Nevertheless, the situation was different now because spirit beasts descended, and the world was in chaos.
Needless to say, according to Ni Jingshen, the upper realm paid more attention to their world this time due to the interspatial disorder.
The Wu family had a backing in the upper realm indeed, but the other families in the eight counties were not to be trifled with. The former had only controlled this world by coincidence, and it did not mean that their force was second to none in the upper realm.
“Hey, what were you talking about?” The little bird flapped its wings and flew out from the birdcage, then it hovered above Ou Yangming and finally landed on his shoulder. It initially wanted to stand on the young fellow’s head, but it dropped the idea after some careful thoughts.
Ou Yangming subconsciously reached out to gently brush the little bird’s body and answered, “It’s about a fight for power and gain. There’s nothing much to say.”
The little bird shivered as though it was protesting Ou Yangming’s act. “What’s a fight for power and gain?”
“Doesn’t it happen among your race?” Ou Yangming was surprised.
“No,” the little bird answered as it tilted its head and pondered.
It was not old but in terms of knowledge, it was far beyond Ou Yangming. This was because the bird was born with memories from its bloodline inheritance, so its starting point was much further than ordinary people.
Ou Yangming smiled bitterly and asked, “Lil’ Red, how many members are there in the Phoenixes?”
The little bird shook its head and said, “I have no idea, but there are at most 2 to 3 of us in every realm.”
“2 to 3 of you in every realm?” Ou Yangming was dumbfounded. He twitched his mouth before he remarked, “Okay, you don’t need to fight for power and gain at all.”
The Humans’ individual cultivation base was far from the Phoenixes’, but many hands provided great strength. As the population increased, cultivation resources would never be enough. At this point, the people would fight for power and gain, and the resources would end up being gathered by the victor.
It was a bloody law of the jungle. Apart from the Humans, other races that won by quantity would not be able to avoid this too.
On the other hand, the Phoenixes’ greatness was built from individuals. Given that there were only 2 to 3 of them in a realm… The so-called fight for power and gain was only a joke to them. In a way, they could not understand why something like that would happen among the Humans.
“If you think they’re being too troublesome, how about I burn them with my fire?” The little bird suggested all of a sudden.
Ou Yangming was shocked, and he quickly warned the bird, “No, you can’t. They’re good friends of mine, so you mustn’t attack them.”
The little fellow was clueless about the ways of the world, but it possessed forceful power that could overturn situations. If it was allowed to act as it wished, it could immediately wreak havoc among the Humans. If that happened, it would be too late for Ou Yangming to regret it.
With that, the little bird flapped its wings and flew back into the cage from Ou Yangming’s shoulder. It lay on the warm bedding and uttered, “How boring… Why did you say you’re going to Canghai County?”
“The Aquatics are attacking Canghai County, so I’d like to go there to settle it for them,” Ou Yangming answered seriously.
The little bird seemed unconcerned, but it rolled its eyes after a brief moment and questioned, “The Aquatics? Do you mean the Dragons?”
‘If the Dragons are there, I guarantee that I’ll be the first to run away!’ Ou Yangming laughed as he thought, but he kept a straight face. “I don’t know, but I heard they’re powerhouses from the Aquatics.”
“Alright, I’ll head there with you since I have nothing to do lately. That said, you must let me eat the Dragons if you manage to capture them!” The little bird blinked.
Ou Yangming was startled. “Eat?”
He had an unusually funny expression on his face. Although he could tell that the little bird was displeased with the Dragons, he did not expect the bird to give such a strong reaction. Eating the Dragons… Even the young fellow, who possessed the Devouring ability, dared not be so unrestrained.
Perhaps the Dragons and the Phoenixes were natural enemies, but Ou Yangming did not want to get involved. Given that he was just a small person, he would only end up as cannon fodder.
Ou Yangming cleared his throat and replied to the little bird, “Okay, we’ll wait a few more days and go to take a look once King Kong arrived. If there really are… Dragons, I’ll leave them to you.”
“Great.” The little bird’s eyes gleamed. It later suggested, “Come and watch the Dragon-slaying Art with me!”
“What’s that?” Ou Yangming was struck dumb.
Following that, a red light was released from the little bird’s body. It filled the room at once and enveloped Big Yellow too.
Ou Yangming’s vision went blurry before he saw the view in front of him, and he could not help but laugh.
The little bird was impatient. It released its spiritual world and let him and Big Yellow enter at the same time.
Big Yellow was next to Ou Yangming at the moment, but it looked at its surroundings uneasily.
“Woosh…”
A loud wind was heard coming from the sky, then the big multicolored big landed beside them as if a deity had descended.
Big Yellow was appalled, so it ran toward Ou Yangming and tucked its tail while it hid behind him. Despite that, the big yellow dog was much larger than him, thus it looked like an ostrich burying its head into the sand. Other than looking funny, it was a useless move.
The big multicolored big glanced at the timid big yellow dog in despise and displayed its supremacy.
“Lil’ Red, Big Yellow isn’t usually like that. Perhaps… Your momentum is too formidable?” Ou Yangming smiled bitterly.
“What does its performance have anything to do with me?” The little bird was indifferent.
Ou Yangming turned to look at Big Yellow, which was staring at him and sticking out its tongue flatteringly. He glared at it and commented softly, “You bully the weak but fear the strong!”
Big Yellow’s ears drooped as though it was wronged. ‘When did I bully the weak but fear the strong? I only don’t want to court my death…’
The big multicolored bird looked at Ou Yangming’s shoulder as if it wanted to find a landing spot. However, its build in the spiritual world could not be compared to when it was in the outside world, hence it humphed and stated, “Watch closely, this is the Dragon-slaying Art.”
As its voice slowly died away, the sky dimmed.
Ou Yangming and Big Yellow tensed up, and they looked up at the sky.
Eventually, two gigantic figures appeared in the sky. At the same time, two valiant momentums crushed down like lofty mountains.
Big Yellow shuddered and spread its limbs to lie prone on the ground.
Ou Yangming’s face changed. He scoffed and planted his feet firmly on the ground, but he quivered a bit as well.
He turned to question fiercely, “What are you doing?”
The big multicolored bird twitched its wings and inched closer to Ou Yangming too. “This is the Dragon-slaying Battle in my bloodline inheritance. It’s my first time watching it too…”
It could stand firmly, but its voice trembled a bit too. Evidently, it was also taken aback.
“Boom…”
At last, the two massive figures appeared completely. One of them was akin to a giant python, but it had horns on its head and claws below its abdomen. Additionally, the length of its coiled body was unknown.
The other figure was a big multicolored big. Its wings covered Heaven and Earth when it spread them open, and its claws were so sharp that even the air was pierced.
A dragon and a phoenix.
No explanation was needed; Ou Yangming guessed the names of the fearsome creatures rig
ht away.
The two creatures were having a standoff, and they slowly released even more frightening momentums.
Ou Yangming’s legs were shaking. He tried his best to resist it, but he still felt like his body was being crushed by a humongous mountain, causing him to feel like he was going out of breath.
As for the big yellow dog, it was already sticking out its tongue with a dazed look in its eyes, and it looked half-dead. If the pressure was any greater than this, the dog would probably pass out too.
Just as Ou Yangming could not take it anymore and was going to faint as Big Yellow did, an explosion was heard in the sky. Subsequently, his view turned black, and his mental conception retreated from the wonderful world like a tide.
Ou Yangming shook his head and curbed his thought. The little red bird had somehow laid on his shoulder without moving at all as though it lost consciousness.
Big Yellow was stunned for a while, then it suddenly turned and dashed out as fast as a ghost. Its speed and sharpness were simply unmatched.
“Boom…”
Ou Yangming was helpless when he saw the door being crushed by Big Yellow.
‘None of these fellas give me peace of mind!’
Chapter 486 - Asking For Carcasses
Ou Yangming reached out to carry the little bird on his shoulder. He vaguely understood something when he looked at the senseless bird.
The little bird said it was one of the memories in its bloodline inheritance, but it was watching the scene for the first time.
It was evident that the bloodline memories that were inherited were separated into different levels. Perhaps the little bird would have the authority to read more powerful memories once it arrived at a certain stage. This time, it thought about the Dragons when it heard about the Aquatics, which was why it forced itself to do something like that.
Nonetheless, at the end of the day, the little bird was not capable enough. Therefore, before the fight between the dragon and the phoenix began, the pressure from the momentums crushed the spiritual world built by the little bird.
Ou Yangming exhaled deeply and was glad.
‘We’re lucky that the situation turned out like that. If the scene went on, not to mention Big Yellow, even I will end up suffering too.’
Nevertheless, Ou Yangming felt like his hands were tied when he looked at the unconscious little bird. He hesitated for a while, then the Military Fire in his sea of consciousness flickered and emerged from his hand. As such, intense flame energy gushed into the bird’s body.
The little bird’s body was extremely tough. It could not be harmed by the Military Fire, which could consume gold and melt iron.
Having said that, Ou Yangming’s face changed at the next instant.
This was because he realized that the little bird’s body was like a bottomless hole. Regardless of the amount of flame energy, the bird’s body could not be filed at all.
Ou Yangming gritted his teeth and turned his wrist as he retrieved an interspatial bag. He retrieved the flesh and blood inside with a flash of thought, and his dagger shone as well when he attached the Devouring power to it.
It was not his first time doing this, hence it finished doing everything in the blink of an eye and with ease.
Following that, Ou Yangming stabbed the dagger hard into the flesh.
Ever since Ou Yangming possessed interspatial bags, he began paying more attention to resources, by which he had intentionally emptied three of them to store the flesh and blood of formidable ferocious beasts. The qualities of those flesh and blood could not be compared with that of spirit beasts and half-spirit beasts, but he had plenty of them. As the young fellow released the Devouring power, the flesh converted into endless energy into his body.
Those energies were transformed by his body into an even more forceful Military Fire, which was sent into the little bird’s body.
Despite that, the flesh and blood stored in an interspatial bag could not go on for long; they were cleared very quickly. Ou Yangming’s face twitched, and he finally understood why these top-notch powerhouses were unwilling to stay in this world.
This world could not afford to feed these fellows at all. Furthermore, if they needed to recover when something happened to them here, they would only yield half the result even if they put in twice the effort. In fact, they might end up dying if they were careless. Therefore, as long as it was possible, real powerhouses would head to higher realms.
Ou Yangming prepared a total of three interspatial bags with flesh and blood, but the little bird did not show signs of waking up even after he devoured everything.
Feeling helpless, Ou Yangming curbed his Military Fire and pondered for some time. He returned the little bird into the birdcage.
The young fellow noticed Big Yellow looking alarmed and afraid as soon as he pushed the door open. He made fun of the big yellow dog. “Useless fella!”
Big Yellow was not ashamed at all. It shook its head and wagged its tail as it approached Ou Yangming and flashed a flattering smile at him. Even so, the big yellow dog stared at the door from time to time. It would likely escape if the little bird came out at this moment.
Ou Yangming left his room and swiftly headed to the Governor’s Residence.
He arrived outside his destination after a brief moment. The place was still brightly lit even though it was late at night.
The Insects had caused huge damage to Changlong City, thus there were many things to handle inside and out. Being the governor, Deng Xiyuan was naturally up all night.
Ou Yangming hesitated when he looked at the busy Governor’s Residence, but he decided to enter in the end. There were several guards outside the residence, and they noticed the young fellow long ago. That said, before they could approach him to ask his purpose of visitation, their visions went blurry, and the fellow was nowhere to be seen.
The guards looked at each other and felt oppressive chills, so they could not help but shiver.
They were familiar with Ou Yangming’s name but had not seen him in person before, hence it was reasonable that they could not recognize him.
Deng Xiyuan was receiving various officers in his residence as they discussed how to handle the aftermath of the war. It was then when the governor’s face changed all of a sudden, and he turned to cup his hands in the door’s direction. “Master Ou, why have you come?”
The other people turned and spotted Ou Yangming right away. Some of them had seen the young fellow before, but some of them did not know him. Regardless, they bowed at him and dared not relax at all.
Ou Yangming nodded and cut to the chase. “Governor Deng, I’ve come to ask for a favor.”
“Master Ou, please let me know what you need,” Deng Xiyuan quickly responded.
The young fellow nodded. “I suppose there are plenty of carcasses of the Insects’ powerhouses after the attack. I need those carcasses, and I need as many as possible.”
Deng Xiyuan was dumbfounded. “Master Ou, may I ask why you need them…”
Ou Yangming cleared his throat. He had come up with an excuse long ago. “You saw the goshawk I brought, right? It has been starving throughout the tough journey.” He looked at Deng Xiyuan and added half-intentionally, “I don’t know what will happen if it can’t fill its stomach.”
“Ah-choo..” The goshawk, which was pretending to sleep in the Ni residence, could not help but sneeze at this moment. It mumbled and closed its eyes again.
“I see, of course. Master Ou, the carcasses in the city have been sorted out already, so I’ll bring you to them now,” Deng Xiyuan replied to the young fellow sternly and added after a pause, “We also found many carcasses outside the city, and those include the dead bodies of two spirit beasts.”
Ou Yangming’s eyes lit up. He had joined hands with Big Yellow to slice a spirit centipede into pieces. Although they absorbed some energies from its flesh and blood, there were still many energies left. On the other hand, the spirit lizard slaughtered by the goshawk was intact. W
ith that, the remains of the two spirit beasts could definitely be utilized.
“Governor Deng, how do you plan to handle the carcasses of the spirit beasts?” Ou Yangming asked.
Back then, Deng Xiyun would take advantage of every opportunity and gain some benefits for the imperial family.
Now, he could only be a yes-man in front of Ou Yangming, and he dared not make any requests at all.
“Master Ou, you were the one that killed the spirit beasts, so it’s up to you,” the governor answered without any hesitation.
Subtle changes could be seen on the faces of the people behind him. Spirit beasts—those were the carcasses of spirit beasts, after all. Each of the carcasses was priceless, and they wished that they could claim the dead bodies for themselves if it was possible.
However, nobody had the guts to say a word after they saw the faint smile on Ou Yangming’s face.
This was because a strange chill had unknowingly filled the room, causing the people to shudder.
Ou Yangming nodded as he was pleased. “Governor Deng, I need the spirit beasts’ carcasses so please send them over quickly. As for the dead bodies of the other insect powerhouses, I need them too.”
Deng Xiyuan immediately said, “Very well, Master Ou, please come with me.”
He led Ou Yangming to the depot, which was the largest one in the prefecture. The most important things were gathered here, thus the young fellow spotted the carcasses of the two spirit beasts in one glance.
Ou Yangming wondered for a while before he retrieved an interspatial bag and stored the centipede’s body parts inside. Afterward, he chose from the remaining carcasses and filled up three other interspatial bags. As for the lizard’s carcass, it was too massive to be kept in an interspatial bag unless it was slashed into pieces.
Deng Xiyuan and the others watched as Ou Yangming brushed his hand across a little bag, which glowed before the large carcasses disappeared.
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