The Depths: Giant King

Dawn.

Star Dou Great Forest.

Deep inside the mixed zone.

Quan Batian walked at the very front.

The Destruction Dragon Spear was held horizontally across his chest.

The tip of the spear dragged along the ground, carving a shallow trace.

Quan Cangtian walked in the middle of the formation.

The Abundance Power surged outward.

A pale green light barrier enveloped his entire body.

Huo Yuhao followed closely behind him.

The Spirit Eye was active, scanning the surroundings.

Zixiao walked half a step to Quan Cangtian's side.

Her right hand rested on the hilt of the Thunder Light Sword.

Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong walked side-by-side at the very back.

Wang Dong's Goddess of Light Butterfly martial soul materialized.

The wings fluttered slightly.

Xiao Xiao's Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron hovered behind her.

The three cauldrons formed a triangle.

Quan Batian did not even look back.

The depths are different from the outer perimeter.

He paused for two seconds.

The soul beasts here can think.

Another pause.

Don't die.

Huo Yuhao swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Wang Dong glanced at him.

She said nothing.

Deep within the dense forest.

The light grew dim.

The tree canopy blotted out the sky and sun.

Quan Cangtian suddenly stopped.

His left hand pressed against his temple.

The Abundance Power vibrated within his body.

He sensed it.

A mental fluctuation.

Approaching.

Zixiao stopped at the same time.

Zixiao Divine Thunder crackled in the palm of her hand.

She looked toward Quan Cangtian.

"Has it arrived?"

Quan Cangtian nodded.

"Mm."

Huo Yuhao's eyes turned pale.

The Spirit Eye activated automatically.

Mental Detection opened to maximum.

Sweat broke out on his forehead.

Mental-attribute... extremely strong.

He clenched his teeth.

Much stronger than that one from before.

Zixiao scanned the surroundings.

"How far?"

More sweat beaded on Huo Yuhao's forehead.

"...It's moving."

"Fast."

Xiao Xiao's Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron emitted a buzzing sound.

She was using the cauldrons to suppress the mental interference.

Wang Dong's Goddess of Light Butterfly martial soul manifested uncontrollably.

She was resisting the mental erosion.

Quan Cangtian spoke in a low voice.

"It's here."

Deep within the dense forest.

An eight-meter-tall double-headed giant sat cross-legged on the ground.

Two heads.

On each head, a single vertical eye.

Golden patterns marked their foreheads.

The sign of a bloodline awakening.

It was looking at them.

The two vertical eyes were one golden, one silver.

Quan Batian pointed the Destruction Dragon Spear forward.

Ninetieth-rank pressure enveloped the area.

The giant was unable to move.

It wanted to stand up.

Yet its body was pinned down by the pressure.

It could not move.

Quan Cangtian stepped forward.

The Abundance Power condensed into green chains.

They wrapped around the giant's limbs.

The chains tightened.

The giant was immobilized.

Zixiao drew her sword.

The Zixiao Divine Thunder transformed into thunder serpents.

They shot toward the giant's two vertical eyes.

The thunder serpents coiled around the eyes.

This prevented it from unleashing mental attacks.

Huo Yuhao gripped the Spirit-Devouring Silver Knife tightly.

The Spirit Eye opened fully.

He locked onto the giant's position.

Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong stood guard on the outer perimeter.

They prevented other soul beasts from approaching.

Quan Batian spoke in a low voice.

"Quick. It won't hold out for long."

Quan Cangtian did not look back.

"Guarded."

Huo Yuhao rushed forward.

The Spirit-Devouring Silver Knife stabbed toward the giant's left eye.

Silver-white blade-light flashed.

It pierced into the golden vertical eye.

The giant shrieked.

The mental fluctuations went berserk.

Quan Cangtian shouted.

"Yuhao! Now!"

Huo Yuhao pulled out the knife.

He stabbed again.

It pierced into the silver vertical eye.

The silver vertical eye was pierced through.

The giant shrieked, both vertical eyes losing their light at the same time.

Its body swayed.

It fell.

The ground shook.

It was dead.

Quan Batian withdrew his pressure.

A soul ring floated up.

A purple soul ring.

Six thousand years.

Quan Batian looked toward Huo Yuhao.

"Absorb."

Huo Yuhao sat cross-legged.

The purple soul ring settled over his body.

Quan Cangtian unleashed the Abundance Power to the maximum.

Green light enveloped Huo Yuhao's entire body.

It protected his meridians.

Sweat broke out on his forehead.

His complexion began to turn pale.

The energy of a six-thousand-year soul ring was too strong.

The consumption of Abundance Power was immense.

Quan Batian stood on the outer perimeter.

The Destruction Dragon Spear was propped against the ground.

His ninetieth-rank pressure projected outward.

This prevented any soul beasts from drawing near.

Zixiao stood by Quan Cangtian's side.

The Thunder Light Sword rested horizontally across her knees.

She said nothing.

Yet she gripped the Thunder Light Sword very tightly.

Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong kept watch on the outer perimeter.

The Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron and Goddess of Light Butterfly stood ready to handle any sudden emergencies.

Quan Batian stood in the distance.

He spoke in a low voice.

"Hold on."

Quan Cangtian did not look back.

His voice was hoarse.

"Guarded."

Zixiao said nothing.

Yet her gaze remained fixed on Quan Cangtian's face.

The process of absorbing the soul ring was extremely painful for Huo Yuhao.

Yet he did not cry out.

Purple light flickered within his Spirit Eye.

His mental power gradually stabilized amidst the rampage.

Huo Yuhao opened his eyes.

A flash of purple light swept across his Spirit Eye.

He stood up.

He clenched his fists.

Spiritual power projected outward.

All soul beasts within a ten-meter radius froze stiff.

Low-level soul beasts directly lost consciousness.

He pulled back his spiritual power.

He looked at Quan Cangtian.

"Level thirty-three."

Quan Cangtian withdrew the Abundance Power.

His complexion was pale.

Zixiao immediately supported him.

Quan Cangtian waved his hand.

"I'm fine."

Huo Yuhao looked toward Quan Cangtian.

His gaze was complex.

"Thanks."

Quan Cangtian didn't speak.

He merely nodded.

Zixiao glared at Huo Yuhao.

She didn't speak.

Quan Batian walked over.

He glanced at Quan Cangtian.

He didn't speak.

Yet he reached out.

He patted Quan Cangtian's shoulder.

That was acknowledgment.

Evening.

The campfire ignited.

Quan Cangtian sat by the fire pit.

Green light flickered at his fingertips.

He was recovering soul power.

Zixiao sat on his left.

She closed her eyes to rest.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong sat across the campfire.

Huo Yuhao was adapting to his new soul skill.

Xiao Xiao stood on the other side of the bonfire.

Her gaze fell upon Quan Cangtian.

She opened her mouth.

Then closed it.

Quan Cangtian opened his eyes.

"Something the matter?"

Xiao Xiao didn't look at him.

Her gaze shifted to the campfire.

"Just now... did I drag everyone down?"

Quan Cangtian didn't answer immediately.

He gazed at the campfire.

After a few seconds.

"Your watch was done very well."

Xiao Xiao looked up at him.

"I mean... during the spiritual attack, my reaction was slow."

Quan Cangtian looked at her.

"You're only level eighteen. The spiritual attribute was never your strong suit."

Xiao Xiao bit her lower lip.

"But I want to become stronger."

Quan Cangtian looked at her.

He didn't speak.

Xiao Xiao lowered her head.

"I know I can't compare to Sister Zixiao, can't compare to Wang Dong..."

Quan Cangtian interrupted her.

"Don't compare."

Xiao Xiao looked up.

Quan Cangtian gazed at the campfire.

"Your cauldron can suppress souls, your xiao can crowd-control. This is your path."

A pause.

"Don't walk other people's paths."

Xiao Xiao was stunned for a moment.

Then she nodded.

"...Mn."

Late at night.

At the edge of the camp.

Quan Batian stood there.

His back faced the bonfire.

Quan Cangtian walked over.

He stood by his grandfather's side.

Quan Batian didn't look back.

"The Dark Soul Cult's matter, we'll deal with it when we return."

Quan Cangtian looked at him.

"Will they still come?"

"They will."

"Then why not now—"

Quan Batian interrupted him.

"Quickly dispatch them."

A pause.

"Your path doesn't lie with the Dark Soul Cult."

Quan Cangtian didn't speak.

Quan Batian turned his head to look at him.

"Zixiao's fourth soul ring, we're going to hunt it tomorrow."

Quan Cangtian nodded.

"Good."

Dawn.

The sky grew slightly bright.

The team packed up the camp and set out.

Quan Batian walked at the very front.

The Destruction Dragon Spear was gripped in his hand.

Quan Cangtian walked in the middle of the procession.

The light barrier of the Abundance Power was brighter than yesterday.

Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eye remained open.

He was adapting to his new soul skill.

Zixiao walked at Quan Cangtian's side.

The Thunder Light Sword was unsheathed by half an inch.

Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong walked side by side at the rear.

Quan Batian didn't look back.

"The edge of the core zone."

A pause.

"Thunder Vein Sub-Dragon, twenty thousand years."

Zixiao's gaze turned cold.

She didn't speak.

Quan Cangtian looked toward her.

"Are you ready?"

Zixiao nodded.

The Thunder Light Sword was completely unsheathed.

Her voice was cold.

"I've been waiting a long time."

The edge of the core zone.

Quan Batian suddenly stopped in his tracks.

The Destruction Dragon Spear struck the ground.

He turned his head to look at Quan Cangtian.

"They've come."

Quan Cangtian nodded.

The Abundance Power projected outward.

He sensed two auras.

One was the Thunder Vein Sub-Dragon.

At the edge of the core zone.

One was the Dark Soul Cult.

Drawing closer.

He looked at Zixiao.

"Shall we hunt the soul ring first, or deal with the Dark Soul Cult first?"

Zixiao didn't speak.

She gripped the Thunder Light Sword tightly.

Quan Batian let out a cold snort.

"Together."

He looked toward the depths of the forest.

"Quickly finish it."

The Thunder Vein Sub-Dragon was waiting.

The Dark Soul Cult was waiting as well.

This time, Quan Batian didn't plan on letting them off.

[Joy Envoy Bullet Screen]: 6,000-year bloodline awakening Twin One-Eyed Giant King! Huo Yuhao level 33! Third soul skill "Soul Deterrence" get! Xiao Xiao: I want to become stronger! Quan Cangtian: Don't walk other people's paths! Dark Soul Cult: We're back again! Quan Batian: Solve it together!