He frowned and stressed to the powerhouses, “Brothers, I hope to form an army of 100 great ancestors. The army will be dismissed after the spirit beast is killed, but the pieces of equipment will be the members’ to keep. If there’s a fallen comrade, I guarantee that his pieces of equipment will be handed to his family, but…” He suddenly changed his tone and continued, “If someone violates the military order halfway, clings to his life like a coward instead of braving death, where he dares not fight the spirit beast…” The young fellow looked fierce at that instant and seemed to have turned into an aggressive ancient giant beast, who was giving the other people goosebumps.
He uttered word by word, “I swear I’ll eradicate that person’s clan at all costs-even if I have to smith 100 more magic tools!”
Everyone else shuddered. When they looked at Ou Yangming, they fell silent as they sensed his strong killing intent and unmatched resolution.
Earlier on, they could not wait to secure more Supreme Great Ancestor slots for their clans. They knew while the other people apart from the members of their clans had some shortcomings and flaws, but as long as they were giving the opportunity, they would be the ones benefiting from it after those powerhouses entered Extreme Grade.
That said, many of them gave up the thought after Ou Yangming threatened them. What if the powerhouses that they recommended were hesitant to fight? Would it not affect their clans?
Without an opportunity, one would simply not become a Supreme Great Ancestor, but if one advanced and caused trouble afterward, the clans would be doomed. Therefore, nobody made high-sounding claims to ask for slots after some thought. Needless to say, the big clans still had many talents, thus it was still possible to select a few suitable powerhouses at the peak of young grade from trustable relatives.
Before long, 74 slots were given. Ou Yangming even offered a few backup slots because he could not guarantee that every powerhouse could successfully become a Supreme Great Ancestor.
“Since you’ve all agreed, bring them here. Remember, you’ll take turns to send your candidates, and we’ll stop once we reach 100 great ancestors,” the young fellow noted as he glanced at everyone. He later pondered and added, “Once I return to Changlong County, I’ll start to smith magic tools and join you.”
The powerhouses looked at each other and nodded. At that point, they seemed to have forgotten about His Majesty’s decree.
Ou Yangming was not allowed to leave the capital before the catastrophe ended. It was not only His Majesty’s decree but was also a collective decision from the influential clans.
A person who perfectly grasped the Simulated Spiritual Fist and could smith magic tools could not take any risk. His life was so important that he was as valuable as the imperial family’s supreme elder.
Having said that, when Ou Yangming kept tempting the powerhouses, their standpoints changed drastically.
The fact that each clan could averagely gain two more Supreme Great Ancestors and could receive three inheritable magic tools was enough to make them cast their worries aside. The powerhouses somehow became willing to disobey the order, which they normally would not have the guts to do so.
Even though the powerhouses were still in the square, their respective followers left in a hurry.
Chen Yixian approached Woo Lejia and asked with a smile, “Brother Woo, you knew this was going to happen when you gathered us here, didn’t you?”
Woo Lejia shook his head with a bitter smile. “Brother Ou was the one who arranged this. Ah, he was already aware of the consequences, so he avoided my clan on purpose.”
“Brother Woo, what are you going to do if the imperial family comes to stop you?” Chen Yixian lowered his voice and asked.
“What about you?” Woo Lejia pursed his lips and asked in return.
The two powerhouses forced a smile at each other. Countless thoughts crossed their minds when they saw the highly-spirited Supreme Great Ancestors, and they became undecided.
Chapter 357 - 100 Great Ancestors
Chapter 357 100 Great Ancestors
The disciples from the aristocratic families were not fastidious. Once they made their decisions, they made the necessary arrangements effectively. Ou Yangming did not need to wait at all because there were already about 30 powerhouses at the peak of Yang Grade, who had followed the newly-advanced Supreme Great Ancestors here. Moreover, the powerhouses had not only been at the peak for a day or two; they accumulated enough experience throughout a long course and had the potential to enter the Extreme Grade.
Needless to say, without Ou Yangming’s help, it would be terribly difficult for them to achieve it if they simply relied on their powers and waited for opportunities. In the end, very few of them could succeed.
This was the reality-an unacceptable yet realistic reality.
When they walked out from behind the Supreme Great Ancestors from their respective clans, they were thrilled.
Being at the peak of Yang Grade for many years, they should have been trained to be unperturbed even on the verge of death. However, they could not remain calm anymore because this was going to be the greatest opportunity in their lives. Ou Yangming did not take a break at all. The first Yang Grade powerhouse that he faced was Chen Yilian, who was from the Chen family and was also Chen Yixian’s brother.
The man had a chilly look and was burly. He looked similar to Chen Yifan.
Chen Yilian bowed at Ou Yangming and noted seriously, “Master Ou, I’ll obey you from today onwards.”
Ou Yangming nodded and said, “Very well. I hope you remember your word today.”
Chen Yiliang nodded sternly.
Following that, Ou Yangming flashed and jumped onto the high platform. It was where Superior Blacksmiths or Advanced Blacksmiths usually watched assessments from, but when the young fellow gave his order, the tables and chairs were cleared right away. While the other people watched enviously, Chen Yilian made his way to the high platform too.
As soon as he landed on the platform, his vision went blurry, and a deafening roar was heard.
The Simulated Spiritual Fist had been activated soundlessly. Below the high platform, the crowd looked at each other. The Supreme Great Ancestors naturally began moving to surround the high platform. Although they had just advanced not long ago, given that there were so many of them, even a fly could not get past their defense circle.
Chen Yilian’s shout was quickly heard on the high platform. He lowered himself into a martial-art stance and wielded his fists. When the raging wind blew, it caught every Yang Grade powerhouse’s attention. As for the Supreme Great Ancestors, they lamented.
They were powerhouses at the peak of Yang Grade just a month ago, but a drastic change happened after a month.
Seeing as more people were going to join them now, they would be lying to themselves if they said they were not moved at all.
Chen Yilian roared after half an hour and lay on the ground. He forced himself to get up after a brief moment, then he nodded at Ou Yangming and closed his eyes to cultivate on his own.
After around 15 minutes, a mighty momentum boiled in his body.
It was an aura that belonged to a Supreme Great Ancestor; the powerhouses present were sure of that.
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Woo Lejia and a few Supreme Great Ancestors around him exchanged glances. They were surprised to find that Chen Yilian advanced faster than they previously did.
Ou Yangming waited quietly. Even though he did not activate the two active skills on his arm guards, he still consumed substantial mental power to let a Yang Grade powerhouse experience life and death before becoming a Supreme Great Ancestor.
It would be a good choice for him to take this time to rest.
At last, Chen Yilian stood up. His eyes shone when he opened them, and he bowed at Ou Yangming once more. “Thank you, Master Ou.”
Ou Yangming waved his hand and said, “Go on, it’s the next person’s turn.”
“Yes.” Chen Yilian dared not delay the m
atter. He immediately got off the platform and went over to Chen Yixian.
A newly-advanced Supreme Great Ancestor should cultivate in isolation to stabilize one’s boundary. Nonetheless, instead of leaving, Chen Yilian stayed next to Chen Yixian and watched the process.
The second powerhouses at the peak of Yang Grade had gotten up to the high platform. He saluted Ou Yangming with respect and made a solemn promise too. “Master Ou, I’ll be at your service from today onwards, and I’ll never regret it.”
Ou Yangming nodded and waved his hand. “Great.” With that, there was an enormous change in the environment. In the blink of an eye, the man’s willpower was shaken by the Simulated Fist as he entered the illusory world built by Ou Yangming Another hour passed just like that. When Ou Yangming withdrew his fist, the man had already collapsed on the ground. Nevertheless, the powerhouse did not look dejected at all; he seemed grateful as though he had gained something.
The moment the powerhouse sat to break through to the Extreme Grade, Ou Yangming looked around the platform.
He realized that while he possessed great mental power, the burden was still unbearable if he used it for a long time.
His eyes lit up when he scanned the high platform.
Subsequently, he retrieved several gems from his interspatial bag. He figured that the peculiar half-metal materials could perhaps realize his idea.
Ou Yangming enveloped the gems with his Military Fire.
Below the high platform, the crowd found it strange as they watched him. They could not understand why he used the time to smith a piece of equipment instead of resting. Could he still be displeased with the works of the Advanced Blacksmiths after such a long time?
Before long, Ou Yangming curbed his Military Fire, which had left incredibly mysterious veined patterns on the gems. The young fellow looked satisfied, and he flicked the gems to a few corners on the high platform.
He did not try to hide his actions, hence everyone saw him clearly.
Despite that, when the people stared at the gems, they felt that the veined patterns looked complicated as if they contained unexplainable mysteries. They started to feel dizzy the more they focused on the patterns.
“Thus…”
A Yin Grade martial artist suddenly trembled and fell to the ground.
Woo Lejia’s face changed, and he reprimanded, “Look away! Don’t look if you shouldn’t be looking!” He did not speak loudly, but the other people heard him well, so they instantly looked away. Even if they occasionally stole glances at the gems, they dared not stare at them without restraint.
In any case, from their perspectives, Ou Yangming seemed to have become taller and more mysterious.
After 15 minutes, the powerhouses at the peak of Yang Grade successfully became a Supreme Great Ancestor too.
When the third powerhouse at the peak of Yang Grade went up to the high platform, Ou Yangming smiled all of a sudden. For some reason, the powerhouses felt chills and shuddered.
By gently waving his hand, Ou Yangming released the Simulated Fist’s might again. This time, the gems on the high platform glowed as though they were guided by a certain power. Consequently, their lights filled the platform, causing the view on it to be blurry and hazy.
Woo Lejia and the other people looked at each other. The carving of runes in gems was considered a small pioneering work.
After all, gems were not tough materials like featured steel, thus it was definitely beyond an ordinary blacksmith’s capability to carve runes on them without damaging them. Having said that, Ou Yangming had not only accomplished it, but he also took a further step by releasing the gems’ powers through this method.
The powerhouses could tell that Ou Yangming was borrowing the gems’ powers to reduce his consumption.
Gems were precious, but they were simply luxurious consumables for people of their level. What the powerhouses noticed was actually Ou Yangming’s ability to display a greater strength, and the balance in their hearts tilted a little as a result. The young fellow was like a bottomless pool. Each time one thought one saw the bottom of the pool, he would push aside to aquatics to show a deeper black.
Half an hour passed in a flash. This time, the powerhouse at the peak of Yang Grade collapsed to the ground after only half an hour. One of the Supreme Great Ancestors had a ghastly look on his face because the powerhouse was from his clan. According to past examples, the longer one persisted, the higher one’s chance to breakthrough. If one was done after just half an hour, one had basically lost the chance to enter Extreme Grade.
That said, just as the Supreme Great Ancestor was about to drive out the embarrassing powerhouse, the powerhouse bowed at Ou Yangming and was going to sit on the ground to breakthrough.
“Wait,” Ou Yangming said out of the blue, “Don’t waste time; go down there to breakthrough instead.”
The powerhouse was stunned, but he nodded and leaped toward his brother. He was not bothered even when the crowd cast complicated looks at him, by which he sat with his legs crossed and began to advance to the Extreme Grade.
On the high platform, Ou Yangming continued to pull the fourth powerhouse at the peak of Yang Grade into the simulated scene without taking a break.
Below the high platform, most people paid attention to the powerhouse who was cultivating in isolation. He released a formidable aura too after some time, and the Supreme Great Ancestor beside him was surprised and overjoyed.
At that moment, the crowd came round and looked at the high platform.
The gems were still shining at the corners of the platform, but the hazy lights prevented everyone else from getting a clear view of what was going on.
They faintly understood that perhaps this was the new change that was grasped by Ou Yangming.
Three days—Ou Yangming replaced the gems several times throughout the three days and employed the secret technique to recover his energy, but he successfully let nearly 80 powerhouses at the peak of Yang Grade enter his simulated world.
At the end of the third day, there were 100 Supreme Great Ancestors in the square.
Chapter 358 - The Great Ancestors’ Choice
Chapter 358 The Great Ancestors’ Choice
Ou Yangming sat alone on the high platform, and he was rather pale. Assisted by many gems throughout the three days, the mental power consumption was far lesser than before.
Nonetheless, he was still depleted of energy after producing 70 Supreme Great Ancestors.
The young fellow wanted to sleep right away without caring about anything else.
However, Ou Yangming’s strong willpower helped him persevere. He gathered his spirit again after performing the Runes Secret Technique to recover his vigor. This was because he knew this was going to be the most important day for him.
Below the platform, the newly-advanced Supreme Great Ancestors and the other cultivators looked at him with respect.
In just a bit more than a month, the Humans gained 100 more Supreme Great Ancestors. The glorious result was certainly unique in history.
The person who made this history record possible was none other than the young man, who was standing alone on the high platform. At the spur of the moment, there was a disturbance outside.
Five elders entered the square one after another, and they looked grim. The crowd was dumbfounded when they saw the elders, and even the new Supreme Great Ancestors’ eyes lit up.
The elders were the well-known Five Imperial Elders in the capital.
Very few matters could make the five elders show up together because if the five of them together could not solve a problem, the Humans’ number one powerhouse would have to make a move.
That would be the Humans’ last resort, and nobody would want that to happen.
Wu Xuanji led the elders. With eyes like lightning, he glanced at the crowd.
It was worth noting that they made such a timely appearance. If they were slightly earlier, Ou Yangming would still be making a powerhouse at the Peak of Yang G
rade experience a life or death moment on the platform. If that was the case, the elders would surely cause public indignation if they tried to stop the young fellow. The imperial family was not afraid of challenges, but they were not foolish enough to provoke many aristocratic families as a whole.
On the other hand, if the elders arrived later, perhaps Ou Yangming had fully recovered and integrated the powers of the Supreme Great Ancestors. By then, as strong as the imperial family’s deterrence was, they would become inferior. Nevertheless, the elders came on the dot, hence the other people were anxious instead.
Ou Yangming opened his eyes on the high platform and looked around him, then he slowly made his way down. Wherever he passed, the powerhouses made way for him.
In terms of attitude only, the Five Imperial Elders were prominent, noble, and reputable, but the crowd was more respectful toward Ou Yangming.
Wu Xuanji noticed how the crowd reacted, so he sighed.
‘If a freak like him isn’t willing to become a member of the imperial family, we’ll truly suffer a huge loss…’
Despite that, he remained a straight face and looked at Ou Yangming as he remarked, “Master Ou, you help the Humans gain 100 Supreme Great Ancestors in total. This is definitely a first; congratulations.”
Ou Yangming grinned and responded, “Senior, you’re being too polite.”
He addressed Wu Xuanji as a senior, but he stared at the elder without showing a weak impression.
Although there was nobody beside the young fellow as though he was the only one facing the Five Imperial Elders, he was extremely confident. The confidence came out of nowhere, but it was abundant and could not be questioned.
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