The big lazy turtle looked dumbfoundedly at Ou Yangming. It no longer looked proud as it was before, and it was panic-stricken instead.
It rolled its eyes for some time, then collapsed to the ground as its limbs went weak. “Ah, Master Ou, I’m only a support member, so how could you use me as a main combat force!”
Although it was a spirit beast, it was also cunning after having lived a long time. Therefore, it guessed Ou Yangming’s intention right away.
Ou Yangming chuckled and said, “Lazy turtle, you’ve come this far, so do you think you can escape?”
The big lazy turtle was stunned as it looked at the smile on Ou Yangming’s face. It could not help but ask with a bitter smile, “Master Ou, how did you provoke so many high-rank spirit beasts…”
If there were only 1 or 2 of them, while the lazy turtle would not like to stir up any trouble, it would not be afraid because the spiritual flowers and herbs on its back could enhance its powers. Nonetheless, it flinched when it heard that there were 12 high-rank spirit beasts.
Ou Yangming shook his head and forced a smile. “It’ll be great if I know why.”
Big Yellow’s eyes lit up, and it barked all of a sudden. “If they know that we have so many spiritual flowers and herbs, wouldn’t they naturally come to look for trouble with us?”
The young fellow twitched his mouth, but he looked in front without sparing a glance at the big yellow dog.
After hearing what Big Yellow said, the lazy turtle’s skin wrinkled very much as though it aged out of the blue. “Ah, why are you so careless…”
Big Yellow glared at the turtle without showing a weak impression. “Woof, how many spiritual flowers and herbs have we sent into the space? Did you think that they fell from the sky! Hmph, we were nice enough to not let you make an appearance during the fight. Blocking off news about the flowers and herbs? Even a deity wouldn’t be able to do it!”
Ou Yangming nodded without any hesitation. “Yes, even a deity wouldn’t be able to do it.”
They looked at each other then turned their heads to stare at the lazy turtle as if they had a mutual understanding.
Even though the lazy turtle lived long enough to become a spiritual being, it could never imagine how Ou Yangming obtained the spiritual flowers and herbs.
The secret realm was completely sealed, after all. Not to mention some spiritual flowers and herbs, even if Ou Yangming shifted the entire forest into the Long Feather Band, nobody would stop him, and so-called powerful enemies would not be able to find out too.
Nevertheless, according to the big lazy turtle, the spiritual flowers and herbs were precious and could not be easily acquired. In that case, Ou Yangming must have put in a lot of effort to gather so many treasures, and it would be reasonable for other living beings to notice them.
Seeing as the lazy turtle was hesitant, Ou Yangming added in a deep voice, “It’s fine if you don’t want to help; you can simply hand the spiritual herbs and flowers to them. Heh, once we lose these treasures, they probably won’t rush to kill us.”
The big lazy turtle’s expression changed, and it immediately shouted, “Impossible!”
It might still cower if the spiritual flowers and herbs had not been settled on its back but since it did all the work to plant them there and also enjoyed great benefits, as generous as it was, it could not let them go.
The lazy turtle quickly pondered as it was afraid of Ou Yangming and Big Yellow shrinking at the last minute. It informed the young fellow, “Master Ou, you’ve just arrived at the Spiritual Realm, so you don’t know the Insects well. They’re the greediest fellas ever, and if they have their eyes on you, they won’t give up unless one of you gets eliminated.”
Ou Yangming found it funny, but he furrowed his eyebrows and asked, “In that case, you’re going to fight them to their deaths?”
The big lazy turtle vaguely felt that something was off, but it still straightened its neck and shouted to protect its interests, “I’ll fight them to their deaths and slaughter them!”
“Okay, let’s join hands and fight them.” Ou Yangming nodded with a smile.
Since they reached a consensus, Ou Yangming did not delay things further. He started by setting up the formation boards, which he had just refined, far away in different directions. The young fellow had only found this terrain after a careful selection. He was not completely satisfied, but this would be enough for him to unleash his powers.
The Lizards were a massive race indeed, but Ou Yangming believed that the missing of an Intermediate Spiritualist and 5 low-rank spirit beasts would not be a trivial matter at all. Once the Twelve Walkers heard about this, they would surely come to take a look.
In fact, there would possibly be more than 1 high-rank lizard.
Sure enough, on the third day after Ou Yangming set up the trap, they faced an intense challenge from the Lizards.
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Inside the deep and dark forest, strange sounds echoed in the enormous space. The sounds during the dark night were evil and filled with danger, causing one to get goosebumps.
Even so, Ou Yangming and Big Yellow sat on the big lazy turtle without making a sound. It seemed like their signs of life had disappeared.
The big lazy turtle lay quietly on the ground as if it was a stubborn and giant rock, which had existed since ancient times and became one with the environment. Rarely enough, the lazy turtle’s body seemed to have a magic power, which enveloped the auras of Ou Yangming and Big Yellow as well. As such, their hiding spot was not exposed at all.
Ou Yangming had seen many hiding experts, but a being like the lazy turtle was incredibly rare.
At the spur of the moment, Big Yellow twitched its nose and nodded at Ou Yangming. It was nervous and thrilled at the same time.
Its sense of smell was remarkable as it managed to pick up the enemy’s smell in advance.
Ou Yangming twitched his nose hard too, but he did not find anything. He smiled bitterly to himself and thought, ‘Looks like every being in the world has its own strengths. I’ll be asking for trouble by comparing what I’m not good at with someone good at it.’
The young fellow narrowed his eyes. Even if someone looked in this direction, one would not be able to see the reflections in his eyes.
Big Yellow took a step further than that as it simply closed its eyes and pricked up its ears to listen closely to the movements in front.
Ou Yangming was also cautious at this moment, so much so that he dared not release his mental conception at all. If not, he would accidentally startle the enemy if he was noticed.
After a brief moment, a humongous lizard went over the shrubs and crawled slowly in their direction. Its aura was rather formidable, but it was not the opponent that Ou Yangming and his companions had been waiting for as it was merely a middle-rank spirit lizard.
The young fellow and the big yellow dog glanced at the lizard then looked away.
Having said that, they thought, ‘The Twelve Walkers are very careful indeed; they actually sent a middle-rank lizard as a spearhead.’
A middle-rank spirit beast was considered quite a forceful combat power. If Ou Yangming and Big Yellow were not certain that it had a powerful backup, they would not let it go for sure. They could only continue to lay in ambush carefully to wait for the even more potent being.
The middle-rank lizard kept looking around as though it wanted to spot something from its surroundings.
However, no matter how it looked, it could not notice the big lazy turtle. Even when the turtle’s mountainous body was right beside it, it knew nothing.
The lazy turtle’s ability to hide its tracks was probably the best in the universe. At this point, Ou Yangming and Big Yellow even wondered if it was still alive.
Before long, the middle-rank lizard went around the big lazy turtle’s body and simply ignored it as if it was really a gigantic rock.
Another lizard, which was much larger, crawled over after 15 minutes.
Its movements were light yet sturdy, but it curbed its aura as much as possible. One would take it as an ordinary spirit beast if one only sensed its aura, but Ou Yangming and Big Yellow felt a strong sense of crisis the moment it appeared.
This lizard insect was certainly not an easy opponent, and it was far more dangerous than the middle-rank lizard earlier.
That said, as compared to the middle-rank lizard that scouted the area just now, this lizard was calmer. Perhaps it trusted its partner’s ability, it did not observe its surroundings carefully and failed to spot the big lazy turtle too.
Seeing as it paced leisurely behind the middle-rank spirit beast, Big Yellow turned and cast a questioning look at Ou Yangming.
Ou Yangming pondered for a brief moment, then he shook his head.
The spirit beast was probably one of the Twelve Walkers, and it was also one of the main combat forces for the Lizards.
Despite that, Ou Yangming felt that it was too lazy.
‘Is it really appropriate for it to have such an attitude when it’s trying to capture its enemies?’
With that, the formidable high-rank spirit beast walked away without hurry. Just as tBig Yellow was puzzled, another nimble figure appeared behind the lizard.
It was the third lizard, and it was a powerhouse with the same rank as the second lizard.
Big Yellow stuck out its tongue quietly and looked at Ou Yangming. It looked like it was asking, ‘How did you notice it?’
The formation board could be released, but its best effect could only be unleashed once. If they left out any of the lizards outside and faced attacks from both sides, Ou Yangming would not know how long the formation board could be sustained.
Nonetheless, after seeing the hidden lizard that crept behind the second lizard, Ou Yangming finally nodded.
‘2 high-rank spirit beasts in one go—hopefully, we’ll be able to bring them down.’
As Ou Yangming waved his hand gently, a peculiar energy fluctuation appeared in the void.
If Ou Yangming and Big Yellow remained still, they might be able to hide successfully. Once they began to activate the formation board’s energy, their bodies also emitted unparalleled lusters as if they were lightbulbs in the dark night.
