Chapter 397 - The Crisis Comes (1/2)

Chapter 397 The Crisis Comes

10 days—for 10 days, Ou Yangming was immersed in smithing pieces of equipment. Throughout the period, he had almost attended to every Supreme Great Ancestor and had more or less conversed with each of them.

Apart from very few great ancestors, who had many concerns or lacked the strength to provide their secret techniques, the others were willing to try with their greatest skills.

Needless to say, not all abilities provided by the great ancestors were chosen by Ou Yangming because some of them could not be formed into runes. Besides, Supreme Great Ancestors from the same clan were adept in similar skills, hence only one rune could be formed in the end.

Nonetheless, even with these constraints and restrictions, by the time Ou Yangming smithed the last unique magic tool for a Supreme Great Ancestor, he had gathered more than 20 Skill Runes.

Of course, the ambitious Ou Yangming was not satisfied with the number.

If the conditions allowed, the young fellow would certainly travel around the world to find as many special pieces of equipment as possible or would challenge powerhouses to turn their abilities into runes for his own. However, given that the spirit beast was lurking somewhere and was eyeing the people in the city, he dared not leave as he wished.

Ou Yangming smithed magic tools again after 10 days but this time, he only smithed weapons or armors. He attached a certain skill on each weapon while he attached the Indestructible Defense skill on the armors without any exception. With that, every Supreme Great Ancestor’s combat power and defensive ability were enhanced. These were a.s.suring protections, which could help them survive longer in the beast tide.

Nevertheless, on this day, when Ou Yangming made the best use of his time by smithing pieces of equipment, he suddenly shuddered with fear. An incredibly fearsome feeling rose from the bottom of his heart. The Military Fire in his hand stopped, whereas the melted peculiar stone dripped to the ground and formed a small hole.

It was evident that the bizarre stone was unbelievably heavy.

Even so, Ou Yangming could not be bothered about it. He turned abruptly to look into the distance.

Next to him, the big yellow dog became alert as well. It turned to look at the young fellow in confusion as though it found it strange that he was behaving unusually.

Ou Yangming furrowed his eyebrows, and his eyes looked fierce. He sensed an extremely powerful being in that direction, and that power’s master seemed to share an unbreakable connection with him.

He pondered for a long time while he sensed the aura, then he eventually came to a sudden realization.

The crystal ball!

Back when Ou Yangming was on his way to the capital, he killed a dwarf bandit, whose sea of consciousness was possessed by a mysterious consciousness form. The consciousness was so formidable that it had the upper hand for a long time in their mental conception battle, to the extent that Ou Yangming almost got killed.

Although there were no spectators at that time nor was there an earth-shattering might, it was one of the most dangerous fights Ou Yangming had experienced.

Ou Yangming eliminated the consciousness form in the end and turned the crystal ball into nourishment for his mental power, but the aura carried by that power was deeply engraved in his mind. He could never forget it.

At this moment, as Ou Yangming sensed the tyrannical power from a distance away, he realized that it was the same as the odd consciousness form’s aura.

Before he knew it, he was clenching his fists because he could sense the power loathing and craving for him. Similarly, Ou Yangming’s heart pounded when he thought about the Devouring Crystal Ball’s wonderful function.

Since his mental power had reached 99 points, which was at the limit, he could not advance further even if he absorbed more energies from an Earthly Dragon Beast’s flesh and blood. What if he devoured something similar to the crystal ball?

Faced with a spirit beast, Ou Yangming yearned for greater powers. He became so fervent that the fear deep down his heart could not hide his greedy thought.

The big yellow dog blinked and approached Ou Yangming without a sound, then it rubbed its ma.s.sive body against the young fellow.

Ou Yangming was awakened. When he turned to look, he was greeted with a pair of large eyes.

Big Yellow howled softly but with bright eyes. It was as if it was telling Ou Yangming not to worry because it would always be there for him no matter what happened.

Ou Yangming could not help but laugh, yet his heart was warm. On top of that, the frightening feeling disappeared as well. ‘So what if a spirit beast is coming? So what if this terrifying aura is coming for me? I’m not fighting alone.

He curbed his thought and picked up another queer stone, then he focused on smithing another piece of equipment. The Humans’ collective physical combat power was inferior to half-spirit beasts’, but given that humans could become the masters of this world, they did not rely solely on physical powers.

Creating pieces of equipment through wisdom and upgrading their powers—this was the Humans’ ultimate motto!

Ou Yangming had to help the powerhouses get armed to their teeth before the beast tide erupted and before the horrific being arrived. “Woosh…”