The Divine Urban Physician Chapter 3568: Whereabouts (Part 4)

Endless ferocity surged forth as the Cangmu Giant abruptly targeted the Giant Leader and his companions with a finger flick. The savage blood essence divided into numerous streams, precisely piercing the forehead of every giant.

"Buzz!"

A succession of buzzing echoes filled the air, and right then, golden radiance suddenly enveloped the Giant Leader and his followers. Their blood essence and vitality throbbed fiercely while the Cangmu Giant once more channeled immense might to forcefully integrate the Golden Winged Great Peng's bloodline into their forms.

Over time, the giants' aura intensified wildly, with several achieving instant breakthroughs, the Giant Leader among them.

Soon after, the giants slowly opened their eyes, their stares gleaming with intensity and a subtle golden flicker passing through. They had fully absorbed the Golden Winged Great Peng’s bloodline, granting clearer vision over vast distances, soaring to greater heights, dashing at quicker speeds, and unlocking superior innate talents!

With the task finished, the Cangmu Giant looked weary. After all, as just a spectral form, his bloodline energy approached total depletion, causing the shadow to grow dimmer.

In the end, the Cangmu Giant turned toward Ye Chen, silently dropping to one knee in deep reverence before breaking apart into countless specks of light that gradually faded away.

Jun Mo watched the spectacle, his pupils contracting sharply once more as he viewed Ye Chen in profound astonishment. He had earlier assumed some bond between Ye Chen and the Cangmu Giant, perhaps that Ye Chen's family elders held ties to it.

But now, the Cangmu Giant's gesture toward Ye Chen plainly indicated a subordinate honoring a superior. For a horrifying powerhouse like the Cangmu Giant to submit to Ye Chen was truly terrifying.

As shock gripped Jun Mo's heart, the Giant Leader stared at the vanishing ancestral shadow, clear sorrow showing in his eyes.

The giants felt profound loss in that moment, with the ancestor's bloodline strength spent and the form dissolving, meaning no more sightings of the ancestor, which filled them with heavy grief.

At the same time, the giants bowed low and started chanting a tune Ye Chen couldn't comprehend. Laden with obscure Rule Power, the chant summoned a Golden Lotus at the site of the Cangmu Giant’s disappearance, where heavenly blossoms bloomed and withered.

This rite marked the giants' farewell to the ancestor, showing their profound respect and affection for him.

Right then, Ye Chen looked to the heavens, sensing the remnant aura from the Cangmu Giant’s fading shadow and feeling an overwhelming sense of kinship.

After their goodbye to the Cangmu Giant, the giants rose once again, their gazes turning firm and steadfast.

They now fixed their eyes on Ye Chen, filled with deep gratitude, for he had made possible the summoning of the ancestral shadow, saving them from utter destruction.

Furthermore, as the ancestor vanished, a voice echoed within their minds.

It commanded them to take Ye Chen as their lord, its words carrying the weight of an unbreakable edict that the giants accepted without hesitation.

"Ala Aromo..."

The Giant Leader spoke to Ye Chen with utmost respect. Surprisingly, Ye Chen grasped the Giant Leader's words at that instant, clearly thanks to the Cangmu Giant's parting gift before vanishing.

The giants truly sought to serve Ye Chen as their master, something Ye Chen hadn't anticipated. Yet he figured it came from the Cangmu Giant's will and so chose not to decline.

Now established as the Lord of Giants, Ye Chen voiced the question that had long plagued him: why did the giants know his blood essence could call forth the Cangmu Giant’s shadow?

"Venerable Immortal, please follow me here."

Although the Giant Leader used the Cangmu Giant's tongue, it reached Ye Chen's ears as his own familiar speech, making him arch an eyebrow slightly.

Ye Chen trailed the Giant Leader into the forest, but the Sky-covering Demon Emperor and Jun Mo held back, catching the wariness in the Giant Leader’s gaze and knowing the upcoming talk with Ye Chen was private.

Soon, Ye Chen and the Giant Leader reached a hidden spot. The Giant Leader glanced around to confirm solitude before pulling out an object with mystery.

To Ye Chen's surprise, it proved to be a mural. The image on it made his eyes widen in awe; it depicted exactly the Samsara Master from a previous life.

Even in artistic form, the Samsara Master's commanding aura shone through vividly, filling the mural with endless majesty and an unbeatable presence.

The mural showed the Samsara Master perched on a towering mountain summit, with endless figures below kneeling on one knee in homage. The tallest among them stood as the Cangmu Giant.

"So that’s how it is."

Ye Chen realized deep down that this mural must be a treasured heirloom transmitted through the giants' lineages, carefully guarded by each Giant Leader in turn. Therefore, the moment he saw Ye Chen, the current leader knew he could stir the Cangmu Giant’s shadow to life.

As their honored master now, Ye Chen aimed to lead them from this barren land, for the Nine Death Realm brimmed with deadly dangers and ceaseless perils. After saving Xue Qiye’s disciple, he too must depart, lacking the means to shield the giants forever.

But the Giant Leader turned down Ye Chen's offer, revealing that their stay in the Nine Death Realm arose from a vital duty.

This duty came straight from the ancestors, binding them to wait in this realm until their role proved essential one day. Still, they knew nothing of the mission's exact nature.

Even so, no giant would ever challenge a directive from the Cangmu Giant. Ye Chen also felt the Cangmu Giant shared close bonds with a former life, and that the mission likely linked to that ancient heritage, so he let the matter drop.

Next, the Giant Leader asked Ye Chen to stay awhile, wishing to honor their Venerable Immortal with hospitality. Yet Ye Chen refused, driven to locate Xue Qiye’s disciple and unable to linger long.

"Have you seen a man with a severed arm and a young girl?"

Ye Chen figured the giants, dwelling in the Nine Death Realm across endless years, might know every corner and perhaps met Xuanyuan Moxie and Ye Luo, so he had to inquire.

At these words, the Giant Leader blinked, pondering seriously. Moments later, he clapped and said to Ye Chen: "Saw them, in the Molten Lava Valley, back then two people descended from the sky."

From the Giant Leader’s account, the fallen figure sported a missing arm, Heavenly Dao aura churning around him, while the other wrapped in peerless Divine Might. Sensing the raging force of that Divine Might, the giants wisely kept their distance.

Judging by the Giant Leader’s story, these were surely Xuanyuan Moxie and Ye Luo. Ye Chen's eyes narrowed sharply at once.

"Where is the Molten Lava Valley!"

Thrilled, Ye Chen's aura burst free, his robes stirring silently on their own as a crushing, invincible force poured out. Destruction Rules emerged in the void, nearly dropping the Giant Leader to his knees in dread.

"In the southeast direction, originally within our territory, yet occupied by the Golden Winged Great Peng, bestowed upon several of his followers, one of whom seems to be called Evil Battle Demon Monkey."

The Giant Leader answered swiftly.