Big Yellow widened its eyes and mouth, then it let out an earth-shattering howl.
The sound spread far and wide, to the extent that it echoed in half of the prefecture, let alone the Ni residence.
Ou Yangming shuddered and turned to reprimand the big yellow dog, “Have you gone mad?!”
Nevertheless, he instantly saw the dog droop its mouth, and it was staring at him pitifully with teary eyes.
The fellow had a large build, but it looked so miserable at this moment.
Ou Yangming was dumbfounded, and he was no longer furious.
“Big Yellow, what’s wrong?” He asked carefully.
Several figures appeared out of nowhere. Apart from the Ni family’s Three Great Ancestors, Ni Yinghong and Old Craftsman hurried over as well.
They could not hold back themselves after hearing the big yellow dog’s despairing howl. Though Ou Yangming had asked to be left alone with the dog, they were incredibly worried.
Ou Yangming looked at them embarrassedly. Just as he was about to explain, the big yellow dog cried loudly again and fell on one side of its body, then it kept rolling around. Big Yellow wailed so awfully that it sounded like pigs and sheep were being slaughtered, or like the bottom of a pot being scraped; the noise was giving everyone goosebumps.
At that point, even a fool could tell that the fellow was making a scene.
Everyone else looked at each other in disbelief.
If a shameless scum was making a scene on the street, they would not have spared a glance at all. On the contrary, if a top-notch great-ancestor-level half-spirit beast was doing the same, the nature of the scene would be entirely different.
“Brother Ni, what happened? Do you need our help?”
Far away, Elder Universe’s voice was heard.
Almost at the same time, many formidable auras appeared outside the Ni residence.
The people outside were naturally Supreme Great Ancestors that resided in the city. They were convinced by Ni Jingshen that the big yellow dog could not be controlled by a spirit beast to become the Humans’ enemy, but it was inevitable that they were still slightly wary. As such, they hurried over after they heard the big yellow dog’s howl. After all, if the half-spirit beast had truly gone mad, they needed to work together to minimize their losses as much as possible.
In actuality, if the big yellow dog was not in the Ni residence, the powerhouses would have swarmed in long ago.
Ni Jingshen’s face darkened, and he quickly responded, “Thank you for your good intention, senior, but we can handle this ourselves.”
He later turned and questioned softly, “Lil’ Friend Ou, what are you doing? Did you bully Big Yellow? Why is it so sad?”.
The big yellow dog acted shamelessly as it made a scene, but it did not intend to hurt anyone at all. It was simply protesting and expressing its dissatisfaction with something.
Given that Big Yellow was with Ou Yangming, he must have something to do with the matter. Of course, Ni Jingshen and the others also knew that very few people in the world could make the big yellow dog react like this.
Perhaps Ou Yangming was the only one who could force it to go to this extent.
Ni Yinghong strode toward Big Yellow. She seemed tiny beside it, but it noticed her right away. The big yellow dog turned its body halfway to the side and stretched its head toward the young lady with all its might. Subsequently, tears streamed down its face and dampened her clothes.
The young lady’s heart ached as she hugged a part of the big yellow dog’s head. She turned to reproach Ou Yangming, “Lil’ Ming, you mustn’t go overboard. Why did you bully Big Yellow?!”
Big Yellow blinked its eyes hard and thought, ‘Elder Sister Ying, you’re the best. Quickly teach him a lesson!’
Ou Yangming did not know whether to cry or to laugh. “Seniors, Elder Sister Ying, you misunderstood the situation.”
That said, the big yellow dog bellowed again as soon as he spoke. It cried softly and twisted its body at the same time, which was obvious that it was complaining to everyone else.
Despite that, as much as Big Yellow turned its body around, it did not move its head at all because Ni Yinghong was hugging it. It was quite a commendable skill.
Faced with questioning looks from the crowd, especially from Old Craftsman and Ni Yinghong, Ou Yangming had completely lost the battle.
He sighed and gave in. “Big Yellow, I’ll smith better and more reasonable pieces of equipment for you, deal?”
Big Yellow stopped completely at that instant. It no longer twisted its body nor kicked the air, and the tears in his eyes were gone. With that, the big yellow dog lay on the ground and barked cheerfully. “Woof!”
The other people were struck dumb, and they had the same thought.
“This fella has truly become a drama king!’
Chapter 388 - Learning A Skill
Chapter 388 Learning A Skill
The disturbance subsided after the big yellow dog calmed down.
Although the Supreme Great Ancestors outside the Ni residence were curious, they knew they could not simply ask about a clan’s secret.
In actual fact, Ni Jingshen and the others did not explain the situation not because it was a secret, but because it was too embarrassing. If the others knew the big yellow dog went crazy all of a sudden, would they not burst out laughing?
Fortunately, not many people witnessed the scene. Furthermore, Ni Yinghong and Old Craftsman were not ones who blabbed.
Therefore, what happened tonight would be a secret forever and would not be revealed.
Ou Yangming continued to smith after the people left.
He patted the big yellow dog’s firm muscles and explained, “Big Yellow, I wasn’t trying to destroy your equipment; I only felt that the defensive skill shouldn’t be put on the equipment for a dog’s legs.”
The big yellow dog tilted its head and looked at him in confusion because it could not understand.
Ou Yangming asked patiently, “Think about it —what’s the biggest use of a dog’s legs?”
The big yellow dog lifted one of its forelegs and looked at its paw while it blinked its large eyes. All of a sudden, the dog’s eyes lit up, then it revealed its claws, which were initially hidden in its paw. The sharp claws were shining in a cold light.
Ou Yangming slapped his thigh and said, “That’s right! They’re meant for attacks, so wouldn’t it be a waste to attach a defensive skill to the type of equipment for them?”
Big Yellow twitched its nose and looked at Ou Yangming strangely.
‘Did you destroy my equipment because of
this…
‘As long as it can be attached with a skill, not to mention it being attached to a piece of attacking equipment, I won’t mind even if it’s attached to the equipment for my tail!’
Nevertheless, Ou Yangming obviously had a different thought. In a way, a capable person would no longer be satisfied with the bare minimum but would constantly pursue perfection.
Ou Yangming patted the paw gauntlet and said, “Show me all your attacking methods. I’ll try to attach the skills accordingly on your gauntlet.”
With that, the Military Fire burned again and enveloped the equipment, as well as the big yellow dog’s body.
The big yellow pondered for a while before it released formidable yet fearsome energy from its body. As the power surged, over ten sharp giant stone awls emerged several meters in front of them. Each stone awl was incredibly smooth as if they were carefully polished. As compared to the yellow dog’s control at the very beginning, they were entirely different in terms of their shapes and powers.
Ou Yangming clearly sensed completely different veined patterns on the paw gauntlet.
The veined patterns had also surfaced on the equipment through the natural smithing technique. Even though it was different from the Indestructible Defense’s veined patterns, Ou Yangming had a feeling that the two energies shared the same root and were unique skills that belonged to the
earth series.
His Military Fire was still burning fiercely, but the veined patterns were visible, hence he memorized them.
He was not only remembering the way to depict the veined patterns but most importantly, he was apprehending the way of nature behind them.
Every rune path corresponded to a skill, but it was not easy to grasp these Skill Runes.
There were rune paths on the paw gauntlet, but if they were directly applied to another piece of equipment, it would likely be a futile attempt.
While the way of nature could help Ou Yangming leave skill imprints, rune paths had to be changed according to the types of equipment. As for the way to adjust these changes, Ou Yangming needed to study and fathom it on his own.
It would be extremely difficult for other blacksmiths to transfer the Skill Power to pieces of equipment for humans even if they had the runes for a paw gauntlet. In fact, it could be regarded as an impossible task.
Despite that, Ou Yangming was different. He initially knew nothing about the earth series energy.
He could only succeed in carving the runes partly because the big yellow dog had willingly released his abilities, but mainly because he utilized the combination between his Military Fire and his understanding of nature’s power.
Throughout the process, he more or less had his own comprehension of runes.
Moreover, Ou Yangming’s mental power had become too powerful. Given that he had 99 points of mental power, he was not invincible in this world, but it would be quite unlikely to find someone mightier than him.
Ou Yangming could even use brute force if he relied on his remarkable mental power.
Wonderful and mysterious runes appeared in his sea of consciousness at that moment.
The runes were the Stone Awl Runes, which were naturally formed on the paw gauntlet. That said, Ou Yangming incorporated his conception in the process as well. It seemed like there were only slight changes, but they were the reason the runes could be free from the gauntlet’s shackles, allowing them to be transformed into his power.
After an unknown period, just as the big yellow dog was beginning to feel anxious, Ou Yangming exhaled deeply and curbed his Military Fire.
This time, he did not release the Appraisal Light because he had conveniently checked the equipment’s properties when he withdrew his fire.
The basic attributes were still the same-at 21 points each. However, there was an enormous change in the skill it carried. Instead of the Indestructible Defensive skill, the paw gauntlet had the Stone Awl Penetration skill.
Ou Yangming was envious when he saw the Stone Awl Penetration +1 skill in the prompt.
He patted the big yellow dog and said, “Go on and try it.”
Big Yellow nodded hard and activated the equipment’s energy without further ado.
At the spur of the moment, over ten stone awls arose in front of them again. In terms of power only, the Stone Awl Penetration would not be inferior to the ability released by the yellow dog on its own. Having said that, it was an equipment skill, after all, thus it was not as flexible.
Nonetheless, even the pickiest person would not complain anymore after being given the equipment.
Big Yellow rolled on the ground with joy, but when it got up again, it immediately opened its mouth and swallowed the equipment. Ou Yangming was stunned. “What are you doing?”
“Woof!” The big yellow dog glanced proudly at him and barked.
“You fool! What are you worried about? I won’t ruin your equipment anymore.” Ou Yangming did not know whether to cry or to laugh.
It turned out that the fellow had swallowed the equipment because it was afraid that he would snatch it away again. At the end of the day, storing the gauntlet in its stomach was the safest choice.
Ou Yangming shook his head and flashed to the tall stone awls. He sensed the lingering peculiar aura around them.
Eventually, his eyes gleamed.
The young fellow possessed notable mental power, but the only natural ability he grasped was the Fireball Art. Besides, he had not learned the art from a book; it was wholly because he experienced the Military Fire’s energy.
At that point, another bright road was waiting to be discovered by him.
Feeling moved, Ou Yangming reached out with his hands. The rune for the Stone Awl Penetration appeared in his sea of consciousness at the same time.
The rune was different from the one on the paw gauntlet, but the aura that it carried was almost the same.
As such, the ground in the courtyard suffered yet another disaster as roughly ten stone awls came up. They were somewhat extending upwards right next to the previous ones. Whether it was their might, shape, or power, they were not inferior to the big yellow dog. Big Yellow squinted its eyes. It slightly regretted not wearing its new equipment, but it was still ecstatic. Despite that, it soon froze on the spot and widened its eyes.
‘What did I see? Stone awls emerged when he waved his hand? ‘Isn’t that my unique skill? How did he grasp it?’
“Woof!” Big Yellow barked, but Ou Yangming was so deep in his thoughts that he simply ignored the yellow dog.
The big yellow dog ran toward the new stone awls and carefully sensed them. It confirmed that the stone awls were not just for show and were highly lethal; it was threatened by them too.
At last, Ou Yangming stopped thinking. He was exhausted.
Just a moment ago, his mental power surged crazily. He finally got an idea, but it was at the expense of substantial energy consumption.
From today onwards, Ou Yangming would be able to attach the Stone Awl Penetration skill to any piece of equipment. As long as one possessed sufficient essential Qi, one could repeatedly release the skill without an end.
Needless to say, it would also depend on the equipment’s ability to withstand the process, but given the average cultivation bases of powerhouses in this world, it would not be a concern.
“Woof!”
A soft bark was heard.
Ou Yangming opened his eyes and smiled at the dog apologetically. “Big Yellow, I’m sorry for gaining your ability.”
Who knew, the big yellow dog shook its head. As long as Ou Yangming was safe and sound, it did not mind its skill being replicated. The young fellow rested for 15 minutes and recovered half of his mental power.
He was amazed that the increase in his mental power had also improved his recovery speed. As compared to before, he had been reborn. The tremendous leap in his growth made him more confident about defeating the spirit beast.
Ou Yangming waved his hand to call the big yellow dog over to him, then he picked up another piece of equipment and some bizarre stones.
As the Military Fire burned once more, the materials were merged, and they slowly took the form of another paw gauntlet.
Chapter 389 - Stone Awl Explosion
Chapter 389 Stone Awl Explosion
The big yellow dog was overjoyed. Just as it wanted to continue to release its Stone Awl Penetration ability, Ou Yangming stopped it from doing so. Big Yellow looked at Ou Yangming while it blinked in confusion as though it was asking, ‘Are you not able to endure it because it consumes too much power?’ Ou Yangming grinned. When he performed the Stone Awl Penetration ability earlier, a unique rune appeared in his sea of consciousness. He needed to carve it on the big yellow dog’s new equipment.
Being supported by mental power as high as 99 points, Ou Yangming began to think at an unbelievable speed.
If it could be expressed by modern terminologies, it was the difference between 386 and dual-core processors.
Therefore, Ou Yangming could now attempt restricted spiritual areas that were previously incomplete or simply unreachable for him.
The second piece of equipment would also be a paw gauntlet, but it would be slightly different from the previous one. Instead of creating it through the natural smithing method, Ou Yangming would directly include the Stone Awl Penetration ability in it.
Moreover, he wanted to do
it perfectly such that it would not be poorer than the first gauntlet.
The gauntlet’s size and its every detail were constructed in his mind.
Veined patterns were formed in his sea of consciousness, and the Stone Awl Penetration’s rune was being fine-tuned carefully according to the gauntlet’s patterns.
Ou Yangming was finally satisfied with his choice after 10 minutes.
Afterward, he carved the rune on the paw gauntlet without any hesitation.
The young fellow was only being so decisive because he had something greater as his backing. Even if there was an issue throughout the process, he could easily use his Military Fire to make necessary adjustments, and it would not be too difficult to smith a new piece of equipment too.
Nonetheless, for other blacksmiths, it would be extremely rare to gather many people to smith a magic tool. If they wanted to tweak the tool… Even the imperial family, who ruled the world, could only look on in despair. Ou Yangming certainly had an incomparable natural advantage in this aspect. As the Military Fire burned, the paw gauntlet successfully took its form. Ou Yangming took a few steps back and nodded. The big yellow dog immediately understood his signal, hence it moved its paw and caused about ten stone awls to emerge again. Nevertheless, Ou Yangming and the big yellow dog were both dissatisfied this time.
This was because they clearly felt that the stone awls were not as mighty as the ones produced by the previous gauntlet. Although ordinary people could not tell the difference being the ones who were directly involved in the equipment, they noticed even the smallest change.
Ou Yangming went forward to remove the gauntlet, and he fell silent again as he held the equipment, which was much larger than his arm.
The sensible Big Yellow kept quiet because he knew the more Ou Yangming perceived, the greater the equipment would be. In the end, it would be the one benefitting from it.
After a brief moment, Ou Yangming seemed to have found the problem. He released the Military Fire and made a minor adjustment in the equipment.
It was worth noting that he was fixing a magic tool. If Superior Blacksmiths like Wu Hongxi witnessed this, they would probably lament.
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