Immortal Path to Heaven

“Woosh, woosh, woosh…”

Ou Yangming’s Military Fire kept changing. The scorching flame seemed to have become a spirit in the fire as it continuously shook and moved about.

The spirit beasts at the side did not bother at first, and they were too lazy to spare even a glance at the fire.

From their perspectives, Ou Yangming was nothing but an overconfident young human. To prove his abilities, the young fellow did not even hesitate to waste a precious Tremendous Power Treasure Ore.

A Tremendous Power Treasure Ore was coveted by every spirit beast.

Although Ou Yangming must be unusually wealthy and had an extremely profound background and foundation, the spirit beasts were not optimistic about him due to his attitude.

Nonetheless, after Ou Yangming tossed the Tremendous Power Treasure Ore into his Military Fire, several spirit beasts finally looked as they were either curious or were too bored from waiting.

Their faces changed after they watched closely for some time because they were shocked to find that Ou Yangming’s fire was unordinary. There was an unimaginably wonderful change in his fire, so much so that the change could merge with the atmosphere and environment around him.

The integration of Heaven and man.

It was a fire smithing technique that involved the integration of Heaven and man.

Spirit beasts that had become high-rank spirit beasts had definitely grasped the integration of Heaven and man, but the state they mastered was for combat, not for smithing art.

Even so, it did not stop them from recognizing the flickering Military Fire in that state.

Upon sensing the state, the high-rank spirit beasts attached more importance to Ou Yangming.

Given that a little human blacksmith could achieve the integration of Heaven and man, even though it was only in smithing art, it was a notable natural gift.

Ou Yangming had indeed caused many high-rank spirit beasts to regard him with more respect after he revealed the state. Nevertheless, none of the spirit beasts thought that he could really smith a piece of equipment that had the same quality as the walking beast’s armor.

After all, the integration of Heaven and man might be uncommon, but he was not the only one that achieved it.

Human blacksmiths that were qualified to enter the peak were not inferior to Ou Yangming at all.

In actuality, if the human master that smithed the walking beast’s armor were to do it again, he would not dare to guarantee a 100% success rate.

Failure rates for smithing processes varied according to blacksmiths, but they would always be there. If a mishap happened halfway during a smithing process, everything that was invested would go to waste. Therefore, the spirit beasts felt that Ou Yangming was being overconfident for wanting to succeed in one go.

Despite that, regardless of what they thought, they slowly felt at peace when they watched the dancing flame out of boredom.

It was the integration of Heaven and man in smithing art, but being able to watch someone else perform it at this time was quite pleasing to the eye.

Throughout an hour, the crystal wall had lit up 3 times. Each time it did, a piece of equipment appeared, and the spirit beasts would fight for it. Needless to say, due to the equipment’s size, some spirit beasts would always watch coldly and disdainfully at the side. However, when it was their turn to fight, they were no less ferocious than the other spirit beasts.

Every high-rank spirit beast was a powerhouse of this generation. They would spare no effort in fighting for anything related to their strengths.

Ou Yangming suddenly opened his eyes after an hour. He shook his wrist and curbed his Military Fire.

With that, an armor that was smithed using Mount Liang Wolf King’s body as a model appeared in front of the spirit beasts.

Big Yellow’s eyes lit up right away. It pounced on the equipment eagerly and pressed it beneath its body.

Ou Yangming twitched his mouth and ordered, “Big Yellow, get off!”

“No, mine!”

“This is our pass.”

“No, mine!”

“Let them see it for now.”

“No, mine!”

Ou Yangming did not know to cry or to laugh. “Don’t worry, I’ll smith a better one for you later.”

“Okay!”

Big Yellow immediately jumped away and went behind Ou Yangming.

Ou Yangming was stunned for a while. He glared at Big Yellow hatefully and thought, ‘I can’t believe this fella knows how to negotiate now.’

Having said that, his stare at Big Yellow was not threatening at all. The big yellow dog opened its mouth and cast a flattering smile at him while wagging its tail solicitously. As such, he could not be mad at all.

“Hey, you’re done smithing?” Mount Liang Wolf King laughed.

Of course, it could not have paid attention to Ou Yangming all the while. That said, since it was a chatterbox and a busybody, it still asked the young fellow first.

Ou Yangming looked away from the big yellow dog and asked with a smile, “I just finished smithing. Which one of you should I ask to inspect this?”

Mount Liang Wolf King burst out laughing. “Is there a need to specially ask someone to inspect it? I’ll know once I take a look at it.”

It swayed and leaped over to the young fellow. Big Yellow lowered its body warily, and it got into a ready stance so that it could attack at any time. The spirit wolf glanced indifferently at the yellow dog as it never attached any importance to it at all.

The 2 high-rank spirit beasts beside the wolf king cast a scornful look at it and shook their heads. ‘This wolf king has always been so nosy.

‘Why is he getting so associated with that young human? It could’ve just shooed him away.’

Nonetheless, they did not persuade the spirit wolf because this was an insignificant matter to them, and they were not interested to know more at all.

This was how powerhouses treated the weak. If nothing could spark their interests, they would not be bothered to get involved at all.

Ou Yangming grinned and took a step back. He was not worried that any spirit beast would dare to take forcible possession of the equipment. After all, they were on the 10,000 Beasts Ridge, and he was personally invited by the 10,000 Beasts Venerable One. If an ignorant beast happened to steal a piece of equipment smithed by the young fellow, he would certainly report the beast to the Venerable One.

One must not forget that a part of Multi-armed King Kong’s soul was still detained in Ou Yangming’s sea of consciousness, hence the 10,000 Beasts Venerable One would be wary for sure.

Mount Liang Wolf King stood like a human and casually picked up the armor. It remarked with a smile, “Oh, this size will fit me perfectly.

A high-rank spirit beast finally blurted, “Mount Liang Wolf King, since you think it’ll fit you well, why don’t you buy it? Hehe, I’ll challenge you on Mount Liang next time.”

The spirit wolf glared at it. “Idiot, do you think I’ll court my death?”

It did not think Ou Yangming could smith anything decent. Even if the armor would suit its body, it would not wear it at all.

After reprimanding the spirit beast, Mount Liang Wolf King finally studied the armor. It suddenly made a doubtful sound after some time, and it reached out its claws to knock the armor.

The armor gave off a clear surging sound, causing the spirit wolf to have a stranger look on its face.

Mount Liang Wolf King scratched the armor with its claw after a moment of hesitation. It did not go all-out, but the power contained in its claw must not be underestimated.

Harsh and ear-piercing friction was heard, but when the spirit wolf lifted its claw, it noticed that only an incredibly trivial white mark could be seen on the armor.

“Good Grade, what rank?” Mount Liang Wolf King looked up and asked.

Ou Yangming was impressed because high-rank spirit beasts were extraordinary indeed. By only stroking with its claw without exerting all its force, the spirit wolf still managed to leave a white mark. Of course, the white mark was very normal and could not be considered damage for a piece of equipment. In spite of that, it was evident how formidable a high-rank spirit beast was.

“Rank Three,” Ou Yangming answered sternly.

“Being able to smith a magic tool of Good Grade Rank Three is pretty good for you,” Mount Liang Wolf King commented sincerely.

It was not miraculous for someone Ou Yangming’s age to smith a magic tool of Good Grade Rank Three, but he was definitely somebody.

Some other spirit beasts turned to look too. They finally stopped looking at the young fellow in disdain, and they had grave looks on their faces instead.

‘Turns out that this young fella is still quite capable. He can’t be compared to the real masters yet, but he has the foundation to become one.’ In that case, the spirit beast naturally treated Ou Yangming with better attitudes.

“Hehe, this is quite good indeed.” Mount Liang Wolf King turned the equipment over and over to look at it, then it asked all of a sudden, “Can I put it on to try it?”

It was much gentler when it looked at Ou Yangming, and it flashed a friendly smile at him too.

The other spirit beasts could not notice it, but Mount Liang Wolf King could sense the enormous energy attached to the armor when it held it in its hand, and it was moved. While it could not verify the armor’s specific properties, there was a subtle change in its mentality.

Ou Yangming grinned and responded, “Since I smithed the equipment, of course, I’m going to let you try it.”

Mount Liang Wolf King was excited. “Great, excellent!”

Following that, it put on the armor without any hesitation and incited its spiritual power, which instantly gushed into the armor. Next, an even more forceful and rice power was fed back from the equipment.

When Mount Liang Wolf King sensed the energy, its body quivered as it was overly thrilled. It could not help but lift its neck and let out a long howl.

Its howl attracted the other spirit beasts at once. They looked at it strangely and impatiently.

“Mount Liang Wolf King, are you courting death? Don’t forget where you are!” A spirit beast, which was quite close to the spirit wolf, reminded it.

Who knew, the spirit wolf did not seem to have heard it at all. It suddenly leaped high into mid-air and landed hard on the ground, and its giant paw struck the ground in the distance at the same time.

“Boom…”

A deafening sound was heard. The ground did not seem to be wrecked at all, but the ground beneath the spirit beasts seemed to have shaken.

The strike’s effect went deep into the underground.

Several surprised and confused spirit beasts stared at the spirit wolf at the same time. They had the same question in their minds.

‘When did this fella become so powerful?

‘Could it be that…

‘That’s impossible!’