While the two spirit beasts were jealous, they were also somewhat relieved. Big Yellow was only a half-spirit beast at the peak, after all, and was far from Multi-armed King Kong and the goshawk. If Ou Yangming had abandoned the yellow dog after he received help from the spirit beasts…
In comparison, the giant spirit beasts would rather have a master like Ou Yangming than one that was ungrateful. “Master, given that the Insects sent two spirit beasts, something is off. They’ve come with ill intentions,” the goshawk commented.
“You’re right. For generations, none of the races sent more than one spirit beast to our realm. What’s going on with the Insects?” Ou Yangming raised his eyebrows, then he looked at Multi-armed King Kong and the goshawk. “Did they raise their stakes because they’re aware of your existence?”
Multi-armed King Kong and the goshawk had innocent looks on their faces. The former replied to Ou Yangming, “Master, we had to get past the interspatial disorder when we descended, and it isn’t an easy process. Unless…”
“Unless what?”
The king kong answered after a moment of hesitation, “Unless those Almighty Beings opened some passages. That said, why would they bother about something as trivial as this…”
“Trivial…” Ou Yangming mumbled but began to feel bitter about it.
The Humans’ disaster was such an important matter to the people but was regarded as insignificant by some beings. Ou Yangming made a firm decision at the spur of the moment.
‘One day, I must become that kind of powerhouse because only then I’ll be qualified to control the fates of myself, my closed ones, and the other people in my race.’ Multi-armed King Kong and the others were not aware of the psychological change that Ou Yangming was experiencing. They only noticed him having strong emotions all of a sudden, where he went from being dispirited to highly-spirited in the blink of an eye.
Since Ou Yangming made up his mind, he was not going to bring trouble upon himself anymore.
“Goshawk, why did you suddenly bring that up? Do you have a good suggestion?”
The goshawk nodded. “The Insects are skilled at hiding, so even the two of us might not be able to find them. Besides, this monstrous thing is too gigantic to enter the city.”
At this point, Multi-armed King Kong glared at the goshawk, but the goshawk simply ignored
it.
“Master, if you have another spirit beast by your side, your safety will be guaranteed.”
Ou Yangming was dumbfounded. He quickly turned to look at Big Yellow, which was staring at the goshawk in disbelief.
If another spirit beast was needed, was Ou Yangming not left with only one option?
“Goshawk, you have an idea to upgrade our strengths?” Ou Yangming was surprised yet overjoyed.
The goshawk nodded but shook its head again. “Master, I can’t help you, but I can try to help this little fella.”
“Why?”
“Because… You’re not a normal person, so my method won’t be effective for you,” the goshawk answered honestly.
Ou Yangming was moved. He glanced at Multi-armed King Kong, which seemed to be deep in thoughts, and he instantly remembered the superb powerhouse in the dark.
He asked the big yellow dog after some time, “Big Yellow, what do you think?” Big Yellow nodded without any hesitation and barked gleefully.
‘I couldn’t have asked for more—it’s all that I was wishing for!’
Chapter 452 - Drawing The Heavenly Thunderbolt
Thunders were suddenly heard outside the city. They were not intense, but they still caught everyone’s attention.
Nonetheless, Ou Yangming took precautions from the start. He intentionally chose to resist the thunderbolts behind Multi-armed King Kong because its huge build was great for cover. Besides, the people in the city were not like the goshawk, hence they could not tell what exactly was going on.
If they saw Multi-armed King Kong striking Ou Yangming with thunderbolts, they would not stand by idly even if they feared it.
Having said that, the people atop the walls broke out in cold sweats when they heard the three creatures making loud sounds. The king kong was Ou Yangming’s pet beast, but if it suddenly went mad, would Yongxiang City not be doomed?
After all, Huangsha and Yongxiang had been going against the Insects since ancient times; they never dealt with walking beasts like Multi-armed King Kong.
In actuality, even though Changlong and Linlang had faced the Beasts for generations, the king kong was the most enormous one among all the other spirit beasts in the past.
The entire city became strictly guarded in a flash. In particular, the Supreme Great Ancestors on the walls were so nervous that their hearts were in their throats.
Finally, when the noises disappeared, the goshawk flapped its wings and zoomed toward the wall at the speed of light. Following that, Ou Yangming stuck its head out from behind the goshawk and informed the people, “I have something urgent to attend to, and it’ll take one to three days. Please take good care of Her Highness and the other ladies.”
Yu Jinshuang’s face changed, and he asked loudly, “Master Ou, where are you going to? Do you need our help?”
“I appreciate that, but we’ll meet again soon.” Ou Yangming laughed out loud, then he gently tapped the goshawk. With that, the goshawk soared into the sky and disappeared in the clouds.
Far away, the humongous Multi-armed King Kong stayed. It lay lazily on the ground as though it was half asleep.
Every snake, insect, rat, and ant within a 350-meters radius from it fled because they did not want to stay near the fearsome creature.
Ni Yinghong furrowed her beautiful eyebrows and looked worried.
Jiang Jiumei approached her and asked her softly, “Elder Sister Ying, what are you worried about?”
They had just known each other not long ago, but they were both from Changlong County’s prefecture. Moreover, due to their relationships with Ou Yangming, they became as close as real sisters.
Ni Yinghong sighed and responded, “Jiumei, Lil’ Ming has always been quite methodical in everything he does, so I feel uneasy when he made such a sudden decision this time. Given that Big Yellow left with him too, I’m sure their departure isn’t as simple as it seemed.”
Jiang Jiumei hesitated for a while before she questioned, “Elder Sister, are you afraid that the Insects laid traps for them?”
“Don’t worry, Brother Ou never does things he’s not confident about.” Bai Shixue interrupted and looked into the distance. “Look, he clearly asked that big fella to stay to protect you.”
Ni Yinghong blushed. “To protect Her Highness and you, Young Pavilion Master.”
Bai Shixue pursed her lips and smiled like a flower in full bloom. Her beauty was unparalleled indeed. “The king kong has eight arms anyway, so it’ll be more than enough to protect us.” The atmosphere became much livelier as the three young ladies looked at each other and laughed. As for Wu Hanning, who was standing with Yu Jinshuang and the others on the wall, she was slightly jealous when she turned to look at the ladies.
Ni Yinghong seemed to be inferior to her in every aspect, but it was the exact reason she was more approachable. In comparison, people were more likely to be fond of Young Lady Ni, which could probably be considered her superiority.
Wu Hanning looked up at the sky and wondered, ‘Who’s the most important person to you?’
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Ou Yangming and Big Yellow sat on the goshawk as they flew far away.
Letting the big yellow dog advance into a spirit beast would be an extremely important and dangerous matter, so they must not do it outside the city where the Insects were everywhere. This time, without Wu Hanning and the others, the goshawk flew at its fastest speed. It flew into the sky in a split second and turned into a strong wind as it whooshed into the distance.
Ou Yangming and Big Yellow were actually on edge.
Although Ou Yangming was riding the goshawk like befor
e, it felt entirely different this time. If the past rides felt like they were going beyond Heaven, judging from their speed at the moment, they seemed to be heading towards the end of the universe now.
This was the goshawk’s super ability when it went all out and increased its speed to the maximum.
Ou Yangming grabbed the goshawk’s steel feathers tightly, and so did Big Yellow. It was no longer proud, and it lowered its body as much as possible, to the extent that it wanted to simply stick its body against the goshawk’s back. The big yellow dog did not have palms like a human, but it clutched the bird’s feathers with its claws without letting go at all.
After an unknown period, the goshawk descended. They arrived on top of a mountain.
It was a lonely mountain that towered on Earth. The mountaintop was uneven but when the goshawk landed, it swept the gravels away by gently flapping its blade-like wings, revealing a rather flat ground.
Ou Yangming and Big Yellow got off the goshawk and landed on the mountain.
“Master, this little fella has abundant Qi and blood. It could’ve become a spirit beast long ago in our realm, but it can’t advance because it’s restrained and repelled by the power in the lower realm. However, if we can draw the Heavenly Thunderbolt here…” The goshawk expressed then looked at the big yellow dog. “It’ll become a true spirit beast as long as it endures the Heavenly Thunderbolt. In fact, it’ll become more potential than ordinary spirit beasts in the upper realm.”
Ou Yangming was stunned, and he became hesitant.
‘Big Yellow has to survive the Heavenly Thunderbolt to advance?
‘This sounds quite risky…’ Despite that, just as Ou Yangming fell silent and pondered, Big Yellow approached him and rubbed its head against his body. Subsequently, the big yellow dog barked loudly and with valiance; it was determined.
Ou Yangming looked at it in shock.
‘Is this the big yellow dog that I know? The one that somewhat bullies the weak, fears the strong, and is a coward in the face of challenges?
‘It seemed to have been reborn, especially the light in its eyes and its unshakable determination.’
“Big Yellow, this isn’t a joke. If it doesn’t go well, you’ll…” Ou Yangming did not finish his sentence.
Who knew, Big Yellow opened its mouth and shook its head. It was unswerving.
“Master, this is its choice. Give it a chance.” The goshawk nodded and added, “It’s not content.”
Ou Yangming’s eyebrows twitched. He immediately understood what the big yellow dog meant. Big Yellow grew with him. It became his capable assistant after it became a great-ancestor-level half-spirit beast, and it was also his powerful support. That said, things changed when Multi-armed King Kong appeared, by which the yellow dog’s status became much lower.
When the goshawk came into the picture after that, Big Yellow dog could no longer gain a firm foothold beside Ou Yangming.
The two spirit beasts were like unsurmountable mountains, and they made the big yellow dog feel hopeless. Though Big Yellow could tell that Ou Yangming did not despite it and took extra care of it, it was not willing to accept his act of sympathy.
It wanted to become stronger—at least on par or superior to Multi-armed King Kong and the goshawk.
This was what Ou Yangming understood from the look in the big yellow dog’s eyes.
Before this, Big Yellow could only suppress the thought and dared not express it because it did not have an opportunity like this. It was afraid that it would be mocked by Multi-armed King Kong and the goshawk. Now that it was given the chance, it would not hesitate regardless of the costs—even death.
Just like that, a human and a dog stared at each other on the mountaintop for some time. Nonetheless, no matter how Ou Yangming persuaded Big Yellow, it was not shaken at all. Since it expressed its wild ambition, it was dead set on its decision. Unless the big yellow dog was killed here, it would not take even half a step back.
Ou Yangming exhaled deeply after a long time.
He retrieved some peculiar stones from his interspatial bag and began smithing again.
This time, he smithed with a lot of more effort —more than when he smithed the pieces of equipment for himself.
Before long, pieces of Thunderbolt-resistant Equipment were made, and they were eventually worn by Big Yellow. As a result, Ou Yangming could sense a wonderful aura around it.
It was an aura that could resist thunderbolts, and it could certainly reduce thunderbolt powers to a minimum. Nevertheless, even Ou Yangming could not guarantee that Big Yellow could withstand the Heavenly Thunderbolt.
Once Ou Yangming finished smithing the last piece of equipment, he gritted his teeth and retrieved several pieces of an Earthly Dragon Beast’s flesh from his interspatial bag. The young fellow placed them beside the big yellow dog and lowered his body as he uttered in a voice only audible to the dog, “Survive!”
Big Yellow nodded and moved its paw, which was equipped with a unique piece of equipment. It was strong-willed and ready.
Ou Yangming turned around and hopped on the goshawk. The goshawk flapped its wings and let out several short shrieks.
After a long time, dense clouds began to gather in the blue sky above them, bolts of lightning could also be seen.
The goshawk spread its wings and zoomed away like a sharp arrow.
As soon as it brought Ou Yangming away from the clouds, a massive Heavenly Thunderbolt descended on the mountaintop.
Chapter 453 - Big Yellow Advances
It was the Heavenly Thunderbolt—the real Heavenly Thunderbolt had struck.
Even from quite a distance away, Ou Yangming could sense the enormous energy descending from the sky. It was as though it was going to wipe everything off the face of Earth.
The destructive power was incredibly fearsome as it was the rage from Heaven and Earth. In comparison, the thunderbolts gathered by Multi-armed King Kong from the universe’s spiritual power were child’s play.
All of a sudden, the goshawk stopped flying and floated in mid-air. It looked behind as it was dumbfounded.
“H-how can the thunderbolts of this world be so powerful…” It mumbled and thought, ‘Even the ones in the upper realm aren’t so forceful.’
“What did you say? Is this thunderbolt power different?” Ou Yangming’s heart sank.
The goshawk responded helplessly after some thought, “Master, this is the lower realm, after all, so it can’t be compared with the upper realm. That said, judging from the thunderbolts gathered, it seemed equivalent to the ones spirit beasts face when they advance to higher levels.”
Ou Yangming took a deep breath and felt a chill in his heart.
“Why is that so?”
“I have no idea.” The goshawk did not have an answer. “That little fella doesn’t carry a unique bloodline, does it?”
Ou Yangming was struck with a thought. He instantly recalled Big Yellow’s usual way.
The big yellow dog was a half-spirit beast, but it never acted moderately toward Multi-armed King Kong and the goshawk. In fact, it often provoked them too.
An ordinary half-spirit beast could not have behaved like that. Using the half-spirit beasts from the immense forest as an example, it was evident that the big yellow dog was unordinary.
Back then, Ou Yangming had unintentionally or subconsciously ignored this.
Now, he hoped that Big Yellow truly carried some sort of immortal bloodline because that was the only way it could withstand the intense Heavenly Thunderbolts.
The goshawk could not help but worry when it sensed Ou Yangming’s anxiousness and noticed his clenched fists. This was because it was afraid the young fellow would be so furious that he would order it to save the dog regardless of the thunderbolts.
If Ou Yangming insisted on doing that, the goshawk dared not disobey him.
Nonetheless, it might be doomed once it entered the thunderbolt zone. By then, not only would he fail to save the big yellow dog, but it would also
get them all killed. Fortunately, Ou Yangming fixed his gaze on the thunderbolt area nervously but did not act rashly. The goshawk was relieved.
The Heavenly Thunderbolts rumbled and struck the lonely mountain, whereas Big Yellow roared to express its discontent. It wanted to challenge Heaven and Earth, and it wanted to test its fate. No matter what was stopping it, it was going to tear it apart with its claw.
As the thunder became more deafening, Big Yellow raised its voice as well to show a strong impression.
Ou Yangming and the goshawk began to react differently. The former was surprised but overjoyed, whereas the latter was in admiration.
Regardless of whether the big yellow dog could survive the Heavenly Thunderbolts, its performance in the face of the thunderbolt powers gained the goshawk’s respect.
The thunderbolts did not gather for a long time; they stopped after half an hour. Following that, the clouds that assembled from all directions were nowhere to be seen.
Ou Yangming tapped the goshawk and urged it. “Quickly go over!”
The goshawk was slightly hesitant. Although the clouds in the sky had cleared, there were remaining thunderbolt powers.
If Ou Yangming and the goshawk suddenly barged into the zone, they might trigger a chain reaction, causing the clouds to gather again. Nevertheless, the goshawk could sense the young fellow’s eagerness at this moment, hence it flew into the danger zone after a moment of hesitation.
The goshawk had tried to control its speed, but they spotted the mountain after just a brief moment.
By now, the mountaintop was full of pott-holes, and one of the corners had been hit off by the thunderbolt powers.
From the side, it looked like an invincible giant saber had slashed the mountain into half from this angle.
At the mountaintop, Big Yellow lay on the ground like a dead dog. Due to the magic tools on its body, Ou Yangming could not tell if it was dead or alive, but the fact that it was not moving was heart-wrenching.
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