Xiao Fei thought of using the Earth Evasion Technique to escape into the depths of the earth.
However, he did not expect that most of the Giant race possessed powerful innate earth-elemental talent.
When the giant sensed the human escaping underground, he pressed his palms onto the ground, and the land within several miles was instantly sealed by his laws, becoming his law domain.
Then, the giant extended a massive hand into the soil, as easily as one would dip their hand into water.
But Xiao Fei and Huang Feifei were trapped underground, immobilized by the confinement.
The giant's hand pierced through layers of soil, and was now only a few dozen feet away from Xiao Fei.
It seemed that in the next moment, he would be captured by the giant.
Xiao Fei still vividly remembered the feeling of being absorbed by the giant last time, and this time he had Huang Feifei with him.
Huang Feifei was not as resilient as him.
Immediately, Xiao Fei forcefully circulated his Law of Gathering and Scattering to invade the domain transformed by the giant, quickly creating a small pocket of space and breaking free from the giant's suppression.
The giant was somewhat surprised that this human, who appeared to be only at the Nascent Soul cultivation level, could actually invade his domain.
However, it was ultimately futile. He would not escape his grasp and become food for his stomach.
Yet, he was ultimately too young. Just as his massive hand was about to seize the two of them,
The two human cultivators vanished before his eyes.
He initially thought it was some illusion technique. His hand repeatedly searched the area, sifting through almost all the soil, yet he could not find any trace of them.
The giant searched for a while longer, still unable to find them. A guess suddenly arose in his mind.
Legend had it that human cultivators had a realm beyond Integration, called Mahayana.
Experts in this realm could tear space apart, open a spatial portal, and traverse through space with ease.
Could it be that the person he encountered this time was actually a Mahayana expert?
Thinking of this, the giant broke out in a cold sweat.
However, he immediately thought, if they were truly Mahayana experts, they could have easily annihilated him. Why would they have to escape?
After much deliberation, he could only use his meager intellect to rationalize it.
Perhaps this Mahayana expert was heavily injured, or for some other reason, was currently in a weakened state.
At this thought, his hands trembled with excitement.
The flesh and blood of a Mahayana expert would surely be delicious. If he could consume a Mahayana human cultivator, his own strength might have a chance to break through its limits.
Their Giant race was gifted with extraordinary talent. Every member, upon reaching adulthood, possessed immense strength.
During their growth, they only needed to eat well and sleep well, waiting to grow.
Cultivation techniques were merely icing on the cake, adding a little bit of strength, but their effect was not particularly significant compared to their natural growth.
Their race had a high floor, but once they reached adulthood, their strength would hit its peak and could no longer advance.
Unless they encountered a special opportunity, there was only a very small chance to break through the limit and surpass their peak strength.
While the giant was trembling with excitement, believing he had encountered a great opportunity, Xiao Fei, with Huang Feifei, had already appeared in a vast expanse of white space.
This was a small, independent space that Xiao Fei had created within space.
The walls surrounding it were condensed from spiritual energy, appearing as a white expanse, obscuring the view of the outside.
Inside, there were two small private rooms, complete with tables, chairs, benches, beds, and quilts, resembling the interior of a small house.
"Young Master! What is this place?"
Huang Feifei looked at the furnishings in the room with some confusion.
The two of them had just been confined in the soil by the giant, and in the blink of an eye, they appeared in this small room.
She even suspected if she was hallucinating.
"This is my little secret, specifically for hiding and saving lives."
Hearing this, Huang Feifei obediently stopped asking.
As Xiao Fei had been in seclusion for cultivation previously, he was not aware of the events happening outside.
Now that he had free time, Huang Feifei explained to Xiao Fei about the destruction of the Spirit Locking Heaven Array and the long-distance teleportation array, and how the giants had occupied the Southern Wilderness Continent.
"I see. With the outside world in such turmoil, we might as well cultivate here for a while before going out."
With giants rampaging outside, their strength was no match for them. Going out would only be offering themselves as food.
The spiritual energy within the space was dense, making it ideal for cultivation.
Xiao Fei's physical body cultivated here, while his main consciousness had long left this room to continue his important tasks.
A Xiao Fei, over two zhang tall, continued to decompose the giant's body with laws day and night.
Many materials could be decomposed from the giant's body.
Among them, the black mist and blood threads were Xiao Lan's true form, while the domineering energy was absorbed by Xiao Fei for cultivating the "Overlord Body Art."
There were still many other materials remaining. Some were temporarily stored, while a larger portion was directly buried in the soil as fertilizer.
After another three days of continuous work, exhausted once more, he walked to the vine and slept.
When he woke up, he had fully recovered his vitality.
The spiritual fruits on the Wood Spirit Fruit Tree in the space had also matured.
After years of growth, the tree had grown much taller, yielding over 50 Wood Spirit Fruits this time.
After picking these Wood Spirit Fruits, he prepared to refine another batch of wood-attribute Marrow Cleansing Pills.
...
Just as Xiao Fei and Huang Feifei were peacefully cultivating in seclusion, feeling that time was tranquil, the Southern Wilderness Continent was plunged into dire straits, with some people continuously bearing heavy burdens because of them.
In a cave, Ancestor Ji sat cross-legged. Gone was his usual kind and benevolent demeanor; his face was covered with a layer of gray, decaying aura, making him appear not alive.
After a long while, this layer of gray, decaying aura gradually receded, and his face regained its ruddy luster.
Ancestor Ji meditated for a while longer, swallowed a pill, and then stood up to walk out of the cave.
Since the invasion of the Southern Wilderness Continent by the Giant race, he had been searching for Xiao Fei and Huang Feifei.
He had fought many battles with the giants because of this, suffering many losses, yet he hadn't found even a shadow of them.
It was as if these two had completely vanished from the Southern Wilderness Continent.
"My time is running out. I can search for at most another year. If I still can't find them, I'll have to leave."
...
A giant had good luck today. He found a den of Bear-Headed people hiding in a cave.
If he could capture them all, he would have a good meal.
As he dug out a den of plump Bear-Headed people and prepared to eat them, a canine tooth silently stabbed into him from behind.
"Swish!"
The canine tooth's sneak attack was successful, piercing into the giant's body from his lower back. At this moment, Ancestor Howling Moon, who had been hidden in the dark, revealed himself.
"Thank you, Ancestor Howling Moon, for saving me!"
"Stop the nonsense! Run quickly!"
This den of Bear-Headed people escaped the clutches of danger and flew away in gratitude.
Ancestor Howling Moon's canine tooth was quickly sealed by the giant's laws, and the two began to grapple in terms of laws.
However, Ancestor Howling Moon's laws ultimately required a few "woof woof woof" roars to exert their full effect, and he could not gain any advantage for the time being.
As other giants approached from afar upon hearing the commotion, Ancestor Howling Moon could only withdraw his canine tooth and flee into the distance.
Over the years, Ancestor Howling Moon had been roaming the Southern Wilderness Continent, and he had managed to rescue many Southern Wilderness cultivators.
However, he was alone and outnumbered, and each time he appeared, he had to flee after only a few exchanges.
In the hearts of the precarious Southern Wilderness cultivators, Ancestor Howling Moon was like a ray of light in the darkness, the hope of all.