Chapter 1608: All Are Trapped

“Your opponent is me.”

Hongxiu’s clear, cold voice drifted over. Her figure was unseen, but her innate bloodline talent was already upon them. That was a talent that forcibly erased memories!

King Youming had no choice but to abandon Jiang Fan and teleport away. “King Black Sun, send Wang Chongxiao on his way!” he commanded.

He remained calm, even though only four of his subordinates remained, a number far fewer than the allied forces from the various states. This was because they still had a five-star Giant King holding the fort. King Black Sun alone could suppress the entire field. As for Jiang Fan, no matter how powerful he was, he was merely a newly ascended Venerable of the First Heaven-Human Tribulation, incapable of making waves.

“Understood!” King Black Sun replied indifferently, his massive vertical eye fixed on Jiang Fan, emanating immense pressure.

The crowd, who had been immersed in Jiang Fan’s terrifying domain, immediately sobered up. Their expressions changed drastically. The current Master of Jiangshan Yipin Tower couldn’t possibly withstand King Black Sun! Could it be that Jiang Fan, having just achieved God Transformation, was about to be strangled by the giants?

To everyone’s surprise, King Black Sun gazed deeply at Jiang Fan. Instead of attacking, he retreated to the Sky-Connecting Black Pillar. Then he leaped up onto it.

“King Black Sun! How dare you betray the giants?” King Youming said in a low voice. He hadn’t expected King Black Sun to flee! He could have dominated the entire situation with just a slight move!

From deep within the Sky-Connecting Black Pillar, King Black Sun’s rapidly retreating voice echoed: “I am not your subordinate; I don’t need to obey your commands!”

King Youming frowned. He looked at his four remaining subordinates, who were now surrounded. Then he glanced at the God Transformation realm experts from various states who were gradually freeing up, and Red Demon Great Venerable, who hadn’t made a move yet. After a brief thought, he decisively declared: “Retreat!”

He was left with only two two-star Giant Kings and two three-star Giant Kings. The tide had turned; continuing the fight would only mean losing the lives of his four subordinates here. It was better to return, regroup the army, and completely eradicate the God Transformation realm cultivators of this state.

The two two-star Giant Kings, whose bodies were rapidly decaying, felt as if they had received a great pardon and immediately sprang towards King Youming. At this moment, only King Youming’s primal energy could help them dispel Jiang Fan’s domain.

However, just as one of them sprang up, a purple light flashed before him. He was startled and decisively used a movement technique that was almost like teleportation. To his surprise, Jiang Fan also teleported over, and a tricolored divine rainbow burst from his palm, ruthlessly slashing down. His vertical eye trembled violently as he tried to dodge. But only then did he realize that Jiang Fan was no longer at the Nascent Soul realm, but a God Transformation Venerable who had also mastered the ability of teleportation! His vision was swiftly replaced by the tricolored divine rainbow. Then a chill ran down his neck, and his massive head flew high into the sky.

The three supreme spirit swords, each possessing a spirit, had long been capable of slaying two-star Giant Kings. It was merely that the Giant Kings’ near-teleportation speed had prevented Nascent Soul realm Jiang Fan from locking onto them with his sword formation. Now, he was also in the God Transformation realm.

“Wang Chongxiao!” King Youming roared, his gaze gloomy. He had already retreated, yet Jiang Fan was still relentlessly pursuing him!

Jiang Fan ignored him, his gaze fixed on another two-star Giant King. The latter shrieked repeatedly, fleeing towards the Sky-Connecting Black Pillar while crying out, “My King, save me quickly!” His body was already severely decayed; any further delay would turn him into a puddle of mud.

*Swoosh!* King Youming opened his mouth and shot out a long tongue, coiling the two-star Giant King back to his side. Under the powerful ripple of primal energy, Jiang Fan’s domain within him was dispelled. Only then was the two-star Giant King saved, and he said gratefully, “Thank you, My King.” He then stared coldly at Jiang Fan, his eyes full of ferocity, and sneered, “Wang Chongxiao! Just wait for our return!”

To his surprise, no sooner had he finished speaking, Jiang Fan flicked his hand, and a purple ring, quick as lightning, struck him, encircling his neck. Before the two-star Giant King could understand what happened, he was suddenly enveloped by a spatial force and forcibly teleported away. When he opened his eyes, he found himself back in front of Jiang Fan! A tricolored divine rainbow was already waiting for him, coldly slicing across his neck. His eyes widened, his mind blank, unable to comprehend what had just happened. He had clearly been returned to King Youming’s side.

*Splat!* With a flash of purple light, his head, along with two stars, was cleaved apart. Jiang Fan made a grasping motion in the air; the purple lightning returned, and so did the ring from the two-star Giant King’s neck. The ring was none other than the Telepathy Ring from Starfall Mountain. When two connected entities were separated by a thousand zhang, they would be forcibly teleported together.

“None of you will leave!” Jiang Fan looked at King Youming, his eyes cold: “Including you!”

King Youming was so enraged he laughed. Jiang Fan had actually killed someone he had just saved! He looked at his two three-star Giant King subordinates and commanded, “Return!” He wasn’t overly worried about them. After all, they were three-star Giant Kings. Jiang Fan couldn’t possibly slay a three-star Giant King right after entering the God Transformation realm, could he?

The two three-star Giant Kings nodded and retreated while battling. Jiang Fan fixed his gaze, instantly teleported above one of the three-star Giant Kings, and punched towards his crown. The three-star Giant King laughed in fury: “A mere newly advanced God Transformation dares to attack me? You’re asking for death!” He raised his fist and smashed it fiercely towards Jiang Fan.

The moment they collided, Jiang Fan should have been blasted into a bloody mist. However, strangely enough, it was the three-star Giant King’s arm that shattered! Immediately after, his head exploded like a stomped watermelon, and finally, his entire body was crushed into a meat patty. Looking closely, a tattered piece of cloth lay pressed against the corpse. It was precisely the tattered cloth of Black Dragon Great Venerable.

“Wang Chongxiao!” King Youming was startled, completely unprepared for Jiang Fan to have such a hidden card!

Jiang Fan indifferently picked up the tattered cloth and said, “I told you, no one will leave the Central Land!” He turned his gaze to the other three-star Giant King. The latter’s scalp tingled, and he decisively flashed away, fleeing towards King Youming. But just as he was about to reach him, seven bronze phoenixes spread their wings, disregarding space, and simultaneously passed through his body. A mass of dark soul was dragged out by them.

“No! No! Our souls cannot leave our bodies…” The moment his soul left his body, it instantly burst into a black mist and was devoured by some entity in the void.

In the sky, Black Demon Great Venerable, holding the Nine Phoenix Hairpin, said: “Since you called me into action, you can’t expect me to just stand by and watch, can you?”

Jiang Fan cupped his hands, then finally looked at King Youming and said indifferently: “It’s your turn!”

Hongxiu pushed up her glasses, gazing at the Giant King corpses strewn across the ground, her eyes incredibly profound. When she first arrived to assist, she had held no hope for Taicang Great State. But the outcome truly surprised her. After this battle, the Giant King army was completely annihilated. Including the Giant King army previously destroyed, King Youming’s Ninth Army was wiped out, with only the five-star Giant King himself remaining.

However, Jiang Fan intended to keep King Youming here too? That wasn’t very realistic. Even with her joining in, everyone together still couldn’t defeat King Youming.

King Youming’s expression was composed as he gazed deeply at Jiang Fan: “Wang Chongxiao, how wonderful it would be if you had been born into my Giant race? With more people like you, why would my Giant race ever fear not achieving great things? Alas, we only have self-serving individuals like King Black Sun, who disregard the bigger picture. It’s too difficult to achieve great things. As a sign of my respect, the next time we meet, I will personally send you on your way!”

He retreated towards the Sky-Connecting Black Pillar. Though a defeated general, he still carried himself with a kingly demeanor.

Jiang Fan silently took out the Primordial Sky-Imprisoning Gourd and said indifferently: “I said, you’re not getting away!”