Immortal Path to Heaven c1-725

by Heaven's White Crane

Ou Yangming sneered but did not show it on his face. “Why did the Insects send three spirit beasts? What’s the reason behind it?”

  Whether it was the Beasts or the Birds, though they sent more formidable spirit beasts this time, they only sent one each.

  On the other hand, the Insects sent three spirit beasts and ultimate treasures such as the poisonous miasma and the Inescapable Trap. It was certainly abnormal for them to be so generous.

  Long Dexing fell silent for a while before he answered, “It’s because of you.”

  “Me?” Ou Yangming’s eyelids twitched. He kept a straight face and noted, “I can’t believe an insignificant person like me, who hasn’t even broken through to Extreme Grade, could cause such a drastic change. Heh, I’m overwhelmed.”

  “Believe it or not, it was all because of you,” Long Dexing responded lazily.

  Ou Yangming’s heart skipped a beat. ‘If that’s really the case, didn’t Elder Universe die because of me?’

  “Explain it clearly.”

  “Okay.” Long Dexing seemed to have come round, so he answered Ou Yangming’s question honestly, “Not only do you possess Sir Devil God’s ability, but you also have the Heavenly Phoenix’s ability, which is feared by every living being in the world. Therefore, every Almighty Being in the upper realm wants to find out the whereabouts of sir and that damn Heavenly Phoenix.”

  Ou Yangming was stunned. “What’s the Heavenly Phoenix?”

  The Sky-devouring Devil God’s ability was naturally the effect caused by the Devouring attribute, but it was his first time hearing about the Heavenly Phoenix.

  However, the Military Fire in his sea of consciousness swayed when he asked the question. He understood right away because of the intense fluctuation.

  The Heavenly Phoenix was surely closely related to his Military Fire.

  Long Dexing stared at Ou Yangming but could not notice anything from him. “The Heavenly Phoenix is sir’s sworn enemy. They had an ultimate fight in the past, but they both went missing and couldn’t be found.”

  Ou Yangming nodded. “Sir’s whereabouts are unknown too? Why did you say you’re bringing me to meet sir?”

  Long Dexing explained without any delay, “Sir’s true body is missing, but his consciousness still exists, and he’s constantly accumulated powers to rise again!”

  For some reason, Ou Yangming tensed up a bit. He questioned fiercely, “I understand—you’re bringing me to meet him so that he can take over my body, right?”

  Long Dexing had a strange look on his face. He could tell from Ou Yangming’s eyes that the young fellow would be dubious no matter how he explained. In actual fact, even he could not understand why his master had given such an order. In fact, Long Dexing did not know what would happen if he escorted Ou Yangming to the upper realm.

  That said, it was no longer important if he knew the reason or not.

  He sighed and uttered, “Since you’re not willing to do so, I can only take you away by force!”

  Chapter 470 - Supreme Essence And Blood

  “Pow…”

  Long Dexing’s body suddenly exploded and transformed into red mist again. Additionally, the mist spread quickly and assimilated into the thin film.

  Ou Yangming’s eyelids twitched. He already knew the Insects’ Ghost-clawed Venerable One definitely had something to do with the Sky-devouring Devil God, or Long Dexing could not have controlled the Inescapable Trap.

  Nonetheless, now was not the time to probe the secret. Faced with such a dangerous figure, Ou Yangming dared not relax at all.

  He turned his wrist to release the Flame Saber, then he locked on several targets after taking a quick glance.

  The Inescapable Trap was powerful, so much so that even the goshawk dared not get itself trapped inside. Nevertheless, Ou Yangming’s Flame Saber was the trap’s nemesis because even the strictest defense could not stop it at all. This was his biggest source of confidence.

  He flashed and leaped to arrive behind Long Dexing. The saber-light, which carried flames, then slashed the reddened remains of the thin film.

  This was the change after Long Dexing’s mist integrated into the Inescapable Trap; the entire area was filled with a sinister and weird aura.

  After Ou Yangming attacked with his saber, he retreated abruptly in shock.

  Instead of melting the thin film, the flames were somewhat resilient as they rebounded his power.

  “Heh, what a foolish human. This is the real might of the Inescapable Trap.” Long Dexing’s voice echoed in the space. “There’s still time for you to drop your weapon and follow me back.”

  The saber-light of Ou Yangming’s saber flashed to protect him as he shouted fiercely, “Hmph, don’t speak nonsense! If you’re able to take me down, you would’ve done it long ago.”

  “It’s easy to take you down, but I don’t want to hurt you, and I’d like to escort a follower without conflicts.”

  Ou Yangming was moved because he immediately understood what Long Dexing meant. The man did not intend to kill him but wanted to do his best to catch him alive. As for being a follower without conflicts, it was simply wishful thinking.

  He sneered and noted, “Let’s see if you’re capable enough to make me turn in myself.”

  The young fellow inhaled deeply and gently brushed his hand across his military saber.

  It was then when he added the Devouring attribute in his sea of consciousness into the weapon.

  Since Long Dexing was the Sky-devouring Devil God’s follower, he probably did not have much resistance against the energy.

  While Ou Yangming refined his military saber, the Inescapable Trap inched closer to him. Although the trap had shattered after being struck by the Heavenly Thunderbolts, Long Dexing turned into mist and connected the pieces in a way incomprehensible by the young fellow. On top of that, the man also added a unique ability, which could resist the Flame Saber, to it.

  The layered Inescapable Trap slowly approached Ou Yangming as though it wanted to trap him alive.

  Ou Yangming roared, and he attacked as the saber-light of his weapon burst out.

  Long Dexing, which had transformed into mist, sneered he was unharmed by the Flame Saber, let alone a calm slash from the saber. From his perspective, Ou Yangming was out of tricks and was only putting up a last fight.

  Despite that, the sound of cloth being ripped was heard when the saber touched the thin film.

  The Inescapable Trap, which was indestructible by the Flame Saber, was cut into two. At the same time, the slit on the cloth was not flat; it was covered in holes as if it was gnawed by something, and it became a ghastly sight.

  “Ah—”

  Long Dexing’s horrific scream echoed in the area as though the saber struck him, causing him to be in immense pain.

  Ou Yangming withdrew his saber and stood straight while he embraced the weapon in front of his chest. Following that, he slowly exhaled from his chest and abdomen.

  It was not because the young fellow did not want to seize the advantageous opportunity by following up the attack, but fearsome yet indescribable energy surged from his saber and entered his body after he attacked. The power was so substantial that it was 10 times stronger than the one he previously absorbed from the Inescapable Trap.

  Essence and blood—the essence and blood of a powerhouse beyond Extreme Grade!

  Ou Yangming instantly understood what he was devouring just now.

  Ordinary ferocious beasts in this realm could cultivate to become half-spirit beasts, which was rather amazing. It was worth noting that only spirit beasts that descended from the upper realm were dissimilar in nature. As for Big Yellow, it was considered a one-in-a-million creature for being able to surpass the world’s limit and became a spirit beast.

  The Beasts had many such powerhouses, but so did the Humans.

  Ou Yangming did not know what peculiar technique Long Dexing cultivated to make himself look different from an authentic human. Having said that, the man’s real cu
ltivation base was incredibly frightening. It was evident from the fact that he could control the ruined Inescapable Trap that he was so formidable that he was a level above spirit insects.

  Once Ou Yangming absorbed the powerhouse’s essence and blood, which were fused in the Inescapable Trap, they turned into boiling streams that surged inside his body.

  The young fellow’s mental power had arrived at the peak, and he dared not upgrade it further. As such, he could only convert the streams into his essential Qi, which flowed through his meridians and returned to his dantian bit by bit.

  He was highly-spirited at the moment because his essential Qi reached a greater height. Moreover, his body was also in an extreme hyperactive state, causing him to yearn for the outside world’s power.

  This was the effect of the Devouring power. As long as he could continue to devour, he could keep improving himself.

  Who would not want to take a shortcut like this?

  Subsequently, Ou Yangming stomped his feet. Right after he finished converting the essence and blood, his body bounced up like a cannon, then he landed on another part of the trap connected by a bloody color. The young fellow wielded his saber mercilessly to tear the trap apart. At the same time, he fully unleashed the Devouring power to absorb the available energies.

  Even so, Ou Yangming was disappointed because while he was fast, Long Dexing seemed to have reacted faster than him.

  Just as he slashed his saber at the Inescapable Trap, the bloody color faded away and disappeared in a split second.

  Ou Yangming’s saber was as sharp as before, thus it split the obstructive Inescapable Trap, but he was not rewarded like before.

  He paused and stood still to scan the trap, which carried vague hints of red light. Afterward, he questioned loudly, “Do you think I can’t find you if you hide inside the Inescapable Trap?”

  Long Dexing asked furiously, “Human, since you inherited Sir Devil God’s legacy, why won’t you follow me back to the upper realm?”

  He was the Sky-devouring Devil God’s servant, but he could not use the Devil God’s most famous power. Furthermore, the Inescapable Trap that he controlled could not block the Devouring power because he was completely devoted to the Devil God.

  Therefore, Long Dexing was at a disadvantage once Ou Yangming adopted the attribute’s power.

  Besides, he dared not show up anymore because he revered and feared the Devouring power.

  Inherited Sir Devil God’s power and digesting the power so easily were two entirely different things.

  Long Dexing honestly could not understand how exactly a little human like Ou Yangming could let the powers of the Heavenly Phoenix and the Devil God coexist in harmony, such that they would not disrupt each other.

  In actuality, he indeed could not figure out that this had nothing to do with the understanding and utilization of the powers; the powers were merely attached to a piece of equipment.

  Ou Yangming smiled scornfully, then he swayed his body as if there were suddenly many of him.

  He appeared to be in front of Long Dexing at first, but he also seemed to be behind him.

  The upright fragments of the Inescapable Trap possessed similar powers, but Ou Yangming could tell from the shade of the red color how Long Dexing delegated his power.

  Ou Yangming was finding the reddest parts at the moment.

  The thin film ripped when he slashed with his saber, but Long Dexing reacted faster, by which the bloody color vanished in the blink of an eye.

  Ou Yangming was extremely fast, but Long Dexing did not show a weak impression at all. The former did his best to cut over 20 parts of the thin film in a swift, but he failed to devour any blood.

  He sighed and thought, ‘This is the capability of a powerhouse beyond Extreme Grade.

  ‘Even if I go all-out, I can’t catch up to him at all.’

  Seeing as Ou Yangming stopped, the Inescapable Trap’s pieces, which were isolating the space, backed away a lot, creating more room in the area.

  Ou Yangming sneered and questioned, “Don’t you want to capture me? Why are you suddenly flinching?”

  Long Dexing’s creepy voice was heard after some time. “Fine. Since you won’t turn in yourself, I can only use a trick to take you down!”

  The young fellow was disdainful, but he dared not be careless at all.

  Ou Yangming and Big Yellow joined hands to slaughter the spirit centipede though they were careless back then. However, he did not know what unique ability the Devil God’s follower possessed. Perhaps his biggest regret was not having killed the man earlier.

  He looked around at the spur of the moment because the environment around him seemed to be changing drastically.

  The young fellow watched with bright eyes the various changes around him, especially the upright pieces of the thin film, which seemed to have unspeakable mysteries between them.

  Back when the Inescapable Trap was in one piece, it was controlled by two spirit insects. They caused trouble to Ou Yangming, but it could not be mentioned on equal terms with what he was facing now. In particular, he concluded something after witnessing Long Dexing’s controlling method.

  The insects were using brute force when they controlled the trap. Other than exerting force, they did not have any skills.

  On the contrary, the damaged Inescapable Trap became wonderful after it was controlled by Long Dexing. The layers were sometimes apart, sometimes together. In addition, enormous energies gushed into it from the outside world, allowing it to become mightier than before.

  Chapter 471 - You, Go To Hell

  “Formation,” Ou Yangming uttered.

  “Heh, you have a good eye.” Long Dexing began to sound quite fierce as he said, “I’ll show you the real wonders of the Inescapable Trap.”

  In a flash, the Inescapable Trap’s fragments, which seemed to be spinning slowly, turned at an unimaginable speed. Once they started going round, they became so fast that they instantly became one. Even when Ou Yangming looked, he could only see an oceanic, endless thin film.

  Nonetheless, Ou Yangming stood still with his saber and watched coldly.

  Since he grasped the Flame Saber and the Devouring power, he was confident about forcing his way out regardless of how the Inescapable Trap changed.

  Especially when his opponent was the Sky-devouring Devil God’s follower, he had quite a notable advantage.

  Nevertheless, he noticed that something was off after some time.

  The fragments slowly calmed down after they spun at a rapid speed, but the change after that was drastic.

  It turned out that the Inescapable Trap’s broken pieces were not circling to set an earth-shattering formation; the so-called formation was merely a name and a disguise. The real objective of the process was to merge all of the pieces into one so that they could become a creature with a human form.

  Apart from the fragments at the periphery to isolate the aura inside, the remaining parts agglomerated into a human-shaped creature, which looked similar to Long Dexing but was pale.

  It was evident that the creature disguised its essence and blood through a method, hence Ou Yangming could not spot them.

  Ou Yangming stared coldly at the human-shaped creature and uttered scornfully, “Trying to act all mystifying.”

  He darted forward and wielded his military saber, which he slashed on his opponent.

  No matter how the Inescapable Trap’s pieces changed, Ou Yangming only had one way to go against it; he could only break it with force. As long as he possessed the Devouring power and the Military Fire, he could naturally restrain his opponent.

  Despite that, Ou Yangming sensed that something was wrong when he hit the creature with his saber.

  The creature’s body was formed by countless fragments, thus it was easily gashed by the saber. Who knew, the cut seemed to be free of force as the military saber was not obstructed at all when it slashed through. It felt soft and was effortless as though Ou Yangming was slicing the air.
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br />   After the military saber cut through the creature’s body, the gap immediately closed, allowing the creature to recover its original form.

  Ou Yangming was appalled because he had never heard of this trick.

  Since his attack failed, the Devouring attribute on his saber was not effective at all.

  His face changed a little before he launched another attack and made tens of slashes in the blink of an eye. None of the attacks made were in the same direction as he targeted every corner of the fragment creature.

  Having said that, no matter how bright his saber-light was, how fast he was, and how mighty he was, his opponent only had one counterattack. The saber-lights were not hindered whenever they slit its body, but the cuts closed once the saber left its body.

  Ou Yangming smiled bitterly because it was his first time encountering such a problematic creature.

  Even so, he was not going to give up yet. When his saber’s saber-light flashed again, a scorching flame could be seen.

  It was the Flame Saber, which carried the Military Fire’s power. Anything would be burned by the fire as it was more superior to the Devouring attribute.

  “Woosh…”

  The blazing flames burned as Ou Yangming slashed again.

  He was soon in disbelief because his attack failed again.

  The Inescapable Trap’s fragments seemed to have turned into candles that did not give off smoke at all. They melted quickly when the Military Fire burned, but their powers were not absorbed by the fire nor the Devouring attribute. Instead, they shifted backward and reformed a new body behind.

  In other words, Ou Yangming could not absorb even a bit of power from his opponent anymore.

  This was when he finally sensed a penetrating chill.

  “Heh, since I’ve come to escort you, of course, I was well-prepared. You should turn yourself in now, lest suffering more pain.” Long Dexing’s alluring voice was heard again, and it went straight into Ou Yangming’s sea of consciousness.

  For some reason, Ou Yangming had a strong sense of agreement.

  ‘Yes, since my ultimate trump cards can’t even be used against him, why don’t I just leave with him? It’ll be unfavorable if I get injured because of this.’