Back on Earth, William had known that many people liked to climb mountains. Not just hiking, but scaling cliffs with their own strength, aided by ropes, tools, and chalk-covered hands. He had never considered trying it himself, nor had he been particularly interested. If his friends asked his opinion, he would simply say there were many hobbies that were more fun and safer. Some hardcore climbers even went without any tools at all, and while William might have been impressed by their skill, he secretly thought they were foolish.

Now, climbing with only one hand up a giant, Liu Xing had gained a newfound appreciation for those climbers. Though he had never heard of such a hobby in this world, if he met anyone who enjoyed scaling cliffs or mountains, he would shower them with praise and offer his heartfelt admiration. Evidently, climbing like this was incredibly difficult.

Liu Xing crawled along the side of the giant's foot, passing faces contorted in expressions of glee or horror. While his speed was tremendous compared to climbing athletes from his old world, his current pace was far too slow. This giant was too tall to be climbed normally, and he needed a way to increase his speed.

As he climbed, he pondered better methods and an idea struck him. Instead of climbing, what about jumping? He could use his hand to launch himself upward, then catch himself by stabbing the giant with his stone blade.

He considered this for a moment but quickly remembered how tough the giant's skin was. He had launched numerous crescents of purple qi at the giant, and not a single one had managed to wound it. If attacks of that power couldn't harm the giant, a mere stab wouldn't work either.

Still, while the chance was slim and there was a risk, he had to try it. This experiment might make a difference in how he approached his current goal.

Nodding, Liu Xing counted to three, then, using all the muscles in his left hand and both feet, he launched himself upward like a leaping frog. As he soared through the air, the wind whipped through his black, wet hair. He heard several explosions and the sound of lasers cutting through the air above. Though, even when he looked up, he couldn't see the fight between the Yang clan, the former emperor, and Wei Yi.

When gravity began to pull him back down, he cocked his right shoulder and thrust his stone blade toward a patch of skin with a pattern resembling a smiling pig's face, its ears formed by two pineapples. The thrust was powerful. His body, forged by Diamond Pills and further strengthened by his breakthrough to the Core Splitting realm, was superhuman by Earth standards and even strong by this world's.

The stone blade sliced through the air, its tip connecting with the skin. A "ping" echoed as the tip struggled to pierce the skin, but it failed a moment later. Biting the handle of the gun out of frustration, Liu Xing grabbed the skin with his nails and pressed in with both feet. He slid for five whole seconds before stopping.

"Damn," he muttered.

He briefly considered using the Lightning Cloak Technique and summoned his shield to blitz his way up. But, he reined in his emotions, deciding to be more patient. He needed to make sure neither Wei Yi nor the giant noticed him.

He resumed climbing like a gecko, his mind racing to conjure more ideas. He had never imagined a situation where he would need to move almost without using qi, and he realized how difficult his life was without his reliable shield.

Then, an idea struck him, though it wasn't quite the idea he needed right now.

He looked up toward a certain part of the giant. This giant, while referred to as "son" by Wei Yi, lacked any male genitalia, nor a vagina. This made Liu Xing wonder if another specific part might be absent. But, as he looked up from his position, he saw it: the anus.

He had planned to enter the giant through its mouth. But his mind had just given him a reason to abandon that plan. The idea stemmed from the fact that he couldn't continue climbing like this any longer than necessary. The giant was so tall that reaching its mouth would take forever. But another opening was closer, and it was wiser to use this closer opening than to insist on the more... a pleasant one. While this closer opening was probably farther from the stomach than the mouth, perhaps climbing inside would be easier than climbing outside.

There was no flaw in his logic, and he decided to accept the reality that he needed to climb into the giant's butthole. Disgusting as it was, it was trivial considering the giant might undergo an evolution or breakthrough soon. If he was late, it would spell disaster.

Climbing faster, he steeled his heart against his decision. Just as Liu Xing reached the giant's thigh, another idea came to him.

The idea was simple: he needed both hands free to climb faster, but he couldn't do that while carrying his stone blade. The blade was taller than him, making it impossible to simply sheathe it inside his tattered pants. He had no more free limbs, but perhaps he could use the area between his shoulder and his neck. If he tilted his head sufficiently, he could secure an item there. Obviously, he couldn't hold his stone blade in that manner, but he could wedge his gun there and grip the handle of his stone blade with his teeth.

Doing just that, Liu Xing took the gun from his mouth with his right hand and then bit down on the handle. After successfully switching the positions of the stone blade and the gun, Liu Xing placed the gun on his shoulder, securing it with his neck. Now, all his limbs were free, although his neck and teeth were not.

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The position was awkward, and if he made a mistake, the gun would fall, and his invisibility would be undone. But, it was better than climbing with one hand.

Nodding slightly, Liu Xing began to climb faster. After a while, he grew more comfortable with his position and began to circulate a small amount of qi around his body—not enough to be noticeable, but enough to boost his speed. As he climbed, his mind continued to churn out ideas, searching for a faster and more comfortable way to ascend. But soon, when the hole he intended to enter was a mere twenty meters above him, his mind stopped trying to conjure new ideas.

Taking a deep breath, he looked closely at the hole. It was similar to a human's, though from his position, he could see that it wasn't tightly shut but had a small opening. Hopefully, this opening would be large enough for him to fit through. If not, he would have to widen it, which was risky because this opening was likely sensitive. After all, a normal human could feel an ant crawling into their rear, no matter how small, so there was no reason to think the giant wouldn't.

Circulating a bit more qi in his hands and feet, Liu Xing decided to end his hesitation and jumped with all his might. In the air, he grabbed his stone blade with his right hand and his gun with his left. Then, he pressed his body tightly to make himself as small as possible. The hole grew closer, and as he entered, it felt as if he had suddenly stepped into a dark cave, where the light faded with each passing moment. The wind, which had been rustling his hair, suddenly intensified, and a stench so foul it resembled a mountain of rotting corpses assaulted his nostrils. But, the most distracting element was a red light from above, causing Liu Xing to raise his eyebrows. Why would the inside of a giant, which should be dark, have a light?

As he pondered this, his momentum slowed, and gravity began to pull him down. Liu Xing rotated his body and kicked the side of the passage, launching himself diagonally upward. When he was about to hit the opposite wall, he turned and kicked again. He zigzagged his way up until he finally leaped out of the hole.

What he saw around him made Liu Xing's eyes widen so much they almost popped out. He had expected many things when he decided to enter the giant. He had imagined a stomach filled with acid that could digest him, or a wet, dark, and tight space where he would have to navigate the giant's organs without aid. But his imagination had been far from reality.

Around him, Liu Xing saw a vast, wide, red room. Atop the room, an organ so large that it pulsed with red light, resembling a giant blood vein, dominated the view. The interior was largely empty, as if he were not inside a giant but rather in a large, vacant chamber.

What surprised him most, however, was not the interior of the giant but the walls and floor around him. They were not made of normal flesh but were covered with the snaked-limb abominations, though instead of snakes, flesh and yellow sludge protruded from their shoulders and lower bodies, fusing them together into the flesh walls. Their heads were sunk into the flesh like terrified ostriches burying their heads in the ground, making Liu Xing realize that the face tattoos on the giant's skin were truly them looking outside. He could hear a multitude of groans and whines reverberating through the empty room.

As Liu Xing plummeted downward, he braced himself to land on the back of a pale, thin figure below. The moment his feet made contact, the figure twitched as though attempting to lift its head and neck, but the movement quickly ceased.

As Liu Xing looked around, he realized that every surface of the walls and floor he could see was covered by the former snaked-limb abominations. He couldn't help but stare with wide eyes at the surreal, bizarre, and cruel sight.

While he had known the giant was made from abominations, he had never imagined it would look like this. He had thought the abominations had been dissolved to create the giant, but that wasn't the case. All these abominations—formerly citizens of the Twelve Sun Empire—had been desecrated and forcibly molded into a giant, as if they were mere bricks to build a house. Though he realized some parts were not made from these unfortunate people, they were what held the giant together.

"No wonder the inside is hollow," Liu Xing muttered.

The giant would be too large if it were made solely from dissolved snaked-limb and worm abominations. While numerous, their numbers were insufficient to create such an enormous giant. It made sense that the inside was hollow. When Wei Yi said he had cut many corners, he was serious. And when he said the giant was not perfect, Liu Xing now understood what he meant.

His eyes stopped on a small back on the wall, and his heartbeat quickened. It was the back of a child, perhaps seven or ten years old. Looking around, he saw several more small backs, ranging from those with white skin to those with tan skin. There were backs of teenagers and backs so small they looked like those of one or two-year-old children.

Upon seeing this, the anger he had been controlling surged again. That bastard Wei Yi was truly despicable! He knew there were no snake-limb abominations that small. For a moment, Liu Xing thought they were human, but a bit of qi sensing revealed they now had qi similar to spirit beasts, though each was weak, not far from what human qi should feel like. Either these children hadn't successfully turned into abominations, or Wei Yi had intended them for something else before repurposing them to build this giant. Whatever the reason, the end result was the same.

Liu Xing was furious.

He had thought there was no way he could become angrier at Wei Yi after Elder Yang Zhaoyan, but he was wrong. This anger made him even more eager to jam his stone blade into Wei Yi.

Taking a deep breath, Liu Xing began to think about his next steps when a realization hit him. Each person who had become a brick to build this giant—whether they were formerly snake-limb abominations or not—was emitting qi individually.

This realization gave Liu Xing hope. He was at his best when fighting multiple opponents rather than one strong one. And this giant, while appearing as one giant enemy, was actually made from numerous abominations. Each one he successfully killed would give him potent qi, furthering his cultivation while chipping away at the giant. Still, this realization brought him not joy but a silent determination.

Liu Xing stepped down from the back he had been standing on and planted his feet between these people. He clenched the handle of the stone blade in his right hand and the gun in his left.

With a deep breath, Liu Xing absorbed the qi from the gun into the Ethereal Pearl and refilled it with his normal qi.

"All right, let's do this."

For the first time since he had seen the pale white giant, he felt confident he could kill it.

"Wei Yi, wait for me, you bastard."

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