His once white wool no longer grew new, the white sheep's skin turned charred black, and finally fell off in patches.
This was the remnant of the transformation spell that had once turned Yang into a sheep, the peculiar sheepskin strange treasure now completely shed.
However, even after the sheepskin had fallen off, Yang did not transform into a human, remaining in sheep form. The newly revealed skin turned pure black—black sheepskin, black horns, and the newly grown hair also turned completely black.
A blend of evil qi and demon qi radiated from him, emanating a fierce power.
At this moment, the continuous body tempering thunderbolt in the air began to gradually dissipate.
The aura around Yang surged for a moment, then slowly gathered inward. In a blink of his eye, his rectangular pupils completely disappeared, the entire eye became pure black. Another blink, they turned into human eyes, and finally reverted to the sheep's rectangular pupils again.
Yu Ziqing observed Yang.
"Do you still count as a sheep now?"
"If you think so, then I am," Yang chuckled happily, quite satisfied with his current form, as if he had shed a burden.
"Is this why you didn't want to leave before?"
"Indeed," Yang nodded and glanced around at the surroundings.
"In other places, if I triggered the Transformation Thunder Tribulation, as a creature not born a natural monster, the tribulation would be extremely fierce, with excellent body tempering effects; however, I would most likely turn to ash under the tribulation thunder.
Only here, with the Silver Lake as a foundation, the Xin Metal Qi and Gui Water Qi were so dense and overwhelming that they could even forcibly expel the Geng Metal Qi. Only then dared I call upon the thunder tribulation.
After the tribulation thunder appeared, conflicted with the environment of the Silver Lake Forbidden Land, its might would be reduced, and the thunder that fell upon me would certainly be the body tempering Yin Thunder, continuous but not so fierce.
There are many demons here, to share the burden a bit, even you can partake in it, sharing some of it.
Thus, I had a chance of survival."
Yu Ziqing understood that even without the matter concerning the Old Emperor Zhen, Yang would eventually have come here, simply accomplishing two things at once this time.
No wonder Yang had been reluctant to leave the Jinlan Mountain's vicinity all this time.
Though he had already transformed into a demon, essentially, it was still the original Beast Creation Skill that turned him from a human into a mountain goat.
No matter how thoroughly he changed, that essence wouldn't change, he was merely enhancing the power of the Beast Creation Skill.
If he went out and encountered a top expert, there was a chance they could see through him at a glance.
But now, he was about to advance to the Sixth Tier, and as a demon, he must trigger the Transformation Thunder Tribulation.
Outside, a demon like him not born of heaven and earth would face an eighty percent likelihood of being struck dead by the tribulation.
Here, borrowing the power of heaven and earth, shedding the fundamental of Beast Creation Skill, he thoroughly became a demon.
A creature appearing as a sheep, inside and out a sheep, but in essence, not a sheep: a mountain goat demon.
From today, even standing before a Ninth Tier Primordial Spirit Realm master, that master would only think Yang was a mountain goat demon.
At this point, Yang finally felt completely safe, severing all ties with the past, having taken a pivotal step.
Yu Ziqing felt a bit complex inside, yet could only offer congratulations with words.
Yang was genuinely in a good mood, seemingly quite fond of his current form, a special monster.
"Let's go, it's time to dig him out."
Following the path Feng Buju had previously taken, they entered the first burrow, with Yu Ziqing holding a jade scroll, still reviewing and studying, corresponding to that big array.
Meanwhile, Yang started to work, using some methods mentioned in the jade scroll, extracting some magical treasures, to interrupt the array's operation without completely shattering it, allowing the array to slowly halt.
The divine light chains extending from the array gradually lost their glow as the array paused, slowly dissipating into the air.
This process was repeated in two other locations to pause the arrays there.
The last location was inside a cave by the Silver Lake.
This time, breaking the formation differed from the previous three times.
Yang controlled the formation, gradually reducing its power, shutting down all protective functions, leaving only the thick divine light chain still present.
"Go, hold on to the chain and pull the sealed item out of the Silver Lake, be careful."
Yu Ziqing stepped forward, gripped the chain, and slowly pulled back, exhaling forcefully. Qi-blood erupted as he planted his feet firmly like nails, his body leaning back.
The divine light chain embedded in the mountain wall slowly retracted.
An hour later, the faint sound of a heavy object being dragged was heard, and only then did Yang speak.
"About there, let's head out."
Stepping out of the cave, they saw a metal box covered with talismans being dragged out of the Silver Lake by the chain.
Even through the seal, Yu Ziqing could sense the presence of the devil within, its aura stronger than the right leg he had seen before.
The muffled sound of a heartbeat echoed continuously inside the box, with increasing frequency, while the box trembled slightly.
The runes on the box glimmered faintly, with the metal box firmly subduing whatever was contained within.
Yu Ziqing could already feel his heartbeat accelerating, synchronizing with the heartbeat inside the box, nearly being carried away by it.