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 assuring 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 massive 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…"

As the Military Fire burned once more, Ou Yangming was filled with a fighting spirit like never before.

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Inside the dense forest, the little bird brushed its feathers as it was bored. On the other head, the Eight-armed Giant Beast, who was its mount, dared not move an inch at all.

"Hey, do you think that fella will be fooled?" The little bird stopped all of a sudden and asked as if it was mumbling to itself.

"Sir, you were the one who set the trap, so that fella will surely come," the Eight-armed Giant Beast answered right away as it dared not leave the little bird hanging. It seemed to be obeying the little bird with respect, but deep down it felt resentful, as though numerous alpacas had bolted in its heart.

The Eight-armed Giant Beast was not an ordinary low-ranked spirit beast, but a high-ranked spirit beast that had descended during the interspatial disturbance.

Given its force and the three Earthly Dragon Beasts, which descended to this world as well, it initially thought it could annihilate the Humans this time.

Who knew, the Eight-armed Giant Beast met Sir Phoenix here. Even though the latter was just a young phoenix, the former could not afford to provoke it at all.

In order to attract the Sky-devouring Evil Remnant by creating more massacres, Sir Phoenix forced the Eight-armed Giant Beast to give up on its victory, which was at its fingertips. As such, the giant beast could only watch as the three Earthly Dragon Beasts were killed.

Even when the Humans had gathered more powers in the prefecture, Sir Phoenix never paid attention to the situation at all.

Despite all that, the Eight-armed Giant Beast never expressed its grief and was forced to obey Sir Phoenix or it would be doomed.

The little bird hopped on the giant beast's head a few times and asked in confusion, "Since there's nothing wrong with my trap, why hasn't the Sky-devouring Evil Remnant show up yet?"

"Sir, perhaps the timing isn't right yet, or… The slaughterings weren't intense enough, so that fella couldn't sense it." The Eight-armed Giant Beast smiled bitterly.

"Idiot! The three Earthly Dragon Beasts were creatures from the upper realm, so they surely released incredible energy waves in this world when they died. As long as the Sky-devouring Evil Remnant is here, it's possible that it didn't sense the energies," the little bird remarked snappily.

"Yes, yes, yes, you're right, sir." The Eight-armed Giant Beast looked down. When it thought about the three Earthly Dragon Beasts, it felt like its heart was bleeding.

They were its greatest helpers, after all, and yet they died because of the little bird's quest.

The little bird stopped and shouted without warning, "Hey, do you think the Earthly Dragon Beasts' deaths were not worth it?"

"Sir, as long as the Sky-devouring Evil Remnant is drawn here, anything is worth it!" The Eight-armed Giant Beast immediately tensed up, but it answered without any delay.

"You should be glad! Hmph, if it wasn't for the three Earthly Dragon Beasts, you would've been the one to die that day!" The little bird laughed out loud.

The Eight-armed Giant Beast was stunned, and it had goosebumps when a chill cast over its body.

At this moment, the giant beast even had a hunch that its life would be at risk if that so-called Sky-devouring Evil Remnant still did not turn up.

The little bird cackled as it found this interesting, but its laughter was soon brought to a halt as if it was cut off by a sharp blade. The bird stopped making any sound.

It looked into the distance with fierce-looking eyes, and its feathers were somewhat quivering.

The Eight-armed Giant Beast's eyes lit up at once. It knew when it noticed the little bird's expression that it was safe for the time being.

"Sir, did that Sky-devouring Evil Remnant… Appear?" It asked carefully.

"Yes, it did, and it indeed showed up at where the three Earthly Dragon Beasts perished," the little bird answered after some thought.

"Sir, what should we do now?"

"Hmph, I'll activate the interspatial passage while you summon your followers to attack the city and cause endless killings. The more the people killed, the more unrestrained the Sky-devouring Evil Remnant will be. Once the time is right, I'll naturally make a move to eliminate it!"

The Eight-armed Dragon Beast curled its lips into a sinister smile as it asked, "Sir, can I do the job myself too?"

"Hmph, if you don't, how big of a destruction do you think can be caused by your pea-brained followers?" The little bird later flapped its wings and generated a peculiar power in the void. Next, the power burst and transformed into a massive interspatial passage.

"Go on and kill as much as you can to lure the Sky-devouring Evil Remnant…"

"Yes, sir!"

Following that, the Eight-armed Giant Beast looked up and let out a thunderous roar.

Led by half-spirit beasts, countless ferocious beasts entered the interspatial passage.

With that, bloody annihilation like never before began to take place.