Chapter 1549: Surrounding the Two-Star Giant King

"Sand Giant King, wake up!"

The Giant King with a translucent star on his forehead was in a sorry state. He was simultaneously besieged by Bodhisattva Heavenly Listening and the Battle Corpse. Moreover, the Sand Giant King was also attacking him! Just moments ago, Bodhisattva Heavenly Listening had activated a peculiar "Second Grand Vow," forcibly converting the Sand Giant King to Buddhism.

At this moment, the Sand Giant King radiated Buddhist light, and his vertical eye appeared benevolent and serene. The core power on his forehead continuously operated, mobilizing sand to assist in the fight. He seemed oblivious to his former friend's desperate cries, much like the Sky Demon Emperor back then. The difference was that the Sky Demon Emperor was at the Nascent Soul stage, while the Sand Giant King was at the Soul Transformation stage.

The Battle Corpse suddenly struck. The black battle saber in its hand unleashed a terrifyingly sharp edge that sent shivers down the spines of Soul Transformation stage cultivators. The Giant King with the translucent forehead had nowhere to dodge and was sliced open through a significant portion of his body, bleeding profusely on the spot.

"Ah!" he roared in pain, activating the translucent star on his forehead in a mix of shock and rage. The next moment, he transformed into an intangible essence, merging into the atmosphere and vanishing without a trace.

Jian Lanjiang's gaze sharpened, and he quickly moved closer to the Bodhisattva, asking cautiously, "Can Bodhisattva see him?"

Bodhisattva Heavenly Listening twitched his ears and shook his head slightly. "He is the Stealth Giant King, capable of blocking the senses of those at the same cultivation level, hiding invisibly."

Jian Lanjiang frowned inwardly. This ability was extremely troublesome. Fortunately, the Bodhisattva was decisive, activating the Second Grand Vow at any cost to convert the Sand Giant King. Otherwise, with one visible and one hidden, the Bodhisattva's fate was uncertain, but he himself would likely have died long ago.

Even now, it was equally problematic. If he were allowed to escape, it would be like unleashing a tiger from its cage, causing widespread devastation wherever he went. And since his power source was invisibility, hunting him down would be like searching for a needle in a haystack. Furthermore, he could suddenly appear at any moment to strike back at a Soul Transformation cultivator. He was like a venomous snake, and the potential harm he posed surpassed that of the other Giant Kings.

Just as they were growing anxious, a voice, without any warning, reached both their ears: "Get ready to attack!"

Jian Lanjiang's heart nearly jumped out of his chest; someone was behind them. Only when he recognized Jiang Fan's voice did he slightly relax. "Didn't die at the giants' hands, almost died of fright because of you," he said, both amused and annoyed. On such a brutal battlefield, someone suddenly appearing next to them was truly terrifying.

Even the Bodhisattva's body trembled slightly, muttering, "The Jian family's 'Selfless Dust-Cleansing Art' is indeed extraordinary."

Jiang Fan said nothing more, taking out the Void Fishing Rod. He silently envisioned the Stealth Giant King's appearance, then cast the rod.

The golden hook, trailing a long fishing line, circled halfway and then moved towards their side. It vanished into the void, only to emerge a moment later from a space a thousand zhang away, seemingly snagging something as it hovered in mid-air.

"There!" Jiang Fan exclaimed in a low voice, launching his attack first. The three-colored divine rainbow shot forward rapidly. With a press of his five fingers, the Bodhisattva sent a massive golden lotus flying to powerfully suppress the target. Jian Lanjiang, controlling the Battle Corpse, unleashed another destructive strike. Simultaneously, the Sand Giant King activated his core power, mobilizing the sand near the hook to form a storm, sealing off the surroundings.

A loud blast echoed from within the storm; something invisible was attempting to break out but was intercepted. Seizing this opportunity, the three-colored divine rainbow, the golden lotus, and the black blade all struck simultaneously.

"Ah! You..." The Stealth Giant King was first severed at the waist by the black blade. He had just screamed when the three-colored divine rainbow decapitated him. Finally, the golden lotus crashed down, crushing both his head and body. Even the star, along with a wisp of residual soul hidden within, was annihilated in a scream.

The four of them working together to slay a Giant King was incredibly easy. Jiang Fan immediately turned his gaze to the battle between the Heart Devil Venerable and the Stone Giant King. The two were locked in an inseparable struggle.

The Heart Devil Venerable felt somewhat embarrassed; Giant Kings had been slain on other battlefields, yet he was still entangled with the Stone Giant King. "Don't mind me, I want to kill him with my own hands!"

Seeing that he was not at a disadvantage, Jiang Fan naturally shifted his attention to the greatest threat: the Luck Giant King! To his slight surprise, among those who had just advanced to the Second Heavenly Tribulation realm, True Word Venerable and the Luck Giant King were fighting. After some exchanges, True Word Venerable actually held a slight advantage. Whenever the Luck Giant King attempted to unleash his core power, his thoughts would be forcibly interrupted by True Word Venerable's domain.

As a result, the Luck Giant King occasionally appeared dazed, his movements sometimes stiff. Meanwhile, True Word Venerable, using the Phoenix Feather Nine Flame Fan, seized opportunities to inflict some damage on the Luck Giant King. The Luck Giant King's eyes were filled with fury, clearly feeling extremely frustrated by the fight. However, the Luck Giant King was not seriously wounded. True Word Venerable would not find it easy to win either.

Without another word, Jiang Fan swiftly moved forward. The Bodhisattva, accompanied by the Sand Giant King, even teleported to the battlefield and directly unleashed Buddhist light. Having previously fought the two-star Giant King who could arbitrarily shrink and enlarge, the Bodhisattva's attack was thunderous. A golden Buddha phantom, reaching to the heavens, crashed down.

Jiang Fan followed closely, swallowing a Void Reversal Spirit Pill as he commanded the three-colored divine rainbow to attack. Jian Lanjiang was not to be outdone; the Battle Corpse unleashed an apocalyptic strike. The Sand Giant King, not hesitating to deplete his core star, conjured a hundred-zhang tall sand figure that pounced forward.

The sudden onslaught of four Soul Transformation stage attacks startled the Luck Giant King. A sweep of his divine sense revealed, to his horror, that on the vast battlefield, only he and the Stone Giant King were still standing! The Stealth Giant King, the Soul Giant King, and the Evil Crow Venerable had all perished! And of the Black Sun Royal Court's last four hundred ancient giants, only a dozen or so remnants remained, currently being hunted down.

The vast army of the Black Sun Royal Court that had arrived was almost completely annihilated! How could this be? Before their descent, their grand pronouncements of easily sweeping through Taicang, supporting other tribes, and ruling the Central Lands were still fresh in their minds. In the blink of an eye, only he and the Stone Giant King remained. Everyone else had either died in battle or been taken captive.

He couldn't understand why the battle had turned out like this. Where did it all go wrong? Was it the giants' lack of experience, or their cowardice in refusing to fight to the death? Or perhaps it was the Giant Kings underestimating the enemy and being careless? None of these. In this battle, both the Giant Kings and the ancient giants had fought with all their might. Yet, in the end, it was a crushing defeat, with their entire army annihilated! He was unwilling to accept this.

Feeling the four incoming Soul Transformation stage attacks, he clenched his fangs, and the core power on his forehead spun. "Bad Luck," "Disaster," "Misfortune"! At his two-star Giant King realm, reactivating these three forms of luck would be incredibly destructive. But with True Word Venerable present, how could he be given such an opportunity?

"Forbidden True Word!" The Luck Giant King's thoughts were interrupted, his core power immediately stopped rotating, and even his body became rigid.

The four Soul Transformation stage attacks successively struck him. *Thud, thud*— The three-colored divine rainbow struck his neck. As it cut into his spine, the Luck Giant King regained his ability to move just in time. He roared in pain, twisting his neck to clamp the three-colored divine rainbow with the muscles of his neck and shoulder, preventing it from severing his head. Immediately after, he flexibly twisted his body, causing the black blade, which should have sliced him in half, to merely graze his abdomen. It only carved a massive gash, from which his intestines spilled out. Then, with two simultaneous punches, he dispersed the Buddha phantom and the sand giant.

Jiang Fan's expression turned grim. He was indeed a two-star Giant King; even that couldn't kill him!