Despite that, Ghost-clawed Venerable One did not know who did all these.
Ou Yangming was no doubt one of the suspects, but the Venerable One did not believe that a cultivator from the lower realm could pull out something so unbelievable. It was worth noting that those were 6 high-rank lizards. It would be astounding if the young fellow could go against one of them, but if he were to catch all 6 of the high-rank lizards… Unless he sought help from a Venerable One.
Ghost-clawed Venerable One’s eyes flickered as it stared at the half-complete setup made by Ou Yangming. It suddenly lifted its head and let out a sharp roar.
On a col far away, similar sounds were also heard. Before long, tens of such sounds slowly approached.
3 high-rank lizards were the leads. This was the most powerful force that could be summoned by the Lizards in Danzhou at this time.
Chapter 671 - The Extremely Daring Human
Soon enough, many lizards arrived. They bowed to greet their king.
Ghost-clawed Venerable One pointed in front and uttered, “Search!”
With that, the lizards including the 3 high-rank lizards swarmed toward where Ou Yangming was before and began to search using a method distinctive to the Insects. They seemed to remember something after a brief moment, hence they split up and ran in different directions.
In actuality, Ghost-clawed Venerable One was formidable, by which it released its mental conception to search the place as soon as it arrived. Nonetheless, the cloaks made of Fat Antelope’s wool were mysteriously useful indeed, such that even a Venerable One could not notice Ou Yangming and Big Yellow.
Therefore, the Venerable One summoned its disciples and their disciples here.
Ghost-clawed Venerable One naturally did not expect them to find the damn culprit here because it thought that the fellow had definitely fled and left the range that its mental conception could cover. It only hoped that its disciples and their disciples could find some clues, which would help it to find the real culprit.
The lizards in the distance dispersed and searched everywhere that seemed suspicious to them. As for Ghost-clawed Venerable One, it sat on the ground like a cornerstone and naturally released its violent aura as though it was a fiend that descended to destroy the world.
Ou Yangming and Big Yellow curled up their bodies. They seemed to have merged with nature, where they stayed still and dared not release their auras no matter what happened around them.
Fat Antelope’s cloaks could conceal their auras but if they simply moved around and caught Ghost-clawed Venerable One’s attention, even God would not be able to save them.
They looked at each other quietly at the moment and understood each other through the look in their eyes.
Before this, Ou Yangming had overestimated Ghost-clawed Venerable One’s potency as much as he could, but the time it took to arrive was still out of his expectations.
According to his estimation, the powerful being would take at least 10 to 15 days to show up. There would have been enough time for him to set up everything, and he could have left with Big Yellow after creating confusion.
Who knew, Ghost-clawed Venerable One suddenly appeared and messed up his plan.
In particular, when Ou Yangming sensed the Venerable One’s immensely violent aura at this time, he was rather regretful.
If the Venerable One stayed without leaving at all, what would he and Big Yellow do?
“Roar…”
All of a sudden, an enormous roar was heard coming from the distance as one of the lizards alerted everyone.
Instead of moving its humongous body, Ghost-clawed Venerable One simply looked in that direction with a grave look in its eyes.
“Heh, Ghost-clawed, what are you doing here instead of staying in the Ghost Cave?”
A hearty laugh was heard coming from that direction. It was like Heavenly Thunderbolts that struck the lizards’ ears, causing them to shake. The 3 high-rank lizards were the only ones that managed to withstand it.
Ou Yangming and Big Yellow were very much affected too. They did not move an inch, but their faces took on ghastly expressions.
‘Judging from the sound, the newly-arrived powerhouse’ probably on par with Ghost-clawed Venerable One. But doesn’t he know that he’ll make the others suffer too by shouting so loudly?’
Ou Yangming and Big Yellow had a terrible impression of this figure.
Ghost-clawed Venerable One raised its head and whistled strangely. Following that, all of the lizards got up and ran toward it as they were frightened out of their wits.
“Heh, Ghost-clawed, don’t panic. If I wanted to kill them, I would’ve done it long ago.”
Ghost-clawed Venerable One ignored the powerhouse’s mockery. It spoke only after all of the lizards returned to it, “Yuqi, aren’t you afraid of dying if you leave the Beast King Sect recklessly?”
“Dying?” A long laugh was heard in the void, then a human’s figure appeared in the space in front of that spot. “I have no idea what will cause my death. Heh, Ghost-clawed, did you mean that I’ll die because of you?”
Ghost-clawed Venerable One responded with a straight face, “Yuqi, I have serious business to attend to, so please leave if you have no business here.”
Yuqi the Venerable One cupped his hands and said with a smile, “What a coincidence—I have serious business to attend to too, but I wonder if it’ll conflict yours.”
Ghost-clawed Venerable One turned its body slightly. It was clearly rather afraid of Yuqi the Venerable One. If it was unnecessary, Venerable Ones would be wary of each other and rarely had direct conflicts. However, Ghost-clawed Venerable One could not bother about that anymore if Yuqi the Venerable One crossed its bottom line.
“Hmph, Yuqi the Venerable One, what exactly do you mean? Is the Beast King Sect going to fight me until the very end?”
Yuqi the Venerable One pulled a long face and replied to it, “Ghost-clawed, given that you set foot on the Humans territory when you’re the Insects’ Venerable One, you’re the real provoker, aren’t you?”
Ghost-clawed Venerable One somewhat relaxed a little after it heard what Yuqi the Venerable One said. “Hmph, Yuqi, I don’t believe that you didn’t receive any news.”
“What news?” Yuqi asked.
“9 of my followers—The Twelve Walkers—were killed here,” Ghost-clawed Venerable One answered, “I must find the murderer and punish him heavily. Anyone that tries to stop me will become an enemy that I’ll fight against to the very end.” It did not speak loudly, but it sounded so determined that it could not be ignored at all.
Yuqi the Venerable One scoffed furiously. “Ghost-clawed, your Twelve Walkers committed a heinous crime in the Humans’ territory; they slaughtered hundreds of people from 2 of our towns. Heh, if you’d like to take revenge for your followers, who will avenge the deaths of the hundreds of people?”
Ghost-clawed Venerable One was unconcerned. “How could the lives of merely hundreds of ordinary humans be mentioned on equal terms with that of my Twelve Walkers?”
Ou Yangming, who was hiding in secret, clenched his fists with strong killing intent.
Nevertheless, he knew very well the huge disparity between him and the Venerable One, thus he remained still despite his rage.
‘I can’t kill you—a boss—but I can kill your disciples and their disciples.
‘The Twelve Walkers, heh, heh…’
“Ghost-clawed, since you’re going to pester us endlessly, I have no choice but to fight you here.” Yuqi the Venerable One’s face darkened. He stated coldly, “If you lose, get the hell back to the Ghost Cave and never set foot on the Humans’ territory.”
“Alright, since you’re courting death, I’ll fulfill your wish!” Ghost-clawed Venerable One laughed sinisterly with a fierce look in its eyes. It moved abruptly, then its mountainous body soared into the sky and turned into a tiny black spot in the blink of an eye.
Yuqi the Venerable One sneered. He glanced at the lizards around and rel
eased his overflowing momentum as he ordered, “Stay here and don’t move around, or you’ll all be executed!” Subsequently, he turned around. It did not look like he moved, but his body released a golden light, which zoomed straight into the clouds like an arrow leaving a bow.
After a brief moment, surging momentums could be sensed coming from the clouds in the sky.
A fight between Venerable Ones was far beyond the imaginations of ordinary people. The Venerable Ones did not fight on the ground because they were afraid of destroying their surroundings; it was an unspoken rule that was established among Venerable Ones.
Ou Yangming and Big Yellow looked at each other. They were deeply in awe when they sensed the imposing auras from the sky.
‘So this is how real powerhouses are,’ they thought. When the Venerable Ones released their powers without restraint, their mightiness was beyond their imaginations.
Even so, Ou Yangming turned to look at the lizards.
All of the lizards were gathered here at this moment. The 3 most potent high-rank lizards looked up at the sky. They had the highest cultivation base among the lizards so while they could not see what exactly was going on in the sky, they were incredibly attracted to the rippling auras in the air. Perhaps they would apprehend something from the repercussions, allowing them to break through their limits and become spirit beasts at the peak.
Needless to say, it was only an ideal wish, so the chances of it happening were the same as an ordinary person surviving a fall from a cliff and ended up obtaining peculiar herbs or secret martial arts manuals.
Having said that, the high-rank lizards would not give up as long as there was a possibility.
Other than the high-rank lizards, the other lizards could not comprehend anything at all, but they dared not move as they were oppressed by the Venerable Ones’ auras.
Ghost-clawed Venerable One could ignore Yuqi the Venerable One’s threat, but they dared not do that.
The other lizards lay on the ground together and shuddered with fear as they sensed the repercussions of the Venerable Ones’ auras. They prayed that the bitter period would be over soon.
Ou Yangming and Big Yellow did not have it any better. Even though there were only ripples of the Venerable Ones’ auras, they found it hard to withstand them. That said, the young fellow’s eyes glowed as he shook his hand and retrieved the Poisonous Gas Formation Board, as well as the poisonous pill’s spirit.
Big Yellow widened its eyes at once. It almost forgot itself and barked.
‘What is he doing? Is he thinking of going against these lizards in this situation?’
Afterward, the big yellow dog watched as Ou Yangming shifted his body to inch closer toward the group of lizards and placed the formation board on the ground. The poisonous pill’s spirit was not a legitimate living being so while it was affected by the Venerable Ones’ auras, the pressures that it withstood were insignificant as compared to the ones endured by the rest.
The centipede-like poisonous pill’s spirit glanced at Ou Yangming, then it released its poisonous gas through the formation board.
Through its accurate control, the poisonous gas spread bit by bit and enveloped all of the lizards.
Big Yellow gritted its teeth and looked at Ou Yangming as it cursed internally.
‘People say that dogs are extremely daring, but my courage is not worth mentioning at all as compared to his!
‘Humans are the ones that are extremely daring!’
Chapter 672 - Left None Of Them Behind
Poison was the hardest thing to guard against in the world.
It was worth noting that the Insects were known for being poisonous. The lizards here were not considered one of the 5 poisonous creatures but being part of the Insects, their toxicity and resistance toward poison were notable.
Therefore, they would not have imagined anyone to use poison against them.
Besides, what was the time now?
High above the sky, 2 powerful Venerable Ones were having a life-or-death fight, whereas the lizards below were captivated by the fearsome momentums that surged down. Given the situation, even the most alert lizard would not have thought that someone would have the guts to attack them.
The poisonous pill’s spirit kept releasing its poisonous gas. Its poison came from Ghost Mo from the Centipedes and became horrifyingly toxic ever since Ou Yangming purified the inner core. Moreover, the spirit also almost wiped out the Plant Poisonous Pills in the Poison Forest in the secret realm.
Since the Poison Forest had existed for at least 10,000 years, one could imagine how many pills it had bred and how poisonous they were.
If the poisonous pill’s spirit was a legitimate living being, even if it was a Venerable One, it would have exploded to its death after consuming so many poisonous pills in one go.
Fortunately, it was only a spiritual body. Although it devoured sufficient poisonous pills, it stored their poisons. As time passed and through continuous fights, the spirit then released the accumulated poison bit by bit.
In other words, the poison possessed by the poisonous pill’s spiritual body had become stronger, and the spirit had also become more profound in controlling it.
Once the poisonous gas was released, none of the lizards noticed it.
A match between Venerable Ones would not end so quickly, but the poisonous gas invaded the lizards’ bodies very quickly as they let down their guards. After a split second, the poisonous pill’s spirit notified Ou Yangming that it was done spreading the poisonous gas, and it waited for his signal for the burst.
Ou Yangming gritted his teeth and touched his waist sash gently to trigger the Illusion Formation Skill in a small range.
Before this, he was only trying his luck to compact the skill to be added to the waist sash. He ended up succeeding because he was familiar with the Illusion Formation, but it was mostly due to the waist sash’s material.
A skill was much less forceful than a formation board but similarly, the spiritual power fluctuation caused by a skill was also extremely limited, by which one would only leave a negligible trace.
Hence, Ou Yangming decided to use the Illusion Formation Skill on his waist sash after thorough consideration.
As soon as the Illusion Formation was released, the poisonous pill’s spirit set off the poisons in the lizards’ bodies.
At the same time, Ou Yangming, Big Yellow, and the poisonous pill’s spirit swayed and went behind the 3 high-rank lizards.
The 3 high-rank lizards were in terrible luck. Normally, they would have sensed Ou Yangming and his companions, by which they would have noticed where danger was coming from even if they were in the Illusion Formation.
However, the high-rank lizards were completely attracted to the energy repercussions in the sky, and they pictured an intense fight in their heads. Even though their imaginations were not worth mentioning as compared to the real fight that was going on between the Venerable Ones, they were fully immersed.
As Ou Yangming waved, his Long Feather Band, which he had retrieved long ago, emitted a ray of light and enveloped one of the high-rank lizards.
Before the lizard could react to the situation, it was already captured into the Long Feather Band’s space.
Following that, Ou Yangming used a spear to pin another lizard on the ground, then he slashed it with a saber. When a saber-light was released from the saber, the lizard’s head was slowly cut off.
Ou Yangming had several experiences in sneak attacks, but this was unquestionably the fastest and the most convenient one.
On the other hand, Big Yellow and the poisonous pill’s spirit pounced on another high-rank lizard. The spirit swayed and stuck its body on the lizard’s spine, then it pierced all of its legs deep into the lizard’s body and injected poison without an end.
As for Big Yellow, it stabbed its sharp claws into the high-rank lizard’s neck, chest, and other vital parts, causing the lizard to lose its lease of life.
The 2 lizards, which were init
ially high from comprehending the rippling auras in the space, suddenly felt that their body’s vital parts hurt. It was a serious death threat that affected their souls.
Right away, the high-rank lizards were appalled. The instant they withdrew their mental conceptions, they sensed that their bodies were empty as though their powers vanished in an instant.
The poisons were plant poisons. Their toxicity was not overpowering thus they did not kill the lizards at once. Having said that, when the poisons infiltrated their bodies and invaded each of their cells, they formed perfect chains, which immediately caused fatal damages to the insects once they burst.
While the lizards did their best to struggle, they had lost their best opportunity.
In just a few breaths, one of the high-rank lizards lost its head. Its body, which was pinned to the ground by Ou Yangming’s spear, was still wriggling, but it would not catch anyone’s attention.
The high-rank lizard that was attacked by the poisonous pill’s spirit and Big Yellow died an even more awful death.
As poison kept being injected into the lizard’s body, its body seemed to have gone fully numb. Consequently, Big Yellow made holes in its body continuously, such that it never got to counterattack even until it died.
Ou Yangming was elated because they took down 2 high-rank lizards effortlessly.
When he channeled his mental conception into the Long Feather Band’s space, he sighed a breath of relief.
Perhaps it was intentional yet unintentional, or perhaps the big lazy turtle was already capable enough to crush a high-rank lizard, the turtle was seen biting the lizard with its terrifying mouth inside the Long Feather Band’s space. As a result, plenty of blood flowed out of the lizard’s body and dyed the sea red.
The high-rank lizard was still struggling, but it was only twitching subconsciously. Ou Yangming could tell at one glance that it was about to die.
Ou Yangming’s eyes flickered as he kept the 2 high-rank lizards’ carcasses into his other Long Feather Band’s space. He cleaned up the spot more thoroughly this time, where he even raked the surface that was covered in blood.
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