As Cheng Xiaofan had predicted, the giant was indeed as tall as the bamboo villa he had built at Bai Mang Lake.
He was covered in mud, naked, with insects wriggling in his unkempt hair.
A foul stench emanated from him.
His eyes, sharp as a torch, swept down from above towards the bonfire approaching the shore, and the people incessantly banging pots in the firelight.
"Roar—"
The giant let out another terrifying sound.
...
The cultivators banging their pots in the firelight had their eardrums completely covered by the sound, and couldn't hear the giant's roar at all.
"Woof woof!"
"Chirp—"
"Master, what is this sound? Big Dog Uncle hears it and his fur feels like it's about to stand on end?" Tao Qibao's eyes flashed with a hint of fear.
The Sky-Breaking Eagle tilted its head and said, "Could this be the sound the giant is making?"
Seeing that his dog and eagle appeared somewhat uneasy, Cheng Xiaofan knew they were intimidated by the giant's roar.
These two beasts were usually fearless, he never expected to see them scared.
This showed that the giant's roar contained a strange aura that instilled fear in all sorts of beasts.
Could this giant be an ancient creature?
Logically, even if Tao Qibao was shaken by the aura in the giant's voice, the Sky-Breaking Eagle shouldn't be scared.
After all, the Sky-Breaking Eagle was a genuine divine eagle!
"Don't be afraid,"
Cheng Xiaofan said to the two beasts, "This giant is clearly annoyed by the sound of the pots being banged at the foot of the mountain, and he's enraged!"
Though the cultivator's skill wasn't great, his pot-banging was at a peak level.
The crashing waves stirred by the strong wind and the sound of the pines couldn't even drown out their chaotic, clanging pot-banging.
"Those cultivators are in for trouble!" Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but sigh.
He then instructed the pair of beasts beside him, "Once the giant attacks those cultivators, I'll rush over and defeat the giant."
"Remember this, no matter how the battle between me and the giant goes, you are not to reveal yourselves."
Cheng Xiaofan knew very well that if he didn't eliminate the giant in time, Tao Qibao wouldn't be able to help him search for the dragon bones.
The moment they showed themselves, they might be directly annihilated by the giant.
"Master, we're letting you down!" Tao Qibao and the Sky-Breaking Eagle rarely spoke in unison to say such a thing.
To utter such words from their mouths required immense courage.
At any time, no matter how fierce the enemy, these two beasts always wanted to rush ahead of their master, never admitting defeat.
Hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan chuckled and said, "It's okay, you have strong reserves of power. As long as you cultivate well, I believe that in time, you'll be stronger and fiercer than old Cheng!"
"..." Old Cheng?
Alright, you're the master, you call the shots.
Who among us dares to compete with the master in fierceness!
The master was too weak, unable to keep divine beasts around; similarly, these two beasts were afraid that if they cowered, they would be abandoned by the master.
However, with Master Old Cheng's comfort, these two beasts finally felt a little more at ease.
"Roar—"
The giant roared again.
That deafening, chilling sound, like the sky collapsing, covered the waves and pine sounds of the entire desolate island.
All sounds in heaven and earth suddenly seemed to fall silent.
The cultivators' pot-banging abruptly stopped amidst the terrifying roar.
"Everyone, quickly look, what is that monster—"
At this moment, a cultivator shouted hysterically.
Following the direction of his finger, everyone saw a colossal figure seemingly descending from the sky, rushing towards them.
Some could see clearly, it was a person!
But this person was impossibly large!
"Run!" someone shouted.
Instantly, the cultivators wished their parents had given them two more legs. They turned and fled in a panic.
But it was too late.
"Roar—Roar—"
The giant's roars, as if filled with explosive power, shook the cultivators' bones, causing unbearable pain from the inside out.
Crack!
A cultivator was grabbed by the giant, brought to its mouth, and its body was bitten off by more than half, swallowed into its belly.
"Help!"
Seeing this scene, the cultivators were driven to madness.
In the blink of an eye, one cultivator was swallowed by the giant, which then grabbed another.
These cultivators, who usually walked with their chests puffed out in front of ordinary people, and could cripple someone with a disagreement,
Now, in front of this terrifying giant, they were as meek as chicks.
Blocked by the giant, their legs trembled uncontrollably. They had no courage to escape, only praying inwardly that because they were ugly and dark-skinned, the giant would find them repulsive and spare them.
"Roar, hahaha…"
When the giant saw the little figures in front of him, they cried and howled in fear. For a moment, it proudly threw its head back and laughed, saying, "Geleewala, Habaizhi…"
No one could understand its gibberish.
"Is there anyone here who understands foreign languages, gibberish, or beast language? Translate it for us to hear, so we can communicate with it and see if it will spare us!" At this point, a cultivator said.
"Sorry, I'm not well-educated, I don't understand foreign languages!"
"I can barely speak complete sentences, how could I understand gibberish!"
"I used to be a veterinarian and dealt with many beasts, but I've never communicated linguistically with them!"
These people wished they could transform into beasts to communicate with the giant, even to become friends like beasts.
Yes!
Friends like beasts!
"Ah!"
With a terrifying scream, another cultivator was caught by the giant.
"Haha… Gelituola, Habaizhi!"
The giant roared with laughter, muttering gibberish that no one understood. With another crunch, it bit the cultivator in its hand into two pieces.
Watching the blood flow from the giant's mouth, along with some disgusting matter that made people want to vomit, everyone fell into extreme terror.
Just as the giant reached for a fourth person, a figure suddenly flashed through the air and slammed into the giant's back.
"Roar!"
The giant's senses were extremely keen, and it immediately turned around.
It swung its fist to meet the opponent.
However, the figure floated in mid-air, dodged the giant's punch, and circled its fist.
In a blink of an eye, an incredibly terrifying aura erupted from the figure, like a whirlwind, kicking up碎石残木 (broken stones and scattered wood) and sending them flying everywhere.
At the same time, the figure instantly transformed into a humanoid tyrannosaur, leaping up. One of its dragon claws grabbed the giant's wrist.
Bang!
The giant's wrist was snapped under the dragon claw.