Chapter 356 - High-profit Temptations (2/2)
Chen Yixian approached Ou Yangming discreetly and expressed softly, “Brother Ou, Yifan, my dear younger brother, asked me to send his regards to you.” Ou Yangming nodded and asked, “Is General Yifan well?”
“He’s fine. There are some changes in the immense forest, but the military camp hasn’t been attacked yet, so everything is still under control,” Chen Yixian answered softly and added after a pause, “The Chen family has more than 20 of such powerhouses.”
The young fellow’s face changed, and he could not help but ask, “Brother Ou, does a n.o.ble clan really have so many suitable powerhouses at the peak of Yang Grade?”
“Our clan obviously doesn’t have that many powerhouses, but we can definitely gather more than 20 powerhouses at the peak of Yang Grade from our va.s.sal clan and independent tributaries.” Chen Yixian could not help but laugh, then he whispered to Ou Yangming, “Don’t forget that the Chen family are also friends with many clans from the eight counties. If you give us sufficient time, we can find at least 50 suitable candidates.” Ou Yangming’s eyelids twitched as he came to a sudden realization. It turned out that the other big clans had also considered their va.s.sal clans and independent tributaries.
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 gooseb.u.mps.
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, n.o.body 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.
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