Chapter 1632: The Great Battle

At this moment, a more intense light burst forth from Jiang Fan’s Sky Thunder Stone. It was the Primordial Command!

Jiang Fan’s expression changed. Was this telling him to go quickly? Why now, of all times? No! Wait a little longer!

One hundred versus one hundred twenty—the disparity was still immense! He had to utilize the Path of Perfection as much as possible to eliminate some Giant Kings for the Central Plains and create favorable conditions. He couldn’t wait any longer. The battle had to begin soon!

Fortunately, the Six-Sun Giant Emperor, worried that another formidable figure might emerge from the Central Plains, decided to avoid prolonged complications and issued a direct command.

“Kill!”

The earth-shattering roar that pierced the clouds announced the full commencement of the decisive battle.

The Sages and Giant Emperors from both sides made the first move. With a whoosh, twenty-five figures from both sides vanished simultaneously, unleashing terrifying laws and curses in the sky. With the sky-piercing black pillar at its center, the sky within a ten-thousand-mile radius became their main battlefield. However, Sage Cixin hesitated for a long time, not daring to enter the fray.

It wasn’t until the High Wine Priest’s rebuke reached him that he gritted his teeth and reluctantly joined the battle. Jiang Fan watched, a feeling of disgust rising in his heart!

That old man! Previously, the Four Sages of the Central Plains had charged fearlessly at the enemy. He alone had been afraid to step forward. This was not just similar to the former Evil Raven Venerable; it was exactly the same! He had no doubt that if the four Sages fell in battle, this man would surrender without hesitation.

Alright, he could understand being afraid of death. But now, with the Central Plains Sages in full swing, this old man was still hesitating and unwilling to engage! It was clear that even if he participated, he wouldn't fight with full effort, only cowering and prioritizing his own survival. What good was such a Sage, who simply held a position without contributing?

However, Jiang Fan had no time to spare for him, as the large-scale battle among the Soul Transformation Realm experts had already begun. A King from one of the Central Tribal Armies led his forces in the initial assault.

“Eighth Army of the Central Tribes, follow me and kill!”

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! Forty Giant Kings simultaneously launched themselves towards the human race. The other two great armies also moved.

Like continuous rolling mountains, the Central Tribal armies charged forward under the roars of three Giant Kings. In an instant, dust swirled everywhere, and battle cries shook the heavens. On the Central Plains’ side, several Great Venerables teleported forward to meet the enemy, leading by example! With a chaotic battle involving over two hundred participants, there was no longer any room for detailed strategy.

It all came down to the numbers and combat power of both sides. The strong would survive to the end, while the weak would perish on the battlefield! Naturally, it was common sense for both sides to target and kill each other’s leaders.

Therefore, from the human side, Ice Heart, Golden Scale, Myriad Weapons, the Star Mountain Lord, the Jiangshan First-Rank Tower Master, and the Sky Relic City Lord first targeted the three Five-Star Giant Kings of the enemy. Six against three, both sides immediately unleashed world-shattering power second only to that of the Sages. Their figures were impossible to track; only patches of sky, shattered with spiderweb-like void cracks, could be seen.

As one spiderweb of cracks vanished, another appeared in a different part of the sky. Following this, fierce clashes also erupted between the Human-Heaven Four Decays and Four-Star Giant Kings, the Three Decays and Three-Star, and the Two Decays and Two-Star on both sides. Overall, there were more Giant Kings at every level than there were experts from the Central Plains!

This was especially true at the Human-Heaven One Decay and One-Star Giant King level. There were only seventy Human-Heaven One Decays, but there were eighty One-Star Giant Kings, a full ten more! Therefore, as soon as the fighting began, a Soul Transformation Realm expert from Saint Spirit State was simultaneously attacked by three Giant Kings. He found it impossible to defend against six arms with only two fists. His released domain had just dispersed one Giant King’s essence when the other two Giant Kings, cooperating with extreme precision, successively shattered his divine halo and body.

Then, amidst his screams, he was torn apart and eaten by the two Giant Kings, his soul unable to escape in time. Jiang Fan felt a chill.

When the strengths of both sides were similar, even one extra opponent posed a significant threat. What more, a full ten extra? These ten Giant Kings, no matter which small battlefield they joined, would spell disaster for the human Soul Transformation Realm experts!

At the same time, they would unleash another new Giant King’s combat power. With this ebb and flow, the human race’s disadvantage would become increasingly apparent.

Fortunately, with the human Sages present above, they dared not use the Blood Pool. Because once it was brought out, the human Sages would undoubtedly unhesitatingly destroy it, along with anyone near it. Otherwise, this chaotic battle would quickly turn into a rout!

Jiang Fan watched, his heart heavy with urgency. He had to eliminate the Giant Kings’ numerical advantage as quickly as possible! Equally pressing was the increasingly urgent reaction from the Primordial Command within the Sky Thunder Stone.

Forced teleportation was already imminent.

“Ah!”

Suddenly, a mournful cry came from not far away. Fixing his gaze, Jiang Fan saw that Vice Palace Master You was being simultaneously besieged by two Two-Star Giant Kings!

Having just advanced to Human-Heaven Two Decays, she was already struggling to handle one, let alone being attacked from both sides. Carelessly, her abdomen was pierced, and her neck was entangled by the long tongue of another Two-Star Giant King. Seeing her head about to be torn off, Jiang Fan decisively struck from across the void.

“Soul Hook!”

With a ripping sound, a long chain with an iron claw ignored space and plunged directly into the opponent’s body. The iron claw pierced its soul, causing the Two-Star Giant King to cry out in pain and release Vice Palace Master You.

It then activated its stars, launching an essence attack at Jiang Fan from a distance. But how could Jiang Fan give it such an opportunity? With a thought, the long chain swiftly retracted.

It had to be said that the soul was indeed one of the few weaknesses of Giants. Jiang Fan had struggled a bit to barely pull out the soul of that Two-Phase Half-Giant.

However, with the Two-Star Giant King before him, he didn’t feel much effort. A pitch-black soul was forcefully dragged out. It let out a panicked cry: “Wait, don’t kill me! My soul can’t leave my body, I can’t…”

Its frightened voice abruptly cut off. As its soul was dragged out, it instantly burst into black mist, disappearing into the void. However, its dying scream attracted the attention of the surrounding Giant Kings.

Logically, they should have charged over in anger, but when they clearly saw it was Jiang Fan, they strangely moved away from him. A trace of suspicion arose in Jiang Fan’s heart. Did they know how powerful he had become? That shouldn’t be the case.

The three Central Armies shouldn’t have known about his actions in Taicang Great State.

“Kid, thank you!” Vice Palace Master You, having narrowly escaped death, was filled with gratitude.

Jiang Fan replied, “Vice Palace Master You, take care!”

To help Taicang Great State, Dan State had lost two Venerables. How could he bear to see Vice Palace Master You also fall? That’s why he didn’t hesitate to expend his soul energy to use Soul Hook once. Based on his soul power, he could use it about five times a day. Including the two uses against the Two-Phase Half-Giant earlier, he had already used it twice.

He could still use it three more times. He decisively summoned the Three-Colored Divine Rainbow, and with a sweep of his gaze, he spotted King Mingye Asura not far away, currently under siege by four Giant Kings! Although King Mingye had obtained a Hell Abyss Crystal, like Jiang Fan, he couldn’t achieve a second breakthrough in a short period due to his recent advancement. Therefore, he was still at Human-Heaven One Decay.

Asura-kind, by nature, were easily targeted by Giant Kings. This had also been evident in previous battles.

Without a word, he swiftly charged forward, while also not forgetting to instruct Princess Zijiang, who was following closely behind him: “Kill them to death!”

Princess Zijiang stared blankly at the ground, seeing Giant Kings just like herself everywhere. Hearing this, she quickly nodded: “Okay, Brother Jiang Fan!”