A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 520 Ancient Giants

Inside the light barrier, however, the feeling this time was completely different from before. A very strange feeling swept through the hearts of the four of them, sometimes joyful, sometimes sad, sometimes worried, sometimes excited, sometimes fearful, sometimes surprised...

Every human expression flashed across the four faces: joy, sorrow, tears, laughter, and more.

What kind of feeling is it to want to cry but laugh, to want to laugh but cry, to want to be sad but be happy, and to want to be happy but be sad?

"boom!"

Before the four could react, a strange sound rang out from inside the palace. Then, amidst a deep, beast-like roar and flickering light, the enormous palace gates slowly opened into the ancient palace. The massive palace gates thus opened before the four's eyes.

Behind the door lay an unfathomable darkness, its depths unknown. Yet, the moment the palace gates opened, a low, eerie sound seemed to emanate from the endless sky or the bottomless abyss.

The four were startled and stared intently into the unknown darkness within the door, as if some unknown danger might emerge at any moment and swallow them whole.

"laugh……"

Suddenly, another strange, low sound rang out from the endless darkness of the hall. The sound was like the snorting of a sleeping beast, or the sneezing of a sleeping beast, and it was very faint.

After the sound, two strange lanterns suddenly lit up in the hall. The lanterns emitted an eerie red light, but could not illuminate the surrounding space. From a distance, they looked like two stars lit up in the distant sky.

Before the four could react, their blood boiled, while their stomachs churned as if a raging storm was brewing, causing them to vomit several times. At the same time, an immense, nameless pressure locked them firmly in place, rendering them unable to move. The four were terrified, their expressions changing drastically. They hurriedly tried to circulate their internal energy to resist, only to discover with horror that under this nameless pressure, all resistance was futile. Their own true energy was completely beyond their control at this moment, even the extraordinary ones were no exception.

"What happened?" Chao Bufan was shocked and quickly looked at Yifei and Xiaomin. He saw that the two of them were pale and looked extremely painful. He frowned and quickly transmitted his voice, "Senior, think of something!"

"Kid, are you stupid?! Hurry up and use magic to enhance it!"

Chao Bufan suddenly realized his mistake and, without hesitation, unleashed his magic to its fullest potential in this life-or-death situation. With a single magical enhancement, his cultivation level surged several levels, and a powerful aura erupted from his body, significantly reducing the nameless pressure. Just then, within the endless darkness of the palace, two red lanterns suddenly shot out beams of red light, hurtling towards Chao Bufan. In this critical moment, Chao Bufan swiftly moved, pulling He Yifei and the other two into his inner space, and he himself followed suit.

"puff!"

The moment he entered the inner space, the two red beams struck Chao Bufan. Chao Bufan felt a sweet taste in his throat, and when he suddenly opened his mouth, a mouthful of blood spurted out.

"Extraordinary".

The moment He Yifei and the others entered Chao Bufan's body, the inexplicable pressure disappeared, and they immediately felt much lighter. When they realized what was happening, they saw Chao Bufan suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood. At the same time, his face was completely bloodless, as pale as paper, and his eyes were unfocused. They all gasped in surprise.

"Bufan, what's wrong?" the two women asked anxiously.

Chao Bufan glanced at his two wives with a blank expression, then closed his eyes, opened them again, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and forced a smile onto his face, but his whole body felt like it was falling apart.

“Bufan, are you alright?” Father Frodo asked with concern.

Chao Bufan smiled slightly and said, "It's alright, don't worry!"

However, his voice was extremely weak, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness.

"Bufan, what happened? What was that invisible, immense pressure just now? And how did you get injured?" He Yifei asked, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan shook his head and said, "I don't know what's going on either. Those two strange lanterns seem more like—"

As he was speaking, he suddenly cried out in alarm, and then with a "whoosh," he vomited out another mouthful of blood.

"Extraordinary." The other three exclaimed in unison.

Struck by the red light emanating from the two lanterns, Chao Bufan felt his internal energy spiraling out of control and running wild. Fortunately, he had his internal energy protecting him; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable. He quickly sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and regulated his breathing. After regulating his breathing, he felt better. He suddenly looked up, frowned, and stared at the sky above him, quickly instructing, "You all stay here for now."

With that, he flashed back to the palace, whereupon he saw the two eerie red lanterns growing ever larger. Moments later, Chao Bufan saw a colossal creature slowly emerge from the palace.

"Hi~"

When Chao Bufan finally saw the enormous creature clearly, he couldn't help but gasp, feeling a chill run down his spine and goosebumps all over his body.

This was actually a giant standing nine zhang tall, and those two strange lanterns were none other than the giant's two enormous eyes. However, the giant's appearance was rather peculiar, with a scraggly beard, a mouth so large that it almost split his head in two, and a pair of enormous eyebrows spread out in a "V" shape above his blood-red eyes.

He was completely naked except for a pile of straw covering his crotch, revealing his bare, firm skin with clear and hard stripes.

"Ancient giants?" Chao Bufan was immediately startled—

"Boom, boom, boom, boom!"

With each step the giant took, the ground trembled. He walked step by step toward Chao Bufan, stopping when they were less than ten meters apart. Then he bent down, lowered his head, and scrutinized Chao Bufan with his enormous eyes that glowed with an eerie red light.

His enormous nose almost touched Chao Bufan's body. Chao Bufan felt a chill run down his spine. He had seen earth dragons, fire wolf kings, and stone giants, though they were all larger than the giant before him. However, this giant gave him an overwhelming sense of danger. Just now, from the giant's aura locking onto him, he already knew that this giant's strength far surpassed his own. If he truly wanted to kill him, that last attack would have likely already killed all four of them—

Therefore, Chao Bufan dared not make any rash moves and simply stood there. However, at this moment, his cultivation had reached its peak. Although this giant was extremely terrifying, he was not foolish enough to remain inactive. So, he mobilized all his true energy and condensed it into a single point, ready to launch a full-scale counterattack without hesitation if the situation became critical.