The people were in shock because they could tell it was a legendary interspatial bag. Moreover, they could tell that Ou Yangming had more than one of those.
Even ordinary inherited aristocratic families could not possess such a treasure, but Ou Yangming had more than one as though it was not a precious item at all.
Everyone else coveted the interspatial bags. They would have done anything to obtain one of them if someone else possessed them, but they dared not act rashly because it was Ou Yangming. No matter how much they desired the bags, they did not show it on their faces.
Ou Yangming stored whatever he needed then said, “Governor Deng, thanks for the trouble.”
Deng Xiyuan bowed at him and responded, “Master Ou, I’ll arrange everything well for you.”
Subsequently, Ou Yangming smiled and nodded at the others before he left.
Once he was gone, a young man approached Deng Xiyuan and whispered to him, “Uncle, aren’t those interspatial bags?”
Deng Xiyuan nodded in silence and looked rather worried.
“Uncle, those are interspatial bags!” The young man continued, “Besides, he took the carcasses of the spirit beasts and most of the half-spirit beasts. Does that make any sense?”
The governor was stunned, and he finally came back to his senses. He casually turned around and looked strangely at the young man.
“Uncle, you…” The young man was embarrassed and was having goosebumps for being stared at like that.
Without warning, Deng Xiyuan swung his hand to slap the young man on his face. He did not hold back at all, so the enormous force caused the young man to fly away.
“Pow—”
The young man fell hard to the ground and twitched a few times before he passed out.
Everyone else was taken aback. They lowered their heads and dared not look into Deng Xiyuan’s eyes anymore.
“Reckless thing! Drag him out and send him back to the capital after he recovers.’ Deng Xiyuan scoffed. He later turned to look in the direction of the Ni residence and mumbled, “Hopefully, there won’t be disorders in the Humans anymore…”
Chapter 487 - Long Feather Band
Ou Yangming returned to his room with plenty of flesh and blood of insect powerhouses. He retrieved them without any hesitation and converted them into energies, which were then channeled into the little bird’s body through the Military Fire.
The energies contained in the flesh and blood were much greater than before. Although the amount was the same, the flames of the Military Fire channeled to the little bird were entirely different. Once Ou Yangming fully absorbed the spirit centipede’s flesh and blood, the little bird began to shiver.
Ou Yangming’s eyes lit up, but he did not curb his Military Fire. He continued to let it burn.
Sure enough, the little bird finally opened its eyes after a brief moment. It moved its quick-witted eyes around and instantly understood what happened.
It nodded at Ou Yangming and shook its body all of a sudden, then the room was filled with a red color.
Nonetheless, the red light did not light up anything. The little bird quivered intensely in the red light as though it was breaking free from invisible shackles.
Ou Yangming slowly curbed his Military Fire because he realized that the little bird no longer needed to be replenished by the fire’s energies. Besides, judging from the situation the little bird was in, he figured that it was best not to disturb it.
Next, an extremely fearsome aura was released from the little bird’s body, and it spread out in all directions.
Big Yellow immediately lay down at the door, and it was consciously in admiration.
On the other side, the goshawk trembled and could not help but curl up its claws. It sensed the terrifying aura and was aware of its source, hence it dared not violate it at all.
The Supreme Great Ancestors in the city were busy dealing with their respective matters when their faces changed suddenly, and their bodies tensed up. It was as if they were facing powerful enemies at that moment, and they did not have the guts to move even an inch.
Nevertheless, the aura released by the little bird could not be sensed by ordinary people. If one’s cultivation base was at Extreme Grade, one could sense the power’s existence.
This was a power that they dared not imagine at all, and none of the Supreme Great Ancestors could resist the power.
Ou Yangming groaned and took a few steps back.
The little bird was initially on his palm, but it was now floating in mid-air as though a hidden power was carrying it up.
Despite that, Ou Yangming furrowed his eyebrows slightly. The other people might not know, but he could sense through his Military Fire that something was off. The little bird seemed to be wanting to break through something, but its accumulation was clearly insufficient, thus it was stuck at a checkpoint and could not get past it no matter what.
Even though Ou Yangming was worried for the little bird, he did not recklessly go forward to help it because even he did not know if he should meddle in the situation.
The little bird’s aura disappeared after a brief moment, and it happened so fast that it was simply unimaginable. It was as if the enormous pressure vanished in the blink of an eye, causing the other people to think that the feeling of fear earlier was merely an illusion.
“Woosh.” The little bird’s body fell from the air. Ou Yangming quickly leaped forward to catch it steadily before it landed on the ground.
The tiny and warm body stayed on Ou Yangming’s palm for a while before the little bird flapped its wings and flew around him, then it landed on his shoulder. This time, the little bird did not hesitate and all, and it seemed like it was already accustomed to this.
“Lil’ Red, how are you feeling?” Ou Yangming asked as he was concerned.
“I received support from a power earlier, and I wanted to advance to a higher level through its help, but I failed.” The little bird sounded rather regretful. It looked up and said, “Hmph, just you wait, I’ll definitely succeed in the future!”
Ou Yangming could not help but laugh. The power was naturally the Military Fire provided by him.
Having said that, while the power was strong, it could not help Lil’ Red to upgrade to another level.
He was undecided at first, but he decided to ask, “Lil’ Red, the fight between the dragon and the phoenix…”
“The Dragons are too mighty; I’m no match for them.” The little bird lowered its head and looked quite dejected.
Ou Yangming laughed. “You’re not fully grown yet, so of course, you’re not their match. Once you grow bigger in the future, you’ll surely defeat them.”
The little bird’s eyes were filled with a cheerful look, and it nodded in agreement. “Yes, yes.”
A clamor was heard outside at the spur of the moment. Ou Yangming turned to look in shock, then he left.
‘How dare people clamor in front of my courtyard? This doesn’t seem right.’
That said, Ou Yangming realized what was happening when he left his courtyard and noticed the lizard’s carcass outside. Deng Xiyuan had sent the dead body to the Ni residence and attracted a lot of attention along the way. Moreover, many people knew the lizard was the culprit behind the Insects’ attack, so they cursed at the insect and followed it here. Though the local authority tried to hold them back, they could not stop the swarming crowd.
Ou Yangming frowned. The lizard’s carcass was incredibly precious, hence he did not want to waste it.
He looked up and sent a message through his conception.
The goshawk, which had been pretending to sleep for a long time on the ground, gathered its energy and got up at once. Its massive body drew everyone’s attention.
Following that, it grabbed the lizard’s body with its large claws and hurled it into Ou Yangming’s courtyard. The big yellow dog shifted sideways and jumped away with a look of despise.
The goshawk’s savage move frightened everyone. As such, nobody
dared to say a word anymore in front of the terrifying spirit beast.
After carrying out Ou Yangming’s order, the order sat on the ground and stared fiercely at the people while it released its horrifying aura. The aura was completely different from the little bird’s so much so that even ordinary people could sense how daunting it was.
“Leave! Leave! Quickly leave! Are you trying to court your deaths by gathering here?” The Ni family’s servants shouted and waved their hands to shoo the crowd.
The people, who were reluctant to leave just now, became startled rabbits as they left in a hurry. Before long, the street was back to normal.
Ou Yangming shook his head and sighed. ‘The strong is the only one in this world.’
He entered his courtyard and asked, “Lil’ Red, do you need this fella?”
The little bird looked at the carcass and responded, “An utterly dead middle-grade spirit beast. It’s not tasty, so no, I don’t want it!”
Ou Yangming was slightly stunned because the little fellow was picky and did not regard middle-grade spirit beasts as much. However, he looked up and saw how joyful the goshawk was. It was evident that the lizard that was despised by the little bird was delicious food for the goshawk.
Even so, Ou Yangming shook his head and said, “Goshawk, you can’t touch this; I’m going to keep it for backup.”
After witnessing the little bird pass out, Ou Yangming knew better the importance of having backup flesh and blood. He could not be satisfied by ordinary flesh and blood anymore, so rare ones from a spirit beast were unquestionably the best option.
The goshawk was disappointed, but it dared not object to the young fellow at all, thus it could only swallow its saliva.
Ou Yangming looked at the lizard’s gigantic carcass and smiled bitterly. “I can’t store such a humongous fella.”
He had many interspatial bags, but the carcass was really too big, so he could not keep it even if he chopped it into pieces.
The little red bird shrieked out of the blue and opened its mouth to spit red fire, where a long multicolored feather could be seen amidst the dancing flames. Ou Yangming recognized it as soon as it took a glance. ‘Isn’t that its long feather when it transforms into a big bird?’
Subsequently, the long feather flashed inside the fire and slowly curled up, then it finally turned into a round band and landed on Ou Yangming’s hand.
Ou Yangming turned it over gently and exclaimed to himself, ‘A bird’s feather is close to weightless, but this Long Feather Band is different. If I hadn’t seen it myself, I would’ve thought that it’s made of metal and stone.’
“Try it.” The little bird urged him.
The young fellow was struck dumb, but he put on the band and tried to channel his essential Qi into it.
Nonetheless, he found it strange because his essential Qi lingered outside and could not enter the band no matter what.
“What power are you using?” The little bird was displeased.
Ou Yangming was moved. The Military Fire in his sea of consciousness emerged, and the band glowed right away. He was shocked when he channeled his mental conception into it.
As expected, the band was a piece of interspatial equipment. Nevertheless, the space inside was so vast that it exceeded his imagination.
If he must describe the Long Feather Band’s space, he could say that it could accommodate Multi-armed King Kong. Of course, it could fit the lizard’s small carcass.
“Lil’ Red, how did you refine it?” Ou Yangming was surprised.
The little bird hopped on his shoulder and was irritated. “Isn’t it recorded as one of the Phoenixes’ secret techniques? Go and take a look at it yourself.”
Ou Yangming smiled bitterly. His head ached when he thought about the deceptive secret techniques, but he still nodded at the little bird. The young fellow was determined to calm himself down to study the Phoenixes’ rare secret techniques.
He lifted his right to store the lizard’s carcass in the band.
The band was exceptionally rare. Not only did it have a tremendous space, but it was also supported by the Phoenixes’ power, so it could not be opened by ordinary people.
With the support of abundant flesh and blood from insect powerhouses, Ou Yangming spent his following days cultivating while he waited for Multi-armed King Kong.
He suffered splitting headaches whenever he explored the Phoenixes’ secret techniques but as he looked into them a few more times, his body slowly adapted to them and endured the processes.
Earth-shattering sounds were heard outside the city after half a month. Numerous soldiers atop the walls began to shout as Multi-armed King Kong dashed toward the city from afar.
Chapter 488 - Bad News
The humongous creature caused a commotion in the city again but as compared to the disorder from before, the situation was entirely different this time.
Multi-armed King Kong was not welcomed by flustered people and fierce attacks, but cheers from everyone in the city. This was because the people knew the formidable beast was Master Ou Yangming’s pet beast, as well as Changlong City’s pride.
The king kong carried a giant platform on its back just like when it left, where Princess Wu Hanning, Ni Yinghong, Bai Shixue, Jiang Jiumei, and the others were standing on. The ferocious beast ran as fast as a whirlwind, but it took steady steps and was not unstable at all. It was as though its large feet had an auto-adjustment function, allowing the people on the platform to not feel the bumps throughout the journey.
“Shriek…”
A piercing shriek was heard in the city as the goshawk soared into the sky and greeted the king kong.
Multi-armed King Kong looked up to glance at the bird, but it ignored it and continued to move forward.
The closer its massive body was to the city walls, the more intense the pressure it gave off. Although the people on the walls knew the fellow would not destroy the walls, they could not help but be alert when the beast got closer, and their cheers began to sound differently.
“Stop.”
A loud shout was heard on the goshawk’s back all of a sudden.
Multi-armed King Kong immediately slowed down and stopped after 3 steps.
Based on its strength, it could stop steadily in an instant even if it was caught off guard. Nonetheless, the people on the platform would end up tragically if it did.
As such, the 3 steps taken by Multi-armed King Kong reflected its remarkable strength and intelligence.
The goshawk closed its wings and landed on the ground.
It was then when Multi-armed King Kong looked up seriously. Nevertheless, it froze when it looked at the goshawk’s back, and it widened its eyes to be bigger than water buckets.
What did it see?
‘It’s Ou Yangming, mm, yes, it’s Ou Yangming indeed. But what the hell is he holding…
‘A birdcage?’
It would be fine if it was merely a birdcage, but there was a little red bird inside.
While it did not seem abrupt, Multi-armed King Kong felt like the world had changed drastically, and it could not understand anything anymore.
As the goshawk landed, the king kong stared at the birdcage in Ou Yangming’s hand.
Needless to say, nobody suspected it because they thought it was looking at Ou Yangming.
They thought that the Beasts had somewhat improved because the king kong knew to fawn over its master through this method after being apart for such a long time.
Ou Yangming flashed and approached Multi-armed King Kong while he carried the birdcage. “King Kong, put them down.”
Multi-armed King Kong shivered as if it had just awakened from a dream, and the ladies on the platform could sense it as well. They looked at each other as they could not understand why the king kong acted like that.
They realized that Ou Yangming had not subdued the king kong and became its master by coincidence.
The king kong crouched and carefully detached the platform from its b
ody, then it slowly placed it on the ground.
It naturally accepted Ou Yangming as its master, and it was especially convinced when the young fellow lighted up the Birds Formation by releasing fire through his finger. As for the ladies…. ‘Mm, these ladies are Master’s partners. Master is becoming more capable now, so I should be more careful.’
Ou Yangming got up to the platform cheerfully as soon as it was put on the ground. He nodded at the ladies but avoided the complicated looks from Wu Hanning and Bai Shixue, then he said to Ni Yinghong, “Elder Sister Ying, welcome back.”
“Lil’ Ming, congratulations,” Ni Yinghong noted with a smile.
“Congratulations?” Ou Yangming was startled.
“Yes, I’m congratulating you for eliminating the Insects and achieving a commendable feat for the Humans.”
“Ah, Elder Sister Ying, how did you know?” Ou Yangming turned to look at Wu Hanning.
Multi-armed King Kong must have followed his instruction and hurried back to the city as fast as it could. Unless it was necessary, it would not have stopped at all. Since that was the case, the only way Ni Yinghong could receive news was from Wu Hanning.
Who knew, Wu Hanning smiled and said, “Brother Ou, I haven’t heard about it.”
Bai Shixue flashed a smile and asked, “Brother Ou, if you hadn’t resolved the disaster, why would you welcome us so happily?”
Ou Yangming was dumbfounded, and he could not help but laugh. It turned out that he was the problem.
Despite that, he soon put on a straight face and noted, “Elder Sister Ying, Changlong City is safe but… I have bad news.”
Ni Yinghong’s face changed, and she questioned in a trembling voice, “What is it?”
Given that the Insects launched a huge attack on the city, even if Ou Yangming resolved the crisis in the end, it was hard to say what happened in between and how many people died.
Ou Yangming sighed and answered, “Elder Universe tried to save me, so he went beyond Extreme Grade and triggered the Heavenly Thunderbolts to perish together with a spirit insect.”
Even though he knew Ni Yinghong would be upset if he put it this way, he did not want to keep it a secret.
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