Chapter 1530: Difficulties

At the very first clash, a Nascent Soul master fell. The Divination Pavilion and the Cult of Fire wouldn't be able to hold on for long! His heart was in turmoil, thinking of the familiar faces about to perish.

Suddenly, a deafening sound, like a mountain collapsing and the earth cracking, erupted by his ear. A yellowish-brown fist, the size of a house, slammed heavily into him. Even with his Black Dragon Armor, the terrifying force, strong enough to shatter rock and pierce metal, still penetrated the armor's defense. Jiang Fan was sent flying backward as if struck by a collapsing mountain. His internal organs shuddered violently, and a mouthful of sweet, metallic blood uncontrollably shot out of his mouth like an arrow.

The Golden Giant King appeared and said coldly: "Facing two Giant Kings, and you still dare to be distracted?"

Jiang Fan clutched his chest, his body feeling as if it were tearing apart. He knew he couldn't be distracted. But how could he? The fall of every member of the Divination Pavilion was an unbearable burden for him.

"Jiang Fan! Don't worry about us!" An urgent, delicate voice came. He glanced sideways and saw Fairy Yunshang. She had already plunged deep into the ranks of the ancient giants. Her dress, which should have been white as snow, was stained with large patches of striking crimson on her chest. Two of her nine long fox tails were broken, and blood continuously gushed from the fractures. She was injured. She was also being besieged by two giants dozens of feet tall, her situation precarious. She could only barely parry and struggle, but seeing Jiang Fan injured, she couldn't help but be distracted to warn him.

And it was this distraction. A huge foot, leaving a trail of afterimages, kicked towards her. Fairy Yunshang quickly used her remaining seven tails to protect her body, but with one kick, she was sent flying just like Jiang Fan. In an instant, blood gushed from her mouth, and all her tails were broken. Her slender, delicate body spun backward like a blood-red butterfly, crashing heavily into the center of the chaotic battlefield. Disappearing into the dust kicked up by the giants' trampling.

"Yunshang!" Jiang Fan’s heart shattered. What made his eyes burn with rage even more was that the Fire Giant King sensed Fairy Yunshang's importance to Jiang Fan. With a sinister laugh, he bellowed: "Kill that woman in white!!" The two giants who had just been besieging Fairy Yunshang strode like thunder toward where she had fallen. In her current state, how could she withstand the combined attack of two giants?

Jiang Fan's expression changed drastically. He activated his spatial essence and sped towards Fairy Yunshang. But just as he moved, a hundred-foot geyser of magma erupted from beneath the surrounding earth, causing space to vibrate and churn. Jiang Fan was forced out of it.

He glared at the Fire Giant King, his eyes blazing with fury: "Get lost!" The Fire Giant King's eyes showed malice: "Have you ever seen what it's like when living people are chewed in a mouth?" "They make wonderful screams, they struggle and writhe." "This feeling of wantonly devouring them is the most wonderful thing in the world!" "And you, you'll be lucky enough to see it!"

As he spoke, the two giants had already reached where Fairy Yunshang had fallen and found her severely injured! One giant excitedly bent down and reached out to grab her.

A dull, powerful whoosh of air sliced through the air, culminating in a sharp crack. Then, the bending giant was sent flying backward! A ten-foot-long, jet-black giant crossbow bolt had pierced straight through his head, out his back, and finally exited his backside. The immense force of the crossbow bolt sent him flying a hundred feet away, where he crashed heavily to the ground and died instantly. Not even a scream!

Outside the battle formation, in mid-air, Liang Feiyan stood on a giant ballista, roaring, "Man-eating beasts!" "Let you taste what it’s like for your ancestors to be strung up!" In that critical moment, Liang Feiyan decisively activated the weapon in her hand. And taking advantage of the giant bending down, she delivered a precise, fatal blow!

The other giant, discovering his companion had been killed, let out an enraged roar. He lifted his foot and furiously stomped down towards Fairy Yunshang on the ground, venting his rage. Another terrifying crossbow bolt shot forth. It was Ren Guhong, who had followed suit and also fired a giant crossbow bolt. The ten-foot-long crossbow bolt came whistling with a terrifying sound. But this giant was prepared. His massive body twisted with extreme agility, and the crossbow bolt merely grazed his waist. It only grazed his skin, not harming any vital points. He cast a disdainful look, then looked at the dying Fairy Yunshang on the ground and cruelly brought his foot down.

However, the whistling sound of the crossbow bolt, which had just faded, returned without warning. Before he could react, a tearing pain shot through his side. He turned his head to look. A crossbow bolt, entering from the side, had crushed his ribs and internal organs all the way through, exiting from the other side. His face was filled with disbelief. He looked in the direction from which the crossbow bolt had come. On the side of the battlefield, there was a white cloud. Within the cloud, a chilling, thirty-foot giant ballista floated. On the ballista stood a small spirit beast, covered in green scales, with two whisker-like growths at the corners of its mouth, and wearing a loincloth. It stood with its arms crossed over its chest, chin raised, and smugly said: "You’re good at twisting, aren’t you?" "Go on, twist again?" The giant’s eyes widened. He raised a finger to point at it, trembled with rage, and then fell stiffly backward. It turned out that Rebel had seen Liang Feiyan’s move and circled around to prepare a sneak attack on a giant. Just as Ren Guhong’s attack failed, it decisively fired a follow-up arrow.

Witnessing this scene, Jiang Fan’s heart, which had been on the verge of breaking multiple times, finally eased slightly. He looked at Liang Feiyan and Rebel with gratitude. These two, usually the most unreliable, were unexpectedly capable at the crucial moment.

The Fire Giant King’s face darkened, and he roared: "Detach a portion! Kill those people at the back!" Thump, thump, thump! Immediately, over a dozen ancient giants from the edge of the battlefield broke away and strode towards the more than three hundred battle groups behind them. Although numerous, all of them were in the early Nascent Soul stage. In the eyes of the ancient giants, they were nothing more than prey to be wantonly slaughtered.

You Yunzi shouted loudly: "Don’t panic!" "Let the ballistas strike first." They had siege weapons, which possessed immense destructive power against the ancient giants. The thirty-foot-long giant ballistas were potent long-range weapons, capable of causing lethal damage.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! Immediately, over fifty ballistas simultaneously launched incredibly powerful crossbow bolts. With such a dense volley of crossbow bolts, even the agile ancient giants could not avoid them all. Thud, thud, thud— On the spot, three ancient giants were pierced through their bodies. Several ancient giants behind them were caught off guard and knocked to the ground by their falling comrades.

Everyone was greatly uplifted! Those in the middle and late Nascent Soul stages had only managed to slay fewer than seven ancient giants so far in their battle, and they had paid a huge price. Yet, these early Nascent Soul comrades, relying on their siege weapons, had easily killed three giants! At this rate, by the time the giants reached the siege weapon unit, very few would be left alive.

"These are truly the siege weapons that restrain ancient giants! Their power is indeed astonishing!" "When deployed to our battlefield later, they will also produce miraculous effects!" "Besides the foresight of the Grand Wine Sacrifice, we must also thank Jiang Fan, who shook down all the weapons of the Black Sun tribe." "The giants’ spiked clubs are their unparalleled weapons. If they had their spiked clubs, these siege weapons might not easily harm them."

The Fire Giant King’s heart bled; these were all part of his battle groups! The war had just begun, and the human race hadn't hunted many, but he had already accumulated a sacrifice of ten of his own! A fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he roared: "No need to hide anymore!" "Unleash your weapons!"