Ou Yangming was only so confident because he was influenced by the little red bird.
When one stood at a different height, one would see different views. Ou Yangming only had such a heroic spirit because he had an incredibly invincible backing, which was the Phoenixes.
Multi-armed King Kong and the goshawk exchanged glances. They were both dazed.
They naturally knew how potent the Spiritual Realm’s powerhouses were because they came from that realm, and they were also aware of how much the upper realm was exploiting the lower realm. Nevertheless, when they thought about Ou Yangming’s amazing advancement and looked at the lazy little red bird, they had a vague feeling that the young fellow’s wish might come true.
Ou Yangming turned around and uttered, “Senior, let’s begin.”
Wu Yuanwei nodded and instructed the people, “Alright, let’s identify our spots and get into position.”
“Boom, boom.”
“Shriek…”
Multi-armed King Kong and the goshawk entered the formation map. It was worth noting that massive adjustments were done to the formation so that the beasts could unleash their powers. With the powers of the 2 experienced Extreme Grade powerhouses, the mission’s success rate would be greatly increased.
Ou Yangming gently waved his hand and entered the formation map with Hong Feiyu and Wu Yuanwei, then they sat on their assigned spots. Following that, Big Yellow walked proudly to its designated seat too.
While the formation map could be activated by only 5 Spirit Grade powerhouses and 1,000 Supreme Great Ancestors, the count might not be fixed.
As soon as the 6 Extreme Grade powerhouses took their seats, a vague aura was released from the formation map, and it began to linger around them.
The core of the formation map was the Spirit Grade powerhouses. As for the supports, it would be fine as long as there were over 1,000 Supreme Great Ancestors. Needless to say, the more the great ancestors, the better. Therefore, every great ancestor present in the capital entered the formation map without any hesitation.
As the aura surged, a deafening sound was heard. Subsequently, an intense light was seen in the formation map, and it enveloped everyone at once.
At this moment, a spot in the endless sky glowed. It looked like a star in a dark sky, and it instantly became the most dazzling star.
In the Spiritual Realm, several human Venerable Ones on Mount Wuzhi in Danzhou were elated.
They knew the movement in the lower realm and were well-prepared, but they did not expect the light to be so bright.
“Start building the passage!”
“Okay!”
The moment 9 Venerable Ones activated the formation map, a peculiar power was released from their location into the endless space.
It was then when a bloody color suddenly appeared in another dark area.
“It’s coming!”
“Yes! Finish the preparations and don’t make any mistakes!”
“Don’t worry, hahaha…”
Chapter 541 - Going All-Out
The deep and dark space of nothingness, which seemed like there would never be any light, suddenly became lively.
A faint halo appeared somewhere first. It looked like the first ray of sunlight in the dark and instantly became the brightest spot in the dark space.
The space of nothingness was endless, such that none of the Almighty Beings know how boundless it was. Nonetheless, when an unusual situation occurred, powerhouses with power that could reach this area could spot the light.
“A world!”
“A small world…”
“Heh, given how bold they are, there must be forces casting spells to subdue it already. What a pity, what a pity…”
Although many people noticed the unusual situation, nobody dared to meddle in it.
Sure enough, after a brief moment, a thick and enormous light, which was 100 times larger than Multi-armed King Kong, appeared on another side.
The first ray of light only attracted greedy looks, but when the new light shone, most powerhouses’ faces changed, and they immediately began to pry the ongoing situation.
This was because they sensed an unparalleled power from the extensive light.
It was the mightiness of the big formation, which had been stored many years by Mount Wuzhi but was being used by 9 Venerable Ones that joined hands. They forcefully pushed the power to a higher level, hence nobody in the endless space could anyhow mess with it.
The massive light seemed to have senses as it headed straight to the first light.
After sensing this, everyone knew that the two sides had indeed contacted each other beforehand.
Some powerhouses sighed as they were not resigned to the outcome, but after estimating the disparity between their strengths, they gave up wanting to interrupt the process.
Given the situation where one side was well-prepared and the other side suddenly acted, even if they made a move, they would only end up failing.
After traveling for an unknown distance, the colossal light finally arrived at the slowly dimming light and shrouded it without any hesitation.
On the big formation, where it was the Spirit Grade powerhouses such as Ou Yangming, or the Supreme Great Ancestors, they were already panting and seemed like they were going to be exhausted soon.
The formation map was similar to a limitless bottomless pit. Once it was incited, it kept drawing everyone’s powers without an end. When the powers entered the formation and reached a certain level, a unique light was released.
Although the light was not visible through the naked eye, everyone could sense its change.
They knew this was a crucial moment, and they must persevere in releasing their powers no matter what to maintain the light’s intensity, so the powerhouses from the Spiritual Realm could find them. At this moment, if they failed due to someone’s negligence, that person would become everyone’s target and would not be able to live.
As the powerhouses joined hands, they could definitely overturn any force in this realm, but the power required by the formation map was far beyond their expectations.
After only half an hour, the newly-advanced Supreme Great Ancestors felt like they could not hold on anymore. Even though they had stabilized their boundaries, their advancements were done in a hurry as though they were forced to go beyond their abilities. Therefore, they were far from the experienced great ancestors. If the experienced and the new exchanged blows, the outcome might not be clear within a short period, but when their vital spirits were constantly being drawn, everything was different.
The gap between the newly-advanced and the experienced cultivator was clear to see.
“Take your medicine!”
Wu Yuanwei, who was hosting the formation map, was not only providing his power, but he was always keeping an eye on the situation. The moment he saw many Extreme Grade powerhouses at the periphery slowly losing their balance, he knew something was off. The elder yelled as loud as the hum of an ancient bell, causing the people to be refreshed.
Before everyone entered the formation map, the imperial family and the inherited aristocratic families from the 8 counties had made preparations; they retrieved their best pills and distributed them among the people.
Though they did not expect the pills to be used so soon, they would not be stingy if it was needed. This was because they knew if they failed this time, perhaps the other people would be safe and sound, but they would surely be punished by the Spiritual Realm.
The powerhouses from the Spiritual Realm were their backings, and they did not have any other choice if they did not want to lose the favor.
While the scene of 1,000 Extreme Grade powerhouses consuming pills was rather spectacular, on second thought, precious pills worth 1,000 silver notes were devoured, and it was quite a painful loss.
The formation map seemed to be sucking power faster than before.
Extraordinary powers were indeed needed to ignite the light in the void, and the consump
tion would gradually increase if they wanted to maintain its brightness.
Needless to say, this was also because the people were inadequate and could not meet the requirement in terms of energy usage. If a Venerable One were to host the big formation instead, the situation would be entirely different.
Even so, if a Venerable One really descended to the lower realm, his or her first concern would not be the way to host the formation, but the way to deal with the endless Heavenly Thunderbolts.
After half a day, many Supreme Great Ancestors had consumed 3 spiritual pills.
Only a small part of the spiritual pills was from the families’ collections while the rest were given from the upper realm for this operation. The clans in the lower realm initially thought they might be able to pocket some of the pills, but it seemed like they might not be able to endure much longer even if they used up the ones they had been storing for generations.
Wu Yuanwei inhaled deeply and turned to look at the Spirit Grade powerhouses around him.
At this point, even he felt like he was near his limit. The formation map kept drawing the elder’s power without an end, and given that he was overseeing the operation at the center, he was giving far more than the Supreme Great Ancestors were.
Nevertheless, when he looked at Ou Yangming and his companions, his face darkened a little.
This was because he could tell that they were not even close to being worn out yet.
Multi-armed King Kong and the goshawk were channeling their powers too, but their performances amazed Wu Yuanwei. It seemed like the extent of their powers being channeled could not threaten them at all, and they were even staring at each other for fun due to boredom.
The humongous beasts were making threatening gestures at each other by baring their teeth to show fierce expressions. Normally, they could easily frighten Supreme Great Ancestors by doing that.
It was evident from the way they were acting that they were sending their powers with ease.
Wu Yuanwei twitched his mouth and cursed internally, ‘Which idiot amended this formation map? Couldn’t it have been made so that more powers are drawn from those 2 fellas?’
Despite that, he could only think to himself but could not say it out loud.
When he turned to look at Ou Yangming and Big Yellow, he felt extremely helpless.
The 2 of them were not in states more absurd than the king kong’s and the goshawk’s, but they were full of energy and did not show signs of being drained at all.
In particular, the big yellow dog was laying flat on the ground, and it stuck one of its paws in its mouth as if it was subconsciously licking it with joy. On top of that, its eyes were also squinting, making it look like it was going to fall asleep at any time.
Wu Yuanwei briefly sensed and found that Big Yellow’s aura was rich and was not in a mess at all.
What did that mean?
It could only mean that the big yellow dog’s foundation was unimaginably profound. If compared, Wu Yuanwei and the dog were poles apart.
As for Ou Yangming… Wu Yuanwei rubbed his eyes to make sure that he was not mistaken…’Is he teasing the little red bird on his shoulder?’
Regardless of how Ou Yangming and his companions performed, there was one thing that Wu Yuanwei was certain about; the powers provided by them did not reduce at all. This alone was enough to make the elder speechless.
The only thing that Wu Yuanwei found comfort in was Hong Feiyu’s performance, which was similar to his. The Spirit Grade powerhouse from the upper realm looked grave and seemed like he was giving his all.
Wu Yuanwei glanced around and made sure that nobody was paying attention to him before he secretly retrieved a spiritual pill and swallowed it. A heat flow instantly transformed into rich spiritual power, which flowed in his meridians and slowly recovered his depleted power.
The spiritual pill that he consumed was naturally unordinary. It was given by the Spiritual Realm, and each one was especially precious. He had gathered the pills and initially planned to give them to Ou Yangming and his companions if they became fatigued, but it seemed like they could still hold on even if he consumed all of the pills.
Wu Yuanwei was oddly distressed and indignant when he sensed the surging spiritual power inside his body.
He had cultivated hard for many years and only advanced to Spirit Grade with the support of various powers from the Spiritual Realm.
It was fine that he could not be compared with Multi-armed King Kong and the goshawk, which were powerhouses that came from the Spiritual Realm, but he could not accept the fact that he was not on par with Ou Yangming and the big yellow dog.
‘Ah, all those years, but I still didn’t achieve much as if I’ve been living in a dog’s body…’
Big Yellow, which was refreshing its spirit with its eyes closed, suddenly opened its eyes and glared at Wu Yuanwei. For some reason, it was guided by the formation map and had a mysterious feeling that the elder was cursing it.
‘Hmph, I’ll settle accounts with you next time!’
The big yellow dog closed its eyes again and spat out a piece of lizard’s meat from the space in its stomach. Following that, it gently stabbed the sharp blades on its claws into the meat.
At that instant, the lizard’s meat quickly shrunk, whereas plenty of spiritual power entered its body.
‘Heh, come at me if you want my power. Let’s see if I have more meat or if you’re able to hold on longer.’
Ou Yangming glanced at Wu Yuanwei but minded his own business as he teased the little red bird. The Military Fire in his sea of consciousness was merging with the little bird’s flames through a queer method. Once their fires fused, an endless power was produced, and it seemed like it could not be used up at all.
At the very least, given the speed of the power being drawn, it would indeed not be a concern.
However, just as they were enjoying their time leisurely, a distinctive and forceful power suddenly entered the formation map.
Wu Yuanwei’s eyes lit up, and he shouted excitedly, “We’re connected. Let’s work harder; we mustn’t give up halfway…”
Chapter 542 - Lurking Halfway
Ou Yangming raised his eyebrows. Just as Wu Yuanwei shouted at the top of his lungs, he sensed an unusually forceful power entering the formation map.
The power was so mighty that it was 1,000 times greater than the energies contained in the formation on this side. If the incoming power was left unrestrained, even if the formation could be saved from damage, the people that provided energies for it would suffer backlashes and would likely fall.
Nonetheless, the moment the two enormous powers merged, there was no resistance at all as they quickly became one in harmony.
Ou Yangming and the little red bird exchanged glances. They could both sense the power, which had the same origin as the one in the formation map beneath them.
“Those people aren’t that idiotic, after all; they finally found this place.” The little red bird did not hold back as it remarked, “If they can’t locate this map, I’m not going to wait any longer!”
The young fellow grinned and curbed his thought. He began to feel the power and compared it with the one he studied earlier.
He was rather interested in the Interspatial Formation Map, hence he browsed it many times before he entered. Given his status and identity, his request was easily fulfilled.
Although the simple observations did not allow him to perceive its mystery, he more or less gained some content.
When an even more formidable power merged with the power they gathered, Ou Yangming slowly fathomed something.
The little red bird was discontent when it stared at the young fellow. It thought, ‘The Phoenixes have many big formations, but instead of studying them, you’re so into this simple and crude formation map. You’re really blind…’
Even so, it could not understand a human’s worries.
Ou Yangming was not a genius in formation maps. Even if he was a peerless fig
ure favored by God, based on his abilities at the moment, he could not comprehend the Phoenixes’ formation maps. Instead, the Interspatial Formation Map set up by the Humans’ Almighty Beings attracted him more.
“Boom…”
A massive white light soared into the sky. It shrouded an extremely broad area at first, so much so that it covered the entire formation map.
Nevertheless, as time passed, the area covered by the white light shrunk bit by bit. In the end, the white light only enveloped the few Spirit Grade powerhouses at the center.
Every Supreme Great Ancestor witnessed the white light’s miracle, and they sensed the magnanimous power it contained.
For some reason, they knew that the interspatial passage was going to be completed. After being stimulated, they dedicated their powers without any reservations. As for the spiritual pills that were previously distributed to them, they did not stint on consuming them and transformed them into powers required by the formation map.
At this point, the lower realm’s Supreme Great Ancestors that were involved gave their all without holding back.
In actuality, under the peculiar atmosphere, everyone had unknowingly been affected, thus they could not hold back even if they wanted to.
Despite that, whether it was the people that offered all they had from this realm or the 9 Venerable Ones from the Spiritual Realm’s Danzhou, they did not notice that a faint blood-red trace suddenly appeared outside the gigantic light beam.
The blood-red trace was not strong at all, so much so that it was faintly discernible. Having said that, it really existed and was slowly attaching itself to the light beam. It was incredibly odd because from the start till the end, none of the Almighty Beings spotted it.
Indeed, the concealing ability was very rare.
Needless to say, it was also because the 9 Venerable Ones were fully focused on controlling the formation map. Unless they encountered a severe and uncontrollable change, they would not be distracted at all.
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