State, where the High Priestess of Wine, a heavy drinker, led a group of demonic cultivators, surrounding the Heaven-Connecting Black Pillar. He also saw the Hunyuan State, where the promiscuous young High Priestess of Wine led Venerable Star Abyss and a group of Confucian cultivators, all gazing up at the Heaven-Connecting Black Pillar. He further saw the tearful High Priestess of Wine from the Gui Xu State, saw the Old Man of Oblivion and Yue Mingzhu, and also saw the Stellar Mountain Lord, and Xu Yining. Moreover, he saw the smiling High Priestess of Wine from the Myriad Demon Grand State, saw Venerable Golden Scale, and the two girls, Lingshu and Liuli. Besides these, he also saw Vice Palace Master You from the Dan State, Venerable Ice Heart from the Sacred Spirit State, and the Divine Weapon State. However, the image of one state was blurry and unclear. That was Tianzhou. For some reason, information about Tianzhou could not be captured. But this was no longer important, because the Heaven-Connecting Black Pillar in Grand Desolation State was shaking violently! Something was descending rapidly from the sky along the Heaven-Connecting Black Pillar, drawing swiftly closer to the earth! The people of Grand Desolation State were on high alert, as if facing a formidable enemy. Venerable Desireless and Venerable Red Dust led the charge, standing in front of everyone. Their faces were filled with solemnity.

Suddenly! A shower of blood rained down along the Heaven-Connecting Black Pillar, gathering into a pool of blood! Then, the blood rapidly solidified, forming a terrifying giant twenty zhang tall, with pale green skin and three blood-red stars on its forehead! This was the Three-Star Giant King! He spread his arms wide, greedily inhaling the air of the Middle Land. Excitement showed in his massive vertical eye, and he let out a sky-shaking howl to the heavens: "Middle Land! I have finally arrived!"