The fiery demon city that had once been the Celestial Capital trembled and crackled in the air. Countless burning rocks tumbled down into the water, and the city slowly turned over.
It had been relatively flat, but now it stood upright and began to disintegrate. The numerous temples that sat atop the grounds of Xianjing shifted, and the once intact giant city slowly broke into seven or eight large pieces!
A priest asked, "Did it collapse? Is it about to fall apart?"
Xie Lian said, “How could it be that easy? I’m afraid this is…”
Before he could finish, the seven or eight "cracked" pieces of the city began to rapidly reassemble. The sound of huge rocks grinding incessantly filled the air, and as the priests watched, their eyes widened, and some even opened their mouths.
The Flame Demon City did not fall apart, but disintegrated and reorganized.
After reorganization, it... turned into a fire giant!
The giant, awakened from its slumber, stood erect in the air. The glittering golden palaces almost completely covered its body, as if it were covered in armor, indestructible. It replaced the Immortal Capital and faced Xie Lian's giant stone statue in the sky.
Comparing the two, Xie Lian's side was surprisingly tiny, almost pitiful, like a child standing across from an adult. While the stone statue was undoubtedly a behemoth, this flaming giant was truly "heightened," at least five or six times larger. It was so shocking it made the hairs stand on end, as if a single step would destroy a city beneath its feet!
After the reorganization was complete, the demonic fire giant turned slightly and spit out a stream of flames from its mouth, sweeping towards the four bone dragons. The wall of flames cut through the four water spears. Seeing the situation was not good, the four bone dragons plunged into the sea. The giant landed on the surface of the sea and walked steadily towards the giant stone statue as if walking on flat ground.
Above the giant's head was the Shenwu Hall, where Jun Wu sat, emitting a terrifying sense of oppression. The priests were almost suffocating, "Your Highness, please don't stand there! I'm so anxious! Run away!"
"I absolutely can't beat it! Wake up, Your Highness! It's several times bigger than you!"
Xie Lian said, "You can't just keep running away. Even if you can't win, you can't go anywhere else."
The priests were stunned at first, then realized they couldn't keep running. If Huacheng didn't provide them with mana, their own mana would eventually drain the statue until it could no longer fly. They would have to fight somewhere.
Rather than leading the Flame Giant to a crowded place, it would be better to deal with it here. At least there is no one on the surface of the sea in this Black Water Demon Cave, so ordinary people will not be harmed!
While such considerations were natural for a priest, facing such a formidable demonic fire giant, the thought of having to fight with it, and with Black Water at its back, was undeniable. Even so, he felt embarrassed to be the first to call out to Xie Lian, urging them to flee to a more crowded area. So, Xie Lian said, "Hold on tight, everyone! Be careful not to fall! Black Water Devil Cave sinks!"
The flaming giant stretched out his hand toward the stone statue, several times smaller than him, as if to seize it. Xie Lian nimbly dodged, leaping and darting. The divine official clutching the statue sometimes toppled over, sometimes spun sharply, sometimes rose, sometimes plummeted. It was a thrilling and exhilarating scene, with screams echoing one after another. Not to mention that most of the Martial Gods here didn't spend their days in the temple; even those who did rarely had such combat experiences. Xie Lian heard Quan Yizhen yell, "You don't have a weapon! You need one!"
The priests could no longer hold back and said, "Yes, Your Highness! It will be difficult for you to win without weapons!"
Xie Lian said, "I was just thinking of something I could use as a weapon!" Ruo Xie excitedly twisted her body several times and moved closer to him. Xie Lian pushed her away and said, "Thank you, but you can't. You're too small!"
At this time, Hua Cheng said, "We have weapons. Let's make do with this for now."
After he finished speaking, Xie Lian heard a few more shrieks. The four bone dragons that had been ejected into the seabed by the demonic fire giant emerged again and surrounded the giant stone statue. The priests were terrified: "What do they want to do?"
They were surrounding him, not to attack. Xie Lian watched them. One dragon bit the tail of another, and the four long bone dragons finally connected to form an extremely long bone dragon!
The tailbone-biting dragon leaped up and flew towards them. Without a second thought, Xie Lian raised his hand, and the giant stone statue grabbed it. Xie Lian said, "This is..."
Bone dragon whip!
Just control it like he used to control Ruo Xie!
Xie Lian raised his hand, and a bone dragon whipped out, aiming for the fire giant's head. The fire giant raised his hand as well, grabbing the tail of his whip. However, the bone dragon whip suddenly broke in the middle, and the giant stone statue stepped forward, lashing him in the head with the whip. The fire giant seemed to feel pain and let go, but the bone dragon fragment he had grabbed swam back and was once again in Xie Lian's hands.
This bone dragon whip could be attached and detached, exceedingly flexible. Sometimes it split into two, sometimes it closed into four. Combined with the immense agility of the stone statue, it suddenly became incredibly difficult to handle. The priests, already tossed about by the raging wind, had their hair tangled wildly, their clothes draped over their heads. "I didn't expect the Crown Prince to have a few tricks up his sleeve!"
"I've only seen him collecting scrap, but I didn't expect he was actually a martial god."
The Imperial Master said, "I didn't expect the first one could be removed. No need to emphasize the rag collector!"
Xie Lian: “Uh, hahahaha…”
The incredibly long tailbone-biting dragon whip clung to its opponent like a pale iron chain. The fire giant's body sank. Immediately, the priests reacted: "Quick, quick, pull it into the sea!"
Below this battlefield is the Black Water Den - if you enter the water you will sink!
The giant stone statue grabbed the bone dragon chain. Xie Lian gritted his teeth and said, "Get down!"
The demonic fire giant sank a little more. The priests hurriedly sent their magic power to the giant stone statue again, shouting, "Sink! Sink! Sink quickly!"
Hearing them shout "Shen" in unison at Jun Wu, Xie Lian felt a chill in his heart. He looked up at the Shenwu Hall atop the giant stone statue. For some reason, even though he couldn't clearly see the expressions of the people inside, he had the feeling that Jun Wu was sneering.
After a fierce struggle, the demonic fire giant was finally pulled to the bottom of the ocean. Its flames still burned, unextinguished even after sinking. Instead, they shone a red light from the inky black depths, casting a glowing crimson hue on the water itself. As the bone dragons pulled it deeper and deeper, the red light gradually faded. The priests breathed a sigh of relief, but Xie Lian remained vigilant.
There was no sound for a long time. Xie Lian remembered that Pei Ming hadn't responded, and he hadn't heard any voices from Banyue and the others. They had probably been dragged to the bottom of the sea together. This time, he was afraid that they were really in great danger.
At this moment, bubbles began to gurgle on the sea surface below.
Gurgle, gurgle, it continued to spread and become agitated, with bursts of white smoke coming out.
The sea water was boiled!
Xie Lian thought to himself, "Oh no!" and was about to fly upwards when a hand suddenly broke through the water and grabbed the ankle of the giant stone statue!
Xie Lian felt his body suddenly sink, and when he looked down, he saw that the devil fire giant had actually climbed up again!
Its chest was already above the surface of the sea, dripping wet. The flames on its body had mostly gone out, but were beginning to reignite. The tailbone-biting dragon chain was still wrapped around it, but it was clearly no longer able to hold it back.
Jun Wu's laughter echoed across the entire sea, pervasive. It wasn't a wild laugh, nor a sneer, but rather a chilling, almost indescribable quality. Under the pull of the demonic fire giant, the stone statue's lower half was submerged in the boiling water. The priests, who had been standing lower down, desperately scrambled upward. Even Xie Lian, standing on the Jade Crown Platform at the top of the stone statue, felt the suffocating steam rising, sweat pouring down his forehead.
If this were pulled into the sea, it would be cooked from head to toe!
No, no other weapon can bring out his full potential. He still needs a sword!
Suddenly, he heard the voice of the Imperial Master: "That...that curly-haired kid? What are you doing? Don't throw corpses at me? Wait! What are you doing?!"
Xie Lian was also startled. Maintaining his hand seal, he called down, “Qi Ying?”
A figure flew down the giant stone statue's legs, then along the fire giant's arms, heading straight for his head. Xie Lian said, "Qiying, come back!"
However, Quan Yizhen couldn't hear what others were saying. He was discovered as he ran to the forearm of the Demon Fire Giant. The giant slapped it with his other hand, as if slapping a mosquito perched on his arm. With incredible speed and precision, he hit it right in the face with a loud slap!
Many priests cried out in shock, but upon closer inspection, Quan Yizhen was still running. It turned out that he had indeed been struck by the palm strike, but he had dodged between the giant palm's fingers, avoiding being reduced to pulp. He had jumped over the fingers and continued running. He had narrowly avoided two consecutive strikes, but he might not be so lucky the third time. One more strike and he would most likely be reduced to a pulp!
However, before the third palm strike came, Quan Yizhen had already reached his destination. He jumped into the skull of the bone dragon that was entangled with the demon fire giant.
As he leaped in, the two will-o'-the-wisp lanterns in the bone dragon's eyes suddenly shone brightly, its magical power surged, and a faint white light emanated from its body. It howled heavenward, its body wrapped even tighter around the stone. Xie Lian could clearly hear the heavy sound of the boulder being crushed. The demonic fire giant, suffocated by this, loosened its grip, finally releasing the stone statue's ankle.
As soon as he was free, Xie Lian immediately flew into the air, holding out his hand and saying, "Qiying, come here quickly! Stop pestering him!"
Quan Yizhen, riding the Tailbone-Biting Dragon, not only refused to let go, but instead roared and gathered all his strength, tightening the giant's grip. During the violent struggle, countless fallen rocks and debris tumbled to the sea, sinking instantly. The Demon Fire Giant lost its patience and completely broke free from the sea, reigniting the fierce flames of war from the Divine Martial Hall, burning throughout its body.
The bone dragon and Quan Yizhen, who were tightly wrapped around him, were also buried in the sea of fire.
Xie Lian shouted, “Qi Ying!!!” He leaned forward and charged at the giant, breaking the dragon chain that was biting his tailbone with one punch!
The burning bones fell into the sea. Xie Lian was about to catch the skull of the bone dragon that Quan Yizhen was on, but the giant slapped out with a palm, knocking the skull away almost three or four miles away.
At this distance and speed, the giant stone statue had no way of stopping it mid-air. By the time Quan Yizhen reached it, he and the bone dragon head would have already fallen into the sea. The seawater was now boiling, and the instant it entered the water, it would be cooked!
At this critical moment, suddenly a big white bony fish flew out of the sea, caught the head of the bone dragon, and swam away quickly like a fish that had escaped the net, wagging its tail.
After a near miss, Xie Lian finally breathed a sigh of relief. He flew over quickly to take a look. After breaking away from the giant, the flames had gone out. The teeth of the bone dragon's skull were still chattering, and its mouth opened and closed as if it was gasping for air. Quan Yizhen was lying inside, his whole body black and a little burnt. He didn't know if it was burned by the fire, but his hair seemed to be curlier. However, because the bone dragon's skull was shielded from the outside, it was not burnt too badly. He must have been injured and needed to rest. After all, Quan Yizhen's vitality was very strong. The four bone dragons were in a more serious situation. They were burned and beaten. Now their bodies were scattered on the sea, and some were still burning. Xie Lian glanced at them and couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed: "Well, we beat the Heishui family's gatekeeper to death. Is it really okay..."
Hua Cheng smiled and said, "Don't worry. It's okay."
Xie Lian: “…How much money does he owe you…”
The priests observed Quan Yizhen's miserable state and said, "I didn't expect His Highness Qiying to be so brave. In such a critical moment, he stepped forward to save everyone..." Xie Lian recalled how Quan Yizhen had often been despised in the Upper Heaven Court and shook his head, thinking that he certainly didn't intend to step forward and save everyone. At this moment, a grinding sound could be heard from the distance behind him.
Looking back, the giant was once again engulfed in flames. But instead of chasing Xie Lian and the others, it soared into the sky, passed through the clouds, and vanished without a trace.
The priests were stunned, yet also felt a sense of joy at having survived a catastrophe. They asked, "Has he given up chasing us?"
Xie Lian, however, didn't find it funny at all. He asked, "Sanlang, why did he disappear?"
Hua Cheng said, "He used the technique of shrinking the earth by a thousand miles."
Xie Lian asked, “Where did you go?”
Hua Cheng looked at him solemnly and said, "Imperial City."
Shi Qingxuan is still there, guarding the human formation that trapped the resentful spirits!
The author has something to say: Jun Wu: ~(@^_^@)~ I also drive a Gundam, and Xianle calls me dad.
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