Chapter 585: Ancient Giant!

Chapter 585

Jiang Fan secretly gasped. He was just about to walk towards the cave entrance when the horsetail whisk struck down, narrowly missing him. This was an attack from a Nascent Soul expert; if it had landed, he wouldn't have died but would certainly have been severely injured.

As for coming out, there was no way he would reveal himself. Daoist Master Qinghe showed Consort Yunxia some politeness because she had the Demon Emperor backing her. What was Jiang Fan? If Master Qinghe coveted something of his, he would likely just kill him and take it without a second thought.

Moreover, the incredibly dense and soaring death aura emanating from Daoist Master Liudao's corpse here concealed Jiang Fan's demonic blood energy. Not to mention Master Qinghe, even Consort Yunxia couldn't detect it. Furthermore, there was magma and the small dilapidated temple constantly releasing eerie Yin energy, making his faint blood energy practically negligible. As long as he wasn't unlucky enough to be directly touched, he should remain undetected.

"I'm saying this one last time: come out!" Daoist Master Qinghe sternly commanded. Stealing the Bodhi Tree was bad enough, but to also take Daoist Master Liudao's spatial storage ring? How could he let him go?

Seeing no movement, Daoist Master Qinghe snorted, "You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit!"

Boom—

A majestic Nascent Soul aura erupted from his body, causing his two disciples, Consort Yunxia, and Chun Ni to feel an immense pressure, making it difficult to breathe. Jiang Fan, caught off guard, was also pressed to the ground. He was horrified. Was this the true power of the Nascent Soul realm? Even just the aura could suppress a Core Formation cultivator so miserably. If he were to truly attack, he could take a life in a breath.

At this moment, Daoist Master Liudao, still bound by the Soul-Binding Buddhist Beads, pointed towards Jiang Fan's embrace. Jiang Fan understood. He activated the Silent Meditation technique. Looking at Daoist Master Liudao, he thought, "What do you want?" His thoughts appeared directly in Daoist Master Liudao's soul. Daoist Master Liudao then used this connection to communicate with Jiang Fan via soul transmission.

"Release me! I'll control my corpse and eliminate this arrogant old Daoist."

Jiang Fan gave him a sidelong glance. "Can I trust you?" If Daoist Master Liudao regained control of his puppet, it was uncertain who he'd kill first. After all, Daoist Master Qinghe might not pose a fatal threat to him, but Jiang Fan, holding the Soul-Binding Buddhist Beads, certainly could.

"Hurry! We can't let this fool keep releasing his aura," Daoist Master Liudao urged. "Otherwise, if *that* entity is disturbed, everyone will be finished."

*That* entity? Jiang Fan's eyes narrowed. Only now did he realize he had overlooked an extremely dangerous presence. What was it that had severely wounded the Tiger Demon Emperor, causing him to die shortly after returning? That entity hadn't appeared yet.

His mind raced. He had to quickly stir up the situation here and seize the opportunity to escape. Otherwise, if *that* entity was truly disturbed...

But just then!

A huge bubble suddenly emerged from the silent magma, bursting and causing the magma to churn. Immediately after, another, then two, then three… In the blink of an eye, the magma pool was bubbling like boiling water, with countless bubbles rising. At the same time, a trace of primeval aura slowly emanated from beneath the magma pool.

Daoist Master Qinghe, who was still trying to force Jiang Fan out, suddenly changed his expression. He quickly retracted his Nascent Soul aura and stared intently at the magma pool. The increasingly potent primeval aura made his Nascent Soul tremble, almost wanting to escape his body.

Daoist Master Qinghe's expression became grim. He had formed his Nascent Soul fifty years ago, and never before had he encountered a situation where his Nascent Soul felt fear. Even when he had faced several life-or-death crises, his Nascent Soul had never reacted this way.

Then, Consort Yunxia, Demon King Chun Ni, and the two disciples all felt an unprecedented terror.

"Senior, quickly open the exit!" Consort Yunxia's heart pounded furiously. "We demons don't want anything from this place anymore!" Even when she faced the Heavenly Tribulation, she hadn't been this terrified.

Daoist Master Qinghe was extremely reluctant, but his long-standing intuition told him he couldn't hesitate any longer. Something extremely fierce was definitely emerging from the magma pool.

"Go!"

He decisively put away his horsetail whisk, grabbed Daoist Master Liudao's corpse, and swiftly flew through the exit, soaring upwards. Consort Yunxia and the others also felt their scalps tingle. In the brief moment of delay, the magma pool had already started churning violently.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

The group quickly darted into the exit. Jiang Fan also quickly followed.

Just then, an earth-shattering roar erupted, sending magma dozens of feet high and splashing it near the exit. Jiang Fan quickly retreated.

Bang—

The ground shook violently. From the magma pool, a five-zhang (approx. 50-foot) long gray-green arm stretched out! A single finger was longer than Jiang Fan himself!

Bang—

Immediately after, another arm emerged. The two arms hooked onto the edge of the pool, and with a powerful pull, there was a gurgling sound from the magma pool below, as if something was climbing out.

Thump—

It was a head! A head larger than a thatched hut, covered in long black hair. It had a gaping maw filled with fangs and an extremely sensitive nose. Most uniquely, it had only one eye, located in the center of its face!

Jiang Fan's heart pounded wildly. A single eye, gigantic human-like physique. He could only think of one thing: the Giants who had caused the ancient catastrophe!

They... there were still living ones!

Jiang Fan pressed against the wall, not daring to move, forcibly suppressing his breathing. He dared not make the slightest sound. Even Daoist Master Liudao transmitted in terror, "This magma hides such a fierce ancient remnant! No wonder the Tiger Demon Emperor was left with only half a life."

Jiang Fan didn't even dare to respond, fearing that his divine sense might be detected by such a dangerous entity.

Fortunately, the aura here was extremely chaotic, and Jiang Fan also had the Turtle Breath Cloak. The newly awakened ancient giant did not detect him. Its massive eye swept around, immediately finding the exit through which the group had left. It angrily pounded its chest once, then slowly retreated back into the magma.

But it didn't immediately sink. Instead, it moved to the circular black boulder in the center of the magma pool. It extended its long tongue and pierced the black boulder. The boulder trembled, emitting flickering light. Through the light, a huge, fetus-like projection writhed in pain inside the egg!

The giant's tongue pierced the fetus's body and powerfully sucked in a mouthful. Slurp. A visible stream of vital essence was drawn from the fetus's body.

The ancient giant let out a comfortable groan. Only then did it slowly sink into the magma.

Jiang Fan and Daoist Master Liudao were both dumbfounded.

"Kid, quickly tell me I'm not seeing things!" Daoist Master Liudao exclaimed. "That circular stone in the magma pool... it's an egg? And there's a living fetus inside?"

Jiang Fan was also a bit stunned. "A hundred zhang (approx. 1000 feet) big? What kind of egg could that be? The Demon Emperor's true body is only about a hundred zhang; it couldn't lay such a huge egg, could it? Only a demon sage might be able to lay an egg this size..."

Wait!

Jiang Fan's pupils constricted. Didn't that mean this egg was the offspring of a demon sage? And a direct descendant at that? There should be a very concentrated essence of true spirit blood within that egg!

"Kid, what are you thinking?" Daoist Master Liudao guessed Jiang Fan's thoughts and quickly warned him. "Don't get any wild ideas! This ancient giant has survived for a thousand years by drawing essence from the fetus in this egg. If you take the egg, won't it hunt you down until you die?"