Chapter 1705: Chapter 1744: Returning Ruins State’s Independence

"Where am I?"

"Oh right, I was exploring the Immortal King’s Undying Bell, and I even got my hands on it!"

He excitedly sat up, but all he saw was an empty scene.

As the memories came flooding back, his face gradually turned dark: "Jiang Fan! It’s you again, damn it!"

"This is the Heavenly Realm, not Central Earth! How could I run into you here?"

As he roared, a gust of wind blew by, and he felt a chill all over his body.

Looking down, he was furious:

"You only left me with a pair of shorts?"

"Why don’t you just take everything? Leaving me with shorts, am I supposed to thank you?"

Enraged, his vision darkened, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

He had worked hard in the Heavenly Realm, all for Jiang Fan to reap the benefits.

After a long while, he calmed down, his fists clenched tightly: "I am no gentleman if I don’t seek revenge!"

"Just wait until I find some great Killing Devices in the Heavenly Realm, then I’ll return to Central Earth to settle the score with you!"

Suddenly.

The ground beneath shook violently, as if something was tearing through the space barrier of the Heavenly Realm, trying to enter from there.

Wang Chongxiao quickly cast the mysterious spell he had obtained, instantly merging himself with the surrounding stone walls, leaving only two eyeballs rotating outside.

Boom—

A loud cracking noise.

A horrifying void rift appeared below.

Everything in the canyon was instantly pulled into it.

Even the canyon walls on both sides began to sway, on the verge of falling into the void.

Wang Chongxiao was terrified.

Fortunately, a group of golden Giant Emperors returned with hordes of giant remnants, closing the void rift again.

Leading them was the Six Sun Giant Emperor.

Behind him were three One-day Giant Emperors and the Ten Sins of Central Earth.

The condition of the Sleeping Giant Emperor was not good; his supposedly massive body had become thin as a bone, losing most of its flesh and blood.

The cursed sun wheel on his forehead had dimmed, almost extinguished.

Thud—

The Sleeping Giant Emperor collapsed powerlessly to the ground, feeling apprehensive: "Emperor, what was that thing?"

"Outside the space barrier of Central Earth, why is there such a horrifying thing?"

The faces of several Giant Emperors and the Ten Sins of Central Earth changed, and the faces of the Giant Kings they rescued turned pale.

The rescue operation by the Giant Emperors and Ten Sins of Central Earth had been smooth.

More than a hundred Giant Kings had been found, and they had gathered two to three thousand Ancient Giants.

Although the casualties were still heavy, at least they preserved some fireseed for the Heavenly Realm.

Who knew a strange lotus suddenly appeared.

Its long stem could extend indefinitely, sweeping and entangling a large number of giants.

Then, in an instant, draining them into dried husks.

The Sleeping Giant Emperor made a move but was also entangled by the stem, draining him of all his flesh and blood.

If the Six Sun Giant Emperor had not returned in time and driven it away, he would have been sucked dry as a Giant Emperor husk.

Even so, the remnants they had painstakingly gathered were devoured by that lotus.

Only a mere twenty-some Giant Kings and over a thousand Ancient Giants were lucky enough to be saved.

Six Sun Giant Emperor’s face was unspeakably grim: "That’s called the Black Lotus of Tribulation, an ancient presence from the time when the Hell Realm was created!"

The Sleeping Giant Emperor said: "No wonder it’s so powerful."

Six Sun Giant Emperor said heavily: "It’s only a seedling; if it were mature, I would have been left behind too!"

What?

The giants drew in a cold breath; the seedling of the Black Lotus of Tribulation was already terrifying.

What about the mature form?

The Sleeping Giant Emperor felt a wave of fear, angrily saying: "This Black Lotus of Tribulation is also a conspiracy of the Central Earth humans!"

"They submerged Hun Yuan and arranged a Black Lotus of Tribulation to guard the void, relentlessly exterminating any giants that fall in!"

"Those venomous Central Earth people!"

Six Sun Giant Emperor looked up at the sky, eyes filled with unspeakable rage:

"The defeat in this battle is half my responsibility and half the fault of that Jiang Fan human!"

"If he is not killed, our countless Heavenly Realm clansmen will not rest in peace!"

"Notify the Dark Shura Clan to assemble assassins to infiltrate Central Earth before the Connecting Sky Black Pillar dissipates, and get Jiang Fan’s head!"

The giants’ eyes were filled with killing intent.

If there were no Jiang Fan in Central Earth, they would never have lost!

Just then, a Giant King questioned: "Emperor, is he really named Jiang Fan or Wang Chongxiao?"

"He has come to the Heavenly Realm twice posing as Wang Chongxiao."

"Meanwhile, there’s always a human in the Heavenly Realm pretending to be Jiang Fan, causing chaos everywhere."

"Who is truly Jiang Fan and who is Wang Chongxiao?"

Six Sun Giant Emperor said coldly: "If you can’t tell, then don’t bother, kill them both!"

Thud!

Wang Chongxiao felt his chest tighten, unable to spit out the blood he wanted to.

No, you ought to figure it out.

Jiang Fan is Jiang Fan, Wang Chongxiao is Wang Chongxiao, don’t you understand the principle of having rightful revenge and debt retribution?

Worse yet, Six Sun Giant Emperor named him, and now he faces pursuit from the entire Heavenly Realm.

Many in the Dark Shura Clan know about his existence; if they are ordered to assassinate him, the Heavenly Realm will be unlivable.

Wanting to stay in the Heavenly Realm to continue treasure hunting is nearly impossible.

"Jiang Fan, oh Jiang Fan, you took my things and ruined my career, you—you’re going to pay for this!"

Wang Chongxiao cursed under his breath.

In Central Earth, Returning Ruins State.

The lead city among the seven cities of Heavenly Abyss, Tianshu City.

Xue Qianzhang stood with his hands behind his back, overlooking the battlefield ahead.

The Half-Giants were fiercely battling against the Human Clan led by Star Mountain.

The outcome was obvious.

Of course, it was one-sided in favor of the Half-Giants.

Because in prior battles, the Ancient Giants attacked only the Humans of the Western Continent, and although the Star Mountain Lord led the Human Clan to victory, they suffered heavy casualties.

On the other hand, the Eastern Continent where Heavenly Heritage City was located, was not attacked by the Ancient Giants.

Plus, they stood by during the war, suffering no casualties.

With strength waning on one side and waxing on the other, wasn’t the power disparity obvious?

Looking at the retreating Humans, a smirk formed at the corner of Xue Qianzhang’s mouth, revealing a look of arrogance:

"From now on, Returning Ruins State will be the territory of us Half-Giants."

"You Humans will either become our slaves or die!"

Meanwhile.

A trusted giant rushed over with joy: "Blood General, we have successfully destroyed all unauthorized Transmission Arrays."

"In the short term, no state will be able to send people here."

Xue Qianzhang gently nodded and said: "Indeed, the Sage is farsighted."

"The moment the Giant soldiers were defeated, he secretly sent an urgent message to destroy the official Transmission Array as well as all unauthorized ones, preventing Human retaliation."

"When the Sage returns, we will proclaim to the world, emulating that continent, prohibiting all outsiders from entering, killing anyone who comes!"

"Henceforth, us Half-Giants will be completely safe."

The trusted giant looked regretfully at the nearby Connecting Sky Black Pillar: "Actually, the best solution is to go to the Heavenly Realm."

"That truly is the homeland of us Half-Giants’ dreams."

"Sadly, those Central Earth humans lucked out and won the war, the Connecting Sky Black Pillar is about to dissipate, and we can’t make it to the Heavenly Realm."

With the speed of ordinary Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, reaching the Heavenly Realm through the Connecting Sky Black Pillar would take a minimum of five days.

Clearly, the Connecting Sky Black Pillar won’t last until then.

Thus, they can only settle for the next best.

Which is, the independence of Returning Ruins State!