“Hey, what are you?” Big Yellow, which was next to Ou Yangming, asked.
The little thing’s aura was formidable, which was not poorer than that of an ordinary spirit beast at all. That said, it disregarded Big Yellow’s voice. Instead, it continued to growl softly as if it was warning them that this was its territory, which could not be invaded by outsiders.
Ou Yangming and Big Yellow exchanged glances and thought, ‘This is a spirit beast that can’t communicate in any language.’
Perhaps it had been living inside this secret realm for too long and lost connection with the outside realm, so there was such a difference.
The young fellow sighed. Since they could not communicate and he needed the spiritual herb, it seemed like a fight would be inevitable.
After taking a slight step forward, the queer spirit beast lunged at them at once.
It was tremendously fast, such that it exceeded Ou Yangming’s imagination. It extended its sharp, long claws at his face.
Ou Yangming flashed backward, whereas Big Yellow pounced on the creature. Consequently, the 2 potent spirit beasts crashed hard into each other like bulldozers.
“Boom…”
Big Yellow made a turn in mid-air then landed steadily on the group, but the weird spirit beast was sent flying away.
In terms of weight only, the spirit beast was far from the big yellow dog indeed.
Nonetheless, the little thing made a turn in mid-air to forcibly change its direction, then it pounced on Big Yellow once more.
Chapter 632 - Parasitic Spiritual Herb
Big Yellow roared. It actually sounded delightful.
Ever since it entered the Spiritual Realm with Ou Yangming, it had only encountered powerful spirit beasts. Whether it was Fat Antelope, the Silver Ridge Giant Leopard, or even the Extreme Grade powerhouses they met, they could crush it.
Therefore, it was filled with pent-up anger for a long time.
After consuming the insect king’s inner core and grasped a new power, it was full of itself, so it stepped forward bravely with a strong fighting spirit when it was challenged by an ignorant little fellow.
Ou Yangming was startled, and he could not help but laugh. He was about to release a magic art, but he stopped.
Since Big Yellow was interested in this, he would let him play around.
“Boom, boom, boom…”
Big Yellow did not evade the spirit beast’s attack. It met force with force against the beast and relied on the advantage of its huge body, where it attacked head-on regardless of the direction the beast charged from. Although the spirit beast was far smaller than the big yellow, it was unbelievably nimble. It flashed so quickly that even Ou Yangming, who was spectating from the side, could not perceive anything anymore.
One was wild and violent while the other was as fast as lightning.
The 2 spirit beasts fought for a brief moment and became caught up in the fight as each had its own strengths.
All of a sudden, when the small spirit beast flashed, the air shook and formed a peculiar cyclone. It was a forceful wind, which transformed into the sharpest blade and slashed Big Yellow’s body ruthlessly.
“Ding…”
Big Yellow was caught off guard by the sudden wind blade, hence it could not avoid it in time.
Nonetheless, it had put on its armor long ago, so the wind blade could not hurt it despite being threatening.
The big yellow dog roared furiously, then its body began to expand to twice its original size in the blink of an eye.
Ou Yangming’s eyes lit up. This was Big Yellow’s new ability, but it was its first time using it during combat, thus he was looking forward to it. He could not wait to see how much the inner core of the insect king, which could command swarms of insects, could change the big yellow dog.
The small spirit beast retreated, which was evident that it was shocked by Big Yellow’s change.
Nevertheless, the instant it moved backward, Big Yellow lunged at it at a much faster speed.
Ou Yangming’s eyelids flickered as he was taken aback too.
The larger a spirit beast, the slower it would be. Spirit beasts such as Multi-armed King Kong or the Six-armed Giant Beast could make the ground quake with every move they made, but their absolute speeds still could not match their mightiness.
However, Big Yellow’s transformation was entirely different. Not only did its body become tougher and more massive, but most importantly, its speed improved greatly too.
Big Yellow pounced and clutched. It caught up to the small spirit beast and swiftly slammed it down to the ground.
Following that, it widened its mouth to mercilessly bite off the spirit beast’s neck. The beast’s neck flew up with a splatter of blood as it was hurled away at once.
Instant kill.
That was definitely an instant kill.
This was the effect of Big Yellow’s power and speed gaining absolute suppressions. Perhaps the spirit beast, which had died a ghastly death, did not even know how the big yellow dog, which was supposedly a well-matched opponent, suddenly became so potent.
Needless to say, the unexpected effect was only possible because of the surprising change.
If the small spirit beast was well-prepared, even though it would still not be Big Yellow’s match, it might be able to escape.
Big Yellow looked around for some time, then its body slowly shrunk and returned to its original size. Even so, the proud look in its eyes was there to stay.
The critical hit caused its affected confidence to recover again. It dared not challenge spirit beasts above its ranks, but it could certainly kill spirit beasts such as Fat Antelope and the Silver Ridge Giant Leopard.
Ou Yangming gave it a thumbs up and praised with a smile, “Big Yellow, you did great.”
Big Yellow was pleased. It stuck out its chest as though it was saying, ‘I told you—you’ll still need me.’
The young fellow grinned without saying a word, then he kept the dead spirit beast. It was small, but it was a spirit beast, after all, so it must not be wasted.
Ou Yangming later approached the tree again and looked for some time. Just as he wanted to reach out to pluck the flower, he was struck with a thought.
He pondered then channeled his mental conception into one of his Long Feather Bands.
Over there, the lazy turtle retracted its head into its shell and was sleeping without making a sound. On top of its shells, several spiritual herbs were seen swaying gently. When Ou Yangming’s mental conception entered the space, he felt like he was in paradise.
This was not the Spiritual Realm, nor was it a secret realm; it was only a boundless space.
Having said that, when the lazy turtle and the spiritual herbs were inside, the space was oddly full of life as if it was a new world.
Ou Yangming vaguely felt that he made the right choice using the spiritual herbs as baits to make the lazy turtle stay. Moreover, if he gathered more spiritual herbs, the turtle and the herbs would cooperate better and create greater value.
After a long time, Ou Yangming curbed his thoughts and concentrated in the environment that was filled with magical vitality.
“Lazy turtle, lazy turtle…”
As Ou Yangming called out to the lazy turtle, it finally extended its head out of its shell.
It looked at the sky and asked unhappily, “What is it?”
Perhaps it was secretly complaining about Ou Yangming calling out to it out of the blue, but it tolerated it seeing that he continuously sent spiritual herbs into the space.
Ou Yangming scoffed and said, “You’re sleeping very soundly here.”
The lazy turtle stretched its neck and responded, “What is it? If you have nothing else to say, I’ll be going back to sleep.”
‘This fella’s too lazy.’ Ou Yangming was annoyed.
“Okay. I found a new spiritual herb but since you’re not interested, forget it.”
“What? A new spiritual herb?” The lazy turtle immediately halted, and i
ts initially sleepy eyes lit up right away as it shouted, “Ah, Master Ou, I was wrong. If you need any help, please let me know.”
Ou Yangming cursed internally, ‘This lazy turtle’s overly realistic.’
That said, he needed the lazy turtle’s help at the moment. Since it acknowledged its mistake, he would let this slide.
The airflow inside the Long Feather Band suddenly surged and turned into the big tree and the red flower outside.
Given Ou Yangming’s ability to control his mental power, illustrating a scene inside the space was child’s play for him.
“Do you know what this spiritual flower is?”
“Th-this…” The lazy turtle got up abruptly and replied to him, “This is a Parasitic Flower. Ah, isn’t this flower extinct in Danzhou? How can it be here?”
It was not an idiot so when it recalled what Ou Yangming said earlier, it naturally understood that he found this spiritual flower.
Ou Yangming was surprised. The young fellow thought even more highly of the secret realm after he found the Plant Poisonous Pills, but when he heard that he had stumbled upon an extinct species, he realized that he had underestimated the realm.
Perhaps the secrets that he would find here would exceed his imagination.
No wonder Xia Zizhen and Poisonous Saber Gentleman valued the secret realm so much and rather explore it slowly instead of reporting it to their sects.
“What’s the use of a Parasitic Flower?” Ou Yangming questioned in a deep voice.
The lazy turtle answered after some thought, “I only have information about it from my ancestral memories. This spiritual flower always grows on powerful plants, and it grows by stealing essences from the plant.”
Ou Yangming frowned and asked again, “What can this flower do?”
He figured that it was an unordinary item as the lazy turtle was making a fuss about it. If the flower was merely parasitic, it would not have forgotten itself.
Sure enough, the lazy turtle widened its eyes and said, “The biggest function of a Parasitic Spiritual Flower is to purify immortal liquid.”
“What will happen if an immortal liquid is purified?” Ou Yangming was moved.
“It’ll be effective, of course, and it’s the most wonderful effect.” The lazy turtle lifted its claws and made strokes in the air. Its eyes glowed slightly as it explained, “If an immortal liquid is used to cultivate a Parasitic Flower, every 10 drops of the liquid will yield 1 drop of refined immortal liquid. The concentrated immortal liquid has numerous marvelous effects, one being a single drop can fully recover a Venerable One’s spiritual power. Besides, if it’s added during the refinement of pills, the pills’ properties will improve greatly, especially…” It hesitated for a while before it continued, “It’s said that if the concentrated immortal liquid is added into essential pills for advancement, it’ll be incredibly advantageous if one advances to become a Venerable One or break through to higher boundaries.”
Ou Yangming’s face changed. If everything was true, the Parasitic Spiritual Herb was definitely a priceless treasure.
“Master Ou, if you can bring this flower inside, I guarantee that I’ll provide you with a drop of concentrated immortal liquid every day.” The lazy turtle looked eagerly at him.
“It won’t be easy to cultivate this thing. Can you keep it alive?” Ou Yangming scoffed.
“Don’t worry.” The lazy turtle quickly assured him. “I’m a spirit turtle, so there isn’t any spiritual herb that I can’t grow.”
Ou Yangming withdrew his mental conception from the Long Feather Band. He turned to look at Big Yellow, then he sighed and commented, “Old friend, you found something amazing again.”
Immortal liquids were exceptionally valuable among the Humans. As for concentrated immortal liquids, they were treasures that had not been heard of. Since they discovered such a spiritual herb during their adventure in the spiritual realm, it was a worthy trip.
A saber-light flashed from Ou Yangming’s hand as he dug out the entire tree and sent it into the Long Feather Band.
It was worth noting that the Long Feather Band—an interspatial treasure—was the only thing that could accommodate such an enormous tree. As for how the lazy turtle would handle the treasure, it would not be Ou Yangming’s concern.
Chapter 633 - Full Of Surprises
After collecting the Parasitic Spiritual Herb, Ou Yangming was about to ask Big Yellow to continue the search when he noticed a pair of resentful eyes staring at him. It was so expressive that even he felt embarrassed.
Big Yellow was making a soundless complaint. It went through a lot of effort to find the spiritual herb and even eliminated the guarding spiritual beast, but why was the herb given to the lazy turtle in the blink of an eye?
Ou Yangming flushed and immediately explained, “Big Yellow, that lazy turtle’s an expert in taking care of spiritual herbs, whose greatest potentials can only be unleashed by it. Don’t worry, I’ll give you a drop of immortal liquid every day until you’re satisfied.”
The big yellow dog’s eyes lit up, and it started to drool.
Although Ou Yangming had given it immortal liquids before this, they were mostly shared between him and the little red bird. It could not forget the immortal liquids’ taste and most importantly, they were extremely beneficial toward a spirit beast’s growth, hence it intuitively longed for them.
Most spirit beasts would pay any price for a drop of immortal liquid a day.
Seeing how excited Big Yellow was, Ou Yangming felt rather guilty.
‘If Big Yellow finds out that I’ll be getting a drop of concentrated immortal liquid, what will it think?’
Ou Yangming did not tell the big yellow the truth, but he decided that he would not disappoint it if he distributed the resources in the future.
Big Yellow twitched its nose hard and continued to look for new spiritual herbs.
After it was promised that it would be given a drop of immortal liquid every day, it became so exhilarated that its eyes reddened, and it was eager to find more spiritual herbs.
Needless to say, spiritual herbs were harder to find than poisonous pills. It would be difficult to find 2 spiritual herbs that coexist in an area, thus Big Yellow became thrilled again after they went hundreds of meters away.
Big Yellow sped up instantly after it picked up the smell of another spiritual herb, and it moved faster than before.
When it finally stopped and looked ahead, Ou Yangming spotted a nearly 9-meter-long python coiling around a big tree.
The big tree was also incredibly firm. It was being coiled around by the giant python, but it grew straight at tall without tilting at all.
There was a faint energy fluctuation around the big tree. It was a combination of fluctuations; apart from the aura released by the giant python, there were also energies from the tree.
“Spiritual… Herb?” Ou Yangming’s mouth twitched. It turned out that the huge tree was a spiritual herb.
Mm, this was definitely the largest spiritual herb that he had seen so far.
“Woof…” Big Yellow barked and cast a hostile look at the giant python on the tree.
The giant python glanced lazily at Big Yellow, then it kept shifting its gaze between the big yellow dog and Ou Yangming. It was slow, but it was evident that it was carefully scanning with its sinister eyes.
Big Yellow barked again, then it leaped up and swung its claws at the giant python.
“Ding…”
The sound of metals clashing was heard when Big Yellow hit the giant python with its claws. It seemed like the python’s body was not inferior to the big yellow dog’s armor at all in terms of toughness.
Even though the giant python was not hurt from the hit, it was clearly infuriated. It glided down the tree like flowing water, then it zoomed toward Big Yellow. The big yellow dog flashed and evaded at lightning speed.
In terms of speed only, Big Yellow was lacking as compared to the small spirit beast from before, but it was muc
h faster than this giant python.
Once the giant python demonstrated its power, it crept around like a monster. Ou Yangming, who was observing the fight from a distance away, was shocked by its immense power.
Whether it was the small spirit beast’s quickness or the giant python’s power, they gave Ou Yangming a deeper understanding of how formidable the spirit beasts here were. In the aspect of absolute strength, the spirit beasts here were probably superior to the ones on the 10,000 Beasts Ridge.
Big Yellow could only remain undefeated from the continuous encounters because it had advanced by leaps and bounds.
Ou Yangming did not intend to help Big Yellow in its fight against the giant python. Of course, as he supervised the fight, he would not stand by idly if the big yellow dog’s life was being threatened.
He might be considered shameless for bullying the giant python with Big Yellow, but he would not hesitate and be pedantic during a life-or-death situation.
“Woof…” Big Yellow barked all of a sudden, causing it to slow down a little.
The giant python’s eyes glowed, and it eagerly caught up to Big Yellow and coiled around it. This was a serpent’s best trick, where living beings that were coiled by them would simply be killed.
Ou Yangming twitched his mouth but instead of releasing the magic art that he had gathered, he dispersed the power.
This was because he perceived Big Yellow’s intention. The big yellow dog was obviously doing this on purpose, and if the python was not anxious about gaining victory, it would not have been tricked so easily.
Nevertheless, it was in a python’s nature to strangle their opponents. Even if it saw through Big Yellow’s plan, it might have still done the same.
The python coiled itself around Big Yellow’s body in a split second. Big Yellow, which was wearing its armor, could not help but stick out its tongue as though it was out of breath and was going to be suffocated to death.
Who knew, from seeming like it was in a disadvantageous spot and would be killed at any time, Big Yellow suddenly roared.
Following that, its body expanded.
Big Yellow’s body did not merely expand; along with the expansion, its combat power underwent an unparalleled increase. In particular, in terms of strength, it seemed to have become an ancient monster, and it had an unimaginable upper hand against the python.
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