Ou Yangming was probably the only person who could play around with a magic tool like it was clay… The young fellow finished modifying the equipment after some time. As compared to his thinking process, it did not take long for him to revamp the equipment.
Big Yellow went forward eagerly and put on the equipment, then it released its essential Qi!
“Pow!”
An ear-splitting sound was heard, but no stone awls surfaced from the ground. Instead, the previous stone awls exploded, resulting in frightening and lethal shards that flew in all directions as if they were going to destroy everything Ou Yangming’s face changed. He flashed and went behind the big yellow dog. Though he had other methods to deal with the situation, he was not going to waste the giant meat shield beside him.
“Pow, pow, pow…”
Sounds that sounded like rain pattering on a banana leaf was heard on the big yellow dog’s body. The downpour of shards, which could severely injure Supreme Great Ancestors, were ineffective against the big dog as though they were only tickling it.
Despite that, when Ou Yangming looked up and saw the wreck around them, he was shocked.
If the same scenario took place on the battlefield, living beings below the great ancestor level that were within 10 meters would probably die without their bodies intact.
The Ni family’s three great ancestors were alerted, and they looked in the same direction at the same time. Outside the Ni residence, great ancestors nearby fixed their gaze in that direction too as they were confused.
‘What’s Master Ou up to this time?’ The powerhouses thought.
As curious as they were, none of them dared to go to find out. Ou Yangming’s status had indeed changed drastically. The big yellow dog turned to shake its head at Ou Yangming as if it was questioning, ‘What exactly happened?’ Ou Yangming pondered and said, “I made a slight mistake when I carved the veined patterns. The Stone Awl Penetration ability is right, but instead of the ground, the ability is applied to the insides of the stone awls this time.”
He was the only one who understood what exactly happened because he was the one who smithed the magic tool and imprinted the rune on it.
The big yellow dog tilted its head and wondered, then it swung its paw in another direction.
Over there, about ten stone awls rose to mid-air, then when the yellow dog waved its paw again, they glowed in yellow light and exploded right away. Consequently, there was another rain of shards. Fortunately, they were the only living beings around, or the damage would be too ghastly. Ou Yangming’s face changed, and he crouched at once. Following that, he kicked the big yellow dog hard. “This fella carelessly used the ability when I wasn’t even ready. What if I was injured?’
The big yellow dog was dazed when it turned to look at the young fellow. It could not understand why he was tickling it.
Ou Yangming later patted its leg and noted, “That’s enough. You don’t need to test it anymore; the results are great.”
Big Yellow was stunned. It quickly shook its head to express that the skill was too weak and was substandard.
The Stone Awl Penetration skill was formidable, by which even the big yellow dog would be hurt one way or another unless it was made of steel. Despite that, while the explosion seemed threatening, the damage was scattered, hence it could not endanger the dog at all.
Ou Yangming glared at the dog and stressed, “The ability’s great if I say it is, so stop protesting!” Big Yellow lifted its head and showed the young fellow through its eyes that it was displeased and unhappy. Feeling helpless, Ou Yangming gave it his word. “Big Yellow, this skill’s power is still limited indeed because it hasn’t been perfected, but I believe I’ll find a way to improve it. Think about it-if it becomes powerful enough to threaten a spirit beast, won’t it be better than the Stone Awl Penetration?”
The big yellow dog was struck dumb, and it began to imagine. The thought of the flying shards having the ability to hurt or kill a spirit beast caused it to become immersed in an illusion.
Ou Yangming shook his head and sighed. He had simply deceived the big yellow dog. If it was truly possible, he and the yellow dog would have become mighty enough to kill an ordinary spirit beast in an instant. Would they need to rely on such an inferior skill?
Needless to say, the skill was only inferior for the big yellow dog because it would surely be an appalling killing weapon on a battlefield. After all, a huge area would be wiped out if the skill was used.
Ou Yangming closed his eyes and memorized the modified rune.
In actuality, he had created many runes through accidents, and most of them were not quite useful. Having said that, an extremely small portion of them could help improve the other runes.
The rune that Ou Yangming stumbled uponthe one that changed the stone awls—had a considerable effect, but its power was inadequate. That said, the fact that it could be used for mass killing proved that it was valuable.
When the Military Fire flickered, he found out the rune’s name.
Stone Awl Explosion.
On a serious note, the name matched the skill very well.
Subsequently, Ou Yangming continued to smith the other pieces of equipment for the big yellow dog. The paw gauntlets for its forelegs were naturally attached with the Stone Awl Penetration skill and the Stone Awl Explosion skill respectively, whereas the gauntlets for its hindlegs carried a stone wall’s function each.
As for the steel armor for the dog’s body, it was bound with the Indestructible Defense skill. In the end, when the big yellow dog was fully equipped, it underwent a makeover where it looked more ferocious and fearsome.
Ou Yangming was unusually content when he looked at the majestic big yellow dog.
The big yellow dog could contend with the Earthly Dragon Beasts without the pieces of equipment by relying on the three skills. If it was fully equipped and gained enhanced skills, it could definitely crush an Earthly Dragon Beast with ease.
Ou Yangming was moved, and he gestured to the big yellow dog. “Big Yellow, come, let’s go show them what you’re capable of. Hehe, I want them to know how powerful you are.”
He felt like he had just acquired a beloved toy, thus he could not wait to show it off to the other people.
Chapter 390 - The Three Ladies Meet
Chapter 390 The Three Ladies Meet
“Hum…”
The horn was suddenly sounded loudly on the top of the city walls, so Ou Yangming turned to look. He had lived in the military camp for years, so he could naturally tell that it was not a warning. In fact, judging from the sound, it carried a cheerful tone.
Ou Yangming could not help but laugh when he figured out what it was.
According to his calculations, the convoy had probably arrived.
He patted the big yellow dog and said, “Big Yellow, I’ll go to welcome our guests. You may rest here for a while.”
The big yellow dog shook its head and wagged its tail to show the young fellow that it was not tired. It wanted to join the fun too but was immediately rejected.
It had grown too big and had become the center of attention, after all, so Ou Yangming figured that it was better to let it appear in public after the others settled down. With that, Ou Yangming left the courtyard and met the Ni family’s Three Great Ancestors, as well as Ni Yinghong. They generally knew what the horn meant.
74 newly-advanced Supreme Great Ancestors from the capital had come to help. Given that they were important figures in the prefecture, everyone from the city had to welcome them. Nonetheless, they also knew that the great ancestors had come not because Changlong County’s prefecture was important, but because of Ou Yangming.
Therefore, even when everyone from the prefecture went to welcome the Supreme Great Ancestors, it was nothing as compared to Ou Yangming welcoming them personally.
Ou Yangming nodded and walked past the Ni family’s Three Great Ancestors. He held Ni Yinghong’s hand and said, “Seniors, let’s go.”
Ni Jingshen and the two other great ancestors exchanged glances and smiled. When Ou Yangming left for the capital, they were not hopeful that he could stop the beast tide. Hence, they still let Ni Yinghong cultivate the Noble Sacrifice Technique, so she could join hands with He Liangce to fight the spirit beast in the end.
Who knew, Ou Yangming returned and surprised them.
100 Supreme Great Ancestors were coming to help, each one was given a customized magic tool. Moreover, the young fellow had also displayed oppressive powers when he fought the three Earthly Dragon Beasts. Eventually, the three great ancestors developed a firm trust in him.
They no longer forced Ni Yinghong to cultivate the Noble Sacrifice Art.
The change was done subtly, but it was the exact proof of Ou Yangming’s position in their hearts.
Before long, they headed to the gate where the horn was sounded.
The gate was already wide open as Deng Xiyuan and Li Xinfan led numerous Supreme Great Ancestors to welcome the guests with sincere smiles on their faces.
Nevertheless, they had strange looks on their faces when they noticed Ou Yangming and Ni Yinghong holding hands. In particular, Deng Xiyuan’s face was as dark as ash.
Even so, under the circumstances, he knew he could not offend the Supreme Great Ancestors.
Ni Yinghong blushed and struggled a bit. The young lady was abashed, and she did not want to seem too intimate with Ou Yangming in public, but the young fellow grabbed her hand tightly without letting it go.
She was touched and instantly understood Ou Yangming’s intention.
“Uhm, Master Ou, the capital’s reinforcements are arriving soon, so please… Take care of your image!” Deng Xiyuan noted in a deep voice.
Ou Yangming blinked and asked, “What image? Sir, do you think I’m unpresentable?” Deng Xiyuan stopped breathing for a moment. When he looked around him, he noticed the prefecture’s Supreme Great Ancestors looking away, let alone the great ancestors from the capital.
Realizing that he could not clap with one hand, he looked at Li Xinfan for help.
Li Xinfan cursed to himself, ‘Why are you provoking Ou Yangming? Don’t you know if he wants your head to be chopped off, at least 18 Supreme Great Ancestors will sneak into the governor’s residence at night? ‘Even if you want to flatter Her Royal Highness, you should do it at the appropriate time!’
Despite that, being the prefecture’s military’s commander, as displeased as he was, he could not sit idly by.
Li Xinfan sighed and said, “Lil’ Friend Ou, Brother Deng meant to ask if we should go out to welcome them. They’ve come all the way from the capital, after all.”
Ou Yangming responded after some thought, “General Li, you’re right. Let’s go welcome them.”
He led the way and walked hand-in-hand with Ni Yinghong out of the gate.
Deng Xiyuan was red with anger, but just as he wanted to speak, the other people made their way out too.
The Supreme Great Ancestors had all walked past him and Li Xinfan as they followed Ou Yangming out of the gate like a myriad of stars surrounding the moon.
Deng Xiyuan gasped, and he swallowed his words. He was stunned and felt a chill over his body when he looked at the tall, short, fat, and slim figures, who all released frightening auras.
Li Xinfan shook his head and sighed. “Brother Deng, please conduct yourself properly!” The governor’s face twitched, and he questioned softly, “Where does he leave Her Royal Highness if he does this?”
He spoke ruthlessly but softly, such that only Li Xinfan could hear him.
General Li smiled bitterly and knew the fellow was afraid. He shook his head and remarked, “Her Highness might not actually be bothered.”
Deng Xiyuan was appalled, and he had a strange look on his face.
Li Xinfan no longer cared about him and walked out of the gate too. If Deng Xiyuan still could not figure it out, he had nobody to blame even if there was a plot to kill him.
Ou Yangming held Ni Yinghong’s delicate hand and stood side by side like a match made in Heaven. When their clothes were blown by a breeze, they somehow looked like deities.
Far away, a 1,000-people convoy hurried in their direction. The convoy traveled fast but in great order, making them look like a trained emergency detachment.
Ou Yangming nodded as he acknowledged Bai Shixue’s capability to command such a huge troop so well. A battle-seasoned general could not have necessarily done the same. Upon noticing the movements at the gate, the convoy slowed down. The sharp-eyed Li Xinfan commented in a deep voice, “Nice-military orders are like mountains! Who’s the person in charge? This is amazing!” Deng Xiyuan approached him with a dark face and scoffed. “Brother Li, I’m sure your subordinates can do the same, right?” Li Xinfan shook his head and replied to the governor, “My followers have been training every day, so they can obviously do the same, but… Can’t you tell their backgrounds and cultivation bases?”
The governor was startled. He looked at the convoy for some time before he gasped again.
Before he was assigned as the governor in Changlong County’s prefecture, he used to be from the capital and was also quite reputable.
He could tell from the flags on the carriages that the travelers came from various renowned aristocratic families in the capital. Apart from a few clans, the others had sent their representatives to the prefecture. Furthermore, almost 40% of the protectors in the convoy were Yang Grade powerhouses.
What did it mean to have nearly 500 Yang Grade powerhouses?
The Immense Forest Military Camp was in charge of supervising the immense forest’s beast tide, but there were only five Yang Grade powerhouses in the camp. They were nothing as compared to the number of powerhouses in the convoy.
Besides, given that the Yang Grade powerhouses in the convoy were from the capital and rebellious, it would be wishful thinking if one wanted them to listen to orders like normal soldiers.
On top of that, the over 70 powerhouses in the carriages were powerful Supreme Great Ancestors.
Deng Xiyuan finally understood why Li Xinfan was so surprised.
A person who could lead these people like an army…
As much as Deng Xiyuan racked his brain, he could not figure out who could be so prestigious.
In particular, since Ou Yangming and Her Royal Highness were not with the convoy, it seemed more like an impossible task.
Most of the carriages began to slow down, but one of them suddenly sped up.
It overtook the other carriages and headed toward the gate.
Ni Yinghong was slightly shocked because she could feel Ou Yangming tightening his grip on her hand a little. It was an incredibly small change, but she picked it up right away.
Ou Yangming exhaled and uttered, “Young Pavilion Master, thank you!”
When the carriage stopped, a graceful and beautiful lady came out.
Almost everyone was dumbfounded the moment she appeared. Even Elder Universe, who had seen the vicissitudes of life, was somewhat distracted. Ni Yinghong had unknowingly held Ou Yangming’s hand tighter, and she thought, ‘Who’s this now? Who’s this?!’
She could not help but look at Ou Yangming, who was right next to her, but she did not receive any hints.
When Ni Yinghong thought about the subtle change from Ou Yangming earlier, there was an upsurge of emotions from his heart.
“Brother Ou, you’re being too polite.” Bai Shixue smiled coquettishly and looked at Ni Yinghong. “This must be the Ni family’s young lady? She’s lovable indeed.”
“Yes, this is Elder Sister Ying.” Ou Yangming shifted sideways to be in front of Ni Yinghong. He later turned to inform her, “Elder Sister Ying, this is Miss Bai Shixue, the Yi Pavilion’s young pavilion master. She was in charge of leading the convoy to Changlong County.”
Ni Yinghong nodded and expressed, “Ah, so you’re Miss Bai. Thanks for helping Lil’ Ming.” On the other hand, Deng Xiyuan and Li Xinfan looked at each other and thought, ‘It
was the Yi Pavilion’s young pavilion master who commanded the troop? And she’s a lady?’
They were quite knowledgeable, but they felt like they had just seen a ghost at that moment.
All of a sudden, a cold voice was heard coming from the gate. “Bai Shixue, you’re too late.”
The other people were stupefied. When they turned to look, they noticed that Her Royal Highness had arrived at the gate.
Many Supreme Great Ancestors looked at each other. Looking at the three stunning yet dissimilar young ladies, they felt like a fight was going to break out.
When they looked at Ou Yangming again, they could not help but lament, ‘Master Ou’s great in everything, but… He attracts too many young ladies!
Chapter 391 - New Insight
Chapter 391 New Insight
Bai Shixue smiled. The moment she did, she gave off a wonderful yet indescribable charm that moved everyone, so much so that even Ni Yinghong was distracted for a second. Ni Yinghong’s face changed, and she became alert. ‘Why is this young pavilion master from the Yi Pavilion so strange?’
“Your Highness, I’ve tried my best to hurry on with our journey but it was not adequate to arrive at the city in the shortest time possible. Please punish me accordingly.”
Ou Yangming furrowed his eyebrows and looked at the convoy in the distance. It was in such perfect order that it could not be faulted at all.
The sharp-eyed Wu Hanning glanced at everyone else and asked, “General Wu, did something happen throughout the journey?”
“Your Highness, we were attacked by the beast herd thrice throughout our journey, which caused the delay.” Wu Haohan strode forward and bowed at the princess. He added after a moment of hesitation, “Miss Bai was a great commander. Without her, not only would we be late, but would also suffer quite a huge loss.”
The other people were shocked, especially the Supreme Great Ancestors from the prefecture. They looked at the powerhouses in the convoy with respect.
Everyone could tell that there was a small conflict between Her Royal Highness and Bai Shixue. The princess had probably questioned the young pavilion master to denounce her in public, but Wu Haohan, who was also from the imperial family, contradicted the princess. The other people did not know if he was an extremely frank person or if he did not know how to appreciate favors.
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