Chapter 1526: The War of Taicang Dazhou

He pursued Jiang Fan and the reconnaissance team, along with the young master of Black Cloud Village. His invincible and mighty physique left an indelible impression of immense power.

Seeing him again now, it was still terrifying!

Sizzling.

As he barely landed, his skin sizzled from corrosion. The thick, straight black hairs at the back of his head emitted wisps of black smoke.

The Stone Giant King paid no mind, instead eagerly looking around.

He looked at the earth beneath his feet.

He looked at the sky of the Central Land.

Then he looked at the boundless landscapes of mountains and rivers stretching for thousands of miles outside the forbidden zone.

His massive vertical eye trembled, uncontrollably revealing excitement and exhilaration:

"I've finally arrived!"

"The legendary Central Land, the hunting ground dreamt of by generations of giants!"

"Hahahahahahahaha!"

His wild laughter pierced the clouds, sweeping across the four directions of heaven and earth.

It sent shivers down the spines of all who heard it.

But the sacrifice of Venerable Desireless instilled courage in them.

Venerable Heart Demon took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Myriad Tribulations Holy Temple, prepare for battle!!"

The Bodhisattva pressed his palms together, his voice no longer magnetic and slow as before, but sharp and deep:

"Monks of White Horse Temple, purge the demons!"

Feng Yuanzong turned and bowed to the members of the Great Yin Sect: "My fellow disciples, we shall meet in the Underworld!"

The Three Divine Sects, the Seven Great Teachings, and over a hundred other sects issued a resounding declaration of war!

Countless voices converged, shattering the heavenly clouds, stirring up endless dragon smoke, and scattering and extinguishing the Stone Giant King's roar!

The Stone Giant King stopped laughing, coldly staring at the crowd outside the forbidden zone, and gave a chilling smile:

"Prey that resists is more interesting!"

Several venerables remained silent, watching the changes in his body with murderous expressions.

The forbidden zone would corrode him and implant misfortune within his body.

If the Stone Giant King stayed a little longer, he would die there without them needing to act.

"Heh heh," the Stone Giant King chuckled, noticing their gazes:

"Isn't this just the Forbidden Zone of the Misfortune Sage?"

"It can't harm me!"

The star on his forehead rotated, and his dark golden skin quickly turned stone-grey.

Even his eyes and hair transformed completely.

In the blink of an eye, he became a stone man!

The corrosion on his body gradually disappeared, and the erosion of misfortune rapidly weakened.

Petrification was the very essence of the Stone Giant King!

A petrified body was not only incredibly powerful but also capable of resisting external invasions.

He scornfully glanced at the people outside, then looked up and shouted towards the sky-connecting black pillar:

"You can come down now!"

As his voice fell, another giant, twenty zhang tall, descended from the sky.

A fiery red star was on his brow.

His entire body resembled a dried-up rice field, extremely cracked.

Within the cracks, thick black smoke swirled, and upon closer inspection, dark red magma was faintly visible inside.

As soon as he landed, rolling heat waves erupted, impacting all directions.

Jiang Fan's expression slightly darkened.

This was undoubtedly the Fire Giant King!

And the essence of fire was capable of dispelling the forbidden zone's influence!

In other words, he could temporarily forge a path for the arriving ancient giants.

Just like the Great Wine Sacrifice protected Jiang Fan when entering the forbidden zone.

To rely on the forbidden zone to deal with the ancient giants once and for all was still thinking too simply of them.

These Giant Kings were not only cunning but also had a deep understanding of Taicang Great Province, possessing various powerful essences.

Indeed, the Fire Giant surveyed his surroundings and smiled disdainfully:

"You think a mere forbidden zone can hide you from us?"

"Heh heh, naive!"

The fiery red star on his brow spun rapidly.

Immediately, large amounts of magma erupted from his body, and wherever it passed, space was burned away.

In an instant, a straight "path of fire" formed, extending from the center of the forbidden zone to the outside!

Those walking along the path of fire could be fearless of the forbidden zone's erosion!

The Fire Giant King looked up and said: "Fire Warband, descend!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

One after another, greenish-black ancient giants, ranging from ten to over ten zhang tall, jumped down along the sky-connecting black pillar.

Their fangs curled backward, they had vertical eyes and long tongues, and their faces were hideous and ferocious.

Each one was a bloodthirsty monster capable of easily annihilating a medium or small sect or devouring a human city!

"The hunt has begun!" the Fire Giant King said with a chilling smile.

He strode with mighty steps towards the east.

The Stone Giant King stared at Jiang Fan to the east, grunted, and said: "Leave that side to me!"

"There's someone I want to kill with my own hands!"

The Fire Giant King chuckled: "Wang Chongxiao, isn't it?"

"Sorry, he's mine!"

His vertical eye stared ferociously at Jiang Fan, and he licked his lips:

"He's someone King Black Sun specifically named for priority elimination!"

"His head is very valuable!"

With that said, he led the Fire Warband, thundering with massive strides towards outside the forbidden zone.

Their target was Jiang Fan!

The Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets, standing beside Jiang Fan, said in a deep voice: "He said your head is very valuable!"

"It seems you're on the Heavenly Realm's kill list, and many ancient giants will besiege you."

Only then did Jiang Fan suddenly realize that the Fire Giant King, the Stone Giant King, and even the Five-Star Giant King and Three-Star Giant King from the Great Barren Province, were all speaking human language.

Not the language of the Underworld!

The last time he went to the Heavenly Realm, they clearly didn't know human language.

There was only one explanation: someone had taught them the human language of the Central Land during this time!

Furthermore, combining this with the fact that the ancient giants had already prepared strategies for the forbidden zones at their landing sites.

This explanation was more plausible!

The Central Land had traitors!

But now, there was no time to consider who the traitors were!

He said in a deep voice: "Everyone on the Eastern Front, prepare for a fight to the death!"

The Fire Warband, protected by the essence of fire, was in peak condition.

Every single one was at the Nascent Soul Mid-stage, or even Late-stage level.

Their number was a full hundred!

On their Eastern Front, the core defensive force was the Fire Worship Sect.

There were only about thirty practitioners at the Nascent Soul Mid-stage and above.

Adding the four Nascent Soul Mid-stage cultivators from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, it was still less than forty people.

As for Nascent Soul Early-stage cultivators, there were a hundred.

With such strength, facing a hundred Giant Kings in their peak condition, was there truly a chance of victory?

Moreover, there was also the Fire Giant King!

Jiang Fan gritted his teeth and said: "Leave the Fire Giant King to me!"

"As for the other ancient giants, you're on your own!"

Everyone's hearts pounded wildly, each clenching their magic artifacts or talismans, staring intently into the black mist at the mountain-like giants charging out.

The black mist of the forbidden zone swirled violently.

The majestic twenty-zhang tall Fire Giant King was the first to step out of the forbidden zone.

His terrifying height, impossible to look up to the top of, and the barbaric, tyrannical aura he emanated, created a chilling sense of oppression.

The greenish ancient giants who charged out after him, mouths agape like bloodthirsty beasts, as if ready to feast.

The Fire Giant King gave a mocking smile, and his voice, chilling like that of hell, rang out.

"Eat freely!"

"Don't hold back!"

He stared at Jiang Fan, suddenly pushed off with his legs, and vanished as a blur.

He didn't possess the teleportation ability of the Soul Transformation stage in the Central Land, but with his powerful physique alone, he could achieve a similar effect to teleportation.

Jiang Fan's heart sank a bit; his Wind Essence had already activated.

However, what made his brow twitch was that the Fire Giant King's target wasn't him!

It was Gu Xin'er, who was not far away!