This was because the big yellow dog had indeed begun to feel uneasy at certain times as its power kept increasing. It did not know before why it was feeling that way, but it knew now.
Nevertheless, knowing was one thing because the big yellow dog did not know how it could solve the hidden trouble.
Multi-armed King Kong glanced at the dog snappily, but it still noted, “The best way to solve this problem is to leave this world where powers are restrained.” Ou Yangming and Big Yellow were stunned. They looked at each other and noticed sparks in each other’s eyes.
“Multi-armed King Kong, will there be no disaster if we leave this world?” The young fellow asked in a deep voice.
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“Of course. When a living being’s power exceeds the manageable limit in this world, one will have the attention of the world’s origin.” Multi-armed King Kong explained, “Once the attention reaches a certain point, that being will be automatically removed by the origin. Our powers aren’t weak, but they’re insignificant as compared to the whole world.”
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Ou Yangming furrowed his eyebrows and asked, “We’re not destroying the world’s origin, so why is it doing this?”
“Because our very existence is a form of destruction to the world. Given that we’re so formidable, we need to consume more resources to live. For instance, the breaths we take…” Multi-armed King Kong answered without any hesitation, then it lifted its head and exhaled at the sky. It was such a long breath that it was unbelievable, to the extent that a small storm was stirred in mid-air.
Seeing as how mighty a breath could be, the big yellow dog was taken aback.
“You’ve seen it now. If one becomes as powerful as I am, the power consumed for every move and what’s needed to recover the consumption will be extra burdens for the world,” the giant beast added with bright eyes, “It’s not too bad for foreign powerhouses like us because we’re given a certain period to hide. On the other hand, natives of this world will be watched by the world’s origin if they want to break through the threshold.”
Ou Yangming fell silent for a while before he asked, “But I remember that the imperial family had powerhouses beyond a great ancestor for generations. How did they do it?”
Multi-armed King Kong blinked its huge eyes as it was surprised. “Do they have one for every generation? That’s unbelievable-how did they avoid the punishments from the world’s origin’s power?”
“A secret realm—the imperial family’s secret realm,” Ou Yangming uttered as he was struck with a thought.
Upon hearing him, Multi-armed King Kong shook all eight of its arms, causing loud clashes to be heard. “Yes, they must be hiding in a vast secret realm. Hehe, once they leave the realm for a long time, they’ll draw Heavenly Punishments too.” Ou Yangming nodded because he finally understood why Wu Yuanwei hid in the secret realm and would not leave.
He initially thought the Humans’ number one powerhouse was always cultivating in the secret realm, but he now knew it was not because the elder did not want to leave the realm, but he dared not do so.
In a way, Wu Yuanwei could only stay in the outside world for a limited period. Once his time was up, he would be punished by the Heavenly Thunderbolts. Being the strongest powerhouse, he was responsible for guarding the capital and protecting the eight counties. Therefore, every minute he spent outside had to be spent carefully.
Ou Yangming pondered for a long time and asked, “Multi-armed King Kong, since you’ve descended to our world, aren’t you afraid of the Heavenly Punishments?”
“I’m afraid-of course, I’m afraid.” Multi-armed King Kong smiled bitterly. “If I don’t complete my task, I won’t be able to return to the upper realm. Once I start receiving Heavenly Punishments, I’ll surely be doomed.”
“What task do you need to complete?”
“Erase the abnormal form in this world and let it return to its origin.”
“Make it understandable!” “Ah… In simpler terms, I’m tasked to eliminate the Humans and make the Beasts the strongest race in this world.”
Ou Yangming’s face changed. He was mentally prepared for the answer, but he still felt a chill when he heard it.
No wonder every beast tide was known as the Humans’ disaster. It turned out that the Beasts’ ultimate goal is to wipe the Humans off the face of Earth.
“How much time are you given to complete the task?”
“Around 20 years. As long as I exist, I’ll constantly consume the energies in this world, so I’m given 20 years at most. Even if nobody cares about me, I’ll eventually be killed by the world’s origin.” Multi-armed King Kong sounded sorrowful.
Ou Yangming scoffed. If it was not because the giant beast had become his pet, he would not have pitied it instead and would think that it deserved it.
However, he could not stand by idly anymore. Even if he was not doing it for the giant beast, he had to think for himself and the big yellow dog.
“Can the upper realm accommodate us?”
Multi-armed King Kong’s eyes lit up. “Master, the universe’s spiritual power in the upper realm can’t be compared by the one in this world; the disparity is more than 10,000 times. Not to mention beings like you and me, even Almighty Beings that can mount the clouds and brew storms can be easily accommodated.”
Ou Yangming looked deeply at it and raised another question, “Okay, how can we enter the upper realm?”
Although Wu Yuanwei had promised him a slot to go beyond Heaven, given the situation now, one slot was far from sufficient.
“There are many ways, but the most appropriate way is through an Almighty Being’s help…” Multi-armed King Kong immediately answered, but it suddenly paused and had an odd look on its face.
Furthermore, Ou Yangming also sensed the Military Fire in his sea of consciousness moving rapidly.
A mysterious power was delivered from the void and was connecting with him through his Military Fire. The young fellow was familiar with it because it was the doing of the senior that had been helping him in the dark.
Ou Yangming frowned as he sensed the message delivered by the senior.
“Woof…” The big yellow dog was vaguely moved, but it could not sense the message due to a barrier because it was not Ou Yangming. As such, it could only bark anxiously.
“Big Yellow, we might need to stay here and endure the Heavenly Thunderbolts.” Ou Yangming forced a smile.
The big yellow dog widened its eyes and stared at him dumbfoundedly.
“Uhm, a senior once told me that it’s a rare opportunity too. If I can withstand the Heavenly Thunderbolts in this world and break through, I’ll gain unimaginable benefits in the future. I was convinced by him, so I’d like to give it a go,” Ou Yangming expressed. Big Yellow was clearly appalled. ‘Isn’t that… A suicidal move?’
Even the Multi-armed King Kong said that it dared not suffer the punishment of the Heavenly Thunderbolts because it would likely end up in a tragedy.
“Big Yellow, we won’t be able to do it if we simply resist the punishment with our bodies, but…” Ou Yangming grinned and patted his chest. “Don’t forget—I’m the greatest blacksmith in this world!”
The big yellow dog’s eyes gleamed, then it opened its mouth and spat out pieces of equipment. Following that, only by looking at them, the pieces of equipment rose and were automatically fitted on its body.
“Are those magic tools?” Multi-armed King Kong exclaimed. Big Yellow cast a sidelong glance at it as though it was saying, ‘What’s the fuss? You’re so shallow!’
In actual fact, the big yellow dog was elated because there were definitely very few things that could shock Multi-armed King Kong.
Ou Yangming gently touched the magic tools on the big yellow dog and was pleased. The magic tools were-collectively—the greatest manifestation of his abilities for the time being. If he wanted to advance further, perhaps it would only be possible if he entered the so-called upper realm.
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ulti-armed King Kong suddenly asked, “Master, did you smith these pieces of equipment?”
Yes.” Ou Yangming grinned. “Why? Do you want them too?”
The giant beast’s eyes glowed at once, and it flattered the young fellow. “Master, don’t you want me to go on an expedition? I’ll be eye-catching if I have such an equipment set, and I won’t embarrass you for sure!”
Ou Yangming could not help but laugh. “Is this why you’re begging me?”
Multi-armed King Kong smiled embarrassedly. “Master, we’re talking about a full equipment set comprising magic tools. If you can smith a set of thunderbolt-proof ones, we’ll be able to endure the Heavenly Thunderbolts even if we don’t go to the upper realm.”
“Thunderbolt-proof?” Ou Yangming was moved.
If he could really smith something like that, they would not need to worry at all.
Despite that, he had never encountered such an attribute, so where could he look from?
Multi-armed King Kong blinked and expressed shyly, “Master, I know a bit.”
Ou Yangming was surprised. “What?”
“I know a bit of the Thunder Technique.”
“Oh? Show me.”
Multi-armed King Kong was hesitant. “Master, if I use it, I’ll surely trigger substantial universe’s spiritual powers, and the world’s origin would be observing me.”
Ou Yangming frowned and said, “Don’t worry. If I’m able to comprehend the Thunder Technique, I’ll smith an equipment set for you accordingly.”
The giant beast was overjoyed. “Thank you, Master.”
Subsequently, it straightened its body and raised all its arms above its head, then it started to draw a rune in the air. Ou Yangming and Big Yellow tensed up right away because they sensed an intense pressure gathering above them.
It only took a brief moment before the sky was covered in a layered cloud as dark as ink. That said, white flashes were seen as thunders roared…
Chapter 415 - Fathoming The Heavenly Thunderbolts
Ou Yangming and the big yellow dog looked up at the sky. They could sense the hidden incredible might among the thunderbolts.
If the powers burst out, though they could not destroy Heaven and Earth, they could easily kill the young fellow and the big dog.
A high-rank spirit beast—this was the real potency of a high-rank spirit beast. Before this, Multi-armed King Kong had shown up at the prefecture and used brute force to make three large holes in the main wall. Ou Yangming had initially thought that was its limit.
However, he now knew from looking at the dense thunderclouds in the sky what a high-rank spirit beast was all about.
A spirit beast of such a rank possessed powers that could not be resisted by the people.
Nonetheless, fortunately, a high-rank spirit beast’s powers were extremely limited in this world, hence it could not fully unleash them. In other words, Multi-armed Spirit Beast needed to pay a huge price for it, which was why it was afraid and dared not overstep bounds.
If that was not the case, even the joint attack from 100 great ancestors would not be able to stop its all-out attacks. In the end, the powerhouses would only be killed.
“Boom…”
All of a sudden, a striking white light was seen in the center of the huge cloud. The brightness was so intense that they felt like they would go blind from staring at it.
Following that, the light struck the found. Although Ou Yangming was on the big yellow dog, he could still feel the quake from the ground.
The light was curbed after a long time, and the layer of cloud in the sky slowly went away.
Ou Yangming hesitated for a while, then he gently patted Big Yellow.
The fellow understood him right away, then it exerted force through its legs and ran toward where the thunderbolt landed.
They arrived at the spot after a brief moment, and they turned slightly pale when they saw the big hole on the ground. The hole was at least about 15 meters deep, and it spread in all directions in an irregular round shape. Hot white smoke arose from the hole, and it filled the air bit by bit. Ou Yangming and Big Yellow were a distance away, but they could sense the heat contained inside.
Ou Yangming exhaled deeply and whispered to the dog, “Big Yellow, its thunderbolt power is more powerful than yours.
Big Yellow was disdainful. Even so, after witnessing the massive hole, the proud dog had to admit that the thunderbolt was a little more powerful than its stone awls. Yes, just a little—not too much.
A humongous figure followed them to the area. It was Multi-armed King Kong.
Ou Yangming curbed his thought and asked, “When you attacked the prefecture that day but stopped and fled halfway, was it because you didn’t want to use too much power?”
Multi-armed King Kong laughed. “Master, I misunderstood you back then.”
“What?”
“I saw 100 humans armed with magic skill tools and magic armors, so I thought you’re a blacksmith from the upper realm.” The giant beast was abashed. “You gave the magic tools to those people to force me to consume my greatest powers so that the world’s origin will notice me. Hehe, it’s an extremely common and effective method used in the lower realm.”
Ou Yangming and Big Yellow looked at each other. They did not know whether to cry or to laugh.
The thought had never crossed their minds, but it was worth noting that Multi-armed King Kong came from a different perspective and had different experiences. The giant beast was far-sighted and thoughtful, which was beyond their imaginations.
After seeing the unexpectedly formidable military force, the first thing that Multi-armed King Kong thought was someone was scheming something against it. Given that it was unsure about the exact situation, it chose to escape immediately so it could devise a better plan.
On the contrary, if Ou Yangming and the big yellow dog were faced with non-threatening forces, they would likely choose to fight and defeat their enemies first.
Ou Yangming shook his head and jumped off the big yellow dog’s back, then he retrieved tens of peculiar stones from his interspatial bag. When the young fellow scanned Multi-armed King Kong from head to toe, he could not help but gasp.
Judging from the beast’s build, he would need to use plenty of bizarre stones to smith an equipment set for it. He wondered, ‘I hope the Ni family’s great ancestors won’t turn into tyrannosauruses to hunt me down.’
Multi-armed King Kong was envious as it noticed Ou Yangming’s interspatial bag. It was a high-rank spirit beast, but interspatial bags were rare treasures even among the Humans, thus one could imagine it was nearly impossible for it to request one that suited it.
After all, if the giant beast was given an interspatial bag with a roughly 1-cubic-meter space, it might not be able to use it…
Nevertheless, a higher-leveled interspatial bag that could fit it could not be acquired by a spirit beast like it.
Ou Yangming’s Military Fire burned for a brief moment before the rare stone was turned into a rod. It could be transformed into a magic spear if a spear tip was attached to one of the ends.
Despite being far from falling below the mark for toughness as compared to a wooden rod, a rod smithed from a queer stone was much less flexible and could not be controlled by everyone. At the very least, Ou Yangming would not like a spear like that.
The young fellow leaped up without warning and climbed up Multi-armed King Kong by stepping on its body.
One would have been slammed by the beast’s gigantic palm for doing that, but the beast kept adjusting its muscles when Ou Yangming made his way up. This was because it wanted the young fellow to climb more comfortably.
Ou Yangming landed on its shoulder after some time and said, “Grab one end of this rod and release your thunderbolt power. Remember to only release the conception but not the real skill.”
It was a strict request because Multi-armed King Kong needed to stay in the moment before the release for a long time.
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the giant beast was slightly inadequate, there would surely be a miserable outcome. That said, Ou Yangming believed that the beast could do it. Sure enough, Multi-armed King Kong did not look troubled at all. It nodded hard and reached out one of its hands to grab the rod in Ou Yangming’s hand.
The rod was only formed after Ou Yangming smelted tens of peculiar stones, and it reached a maximum length in his hands. Having said that, the rod was similar to an embroidery needle to the giant beast.
It carefully held one of the rod’s ends such that it dared not use greater force at all.
Seeing as any of Multi-armed King Kong’s fingers was thicker and longer than the rod, Ou Yangming’s face darkened. ‘How many of those stones are needed for this fella’s body to be fully covered? Can it be done if I gather all the stones from the Chaos Cave?’
Ou Yangming later sighed and curbed his thoughts, by which he cast aside the doubts he had.
He focused his mental conception in his sea of consciousness, where his mental power boiled.
The integration of Heaven and man, the thoroughly meticulous!
Multi-armed King Kong had a grave look on its face as if it sensed Ou Yangming’s abnormality. The world’s origin would notice it sooner if it released its thunderbolt ability, which was why it had been holding back from performing it.
If it was not because the giant beast had Ou Yangming’s word, perhaps it would not have revealed its secret at all. However, Multi-armed King Kong was a smart spirit beast, which knew how its abilities could be enhanced by an equipment set, so it felt that it was worth the risk.
Hints of electric lights could be seen on its fingertips. They could not be compared with the gloomy cloud, which almost covered Heaven and Earth earlier, but the principles behind them were the same.
“Smaller, smaller, smaller…”
If anyone could hear Multi-armed King Kong’s thoughts at the moment, one would hear it repeating the same word. The thunderbolt’s power was exceptionally strong but could not be easily controlled, and the spirit beast did not want Ou Yangming to get hit at all.
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