Just as he wanted to drop his weapon to admit defeat, a strange yet familiar voice rose from the bottom of his heart.
He was slightly stunned and was drenched in sweat when he turned to look.
Elder Universe.
At this moment, Ou Yangming saw the elder that perished together with a spirit insect for him.
Ou Yangming took a deep breath and awoke. He instantly realized that his opponent had used the Soundwave Magic Art against him, causing him to almost lose his fighting will and confidence.
Fortunately, he was fully immersed in a sorrowful state when he previously held a memorial service for Elder Universe, thus the elder’s silhouette was deeply rooted in his heart.
It was a feeling of guilt and gratitude, and it came from the deepest part of his heart.
He suddenly encountered a formidable enemy when his emotions were at the strongest stage, so he was forced to withdraw himself to face the battle.
This was why he happened to enter the mournful state again when his consciousness was being deceived. As such, he saw Elder Universe’s illusory image.
Ou Yangming finally awakened when the two intense emotions resisted each other.
His body was already drenched in a cold sweat. If Long Dexing did not intend to capture him alive but wanted to take his life, the man would have succeeded when he was distracted.
“Hey, you could actually break free?” Long Dexing was shocked. “Not bad, your self-control is remarkable. I’m beginning to admire you more, and I hope you won’t disappoint us after you meet sir’s conception.”
Ou Yangming looked deeply at the fragment creature in front of him. He suddenly sneered and exerted force through the tip of his toes to jump in the opposite direction of the creature.
A saber-light flashed as he moved. He figured that since he could not harm the creature at all, he would break the power that covered Heaven and Earth.
Perhaps he could only seek help from the Heavenly Thunderbolts to go against the creature.
However, the fragment creature beat him to it and blocked him before he arrived at the edge. It was so fast that it always overtook him even when he gave his all.
Ou Yangming was taken aback. He shifted his feet to glide in another direction, but he soon noticed that he would always be blocked by the creature no matter where he went.
It was worth noting that the creature was not controlled by an ordinary person, but a human powerhouse that surpassed Extreme Grade.
Long Dexing dared not go head-to-head against Ou Yangming because he feared the Military Fire and the Devouring attribute. That said, the latter was far from the former in terms of combat experience.
Although Ou Yangming had entered the states of the integration of Heaven and man, as well as the thoroughly meticulous, the supreme powerhouse from the upper realm seemed to be superior to him in this aspect. As a result, the young fellow could not hide his change of direction from the man at all.
In actual fact, Ou Yangming might not necessarily be victorious even if the two of them fought in close quarters. As long as Long Dexing could evade the young fellow, he might be able to capture him alive or kill him too.
Nonetheless, the cautious Long Dexing rather went behind the scene by hiding inside a fragment creature to fight Ou Yangming.
Ou Yangming eventually slowed down after half an hour, and he began to pant heavily.
It was not easy to fight the creature. If Ou Yangming relaxed or made a careless mistake, it would extend its whip-like arm to tie him up.
The young fellow knew he would reach a dead-end if he was restrained due to his carelessness.
Judging from the creature’s power, he was not confident about breaking free at all. Luckily, he could always cut the creature with his military saber. In spite of that, the saber’s coverage was limited, hence it could not completely destroy the creature’s enormous body.
At last, Ou Yangming gritted his teeth and somersaulted in mid-air. He tried his best to temporarily escape from the creature.
Following that, he removed his helmet and armor, then he retrieved another set of equipment from his interspatial bag in a split second and put them on.
Ou Yangming did everything during the fight. Long Dexing saw him clearly, but he did not treat it as important nor did he intentionally stop the young fellow. This was because he felt that no matter what the young fellow did or what type of equipment he wore, he could not hurt him or absorb his powers. At the end of the day, Ou Yangming would be defeated.
This was a gap between absolute strengths, and Ou Yangming could not compensate for his shortcoming regardless of what he did.
Sure enough, Ou Yangming seemed to be exhausted after some time.
The fragment creature extended his arm to grab Ou Yangming’s ankle.
Ou Yangming turned his wrist as if he wanted to slash with his saber, but he became much slower, which allowed the creature to seize his other wrist. Subsequently, the fragment creature uses more arms to wrap around the young fellow’s body.
Even though Long Dexing knew this was going to be the ending, he was surprised that he managed to capture Ou Yangming so quickly.
Nevertheless, he sighed a breath of relief after he made sure that Ou Yangming could not get away.
“Human, stop struggling. Take a nap and come with me!”
A lazy voice was sent to Ou Yangming’s mind as though it wanted to make him pass out.
That being said, Ou Yangming looked up without warning and smiled strangely.
“You, go to hell!”
Chapter 472 - Draw Thunderbolts
‘Go to hell…”
Long Dexing was stunned when he heard the words.
Ou Yangming was already unable to help himself, but he still spoke conceited nonsense. Had he become ridiculously presumptuous?
Nonetheless, Long Dexing noticed that something was off because a fearsome energy fluctuation was released in all directions from Ou Yangming.
“This is… Stop! Stop right now! Are you courting death?” Long Dexing’s frightened voice echoed in the area. Even a fool could tell he was terrified.
Even so, Ou Yangming smiled mockingly.
“Woosh—” A blazing fire emerged from his body. It was the Heavenly Phoenix’s power, which was utilized to its maximum at the moment.
When the flames burned, the fragments that restrained Ou Yangming instantly turned into a wax solvent and went away. At this point, he could not absorb the energy he needed from them, but the wax solvent could not hurt him anymore.
Nevertheless, Ou Yangming’s mighty aura did not weaken at all. In fact, he was slowly becoming more vigorous.
A clear crystal ball could be found in the center of his sea of consciousness.
The crystal ball was the spiritual crystal Ou Yangming absorbed when he previously killed the Sky-devouring Devil God’s follower in Changlong County. Before this, he did not have the guts to use the crystal ball because he had the hunch that he would surpass the world’s limit if he absorbed the power inside. As such, he would be struck by the Heavenly Thunderbolts.
He initially planned to absorb the crystal ball’s power after he advanced to the upper realm so that he could go beyond Extreme Grade.
However, he was forced by Long Dexing to make this choice at the moment.
The Military Fire burst abruptly in his sea of consciousness to envelop the crystal ball, causing its touch shell to soften. Following that, the Devouring attribute that he intentionally left behind attached to the crystal ball discreetly.
It was strange because while the Military Fire still burned when the Devouring attribute appeared, the two of them did not conflict with each other at all. Instead, they merged and became one.
Ou Yangming was amazed. Although Long Dexing was still a huge threat in the outside world, he could not help but feel puzzled. The Military Fire belonged to the Heavenly Phoenix while the Devouring attribute belonged to the Sky-devouring Devil God, and the two were supreme beings in t
he upper realm but were sworn enemies. How could the dissimilar energies coexist in his body?
He did not know that he was not the only one that found it strange because even the informed Almighty Beings from the upper realm were bewildered too.
If that was not the case, the Insects’ Venerable One would not have taken the trouble to capture him regardless of the costs.
Even though the crystal ball began to soften as it could not resist the Military Fire, it would not be absorbed by the fire. It was as though the crystal ball naturally possessed a resisting ability and would self-destruct if it would be defeated.
Despite that, the crystal ball reacted differently when the Devouring attribute appeared; it naturally channeled out its essence.
Ou Yangming even sensed the crystal ball’s willingness during the process.
He was dumbfounded, and he lamented. Regardless of what the Sky-devouring Devil God was, its control over its servants and followers was enviable.
“No—”
A horrific shout was heard. Ou Yangming released a hint of his mental conception from his sea of consciousness.
The burning Military Fire had already surrounded him by then, thus the fragment creature could not restrain it even if it wanted to.
Needless to say, it was relatively tricky for Ou Yangming to leave with the Military Fire because the creature could disform itself and could form a mountainous wax wall.
Having said that, the situation changed drastically.
Long Dexing yelled, “Human, you’re courting your death if you do this. Didn’t you see how the foolish human end just now?”
Ou Yangming’s heart skipped a beat. He immediately thought about Elder Universe and felt aggrieved. If the elder had not tried to save him, he would not have made the choice he did.
Though Elder Universe perished together with a spirit insect and it seemed unrelated to Long Dexing, the fact that the man controlled the Inescapable Trap more skillfully than the spirit insects proved that something was fishy.
Perhaps Long Dexing was the real culprit.
Long Dexing could not help but smile bitterly when he noticed the resentful look in Ou Yangming’s eyes. No matter how he tried to explain, the young fellow would not waver at all.
He sensed that the surging aura around him became more powerful, and that the remains of the Inescapable Trap in the periphery were slowly unable to cover the zone they were in.
“Human, we can discuss this. I won’t escort you to the upper realm, and we can make up!” Long Dexing shouted.
He sounded helpless but also extremely sincere.
Ou Yangming calmed down his aura. He asked strangely when he looked at the fragment creature in front of him, “Really?”
“Of course, I can guarantee you!” Long Dexing answered sternly.
That said, he was already cursing Ou Yangming internally and decided that he would make the young fellow pass out once he survived the disaster.
He would not normally be so confident.
It was only because the situation was different this time. Ou Yangming was halfway advancing, hence his vitality would be severely damaged if he gave up halfway. By then, it would be up to Long Dexing to settle the young fellow.
Ou Yangming tilted his head as if he was seriously considering Long Dexing’s suggestion.
Long Dexing dared not urge the young fellow at all, so he guided him patiently. “Human, you have a bright future, so you mustn’t take things too hard! We don’t have ill intentions toward you. If you don’t believe me, you’ll find out when you advance to the upper realm in the future on your own.”
A bloody light slowly surfaced from the fragment creature.
Long Dexing went to extreme lengths to make Ou Yangming clear his doubts. If the young fellow made a sudden attack at this moment, while the man would not die, his essence and blood would certainly be harmed, and he would lose some vitality.
“Ah…” Ou Yangming sighed. “You sound so reasonable. Since I’m a genius, why must I fight to death with you.”
“Human, if that’s the case, quickly curb your aura. If not, we won’t make it if the Heavenly Thunderbolts are triggered!” Long Dexing was delighted, and he quickly noted.
Who knew, Ou Yangming smiled faintly and said, “I’d very much like to do as you say, but it’s too late…”
“What?”
“Because…” Ou Yangming’s smile froze, and his initially suppressed aura burst out again.
This worked the same way as when one’s power was temporarily suppressed to a certain level and was later unleashed when it was needed. With that, the surging aura soared into the sky as though there was a flood discharge. An intact Inescapable Trap could not have contained such a forceful aura, let alone one that had been struck by Heavenly Thunderbolts before.
“You-you fool!” Long Dexing screamed. The bloody color swiftly agglomerated and returned to a human form.
The lower realm’s Heavenly Thunderbolts were about to descend, but he could not resist them too.
Once Ou Yangming’s aura overflowed, Long Dexing knew the thunderbolts were going to strike. Owing to the fact that the Inescapable Trap could conceal one’s aura, he would surely be doomed this time.
He would be courting his death if he still stayed in the trap.
Nonetheless, a horrifying aura enveloped the red figure just as he took form. A snowy saber-light gashed his chest and almost split his body into two.
It was a military saber—one that carried the Devouring power.
Long Dexing groaned, and he lost some essence and blood.
The technique that he cultivated was vicious such that an equal-ranked opponent would unknowingly suffer a huge loss. On the contrary, he could not benefit anything when he was faced with the Heavenly Phoenix Fire and the Devouring attribute.
“Boom…”
Intense thunders were heard all of a sudden.
Long Dexing dared not relax at all. He endured the immense pain and flew backward as he wanted to get away as soon as possible.
The Heavenly Thunderbolts were drawn by Ou Yangming, hence he would be fine if he stayed away from the ignorant young fellow.
In spite of that, the thunderbolts were faster than he imagined. Just as he tried to escape, he sensed the electric wave in the void, then a fearsome power shrouded over him.
Long Dexing crouched halfway, then a peculiar bloody light rose and formed a bloody shield above his head.
“Pow…”
The Heavenly Thunderbolts shattered the Inescapable Trap’s disguise at once and hit Ou Yangming and Long Dexing.
In other places, it would take some time for the Heavenly Thunderbolts to form, and Long Dexing could have escaped unscathed because there would be time to spare. However, this zone was different because it had just been zapped by the thunderbolts moments ago, and there were lingering powers around.
Therefore, when Heaven sensed that someone new was going to advance again, the Heavenly Thunderbolts that descended were unordinary in terms of speed and power.
The substantial thunderbolts struck Ou Yangming and Long Dexing similarly. The latter was pinned hard to the ground, and it became unusually tough for him to move even an inch.
Long Dexing groaned. He knew he must leave right away or he might not be able to withstand the third wave.
He forgot about capturing Ou Yangming alive and the fact that he had to complete his mission; he only thought about how he could break free from the hopeless situation.
The man flashed and was going to leave in the form of bloody light, but he was in pain. The pain seemed to have originated from his bones, and he almost wanted to roll on the ground.
When he looked, he realized that Ou Yangming was attacking him during the breaks between the thunderbolts.
‘Did the ignorant human endure the powerful thunderbolts? He’s alive and kicking, and he even has the guts to initiate attacks…’
Long Dexing had an internal breakdown at this point. He almost
suspected if he actually encountered a human from the lower realm.
Chapter 473 - Absorb Essence And Blood
“Young fella, don’t drag me into this even if you want to die!” Long Dexing yelled. He dared not get tied to Ou Yangming because he would be doomed if he did not leave the area as soon as possible.
Nevertheless, Ou Yangming did not respond and only expressed himself through the saber in his hand. A saber-light flashed as he attacked unforgivingly.
Long Dexing flashed and did his best to dodge it. His body swayed as if he had no bones, and he drifted away like liquid. Even so, Ou Yangming pursued him hotly and attacked with his saber-light as though he wanted to die together with the man.
When Ou Yangming drew the Heavenly Thunderbolts, Long Dexing knew the young fellow was attacking him without holding back because he was going to die for sure. The man believed that Ou Yangming would get what he wished for if he gave tit for tat.
In any case, it would be difficult for Ou Yangming to stop Long Dexing.
Long Dexing’s strange body swayed several times again and finally broke free from the saber-light’s area, but an intense flame appeared just as he wanted to speed up to escape.
It was a fireball thrown by Ou Yangming, but it did not come from an ordinary Fireball Art; the Military Fire was its core.
The exploded fireball instantly hurt Long Dexing as if it was directly burning his soul. Even though it could not kill him, it caused him tremendous pain and forced his body to stop for a moment.
Ou Yangming charged forward with his saber without giving up at all.
That being said, Long Dexing was a supreme powerhouse, after all, hence he turned and hid the instant the military saber was about to touch his body.
It was unusually excruciating for him.
Long Dexing did not stand a chance to get away in a short time from the human, who possessed the contrasting abilities of the Heavenly Phoenix and Sir Devil God.
“Boom…”
After a brief delay, the second Heavenly Thunderbolt struck.
Long Dexing could tell when he sensed the thunderbolt’s aura that he could not evade it this time. He crouched halfway decisively and raised his hands. Subsequently, the endless blood in his body gushed upward and formed another giant blood-light shield above his head.
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