He Liangce looked deeply at Ou Yangming. 'This young fella seems rash, but he's full of strategies. Most importantly, he has a formidable trump card that can be used to eliminate a strong enemy.'

"Mental power. I've heard rumors in the prefecture, but I didn't expect you to be the person who set the fire at Elder Universe's residence," He Liangce remarked.

Ou Yangming could not help but laugh. "I'm not so bold; it was Elder Universe who asked me to try."

"Hehe, I'm afraid that old senior didn't know he was testing a freak too," He Liangce commented with a smile.

After settling the fearsome half-spirit beast, they were both in a cheerful mood.

Ou Yangming chuckled and stepped forward to pull out his spear from the ground, then he brushed it at the end of the tiger's tail. He used his force wonderfully such that the spear tip slit the tail as if the tail was slashed by a saber.

He Liangce's eyelids twitched, and he asked with a deep voice, "A magic tool?"

'If it isn't a magic tool, how can it be so sharp?'

Ou Yangming nodded and warned, "This venomous snake is a bit strange, so it's best to be cautious." He used his spear like a dagger as he opened the snakehead and retrieved an inner core from it. Nonetheless, the core was only the size of a quail's egg, which was not worth mentioning.

"Brother He, how much do you understand half-spirit beasts?" Ou Yangming asked as he looked at the inner core in his hand.

"A lot," He Liangce answered and sighed. "From the day I became sensible, I was already in touch with knowledge in this aspect."

Ou Yangming looked at him in shock and thought, 'This disciple from an influential family is abnormal!'

"There are many species of half-spirit beasts, but if they're categorized according to their natural gifts, there are mainly two types." He Liangce ignored the unusual look in Ou Yangming's eyes. He glanced at the big multicolored tiger and explained, "One of the species has an outrageously powerful physique, so if an ordinary person encounters a half-spirit beast like this, it'll be a disaster."

Ou Yangming pouted his lips and said, "Brother He, since you can contend with it for so long, you're not an ordinary person."

He Liangce laughed and said, "Brother Ou, you were able to eliminate it in one move, so you're not an ordinary person too."

They looked at each other and smiled, but their faces quickly froze as they were embarrassed.

He Liangce immediately changed the topic. "Another type of spirit beast possesses a unique natural gift of mental power. Spirit beasts like that can communicate with Heaven and Earth's power to perform various wonderful techniques. Brother Ou, you must be extra careful if you stumble upon a half-spirit beast like that one day."

Ou Yangming nodded in agreement.

Back when he and the big yellow dog came across the Chaos Cave's Black Magic Crawlers, the crawlers left an extremely deep impression on him. He and the yellow dog had only passed the hurdle by chance, and while they both received great rewards, it was such a disastrous experience that they almost did not survive.

What if the big multicolored tiger met the crawlers?

The ordinary crawlers might not be able to bite through the big tiger's body with their mouthparts.

Under absolute power and speed, a person whose cultivation base is below the big tiger's would be killed right away unless one fathomed the integration of Heaven and man like Ou Yangming and He Liangce - who could contend with the tiger with help from their surroundings.

As for half-spirit beasts like Big Yellow, who possessed all sorts of peculiar abilities, it was even tougher to deal with them. The only thing one could do in the face of such beasts was to be exceptionally careful.

Following that, Ou Yangming approached the tiger and reached out his hand to search without bothering about the blood. He obtained an inner core too, but it was much larger than the snake's core.

He tossed the tiger's core to He Liangce and asked, "Brother He, the tiger's core belongs to you while the snake's core and the beast's body belongs to me. Are you okay with that?"

"The most valuable thing in a half spirit beast is its inner core, so you're going to suffer a loss if you distribute them like that," He Liangce expressed after a moment of hesitation.

"You fought it alone and stalled it for such a long time, which makes you the real contributor. I think this is the most appropriate way of distributing them." Ou Yangming smiled, then he retrieved a bag of specially made powder and began spreading the powder all over the tiger's body.

It was a type of medicine from the military, which was spread on a half-spirit beast's body to preserve its flesh and blood's essence to the greatest extent. Also, the smell of blood would not linger in the air too.

Once Ou Yangming was done, he requested after some thought, "Brother He, please wait a moment."

He flashed into the dense forest again.

He Liangce was curious, but he did not follow the young fellow and waited quietly on the spot.

Ou Yangming ran out happily after 15 minutes with a bamboo stick in his hand. Judging from the bamboo's freshness, he had just chopped it down.

"You went in to find this bamboo." He Liangce furrowed his eyebrows.

"Yes. This spear is prepared for General Chen Yifan. Hehe, but if it's possible, I'd like to smith one for my own use too!" Ou Yangming explained.

He Liangce shook his head and asked, "Didn't you look for the half-spirit beast's lair just now?"

Ou Yangming was stunned, and he smiled embarrassedly. "I'm not familiar with these, so how about you go and take a look?"

"Okay, wait here." He Liangce looked deeply at him, then he entered the dense forest too, but he began to think highly of Ou Yangming.

Earlier on, it was fine that Ou Yangming did not think about the big multicolored tiger's lair. However, when he found out about it, he even asked He Liangce to look for the place instead.

He Liangce was glad to have Ou Yangming's trust.

Sure enough, his understanding of half-spirit beasts was superior to Ou Yangming's, so he returned with a bag of items after a short while.

Ou Yangming was already carrying the half-spirit beast's carcass. He picked up his spear and the bamboo as he uttered, "Let's go."

He Liangce was startled, and he questioned as he was surprised, "Don't you want to know what I found in its lair?"

"Since they're with you, they won't be lost." Ou Yangming chuckled and added after a pause, "Elder Sister Ying must be worried sick, so I'll be making a move first."

Subsequently, he jumped and traveled away at the speed of light.

He Liangce shook his head a little, then he quickly followed behind Ou Yangming.

Although Ou Yangming still held a grudge against the graceful man behind him when he mentioned Ni Yinghong, there was a 180-degree change in his mentality.

He wanted to overwhelm He Liangce openly and let Ni Yinghong marry him on her own will.

Since Ou Yangming and He Liangce had both apprehended the way of nature, they were obstructed during their journey even though the forest was dense.

Ou Yangming sped up because he missed Ni Yinghong, but He Liangce did not show a weak impression at all as he stayed close to Ou Yangming without lagging behind.

At last, Ou Yangming slowed down a bit because he saw through the Vision +5 attribute in his helmet the beautiful lady ahead.

"Elder Sister Ying, I'm back!" Ou Yangming laughed to express his joy.

Ni Yinghong, who was initially anxious, instantly stopped frowning and flashed a bright smile.

She opened her mouth when she looked in the direction where the voice came from, and her eyes were teary again.

"Woosh…"

Ou Yangming emerged from the trees in the end and strode toward Ni Yinghong.

At that moment, he forgot about the big multicolored tiger on him, as well as He Liangce, who was behind him. Ou Yangming only had one person on his mind—the elegant figure that could fill his heart.

Ou Yangming dropped the big multicolored tiger carcass to the ground and opened his arms to hug Ni Yinghong tightly.

Ni Yinghong did not reject him at all. She smiled merrily and buried her head into his chest. Even though Ou Yangming's armor was ice-cold, it could not stop their passion for each other.

On the other hand, He Liangce slowed down and shook his head with a helpless sigh.

He was rather moved by their genuine feelings for each other, but how would they choose when that moment arrived?

After an unknown period of time, Ni Yinghong finally calmed down.

Once she was in the right mind again, she pushed Ou Yangming's chest.

Ou Yangming laughed and let go of her when he felt her power.

Ni Yinghong was charming as she blushed. Her bright and lively eyes vividly displayed her sweet character, as well as her unmatched beauty.

While Ou Yangming let go of her, he still had her arms around her waist. The young fellow turned his head to look behind him and lifted his chin as though he was showing dominance.

Ni Yinghong trembled a little but quickly stopped.

Ou Yangming naturally sensed her behavior, but he was elated.

"Lil' Ming, you… Elder Brother, you've returned too?" Ni Yinghong asked.

"Hehe, thank you for your concern, Young Sister. I've returned." He Liangce walked out from behind a big tree looking helpless.

With that, Ni Yinghong's face turned even redder. She was abashed and furious when she recalled how she and Ou Yangming were hugging passionately in front of another person. The young lady rolled her eyes at Ou Yangming, who only responded with a hollow laugh.

The graceful and beautiful lady with a heroic bearing was too shy to look at the young men.

Nevertheless, Ni Yinghong soon noticed a large item on the ground. She blinked as she thought it was extremely familiar, then she finally exclaimed, "Is this a half-spirit beast?"

He Liangce twitched his mouth and thought, 'This young lady only had eyes for Ou Yangming. She didn't even notice the big multicolored tiger.'

Ou Yangming was proud. After all, what made him happier than being able to show up to his sweetheart?

Ni Yinghong was astonished when he looked at the two men, and her feelings at that moment were indescribable.

It was already surprising that the two young men could escape from the mighty half-spirit beast, but they actually joined hands and eliminated the beast, who was equivalent to a great ancestor…

Ni Yinghong came to a sudden realization that she had truly underestimated them.