Subsequently, he and his companions flashed toward the other lizards.
The lizards were even more unlucky. The high-rank lizards could slightly resist the plant’s poisons that invaded their bodies, but the ordinary lizards could not resist at all when the poisons went deep inside and burst all of a sudden.
They were paralyzed on the ground, and each of them inhaled weakly but exhaled deeply. Even if nobody went against them, only 1 or 2 of them would be able to survive as time passed.
How could they survive since they were up against Ou Yangming and Big Yellow—their banes?
Ou Yangming and Big Yellow went forward and struck the lizards’ weakest spots, then they freed them from their sufferings at the fastest speeds.
After going one round to kill the lizard, Ou Yangming opened his Long Feather Band’s space and stored the lizards there without leaving any of them behind.
Once everything was done, whether it was Ou Yangming or Big Yellow, they were exhausted and were almost out of energy.
This was not only because they consumed too much power in a short period but most importantly, it was also because the enormous mental pressure almost made them crumble.
The 2 Venerable Ones were immersed in their fight in the sky, but nobody knew when it would end. If they suddenly stopped fighting or one of them released their mental conception to the ground during their fight, Ou Yangming and Big Yellow would be exposed for sure.
If Ghost-clawed Venerable One found out what Ou Yangming did, it would be clear what would happen to him.
The human and the dog exchanged glances. Ou Yangming reached out to capture the poisonous pill’s spirit and sent it into one of his interspatial bags.
Next, he and the big yellow dog put on their cloaks and withdrew the Illusion Formation before they escaped into the distance.
They only slowed down after they ran over 5 kilometers away.
Though they were still somewhat nervous, they were thrilled and delighted. The only thing was that they were still fearful when they recalled their attack earlier.
Even Ou Yangming, who initiated the attack, was still nervous. He even suspected if he would insist on the sneak attack if he could make a choice again.
High-rank lizards—those were 3 high-rank lizards!
It was a miracle that they managed to succeed this time.
The repercussions from the Venerable Ones’ fight drew most of the high-rank lizards’ attention. Considering the fact that the poisonous pill’s spirit gained better control of its poison, learned a greater trick to release poison, and possessed a more intense poison, Ou Yangming and Big Yellow could easily break the high-rank lizards’ defenses with their superb pieces of equipment.
It could not have been easily pulled off by even Advanced Spiritualists among the Humans.
Those few factors were the exact reason Ou Yangming finally succeeded in killing all of the lizards.
As long as he lacked one of those conditions, the outcome would have been entirely different.
After Ou Yangming and Big Yellow went far away in their cloaks, instead of going further, they waited quietly over there.
They were not Advanced Spiritualists, but their cultivation bases could not be merely determined by boundaries. In particular, ever since Ou Yangming explored his Military Fire’s origin, he naturally gained different knowledge and abilities.
He actually fathomed something when he sensed the repercussions in the air.
The young fellow closed his eyes slightly and began to immerse in the feeling from the Venerable Ones’ drifting auras.
Big Yellow blinked and seemed to be moved as well, but it hesitated for a while and decided to protect Ou Yangming.
Between the 2 of them, one must alert and awake.
Chapter 673 - Ghost-clawed’s Wrath
The fight between Ghost-clawed Venerable One and Yuqi the Venerable One was in full swing in the sky.
Not only did the Venerable Ones have remarkable combat powers, but it was also not their first time fighting, hence they knew each other very well. The intense fight only eased up after half an hour.
They went further from each other as they fought, and they eventually made careful attacks.
Although they did not show weak impressions in words, they knew very well that they could not have a life-or-death battle under the circumstances.
The best outcome would be them taking a step back each after exchanging some blows.
Needless to say, Ghost-clawed Venerable One would not be able to hang around the Humans’ boundary for some time. 9 of the Twelve Walkers went missing, but it was a fact that the lizards slaughtered the people from 2 of the Humans’ towns, so the Humans’ Venerable Ones would not sit by idly.
If the lizards were still allowed to stay here, the Humans would lose face.
“Boom, boom, boom…”
Accompanied by thunderous explosions, the Venerable Ones backed away tacitly.
They glared at each other from a safe distance, but they were totally unperturbed.
“Hmph, Ghost-clawed, do you still want to fight?” Yuqi the Venerable One questioned coldly.
Ghost-clawed Venerable One glared at it and responded, “Yuqi, I’ll remember the Beast King Sect’s kindness.” It looked deeply at Yuqi the Venerable One, then it flashed and flew back to the ground.
Yuqi the Venerable One sneered and mumbled softly, “Many beings have been eyeing the Beast King Sect, but we remain undefeated. Heh, I’d like to see what the Lizards can do.”
He put his hands behind his back and stood proudly in mid-air.
Even though they did not make things clear, according to the rule that was established between the Humans and the Beasts in Danzhou, Ghost-clawed Venerable One would return to the Ghost Cave with its disciples and their disciples.
As for how they would settle the grievance between them this time, it would be up to their fates.
Nonetheless, just as Yuqi the Venerable One relaxed, an extremely furious roar was heard coming from below.
It was so sonorous that even an idiot could sense anger from it.
Yuqi the Venerable One’s face changed. He could naturally tell that it was Ghost-clawed Venerable One, but he could not understand why it was going crazy.
He flashed and went down to the ground. When he was descending halfway, he suddenly saw Ghost-clawed Venerable One exerting force through its legs and zoomed toward him like a strong with. Its fiery fury accompanied the strong wind.
Before Ghost-clawed Venerable One could get close, Yuqi the Venerable One sensed its unequaled anger.
“Kill—”
Ghost-clawed Venerable One’s eyes were bloodshot, and it had strong killing intent. Instead of being half-hearted, it attacked with a fearsome momentum this time as though it wanted to perish together with someone.
Yuqi the Venerable One was taken aback, and his face could not help but change.
‘Did this giant lizard really go mad?’
He turned and evaded Ghost-clawed Venerable One in the air with the cleverest body technique instead of going head-on against it. Afterward, he shouted, “Ghost-clawed, what are you doing?”
Ghost-clawed Venerable One paused a little and roared wrathfully, “Yuqi, where did you take my followers to? Quickly release them!”
Yuqi the Venerable One asked as he was bewildered, “What are you talking about?”
“Pfft! You stalled me but secretly attacked my followers and captured them. You… Despicable human—all of you deserve to die!” Ghost-clawed Venerable One was infuriated.
Yuqi the Venerable One instantly had a strange look on his face. He finally understood what happened down there.
‘The lizards that were summoned here by Ghost-clawed went missing?’
“Hmph, Ghost-clawed, don’t make a baseless accusation!” Yuqi the Venerable One expressed in a deep voice, “I’ll go down to take a look. If your bunch of disciples and their disciples dare take the opportunity to harm people, I’ll eli
minate all of them!”
Ghost-clawed Venerable One stayed in mid-air and uttered with reddened eyes, “Okay, go and look.”
With that, Yuqi the Venerable One flashed to the ground. He naturally knew where the lizards were earlier, and he was surprised after he landed and took a look around.
Sure enough, the lizards had disappeared. Moreover, based on his vision and experience, he could tell that they had not taken the chance to escape but disappeared strangely.
It was as if they were captured by a formidable power and were taken away altogether.
There were initially tens of lizards in this spot, 3 of them being high-rank lizards. Given such a line-up, even a Spiritualist at the peak would not be able to seize them in one go. After all, while Yuqi the Venerable One and Ghost-clawed Venerable One were fighting in the sky without paying attention to the lizards, they could not have pretended as if nothing happened if an intense fight occurred on the ground.
The truth was that the Venerable Ones did not notice any abnormalities throughout their fight.
In other words, the lizards were gotten rid of by a powerful being without a sound.
At this point, Yuqi the Venerable One could understand why Ghost-clawed Venerable One flew into a rage and wanted very badly to make the 2 of them suffer.
If he were in its shoes, he probably would have done the same.
Yuqi the Venerable One furrowed his eyebrows and was anxious. Judging from how it happened out of nowhere, could it really be his doing? Nevertheless, if he made a move at this moment, would he not enrage Ghost-clawed Venerable One? It did not seem like a good idea…
Ghost-clawed Venerable One floated in mid-air and questioned angrily, “Yuqi, what do you say?”
Yuqit the Venerable One scoffed coldly. He was also suspicious, but he did not admit it.
“There aren’t any traces of a fight here. Hmph, perhaps your disciples and their disciples couldn’t wait any longer and left.”
Ghost-clawed Venerable One was fuming with rage. It stared at Yuqi the Venerable One and uttered word by word, “Fine, Yuqi, the Beast King Sect can expect a revenge from the Insects soon!” Before its voice died away, its enormous body rose in the sky again.
When it calmed down from its anger, it immediately made the wisest choice.
It was likely a human Venerable One that could get rid of the lizards without a sound.
That would be 2 Venerable Ones from the Humans including Yuqi the Venerable One. Ghost-clawed Venerable One would not be afraid at all if there was only 1 human Venerable One, but it was clear that an equal-ranked powerhouse wanted to sneak an attack. If it still pestered Yuqi the Venerable One, it would be risking its life.
Therefore, once Ghost-clawed Venerable One awoke from its fury, it turned and left without any hesitation.
Since the Humans were so despicable, it decided to give them a hard time…
Seeing as Ghost-clawed Venerable One left indignantly, Yuqi the Venerable One smiled bitterly.
He never expected things to turn out like that.
Ghost-clawed Venerable One clearly expressed that it would not leave the matter at that and would use its status among the Insects to send batches of powerhouses over, which would definitely cause endless troubles. If anything went wrong, the next large-scale war between the Humans and the Insects might break out using this as an opportunity.
Since the Humans wanted to have a firm foothold in the Spiritual Realm, they must fight for living space with the other races. Such fights were inevitable even after countless years, and they would always break out due to various matters. Despite that, being the person involved, Yuqi the Venerable One did not want to see that happen.
After pondering for a long time, Yuqi the Venerable One looked around and searched carefully before he furrowed his eyebrows.
He initially thought that it was the secret attacker, but it seemed like something was off. If it was really this being that made the attack, why was a layer of the ground scraped? It did not match the being’s character and identity.
With a flash of thought, he looked up and uttered in a deep voice, “Brother Macaque.”
“Cough, cough.” Soft coughs were heard coming from somewhere behind him.
An old macaque had unknowingly appeared and was pacing toward him.
The old macaque was the one that Ou Yangming and Big Yellow met when they entered the Beast King Sect. Its footsteps were steady, and it did not seem like it had a high cultivation base. Even so, Yuqi the Venerable One did not realize when it arrived.
“Brother Macaque, this… Isn’t your doing, is it?” Yuqi the Venerable One asked probingly.
Inside the Beast King Sect, very few people knew the old macaque’s real strength and identity, hence Yuqi the Venerable One was not surprised.
The old macaque could not help but laugh. “How long has it been since I killed anyone? How could I break my principle because of them?”
Yuqi the Venerable One was shocked. “They’re… All dead?”
“Yes, they died.” The old macaque smiled faintly.
“Who did it?” Yuqi the Venerable One asked.
He was certain that the attacker was either a Venerable One or at least a top-grade Spiritualist. In fact, the powerhouse must be someone that grasped a hint of the path and was only a step away from being a Venerable One.
Only such a powerhouse could take down the lizards without a sound.
That said, Yuqi the Venerable One did not have a favorable impression of that powerhouse because this was clearly going to make Ghost-clawed Venerable One regard him as a sworn enemy.
‘Hmph, trying to reap where you didn’t sow? I’ll eliminate you first.’
Who knew, the old macaque had a funny look on its face. It seemed to have recalled something funny as it spoke, “The person that did it… Hehe, hehe, hahaha…”
It lifted its head and laughed happily.
Yuqi the Venerable One’s face darkened, but it could not get angry in front of the old macaque, so he could only waist quietly.
After a long time, the macaque finally stopped laughing. It knew it went slightly overboard when it saw Yuqi the Venerable One’s dark face, thus it quickly noted, “Oh, I’m sorry, I just found it too funny.” It paused for a while before it continued, “The person that killed the lizards and took their carcasses away is the person that you’re looking for.”
“The person that I’m looking for…” Yuqi the Venerable One’s face changed, and he was in disbelief. “Is… Him?”
Chapter 674 - Whereabouts Exposed
The old macaque smiled with its eyes squinted and nodded. “Ah, given that he’s valued by that race, he’s unordinary indeed and had unbelievable abilities.” It shook its head with a smile on its face.
Yuqi the Venerable One’s eyes were bright, but he had no comments. In actuality, he was extremely curious.
As far as he knew, the young fellow was only a cultivator that had just come from the lower realm. On the other hand, there were 3 high-rank lizards among the group of lizards before this, so there was an incredibly huge disparity between them and the young fellow. No matter how Yuqi the Venerable One inferred, he could not understand how the fellow managed to eliminate all of the lizards without being noticed.
The old macaque blinked and chuckled as it asked, “You can’t guess, can you?”
It was much older than Yuqi the Venerable One. Although it was not human, after staying in the Beast King Sect for many years, it could always guess their thoughts.
Yuqi the Venerable One answered with a bitter smile, “Indeed.”
If anyone else kept him in suspense, he would have conveniently slapped that person and oppressed that person to reveal even the secrets of his or her ancestors.
However, Yuqi the Venerable One could not do that to the old macaque. In fact, he could not even pull a face at it because it would not let itself be pushed around like that.
The old macaque giggled and explained, “It’s simpl
e—that young fella has something with a strong poison to poison the lizards. He’s also skilled at Illusion Formations, so after setting one up in a small area, he attacked the lizards decisively and kept everything a secret from you.”
If Ou Yangming was there to hear the old macaque’s remarks, he would have been so shocked that he would have goosebumps.
This was because the old macaque’s words were on point, where it summed up Ou Yangming’s greatest abilities.
If other people found out how Ou Yangming pulled off the attack, it would be impossible for him to replicate the outcome in the future.
“Poison?” Yuqi the Venerable One was shocked. “The Insects are actually afraid of poison?”
“Heh, that young fella’s poison isn’t as simple as it sounds. If I’m not mistaken, it’s from a poisonous pill’s spirit,” the old macaque lamented, “He’s really quite lucky to have found a spiritual body like that.”
“A core spirit?” Yuqi the Venerable One’s eyes lit up. Despite his status, he could not help but look covetous when he heard about it.
The old macaque stared at him and said, “It should be a core spirit, but it belongs to him.”
Yuqi the Venerable One was stunned, and he calmed down right away. His overheated head was no longer hot as though a bucket of cold water was poured on it.
‘That young fella has a backing—an incredibly powerful backing. I might be the greatest powerhouse in the Beast King Sect, but I can’t offend his backstage supporter at all. Besides, now that the old macaque’s aware of this matter, I mustn’t act recklessly even if I wanted to.’
The Venerable One fell silent for a brief moment before he asked, “Where is he?”
“Come with me.” The old macaque nodded as it was pleased, then it turned around and walked leisurely in a direction.
Yuqi the Venerable One followed it quietly without asking further questions.
Before long, the old macaque stopped and looked at the 2 stones of different sizes in front of it. It asked with a smile, “Lil’ friend, do you still remember me?”
At this time, Ou Yangming and Big Yellow, who were disguising themselves as rocks with their cloaks, could not help but look at each other.
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