The Giant Moth's main body was certainly incomparable to Kangqiao in size.
If Kangqiao's standing height of roughly eight hundred meters were converted into body length, then the Giant Moth's main body would be around three hundred and fifty meters long.
If one had to put it that way, the Giant Moth's main body was about the size of a small backpack worn on a human's back.
Hanging from Kangqiao's back, it was not large, but it was not something that could simply be ignored either.
Moreover, its two pairs of spread wings had long since approached six hundred meters in span, exceptionally broad and flexible.
If those gray, slightly translucent wings wrapped forward, they could absolutely envelop Kangqiao's entire upper body.
When the Giant Moth flapped its spread wings, tornadoes continuously rose from both sides of them.
The tornadoes swept farther and farther toward the sea beyond the island, one after another churning the entire surface into surging waves again.
Kangqiao was far too heavy!
The Giant Moth practically used every ounce of strength it had, naturally pushing its power over wind to the absolute limit as well.
Then, beneath the gazes of the other Three Beasts, the Giant Moth finally lifted Kangqiao off the ground.
At the same time, Kangqiao could feel the powerful airflow beneath his abdomen as the Giant Moth's wings connected with the wind elements and lifted him upward.
That airflow was like a whirlwind, and Kangqiao stood miraculously steady atop it.
The Giant Moth's two pairs of broad wings flapped faster and faster. Then, suddenly, under Kangqiao's astonished gaze, it shot into the sky with him like a grenade.
The explosive blast of air was so powerful that even the watching Three Beasts were nearly knocked off their feet.
But what Kangqiao did not know was that the Giant Moth was suffering in silence!
Kangqiao was far heavier than the Giant Moth had imagined.
It had nearly pushed the elemental energy within its body to its limits. The expenditure was both immense and rapid.
Still, to avoid losing face as a giant beast, the Giant Moth went all out.
Ignoring the rapid drain of energy inside it, as though a floodgate had burst, it forcefully carried Kangqiao toward the high heavens.
Of course, the Giant Moth was not brainless enough to simply fly up and then fall back down.
Because the upper skies contained the greatest abundance of wind elements.
So long as it reached a certain altitude in the atmosphere, the Giant Moth could connect with the winds high above and gather them all over, restoring the wind elements within itself while flying freely.
It was a transcendent giant beast. Did anyone really think it flew purely by flapping its wings?
The most troublesome part of carrying Kangqiao was the initial lift-off from the ground, which consumed an unexpectedly enormous amount of energy.
The Giant Moth remained silent, showing no sign that it was struggling. Only after entering the high-altitude domain of wind did it secretly let out a sigh of relief.
At least I didn't lose face as a giant beast in front of that lava fellow.
That was roughly the Giant Moth's state of mind at the moment.
From the ground to a height unknown in meters, the entire journey had taken less than two minutes.
One could imagine how fast the Giant Moth had flown.
And now, looking down from high in the sky, Kangqiao found it incredibly thrilling.
Howling winds surrounded him, and being blown by them felt rather pleasant, aside from the slightly excessive noise.
Hovering in the air in one's own body? In reality, few people could truly experience this kind of exhilaration.
It was a thrill impossible to experience on an airplane, perhaps only familiar to hang gliders and skydivers!
Feeling the winds around him and the rush of excitement, Kangqiao steadied himself before looking down at the sea.
He saw the small island where the Three Beasts stood, as well as the entire stretch of sea surrounding them.
At this altitude, the island occupied by the Three Beasts had nearly become a tiny black dot. Yet with Kangqiao's transcendent vision, he only needed to adjust the "focus" of his eyes to clearly see the Three Beasts' dumbfounded expressions as they stared into the sky.
The Three Beasts might still have been waiting to see the farce of Kangqiao falling from the heavens, but unfortunately for them, that would be difficult now.
Kangqiao did not have a fear of heights. Bungee jumping had been one of his favorite activities in his previous life. Would he be afraid of this?
Kangqiao had no idea what the Three Beasts below were thinking, nor did he have the time to care.
The current altitude was clearly still insufficient. All Kangqiao could look down upon was an expanse of ocean, though many small islands within it were also clearly visible.
But Kangqiao was certainly not satisfied with this altitude.
Then Kangqiao let out a low roar and pointed toward the sky above.
Hearing the roar, the Giant Moth poked its head out from behind Kangqiao's shoulder, then fell silent.
Could it say that it had not recovered yet?
Fly even higher?
It would be fine, but it was afraid of dropping Kangqiao.
So, the Giant Moth pretended not to understand. As Kangqiao continued gesturing, it played dumb and flew aimlessly through this domain of wind.
This depressed Kangqiao terribly.
Why had it suddenly become so stupid? Could it not understand such a simple instruction? He wanted to go higher into the sky!
Kangqiao was speechless, but he quickly realized something.
The Giant Moth had definitely understood. There had to be some problem it did not want him to know about.
Was there some threat in outer space? Or did the Giant Moth simply not want to fly higher? Or had it run out of strength?
Running out of strength did not seem likely!
Was there a threat in outer space? Could the Giant Moth really be afraid of a vacuum?
What a joke. Would these transcendent giant beasts fear the radiation of a vacuum? Or an environment without air?
Nonsense.
As for there being some creature in outer space more terrifying than these transcendent giant beasts, Kangqiao did not believe that.
If there really were, would it not have come down? Could this planet's surface still be so peaceful?
Just as Kangqiao kept guessing at the possibilities, he suddenly noticed that the Giant Moth finally seemed to have gotten its head straight and flew higher into the sky again.
By then, nearly half an hour had passed since Kangqiao first told the Giant Moth to fly higher.
For a moment, Kangqiao understood.
The Giant Moth had expended a great deal of energy just carrying him into the air, especially after fighting the Giant Octopus.
No wonder. What kind of situation was this?
If it had no strength left, it should have just said so! Instead, it stayed silent and pretended not to understand his gestures. What a clever little thing!
Then why had it regained its strength so quickly now?
Kangqiao was not stupid. He could roughly guess that this layer of space with its powerful convection must have helped the Giant Moth recover faster.
The higher they flew, the colder the air became, but at the same time, the pull of gravity gradually grew stronger.
Yet Kangqiao paid it no mind and kept pointing higher, continually urging the Giant Moth to fly upward.
The Giant Moth did not complain and continued to obey.
Throughout the journey, the Giant Moth did not fly quickly, but its role as a transcendent giant beast became crucial at this moment.
For even though it appeared to be flying slowly, it could maintain a constant speed while repelling most of the planet's gravitational pull.
Gradually, Kangqiao was finally able to look down upon the boundary of the continent.
Then, at a certain moment, the immense gravity pulling at them both finally seemed to abruptly vanish.
Yes, at that moment, the Giant Moth carried Kangqiao into the outer reaches of space, a place even it rarely visited: the planet's orbit.
From that moment onward, Kangqiao could lower his head and overlook half the planet, while raising it to see the endless void beyond and the distant, blazing white star.
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