'Go to hell…"

Long Dexing was stunned when he heard the words.

Ou Yangming was already unable to help himself, but he still spoke conceited nonsense. Had he become ridiculously presumptuous?

Nonetheless, Long Dexing noticed that something was off because a fearsome energy fluctuation was released in all directions from Ou Yangming.

"This is… Stop! Stop right now! Are you courting death?" Long Dexing's frightened voice echoed in the area. Even a fool could tell he was terrified.

Even so, Ou Yangming smiled mockingly.

"Woosh—" A blazing fire emerged from his body. It was the Heavenly Phoenix's power, which was utilized to its maximum at the moment.

When the flames burned, the fragments that restrained Ou Yangming instantly turned into a wax solvent and went away. At this point, he could not absorb the energy he needed from them, but the wax solvent could not hurt him anymore.

Nevertheless, Ou Yangming's mighty aura did not weaken at all. In fact, he was slowly becoming more vigorous.

A clear crystal ball could be found in the center of his sea of consciousness.

The crystal ball was the spiritual crystal Ou Yangming absorbed when he previously killed the Sky-devouring Devil God's follower in Changlong County. Before this, he did not have the guts to use the crystal ball because he had the hunch that he would surpass the world's limit if he absorbed the power inside. As such, he would be struck by the Heavenly Thunderbolts.

He initially planned to absorb the crystal ball's power after he advanced to the upper realm so that he could go beyond Extreme Grade.

However, he was forced by Long Dexing to make this choice at the moment.

The Military Fire burst abruptly in his sea of consciousness to envelop the crystal ball, causing its touch shell to soften. Following that, the Devouring attribute that he intentionally left behind attached to the crystal ball discreetly.

It was strange because while the Military Fire still burned when the Devouring attribute appeared, the two of them did not conflict with each other at all. Instead, they merged and became one.

Ou Yangming was amazed. Although Long Dexing was still a huge threat in the outside world, he could not help but feel puzzled. The Military Fire belonged to the Heavenly Phoenix while the Devouring attribute belonged to the Sky-devouring Devil God, and the two were supreme beings in the upper realm but were sworn enemies. How could the dissimilar energies coexist in his body?

He did not know that he was not the only one that found it strange because even the informed Almighty Beings from the upper realm were bewildered too.

If that was not the case, the Insects' Venerable One would not have taken the trouble to capture him regardless of the costs.

Even though the crystal ball began to soften as it could not resist the Military Fire, it would not be absorbed by the fire. It was as though the crystal ball naturally possessed a resisting ability and would self-destruct if it would be defeated.

Despite that, the crystal ball reacted differently when the Devouring attribute appeared; it naturally channeled out its essence.

Ou Yangming even sensed the crystal ball's willingness during the process.

He was dumbfounded, and he lamented. Regardless of what the Sky-devouring Devil God was, its control over its servants and followers was enviable.

"No—"

A horrific shout was heard. Ou Yangming released a hint of his mental conception from his sea of consciousness.

The burning Military Fire had already surrounded him by then, thus the fragment creature could not restrain it even if it wanted to.

Needless to say, it was relatively tricky for Ou Yangming to leave with the Military Fire because the creature could disform itself and could form a mountainous wax wall.

Having said that, the situation changed drastically.

Long Dexing yelled, "Human, you're courting your death if you do this. Didn't you see how the foolish human end just now?"

Ou Yangming's heart skipped a beat. He immediately thought about Elder Universe and felt aggrieved. If the elder had not tried to save him, he would not have made the choice he did.

Though Elder Universe perished together with a spirit insect and it seemed unrelated to Long Dexing, the fact that the man controlled the Inescapable Trap more skillfully than the spirit insects proved that something was fishy.

Perhaps Long Dexing was the real culprit.

Long Dexing could not help but smile bitterly when he noticed the resentful look in Ou Yangming's eyes. No matter how he tried to explain, the young fellow would not waver at all.

He sensed that the surging aura around him became more powerful, and that the remains of the Inescapable Trap in the periphery were slowly unable to cover the zone they were in.

"Human, we can discuss this. I won't escort you to the upper realm, and we can make up!" Long Dexing shouted.

He sounded helpless but also extremely sincere.

Ou Yangming calmed down his aura. He asked strangely when he looked at the fragment creature in front of him, "Really?"

"Of course, I can guarantee you!" Long Dexing answered sternly.

That said, he was already cursing Ou Yangming internally and decided that he would make the young fellow pass out once he survived the disaster.

He would not normally be so confident.

It was only because the situation was different this time. Ou Yangming was halfway advancing, hence his vitality would be severely damaged if he gave up halfway. By then, it would be up to Long Dexing to settle the young fellow.

Ou Yangming tilted his head as if he was seriously considering Long Dexing's suggestion.

Long Dexing dared not urge the young fellow at all, so he guided him patiently. "Human, you have a bright future, so you mustn't take things too hard! We don't have ill intentions toward you. If you don't believe me, you'll find out when you advance to the upper realm in the future on your own."

A bloody light slowly surfaced from the fragment creature.

Long Dexing went to extreme lengths to make Ou Yangming clear his doubts. If the young fellow made a sudden attack at this moment, while the man would not die, his essence and blood would certainly be harmed, and he would lose some vitality.

"Ah…" Ou Yangming sighed. "You sound so reasonable. Since I'm a genius, why must I fight to death with you."

"Human, if that's the case, quickly curb your aura. If not, we won't make it if the Heavenly Thunderbolts are triggered!" Long Dexing was delighted, and he quickly noted.

Who knew, Ou Yangming smiled faintly and said, "I'd very much like to do as you say, but it's too late…"

"What?"

"Because…" Ou Yangming's smile froze, and his initially suppressed aura burst out again.

This worked the same way as when one's power was temporarily suppressed to a certain level and was later unleashed when it was needed. With that, the surging aura soared into the sky as though there was a flood discharge. An intact Inescapable Trap could not have contained such a forceful aura, let alone one that had been struck by Heavenly Thunderbolts before.

"You-you fool!" Long Dexing screamed. The bloody color swiftly agglomerated and returned to a human form.

The lower realm's Heavenly Thunderbolts were about to descend, but he could not resist them too.

Once Ou Yangming's aura overflowed, Long Dexing knew the thunderbolts were going to strike. Owing to the fact that the Inescapable Trap could conceal one's aura, he would surely be doomed this time.

He would be courting his death if he still stayed in the trap.

Nonetheless, a horrifying aura enveloped the red figure just as he took form. A snowy saber-light gashed his chest and almost split his body into two.

It was a military saber—one that carried the Devouring power.

Long Dexing groaned, and he lost some essence and blood.

The technique that he cultivated was vicious such that an equal-ranked opponent would unknowingly suffer a huge loss. On the contrary, he could not benefit anything when he was faced with the Heavenly Phoenix Fire and the Devouring attribute.

"Boom…"

Intense thunders were heard all of a sudden.

Long Dexing dared not relax at all. He endured the immense pain and flew backward as he wanted to get away as soon as possible.

The Heavenly Thunderbolts were drawn by Ou Yangming, hence he would be fine if he stayed away from the ignorant young fellow.

In spite of that, the thunderbolts were faster than he imagined. Just as he tried to escape, he sensed the electric wave in the void, then a fearsome power shrouded over him.

Long Dexing crouched halfway, then a peculiar bloody light rose and formed a bloody shield above his head.

"Pow…"

The Heavenly Thunderbolts shattered the Inescapable Trap's disguise at once and hit Ou Yangming and Long Dexing.

In other places, it would take some time for the Heavenly Thunderbolts to form, and Long Dexing could have escaped unscathed because there would be time to spare. However, this zone was different because it had just been zapped by the thunderbolts moments ago, and there were lingering powers around.

Therefore, when Heaven sensed that someone new was going to advance again, the Heavenly Thunderbolts that descended were unordinary in terms of speed and power.

The substantial thunderbolts struck Ou Yangming and Long Dexing similarly. The latter was pinned hard to the ground, and it became unusually tough for him to move even an inch.

Long Dexing groaned. He knew he must leave right away or he might not be able to withstand the third wave.

He forgot about capturing Ou Yangming alive and the fact that he had to complete his mission; he only thought about how he could break free from the hopeless situation.

The man flashed and was going to leave in the form of bloody light, but he was in pain. The pain seemed to have originated from his bones, and he almost wanted to roll on the ground.

When he looked, he realized that Ou Yangming was attacking him during the breaks between the thunderbolts.

'Did the ignorant human endure the powerful thunderbolts? He's alive and kicking, and he even has the guts to initiate attacks…'

Long Dexing had an internal breakdown at this point. He almost suspected if he actually encountered a human from the lower realm.