Chapter 537 - Some Joyful, Some Sorrowful (1/2)

Dai Hongru looked around and noticed everyone looking strangely at him. He could not help but get gooseb.u.mps, and his excitement from having advanced to Extreme Grade seemed to have disappeared at this moment too.

Although he did not know what happened, he could tell from the looks on everyone’s faces that something was off.

His good friend twitched his face and said, “Brother Dai, you… Oh, you’re the eleventh person to enter, so you don’t know, do you?”

The other people were stunned too, then they sighed and discussed with one another.

It seemed like the treatment could only be enjoyed by the first group of 10 people. All of a sudden, the remaining powerhouses at the peak of Yang Grade became sulky. They did not lose their fighting spirits, but they kept sighing.

Dai Hongru furrowed his eyebrows, and an odd feeling arose from his heart. He questioned closely, “Brother Liang, what exactly happened?”

His good friend’s name was Liang Xing, who was also at the peak of Yang Grade. With a look of regret, he explained, “Ah, Brother Dai, you have no idea. The 10 people from the first batch have acknowledged Master Ou as their teacher.”

Dai Hongru’s eyelids flickered. Needless to say, he did not forget what Ou Yangming told him when he entered the secret realm.

Besides, he clearly remembered Ou Yangming asking him if he would like to become his student too.

However, Dai Hongru hesitated for a while but because of that, Ou Yangming never gave him another chance.

For some reason, Dai Hongyu felt like he missed something important. He took a deep breath and asked, “Brother Liang, what will happen if someone acknowledges Master Ou as their master?”

Liang Xing looked strangely at him and responded snappily, “Hey, did you forget who Master Ou is? Ah, that’s Master Ou—the greatest blacksmith in the world, and someone who can smith magic tools!”

Dai Hongru cut him off because he was impatient. “I’m aware of all of that, but what does it have to do with being his student?”

Liang Xing shook his head and sighed. “Master Ou promised to customize a magic tool for each of his apprentices. Those are magic tools, and they’re custom-made, so they must be at least magic skill tools. Tell me… Hey, Brother Dai, what happened to you? Why do you look so pale?”

He was so focused on talking that he just only noticed that Dai Hongru had a ghastly look on his face. On top of that, the man’s aura of a newly-advanced Supreme Great Ancestor was also becoming unstable.

Dai Hongru inhaled deeply and suppressed his agitation, but his face looked awful and frightening.

As dumb as the others were, they could tell that something was wrong. They looked at each other and had the same thought, ‘Did this fella know about this but rejected Master Ou?’

In actuality, if one was asked to acknowledge someone as their teacher, one would likely not agree to it and might even beat up that person.

Nevertheless, if the presumptuous person was Master Ou, how would the situation turn out to be?

Dai Hongru’s face changed, which became so gloomy and fearsome that n.o.body dared to get close to him anymore. He had just become an Extreme Grade powerhouse, after all, hence the other Yang Grade powerhouses would not have the guts to offend him before they advanced.

After a brief moment, another flash of light was seen as Xu Yingda walked out from the secret realm.

A cheerful smile could be seen on his face, and his joy from entering Extreme Grade made him seem less steady. Even so, n.o.body would ridicule him because they could sense the intense change in his emotion. If they were in his shoes, they would probably behave in a more exaggerated manner.

Someone approached Xu Yingda as soon as he came out. The person bowed and greeted, “Brother Xu.”

Xu Yingda chuckled and said, “Ah, Brother Leng. Hehe, looks like you’re about to go in too.”

“I should be next.” The Yang Grade powerhouse, whose surname was Leng, nodded hard. Before Xu Yingda could say anything else, he quickly expressed himself and bowed to the ground, “Brother Xu, I have something to ask.”

“Brother Leng, please tell me what it is.” Xu Yingda was dumbfounded, and he immediately helped that powerhouse get up.

Even though that cultivator at the peak of Yang Grade had not entered Extreme Grade, he would soon enter the secret realm. As such, he might be on par with Xu Yingda once he came out after that.

Therefore, Xu Yingda dared not underestimate the powerhouse at all.

The powerhouse with the surname Leng asked sternly, “Brother Xu, may I ask if Master… Master Ou will allow us to acknowledge him as our teacher?” He quivered a little when he spoke, which was evident that the question was unusually important to him.

Xu Yingda laughed out loud. “Of course! As soon as I entered the secret realm, Master Ou asked if I’m willing to be his apprentice and acknowledge him as my master.”

The eyes of the other people lit up right away. In particular, the Yang Grade powerhouses that had not entered the secret realm smiled brightly and were overflowing with happiness.

“H-how did you answer him?” The powerhouse, whose surname was Leng, still spoke in a trembling voice.

“How could I miss such an opportunity? Of course, I agreed to it,” Xu Yingda answered without any hesitation. He looked at the people and seemed to have guessed something, thus he added with a smile, “Master Ou also said that he’ll customize a magic tool for me if I advance to Extreme Grade. Hehe, brothers, I’m sure you’ll be treated the same.”

“Ahh hail Master Ou…”

Someone suddenly shouted due to excitement, and the sound spread outside the secret realm in waves.

Wu Hanning turned to look and was delighted, but she kept a straight face and yelled, “Who’s clamoring there? Can you afford to affect Master Ou?” She scanned the crowd with bright eyes.