Immortal Path to Heaven c1-725

by Heaven's White Crane

  He Liangce shook his head with a bitter smile. “Those apes have notable strengths—I was just lucky. This forest is far more dangerous than it used to be, so you must be careful when you follow behind me.”

  Ou Yangming felt a chill in his heart, and he asked coldly, “Brother He, how do you know?”

  “Fine, you’ll find out sooner or later anyway.” He Liangce was taken aback at first, but he decided to disclose the truth after a moment of hesitation. He said sternly, “Some unique and powerful blood-devouring species will appear in this forest, and there’ll be an increase in numbers of half-spirit beasts being born here, so this place has become more dangerous than before.” “Are those Long-armed Devil Apes the unique and powerful blood-devouring species?” Ou Yangming’s eyelids twitched. “The apes are one of them, and they’re the weaker ones.” He Liangce sighed. “If one of the powerful races had come instead, I couldn’t have gotten free so easily.”

  “Where… Did they come from?” Ou Yangming gasped and asked with a deep voice.

  “I don’t know. Perhaps they came from the deepest part of the dense forest.” He Liangce spread out his hands.

  Ou Yangming turned to cast a questioning look at Ni Yinghong, who was also in a daze.

  It was clear that Ni Yinghong had not heard of such a thing before today.

  “Brother Ou, I know you’re doubtful, but this is the truth,” He Liangce said in a serious tone, then he reached out his hand to point at the dense forest and added, “It’s probably time for the devil to awaken.”

  He did not speak loudly, but there seemed to be strange magic attached to the statement such that Ou Yangming and Ni Yinghong felt chills down their spines.

  “Brother He, what devil?” Ou Yangming uttered.

  He Liangce shook his head and sighed. “If we go back, you can ask the three great ancestors. I’m not the right person to tell

  you.”

  “Okay. Let’s quickly find the strange bamboo and go back,” Ou Yangming expressed. “Mm, I’ll lead the way while you follow behind me.” He Liangce nodded.

  “There’s no need to tell me the direction and I’ll lead the way.” Ou Yangming reached out his hand to stop He Liangce.

  “You?”

  He Liangce and Ni Yinghong asked as they were both surprised.

  “Hehe, you couldn’t even spot a venomous snake and the ape that hid in the dark. I’m quite worried to have you as the scouter,” Ou Yangming explained while he smiled with squinted eyes. Ni Yinghong twitched her mouth. For some reason, she had the urge to laugh during the unusually solemn situation.

  He Liangce was startled for a while, and his face reddened. “Okay. Since you’re skilled in this, please lead the way.” Ou Yangming asked for the rough direction before he went ahead.

  Though he had a Vision +5 attribute, he could not figure out how He Liangce identified the direction.

  The profound knowledge from an influential clan was truly enviable but could not be guarded against.

  Ou Yangming was already far ahead in a flash. With the help of the Vision +5 attribute and the integration of Heaven and man, nothing in his path could hide from him.

  On the other side, once he left, Ni Yinghong asked softly, “Elder Brother He, what exactly are you hiding from Lil’ Ming?”

  “Younger sister, I can’t say it.” He Liangce shook his head and continued after a thought, “At the very least, I can’t be the one who tells him.”

  “Why?”

  He Liangce looked at her with a slightly odd look in his eyes. “If you’re around, he might not believe me if I tell him.”

  Ni Yinghong blushed a little, but she immediately said seriously, “Elder Brother He, since you can already tell, you should know my choice.”

  “Younger sister, one has to compromise in this world…” He Liangce’s eyes turned dull.

  “Elder Brother, please conduct yourself with dignity,” Ni Yinghong remarked with a long face.

  He Liangce smiled bitterly. “Even if I’m willing to give up, your three great ancestors might not allow me to do so in the future.”

  Ni Yinghong sneered. Just as she was going to say it was impossible, she recalled the great ancestors’ weird attitudes this time, so she forced herself to swallow her words.

  “Younger sister, let’s worry about it when it happens, so please don’t think about this now. We must complete our task first.” He Liangce cupped his hands at her.

  Ni Yinghong was taken aback, but she later nodded and continued her journey with the magic longsword in her hand.

  Having Ou Yangming as the pathfinder was indeed much better than when the unreliable He Liangce took up the role.

  Be it a ferocious beast that lurked in the darkest spot or a poisonous insect with a chameleon’s skill, they could not hide from Ou Yangming’s comprehensive observation.

  He Liangce and Ni Yinghong were rather worried when they started following behind him.

  That said, after half an hour, they were truly at ease when they saw a rare poisonous insect’s dead body, which had been discreetly slashed into two.

  Nonetheless, although the three of them had a smooth journey so far, a peculiar atmosphere kept shrouding over their hearts. It was an oppressive feeling as though the forest was vaguely repelling them, making them feel like they should leave as soon as possible.

  At the spur of a moment, Ou Yangming the pathfinder stopped.

  His two other companions were instantly alert and were on guard against a possible attack.

  Chapter 193 - His Courage Mounted As The Fight Progressed

  Apart from chirping birds, singing bugs, and the sound of the wind, no other sound could be heard in the dense forest.

  Nonetheless, the quieter it was, the more alert Ou Yangming and his companions were.

  Ou Yangming focused and inhaled deeply before he slowly uttered, “Giant wolf.”

  Once he stopped, He Liangce and Ni Yinghong had already covered each other and were near him. The two of them looked at each other in confusion.

  A giant wolf was not a rare being like the devil ape, after all, and its kind had lived in the dense forest for many generations.

  Although a giant wolf’s combat power was distinctive such that an ordinary Yin Grade martial artist would also feel troubled, how could the three of them be compared to a normal martial artist?

  Not to mention Ou Yangming and He Liangce, even if Ni Yinghong was not equipped with any piece of equipment, he could handle a giant wolf on her own.

  “Kill it or drive it away. We must hurry on, so we can’t stop,” He Liangce instructed with a deep voice.

  “I can’t,” Ou Yangming responded without any hesitation.

  “Why?”

  “Because there’s more than one giant wolf.”

  He Liangce was slightly stunned. “Don’t giant wolves travel alone? Is there a pair of them?”

  “More… Than that,” Ou Yangming answered with a bitter smile.

  “Lil’ Ming, how many are there?” Ni Yinghong was rather displeased. “You’re not someone who likes to keep people guessing.”

  Ou Yangming twitched his mouth and replied to her, “At least a hundred of them, and they’re resting ahead.”

  He Liangce and Ni Yinghong were instantly speechless.

  None of them would attach any importance to the matter if there was only one giant wolf in front. Besides, they could drive it away if they were afraid of drawing attention due to the smell of blood, but if there were more than a hundred giant wolves…

  The three of them looked at each other and could tell that they all wanted to back out.

  “Go around them.” He Liangce sighed.

  After Ou Yangming displayed his great pathfinding ability, He Liangce trusted him fully without a doubt. “Okay… Oh no, quickly escape!” Ou Yangming had planned to go around the wolves too, but his face suddenly changed, and he warned the rest. Following that, Ou Yangming reached out his hand and pulled Ni Yinghong, then he ran swiftly bac
k to where they came from.

  He Liangce was startled, but he followed them and asked, “What’s wrong?”

  “They noticed us, and they’re pursuing us now!”

  Sure enough, wolf howls soon filled the air. The howls were shrill and creepy, causing their blood to run cold.

  “Our luck… Ah, the road to our destination is full of hardships.” He Liangce had a grim look on his face. Though he was also running away as fast as he could, he subconsciously stayed a bit behind to protect Ni Yinghong.

  Ni Yinghong glanced at him. An unplanned small gesture could usually reflect a person’s real character.

  It was true that He Liangce’s action was enough to move anyone, but unfortunately… Ni Yinghong smiled happily when she looked at the young man who was running while holding her hand in front of her.

  Ou Yangming stopped abruptly in front of a big tree after 15 minutes, and he uttered as he looked up at the dense branches. “Go up there!”

  “What?” Ni Yinghong was dumbfounded. “Lil Ming, giant wolves can climb trees!”

  “Don’t worry, they can’t!” Ou Yangming assured her proudly.

  Ni Yinghong looked deeply at him, then she flashed and jumped up.

  She would not be indecisive during this crucial moment, so she decided to trust the young man. “Giant wolves have extremely high endurance, so it’s indeed not worthwhile to contend foot strength with them.” He Liangce sighed when he saw Ni Yinghong climbing up the tree. He fluttered his sleeves and closed his folding fan. “I’ll guard down here, so I’ll need your help if a few of them manage to get past me and climb up the tree.”

  Despite that, Ou Yangming laughed and expressed, “Brother He, you stole the show when you covered for us earlier. This time, let me do it!”

  He swung his military saber and said, “Go up there. If any of them escapes through my saber, please protect Elder Sister Ying.”

  “You?” He Liangce was undecided for a while before he agreed. “Okay, I’ll take over after half an hour.” He then jumped up the tree and stood on a huge branch to protect Ni Yinghong.

  On the other hand, Ou Yangming turned around and wielded his military saber, which shone in a peculiar light.

  He had attached the 2 Points of Devouring attributes on his military saber earlier when he escaped. He was full of killing intent at the moment, and his aura was truly appalling.

  On the tree, He Liangce was struck with a strange thought when he looked at Ou Yangming.

  ‘Perhaps Ou Yangming really has something to rely on to have boasted just now.’

  “Awooo…”

  Ear-piercing wolf howls were heard at the spur of the moment as giant wolves slowly emerged around the big tree one after another.

  After confirming that their prey was not going to escape and was holding their ground, the giant wolves slowly spread out to encircle their prey.

  The giant wolves’ eyes were burning with green fire, and the look of greed could also be seen through their green eyes.

  Instead of frightening them, Ou Yangming’s aura only made the wolves more eager to attack him.

  A powerful martial artist’s flesh and blood was the kind of food that they craved the most.

  Ou Yangming took a deep breath as he looked coldly at the giant wolves, then he spread out his mental power to cover the area near him.

  The moment Ou Yangming’s mental energy, and spirit were at an excited state, he naturally entered the integration of Heaven and man, as well as the thoroughly meticulous state. Ou Yangming developed strong and invincible confidence. It was as though he was a king who controlled everything in this area.

  Even though the number of giant wolves was enough to make a Supreme Great Ancestor retreat, Ou Yangming was still fearless.

  ‘You’re nothing but shapes without souls!’

  When the giant wolves noticed Ou Yangming being disdainful toward them, they roared furiously.

  It was despicable of their prey to be unafraid and even provoked them.

  All of a sudden, a wolf howl was heard coming from a certain direction, then an especially huge giant wolf pounced on Ou Yangming.

  The giant wolf was much sturdier than Ou Yangming, where it would be a lot taller than him if it stood up on its hind legs. It was worth noting that a giant wolf as such could easily be evenly matched with a tiger or a leopard. When it charged at Ou Yangming, it showed its thirstiest side.

  That said, Ou Yangming shifted his body sideways at that instant.

  He only took half a step, but the step caused the giant wolf’s effort to end up in vain. At the same time, he stretched his wrist to place his saber above his arm.

  His arm happened to be in the giant wolf’s path.

  “Thud…”

  Once the giant wolf missed its target and fell to the ground, the rich smell of blood filled the air.

  However, the bloody smell did not come from Ou Yangming, but the wolf’s lower body.

  The giant wolf turned from side to side several times before it stood up shakily. Even then, there was already a big slit that extended from its throat to its underbelly. Its internal organs were falling out as a result, and the ground was covered in its blood. It forcefully turned to look at Ou Yangming, but even until death, it could not figure out how the human managed to kill it.

  Subsequently, the giant wolf collapsed to the ground, and its legs twitched but it could not get up anymore.

  “Roar…”

  An enraged roar was heard, then the wolves around Ou Yangming immediately charged at him like mad.

  It was quite an achievement that Ou Yangming was able to kill a giant wolf with one slash, but due to the large total number of wolves, he could not scare the rest of them.

  Nonetheless, Ou Yangming was exceptionally composed when he was attacked by many giant wolves, by which his heart was actually cold.

  Ou Yangming shifted toward the big tree and went around it. He sometimes turned left and ran in the opposite direction at times, or he occasionally dashed a few steps forward as if he wanted to flee. After a few steps, Ou Yangming did a sudden thrust and mercilessly slashed the giant wolves with his sharp military saber. Despite that, Ou Yangming performed his blade technique speedily and stopped as soon as the wolves bled-he was not greedy.

  Giant wolves had incredibly tough bodies where a person would not be able to slash them with a normal weapon even if he or she went all out. Nevertheless, while Ou Yangming was not holding a magic tool, it was a saber at the peak of Fine Grade Rank Five.

  As long as its blade cut the giant wolves’ bodies, blood would be spilled.

  Moreover, it was odd that the giant wolves would howl in pain when they were hurt by Ou Yangming’s saber. Even if there was only an insignificant cut, they would wail like there was no tomorrow. Besides, the injured wolves also developed intense fear against Ou Yangming such that some of them even flinched when they saw him, and they dared not charge at him anymore.

  As Ou Yangming drifted unpredictably with his step technique and wielded his strange military saber, none of them could get close to and threaten him even though there were many giant wolves.

  He Liangce was already stupefied for a long time when he watched from the big tree.

  He finally confirmed that Ou Yangming did not lie because the young fellow could resist the wolf pack indeed.

  ‘It’s fine that he’s able to perform that step technique due to the integration of Heaven and man, but what about his military saber that forces the wolves to retreat?’ He Liangce wondered.

  After seeing how terrified the wolves were, he was certain that something was weird about Ou Yangming’s saber. That being said, he could not exactly tell how it was weird.

  Ou Yangming’s courage mounted as the fight progressed. His fight circle did not shrink after half an hour; it doubled in size instead.

  Within a roughly 11 meter radius from the big tree, about ten giant wolves were already lying in their blood, and they could no longer get up.

>   Other than the first giant wolf, which was killed in one slash, the other wolves were covered in multiple bloody wounds as they were taken out after several impacts.

  Some giant wolves nearby began panting heavily, which was evident that they were physically tired.

  However, Ou Yangming, who went around the big tree, had not only increased his fight circle, but he was also energetic and more courageous!

  Chapter 194 - Killing The Wolf King

  Chapter 194 Killing The Wolf King

  On the big tree, He Liangce twitched his mouth. Even he became interested after he witnessed Ou Yangming’s strength during the fight against the wolf pack.

  He Liangce was confident he could do better if he only had to maintain the battlefront and kill the giant wolves. At the very least, if He Liangce was determined to kill, more than ten giant wolves would die.

  Nonetheless, if one were to remain in a powerful state without losing the slightest combat power even after an hour of fierce battle…

  He Liangce’s face twitched once more.

  ‘Is this young fella still human? ‘No. He’s a human, and he’s a top-notch genius in a certain aspect among humans. Most importantly, a genius like him will be useful in that fight!

  ‘I mustn’t let him die. Even if he dies, he can only die after that fight.’

  This was the first thing He Liangce thought after he was in awe.

  On the other hand, Ou Yangming shifted his feet, and his step technique was becoming more powerful. Each time he swung his military saber, there was a drizzle of blood. Ou Yangming’s consciousness had long become one with his surroundings, and he also entered the thoroughly meticulous state.

  With every step taken, he stepped on empty spots where he could not be bitten or hurt by the wolves.

  Although there were plenty of wolves in the pack, they tended to clash with each other due to their huge physiques, hence they definitely could not fill up the empty spots. As Ou Yangming drifted, according to the way the wolves’ advanced and retreated, he had countless landing points to choose from.