A faint light flashed in the far end of the sky. Following that, the Earth, which was shrouded by darkness, lit up at once.

It was the radiance of the rising sun, a power that drove away darkness and welcomed hope.

When Ou Yangming opened his eyes, a fearsome yet indescribable light was seen in his eyes. The light was as bright as a large lightbulb, but it was also like a small sun with endless energy.

By rubbing his hands, Ou Yangming released the Appraisal Light on himself.

[Race: Human]

[Equivalent Rank: Ordinary Human, Yang Grade, Class Five]

[Power: 15]

[Agility: 15]

[Physique: 19 (15+4)]

[Mental Power: 99 (99+4]

[Skills: Martial art skills, Military Fire Smithing Art, appraisal art, Precious Stone Embedding Art, Blood Flight, Substitution (Passive), Runes Formation, Space Slicing, small fireball]

[State: Integration of Heaven and man, thoroughly meticulous]

Although his martial art boundary was still Yang Grade Class Five, his mental power had increased to an impressive 99 points.

He was 1 point away from hitting the 100-point mark.

Nonetheless, Ou Yangming realized that the Earthly Dragon Beast flesh and blood seemed to have become useless at this point. Moreover, he noticed something more bizarre. His basic mental power was already at 99 points, but with the 5% increment from his waist sash, his specific mental power should be 103 points.

Despite that, the additional 4 points of mental power seemed to be illusory and were useless.

Ou Yangming pondered for a long time and gained a vague idea.

Perhaps having 99 points of mental power was the limit in this world.

Nevertheless, Ou Yangming was not one who would quit so easily. Since he was given plenty of Earthly Dragon Beast flesh and blood, he would not cherish them anymore. Even though he knew they would not be effective, he kept devouring them.

As he devoured more energies from the flesh and blood, the feeling became clearer to him.

Ou Yangming's mental power was still growing slowly, but as compared to before, the increment was oppressive.

In other words, if one's mental power value could be measured in a more detailed manner, his mental power was 99.9999…

Each time she devoured the flesh and blood, the decimal points would increase but he was constantly a step away and could not cross the boundary.

Even so, Ou Yangming had a feeling that he could one day break through the limit if he kept absorbing the energies, and his mental power value could arrive at 100 points. Perhaps this was the legendary act of overcoming the world by force.

When he reached out for another bag as he wanted to absorb more flesh and blood, he failed to grab anything.

Ou Yangming looked up in shock and realized that the carriages were empty. He and the big yellow dog had completely devoured all the Earthly Dragon Beast flesh and blood.

The young fellow was then shocked and shaken up when he looked at the big yellow dog.

'Is this fella, is this fella… Is this fella Big Yellow?'

The big yellow dog, who was right next to him, grew twice as big. It was as though it was an inflated balloon.

Ou Yangming knew from the first time he met Big Yellow it was a big-sized dog, and it grew bigger as it became stronger. The big yellow dog surprised the young fellow when they met this time because it had become as big as the big multicolored tiger.

However, this time, Big Yellow grew much larger. If its body was fully extended, it would probably be about 10 meters tall.

In a way, it could definitely scare many powerhouses away if it stood up like a person.

On top of that, the big yellow dog's aura was as rich as a volcano that was about to erupt, causing one to shudder with fear.

Though the energies from the Earthly Dragon Beast flesh and blood did not cause them any side effects, the aura, which was upgraded to the ultimate power and could not be fully grasped, was extremely frightening.

The human and the dog looked at each other. They were both surprised and overjoyed.

Ou Yangming sighed after a brief moment. He was rather regretful that he could not break through in one go.

Once they cleaned up the area, they entered the Chaos Cave again.

This time, Ou Yangming could sense the peculiar yet wonderful energy wave as soon as he released his mental conception. Everything seemed to be clearer than before.

Yes. His mental power had not doubled, but the effect increased by more than twice.

The young fellow even sensed the crawlers after some time, but much to his surprise, the creatures with tough physiques seemed to have sensed him too.

If a Supreme Great Ancestor was present, the crawlers would have swarmed toward that person to rip him or her apart.

On the other hand, at this moment, the crawlers reacted as though they met their natural enemy and quickly dispersed. Not to mention gathering around Ou Yangming to challenge him, they did not intend to stay around him at all.

Ou Yangming was quite shocked. 'Now that my mental power is at 99 points, did I gain the power to scare off the crawlers?'

After making several turns, Ou Yangming and Big Yellow entered the secret realm. Ni Yinghong walked out of the cottage when she heard them, but she widened her eyes the moment she saw them.

Ou Yangming's body underwent some changes, but they could not be mentioned on equal terms with Big Yellow's changes.

Especially since Ni Yinghong watched the big yellow dog leave, when it returned after half a day with a body twice as big as before…

Even a normal person could not calmly accept the change! In particular, she could not make sense of the situation because she knew nothing about Ou Yangming and Big Yellow's Devouring abilities.

Ou Yangming's face changed, and he immediately said, "Elder Sister Ying, please don't be shocked. Big Yellow mutated!"

The big yellow dog's strength improved greatly, making it a half-spirit beast at the peak of Extreme Grade. With that, it was a step away from becoming a real spirit beast.

In human language, Big Yellow was in high and vigorous spirits. It staggered and almost fell when it heard Ou Yangming's explanation, then it turned to stare hatefully at him to express its dissatisfaction.

'You're the one who mutated!'

Ou Yangming gave the big yellow dog a gentle kick and delivered it a message through their spiritual connection.

"Big Yellow, if I hadn't said that, how should I explain your sudden increase in size? Do you want people to know about the Devouring power?"

Spiritual communication was the imperial family's secret technique, which could only be grasped by Her Royal Highness. Ou Yangming had been wanting to learn it but did not have the guts to ask the princess. He owed Wu Hanning so much that he did not want to increase the debt anymore.

That said, he naturally possessed the unique ability once his mental power went over 80 points.

As long as the young fellow had something in mind, he could send a message to other living beings' minds through his mental conception. Needless to say, it would only be possible if his mental power was greater than the receiving party's, and if that person never cultivated defensive techniques.

If that was not the case, he might not be able to successfully deliver messages.

The big yellow was stunned. It tilted its giant head and pondered carefully, then it cast a bitter and envious look at Ou Yangming. It finally acquiesced.

Big Yellow envied Ou Yangming very much at this moment.

Sure enough, a human had plenty of advantages! No matter how a human improved, there would not be many changes to one's appearances. Of course, there were still some changes, but they were not worth mentioning as compared to the big yellow dog's.

"Mutated?" Ni Yinghong was surprised. "It has become a great-ancestor-level half-spirit beast, so how can it mutate?"

Ou Yangming spread out his hands and responded, "I don't know about that… Oh, maybe it ate too much and mutated because its body can't take it anymore."

The big yellow dog gritted its teeth and wanted to bite the young fellow very badly. 'I've seen people framing other people, but I've never seen anyone doing it this way. We shared the Earthly Dragon Beast's flesh and blood half-and-half, okay?'

Ni Yinghong was startled. She later approached the big yellow dog and opened her arms but could only hug its head.

"Lil' Ming, what exactly did you prepare for Big Yellow? You didn't harm it, did you?"

The big yellow dog was teary, and it thought, 'Elder Sister Ying's the best, after all. At last, someone's willing to care about me.'

"I slaughtered three Earthly Dragon Beasts and transported one of them here. I didn't think Big Yellow was so greedy; it finished all the pieces of meat!" Ou Yangming laughed and added, "But it had a great appetite and digested them very fast. Besides, they were very beneficial for its strength upgrade."

Ni Yinghong looked at the big yellow dog dubiously. She finally nodded after she sensed the change in its aura.

Big Yellow's aura was certainly unparalleled at the moment, and it was so intense that it was threatening. If it was not because Ni Yinghong had been close to the big yellow dog since she was young and had spent time with it in the secret realm for several months, which made them more intimate with each other, she would not have stood so close to it.

"Lil' Ming, let's go back," Ni Yinghong uttered with bright eyes.

"What?"

"Big Yellow underwent new changes and is approaching a spirit beast without a limit. If it continues to consume an Earthly Dragon Beast's flesh and blood…" Ni Yinghong was in high spirits. "Perhaps it'll become a spirit beast!"

The beast herd received instructions from a spirit beast in the war.

If the Humans had a spirit beast as well and were assisted by 100 Supreme Great Ancestors, the outcome would have been set.

Ou Yangming's eyes glowed, but he soon shook his head and smiled bitterly. "How can one become a spirit beast so easily…"

The big yellow dog hesitated for a while and became somewhat dejected too.

It was in a similar situation as Ou Yangming as it was also approaching the peak without a limit, but it would not be easy to get past the hurdle.