After sending Xing Wu Ming away, Xiao Lan transformed into black mist and blood threads, all entwining around the giant.
Having absorbed the essence and blood of that giant corpse, the blood threads she transformed into were more than ten times their original number.
Her strength naturally soared, directly breaking through from the Soul Transformation stage to the Void Refining realm.
As a ghost cultivator, Xiao Lan faced the bombardment of heavenly tribulations with every advancement in her realm.
At this moment, as she ascended to the Void Refining realm, tribulation clouds had already condensed in the sky, with countless lightning serpents dancing and writhing within the clouds.
In previous advancements, she would transform her blood threads into human form, significantly reducing the power of the heavenly tribulation to pass through smoothly.
But in this advancement, she made no attempt to conceal herself, fully exposing her side as a ghost cultivator.
The black mist churned, exuding a dense ghostly aura, seemingly challenging the heavenly tribulation!
Come on! Strike me down!
The heavenly tribulation seemed genuinely angered. With a thunderous roar, a golden tribulation lightning bolt as thick as a water bucket formed.
"Rumble..."
With a deafening boom, this water-bucket-thick golden tribulation lightning bolt struck directly onto the giant's massive bald head.
It struck so hard that smoke billowed from the giant's head, and its mind buzzed.
At this moment, Xiao Lan, transformed into sinister ghostly mist, coiled around the giant, shouting defiantly!
"If you dare, kill me!"
"Is this little bit of power just an itch!"
Xiao Lan yelled loudly, hoping to provoke the heavenly tribulation into descending even stronger tribulation lightning.
From afar, Xing Wu Ming, who had been sent to a distant location by Xiao Lan using a Thousand Mile Teleportation Talisman, wanted to return.
But he saw from afar that the giant was being struck by the tribulation lightning brought down by Xiao Lan, howling in pain.
Giants seemed to have low intelligence. It wasn't until they were struck several rounds that they realized what was happening.
They were being used as a shield!
"Roar! Roar roar!"
The giant roared a few times, using its hands and feet to tear at the black mist and blood threads on its body.
However, these blood threads and black mist were things that existed between formless and tangible.
It could use its laws to injure a part of Xiao Lan's true body, but it could not completely clear her from its body.
Some blood threads were even more audacious, attempting to burrow into its body and absorb its essence and blood.
But a living giant was not so easily dealt with; Xiao Lan's blood threads could not invade at all.
The tribulation lightning continued to strike wave after wave, each one stronger than the last, striking the giant's head with perfect precision, scorching its upper body.
Who told it to be the tallest!
When the sky falls, the tall ones must bear it.
Under the giant's protection, Xiao Lan still released chilling ghostly energy, defiantly provoking the heavenly tribulation.
In her life, she had endured quite a few heavenly tribulations, each time with her tail tucked between her legs, proceeding with extreme caution.
Only this time could she relax and even shout provocations, which truly brought her immense satisfaction and clarity of mind.
The golden tribulation lightning continued. The heavenly tribulation of the Void Refining stage was extremely powerful, capable of reducing most ghost cultivators to ashes.
The giant's upper body was scorched, and in many places, its white bones were exposed.
It tried to evade the lightning strikes, running with all its might, but the tribulation lightning pursued it relentlessly.
Wherever it ran, the tribulation lightning struck, each strike landing precisely on its head.
Even the blood threads and black mist entwined around it were not harmed in the slightest.
Enduring the tribulation lightning strikes with its head, cracks began to appear on its skull, and smoke billowed from its body.
As the last golden tribulation lightning descended, the giant was struck until its entire body was numb and weak. It sat down on the ground, preparing to deal with the black mist and blood threads entwined around its body.
However, Xiao Lan knew that this was the most advantageous moment for her, transformed into blood threads and black mist entwined around the giant.
If she condensed back into human form, she would be even more suppressed by the giant.
Now, as her body was being destroyed in chunks by the giant, she did not retreat. In fact, some blood threads burrowed into the giant's body through the wounds on its head, beginning to devour its essence and blood.
Thus, the giant continuously used its laws to tear off chunks of black mist and blood threads to destroy them, while Xiao Lan's blood threads replenished themselves by drilling into the giant's body.
The two were now locked in a struggle of mutual destruction. From afar, many cultivators were hiding in the shadows, observing the battle.
"Now, we can only pray that the ghost cultivator can achieve victory."
"If the giant wins, none of us might be able to escape its clutches."
"I just escaped from the teleportation array. That teleportation array has already been shattered by the giant's foot."
"You might not have experienced how powerful the giant is when it attacks. The renowned Golden Winged Tiger of our Southern Wilderness Continent, a powerful cultivator in the late Void Refining stage, was caught by the giant and swallowed in one gulp."
A group of people trembled behind a distant mountain peak.
The Southern Wilderness Continent could not compare to the Central Continent. It did not have as many peerless experts, nor was the region very large.
With the giant's long legs, once it set its sights on them, these people would have almost no hope of escape.
Just as everyone was hiding securely, wishing they could bury their heads in their laps, Xing Wu Ming flew into the air and shouted loudly.
"Fellow Daoists! Instead of waiting here to die, why not take this opportunity to fight alongside that ghost cultivator, slay the giant, and achieve an unparalleled merit!"
"Everyone! Fate is in our own hands. If you have the courage, follow me and charge forward."
As Xing Wu Ming roared, he had already flown forward first.
The cultivators hiding in the distance were already considered the more timid ones.
The truly timid ones were now hiding as far away as possible, wishing they could dig a hole and bury themselves, not daring to show their faces at all.
At that moment, hundreds of people present were inspired by him and followed him towards the giant ahead.
However, before they could get close, a giant hand reached out to grab them.
Immediately, two cultivators were easily caught by the giant and sent directly into its mouth, where they were devoured with a few crunches.
At the same time, many people unleashed their magical treasures to bombard the giant's hand, but these treasures were easily caught by the giant and then crushed in its grip.
It was only then that these cultivators truly witnessed the giant's power. Its full-force attacks had no effect on the giant.
But Xiao Lan took the opportunity to allow a large number of blood threads to burrow into the giant's body through the wounds.
Seeing this, Xing Wu Ming was overjoyed!
"Fellow Daoists, put in more effort! We can help to contain the giant."
With Xing Wu Ming's reminder, everyone realized what was happening and changed their strategy. Instead of attacking, they flew around to harass it.
This greatly reduced casualties. Xiao Lan burrowed into the giant's body faster and faster, until all her blood threads and black mist had entered the giant's body.
"Hahaha... Success!"
"Run quickly!"
Everyone laughed heartily and then fled in all directions.
After Xiao Lan had completely entered the giant's body, she was like a fish in water. Her body was both solid and ethereal, allowing her to move freely within the giant, absorbing its essence and blood.
The giant sensed Xiao Lan absorbing its essence and blood, becoming extremely anxious, but it had no way to stop her.
As its essence and blood rapidly drained, the giant felt itself growing weaker and weaker, while Xiao Lan, hidden within its body, grew increasingly powerful.