Ou Yangming pointed gently at the tornado. It did not seem like a threatening move at all. A faint fire emerged from his fingertip, and it was merely a tiny flame with a hint of purple. The moment the fire appeared, the air around it seemed to have undergone a peculiar fluctuation.
The fire looked weak, as though it could be easily put out by the wind.
Nonetheless, it burned stubbornly and went against the stream regardless of the difficult situation, and it eventually grew stronger.
Ou Yangming reached out to point at the fearsome tornado’s wind-gap. Multi-armed King Kong’s face took on a ghastly expression. It retreated as if a giant hand was pulling it back but while it looked rather funny at the moment, it backed away at an unparalleled speed. The spirit beast stayed far away from the city in the blink of an eye.
It seemed to have sensed something the instant Ou Yangming released the purple flame.
Since Ou Yangming was the one who released it, he would not be hurt. Since that was the case, Multi-armed King Kong did not bother about the other living beings.
Even if the Humans and the Birds were wiped out, as long as Ou Yangming was still alive, Multi-armed King Kong would not be mournful and would not shed a tear at all.
Ou Yangming lifted his arm higher, as if it weighed 500 kilograms. As the fire flickered, it gave off a queer yet mysterious aura.
At last, a strong sucking force was transmitted to the fire.
It was the force at the tornado’s wind-gap, which could suck in anything unsecured below
When the tornado grew stronger and was channeled with the endless universe’s spiritual power, it beamed so mighty that it did not have a limit at all. Perhaps the goshawk was determined to uproot the whole city.
Ou Yangming sensed the intense force. Afterward, the fire on his fingertip shook, then a part of it rose with the force.
Nevertheless, no matter how high the fire went, a part of it was still connected to his fingertip. The stream of fire was extremely thin, to the extent that one might not be able to spot it at all even if one watched closely. Even so, regardless of its size and the change in the environment, it burned steadily and could not be broken.
“Woosh…”
Finally, the weak and seemingly insignificant flame entered the tornado.
It was then that Ou Yangming’s eyes lit up. The young fellow was not guided by anyone when he acted earlier; he did what he did only because his Military Fire was simulated. Having said that, Ou Yangming believed in the fire very much. He figured that it was acting so proudly for a reason.
As soon as the Military Fire entered the tornado, an odd scene appeared in Ou Yangming’s sea of consciousness.
He seemed to be in a constantly spinning space, where the spiraling strong wind around him formed an indestructible wall, blocking everything outside it. However, within the wall, he could see various items rising and falling.
Ou Yangming realized that he was inside the tornado.
Almost at the same time, the Military Fire in his sea of consciousness was triggered to an extreme state—it was raging.
It did not come from Ou Yangming, but the Military Fire’s existing pride.
Following that, the fire exploded…
When the forceful wind blew past the fire, it was ignited all of a sudden.
Yes, it was ignited.
The wind did not act like a wind anymore; it became the fire’s nourishment.
Moments ago, the aggressive wind seemed to be able to destroy Heaven and Earth, but it was now burned by the tiny purple fire.
What shocked the people more was when the fire began to spread, it appeared to be like water out of a floodgate, or like a bird free from control. All in all, it was unstoppable.
The fire quickly spread at an unbelievable speed. In a split second, it seemed like Heaven and Earth were going to be on fire.
Down below, Wu Hanning and the others looked up and stared at the tornado. They had been paying attention when Multi-armed King Kong jumped over and wanted to leave with Ou Yangming.
It was not because they had nothing better to do, but because given Multi-armed King Kong’s enormous build, it attracted everyone’s attention whenever it made a move.
Despite that, the people were in despair when they heard the giant spirit beast’s suggestion earlier. In particular, the Supreme Great Ancestors from Feiya City looked grim. That said, Ou Yangming’s move after that was beyond their expectations. They followed the purple fire when it was released. Even though they did not believe in miracles, they prayed for one at this moment.
As though their prayers were heard, the massive tornado, which was equivalent to a death trap, suddenly turned red and glowed.
Just as the people were feeling confused, they heard an earth-shattering explosion from the sky. It sounded so violent that it was unbearable for even the Supreme Great Ancestors.
The people felt like their eardrums were smashed by hammers, and they had somewhat gone deaf for an instant.
In spite of that, it was only the beginning because a series of muffled sounds were heard after that. What frightened the people more was the tornado in the sky had turned into a gigantic fireball.
The menacing tornado, which seemed like it could destroy Heaven and Earth, caught fire and turned into a blazing fireball in mid-air. Yu Hongli and the others were stupefied as they watched. They prayed for a miracle but when the miracle actually happened, they were even more fearful.
The tornado was terrifying enough because it could suck the entire city, so one could imagine how daunting it would be if it transformed into a fireball. Would the city burn to nothing if the fireball fell?
Without warning, spine-chilling shrieks were heard in the sky. They came from the flying birds.
The scorching fireball enveloped most of the birds, which were constrained by a certain power in the Birds Formation, hence they could not fly higher. Consequently, a rich burnt smell filled the air.
Ou Yangming was highly-spirited. His mental conception had extended further by now, and he seemed to have transformed into the fiery fireball in the sky. Wherever the flame existed, his mental conception lived too. He could sense everything happening inside and outside the fire and could “see” the birds being turned into ashes even when they flapped their wings hard. Nonetheless, he did not sympathize with them at all. After some time, Ou Yangming’s mental conception was attracted by a vigorous power. When he “looked”, he noticed the goshawk flying up.
It was the only powerhouse that could detach itself from the formation through its power, vividly displaying a spirit beast’s valiance.
The goshawk turned to look abruptly as though it sensed Ou Yangming’s mental conception.
Ou Yangming was stunned when he noticed the goshawk’s eyes.
Unlike what he had expected, the goshawk was neither furious nor had strong killing intent; it looked flustered.
It was as if the goshawk was no longer a formidable spirit beast, which surpassed this world’s power system. It had turned into a panicky, ordinary bird.
Ou Yangming was struck dumb and was in disbelief.
‘It’s a spirit beast, so why did it become so weak? Even if the Birds Formation is broken, it can’t be so startled, right?’
Nevertheless, the goshawk’s fear gave Ou Yangming an opportunity. He shifted the raging fire with the intention to trap the goshawk.
That being said, Ou Yangming was soon surprised. The goshawk sensed his conception and noticed the fluctuation around the flame, but it did not resist nor did it try to escape. It simply stayed in mid-air and lowered its head at his conception.
Even a fool could tell that the goshawk was submitting itself to the fire. It was seeking Ou Yangming’s forgiveness by betting on its life. In any case, the fire was still burning. Ou Yangming was dumbfounded, but he did not stop controlling the fire with his conception. At long last, the savage fire enveloped the goshawk and burned it.
As a result, the goshawk’s body trembled. The mysterious fire was unimaginably painful, but it remained in the sky and stabilized itself as it let the fire burn its body. However, it was evident through the goshawk’s eyes that it was pleading for mercy. The fire finally stopped burning after a brief moment as if it was stripped of its life.
While the goshawk was burnt, it cried with joy and lowered its head at Ou Yangming once more.
Later on, the goshawk scoffed and ordered its followers through its mental conception. It then spread its wings and flew into the distance.
Ou Yangming exhaled deeply. He gently shook his wrist, causing the fireball in the sky to diminish. Under his control, the city was not harmed at all.
When the fireball was completely gone, Ou Yangming could not help but wonder.
‘Am I doing the right thing?’ He was dazed when he turned to look because he noticed many strange and familiar faces staring at him.
They looked at him with respect.
On this day, Ou Yangming stood proudly atop the city wall with his purple flame. His godlike bearing would forever be engraved in everyone’s heart…
