Immortal Path to Heaven c1-725

by Heaven's White Crane

  It was more than just a mere temperature difference because his Military Fire could be turned into a sharp blade, which could be used to cut things.

  The whole process was an eye-opener for Ou Yangming’s companions.

  Ou Yangming had a well-deserved reputation indeed. It was worth noting that there were not many people in the world that could control the Military Fire like that.

  Despite that, they did not know it was because Ou Yangming’s Military Fire was truly unique. Even if Wu Hongxi—the creator of the hot and cold smithing technique—had come, he could not have directly divided the Earthly Dragon Beast’s skin with his Military Fire.

  This had exceeded the limit of most Military Fires.

  Ou Yangming moved his hands swiftly as he focused on the centermost part of his Military Fire, where the beast skin was constantly changing. The others felt strange when they looked at the fire because it seemed like it went through a wonderful change, which was related to space. It was as if the Military Fire was no longer in this world.

  Wu Hanning was shocked. ‘Has Ou Yangming gotten in touch with interspatial power?

  ‘That’s impossible…! Ou Yangming stopped after some time. The Military Fire disappeared, whereas a cloak appeared in his hands.

  The young fellow was even willing to give Jiang Jiumei a cloak.

  At this point, Wu Hanning and the two other young ladies were becoming jealous.

  “Elder Brother, I have enough already.” Jiang Jiumei’s face changed. She was a smart lady and was sharp-eyed due to her status as a Supreme Great Ancestor. As such, she noticed the change in other people’s expressions.

  That said, Ou Yangming shook his head and said without any hesitation, “Try it on.”

  Jiang Jiumei hesitated when she looked at the stubborn Ou Yangming, but she accepted the cloak in the end and put it on.

  The moment her essential Qi became one with the cloak, her eyes lit up. She was exhilarated.

  It turned out that the cloak carried a skill that had a similar effect with the martial art technique that she cultivated but with a different approach. If the two combined, she would definitely become more formidable.

  As Jiang Jiumei circulated her essential Qi, queer hues were released by the cloak. The hues were incredibly charming. It was more than just a physical effect as it could affect one’s mind too.

  When the other people looked at Jiang Jiumei, they realized that they could not identify her specific location anymore.

  They clearly saw her standing there, but their eyes kept wandering, hence it seemed like she was repeatedly shifting places.

  Everyone else was taken aback when they saw the magical scene. How would they deal with an opponent like that? Unless they were as sturdy as Multi-armed King Kong and could easily pull a mighty creature out of a big hole, they would be deeply troubled.

  If one could not even grasp one’s opponent’s position in a battle, what was the point of continuing it?

  Within the same rank, if a person possessed this type of equipment, would one not be able to wipe out one’s peers easily?

  Jiang Jiumei did not stop right there. Perhaps she was bursting with joy after receiving her favorite piece of equipment, or she simply wanted to show her powers to her new elder brother to let him know he gave the equipment to the right person. Therefore, the young lady activated her greatest abilities.

  White lights were instantly released from her hands.

  The lights were remarkable unique energies. Among all cultivators, only those with distinctive physical qualities could cultivate the martial art technique. If one succeeded in cultivating it, one would not be disappointed by the technique’s mightiness.

  Light after light was released, but they underwent weird changes due to the cloak. The lights cooperated with the cloak’s hues, causing them to seem more mysterious and unpredictable. The lights that appeared from time to time seemed to have descended from the sky, and they showed up so suddenly that they could not be identified. The other people were certain that they could not protect themselves completely if they were in the center of the lights.

  Big Yellow widened its eyes and it tried to locate every light’s path. Even as it gave its all, it eventually felt like its vision was becoming blurry. The big yellow dog shrunk its neck and sensed the chilliness from its pieces of equipment, which made it feel more at ease.

  ‘I suppose this young lady is quite capable, after all. She’s not on par with me, but she’s not much inferior too.’

  The big yellow dog would not admit that it was not as great as Jiang Jiumei. Jiang Jiumei wielded the longsword in her hand faster than before. Consequently, the lights released became ever-changing, to the extent that Ou Yangming began to feel rather afraid.

  At last, when the young lady waved her longsword, the endless lights disappeared at once.

  With that, the unusually magnificent firework show ended on a high note, but the other people felt like they had not gotten enough of it.

  Ou Yangming sighed and noted, “Jiumei, this cloak is the best gift for you.”

  Everyone else agreed with him. At the end of the day, what a martial artist needed was a piece of powerful equipment that suited one’s martial art technique the most.

  Finally, Ou Yangming looked at Jiang Jiumei’s legs.

  Jiang Jiumei knew he meant well, but she could not help but blush, and she subconsciously shifted her legs backward.

  Ou Yangming immediately noticed her reaction, so he looked up and got rid of the idea of making a pair of boots for her. “Roar…”

  All of a sudden, Multi-armed King Kong roared. It shook its arm, which it used to carry the two-legged lizard.

  However, after such a long time, the lizard was already in a dying phase.

  Chapter 438 - The Insects’ Hidden Secret

  Ou Yangming looked at the two-legged lizard and sensed the faint pressure released by it. The insect powerhouse had an extremely remarkable combat power. In terms of oppression only, it was not inferior to Big Yellow at all. Needless to say, the actual combat result would be a different story. However, the insect was now lying in Multi-armed King Kong’s hand and half of its body was almost smashed into bits.

  Any other living creature would have died right away from suffering such a serious injury, but the insect was so stubborn that it was unwilling to take its last breath.

  Ou Yangming questioned, “King Kong, why are you keeping it alive?”

  “Master, this fella is still valuable.” Multi-armed King Kong waved its thick arm and glanced at the goshawk. “The Birds and the Insects are natural enemies, so I suppose it can pry an insect’s mind.”

  Everyone else including Jiang Jiumei became alert.

  Although Jiang Jiumei was directly involved in the war, she knew nothing about the Insects’ plan. If the goshawk had such an ability, it would be incredibly helpful toward the Humans.

  The goshawk scoffed madly. “King Kong, since you know I have that ability, why did you steal my prey?”

  “If I hadn’t attacked, are you sure you can catch this fella?” King Kong sneered. It shook its arm proudly, causing the two-legged lizard to jiggle in its hand.

  “Hmph, if it wasn’t because of you, I could’ve used a sudden attack on it. What makes you think I can’t catch it?” The goshawk was furious.

  “You have to use a sudden attack on a tiny lizard? Hehe, you’re supposed to hunt openly as I did!” King Kong laughed out loud.

  The goshawk was so infuriated that its eyes kept twitching. It decided to ignore the scoundrel in the end, so it turned and said to Ou Yangming, “Master, let me try.” Ou Yangming asked in a deep voice, “How do you plan to do it?”

  “The Birds have a secret technique. Once we devour an insect’s brain, we’ll be able to read part of its memories,” the goshawk answered without any hesitation and added after a pause, “But the secret technique is only effective against insects with wisdom. Besides, the more intelligent the insect, the more we can r
ead.”

  “King Kong, give it to it.” Ou Yangming nodded.

  Multi-armed King Kong thought highly of itself whenever it faced the goshawk, but it was obedient toward Ou Yangming and dared not disobey him.

  As the giant beast lifted its arm to toss the half-dead two-legged lizard into the air, the goshawk flapped its wings to pick it up with its mouth. Following that, the bird shook its head hard and used its sharp claws to rip off the lizard’s head.

  Wu Hanning and the other young ladies could not help but furrow their eyebrows upon seeing the gory scene, but they neither stopped it nor looked away.

  The tragedy in Feiya City had affected them so much that they became immune to these situations. Moreover, they knew more people would die if the disaster was not stopped.

  Even for the sake of the entire human race, they must not take pity on the creatures at all.

  Subsequently, the goshawk swallowed the lizard’s head without any hesitation. It squinted its eyes to express the tastiness of its food.

  Ou Yangming turned to look at the beheaded two-legged lizard, which had been casually thrown to the side by the goshawk.

  Even without its head, the lizard’s body was not completely dead yet as it could still squirm its body. Given that half of its body was crushed, and it had lost its head, anyone could tell that it would die for sure. Nonetheless, the lizard struggled hard before its death. If a human Supreme Great Ancestor was right next to it at this moment, it would likely make that person perish together with it. The Insects’ survival spirit was truly unbelievable.

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  Perhaps their combat power was the lowest among the Four Great Racial Groups, but they were likely the strongest in terms of survival ability.

  The goshawk clacked its mouth, which was clear that it was satisfied with how its food tasted.

  After some time, it suddenly widened its eyes in shock and stopped flapping its wings from the excitement.

  Ou Yangming and the others tensed up. They knew very well how fearsome the goshawk was.

  While it submitted itself to Ou Yangming and was not a match for Multi-armed King Kong, it would end up in a deadlock with the king kong if it fought from the sky.

  The fact that the goshawk had such an exaggerated expression on its face meant that it did not stumble upon good news. Sure enough, there was a fierce look in the goshawk’s eyes as it reported to Ou Yangming, “Master, I have terrible news.”

  “What is it?” Ou Yangming asked in a deep voice.

  “The Insects are scheming something, and they’ve sent plenty of their kinds here.”

  Ou Yangming’s face changed. “How many spirit beasts did they send?”.

  Spirit beasts were not easy to deal with. Taking Multi-armed King Kong and the goshawk as examples, a spirit beast from any of the races would be tough opponents.

  The young fellow would be confident if there was only one of two of them, but if the number of spirit beasts became too much to handle, even he would feel helpless.

  Perhaps the hidden Almighty Being was the only one that could resolve everything.

  “One.”

  “Oh, I see… What? What did you say?” Ou Yangming was stunned, and he asked in confusion.

  “They only sent one spirit beast. They can’t send more than one spirit beast or the delivery will likely fail,” the goshawk responded.

  Ou Yangming took a deep breath and questioned, “Since there’s only one spirit beast, why… Oh, I get it now, they sent some non-spirit-beasts.”

  The other people glanced at Multi-armed King Kong and recalled the three majestic yet savage Earthly Dragon Beasts, which were killed by Ou Yangming in the end. The three great-ancestor-level beasts were not spirit beasts, but their enormous builds allowed them to be almost as mighty as a spirit beast. Since the Beasts could send non-spirit-beasts here, why could the Insects not do the same?

  Furthermore, judging from the goshawk’s grave expression, the others figured that the number of insects was beyond one’s imagination. Indeed, the goshawk continued, “They brought nearly 100 half-spirit beasts, which even share the same bloodline.”

  Zuoqiu Hongyuan could not help but remark, “The same bloodline? How lavish! I’m afraid the illusion clone you killed outside Feiya City isn’t the only one.”

  The Insects had exceptionally peculiar techniques, and it was not easy to form an illusion clone; it could only be done if a slightly inferior insect from the same bloodline provided its body.

  In particular, the process was more difficult in this realm.

  This was why after hearing about the news, they all knew the Insects were scheming something

  Nevertheless, the goshawk shook its head and commented, “It’s not so simple.”

  “Hmph, given that the Insects brought so many of their kind from the same bloodline, they must be plotting something big.” Multi-armed King Kong had a vicious look in its eyes too. “It looks like they’re planning to deliver messages to the upper realm!” By sacrificing the lives of their kind from the same bloodline, the Insects could achieve unimaginable things.

  For instance, the formation of illusion clones and the ability to send information to the upper realm. Even though they required sacrifices, this was normal for the Insects.

  Ou Yangming asked with a frown, “Is it difficult to convey messages to the upper realm?”

  From what he remembered, not to mention the imperial family’s secret realm, even the dominant aristocratic families in the eight counties could do that too.

  Multi-armed King Kong and the goshawk looked at each other and smiled bitterly. “Master, every race is adept in different things. The Humans are experts in the transformation of nature and the development of the environment, but the Insects are skilled in communications.”

  Wu Hanning and the others instantly smiled. Ou Yangming should be proud that the two humongous creatures would reveal everything honestly to a human like him.

  Ou Yangming nodded and raised another question, “Goshawk, judging from the grave look on your face, have they communicated with the upper realm already?”

  “Yes. Master, your existence has been made known to the damn bosses from the Insects in the upper realm. I’m afraid they’ll send more representatives here!”

  Multi-armed King Kong straightened its body lazily, but its eyes looked so fierce that two light beams seemed to be shot out from them. “Hmph, those damn little insects! I’ll tread on every one of them, and I won’t let them hurt Master at all.”

  The goshawk uttered coldly, “King Kong, stop boasting. The little insects are my food, so I should be the one getting rid of them.”

  Seeing as the two spirit beasts confronted each other without attacking one another, Ou Yangming could not help but laugh.

  This was because he sensed their sincerity. As long as they were around, he would not be harmed regardless of the number of insects.

  ‘What if the two of them can’t even protect themselves?’

  Ou Yangming shook his head to get rid of the horrifying thought. If even the two spirit beasts were killed, who or what in this realm could resist the Insects?

  Multi-armed King Kong grabbed the lizard on the ground and tossed it into its mouth as though it was sweet. “Master, don’t worry. There’s an interspatial disorder now, but they can’t send too many spirit beasts here because this world’s power will repel them.” It waved all of its arms and struck its chest, causing loud thuds to be heard. “I’ll definitely protect you!”

  The goshawk assured the young fellow as well. “Master, don’t worry, I’ll protect you too!” “Hmph, other than escaping, what else can you do?”

  “You bulky thing! Apart from eating, what else can you do?”

  Big Yellow looked at the king kong then at the goshawk before it barked, “Woof…”

  Chapter 439 - Yongxiang City

  From the vast main road, endless undulating hills could be seen ahead.

  Every one of the Humans’ eight counties
had unique sceneries. While Yongxiang County was mainly covered in hills, Huangsha County was a boundless place with sand. Nonetheless, the two counties shared a similarity—they were suitable for the reproduction and the survival of the Insects.

  In these two counties, the Humans’ greatest enemy was not the Beasts nor the Birds, but the lurking Insects.

  Needless to say, even the most foolish insect would not court their deaths if they sensed Multi-armed King Kong and Big Yellow’s auras.

  Therefore, Ou Yangming and his companions were not attacked by any insect anymore on their way to Yongxiang City. Although they could sense some insects along their way, the insects were so insignificant that they did not want to make a move at all. Nevertheless, as they got closer to the city, they began to have grave looks on their faces.

  Based on the number of insects and the way they were distributed, Yongxiang County seemed to have been “caught” under the Insects’ net.

  It was definitely not a coincidence. Given that plenty of insects had gathered here, there must be a reason behind it.

  Despite that, Ou Yangming and the others did not notice the so-called insect king, or Multi-armed King Kong and the goshawk would have attacked and devoured it already.

  They finally noticed the massive city from a distance away, but they stopped because they did not want Multi-armed King Kong’s existence to cause any misunderstanding.

  Ou Yangming and his companions learned their lesson from their experience at Feiya City, and they did not want to face another attack similar to the fire rocks.

  Zuoqiu Hongyuan volunteered to inform the people in the city. “Please wait here while I go over to notify them.” Jiang Jiumei shook her head and said, “Brother Zuoqiu, since we’re at Yongxiang City, you’re our guest. I should go to inform them instead.”