Chapter 1586: Three Emperors Annihilated (Eighth Watch)

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Not only was he unharmed, but the ground shattered by the spear, the exposed nine-colored world barrier, and the void ripped open in the sky by the spear — all had vanished! It was as if they had never existed.

"You... you're not dead? Is this an illusion?" The Sleeping Giant Emperor's face changed dramatically.

Jiang Fan's eyes widened too. The Grand Sacrificer... not dead? But what had they seen earlier?

At this moment, the Manor Lord of Jiangshan Yipin smiled. As if experiencing a final burst of energy before death, he chuckled, "Have you forgotten how the Grand Sacrificer acts when he makes a move?"

Jiang Fan paused. When had he ever seen the Grand Sacrificer make a move?

Wait! He remembered!

Before their group went to the Celestial Realm for reconnaissance, the Grand Sacrificer hadn't appeared, but he had acted. At that time, day turned into night, and all the stars in the sky fell onto everyone's foreheads, becoming spatial imprints. These allowed them to teleport to safety and record their actions in the Celestial Realm. That scene was just like an illusion.

The Manor Lord of Jiangshan Yipin struggled to stand and said, "This isn't a low-level illusion; it's a manipulation of perception. What we just witnessed—the Nine-Sun Giant Emperor's attack and the Grand Sacrificer's apparent death—was him altering the perception of the surrounding world. This is far superior to mere illusion. Even a Sage Realm expert would find it hard to discern."

Jiang Fan understood. No wonder he sometimes felt like he had forgotten something when looking at the Grand Sacrificer. It turned out that the Dao unintentionally emitted by the Grand Sacrificer had subtly altered some of Jiang Fan's perceptions, making him feel that certain things were incongruous or missing.

The Sleeping Giant Emperor panicked, retreating towards the sky-connecting black pillar. He said in a deep voice, "You faked being hit and successfully ambushed just to lure me down?"

Before this, he had remained within the sky-connecting black pillar. If his life was in danger, he could have escaped back to the Celestial Realm by paying a price. Therefore, the Grand Sacrificer had put on a show with them. Only after confirming that the Grand Sacrificer had been successfully ambushed did the Sleeping Giant Emperor carelessly step into the Central Lands.

The Grand Sacrificer stared at the Sleeping Giant Emperor, his eyes sharp. "The one I most want to kill is you! A thousand years ago, you were the most fervent when killing Grand Venerable Wutong, Sword Venerable Beixuan, and our clan's Sage Realm experts. Because of this achievement, you received a great reward and were fortunate enough to be promoted to Two-Sun Giant Emperor. Today, it's time for you to repay those blood debts!"

The Grand Sacrificer, usually a man of few words, spoke at length. It was also the first time he had shown hatred toward a living being. The reason he had restrained himself from acting, even when the Manor Lord of Jiangshan Yipin was on the verge of death, was because he was waiting for the Sleeping Giant Emperor to descend to the lower realm! Now, he had finally arrived!

The Sleeping Giant Emperor's eyelids twitched wildly. With a powerful push from his feet, he decisively leaped towards the sky-connecting black pillar, simultaneously shouting, "Vortex Wind, go to the other sky-connecting black pillar! This old man can only strike once; he can't kill both of us simultaneously!"

The Grand Sacrificer's expression was indifferent. The whisk in his hand, brimming with merit energy, was suddenly swung out. The whisk's threads immediately spread out like a spider web, forming an inverted bowl shape that enveloped an entire area. Then, the ends of the threads drew inward, forming an impossibly huge sphere. The Giant Emperors, who were fleeing in two different directions, were enveloped within it.

The Vortex Wind Giant Emperor's heart pounded. He decisively activated his curse, transforming into an unbelievably fast wind blade, and fiercely slashed at the whisk's threads, attempting to break free by force.

*Puff, puff, puff—*

What made the Sleeping Giant Emperor's scalp tingle, even to the point of utter horror, was this: The vortex wind formed by the Vortex Wind Giant Emperor froze in place. His colossal forty-foot body was riddled with dense threads, like a sieve. Black Giant blood stained the threads, pouring down like a torrential rain. His massive vertical eye was wide open, frozen in an expression of agony, unable to move.

He was already dead. His soul had been instantly extinguished. At that moment, the Vortex Wind Giant Emperor's body instinctively trembled. It was like the final straw that broke the camel's back.

With a *bang*, the Vortex Wind Giant Emperor's body exploded into fragments!

The Sleeping Giant Emperor gasped, quickly activating his two sun-orbs, attempting to break through the thread cage with a more powerful curse. However, everything was futile. The Grand Sacrificer's single strike was unstoppable. Countless threads pierced through the Sleeping Giant Emperor's body, instantly obliterating his soul! His body, like that of the Vortex Wind Giant Emperor, exploded into a dissipating blood mist.

Jiang Fan watched, utterly stunned. Both were Sage Realm experts, yet the Grand Sacrificer killed the One-Sun Giant Emperor and Two-Sun Giant Emperor as easily as slaughtering chickens! This strength was second only to the Nine-Sun Giant Emperor!

As he thought of the Nine-Sun Giant Emperor, the sky ripped open with a *shriek*, revealing an enormous crack. This time, it was truly the Nine-Sun Giant Emperor making a move! And faintly, a roar could be heard. The simultaneous demise of three Giant Emperors in Taicang Province had truly wounded the Giants! So much so that even the Nine-Sun Giant Emperor's defenses were breached.

The World-Ending Spear arrived from across the realms, carrying an aura of destruction, and pierced fiercely forward. The Grand Sacrificer's eyes narrowed, and the two monuments of merit behind him glowed with golden light. He flung out his whisk, wrapping it around the World-Ending Spear. The destructive heavenly might within the spear tore through the threads, shredding them one by one, much like ginkgo tree roots.

The difference was that the World-Ending Spear was trapped by the silken threads. Its speed grew slower and slower, until its destructive power was eroded away, and it stopped three feet from the Grand Sacrificer. The ground beneath the Grand Sacrificer's feet all exploded, revealing the world barrier. He himself merely had a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.

Jiang Fan's pupils constricted in shock. The Grand Sacrificer of Taicang Province had actually withstood a strike from the Nine-Sun Giant Emperor! What was his true power? Was a Sage Realm expert of the Second Calamity truly so immensely powerful?

The Grand Sacrificer wiped the blood from his lips, looked up at the sky, and said, "A thousand years have passed, and you haven't improved much!"

From within the void rift, an incredibly cold gaze was cast. At the same time, a golden beam of light crossed the realms, enveloping the Grand Sacrificer and forcibly dragging him towards the Celestial Realm.

The Grand Sacrificer's expression changed. Realizing he couldn't break free, he said, "Good! I shall meet you there!" He vanished with the golden beam of light. Before leaving, he didn't look back but flung his whisk towards the Manor Lord of Jiangshan Yipin. The threads wrapped around the spear, effortlessly pulling it out.

"The sky-connecting black pillar isn't destroyed, the hidden danger remains. Leave this place quickly!" The Grand Sacrificer's voice, along with the void rift, disappeared from the world. Only that single sky-connecting black pillar remained clearly visible. Because the Grand Sacrificer had successfully withstood the World-Ending Spear, no devastating damage was caused, which meant the sky-connecting black pillar was still there.

Jiang Fan was overjoyed. Looking at the Manor Lord of Jiangshan Yipin, whose face was faintly golden and who was clearly on the verge of death, he quickly fed him several drops of Celestial Garment Divine Water. With this, most of the death aura in his body dissipated, and the destructive wounds on his chest gradually healed. However, he was still very weak. The bloody spear had almost completely drained his flesh and blood, something the Celestial Garment Divine Water couldn't immediately replenish.