“An appraiser? Brother Hong, since you’re an appraiser, do you also need to…” Ou Yangming was surprised. He glanced at the sorted carcasses on the ground and found his answer.
Appraisers were an extremely respectable profession in this realm. If someone asked them to handle dead bodies, that person would definitely be angrily rebuked.
“Brother Ou, appraisers need great mental power that can communicate with nature. There are very few of such people over here, but they can be found everywhere in the upper realm, so they’re not rare at all.” Hong Feiyu sighed and added after a pause, “But if one’s cultivation base is in Spirit Grade or possesses appraisal art equivalent to a caster’s level, it’ll be an entirely different story.” As he spoke, he could not help but look at Ni Yinghong and remarked, “If Young Lady Ni can enter the upper realm and unleashes her mental power skills, she’ll have a promising future.”
He was a bodybuilder, but he deeply envied casters that could control nature through their mental powers.
When he saw Ni Yinghong, he even had the thought of snatching her to his side. Needless to say, he dared not have such a wild wish anymore.
Ou Yangming nodded and said in a deep voice, “Brother Hong, I’d like to know more about the upper realm. If you’re free, you might as well give me some pointers.”
Hong Feiyu was stunned. “Brother Ou, what did you say? The upper realm…”
He had a strange look on his face, which was obvious that he was shocked.
Ou Yangming found it odd too. “Yes, the upper realm. Is it inappropriate?”
“Brother Ou, did you really not descend from the upper realm?” Hong Feiyu twitched his mouth and smiled bitterly.
“What tells you that I’m from the upper realm?” Ou Yangming grinned.
Hong Feiyu was startled for a while before he mumbled, “Impossible—that’s impossible! How can a powerhouse like you exist in this realm?”
Given that Ou Yangming was a powerful caster, and Big Yellow was a spirit beast kept by the Humans, they seemed to be from an influential clan or a great force from the upper realm.
In particular, Hong Feiyu firmly believed that after seeing the mighty auras of the goshawk and Multi-armed King Kong.
He figured that Ou Yangming was a powerhouse that came from the upper realm and concealed his identity. As for the reason the young fellow came to the lower realm and hid his true identity, Hong Feiyu also knew there was a deep meaning behind it, and he could neither guess nor delve into it.
However, Hong Feiyu was completely bewildered by Ou Yangming’s question.
‘Is Ou Yangming really a powerhouse that grew up here? But it doesn’t seem possible at all.’
Hong Feiyu turned his head strenuously and looked at the goshawk and Multi-armed King Kong with the weirdest look possible.
‘Are these two massive creatures really willing to submit themselves to a human from the lower realm?’
The goshawk and the king kong looked coldly at Hong Feiyu. They were not humans, but they were experienced enough to tell what the man was thinking.
In actuality, they did not become Ou Yangming’s pet beasts because of him, but because they were ordered to do so by an indescribably noble being. Nonetheless, they were completely convinced when Ou Yangming retrieved his Thunderbolt-resistant Suit.
Nevertheless, they could not bother to explain everything to Hong Feiyu.
Ou Yangming frowned. “Brother Hong, since you’ve decided to follow me for a century, is there a need to distinguish my origin so clearly?”
Hong Feiyu immediately responded, “Brother Ou, please don’t misunderstand me. I’m only worried that… Ah, I’m worried that you can’t get through the interspatial passage!”
“Everything will turn out right, so don’t worry too much.” Ou Yangming chuckled and looked away. “Bring these back. The Humans’ disaster is over.”
Behind him, Ni Yinghong and Jiang Jiumei trembled a little.
To those who knew about the Humans’ disaster, it was known as something that could eliminate the Humans. In past generations, the Humans must pay huge prices to resolve the disasters one by one. It was said that during the most dangerous experience, even the imperial family’s greatest powerhouse perish together with a spirit beast to protect the people.
This time, Ou Yangming suddenly emerged during the disaster.
He traveled eight counties and resolved every crisis. Although the process was filled with danger, as compared to the various disasters told in legends, his journey was a smooth one.
Apart from the Insects, which lost all three of their spirit beasts, the spirit beasts from the three other races were all subdued by Ou Yangming. The glorious achievement was certainly something unprecedented that no one will follow.
The young fellow deserved to say that.
“Lil’ Ming.” Ni Yinghong curled her lips into a smile. She looked at Ou Yangming with a complicated look in her eyes and muttered, “You’re truly amazing.”
She recalled when she first met Ou Yangming and thought about how he dashed on bravely regardless of danger for Old Craftsman. The young fellow became one of the mightiest beings in human history in the blink of an eye, and the change was simply unbelievable.
Even though Ni Yinghong had almost witnessed everything from the start till the end, she still felt like she was dreaming.
Ou Yangming approached her with a smile and gently embraced her. “Elder Sister Ying, everything’s over now, and we’ll have better lives in the future.”
Ni Yinghong nodded in his arms and leaned against him. Her body was soft as if she was powerless.
Jiang Jiumei suddenly laughed and commented, “Elder Brother, Elder Sister Ying, are you planning to cling to each other here without an end?”
Ni Yinghong blushed, and she broke free from Ou Yangming’s embrace. “Bad girl, don’t speak nonsense and watch what you’re saying!”
Jiang Jiumei covered her mouth as she giggled with her eyes squinted.
Ou Yangming shook his head and forced a smile. He knew Ni Yinghong was sensitive, thus he dared not go forward anymore. He ordered Multi-armed King Kong and Hong Feiyu to gather the sorted carcasses, then he stored them in another interspatial bag.
After seeing Ou Yangming retrieve interspatial bags one after another, Hong Feiyu could not help but look envious. Those were interspatial bags, after all, and they were brand new treasures, which were much better than his incredibly old one.
Even so, he dared not request one from Ou Yangming because he did not want to bring contempt upon himself.
Once everything was settled, Ou Yangming ordered the goshawk and Multi-armed King Kong to wait outside the city while the others returned to Canghai City and entered the city easily.
Due to the beast tide, Canghai City had long practiced orders such as curfew. Other than Supreme Great Ancestors and soldiers in charge of guarding the city, people rarely roamed everywhere in the city. Moreover, the gate was also shut and could not be opened apart from fixed timings.
When Ou Yangming left with Hong Feiyu and the others, Feng Yiyuan and his people were rather afraid because Canghai City was not watched over by a Spirit Grade powerhouse anymore. If the spirit beast suddenly attacked, the entire city might fall.
Therefore, Feng Yiyuan and the others instantly ordered to strictly guard the whole city. Before Hong Feiyu and the others returned, they must not make any careless mistakes. During the period, even the slightest movement on the sea could frighten the people.
This was the perfect example of how a top-notch powerhouse could become a city’s stabilizer.
As long as the finest powerhouse was still standing, the people would have an expectation, and they would be willing to fight until the end because of the expectation.
On the other hand, if the people knew their reliance had collapsed and that they could not avoid being eliminated even if they fought with their lives, the morale in the city would sink. Not to mention powerhouses from the Aquatics were still keeping an eye on them from the outside, even the people themselves could not hold on any longer.
Instead of being at the top of the walls, Feng Yiyuan and his people were discussing the matter in his residence.
All of a sudden, the horn was sounded loudly on the walls.
Feng Yiyuan and the others tensed up but after identifying the sound, they were elated. This was because they could tell the horn was not sounded to alarm the people but to welcome noble guests.
At this time, there was only one group of people that the soldiers atop the walls would regard as noble guests.
Feng Yiyuan flashed and hurried toward the gate. Behind him, Xiao Hualing, Huyan Mao, Zhong Fengcai, and a few people looked at each other, but they dared not hesitate at all, so they quickly followed him.
They knew Ou Yangming and his companions had left for the fearsome shoal, which was the hiding spot of the terrifying spirit turtle.
While they knew Ou Yangming and his people combined were much more forceful than Hong Feiyu alone, they had provoked the spirit beast before but suffered a crushing defeat, hence they were uncertain.
Feng Yiyuan and the others gathered together and prayed that Ou Yangming and his people could kill the Aquatics’ spirit beast and make a triumphant return.
Having said that, the young fellow and his companions returned after being gone for less than half a day, which was too fast.
At this moment, Feng Yiyuan and his people even suspected if the horrifying spirit turtle was no longer on the beach. If that was not the case, perhaps Ou Yangming and his fellows had a rough start and returned defeated because they could not break the spirit turtle’s formation.
After going up to the wall, Feng Yiyuan and the others could see at one glance that Ou Yangming and his companions did not suffer casualties. At the very least, they left and returned with the same number of people.
Feng Yiyuan sighed a breath of relief and scanned Ou Yangming and his people with bright eyes.
He naturally could not tell anything from Ou Yangming and Hong Feiyu’s expressions, but he could see that Ni Yinghong and Jiang Jiumei were full of smiles. Judging from how the ladies were so relaxed and cheerful, they could not have faked it at all.
‘Did they succeed after leaving for such a short time?’ Feng Yiyuan and the others were surprised yet overjoyed.
“Master Ou, h-how did your fight go?” Feng Yiyuan suppressed his excitement and asked carefully.