Stepping through the door, the chessboard plaza before them was no longer a grid of squares, but a vast grassland.
White clouds drifted in the sky above the grassland, and below, mountains rose and fell, with herds of cattle and sheep.
If he hadn't known he was participating in the Sect's Heroic Talent Battle, facing such beautiful scenery and the warm breeze, Qian Duoduo might have mistaken it for some grassland outside the Sect.
"Alright!" Qian Duoduo roared softly, taking a large step forward, his Spiritual Awareness fully extended to communicate with the grass, cattle, and sheep on the grassland.
He was surprised to find that the grass, cattle, and sheep were all real.
Through the Giant, his Spiritual Awareness was magnified more than tenfold, extending tens of thousands of feet away.
However, Qian Duoduo did not find any trace of Lu Xi Xiongjun.
They should have also combined into a Giant.
They were searching for each other.
Qian Duoduo carefully maneuvered the Giant, exploring forward.
In his Spiritual Awareness, he discovered that there were not only cattle and sheep on the grassland, but also a Ling beasts and two Spirit Lions.
Their Qi was more powerful than that of Qian Duoduo and his companions, equivalent to Cultivators at the Golden Core Late Stage, or even Golden Core Great Perfection.
If they angered them and were defeated, they would directly concede a game to Lu Xi.
Avoiding these formidable existences, Qian Duoduo stood on a hill, using the cover of several large trees on the hill to look forward.
Directly ahead was a Primitive Forest, with trees so thick that they required a full embrace to encircle, and a hundred feet tall, at least a thousand years old.
To the left was a lake, and on its calm surface, water bubbles the size of tables occasionally emerged.
Clearly, there were terrifying Spirit Beasts in the water.
To the right was a tall mountain, with exposed rocks piercing the clouds.
"Go right," Dugu Yunshan suggested.
His Battle Intent was the highest, and he was also suitable for mountain combat.
"Good," Qian Duoduo raised his leg.
The Giant climbed the rocks, ascending the mountain.
After every climb, Qian Duoduo would stop and quietly sense his surroundings.
Within the high mountain, there were also Spirit Beasts.
At the entrance of a cave halfway up the mountain, a black demon tiger lay lazily.
It glanced at Qian Duoduo and his companions from afar, and seeing that their route did not pass through its territory, it withdrew its gaze.
This was a Jin Beast, equivalent to the Golden Core Middle Stage.
According to the Spiritual Beast Scroll, black demon tigers of this level had already evolved two wings, making their speed extremely astonishing.
Seeing that it ignored Qian Duoduo and his companions, Qian Duoduo breathed a sigh of relief.
If it stood up, they would only have the option to flee.
Just as they reached halfway up the mountain, Head Chess Guan Rong used his Spiritual Awareness to tell everyone, "Lu Xi Xiongjun is waiting for us ahead."
Indeed, through his eyes, they saw a silver Giant standing on a flat area at the foot of the mountain, arms crossed over his chest.
That Lu Xi Giant saw Qian Duoduo and his companions, grinned, extended his right index finger towards them, beckoned, and shouted:
"Come here, battle!"
Feeling everyone's Battle Intent instantly surge, Qian Duoduo smiled slightly and told everyone through his Spiritual Awareness, "Let's rest."
"Rest?" Dugu Yunshan asked back.
His Battle Intent was the strongest, and he wished he could immediately fly down and fight fiercely.
"Yes," Cao Yueying was the first to agree with Qian Duoduo, "Wait for them to tire themselves out."
Deng Feihong chuckled twice, "They want to fight, and we should just fight them? No way.
Let them be mad."
Finding a huge rock, Qian Duoduo led the Giant to sit on it, crossing his legs and restoring the physical strength consumed by the climb.
"Scared?" The Lu Xi Giant extended his pinky finger, pointing it downwards.
Qian Duoduo extended his right hand, "If you want to fight, then come over."
The Lu Xi Giant, daring to wait at the foot of the mountain, must have understood the terrain at the base.
Instead of fighting in an unfamiliar place, it was better to fight here.
Here, they had the high ground, occupying a favorable position.
After a while, in their Spiritual Awareness, the Lu Xi Giant began to walk up the mountain.
"Can you tell who among them is the Heart Chess and who is the Right Hand?" Qian Duoduo asked everyone through his Spiritual Awareness.
"It seems we can't tell.
However, they also can't tell ours," Cao Yueying replied.
Five hundred meters, three hundred meters, one hundred meters, fifty meters…
The Lu Xi Giant walked without stopping, getting closer and closer to them.
When only thirty zhang remained, Qian Duoduo led the Lu Dong Giant to stand up, and casually lifted the huge rock beneath him, throwing it towards the Lu Xi Giant below.
"Whoosh," the tens of tons of huge rock, with the sound of wind, smashed down fiercely.
At the same time, they pushed off with their feet, leaped down from the high ground, and punched towards the Lu Xi Giant.
The Tianxiong Gauntlet turned black, a huge illusory Tian Xiong appeared behind him, and a strong gust of wind howled downwards.
"Bang."
A huge palm appeared, and the huge rock shattered, turning into scattered debris all over the sky.
Immediately after, a silver fist and the Tianxiong Gauntlet collided.
The Lu Xi Giant slid downwards, sliding about ten zhang before stopping.
"Is this your Lu Dong's strongest attack?"
The Lu Xi Giant looked up and chuckled twice.
"Nothing special.
Again!"
After speaking, he leaped up and pounced towards them.
Qian Duoduo pointed with his left hand, and Cao Yueying, who had transformed into the left hand, spat out a ball of raging fire, burning towards the Lu Xi Giant.
The Lu Xi Giant opened his mouth, and a skeleton flew out from it.
The skeleton collided with the raging fire, showing no fear at all, only slowing down slightly.
"Their Head Chess is Caizhu," Qian Duoduo told everyone through his Spiritual Awareness.
By this time, the Lu Xi Giant had already reached the mountainside and punched towards their face.
"Boom," Dugu Yunshan's Tianxiong Gauntlet swung out, blocking the silver fist.
This Lu Xi Xiongjun's chosen weapon was also gauntlets.
The Silver Shark Gauntlets they wore weighed a thousand jin with each strike.
Amidst the clash of the two fists, continuous loud noises echoed on the mountainside, rocks shattered, and trees flew horizontally.
Dugu Yunshan became more and more excited as he fought, but Qian Duoduo found that they were at a disadvantage.
Deng Feihong also noticed this, and she was calculating how to quickly retreat from the mountainside.
Just then, after the Lu Xi Giant exchanged a punch with them, he immediately delivered a flying kick, and when Qian Duoduo blocked with his left hand, Cao Yueying immediately let out a painful scream.
Having just blocked the incoming Silver Shark Gauntlets, the Lu Xi Giant kicked them in the lower abdomen again.
"Pfft!" He Shi'an, in the lower abdomen, spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and their entire form swayed.
Before they could stand firm, the Lu Xi Giant pointed his left hand at them.
"Not good, Soul attack!" Before Qian Duoduo could warn them, all ten of them began to feel a headache.
Taking advantage of their slowed movements, the Lu Xi Giant's Silver Shark Gauntlets swung towards their heads.
Qian Duoduo raised his right hand, intending to protect his head with the Tianxiong Gauntlet.
Unexpectedly, the Lu Xi Giant wrapped his left hand around the Tianxiong Gauntlet, and the Silver Shark Gauntlets heavily smashed into their face.
"Ah!" Head Chess Guan Rong let out a tragic cry and immediately fell unconscious.
"Wake up, wake up!" Qian Duoduo and the other nine shouted in unison.
With the Head Chess unconscious, their combined Giant was in a state of semi-loss of control.
In their Spiritual Awareness, their Giant swayed unsteadily, like a drunken person.
If things went wrong, they might fall down the mountain on their own, without the Lu Xi Giant even needing to hit them.
"Goodbye!" The Lu Xi Giant gave a sinister grin, and the Silver Shark Gauntlets unleashed a powerful wave of Qi, striking fiercely at their chin.
"Bang!" Qian Duoduo saw in his Spiritual Awareness that their body flew up, into mid-air, and then began to fall down the mountain.
At this moment, Head Chess Guan Rong had completely closed his eyes.