Once the formation boards were in place, Ou Yangming activated his mental power without any hesitation.
He initiated 4 formation boards at the same time, where 3 of them were Illusion Formations, and one of them was a Poison Formation. The Illusion Formations’ main function was to lower the lizardsʼ awareness so that they would not realize right away if they were poisoned.
As for the formation board that the poisonous pillʼs spirit was attached to, it was the real killer. The spirit could poison and kill even high-rank spirit beasts, so when its poison spread, the lizards inside the formation had unknowingly been poisoned without being able to resist at all.
Ou Yangming sneered. He later retrieved his long Feather band and released the big lazy turtle.
Without the Illusion Formations, the big lazy turtleʼs appearance would not be a secret to the nest of lizards. When every lizard in the nest was in the Illusion Formations, their surroundings seemed peaceful to them, making them think that they were not in danger at all. Furthermore, they somehow felt lazy as if they had overworked themselves before this, to the extent that they might crumble if they relaxed.
Due to the Illusion Formations, they did not spot anything unusual at all.
Nearby, the lazy turtle opened its eyes. It was shocked after it scanned its surroundings, and it questioned the young fellow, “What’s going on? You found the lizardsʼ nest?”
Most insects lived in groups but when they became half-spirit beasts, they would start to live on their own. This was because there were always limited resources in an area. If a group of half-spirit beasts or even spirit beasts lived together, they would end up restricting each other.
Therefore, when the big lazy turtle saw so many spirit beasts and half-spirit beasts gathered, its first thought was that this was a big insect nest. ‘But where are their pillars? Why are the middle-rank spirit beasts the most powerful ones here?’
Ou Yangming grinned. “Lazy turtle, these lizards deserve to die, so I summoned you to catch them all in one go.”
The lazy turtle was dumbfounded. It responded after a moment of hesitation, “There are at least 100 lizards here, and most of them are spirit beasts, so how can we kill… Oh, you set up the Illusion Formations.” It pondered seriously then continued, “Master Ou, even with the Illusion Formations, we canʼt defeat them.”
After all, an army of 100 over half-spirit beasts led by more than 10 middle-rank lizards was a mighty force.
Putting aside the high-rank lazy turtle, even if Multi-armed King Kong was present, both parties would end up being injured.
Ou Yangming scoffed and asked, “The Illusion Formations alone wonʼt do the job, of course, but what if theyʼre all poisoned?”
The big lazy turtle fell silent for a while. When he recalled the queer poisonous pillʼs spirit, it finally sighed and commented, “Master Ou, if you kill all of them, youʼll become sworn enemies with Ghost-clawed Venerable One!”
Ou Yangming chuckled. “Sworn enemies? I’m not the one that wants to become sworn enemies with Ghost-clawed Venerable One; it’s the one thatʼs making things difficult for me!”
When the big lazy turtle sensed how determined Ou Yangming was, it knew he had made up his mind and would not change his decision.
It shook its head and replied to him, “Okay, since we’re going to attack them, we’ll wipe out all of them. Once we’re done, leave it to me to get rid of any traces.”
Ou Yangming turned to look at it in shock. He did not expect it to have such a trick up its sleeves.
He shook his wrist and attached a Concentric Knot on the lazy turtle, then he flashed and entered the Illusion Formations.
The big lazy turtle swayed its humongous body. Since it decided to make a move, it would not be merciful at all. Given that it was a high-rank spirit beast, it would be easy for it to go against the lizards here.
Ou Yangming and the big lazy turtle did not start a killing spree as soon as they entered the lizardʼs nest. Instead, they started from the periphery and took down the ones that were openly and covertly guarding the area. Their target was to get rid of all of them instead of alerting the others.
The young fellow prodded his spear quickly and pinned a half-spirit lizard to the ground. Following that, a saber-light flashed, and the lizard was slashed into pieces.
He was incredibly fast when he sneakily attacked and killed the half-spirit beasts. Those lizards, which were similar to gods of death to ordinary people, could not resist him at all.
However, Ou Yangming was not worth mentioning as compared to the overbearing turtle.
When the big fellow entered the Illusion Formations, it extended its long neck and widened its mouth to bite one of the half-spirit lizards. All of its sharp teeth pierced the lizardʼs body deeply, causing blood to cover the ground.
Lizard insects had remarkable life forces, but they could not withstand being destroyed like that. Without being able to make a sound at all, the half-spirit lizard became utterly dead.
The big lazy turtle seemed to be obsessed. Instead of shrinking its neck, it moved its head up and down like a nodding machine, by which it killed a lizard every time it moved.
This area was enveloped by the Illusion Formations, but the lazy turtleʼs overpowering act naturally alarmed the other lizards.
All at once, the lizards shrieked and attacked the big lazy turtle. Having said that, the turtleʼs defense was so formidable that it would be difficult for even high-rank lizards to harm it, let alone these useless lizards.
One after another, the lizards opened their mouths to bite and wielded their sharp claws, but they all failed to cause substantial harm to the turtle.
On the contrary, none of the lizards could evade the turtleʼs attacks.
Additionally, since Ou Yangming hid beside the lazy turtle and sneaked attacks from time to time, he also caused the lizards immense harm.
Despite that, when 100 over lizards joined hands, they were unusually potent too. Especially since about 10 of them were middle-rank lizards, when they calmed down and got into an orderly formation, they did not give the big lazy turtle and Ou Yangming chances anymore.
On top of that, the lizards started to spread the area and were vaguely surrounding them.
Who knew, it was then when Ou Yangming smirked and shouted, “Burst!”
Chapter 665 - Entered The Secret Realm Again
Ou Yangming ran quickly in the direction that he sensed in his sea of consciousness. Over there, Big Yellow was leading the 6 lizards to go in circles.
Perhaps the 6 lizards realized that something was off, but they did not have a better idea.
High-rank spirit beasts were indeed far more powerful than middle-rank spirit beasts, but every spirit beast had its strengths and weaknesses. It would be quite forceful to count on the short-legged lizards to be on par with a walking beast in terms of speed.
In fact, the lizards had reached their limit by following Big Yellow closely without being shaken off by it.
They did not give up because they wanted to wait until the big yellow dog became exhausted. After all, in terms of endurance, walking beasts could not compare with insects.
Big Yellow, which was running crazily, twitched its ears all of a sudden and became more cheerful because it received the message sent by Ou Yangming. Although it was not a clear message, the big yellow dog understood what he meant because they made an agreement before this.
With that, Big Yellow sped up a little and took another detour.
After an hour, when it passed by a turning on a slope, Ou Yangming suddenly jumped and landed nimbly on its back. Following that, he conveniently put away the fake person.
Big Yellow worked hard as it carried a fake person and ran around for a long time. It was not weary, but it was enormously pressured because it was being pursued by 6 high-rank spirit beasts. Therefore, it could not help but shout and complain when Ou Yangming returned.
Ou Yangming chuckled. He retrieved a jade bottle and po
ured the ordinary immortal liquid into Big Yellow’s mouth.
It was not the concentrated immortal liquid, but the ordinary one must not be underestimated in terms of replenishing one’s spiritual power.
Big Yellow immediately closed its mouth. While it ran, it enjoyed the feeling of nourishment from the immortal liquid.
In actuality, it had several bottles of this immortal liquid inside its stomach, but they were its trump cards. Unless it was a moment of life or death, it would not use them rashly.
The human and the dog exchanged glances, then the latter sped up abruptly. This time, instead of going in circles, it ran straight in a certain direction.
Upon seeing this the 6 high-rank lizards were surprised yet overjoyed because they had been forced to pursue their enemies with all their might. After all, they had been running for such a long time, hence they must not give up no matter what. Moreover, the despicable dog somehow changed its direction and escaped in a straight path, so did it not mean that it was almost depleted of energy?
At that moment, the high-rank lizards became confident and used more energy for the pursuit.
Nonetheless, the pursuit went on for a day and a night. Even the high-rank powerhouses, which were considered bosses among the Insects, could not stand it anymore.
However, their efforts were not in vain.
This was because they sensed that the big yellow dog stopped trying to escape; it went to hide inside a cave after it went past a col.
The 6 lizards were elated. If Big Yellow continued to run on the mountain path, they would be helpless. Since it entered a dark and hollow cave, it meant that they were in the Insects’ territory. If the lizards failed to capture the beings from the lower realm, they would feel ashamed of being insects.
One after another, the 6 lizards entered the cave. Rather than swarming in together, they naturally went into a formation.
This was the Insects’ innate ability, and it was something that they must master throughout their growths.
As they went deeper into the cave, the more they sensed something peculiar. There seemed to be unique interspatial energy inside the cave, causing them to be misled while they tried to sense the direction.
The lizards looked at each other nervously.
“Interspatial power—this place is abundant in mighty interspatial power.”
“Yes, this is the entrance of a secret realm, isn’t it?”
Any cultivator would not be able to resist a secret realm, and the high-rank lizards were no exceptions.
“This isn’t right—that human came from the lower realm, so how could he find a secret realm in the Spiritual Realm?” One of the lizards blurted.
The other lizards fell silent for some time, then one of them swung its tail and noted, “That human came from the lower realm, but it’s possible that he directly entered a secret realm when he was on his way to our realm.”
After thinking for some time, the others nodded and agreed with it.
In actual fact, while they knew that was possible, the chance of it happened was so small that it was negligible.
Nevertheless, given that a secret realm was right in front of them, they would not miss it even if they knew it was a trap. Besides, they were 6 high-rank spirit beasts altogether. As capable as the human from the lower realm was, he would not be able to trouble or harm them.
Thus, after simply coming up with an excuse, they went deep inside the cave without any hesitation.
If they could gain a secret realm at the end of the day, even if the human from the lower realm escaped, they would probably be rewarded by Ghost-clawed Venerable One too.
Before long, they arrived at the real entrance and entered the secret realm.
They were suddenly greeted with light as the humongous secret realm was fully displayed in front of them, causing them to gasp.
There were numerous Almighty Beings in the Spiritual Realm, and they possessed countless secret realms too. Despite that, most of those secret realms were tiny and not exactly useful. As for vast, large-scaled secret realms, they were already being controlled, where each controller was a reputable being from an influential sect or force.
It was worth noting that an extensive and boundless secret realm would be sought after and fought over every powerhouse no matter where it was.
Not to mention the 6 lizards, even Ghost-clawed Venerable One, which had been managing a force for many years, never possessed such a secret realm.
The covetous looks in their eyes were clear when they looked at each other.
Even if this secret realm was barren, it was a treasure land that was hard to come by.
As long as it was managed for a century, it would naturally produce great harvests. If it was even used for a race’s development, Venerable Ones could even be cultivated.
Furthermore, this place was not only spacious, but it also had plentiful spiritual power. Being nourished by the spiritual power, unimaginable benefits could still be discovered by the lizards.
At this point, they almost forgot about going after Ou Yangming.
The lizards’ leader shouted out of the blue, “Catch that little fella. Whether he’s dead or alive, we mustn’t let him leak information about this secret realm!”
“Yes.” The other lizards responded at the same time.
They had the same thought as they were determined to take forcible possession of this immeasurable secret realm, so they must not let other races locate it.
“Look—footprints.”
The lizards focused on the area in front of them. They spotted faintly discernible footprints that intersected with each other, but some obvious ones were headed to the west.
After differentiating the footprints briefly, the lizards drew a conclusion.
The damn dog had somehow entered the secret realm, but it neither recognized it nor knew its value because it was ill-informed. As such, it blindly went deep inside the realm.
Fervent looks could be seen in the lizards’ eyes as they exchanged glances.
If they caught up to their enemies and captured the human from the lower realm, aside from being able to complete their mission, they would also secure a gigantic gift, which was considered good fortune to them.
The lizards were not dispirited anymore; they got into a neat formation and advanced according to the direction of the footprints.
It was a meticulously-prepared formation, by which the lizards could instantly react regardless of the direction their enemies tried to attack them from. On top of that, they could look after one another easily and fully utilize their overall strength.
After a few hours, the lizards yelled.
This was because they spotted Big Yellow in the distance. The big yellow dog and the human on its back seemed to be shocked after they saw the lizards, and they sped up to enter a dense forest.
The lizards did their best to go after Ou Yangming and Big Yellow but they still could not catch up to the big yellow dog.
Just as they arrived in front of the expansive forest, their hearts somehow raced as though giant rocks pinned them to the ground.
‘What’s going on? Why is there such a fearsome momentum inside this secret realm? Even Sir Venerable One isn’t this powerful, is it?’ They wondered.
While they were feeling doubtful, a green rattan appeared without warning and went for one of the lizards. The lizard was a high-rank Spiritualist, so it could not wait to be seized. That said, when it started to move its body, it realized that the rattan seemed to be alive as it took a turn halfway and landed right beside it.
The unlucky lizard ended up shrieking miserably, then it was tightly coiled by the green rattan and dragged into the forest.
As for the remaining lizards, their faces changed. They could not be bothered about the benefits anymore, and they retreated involuntarily.
In spite of the great benefits, nobody would long for them if they could not live to enjoy them.
Having said that, the lizards were too l
ate to realize that they were in danger.
Soon enough, more rattans came out from the oasis at lightning speed and targeted a lizard each. Given the distance, no matter how the lizards tried to jump away, they could not escape the rattans.
It took only a brief moment for the 6 lizards to be captured and brought into the center of the oasis.
The high-rank spirit lizards, which had forced Ou Yangming and Big Yellow to flee, were defeated just like that without being able to resist at all.
Chapter 666 - A Scary Feeling
Beside the Wutong Tree, Ou Yangming lamented when it looked at the high-rank lizards, which had been tied up by rattans.
He had racked his brain to go against the fellows, where he did anything possible such as sneaking attacks, killing them in secret, as well as adopting other vicious means. Despite doing everything by fair means or foul, he only killed a few high-rank lizards.
On the other hand, once he lured them to the Wutong Tree, they were easily captured by the rattans as though an old eagle caught little chicks.
Ou Yangming cursed internally after seeing how efficient and capable the Wutong Tree was, and he developed a strong urge to improve himself. If he could one day arrive at the Wutong Tree’s standard, he would really be able to act without any restraints.
Nonetheless, the powerful Wutong Tree had a huge flaw; it could not shift itself and could only live in this secret realm.
In a way, the secret realm was its living environment but also an enormous cage for it. On a certain level, even the big lazy turtle had more freedom.
Needless to say, Ou Yangming had learned not to see things from his perspective anymore.
At the end of the day, existence was reasonable. The big lazy turtle would rather sleep and take care of the spiritual flowers and herbs inside the Long Feather Band’s space than coming out for freedom. Perhaps it was also the Wutong Tree’s blessing to be able to live in this place.
“Master, these little fellas offended you. How would you like me to handle them?” A human face surfaced on the extensive tree wall, and it flashed a flattering smile at Ou Yangming.
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