Chapter 1 The Brave Trial

After the Dawn Troupe chose the trial, the one-eyed giant, Gaga Ga'er, called out to the small giants in the village, "Hey, you brats! A bunch of humans have come to challenge the 'Brave Trial'! Come over here and let them pick their opponents."

As soon as he finished speaking, the small giants who were busy in the village picked up various bone axes, wolf-tooth clubs, and stone hammers. Looking at the primitive but domineering weapons, they ran excitedly towards the beach.

These seventeen or eighteen-meter giants didn't have such thick beards, dark skin, or bulging muscles. They were indeed the "children" of the giant race.

But with dozens of giants running together, the ground shook, gravel fell, and the movement was quite frightening.

Suren watched with a slightly different expression.

These one-eyed giants already had the strength to hunt dragons barehanded. The momentum of dozens of them rushing towards them was not much different from the pressure he felt when he saw the dragon army approaching before.

If Suren felt this way, the others in the Dawn Troupe looked even paler. Those professionals who hadn't comprehended *baqi* (domineering aura) already felt their breathing becoming difficult.

...

Before long, a group of giants walked to the beach, and some adult giants watched from afar.

They were also very interested in these visiting humans.

The one-eyed giant, Gaga Ga'er, said in a muffled voice, "Since you have chosen the Brave Trial, you can start choosing your opponents."

After a pause, he glanced at the Dawn Troupe and added, "I can also give you a kind piece of advice: your bravery will be watched by the Mother Earth Goddess. Only the strongest of the brave will receive the blessings of the gods."

"..."

Suren listened thoughtfully.

He exchanged a glance with the Black Gentleman next to him, and they both understood the meaning of this sentence.

In other words, should they choose the strongest opponents possible?

The others in the Dawn Troupe had bitter expressions. Not to mention choosing strong opponents, they felt immense pressure even with those of the same rank.

They looked up at the group of one-eyed giants sitting around on the beach, as if looking at towering mountains.

Suren and the Black Gentleman were the leaders, so it wasn't appropriate for them to go first, but someone had to step forward.

At this time, a sixth-order member behind him came out, took a deep breath, and volunteered, "Mr. Suren, Mr. Black, let me try first."

This was Adams, who had already comprehended his *baqi*, a Wood element professional, capable of both attack and support, and a very strong squad leader in the Dawn Troupe.

Suren nodded, "Okay."

Under the gaze of everyone, Adams walked into the open space.

He scanned his opponents and picked the shortest-looking one among the sixth-order giants, saying, "Um, I'm Adams Tiffleau, honored to participate in the challenge... Can I choose this giant as my opponent?"

At this time, he also wanted to be tough, but his strength didn't allow it.

The pressure from the giant race was like a mountain, and it was already remarkable that he could muster the courage to stand in front of them.

Gaga Ga'er revealed an unsurprised expression and nodded, "Of course!"

As soon as he said that, the small giant holding the stone axe walked out and introduced himself, "My name is Tata Sim."

It was obvious that he was a little sullen because he was chosen probably because of his "short" stature.

After the two introduced themselves, they walked to the open space on the beach.

There was nothing to prepare. At the sound of the order, the two began to fight.

Adams reacted very quickly. As soon as the words were spoken, his hands changed incantation gestures rapidly, and he shouted softly, "Armor Release!"

Looking again, his entire skin had turned into a bark-like texture.

This was the plant-type Dark Gold Armor [Groot's Skin], which had very strong defensive power.

As soon as the armor was released, a layer of green halo suddenly surrounded his body, "Domain - Growth of All Things!"

The speed of these hand seals alone was already top-notch among those of the same rank.

"It's here, Captain Adams' domain!"

"Yes, even if he doesn't win, he won't lose easily."

"I wonder if Captain Adams can succeed in the challenge..."

"..."

The Dawn Troupe watched and cheered faintly, whispering to each other.

They had all seen Adams' domain. Once used on weekdays, he already had a 30% chance of winning against any enemy.

Because within this domain, Adams possessed super self-healing abilities. With the dragon blood gene potion, it was already difficult to kill him.

Suren watched and praised in his heart, "Not bad."

Among the sixth-order professionals he had seen, few could match him.

However, there wasn't a hint of relief on his face. He glanced at the small giant named Tata Sim opposite him and muttered in his heart, "Not enough."

He was the only one in the entire Dawn Troupe who had truly witnessed the combat power of the one-eyed giants. How could he not see that Adams' chances of winning weren't high?

He could barely fight, but to talk about winning...

He could only rely on his performance in battle.

...

Adams could advance to the sixth order and comprehend *baqi*, so his combat experience was naturally not bad.

After entering the battle state, even under the pressure of the giant race's bloodline, he didn't show a trace of fear.

He naturally knew that against this level of opponent, if he could find an opportunity to inflict a heavy blow, he must not give the opponent a chance to strike.

At the moment when the domain was unfolded, the incantation gestures in Adams' hand changed again, and a green seven-pointed star array lit up under his feet. At the same time, he threw out a pea-sized seed and shouted softly, "Wood Element Mystery - Tongtian Vine!"

The tiny seed fell on the ground and quickly took root and sprouted under the irrigation of rich Wood element spiritual energy, turning into a green seedling in a blink of an eye.

When the last incantation gesture was condensed successfully, the seedling suddenly swelled and grew wildly, visibly turning into thick vines.

In an instant, the vines wrapped around the one-eyed giant from his feet like constricting pythons. Before he had any chance to dodge, he was already firmly entangled in the tightly woven vines.

He even very meticulously lifted the one-eyed giant's feet off the ground, so that Tata Sim couldn't draw on the power of the earth, and most of his strength would be restricted!

It was done in one go, without any superfluous movements.

The human physique was too weak compared to the giant race, but it had a huge advantage in agility.

By seizing this point, Adams had already gained the upper hand in this initial exchange.

The Dawn Troupe was overjoyed at the sight.

"Captain Adams has him under control!"

"Now there's hope of winning!"

"..."

The target controlled by these vines was like a fish entangled in a net. No matter how much it struggled, more and more vines would grow out, wrapping tighter and tighter.

Even Suren felt that Adams' response was impeccable.

This move [Tongtian Vine] had an excellent control effect on large targets, and it was indeed good to use it now.

Adams also took advantage of the situation, wanting to use his vines to strangle his opponent and lock in the victory.

However, just when everyone in the Dawn Troupe thought he had gained the upper hand, an unexpected scene appeared.

Tata Sim was too large and reacted a little clumsily, so he was tied up firmly.

However, when he was tied up, the paralyzing thorns on the vines wanted to pierce his skin, but they snapped off with a series of crisp "clang" "clang" "clang" sounds.

Everyone looked closely and saw that the sharp thorns had failed to pierce the [Earth Armor] at all.

Adams' face changed drastically as he watched. He pointed with the incantation gesture in his hand, and several wooden spears wrapped in *baqi* shot over.

However, without exception, those wooden thorns snapped after hitting him, failing to hurt him at all.

Before he could recover from the shock, something even more shocking happened!

Countless vines wrapped around him like constricting pythons, tightening little by little, even making "creaking" "creaking" squeezing sounds.

But the one-eyed giant, who seemed completely unable to move, had his muscles becoming more and more bulging with this pressure. In everyone's eyes, his entire body swelled nearly twice in size, turning into a veritable mountain of flesh!

Along with the expansion of volume came a surge in strength.

"Ha...!"

Tata Sim roared, and a distorted light field appeared on the surface of his body, which had been tightly bound.

As soon as this field appeared, the vines seemed to be pushed away by an invisible force and twisted and deformed.

Adams' face changed drastically in an instant, and the alchemical array under his feet frantically poured in Wood spiritual power, looking like he wanted to hold on.

However, everyone knew from the instant whitening of his face that he was having a very difficult time coping.

...

In the distance, Suren's pupils shrank slightly when he saw this, and he murmured, "The power field inherent in the giant bloodline is really outrageous."

Watching from close range, he saw more in-depth things.

The Black Gentleman's turbid eyes also flashed with a wise light. He seemed thoughtful and said, "Yes, this is almost the 'Overlord Body' ability of an eighth-order professional."

From these details, the two had already seen the result, but they didn't say it.

The Dawn Troupe members behind them didn't understand what this meant, but hearing the two big shots in the troupe say this, they realized that the situation was not good.

Just after this moment of stalemate, there was a sudden burst of "pop" "pop" sounds!

Tata Sim shouted, his arms bursting, and he directly tore several vines with a diameter of several meters, rushing out.

As soon as he broke free, the huge stone axe in his hand swung towards Adams.

Seeing this scene, the hearts of the Dawn Troupe members watching the battle jumped into their throats.

"Not good, Captain Adams, dodge quickly!"

"God, is the captain being intimidated? Why doesn't he dodge!"

"..."

Many people didn't understand that the speed of the stone axe was clearly not fast, but Adams stood there without any intention of dodging.

Only Suren and the Black Gentleman understood the horror of that axe, and their faces were faintly unsightly.

The power law directly crushed the space, and the space was solidified under the huge pressure.

It was as if a person was cast in concrete and couldn't move at all.

Only the person involved knew how terrifying the pressure he was enduring!

Before the stone axe fell, Adams couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

At this moment, he still didn't give up and tried his best to raise his arm to condense the incantation gesture. His trembling hands showed how desperate the pressure he was enduring at this moment.

At this time, everyone saw the twisted power law fluctuations on the stone axe, but it was too late!

Suren and the two others saw it.

But after all, it was a challenge, and bystanders shouldn't interfere, so they could only watch.

Just in this instant, with a muffled "thump," the stone axe heavily slashed on Adams' body, and that terrifying power law directly smashed both the person and the ground into a crater of crystallized gravel.

Suren breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.

Because in the distance, a figure flew out, spitting out more than ten meters of blood.

Adams finally used the Wood Root Substitute at the last moment. The vines hidden underground from the moment the battle began also pulled him away from the edge of death.

But even if he avoided the fatal wound, being grazed by the stone axe still severely injured his body.

Everyone looked closely, and his skin was covered in bloody dragon scales.

If he hadn't undergone the [Dragon Gene Potion] modification, which greatly improved his physical strength, Adams would have died on the spot at this moment.

...

Adams was seriously injured and had no strength to fight anymore.

The one-eyed small giant Tata Sim didn't make another move either and returned to the giant pile with a bored expression.

It seemed that he was disappointed by the human adventurer he had solved with one axe.

The Dawn Troupe also felt aggrieved when they saw this, but the difference in strength was obvious, and there was nothing to be unconvinced about.

Even someone as strong as Adams was defeated in one strike. They also knew that there was no hope of getting the "Fountain of Wisdom."

Suren and the Black Gentleman's expressions didn't change much from beginning to end.

Even if they lost, there was nothing to be discouraged about.

The universe is actually equal to all things. The more powerful the life form, the more difficult it is to reproduce and the smaller the number.

Although the one-eyed giants are individually powerful, their numbers are not large.

Although humans are individually weak in front of these higher races, they have wisdom and creativity.

The first challenge ended too quickly.

The giants seemed to have lost interest in these humans who intended to take the Brave Trial, because the gap was too big.

The one-eyed giant Gaga Ga'er asked Suren, "Do you still want to continue the challenge?"

Naturally, no one in the Dawn Troupe dared to respond.

Listening to this, Suren knew it was his turn.

He glanced at the Black Gentleman and said, "I'll go first."

The Black Gentleman nodded, "Okay."

Suren went up first to give the Black Gentleman more information.

As long as he could see enough flaws, the scholar's chances of winning would increase.

Suren walked up, and the eyes of the one-eyed giants all looked over.

Gaga Ga'er asked, "Which one of us do you want to challenge?"

Suren wasn't in a hurry to answer and asked, "Um... I'm a puppeteer, so can I use my puppets during the battle?"

"Of course."

Gaga Ga'er agreed, "Although no human adventurers have visited our Giant Island for thousands of years, we still know about the 'Alchemists' from the goblin civilization. We also know that there are puppeteers among you humans. However, according to my ancestors, puppeteers..."

He originally wanted to kindly remind him that the puppeteer profession was meaningless to the giant race. After all, no matter how many puppets there were, they would be useless if the main body couldn't withstand it.

But looking at Suren's indifferent expression, he didn't say the rest of his words.

He always felt that this human in front of him was a little different.

Oh, and the old warlock in the black robe behind him.

"Alright."

Listening to this, Suren didn't say much. He glanced around and signaled to a one-eyed giant with bronze-colored muscles, "Then I'll ask that giant to teach me a lesson."

Hearing this, a look of amusement appeared on the faces of all the giants.

Gaga Ga'er also reminded him, "Have you thought about it? Boda is the strongest of the younger generation of our one-eyed giant race. Are you sure you want to challenge him?"

"Yes."

Suren knew this very well.

Just by the strength of the soul fluctuations, he could tell that this "Boda" was the strongest among the seventh-order giants.

If he didn't use puppets, he might not have a 100% chance of winning.

But with puppets, he didn't think anyone could defeat him among the seventh-order professionals.

Even if it was a one-eyed giant of divine descent!

...

The opponent was selected, and the one-eyed giant named "Boda" also stood up slowly. He had an extraordinary aura of calmness and said, "Human, make your move!"

Listening to this, Suren didn't waste any words and instantly condensed the incantation gesture, "Mystery - Puppet Theater!"

An eight-pointed star array lit up, and a huge cross appeared on Giant Island.

Looking again, hundreds of gargoyles had already appeared around his body.

However, at this moment of action, the Dawn Troupe seemed to have seen something terrifying, and their faces changed at the same time.

How could Suren not notice?

With a "thump," the sound of a cannonball exploding in the air rang out beside him.

The surface of the giant named Boda appeared

A circle of ripples, a flash of light and shadow, had already appeared in front of his face.

"So fast!"

Suren could see that this instant of rushing forward was a high-level application of the law of power and the law of earth, achieving an effect similar to shrinking the ground into inches.

In the face of absolute power, all flashy means were like paper.

Whether it was silk threads or gargoyle puppets, they were all smashed to pieces in that punch.

Even the place where Suren was standing just now was like a punch hitting a mirror, and the space shattered into pieces.

High speed + huge destructive power. If this move was used by an eighth-order professional, he would probably be seriously injured with one punch.

This was the purest way to overcome all techniques with one force!

Was it over?

Just when the faces of everyone in the Dawn Troupe were filled with fear, Suren suddenly appeared dozens of meters away, unharmed.

Boda was obviously surprised and said, "Human, you were able to break through my control of power. Your power is not bad..."

Suren responded, "You praise me too much."

Although most puppeteers were fragile professions, he was not.

Suren, who had merged with the [Power of Isaac the Giant], didn't have a low level of understanding of the law of power!

Not to mention having spatial abilities, even if he didn't, the power crushing just now couldn't trap him.

Boda shook his head and finally said, "Unfortunately, if that's all you have, you have no chance of winning. Puppets are useless to our giant race."

It wasn't self-aggrandizement, but a kind reminder to not let Suren do useless work and lose so thoroughly.

As he said that, the ripples he had shown before reappeared on his body, and his figure rushed forward.

Listening to this, Suren didn't speak and had already pulled out a series of space scrolls.

Dozens of puppets were indeed not enough.

Then... what about ten thousand?!

...

The two almost made their moves at the same time.

Suren clearly felt a force of oppression that was many times more terrifying than before, directly sealing off the entire space.

Looking at this, the giant was kind enough just now and held back during his first move.

But even if this power law could be strong enough to condense the space into steel, it couldn't stop him from teleporting.

Suren easily teleported away from that fatal punch.

Just as the giants were puzzled, he had already appeared in the sky.

At that moment, the space scroll exploded suddenly.

Before everyone could react to what had happened, the sunlight suddenly dimmed.

Looking up, it was like dark clouds covering the sun. The sky was full of densely packed gargoyle puppets, so many that they couldn't be distinguished with the naked eye.

All the one-eyed giants were stunned, and even the old giants in the village cast surprised glances.

They never expected that a human participating in the trial would take out such an outrageous number of puppets.

With this puppet army out, the advantage in numbers had even swept away the pressure brought by the giants' burly bodies.

No matter when, a legion can always bring enough sense of security.

And the Dawn Troupe members were all cheering and exclaimed, "It's here, Mr. Suren's Ten Thousand Puppet Legion!"

...

The giant Boda looked at the puppets all over the sky and felt a strong sense of crisis coming.

His expression was stern, and he suddenly punched heavily into the sky.

The fist, wrapped in an ultra-strong power field, danced in the air, leaving behind afterimages, and there came the huge sound of muffled thunder of "thump," "thump," "thump."

The fist was clearly hitting the air, but it seemed to be hitting the sky together, and the ground was shaking violently.

Just the two fists of this giant alone gave the feeling of hundreds of artillery firing at the same time.

The combat power of the giant race was terrifying!

However, this heavy punch, which seemed to be able to shatter the island, hit the gargoyle legion forming a battle formation in the sky, and did not cause much of a disturbance.

How could the defense of tens of thousands of gargoyles gathered into a legion be compared to the previous dozens of scattered ones?

Suren's current Ten Thousand Puppet Legion can withstand the attacks of a Ten Thousand Magic Legion in the Celestial Realm!

Even if this seventh-order one-eyed giant has the destructive power of the eighth order, it is impossible to cause much damage.

That punch after punch of heavy punches only dropped dozens of gargoyles.

However, Suren waved his hand, and they were immediately replenished.

Watching Suren, a human, take on a tall giant in a one-on-one fight, it seemed that he was at a disadvantage.

But in reality, it was his legion besieging a giant.

From the moment he could use puppets, Suren was destined to not lose this battle!

...

There was no room for hesitation on the battlefield.

Suren summoned the puppet legion, and the runes on the surface of each gargoyle lit up. A nine-pointed star array also lit up in the sky, "Legion Mystery - Void Gravity Field!"

In an instant, the gravity in the area where the two were fighting suddenly changed.

The space compression brought terrifying gravity, one times, two times, three times... As the light of the alchemy array became brighter and brighter, the gravity also increased rapidly.

The giant Boda finally began to take this human in front of him seriously.

He felt the increasing gravitational pressure, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes. Suddenly, his ten fingers formed claws and he exerted force fiercely on the ground!

His veins bulged as he grabbed.

But a bizarre scene played out.

Everyone looked closely and saw that the entire sky, like a canvas, was actually twisted and deformed by him!

And the ten thousand puppet legion floating in the sky, like patterns on a canvas, trembled together, as if they were about to be torn off.

Seeing this outrageous scene, the Dawn Troupe members watching the battle were shocked: "This..."

If it were them, no one had the confidence to take this blow without dying!

Only a flash of wisdom shone in the eyes of the Black Gentleman, as if he had seen through something.

And Suren in the sky felt it more directly. With this one grab, he felt as if he was in a river, and his whole body was about to be washed away by the current.

"So powerful..."

Suren exclaimed in his heart and had to admit Boda's power.

This guy's law of power had already sublimated to the point where he could manipulate space at will.

If an ordinary eighth-order professional faced this move, they would really suffer a big loss.

Unfortunately... Suren had the [Ouroboros Time-Space Ring], which made it impossible for him to be defeated in spatial laws.

And not only that, he himself had a very deep understanding of the law of space, the law of power, and the law of earth!

This allowed him to be no less inferior, even if he faced Boda head-on.

He pinched the incantation gesture, and the oscillating space around him instantly calmed down.

Boda's face also changed. If it was like pulling a canvas just now, then now it was like pulling a steel plate, and there was no way to grab it.

On the other hand, the gravitational field was still increasing, and his pressure was also increasing.

...

In these two or three exchanges, the battle suddenly showed signs of a victory or defeat.

Everyone could see that Suren clearly had the upper hand.

To repeat, if you can't kill Suren, don't even think about breaking through this puppet legion.

But not to mention that the giant Boda was at the seventh order, even if he was one order higher, it was doubtful that he could pose a fatal threat to Suren's body!

However, since the other party had held back before, Suren didn't want to make the situation too embarrassing.

When the puppet legion had already controlled the situation, he didn't continue to attack harshly.

If he had to use treasures, Suren had other means to kill this one-eyed giant more sharply.

Instead, he pinched the incantation gesture, and a layer of strange phosphorescence appeared on the surface of his body.

Once the Fire of Death was used, it would be a matter of life and death.

But obviously, this was just to indicate that he had this ability.

Seeing this scene, Gaga Ga'er, the giant who was hosting the challenge, suddenly sighed slightly and said, "Alright, human, you have won."

Suren used his strength to gain the respect of these mythical one-eyed giants.