The Soul-sucking Technique.

It was a secret technique passed on to Ou Yangming by the little phoenix, and it could be used to perfectly control a spirit beast.

Once the secret technique was used, the young fellow would not need to worry about the Eight-armed Giant Beast revolting. This was because the technique could not only control the spirit beast's life with ease, but it could also give spiritual suggestions.

The longer the technique was used, the more obedient the spirit beast. As such, the beast would unlikely rebel.

Needless to say, not all spirit beasts were qualified enough to be on the receiving end of the secret technique. The technique would expand a spirit beast's potential, giving it a chance to reach a higher boundary.

If it was not because they were in the upper realm where there were no stronger spirit beasts to choose from, the little bird might not have been willing to release the secret technique.

Ou Yangming exhaled deeply and stomped his foot gently to express his gratitude toward the little bird through the mark.

It was not easy to complete the Soul-sucking Technique. Other than the spirit beast's full cooperation, Ou Yangming needed to have substantial powers to suppress it. Although his mental power had reached 99 points, he did not have surging powers.

He could only succeed because he borrowed the powers reserved by the little bird.

In a way, the Eight-armed Spirit Beast was actually a deliberately planned gift from the little bird.

Far away, the little bird flapped its wings cheerfully and hopped on a large rock because it was elated. It was somewhat proud because Ou Yangming had addressed it as his senior, and it decided that it would not meet him until it was done enjoying being a senior.

Ou Yangming called out to the "senior" through the mark but apart from being able to sense someone's existence, he did not receive any message in return after a long time.

He sighed and thought, "This senior's extremely mysterious indeed, but since he treats me with kindness, I don't need to force him to meet me."

With a flash of thought, Ou Yangming sensed the changes in his sea of consciousness.

An illusory figure of the Eight-armed Giant Beast, which was covered in flames, had somehow appeared. The figure was much bigger than Ou Yangming when it first appeared, but it was as tiny as the other attribute lights in his sea of consciousness at the moment.

Nonetheless, the shadow was different from the lights because it was alive, and it could interact with Ou Yangming without any obstructions.

When Ou Yangming gathered his mental conception, he arrived outside the purple fire.

The Eight-armed Giant Beast's illusory image was observing Ou Yangming's sea of consciousness out of curiosity. When it noticed the endless purple lights, it showed reverence as though it stemmed from fear deep down its heart. As a result, the beast shuddered with fear.

It was previously dubious about Ou Yangming's identity, but it no longer had doubts after it witnessed the sea of consciousness.

Even though it could not understand why its eminent master had transformed into a human and seemed to be quite… Weak, it did not want to get to the bottom of it anymore.

After all, the beast could not guess the masters' thoughts. If it had wishful hopes of perceiving their thoughts, it would certainly have a particularly tragic end.

All of a sudden, the Eight-armed Giant Beast's soul, which was being restrained, noticed Ou Yangming's figure outside the light. It was alarmed, but it quickly bowed and uttered, "Greetings, sir."

They were in Ou Yangming's spirit of consciousness, hence they could understand each other's thoughts through their conceptions without needing to communicate.

Ou Yangming had indeed sensed the beast's obedience and respect, which truly confused him. He wondered, 'Is the controlling art passed on to me by that mysterious senior so effective?'

After some thought, he ordered the beast to get up.

Almost immediately, Ou Yangming felt an intense movement beneath his feet because the Eight-armed Giant Beast, which was kneeling on the ground, had finally stood up. When it straightened its hefty body, it seemed to be taller than the city walls.

Ou Yangming curbed his thoughts and returned his mental conception into his body. As he overlooked the people inside the prefecture from the giant beast's head, it felt like it was dreaming.

The fearsome giant beast, which fought the people some time ago, had become Ou Yangming's follower in the blink of an eye, and its life was under his control. The enormous change and disparity were simply unbelievable.

"Master Ou, how do you… Feel?" Li Xinfan's voice was heard, and he sounded like he was worried.

Ou Yangming took a deep breath and answered, "General Li, don't worry, everything's fine."

It was them when the visions of the people went blurry as a yellow figure appeared on the wall out of nowhere.

The big yellow dog had somehow come to the main gate. It stared at the Eight-armed Giant Beast and bared its teeth while showing a fierce look through its eyes. On the other hand, the giant beast lowered its body and widened its mouth such that it could swallow the yellow dog in one go. Subsequently, it roared at Big Yellow.

"Roar—"

It was a deafening roar, causing the other people to be panic-stricken.

Even so, the big yellow dog did not show a weak impression at all; it opened up its mouth too. The yellow dog was not as humongous as the giant beast, but its momentum was not inferior at all.

"Roar—"

Big Yellow did not bark like a dog; it roared like a beast king.

The giant beasts with striking builds glared at each other as if they were sworn enemies that could not coexist.

Ou Yangming held its forehead because it noticed in his sea of consciousness the expression of the Eight-armed Giant Beast, which was wrapped by a purple light. It looked exactly like the real giant beast as it was also deeply infuriated. Nevertheless, amidst the fury, there seemed to be something unusual too.

Fear.

Yes. If Ou Yangming was not mistaken, it was a feeling of fear.

Despite that, he was shocked because the beast was not afraid of the big yellow dog, which was roaring at it from a distance away, but it was fearful of him.

'What's going on? I wasn't aiming at it at all?'

The Eight-armed Giant Beast paused as though it noticed Ou Yangming looking at it, and it cast a flattering look at the young fellow.

Ou Yangming raised his eyebrows because he realized that the giant beast was not worried about being punished by him; it was fighting for favor.

From the time when Big Yellow and Ou Yangming got acquainted and eventually underwent hardships together, they were never in a master-servant relationship. In fact, they were as intimate as brothers and close friends. The Eight-armed Giant Beast could sense the yellow dog's identity the moment it showed up, which was why it glared back at the dog and roared at it.

Why? It was afraid that it would be out of Ou Yangming's favor.

The change in the massive creature's thought made the young fellow speechless.

Ou Yangming shook his head. As he stood atop the Eight-armed Giant Beast, which had calmed down, he waved his hand.

The big yellow dog stopped roaring as well, but it looked at Ou Yangming unhappily because it was aggrieved.

Ou Yangming was dumbfounded, and he could not help but laugh. Given that their minds were connected, he instantly understood what Big Yellow was trying to say. The yellow dog was disgruntled because the young fellow was standing on the Eight-armed Giant Beast's head, and it was asking him if he was going to take the beast as his mount.

Following that, Ou Yangming flashed to the top of the wall, where he hugged the big yellow dog's head affectionately.

Big Yellow squinted its eyes as it enjoyed the embrace, but it did not forget to look at the Eight-armed Giant Beast in disdain.

The giant beast twitched its mouth, but it dared not confront the yellow dog anymore after it was warned by Ou Yangming. The beast was more intelligent than an ordinary human, thus it could tell from the young fellow's attitude that it could not fight for favor with the big yellow dog for the time being.

That said, it was not disheartened because there was a huge gap between their abilities. It believed that Ou Yangming would change his mind one day.

At the top of the main wall, everyone was struck dumb as they watched. They were also incredibly envious.

They coveted the big yellow dog, which was a top-notch half-spirit beast, because it was much more useful than a Supreme Great Ancestor in a clan.

However, Ou Yangming gained an even more formidable high-rank spirit beast.

The spirit beast was not an assistant, but a powerful force that could dominate the world.

It was worth noting that one could initiate a sect or establish a clan if one was favored by any of the beasts. The fact that the young fellow was acknowledged by both the remarkable creatures… No words could be used to describe how lucky he was.

As Ou Yangming comforted the big yellow dog, he waved his hand at the Eight-armed Giant Beast, which understood him right away. With that, the beast stood up straight and turned around, then it ran into the distance. While the giant beast had a large build, it was as quick as the wind when it ran, hence it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The other people then surrounded Ou Yangming as the atmosphere was no longer tense. Despite being envious of him, the other people were delighted and glad.

"Master Ou, congratulations!" Li Xinfan laughed out loud. "The Humans' crisis has been resolved, and we owe it all to you."

Ou Yangming gave a humble response to the general, whereas the big yellow dog looked half-intentionally in the direction where the Eight-armed Giant Beast went. Nobody knew what it was thinking about.

Later on, someone sighed and remarked, "Ah… That spirit beast is steeped in sin. I wonder how many people were killed by it…"

The smile on Ou Yangming's face froze. It was true that the Eight-armed Giant Beast had surrendered, but its previous sins were not offset.

When he turned to look, he noticed that it was Xi Minghua—one of the original Supreme Great Ancestors from the prefecture—who had spoken.

Woo Lejia's face changed, and he asked, "Based on your opinion, what should be done?"

Xi Minghua noticed the odd looks from the other people, so he quickly answered, "Nothing. I only hope that the spirit beast can make amends."