Chapter 1532: Time Waits for No One

Unsolvable Substitute Marriage: Jiang Fan, Xu Yining

Within moments, one giant had its leg severed. As it barely fell, several iron balls swiftly rolled over its body, piercing it alive like a hedgehog. The five remaining giants panicked, trying to break through the crowd to avoid being caught in a pincer attack.

“Get away, you insects!” The giants frantically stomped on the charging bronze chariots, used their tongues to snatch away the attacking humans, and shattered the men and women who struck at them with their spiked clubs.

Blood and brains splattered. Dismembered limbs and shattered bones flew everywhere. The ground was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, and the sky was dyed red by the blood mist.

Yet, among the human forces, as one wave fell, another surged forward. They were gripped by a battle frenzy. Even if it meant being trampled or crushed by a spiked club, they were determined to land a blow on the giants at any cost!

Witnessing the horrific deaths of their comrades, no one feared the giants anymore. They had only one thought: to kill them! Kill them!

At this moment, the human race erupted with a fearless, death-defying spirit, sending shivers down the spines of the five remaining giants. This was a level of madness they had never witnessed, not even from the Asura race.

Increasingly terrified, their attacks grew more vicious. But under the human forces' attacks, carried out regardless of the cost of life, and with the coordinated suppressive fire from the reinforcements, the five giants successively roared in agony as they were knocked to the ground. What awaited them were enraged humans, swarming forward, intent on devouring their flesh and drinking their blood!

On the main battlefield, the Nascent Soul mid-to-late stage battle group, also on the verge of collapse, experienced a sudden reduction in pressure after receiving support from the experts of Sanqing Mountain and White Horse Temple. They began their counterattack!

Even the dying Fairy Yunshang recovered most of her injuries after consuming a Heavenly Robe Divine Water. Gritting her teeth, she rejoined the battle formation.

The giants, now being decimated, had their offensive thwarted and began to scramble in disarray. Meanwhile, the rear battle groups were rapidly clearing equipment and gathering their forces. They would soon join the southern reinforcements to support the main battlefield. At that point, the remaining seventy-plus giants would be trapped in a hopeless encirclement.

Jiang Fan breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at the Grand Libationer standing in the distance. The full-scale push from the south must have been orchestrated by the Grand Libationer!

At the start of this great war, Tai Cang Grand Prefecture desperately needed a victorious opening. The Fire Battle Group that had breached the eastern front was the perfect target. Annihilating a hundred-strong battle group in its entirety would undoubtedly greatly boost morale and weaken the Ancient Giants' offensive.

However, the problem was that the hundred-strong Gold Battle Group had also emerged unscathed, following the “path of fire”! If they joined the main battlefield, the human forces on the eastern front would once again be plunged into a one-sided slaughter!

Someone had to stop them! But at this very moment, the battle on the western front had also begun, with the Stone Giant King leading a hundred-strong battle group in combat against sects like the Great Yin Sect. The Myriad Calamity Sacred Palace, located to the north, had also been dispatched to intercept the Stone Giant King and his battle group.

Forces on all four fronts had been mobilized. There were no more troops available! The only ones who could be deployed were the Bodhisattva, the Evil Raven Venerable, and Jiang Wuya!

The power of a Venerable was enough to hold back a hundred-strong battle group! He scanned the area but did not find Jiang Wuya. The battle was exceptionally fierce, yet Jiang Wuya was nowhere to be found.

Jiang Wuya was the closest to him. At that moment, he stood with his arms crossed, gazing at the battlefield. He had a full overview, understanding the situation on the eastern front more clearly than Jiang Fan. Seeing Jiang Fan look his way, he understood that Jiang Fan needed him to act and block the Gold Battle Group.

A smirk played on his lips. “Kneel and beg me!”

Jiang Fan was incredulous. At a time like this, was he still clinging to personal grievances?

“Amitabha, this humble monk will go,” the Bodhisattva said. “Take care, Benefactor Jiang.” The Bodhisattva also perceived the immense threat posed by the Gold Battle Group and transformed into a ten-thousand-foot tall illusory Buddha, moving to confront the hundred-strong battle group.

Jiang Fan felt relieved. With the Bodhisattva there, he could now focus on dealing with the two Giant Kings in front of him!

Just then, a sudden change occurred! Within the forbidden zone, a dull, colossal thud resonated once more. Jiang Fan's heart sank. He fixed his gaze and saw a twenty-zhang tall giant, with a black star on its brow, descend. Another Giant King had appeared!

It grinned, its massive vertical eye locking onto the Bodhisattva, and sneered: “Your opponent is me!” The next instant, it vanished from its spot.

The Bodhisattva's ten-thousand-foot tall illusory form strangely transformed into the Giant King's figure, spiraling inward and enveloping the Bodhisattva. It could actually invade people's shadows! That must be the Shadow Giant King!

Jiang Fan's expression drastically changed. The Gold Battle Group was now unopposed! And the Evil Raven Venerable still watched from the sidelines, a mocking look on his face.

Jiang Fan had no one left to rely on! His heart was ablaze with anxiety. As things stood, he had only one path: to slay both the Fire Giant King and the Gold Giant King before the Gold Battle Group reached the main battlefield!

But he had only a few dozen breaths of time at most! How easy would it be to simultaneously kill two Giant Kings in such a short span?

The two Giant Kings had also been nervously monitoring the battle. When they realized the advantage was theirs, they relaxed. Time was on their side. As long as they kept Jiang Fan occupied, the Nascent Soul level battle on the eastern front could conclude!

Once the eastern front was breached, they could gather their remaining forces and attack the other three fronts. With more battle groups constantly arriving, the remaining three fronts would crumble even faster. The entire defense of Tai Cang Grand Prefecture would be crushed in this single battle.

The first battle would be the decisive one! This time, the Ancient Giants would not endure a war lasting sixty years, unlike a millennium ago!

Both of them looked at Jiang Fan before them, fierce glints in their eyes. The Fire Giant King was the first to act; the red star on its brow rotated, and magma erupted from within, encasing its body. It transformed into an even more colossal magma giant. The scorching heat radiating from its body was enough to incinerate everything.

Its figure vanished into thin air. When it reappeared, a fist spewing flames smashed into the spot where Jiang Fan had stood. However, Jiang Fan had already sensed its trajectory using his wind essence, and spatial teleportation allowed him to evade. Yet, while still mid-teleport, the Gold Giant King's terrifying fist struck him. With a smack, Jiang Fan was knocked out of his teleportation, his battle armor rippling. He spat out another mouthful of blood.

The two Giant Kings, comrades for many years, coordinated seamlessly! The Fire Giant King couldn't help but sneer, “No matter how powerful you are, you are still only at the Nascent Soul stage. How can you possibly contend with two Giant Kings?” After speaking, it exchanged a look with the Gold Giant King, and both vanished simultaneously once more.

But was Jiang Fan so easily dealt with? With a mouthful of spatial-temporal dust, he uttered a low command, “Fire Giant King, be immovable as a mountain!” With a soft puff, a flame ignited in his sleeve. Immediately after, a flurry of ash drifted out.

The Fire Giant King, mid-teleport, suddenly dropped out. It was frozen mid-stride in the air, completely immobilized. Its mind still worked, and it exclaimed in shock and rage: “Isn't that the Wishing Paper from Hunyuan State? Why does Jiang Fan have it too?”

What made its heart pound wildly was that the space before it flickered, and Jiang Fan, wielding a tricolored divine rainbow, shimmered into its presence. He then struck without hesitation.

Clang! The sword struck down, but once again, it hit an earthy-yellow palm, producing a shower of sparks. The previous scene played out once more. The Gold Giant King had intervened just in time again.

For a Giant King whose leaping ability rivaled teleportation, attempting to kill another Giant King in front of it was akin to dreaming. The Gold Giant King's figure materialized, a chilling sneer on its face: “With me here, you can't touch the Fire Giant King.”

However, Jiang Fan showed no surprise; instead, a cold glint appeared in his eyes: “Who said my target was the Fire Giant King?”