“Sir, the Lizards also said that the Heavenly Phoenix Fire is purple in color.”
“What?”
“Boom…”
Rumbling sounds were heard on the mountain. The large centipede was agitated after it heard the news and left the state of the integration of Heaven and man. It moved its body by accident and caused many rocks to fall.
Even though it immediately realized what happened, the damage was already significant.
Despite that, the monstrous centipede could not be bothered at the moment. It ordered without any hesitation, “Send some of our clan members to the lower realm with the Lizards. No matter what, we must steal the purple Heavenly Phoenix Fire!” “Yes, sir.”
Inside a substantial cave, a pool of blood was seen on the ground, causing the air to be filled with the rich and pungent smell of blood.
Countless living beings had perished in the pool of blood, every cell and flesh in their bodies became a part of the sticky pool.
The magma at the bottom of the pool of blood was transformed into the peculiar and daunting red pool through a unique method. At this moment, hundreds of figures were worshiping it around the pool. Among them were humans, fish, insects, birds, beasts, as well as some rare races.
Regardless of their identities, they worshipped the king-sized pool sincerely.
Without warning, the pool of blood surged as if a pair of invisible hands were stirring it, causing it to boil.
Many living beings around it looked at each other because they had never seen anything as strange as this. Following that, the blood in the pool rose to a certain height and stopped, revealing a human’s face.
The living beings around the pool were elated when they noticed the face, some of them even teared with joy. They did everything possible to dig a bloody pool, then they killed living beings and sent them here through a secret channel to cultivate confidants. Had they not done all of that for this very moment?
“My people, I have a task for you.”
“My God, we’ll do our best.”
A thin elder crawled forward and kowtowed by the pool. He buried his head deep into the ground in front of him and expressed with the utmost respect.
“There’s a human here who possesses my power, as well as my mortal enemy’s Heavenly Phoenix Power. Bring him here!”
Subsequently, there was a splash of blood in the pool, where every drop of blood accurately landed on the living beings. After receiving the drops of blood, they understood the mysterious creature’s request.
A human elder noted respectfully, “Yes, we’ll do our best to bring that fella to you.” “Work hard, my people. Once I obtain that person’s body, I’ll be awakened…”
Afterward, the face in the pond slowly disappeared, but the living beings around it danced as they could not control their emotions.
They had withstood immense pressure to revive the devilish god and risked everything they had including their lives. Therefore, they were overjoyed when they finally saw a silver lining.
After a long time, the elder that led everyone else waved his hand and noted, “Enough! Don’t be too happy yet; we must first complete sir’s task!”
The cave fell silent right away as everyone quietly sensed the message delivered to them through the drop of blood. However, they soon exchanged glances as they felt helpless.
‘Lower realm—that person is in the lower realm!’
If that person was in this world, even if he was hiding in an incredibly dangerous place, they would have the guts to hunt for him and would not mind if they sacrificed themselves.
On the contrary, the lower realm was an entirely different matter.
The elder pondered for some time and said, “The lower realm is a place dominated by humans. “Long Dexing, we’ll work together to open up the passage to the lower realm and will give you a treasure. Notify us once you complete the task and note that you mustn’t make any mistakes.”
A middle-aged man walked out firmly.
It was evident that the man was a headstrong person. Once he decided on something, he would not waver no matter how difficult the task would be.
Long Dexing nodded hard and responded, “Leader, please don’t worry as I won’t disappoint our master.”
The others looked at him enviously but they knew he was unquestionably the best candidate. Hence, they dared not make unreasonable demands though they were envious.
Under the elder’s command, the others worked together and built a formation after a month with help from the pond’s magnificent power.
While they were working hard, more powerhouses had snuck into the other world.
The small and the most ordinary lower realm attracted many bosses’ attention…
Chapter 429 - Dealing With The Aftermath Of The Big War
As Gan Xinrui gave several orders atop the towering wall, the chaos in the city was finally controlled and slowly recovered. Ou Yangming stood with his hands behind his back without saying a word, but he became a magic stabilizer by doing that, by which he kept everyone calm.
Feiya City had just experienced havoc like never before, where they lost numerous people and resources. Nonetheless, no matter how great the disturbance was, the higher-ups in the city were not severely injured and had slowly begun to control the disorderly situation.
Wu Hanning and the others approached Ou Yangming. It was not clear whether it was intentional, but Ni Yinghong and Bai Shixue were both half a step behind the princess.
Although Ou Yangming had openly expressed that he only had eyes for one person, given the social system of a strict hierarchy, the princess’s status would sometimes have a subtle effect.
“Brother Ou, how did you… Do it?” Wu Hanning asked.
At this point, even Gan Xinrui, who was giving instructions loudly, subconsciously lowered his voice.
None of the Supreme Great Ancestors turned to look at Ou Yangming, but they pricked up their ears at the same time.
Ou Yangming turned to look at the princess and answered, “It was because of wind and fire.”
“What?” Wu Hanning was shocked.
“Wind and fire-go figure it out yourself,” Ou Yangming responded.
Everyone else kept quiet when they saw how mystifying Ou Yangming was acting. Even though they were secretly gritting their teeth with hatred, due to the remaining effect from the giant fireball, which had just dispersed not long ago, nobody dared to question him further.
Nevertheless, the people began to rack their brains to figure out the relationship between wind and fire.
“Since ancient times, wind and fire have always been mentioned together. There’s fire when there’s wind, and there’s wind when there’s fire. It is said that the wind rises to be mightier when the fire blazes,” Yu Hongli expressed after some time, then he looked at Ou Yangming and asked, “Young Master Ou, did you find the fusion path between wind and fire?”
Ou Yangming kept a faint smile on his face; he neither admitted it nor denied it. The young fellow simply turned around and looked into the distance.
Yu Hongli did not have the guts to probe anymore after he was indirectly given a polite refusal. As for the other people, they dared not speak at all because they could not even understand a thing.
In actuality, Ou Yangming was extremely frustrated at this moment.
‘How did I do it?
‘Who am I supposed to ask…’ Ou Yangming had only triggered the purple fire in his sea of consciousness. When the fire rose into the sky, he was already somewhat in a daze.
In a way, he did not know why the purple fire exploded all of a sudden and caused such a fearsome reaction.
The tornado, which frightened Multi-armed King Kong so much that it fled, turned out to be vulnerable against the purple fire. Moreover, what truly left Ou Yangming in utter disbelief was the fact that a tiny person like him could control such an enormous fireball.
Even if Ou Yangming was dumb, he could guess that the purple fire had a sig
nificant origin. He figured that it was either the Birds’ ancestor or their natural enemy. If that was not the case, the purple fire could not have displayed such notable might against the Birds Formation.
When Ou Yangming carefully thought about the goshawk’s stance, he vaguely sensed that there was a higher chance the purple fire was the Birds’ ancestor.
Earlier on, Ou Yangming could easily eliminate the goshawk if he wanted to and could totally burn it into ashes.
Despite that, he did not do that because he sensed the goshawk’s will to surrender. It was evident that the goshawk had acted instinctively because it could not have expressed its will so intensely if it was not its true intent.
In other words, without needing to make a move at all, he could have used his mind to order the goshawk to kill itself.
Faced with such a formidable spirit beast, anyone would have wanted to do it. It was different from when Multi-armed King Kong initiated a submission to Ou Yangming; the goshawk submitted because it was captivated by the young fellow’s power, making him feel prouder than before.
Therefore, Ou Yangming decided to spare the goshawk in the end because he felt it was better to control it than to get rid of it.
However, while he achieved that, if he was asked to explain how he made it possible…
Ou Yangming could not explain himself due to his pride, but it did not stop him from flashing a cool pose. ‘Go ahead and guess the real reason. No matter what you say or ask, I’m just going to keep a straight face.’
At last, the mess in the city was over, but faint cries were heard.
The tangled warfare began with a massive battle between the Humans and the Birds. Though Feiya City did not lose many common folks such as the old, the weak, women, and children, there were many injured and dead soldiers. Having said that, when the Birds Formation appeared and the forceful tornado swept the city, everyone was under the same attack.
Not only were corpses sucked into the tornado through its wind-gap, but some common folks in thatched huts suffered the same fate too.
It was worth noting that this was the outcome only because Ou Yangming released his fire to set the tornado on fire. Had the tornado continued to wreck the city, the city would have been gone by now.
That said, Ou Yangming did his best but was left with no choice after he burned the tornado. Even if there were survivors inside, they ended up dying because of the fire.
At the end of the day, the war caused substantial casualties in the city. Once it was over, numerous people began to grieve.
The people were overwhelmed with sorrow because they either lost close ones or could not bear the fact that many people in the city went missing
Ou Yangming turned gloomy after he scanned the city. Ni Yinghong suddenly approached him and held his hand, then she noted softly, “Lil’ Ming, it wasn’t your fault.”
Wu Hanning and the others were stunned. ‘What does she mean?’ Even so, Ou Yangming smiled bitterly and responded, “Elder Sister Ying, if I was more powerful, perhaps I could’ve saved more lives.” “You did your best.” Ni Yinghong smiled and rested her forehead against his. “Don’t overthink it. As long as you gave your all, you don’t need to regret it.”
Ou Yangming nodded after some thought. “Thanks, Elder Sister Ying.”
Wu Hanning and Bai Shixue exchanged glances after seeing how Ou Yangming and Ni Yinghong looked at each other.
The princess and the young pavilion master were gifted ladies with different strengths. While Ni Yinghong came from an inherited aristocratic family too, they thought they were superior to her. In fact, even when it seemed like Bai Shixue had become closer to Ni Yinghong, it was only because she somewhat wanted to join hands with the Ni family’s young lady to go against their rival in love.
After all, Wu Hanning’s identity as the princess was too much pressure for the proud Bai Shixue to handle.
When the two smart ladies saw Ou Yangming and Ni Yinghong embracing each other, they sensed something unordinary.
Perhaps Ni Yinghong’s biggest advantage was not the time she and Ou Yangming had known each other for, but the irreplaceable connection between them.
Later on, Yu Hongli and Gan Xinrui approached Ou Yangming and saluted him. They expressed their gratitude at the same time, “Young Master Ou, thank you.”
The city had begun to settle down after the first phase of reorganization. The recovery could not be completed in a day, but they knew the disaster in Feiya and Xuanchen was probably over.
Ou Yangming waved his hand and responded, “You don’t need to be so polite.”
Yu Hongli sighed. “Unfortunately, that fella escaped in the end. In any case, I’m sure it learned its lesson and won’t attack us again even if it recovers. Hehe… Besides, if a spirit beast is seriously injured in our world, it might not be able to survive even if we don’t kill it.” A look of hatred could be seen in his eyes.
“Is that so?” Ou Yangming was surprised.
“Indeed.” Wu Hanning interrupted their conversation. “Spirit beasts come from another world. Their existence here is a mistake because they require abundant energy to survive. Furthermore, once they’re injured, they’ll need to replenish more energy to recover, but our world might not be able to provide them with what they need.”
Ou Yangming nodded, but he thought to himself when he looked at Yu Hongli and the others, ‘I’m sorry, but I’ll have to let you down.’
Since he decided to subdue the goshawk, he held back when he attacked it.
It appeared as though the goshawk was burnt when it broke through and left with black smoke around it.
However, the goshawk merely suffered superficial wounds, by which its organs were not damaged at all. The lower realm lacked spiritual power, but Ou Yangming believed that it could recover in no time. Gan Xinrui hesitated for a while before he asked, “Master Ou, can you find that brute?”
Ou Yangming was slightly dumbfounded. “Why should I find it? Are you planning to uproot
it?”
“That’s the ideal case, but four other counties are still being threatened by spirit beasts, especially the Insects, which are the Beasts’ enemies. If you’re able to conquer the goshawk, the Humans will triumph in this disaster for sure.”
Yu Hongli was struck dumb. He was hesitant, but he finally sighed and kept quiet.
Gan Xinrui later explained in a deep voice, “Master Ou, please forgive Elder Yu. He only realized after the war that he lost one of his dearest grandsons.”
“Ah,” Ou Yangming uttered, then he cupped his hands at Yu Hongli. “Elder Yu, I’m sorry for your loss.”
“It was fated…” Yu Hongli shook his head and returned the salutation. He expressed after a short pause, “Governor Gan’s suggestion is worth considering. If you have the opportunity, suppress it for the Humans.”
Ou Yangming turned to look, whereas the other people looked at him eagerly.
He furrowed his eyebrows and stated, “Okay, I’ll try if I get the chance to…”
Chapter 430 - I’m Willing To Do This
Chapter 430 I’m Willing To Do This
Several figures left the disorderly Feiya City and headed toward the wilderness in the distance.
Apart from Ou Yangming and his companions, there was also an outside among those people. It was Zuoqiu Hongyuan from Huangsha County. The God-favored child had come to Feiya County to gain inside information about the Insects. Nonetheless, after witnessing the fire rock explode, he knew his hard-earned clue had been cut off.
Since that was the case, there was no point for him to stay in Feiya City anymore.
Therefore, when Ou Yangming bid his farewell and expressed that he was heading to Huangsha and Yongxiang to help the people deal with the Insects, Zuoqiu Hongyuan asked to join him without any hesitation.
Yu Hongli, Gan Xinrui, and the others tried to make them stay, but Ou Yangming made it clear that the goshawk and the ferocious birds would no longer be a threat to them. With th
at, the elder and the governor could not persuade them to stay anymore. As for forcing them to stay… Yu Hongli and Gan Xinrui would never have the guts to do that.
Not to mention Wu Hanning’s identity as the princess, Ou Yangming’s beast petMulti-armed King Kong-was fearsome enough, such that the people from the city dared not act rashly.
Ou Yangming bid his farewell, but he politely declined the horses and carriages offered to them.
Given that he had Multi-armed King Kong, the transportations, which were indispensable for ordinary people, became hardly useful but not terrible enough to be disposed of.
Zuoqiu Hongyuan suddenly laughed out loud once they were far from the city. “Brother Ou, are you bringing us to find that goshawk?”
Ou Yangming was slightly stunned. He looked strangely at Zuoqiu Hongyuan and glanced at Wu Hanning and the two other young ladies, who did not seem to be surprised at all. It seemed like they expected this to happen.
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The young fellow rubbed his nose and smiled bitterly.
He initially wanted to give them a fright but on second thought, none of them was an idiot.
Ou Yangming sighed and said, “Brother Zuoqiu, since you could tell, I’m sure the officials from the city are well aware.”
Zuoqiu Hongyuan shrugged. “When the goshawk broke through the scorching fire, it fled in the direction where Multi-armed King Kong is. Hehe, nobody would suspect it if you hadn’t subdued a giant beast, but…” He chuckled and did not finish his sentence, but Ou Yangming understood what he meant.
Whether it was Yu Hongli, Gan Xinrui, or the other people, they had probably guessed that Ou Yangming was going to conquer the goshawk.
Perhaps they even thought that he and the goshawk made an agreement inside the gigantic fireball in the sky, hence they trusted him when he claimed that the city was safe. Besides, Yu Hongli changed his mind too quickly.
From the Humans’ perspective, suppressing the goshawk so that it would help the people in the other counties was unquestionably the best choice; from Feiya City’s perspective, especially since many people died tragically and the city was wrecked, it was too difficult for Yu Hongli, Gan Xinrui, and the others to remain calm.
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