Thunders were suddenly heard outside the city. They were not intense, but they still caught everyone's attention.

Nonetheless, Ou Yangming took precautions from the start. He intentionally chose to resist the thunderbolts behind Multi-armed King Kong because its huge build was great for cover. Besides, the people in the city were not like the goshawk, hence they could not tell what exactly was going on.

If they saw Multi-armed King Kong striking Ou Yangming with thunderbolts, they would not stand by idly even if they feared it.

Having said that, the people atop the walls broke out in cold sweats when they heard the three creatures making loud sounds. The king kong was Ou Yangming's pet beast, but if it suddenly went mad, would Yongxiang City not be doomed?

After all, Huangsha and Yongxiang had been going against the Insects since ancient times; they never dealt with walking beasts like Multi-armed King Kong.

In actuality, even though Changlong and Linlang had faced the Beasts for generations, the king kong was the most enormous one among all the other spirit beasts in the past.

The entire city became strictly guarded in a flash. In particular, the Supreme Great Ancestors on the walls were so nervous that their hearts were in their throats.

Finally, when the noises disappeared, the goshawk flapped its wings and zoomed toward the wall at the speed of light. Following that, Ou Yangming stuck its head out from behind the goshawk and informed the people, "I have something urgent to attend to, and it'll take one to three days. Please take good care of Her Highness and the other ladies."

Yu Jinshuang's face changed, and he asked loudly, "Master Ou, where are you going to? Do you need our help?"

"I appreciate that, but we'll meet again soon." Ou Yangming laughed out loud, then he gently tapped the goshawk. With that, the goshawk soared into the sky and disappeared in the clouds.

Far away, the humongous Multi-armed King Kong stayed. It lay lazily on the ground as though it was half asleep.

Every snake, insect, rat, and ant within a 350-meters radius from it fled because they did not want to stay near the fearsome creature.

Ni Yinghong furrowed her beautiful eyebrows and looked worried.

Jiang Jiumei approached her and asked her softly, "Elder Sister Ying, what are you worried about?"

They had just known each other not long ago, but they were both from Changlong County's prefecture. Moreover, due to their relationships with Ou Yangming, they became as close as real sisters.

Ni Yinghong sighed and responded, "Jiumei, Lil' Ming has always been quite methodical in everything he does, so I feel uneasy when he made such a sudden decision this time. Given that Big Yellow left with him too, I'm sure their departure isn't as simple as it seemed."

Jiang Jiumei hesitated for a while before she questioned, "Elder Sister, are you afraid that the Insects laid traps for them?"

"Don't worry, Brother Ou never does things he's not confident about." Bai Shixue interrupted and looked into the distance. "Look, he clearly asked that big fella to stay to protect you."

Ni Yinghong blushed. "To protect Her Highness and you, Young Pavilion Master."

Bai Shixue pursed her lips and smiled like a flower in full bloom. Her beauty was unparalleled indeed. "The king kong has eight arms anyway, so it'll be more than enough to protect us."

The atmosphere became much livelier as the three young ladies looked at each other and laughed. As for Wu Hanning, who was standing with Yu Jinshuang and the others on the wall, she was slightly jealous when she turned to look at the ladies.

Ni Yinghong seemed to be inferior to her in every aspect, but it was the exact reason she was more approachable. In comparison, people were more likely to be fond of Young Lady Ni, which could probably be considered her superiority.

Wu Hanning looked up at the sky and wondered, 'Who's the most important person to you?'

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Ou Yangming and Big Yellow sat on the goshawk as they flew far away.

Letting the big yellow dog advance into a spirit beast would be an extremely important and dangerous matter, so they must not do it outside the city where the Insects were everywhere.

This time, without Wu Hanning and the others, the goshawk flew at its fastest speed. It flew into the sky in a split second and turned into a strong wind as it whooshed into the distance.

Ou Yangming and Big Yellow were actually on edge.

Although Ou Yangming was riding the goshawk like before, it felt entirely different this time. If the past rides felt like they were going beyond Heaven, judging from their speed at the moment, they seemed to be heading towards the end of the universe now.

This was the goshawk's super ability when it went all out and increased its speed to the maximum.

Ou Yangming grabbed the goshawk's steel feathers tightly, and so did Big Yellow. It was no longer proud, and it lowered its body as much as possible, to the extent that it wanted to simply stick its body against the goshawk's back. The big yellow dog did not have palms like a human, but it clutched the bird's feathers with its claws without letting go at all.

After an unknown period, the goshawk descended. They arrived on top of a mountain.

It was a lonely mountain that towered on Earth. The mountaintop was uneven but when the goshawk landed, it swept the gravels away by gently flapping its blade-like wings, revealing a rather flat ground.

Ou Yangming and Big Yellow got off the goshawk and landed on the mountain.

"Master, this little fella has abundant Qi and blood. It could've become a spirit beast long ago in our realm, but it can't advance because it's restrained and repelled by the power in the lower realm. However, if we can draw the Heavenly Thunderbolt here…" The goshawk expressed then looked at the big yellow dog. "It'll become a true spirit beast as long as it endures the Heavenly Thunderbolt. In fact, it'll become more potential than ordinary spirit beasts in the upper realm."

Ou Yangming was stunned, and he became hesitant.

'Big Yellow has to survive the Heavenly Thunderbolt to advance?

'This sounds quite risky…'

Despite that, just as Ou Yangming fell silent and pondered, Big Yellow approached him and rubbed its head against his body. Subsequently, the big yellow dog barked loudly and with valiance; it was determined.

Ou Yangming looked at it in shock.

'Is this the big yellow dog that I know? The one that somewhat bullies the weak, fears the strong, and is a coward in the face of challenges?

'It seemed to have been reborn, especially the light in its eyes and its unshakable determination.'

"Big Yellow, this isn't a joke. If it doesn't go well, you'll…" Ou Yangming did not finish his sentence.

Who knew, Big Yellow opened its mouth and shook its head. It was unswerving.

"Master, this is its choice. Give it a chance." The goshawk nodded and added, "It's not content."

Ou Yangming's eyebrows twitched. He immediately understood what the big yellow dog meant.

Big Yellow grew with him. It became his capable assistant after it became a great-ancestor-level half-spirit beast, and it was also his powerful support. That said, things changed when Multi-armed King Kong appeared, by which the yellow dog's status became much lower.

When the goshawk came into the picture after that, Big Yellow dog could no longer gain a firm foothold beside Ou Yangming.

The two spirit beasts were like unsurmountable mountains, and they made the big yellow dog feel hopeless. Though Big Yellow could tell that Ou Yangming did not despite it and took extra care of it, it was not willing to accept his act of sympathy.

It wanted to become stronger—at least on par or superior to Multi-armed King Kong and the goshawk.

This was what Ou Yangming understood from the look in the big yellow dog's eyes.

Before this, Big Yellow could only suppress the thought and dared not express it because it did not have an opportunity like this. It was afraid that it would be mocked by Multi-armed King Kong and the goshawk.

Now that it was given the chance, it would not hesitate regardless of the costs—even death.

Just like that, a human and a dog stared at each other on the mountaintop for some time. Nonetheless, no matter how Ou Yangming persuaded Big Yellow, it was not shaken at all. Since it expressed its wild ambition, it was dead set on its decision. Unless the big yellow dog was killed here, it would not take even half a step back.

Ou Yangming exhaled deeply after a long time.

He retrieved some peculiar stones from his interspatial bag and began smithing again.

This time, he smithed with a lot of more effort—more than when he smithed the pieces of equipment for himself.

Before long, pieces of Thunderbolt-resistant Equipment were made, and they were eventually worn by Big Yellow. As a result, Ou Yangming could sense a wonderful aura around it.

It was an aura that could resist thunderbolts, and it could certainly reduce thunderbolt powers to a minimum.

Nevertheless, even Ou Yangming could not guarantee that Big Yellow could withstand the Heavenly Thunderbolt.

Once Ou Yangming finished smithing the last piece of equipment, he gritted his teeth and retrieved several pieces of an Earthly Dragon Beast's flesh from his interspatial bag. The young fellow placed them beside the big yellow dog and lowered his body as he uttered in a voice only audible to the dog, "Survive!"

Big Yellow nodded and moved its paw, which was equipped with a unique piece of equipment. It was strong-willed and ready.

Ou Yangming turned around and hopped on the goshawk.

The goshawk flapped its wings and let out several short shrieks.

After a long time, dense clouds began to gather in the blue sky above them, bolts of lightning could also be seen.

The goshawk spread its wings and zoomed away like a sharp arrow.

As soon as it brought Ou Yangming away from the clouds, a massive Heavenly Thunderbolt descended on the mountaintop.