Chapter 485 - 482: Flying Giant Steps Out of the Forest
Seeing the female giant in pursuit once more, Qin Feng’s heart skipped a beat.
He dared not engage in battle with the formidable female giant, even the thought of releasing his Purple Mansion Realm Spiritual Beasts to assist him did not cross his mind.
The scene of the monster having its wings violently torn off by the female giant continued to resound in Qin Feng’s mind, and the shock had not yet dissipated, making him hesitant to release his Spiritual Beasts.
Otherwise, his own White Dragon might suffer the same fate as the previous monster. Even though the White Dragon possessed a strong self-healing ability, Qin Feng wasn’t certain whether it could regrow its wings at its current Realm level.
If even the White Dragon was in such a state, not to mention the Ghost-Faced Spider—that creature didn’t know any self-healing divine powers. If its eight legs were torn off by the female giant, it would likely become handicapped for the future.
The vines of the Soul Devouring Vine Demon could indeed continuously regenerate, but Qin Feng had witnessed on more than one occasion the female giant’s method of pulling up ancient trees to use as projectiles. He had little faith that the vines of the Soul Devouring Vine Demon could hold down the female giant.
So, to avoid unnecessary losses, Qin Feng didn’t say a word and his body sank below, disappearing directly into the ground.
Since the Wood Escape Divine Power wouldn’t allow him to escape, he could try the Earth Escape Divine Power. Could this female giant actually collapse the ground?
Moreover, this fellow, while being cheeky the moment before he completely submerged, reached out and swiped the female giant’s Wolf Fang Club.
Although Qin Feng found the Wolf Fang Club to be exceptionally crude and lacking any prohibitions or enchantments, relying solely on the mass of its thick shaft and the additional damage caused by the monster teeth and bone spurs, he still took it without hesitation.
Firstly, it was to prevent the female giant from once again using the Wolf Fang Club to pound the ground, causing trouble for him.
And secondly, the club itself, despite its crudeness, had its worth.
The shaft of the Wolf Fang Club was made from an incredibly hard and rare type of wood, which Qin Feng guessed would likely remain unmarked by regular Magical Treasures. Only such a sturdy wooden shaft could withstand the female giant’s enormous strength and be used as her weapon.
Since the female giant herself didn’t seem to care about it, casually tossing it around and having already thrown it to Qin Feng’s feet, he naturally wouldn’t be polite about it.
Moreover, each of the tough and sharp monster teeth and bone spurs embedded into such a hard shaft was a treasure, each one able to be used as material for crafting Spiritual Treasures.
Even if he didn’t need them for himself, he could collect them to sell to others later!
After all, it was a resource, and the space inside the Demon Refining Pot was vast. He could casually throw it in any corner, not taking up much space.
So, when the female giant closed in, not only was Qin Feng’s figure nowhere to be found, but even her customary weapon had vanished.
This immediately made her fly into a rage, letting out a thunderous roar. She released her spiritual power, desperately searching for Qin Feng’s aura. She used her hands and feet, occasionally stamping her feet, each stomp shaking the earth violently.
Or throwing punches that created large pits in the ground.
Such a violent assault made all the monsters within a hundred miles tremble, while countless strange birds flew up into the sky, screeching in panic!
Unfortunately, she was never able to force Qin Feng out from underground again.
The earth is thick and substantial, unlike trees, and not so easily penetrated.
Moreover, Qin Feng had escaped deep underground, and the forest was filled with innumerable ancient trees. Ordinary small trees she did not mind, crashing through them was fine, but many ancient trees that had grown for who knows how many years were not something she could easily break, so she could only bypass them to continue the pursuit.
Consequently, Qin Feng’s Earth Escape speed turned out to be faster than her speed in chasing him on the surface.
Therefore, it didn’t take long for the Female Giant to lose track of Qin Feng, only able to stare angrily in the direction where Qin Feng had disappeared, helplessly venting her rage!
After that, when she returned to where she had previously taken down the monster, she was even more infuriated.
The severely injured monster had actually run away!
Although she had beaten it to near-death, even tearing off its wings, it was still a powerful monster after all. It had struggled to get up and flee while the Female Giant was chasing Qin Feng.
However, whether it could escape was another matter.
Not to mention whether the Female Giant would pursue it, the monster, severely wounded and drenched in blood, might not be able to escape the hunting and killing by other predators!
These matters were irrelevant to Qin Feng. After thoroughly shaking off the Female Giant’s pursuit, he drilled up from underground.
Although it was relatively safe underground, it wasn’t without its accidents.
Apart from some monsters that liked to burrow, occasionally he would encounter one or two monsters in deep slumber underground, and he even encountered a Tree Demon. As he passed through its roots, he was nearly entangled.
Therefore, Qin Feng still chose to come out from underground and walk on the ground.
After all, his mission was to explore this world. If he stayed underground all the time, when would he ever understand this world!
The forest was fraught with danger, occasionally encountering various formidable monsters, as well as powerful Tree Demons and Giants that were hunting!
Gradually, Qin Feng noticed something amiss.
He was walking towards the direction of the sun, but the farther he went, the more Giants there were, and the stronger they seemed to be. Occasionally, he would encounter a few that posed a great danger, and upon seeing their figures from a distance, he would immediately burrow deep underground, concealing his breath, daring not to show any trace of himself.
Then, Qin Feng turned and ran back the way he had come.
Although suspecting this was a Giants’ world was just a suspicion, he wanted to first leave this forest and take a look at other places.
The strength of the Giants ahead was ever-increasing, making him feel an endless danger, so for the time being, it was better not to proceed any further.
Then, Qin Feng followed the direction of the setting sun.
His steps were swift; the Primordial Divine Power “Shrinking Ground to Inch” had almost become instinctual through his cultivation. Despite the endless ancient trees impeding his path, he moved through the forest as if taking a leisurely stroll, easily avoiding the entanglements of grasses and vines, dodging the branches of ancient trees, often bypassing several ancient trees in one step, covering a great distance.
Even when sometimes passing close to some Tree Demons, by the time they began to react and prepared to attack him, Qin Feng’s figure had already moved far away.
Occasionally encountering some monsters, before they could even open their mouths to roar, Qin Feng’s form would disappear like a phantom, leaving those monsters puzzled as to whether they had been hallucinating.
Even though Qin Feng was very fast, he was ultimately limited by the forest terrain, so after several days, he finally exited the vast forest and arrived outside!
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to choose to fly, but if he really escaped through the air, it would be even more conspicuous. Not only would he be attacked by numerous strange birds, but he would also be exposed to the eyes of the giants, and he might be captured directly by some powerful giant.
It wasn’t impossible. Qin Feng had seen more than once many huge and powerful birds being killed by the weapons thrown by the giants, such as long spears and giant axes. Especially after he saw the figure of a giant flying in mid-air from far away, he directly gave up the idea of sky controlling.
For safety’s sake, Qin Feng eventually chose to travel on the ground. Although he would encounter many monsters, he wouldn’t expose his figure as openly as in the sky.
At this moment, stepping out of the forest allowed Qin Feng to heave a long sigh of relief.
If it weren’t for the sensation that there were fewer and fewer giants, he wouldn’t be sure how much longer he would have to walk before leaving this terrifying forest.
Indeed, it was terrifying. The ancient trees in the forest reached the skies, making it somewhat dim even during the day, not to mention at night.
Whenever the sun set, the entire forest would be pitch-black. Under the cover of the giant trees, it was hard to see the stars, and instead, it became a paradise for countless monsters.
Moreover, with an innumerable amount of monsters in the forest, as well as a substantial number of tree demons and giants, this was simply not a place where normal people could survive. Even with Qin Feng’s abilities, he felt incredibly oppressed these days, hiding and evading countless dangers.
In fact, he didn’t even dare to fight with those monsters in the forest; otherwise, with his strength and several Purple Mansion Realm spiritual beasts under his command, he would have been sufficient to subdue some of the powerful monsters.
However, to avoid attracting the attention of other powerful beings with the violent fluctuations of battle, he suppressed this thought and focused on finding a way out of the forest and away from this hazardous land.
Fortunately, he had plenty of tricks up his sleeve. The “Shrinking Ground to Inch” secret technique allowed him to avoid a lot of trouble. Even if he sometimes encountered some extremely powerful monsters that were hard to evade, he could also use various escape skills to flee. If it were other disciples from different sects, it would still be a question whether they could even walk out of this forest, let alone explore this world.
Looking back at the forest behind him, Qin Feng couldn’t help but sigh lightly. High rank worlds are indeed fraught with danger!
Outside the forest lay a medium-sized plain, and at the end of the plain was a series of lofty mountains.
Qin Feng didn’t linger, crossing the plain and the mountains directly. He wanted to see what lay beyond the mountains.
He needed to know if there were other types of intelligent beings in this world. If only giants existed, he would have to think of a way to further improve his big and small changes divine power, to transform himself into the guise of a giant in order to possibly blend in with them.
As of now, his ability to change size was not sufficient to make his body that large.
He certainly couldn’t allow himself to be seen as a baby among giants, right?
However, after crossing the mountains, Qin Feng soon discovered with surprise that there were indeed other creatures in this world.
Because he saw villages in the distance. Judging by the size of those houses, they were definitely not inhabited by giants; otherwise, they would probably not even cover a giant’s single foot.
Looking at the distant village with wisps of smoke rising up, Qin Feng did not go in.
After all, it was just a remote village with only a few dozen households. As an outsider, it was not easy for him to blend in, and even if he did manage to infiltrate it, he would not be able to learn many useful things.
Therefore, after glancing at it a few times from afar and spotting some Human Clan figures, he didn’t even enter the village, but continued along the path leading from the village toward the distance.
Along the way, he passed through many villages and a number of small towns until he saw a city of not insignificant size, which made him nod in satisfaction.
Glancing at the few soldiers collecting taxes at the city gate, he wasn’t interested in dealing with them. His figure flashed, and he directly escaped into the city.
When he appeared in the city, and before even deciding where to go first, suddenly a hand stealthily reached out to him.
Or rather, it reached for the storage bag at his waist!
“Hmm?”
Qin Feng was taken aback. He hadn’t expected to be targeted by a thief so soon after arriving.
However, this thief was also unfortunate, foolish enough to try to steal from him.
It was just right, as he needed someone to teach him the language of this world, and since this fellow had so conveniently appeared, it saved him the trouble of looking for someone else.
So, Qin Feng grabbed the thief’s wrist in one swift motion.
“#*…%&*”
The thief cried out in pain, but unfortunately, Qin Feng didn’t understand his words, so he didn’t pay any mind.
Of course, he cared even less about the few menacing men who rushed out with daggers in their hands.
Ignoring their threatening words, Qin Feng stepped forward with the thief in hand, vanishing on the spot and leaving no trace.
“…”
The several burly men with grim faces were stunned, their eyes wide with disbelief.
After a long moment, they came to their senses.
It seemed they had kicked an iron plate this time and provoked a super expert they should not have.
Trembling with fear, the men didn’t know if the strangely dressed powerful figure would come back to settle the score with them, so they didn’t dare stay in the city any longer. They ran out of the city without even bothering to take their belongings.
At the very least, they needed to find somewhere else to lie low before deciding whether to return or not.
Qin Feng, holding onto the thief, brought him to an uninhabited and desolate courtyard in the city. Then, he cast a spell, extending his Divine Sense into the man’s brain to link with his Divine Soul.
He didn’t use the so-called Soul Searching Secret Technique but rather a spell that allowed resonance, facilitating his learning of the other’s language.
After mastering the language of this world, he also planned to learn its script.
This would make it more convenient for him to read books, to find some secretive records about this world from various books, and to learn more about this world.
The thief’s face turned pale with fear, shivering as he cooperated with Qin Feng, uttering various phrases.
He had no choice but to cooperate, as a huge and terrifying Ghost-Faced Spider crouched in front of him. How could he dare not to?