Chapter 1976 - 2020: Eliminating Hidden Dangers (Part 4)

Chapter 1976: Chapter 2020: Eliminating Hidden Dangers (Part 4)

Jiang Fan’s heart trembled.

It was actually the mount of the Giant Saint!

He recalled the scene of first meeting the Black Sun King, who arrived with nine ancient fierce beasts, imposing and terrifying.

It seems the Giant Saint also has similar mounts.

No wonder each one is so formidable!

At this moment, the voice of Princess Zi Jiang reappeared in his mind.

"The Central Earth people haven’t arrived yet, they slaughtered the Royal Court’s tribes people themselves... are they protecting their own people, or protecting themselves?"

Jiang Fan’s eyes darted around as he probed, "This beast, it should be very formidable, right?"

Princess Zi Jiang regained her composure and responded without hesitation, "Of course!"

"Each one of them is at the Three Calamities Realm level. If all nine Royal Courts’ beasts are awakened, Central Earth will face imminent catastrophe?"

"I advise you to return to Central Earth immediately!"

Though she spoke these words, what she thought in her heart was reflected in Jiang Fan’s mind.

"Hopefully, he’ll retreat before it’s too late."

"Those beasts lack spiritual wisdom, they eat whatever they encounter, including us giants."

"Luckily, it is currently in a dormant state. It needs someone to make a noise close by to wake it up."

Jiang Fan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

No wonder these giants possess such powerful killing devices, but haven’t deployed them in the battle against Central Earth nor in the current fight.

It turns out it’s a strategy of injuring the enemy by a thousand while losing eight hundred oneself!

He finally understood why there are Saint Realm arrays surrounding the Imperial Court.

They are not meant to trap enemies.

They are to trap the Giant Saint’s mount, preventing it from coming out.

Only when the Heavenly Realm faces a life-or-death situation will the giants lift the Saint Realm array and let the mount out to perish together with Central Earth.

"Is this your fallback plan?"

Jiang Fan chuckled, "Then let me show you the feeling of having a cliff behind you!"

He leapt forward toward the Black Sun Royal Court.

Princess Zi Jiang was taken aback and said, "What are you doing?"

Jiang Fan did not conceal his intentions, "Of course, to find that sleeping Giant Saint’s mount and kill it!"

Princess Zi Jiang’s pupils shrank.

How did Jiang Fan know that the Giant Saint’s mount is inside and it’s asleep?

A moment ago, he clearly didn’t know whether there were beasts inside.

Suddenly, Princess Zi Jiang understood and angrily said, "You eavesdropped on my inner thoughts?"

"You sought me out not to take revenge on me, but to extract information from me!"

Jiang Fan glanced back at her and said, "Any objections?"

"You’re shameless!" Princess Zi Jiang said furiously.

If she hadn’t leaked the information about the mount being asleep, would Jiang Fan dare break into the Royal Court?

Despite his cautious nature, wouldn’t he avoid acting recklessly?

Princess Zi Jiang anxiously said, "Since you eavesdropped on my thoughts, you should know that any creature that comes close will awaken the mount."

"The consequences of a Three Calamities Realm mount awakening don’t need me to say more, do they?"

"You and I will die here!"

Jiang Fan said no more, pressed his two fingers to his lips, and silently chanted a spell.

In the next instant, he disappeared in place, along with his aura, leaving no trace.

"Invisibility?" Princess Zi Jiang was shocked and doubtful, "Will this work?"

She squinted her eyes, carefully sensing.

To her surprise, an unexpected spatial domain enveloped her.

As she reacted, she found herself back inside a familiar mirror.

It was Lianjing Venerable’s space mirror!

"Can’t you use something else!"

She was terrified of being trapped inside the space mirror.

She developed a physiological fear of this place.

Jiang Fan rubbed the ashes of the Jade Talisman in his hand.

These were some Jade Talismans given to him by Lianjing Venerable before the battle with the Young Emperor, including Lianjing Venerable’s domain mirror.

Jiang Fan glanced at Princess Zi Jiang, who was now palm-sized inside the mirror, and said, "You look more agreeable this way."

"Of course, if you don’t want to stay inside, I can switch to a pocket for you."

"But I need to knock you out first."

He took out the Divine Wood, tossed it into the air, and as it left his palm, the Divine Wood appeared.

Princess Zi Jiang’s body shrank back slightly, "Forget it, this is just fine."

Jiang Fan retracted the Divine Wood and stepped toward the Black Sun Royal Court.

Princess Zi Jiang immediately held her breath and focused, observing the surroundings.

She had seen Jiang Fan’s invisibility technique before; it worked against ordinary Divinity Transformation Realm individuals.

But when facing Heavenly Person Five Declines or the Five-star Giant King, it was inadequate.

Yet Jiang Fan intended to use it to deceive a Three Calamities Realm level beast?

Did he have any misunderstanding about the Three Calamities Realm?

Such an existence can detect even an extra trace of Spiritual Energy in the air.

Much less someone approaching?

However, what shocked Princess Zi Jiang was.

After Jiang Fan entered the Black Sun Royal Court, the Saint Realm array here was not activated.

This meant the mount did not awaken.

"How is it possible?" Princess Zi Jiang was secretly surprised:

"Could it be that during the days I was trapped in the pocket, he cultivated an even more advanced invisibility technique?"

"But so what if he came in?"

"That mount is buried deep underground; whether it’s splitting the earth open or using the space technique for instantaneous movement inside, it will create a huge commotion!"

"Can he approach silently?"

Jiang Fan surveyed the surroundings, also searching for the mount’s exact location.

However, this was no challenge for him!

He took out the Heart of Ten Thousand Earths, and upon holding this World Artifact, the sound of heartbeats immediately reached him.

First, he heard his own heartbeat, then the ones from the pocket and space mirror.

Everyone’s heartbeat sounded like frogs during mating season in a field, croaking incessantly.

But, there was one heartbeat that rumbled like thunder, causing Jiang Fan’s soul to tremble violently.

Undoubtedly, it was that mount!

And the sound came from a thousand feet beneath his feet!

Such a thick layer of earth enveloping it, to approach it without making a sound is nearly impossible.

Fortunately, with the Heart of Ten Thousand Earths, it’s not a problem at all.

His thoughts moved, and he appeared immediately a thousand feet underground.

This was an independent space, approximately several hundred feet large.

The pitch-black space held an ancient creature sleeping in a Blood Pool.

Its head resembled a dragon but was more ferocious than one.

A sharp horn adorned its forehead, its fangs curled back, and the black scales emitted streams of black mist.

Its whole body exuded overwhelming ferocity that made every creature prostrate.

Because of its presence, the surrounding space twisted and churned.

As Jiang Fan appeared, he was instantly swept by the beastly ferocity that made his legs shake, nearly making him fall.

He clenched his teeth, relying solely on the physical power of Heavenly Person Four Declines to barely hold on.

Even in sleep, the mount was terrifyingly potent. If awakened, Jiang Fan would have no resistance against it.

Princess Zi Jiang was also shocked by the mount’s ferocity.

"No wonder it’s the Giant Saint’s mount; just its aura can oppress the Southern Heavenly Realm."

"If they had reason, would there be any fear of Central Earth’s downfall?"

"Sending just one could sweep across Central Earth!"

"No, it could rule even the Eastern, Northern, and Western Heavenly Realms together!"

Astonished, Princess Zi Jiang suddenly snapped back to reality.

"Wait! How did he get in?"

She quickly noticed the Heart of Ten Thousand Earths in Jiang Fan’s hand, her pupils constricted:

"Another heaven-defying treasure?"

"He already has enough treasures; how is he still getting more?"

For a moment, Princess Zi Jiang felt a sense of injustice from the heavens.

Watching Jiang Fan cautiously approach the fierce beast, Princess Zi Jiang’s face was full of expectancy.

She hoped the beast would wake and kill Jiang Fan on the spot!

Even if it meant killing her too, she was willing.

Only if Jiang Fan died would the Heavenly Realm have hope of defeating the Central Earth Army.

Otherwise, the Heavenly Realm is doomed to perish!