Chapter 1641: Mouse Not False

Jiang Fan was startled and immediately looked over.

He saw the Black Sun King looking around furiously, his palm empty. There was neither the remnant soul of the Green Pearl nor soul fragments.

Could it be...? Jiang Fan's mind became active again, and he quickly looked around.

Just then, a triumphant cackle echoed all around. "Hehehe, exciting, so exciting!"

"My first divine theft is stealing from a Five-Star Giant King!" The voice drifted in and out, making it impossible to pinpoint its location. Then, a whooshing sound erupted beside Jiang Fan, and a young man in a gray robe, with shifty eyes, instantly appeared. He had two thin, long mustaches at the corners of his lips, and his eyes were narrowed into slits, as if he hadn't fully woken up. His chin was pointed, his cheeks gaunt, and a half-smile played on his face. At first glance, he looked like a humanoid rat.

And he was none other than Shu Buxu!

"It's you?" Jiang Fan was greatly surprised; he had almost forgotten about this guy! He hadn't expected that upon reappearance, Shu Buxu had already attained the God Transformation stage, mastering his unique domain of thievery! And he could brazenly steal the remnant soul of the Green Pearl from a Five-Star Giant King!

Shu Buxu chuckled and handed over a wisp of remnant soul from his palm: "Fellow Daoist Jiang, thanks to your guidance, I went to the Celestial Realm to steal treasures from the Giant Kings and attained enlightenment. This is my first steal after entering the God Transformation stage, and I'm giving it to you."

Jiang Fan quickly put it away. His long-held anxiety finally subsided at this moment. He was immensely grateful: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Shu!"

Shu Buxu chuckled again: "I'll give you another treasure." He opened his other palm, and a Yang Fish appeared. The Blood Moon King in the distance saw this and, startled, reached for the pouch at his waist. The pouch, which should have contained the Yang Fish, had vanished at some point! In just a brief moment, Shu Buxu had actually stolen treasures from two Five-Star Giant Kings!!!

Jiang Fan felt it was truly miraculous! While Shu Buxu's domain couldn't defeat enemies, in terms of stealing, he was practically invincible. Even Five-Star Giant Kings were stolen from without fail!

Looking at the Yang Fish, Jiang Fan didn't decline and accepted it. However, when he took it, he felt the Yang Fish was heavy, as if something was stuffed inside. He looked at Shu Buxu in confusion, who winked mysteriously at him. Jiang Fan understood immediately. This was most likely a valuable treasure Shu Buxu had stolen from the Celestial Realm, and he handed it to Jiang Fan for safekeeping, fearing the Giant Kings would sense it and cause trouble. He subtly put it into his pocket and bowed again in thanks: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Shu!"

"No problem, no problem, we're helping each other out," Shu Buxu laughed.

The Black Sun King finally understood what was happening and teleported over, both shocked and enraged. His enormous hand directly slapped towards Jiang Fan, roaring, "Give it back to me! Quickly return the Green Pearl's remnant soul to me!" The remnant soul that he had betrayed the Six-Sun Giant Emperor to extinguish had actually been obtained by Jiang Fan! Now he was caught between a rock and a hard place!

Hong Xiu snorted, and with a flick of her black sleeve, endless Yin energy surged out, forming a wall that blocked his palm strike. Jiang Fan seized the opportunity to open the lid of the Primordial Heaven-Imprisoning Gourd. A wisp of green smoke emerged, landing on the ground and slowly condensing into the colossal thirty-zhang body of the Nether King. He glanced sideways at Jiang Fan, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes. However, upon noticing Hong Xiu clinging tightly to his arm, he showed a wary expression and didn't act rashly. He then noticed the Black Sun King. The murderous intent in his eyes intensified even further!

Princess Zijiang was overjoyed and said, "Nether, are you alright?" The Nether King stared intently at the Black Sun King and said, "Zijiang, what price did you pay for Jiang Fan to release me?" Princess Zijiang told him truthfully. Upon learning that Jiang Fan had demanded the power of law from ten Sages, his gaze at the Black Sun King became even colder! He had already guessed why Jiang Fan demanded the power of law: to activate that terrifying gourd! With so much power of law, that gourd might be used twice more, capable of killing both of their Five-Star Giant Kings! For his own selfish gain, the Black Sun King had given Jiang Fan such a great advantage, posing such a massive threat to their own people! The murderous intent in his eyes could no longer be hidden. He looked up at the Six-Sun Giant Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, please allow me to execute him!"

The Six-Sun Giant Emperor glanced indifferently at the Black Sun King and said mercilessly, "Don't leave a complete corpse!" The Nether King nodded: "Understood!" Immediately, he glared coldly at the Black Sun King: "To protect yourself, you framed me. I can forgive you for that. But you shouldn't have caused the great defeat of the Third Battle of Taicang Great State for your own sake! And you certainly shouldn't have, for your own sake, allowed Jiang Fan to possess an even greater threat! In the name of the commander of the Central Ninth Army, I sentence you to death!"

The Black Sun King's face turned pale. The predicted future had arrived, unavoidable. He was unwilling. He had finally become a Five-Star Giant King, just one step away from the supreme Giant Emperor, only to perish here! "Nether King, this is all your fault!" he roared. "If I hadn't predicted that you would kill me, how could I have fallen to such a state? I don't believe it. We are both Five-Star Giant Kings; why must I be killed by you?" At the very last moment, the Black Sun King, filled with ferocity, launched an attack on the Nether King first! He teleported in front of the Nether King, slamming his remaining severed arm fiercely towards the Nether King's head. The destructive shockwave created tore the space into dense cracks of nothingness. In terms of physique, Giant Kings were unrivaled in this world! Human Revered Ones could not withstand this blow at all!

But the Nether King casually extended his palm, seizing the Black Sun King's fist, his eyes cold: "The gap between one Five-Star Giant King and another can sometimes be greater than the gap between a Five-Star and a One-Star." As he spoke, the five stars on his brow rotated. A mysterious black mist enveloped him, making him appear from a distance like a ghostly shadow from the netherworld attached to his body. Crack! The Nether King clenched his five fingers, and the Black Sun King's indestructible fist was crushed on the spot! Immediately after, the Nether King delivered another punch, directly shattering the Black Sun King's chest. Both were Five-Star Giant Kings, yet the Black Sun King was utterly vulnerable before the Nether King!

The Nether King said indifferently, "My Origin can only be used once a day. I didn't expect to use it on my own kin today." With that, he delivered another punch towards the Black Sun King's head: "It's over!"

The Black Sun King did not panic; instead, a sinister look appeared in his eyes. He suddenly raised his foot, revealing a sharp, snow-white arrowhead filled with sacred aura, clamped between his toes. As he kicked, it fiercely thrust towards the Nether King's abdomen.

However, what the Black Sun King didn't expect was this: The black mist clinging to the Nether King's body seemed to be alive. Sensing the Nether King was in mortal danger, the black mist detached from his body, transforming into a massive ghostly shadow that pounced and enveloped the Black Sun King. Then, the Black Sun King's entire body seemed to be gnawed upon by countless specters. His body was constantly being torn and devoured. First his feet, then his torso, and then his head. In just two breaths, he was devoured into a riddled mess. The Black Sun King let out an incredibly shrill scream: "This... what kind of Origin is this?" The Nether King said indifferently, "No need to know."

He snapped his fingers, and the ghostly mist surged upwards. The Black Sun King's massive thirty-zhang body was completely consumed amidst his chilling, shrill screams. Finally, only five stars silently fell to the ground. The Nether King stepped forward, crushing the five stars underfoot. Accompanied by the wail of a wisp of remnant soul within, the Five-Star Giant King, who had presided over the Black Sun Royal Court for nearly a millennium, utterly perished. No one expected that he would ultimately die at the hands of his own kind!

Jiang Fan's eyes showed deep apprehension; the Nether King's Origin was truly bizarre! Could that even be called an Origin? It seemed to possess its own consciousness entirely! With this Origin, killing those of the same rank would be effortless.

A hint of relief appeared in Hong Xiu's eyes. She had fought the Nether King before, and he seemed to be wary of something, not displaying this Origin then. Otherwise, her fate would have been grim.

Seeing that the matter was resolved, the Six-Sun Giant Emperor looked at the Grand Libation, his gaze sharp. At the God Transformation stage, the Celestial Realm's side was gradually losing ground; to turn the tide, they could only rely on their Giant Emperor level. "It's our turn..." the Six-Sun Giant Emperor said indifferently, his body flashing with golden light, about to ascend into the air.

Suddenly, he felt something and looked down at Jiang Fan on the ground. At this moment, Hong Xiu could no longer suppress the teleportation force on Jiang Fan's body. Jiang Fan began to ascend uncontrollably. This scene caught the Six-Sun Giant Emperor's attention. He narrowed his enormous eyes, and his always indifferent voice actually held a hint of chill: "This pulling force... it feels familiar!"