Buzz buzz buzz.
Faint fluctuations slowly erupted among the leaves of grass.
Just a few thousand kilometers from these leaves was the dwelling of the Giant Tribe.
Of course, a few thousand kilometers might seem distant for Earth people, but in this world, itâs just a step or two away.
Especially for the terrifying Giant Tribe, each of them stands a thousand kilometers tall, making a few thousand kilometers easy to cross, so where Jia Yan was, felt like their doorstep.
However, Jia Yan wasnât worried about any danger because the place he was in resembled a grove. Even though the Giant Tribe is powerful, they wouldnât wander into the grove for no reason, right?
So even though he emitted fluctuations, the giant family didnât have energy sensing capabilities, so he wasnât worried about them discovering him. And even if they could, they probably wouldnât care given their boundless power.
Jia Yan hid among the plants and trees.
Slowly, the energy his body emitted gradually decreased because Jia Yan absorbed and restrained the power that had been released to avoid wastage.
Thus, the dissipating energy disappeared, replaced by Jia Yanâs body lurking among the grass leaves.
In what seemed like a forbidden ground to other creatures, where the energy sense had vanished, many creatures still dared not tread.
But some fearless ones, forgetting the terrifying memories of the past, slowly approached Jia Yanâs side.
This was a creature resembling a mantis.
It slowly crawled close to Jia Yan.
Its eyes glowed with keen light.
At this moment, it might not even remember that a powerful presence existed here because this mantis creature kept eyeing Jia Yanâs location with a hint of greed in its eyes.
If it could kill Jia Yan, it might awaken its spiritual wisdom and become a powerful species in the forest.
So it deeply understood Jia Yanâs current incapacitated state, even thinking that devouring Jia Yanâs body would elevate its power.
Thus, it crept silently closer.
Bang.
Bang bang bang.
As it closed in, loud thumping sounds echoed from Jia Yanâs giant mosquito form.
If it were in the universe, this sound could resonate for hundreds of kilometers, but here, the fluctuation reached only a few kilometers.
The commotion was considerable, causing the arriving mantis creature to freeze in apparent shock.
But shortly after, the mantis creature resumed its cunning approach.
As terrifying power waves emanated from Jia Yanâs giant mosquito form, the mantis didnât dare to move, so even if Jia Yan were awake, it could claim to have approached out of helplessness. However, noticing Jia Yan was still asleep, it definitely intended to strike.
Even the sound of a heartbeat seemed daunting, making Jia Yan appear like an irresistibly fitting prey for the cunning mantis creature.
However, when the mantis drew within ten kilometers of Jia Yan...
Given the large scale of creatures in this world, ten kilometers was very close; Jia Yan was about five kilometers large, yet still looked like a mosquito in this world showing how gigantic the creatures were.
And in such a massive setting, ten kilometers was truly risky.
But when the creature arrived and saw Jia Yanâs form...
Thud.
A formidable force suddenly barraged the mantis creatureâs location.
The mantis creature had no chance to resist as it was sent flying by the strange force.
This mantis, unlike Earthâs mantis, didnât have wings, and the sudden impact forced blood to burst from its mouth.
Upon landing, it made no attempt to struggle, its legs sprawled out.
Dead.
Disturbed by the mantis creature, the hibernating Jia Yan seemed to âawakenâ after a long sleep.
"Hmm, this feels good, I actually adjusted my body during seclusion. My power seems to have increased significantly as well..."
"This world indeed greatly aids in strength enhancement."
Jia Yan, just awakened, felt immensely satisfied realizing he had absorbed the blood of a giant tribe child, significantly growing in strength.
"Huh? Why is there a mantis-like creatureâs carcass there? Did I kill it? I canât remember at all."
Jia Yan saw the fallen gigantic mantis, but on its corpse, tiny ant-like creatures were already breaking it down, carrying the parts back to their nest.
The mantis creature didnât hold any use for Jia Yan, so he let the ant-like creatures haul it away.
Jia Yan looked around; local creatures seemed still wary of him, none daring to approach.
"This seclusion upgrade lasted about ten days, Iâm unsure if my strength reached the middle-stage stellar grade... Though my strength increased, itâs still considered weak in this world."
Jia Yan looked at the outside environment, then focused on the distant house of the Giant Tribe.
To Jia Yan, this house was vividly clear, every movement inside discernible to him.
After all, the Giant Tribeâs movements and magnitude were tremendously large, so even an Earth person with poor eyesight could see the familyâs house thousands of kilometers away.
"With my strength enhanced, at least temporarily, the Giant Tribe will be my target."
"Hehe, let them witness the âmosquitoâ disturbance from Earth."
That night.
A deafening howl rose up inside the giantâs house.
Two slightly smaller breathing sounds also echoed, signifying their ownersâ deep slumber.
Yet amid these breathing sounds, a small shadow flew, resembling a mosquito, silently entering the giant tribeâs house through a gap.
"Last time, I missed something, this time Iâll find a chance to test it."
Jia Yan flew within the giantâs house.
After days of observation, he learned of the Giant Tribeâs regular daily routine, resting shortly after sunset.
Normally, with such rest patterns, their physical and spiritual state would be fine.
Yet Jia Yan purposely created disturbances in the middle of the night for several days, causing the family to wake once or twice with concern.
The giant family was helpless, forced to get up and search for what dared to disrupt their home.
But whenever Jia Yan caused disturbance, heâd immediately retreat miles away, always eluding them.
This was why when Jia Yan flew into the giantsâ house today, the family was deeply asleep.
Jia Yan desired to taste adult giantâs blood, so he had to employ such a despicable tactic.
Buzz buzz buzz...
The Giant Mosquito soared through the air, its wings rapidly beating, mimicking a tiny mosquito.
"Great, Iâll test the effect of adult giant blood now."