Chapter 1529: Mixed Battle

As Fairy Yunshang was the most powerful six-orifice Nascent Soul cultivator in the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets, she naturally joined the battle. She gazed deeply at Jiang Fan, murmuring, "My dear Jiang, take care!" With that, she resolutely entered the fray.

The Demon Emperor Slaveheart also cast a glance at Jiang Fan, her eyes showing a silent blessing. "Master, I won't hold you back!" she promised. With those words, she too charged towards the front lines.

A sigh echoed in Gu Xin'er's heart: "A thousand years have passed, and I can fight the ancient giants once more. Let the regrets of the past be rectified in this lifetime. Xin'er, attack without hesitation. I'll handle everything!"

Next, Xia Chaoge, Liu Qingxian, Hua Wuying, and Ye Banxia, all four-orifice Nascent Soul cultivators, also stepped forward without hesitation.

Biluo gazed at the hordes of ancient giants approaching and sighed: "Jiang Fan has helped our family of three immensely; it's time we repaid him." Huangquan, standing beside her, nodded profoundly. Together, the two joined forces and charged into the front lines.

At this point, all eight Nascent Soul cultivators from the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets who were at the mid-stage or above, along with Biluo and Huangquan, both late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, had joined the battle.

Witnessing this, the powerful cultivators of the Great Yin Sect were not to be outdone. "Is my Three Gods Sect truly inferior to this newly established Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets?" "All Nascent Soul cultivators at the mid-stage or above, follow me into the formation!" "Charge!"

As these two major forces engaged, the mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators from the remaining sects on the eastern front also mustered their courage and pursued. A force of over forty combatants directly confronted more than a hundred ancient giants! Given the overwhelming might of the ancient giants, this was almost a one-sided slaughter.

In short order, both sides formed lines, stretching like two long dragons across the land of Taicang Great State. Within mere seconds, they collided!

The Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets, usually refined and scholarly, now had a murderous glint in his eyes, which were filled with a death-defying frenzy. He remembered the dying wishes of the previous Pavilion Master. He recalled the millennium-long mission of the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets to combat the ancient giant catastrophe. He thought of the generations of disciples who had regretfully passed away or departed in disappointment over the millennia. The hatred in his heart burned fiercely.

The Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets, a sect founded to forge a path of hope for future generations, now faced its ultimate test. As the current Pavilion Master, his moment of destiny had arrived!

"I am Yun Tianzhou, Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets, and I am here!" "Today, either you perish, or I do!"

Unlike the Giant King, the ancient giants could not comprehend human language. However, the Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets, leading the charge with an impassioned roar, drew the attention of a ten-zhang-tall, recently matured ancient giant. The giant sensed the powerful vital energy emanating from Yun Tianzhou and its eyes gleamed with greed. It opened its maw, and a long tongue shot out, coiling towards the Pavilion Master with lightning speed.

The Pavilion Master, surging with fierce battle intent, unleashed bursts of lightning from his eyes. Two precise beams of lightning struck the giant's tongue. With a searing hiss, the tongue was instantly melted and severed, prompting a pained roar from the ancient giant. Instead of diminishing, its malevolence intensified, and it roared as it lunged forward.

Its massive physique was daunting. Yun Tianzhou's eyes once again surged with lightning. However, this time, the lightning striking the ancient giant's chest only managed to scorch its skin, leaving it a bloody mess! Ancient giants possess a strong immunity to human divine abilities and treasured techniques. Apart from vulnerable areas like the tongue, other parts of their bodies are difficult for human cultivators of the same rank to effectively damage.

The ancient giant seized the opportunity to close the distance, its massive palm slamming violently towards Yun Tianzhou. The air shrieked with a piercing sound from the force of the blow. Yun Tianzhou's body would be utterly incapable of withstanding such a blow; he would be instantly pulverized.

Yet Yun Tianzhou showed no intention of retreating. He raised his palm, and an ink-black blade materialized within it. It was the treasured blade known for attacking souls. While ancient giants could be immune to many attacks, soul attacks were their greatest vulnerability.

*Swoosh!* Yun Tianzhou met the giant's hand, bringing his blade down decisively. The black blade, appearing almost transparent, silently passed through the ancient giant's palm without causing any physical harm to its body. However, the ancient giant suddenly clutched its head, letting out an utterly agonizing shriek. Its colossal body crashed to the ground, twisting and rolling in agony. In the blink of an eye, it became still. It had died, its soul shattered.

Yun Tianzhou's hand, gripping the black blade, trembled uncontrollably, and his eyes gleamed with excitement. He had killed an ancient giant! He had personally slain a celestial demon that had plagued the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets for a millennium! This surge of emotion lingered, refusing to subside.

Suddenly, a furious roar erupted from among the ancient giants. A gigantic ancient giant, over ten zhang tall and covered in golden spots, glared over in rage. It was a nine-orifice giant! It had detected the threat that the black blade in Yun Tianzhou's hand posed to the ancient giants. It decisively shot out its long tongue, transforming into an uncatchable blur as it attacked.

Yun Tianzhou's expression changed, and he hastily dodged. However, this was an attack from a nine-orifice giant; how could he, a five-orifice Nascent Soul cultivator, possibly withstand it? By the time he reacted, a crimson tongue was already upon him. His mind went momentarily blank. But the next moment, Yin energy materialized before him, and an Yin Corpse appeared without warning. The long tongue, meant to ensnare him, instead coiled around the Yin Corpse and dragged it back.

Gnashing and crunching sounds immediately followed. Looking closely, the nine-orifice giant had already pulled the Yin Corpse into its mouth and was chewing loudly. Yun Tianzhou broke out in a cold sweat. That which was being chewed was meant to be him!

"Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets, be careful." Elder Chen of the Great Yin Sect appeared beside him, one of the corpse bags on his waist now empty. He was the one who had just intervened, helping Yun Tianzhou narrowly escape death.

The Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets was immensely grateful. "Thank you for saving me, Elder Chen," he said.

Elder Chen, while untying another corpse bag from his waist, said gravely: "Stay close to me." He then summoned three late-stage Nascent Soul Yin Corpse, positioning them to guard the trio.

By then, the ancient giants and the eastern front army were in full engagement. The air vibrated with the roars of various divine abilities and treasured techniques, scattering multicolored sparks of collision, intermingled with the furious shouts of humans and the tyrannical shrieks of the ancient giants. Yun Tianzhou could no longer distinguish friend from foe. He had no time to concern himself with it. The battlefield had devolved into utter chaos.

Under the protection of the three Yin Corpse, he charged deep into the battle formation. He discovered that while the ancient giants possessed immense strength, their towering height actually hindered them in the chaotic melee, forcing them to look down to locate human combatants. Moreover, because they clustered together, they occasionally collided with each other. This afforded the comparatively smaller humans opportunities for agile dodging.

Just then, two ancient giants stumbled and crashed back-to-back, their bodies momentarily rigid. A glint flashed in Yun Tianzhou's eyes. After deftly dodging a stomping giant foot, he decisively charged forward, swinging his blade at one of the ancient giant's calves. The ancient giant crashed to the ground, its soul quickly shattering. He had successfully slain another ten-zhang-tall ancient giant!

"Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets, quickly lend me a hand!" Amidst the clamor, Elder Chen's urgent voice suddenly reached his ears. Yun Tianzhou glanced sideways and saw that the three Yin Corpse had successfully entangled a massive giant, over ten zhang tall and possessing the formidable strength of an eight-orifice Nascent Soul cultivator! Its massive hand, having just crushed a human cultivator to death, was about to stuff the body into its mouth. However, its legs were now pinned by the three Yin Corpse, preventing it from moving.

Yun Tianzhou's eyes glinted with cold resolve. With a flash, he appeared at its feet and decisively chopped his blade into its instep. The next instant, the eight-orifice Nascent Soul giant clutched its head and roared in agony. But this was not enough to kill it. The three Yin Corpse needed to strike to end its life! Strike while the iron is hot; seize its life!

But suddenly, the three Yin Corpse became motionless. Yun Tianzhou, surprised, turned his head, and his pupils contracted sharply. A crimson tongue had pierced his head! Following the tongue, his gaze landed upon the nine-orifice giant! With a look of mockery, it hooked Elder Chen with its tongue, pulled him back into its mouth, and began chewing loudly with a look of perverse satisfaction.

"Elder Chen!!!" Yun Tianzhou's eyes nearly bulged from their sockets. His comrade, who had just been fighting by his side, had in an instant become food for an ancient giant! And this was merely one scene amidst the chaotic battle. From a distance, Jiang Fan, witnessing this horror, also felt his eyes widen with rage.