The One and Only Ouyang Hammer!
When Ouyang Ming was at his lowest point, it was said that he would give someone Ouyang Hammer for every meal he prepared.
And most people who get these things just throw them in the trash!
After all, back then this thing was just pure junk!
Apart from a very few collectors, the number of Ouyang Hammers that have survived is extremely small.
I heard that someone found the Ouyang Hammer in the trash can of a certain power, and with this Ouyang Hammer, he went from a trash can scavenger to a local tycoon!
Therefore, every Ouyang Hammer that has survived to this day is extremely precious, and even the forces that possess the Ouyang Hammer will not use it lightly.
After all, the best way to use this thing is if your Lineage produces a prodigy, and then you use it to find Ouyang Ming to equip your Lineage's prodigy with an exclusive spiritual treasure. In this way, your prodigy may be directly upgraded to a peerless prodigy!
It is said that in the Three Continents today, the appearance of every Ouyang Hammer will cause a bloodbath.
Half a year ago, it was said that a ruin had appeared in a certain area, and countless geniuses went to the ruin to search for treasures. However, just as they started searching for treasures, they heard that Ouyang Hammer's traces had been discovered in a certain dense forest.
And guess what happened?
All the prodigies turned their heads away from the ruins and rushed straight into the dense forest.
What the hell? Isn't this a bit too outrageous?
All parties involved said it wasn't outrageous at all...
In ruins, if you go in and get a holy artifact out of ten or eight of them, you're lucky...
After all, if divine weapons could be found in ruins at will, then such weapons would be everywhere.
But Ouyang Hammer is a legendary weapon that can be found anywhere...
So tell me, which smells better, the Ruins or Ouyang Hammer?
Therefore, the value of each Ouyang Hammer is extremely high.
At that very moment, inside the Vast Heaven Restaurant, the instant Huan'er took out the Ouyang Hammer, the entire Vast Heaven Restaurant fell into a deathly silence.
Everyone stared wide-eyed at the little girl. Who would have thought that this seemingly stingy girl would actually possess the Ouyang Hammer!
"Ouyang Hammer! This is Ouyang Hammer!"
"My God... how does this girl have Ouyang Hammer?"
"It's fake, isn't it? I heard that after the value of the Ouyang Hammer was proven, countless counterfeit Ouyang Hammers appeared in the Three Continents..."
"Brother... everyone knows about the fake Ouyang Hammer incident, but later everyone realized that this Ouyang Hammer possessed Ouyang Ming's aura, so the forger couldn't fool anyone anymore..."
Indeed, after the value of the Ouyang Hammer was proven, countless counterfeit Ouyang Hammers appeared in the Three Continents. After all, the Ouyang Hammer looks like scrap metal; you don't even need to find a weapon refiner, any blacksmith can take care of it perfectly.
Therefore, the mass production of counterfeit Ouyang Hammers has caused countless people immense suffering.
However, Ouyang Ming later publicly stated that although the Ouyang Hammer looks like broken copper and scrap iron, every Ouyang Hammer must have the aura of Ouyang Ming. Therefore, it is very simple to distinguish the authenticity of the Ouyang Hammer. Just scan the aura and it will be clear.
It was precisely for this reason that counterfeit Ouyang Hammers were quickly wiped out, making it difficult to deceive anyone.
But today, the sudden appearance of this Ouyang Hammer at Vast Heaven Restaurant has attracted the attention of countless people!
"Miss... is this Ouyang Hammer for sale? If it's genuine, I'm willing to buy it for 100,000 spirit stones..."
"Brother... are you kidding me? You want to buy Ouyang Hammer for 100,000 spirit stones? You're buying a hammer instead..."
"The cheapest Ouyang Hammer sold half a year ago was one that the Liu Lineage sold to Zheng Yu. At that time, the price offered by Martial Emperor City was ten inner disciple training slots... So, 100,000 spirit stones, what you're doing is practically robbery! Girl, quickly report this to the Vast Heaven Holy Land! Someone's robbing us!"
"No, no... Look at this Ouyang Hammer, it's definitely fake. Shouldn't the Ouyang Hammer have the character 'Ming' engraved on it? Why does this Ouyang Hammer have the two characters 'Ouyang' engraved on it?"
"It seems so... The real Ouyang Hammer has the character 'Ouyang Ming' personally engraved on it; I've never heard of one engraved with 'Ouyang'... This must be fake..."
"Fake... obviously fake... girl, you didn't get scammed in some remote area, did you...? This Ouyang Hammer of yours doesn't look authentic at all... at least make it look a little more real..."
At this moment, everyone realized that the Ouyang Hammer in Huan'er's hand was engraved with the characters "Ouyang." Could it be that it was made in some small workshop?
Although counterfeit Ouyang Hammers are rare now, it's not impossible that they're nonexistent...
However, the Ouyang Hammer made in this small workshop is rather crude. You should at least try to find out what the real Ouyang Hammer looks like and what its details are, right...?
Other people's Ouyang Hammers are engraved with the character "Ming," but yours is engraved with just the characters "Ouyang" without any discussion. Yours looks fake at first glance!
"It's obviously fake... absolutely obviously fake..."
"I thought I'd found the legendary Ouyang Hammer, but it turns out it's a fake..."
"Girl, a fake Ouyang Hammer won't work on Ouyang Ming... You've been fooled..."
Hearing the sounds around her, Huan'er was about to cry.
"No... impossible... this Ouyang Hammer was personally crafted by Ouyang Ming for our young lady... how could it be fake!"
Huan'er looked indignant, but just as Huan'er glared at the crowd, the manager of Vast Heaven Restaurant spoke up, "Miss, would you mind if I verified this Ouyang Hammer right now...? If your Ouyang Hammer is genuine, then you don't need to stay at Vast Heaven Restaurant. Senior Brother Ouyang once said that as long as you come with the Ouyang Hammer, you are the most honored guest of the Ouyang Lineage. You don't need to wait; you can go directly to the Vast Heaven Holy Land's Artifact Refining Palace!"
"Yes, yes, let's verify!"
"This thing is obviously fake, what's the point of verifying it!"
"Since I've got nothing better to do, I might as well verify it..."
Amidst the shouts of countless people, Huan'er nodded, indicating that she would ask the shopkeeper to verify.
Without saying much, the shopkeeper directly channeled his Spirit Power into the Ouyang Hammer. As soon as the shopkeeper's Spirit Power entered the Ouyang Hammer, the next moment... the Ouyang Hammer showed no reaction whatsoever...
"Miss, I'm sorry, this is a fake Ouyang Hammer..." The shopkeeper shook his head with a wry smile, then handed the Ouyang Hammer back to Huan'er!
After the shopkeeper verified that the Ouyang Hammer was fake, a chorus of boos erupted from all around...
"I told you verification was a waste of time... Who has the words 'Ouyang' engraved on a legitimate Ouyang Hammer?"
"The feelings were fake... I thought I was going to see the legendary Ouyang Hammer appear in real life..."
"Let's disperse... What's so interesting about fake Ouyang Hammers? In my hometown, twenty fake Ouyang Hammers cost one spirit stone each. Anyone interested? They're all engraved with the character 'Ming,' and they're incredibly realistic!"
"I also have high-quality replicas of the Ouyang Hammer. Five for one spirit stone, honest and fair..."
A chorus of mockery erupted around them, and Huan'er was speechless.
How could that be? Miss would never joke about something like that...
But why doesn't this Ouyang Hammer have Ouyang Ming's aura?
"Impossible! Miss would never lie. This Ouyang Hammer was a token personally given to you by Ouyang Ming. Miss said this little hammer is unique in the world! It can't possibly be fake! You must be mistaken!"
Huan'er was already crying anxiously. Huan'er knew very well what the result would be if the Ouyang Hammer was fake. Her young lady would probably have no choice but to marry Master Yan Hua!
The shopkeeper initially wanted to disperse the crowd, but seeing Huan'er sitting there crying, he couldn't bear it.
"Miss, how much did your young lady spend on this Ouyang Hammer? If it's really too much, I'll let you stay at Vast Heaven Restaurant for a few more days as compensation, how about that?"
"Shopkeeper, this Ouyang Hammer wasn't bought by our young lady. She told me herself that Ouyang Ming personally handed it to her, saying it's the first Ouyang Hammer in the world!"
Huan'er said this, the entire audience booed...
"As everyone knows, the number one Ouyang Hammer in the world was the one Ouyang Ming gave to the Zhang Clan. Unfortunately, the Zhang Clan sold it to a small -Rogue Cultivator for a single spirit stone. Now, the word 'hammer' is taboo in the Zhang Clan... So how could yours be the number one? Besides, who has ever heard of a number one hammer that doesn't even have Ouyang Ming's aura? Girl, you've been deceived..."
"Young lady, your young lady has probably been deceived as well. Ouyang Ming rarely leaves the Vast Heaven Holy Land. How could your young lady have encountered him? Could it be that she met Ouyang Ming impersonator?"
"That makes sense... There are quite a few Ouyang Ming imitators, he probably just ran into one..."
The people around them chimed in with their own comments and cheers.
Huan'er glared at the crowd and said, "Impossible! This Ouyang Hammer was given to you by Ouyang Ming many years ago when he met you before he entered the Vast Heaven Holy Land. How could it be fake?"
Good heavens, the Huan'er uttered those words, the surrounding crowd scoffed.
After all, sometimes you can't wake someone who's pretending to be asleep, right?
Upon hearing Huan'er's words, the shopkeeper paused slightly, then asked, "Miss, could you let me take another look at this hammer?"
Huan'er nodded and handed the hammer back to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper looked it over for a while, and then a look of doubt appeared on his face.
Because the shopkeeper discovered something strange... This Ouyang Hammer, which everyone considered a fake, was not newly forged.
It's worth noting that many counterfeit Ouyang Hammers appeared in Three Continents before, but no matter how much they aged them, they would still leave some traces. A fake is a fake. No matter how old a freshly made item is made, it will never have that sense of time and patina.
But at this moment, looking at the hammer in his hand, the shopkeeper could clearly tell that it wasn't artificially aged. This Ouyang Hammer... although not ancient, truly bore the marks of many years.
It's certain that this hammer wasn't made later.
The shopkeeper could deduce that Huan'er wasn't lying; judging from the traces of time, this Ouyang Hammer seemed to have truly been created during Ouyang Jian's most impoverished period.
Back then, Ouyang Hammer was just scrap metal; who the hell would bother to fake that?
After confirming this, the shopkeeper was stunned; he had never encountered this thing before.
What should we do?
After much deliberation, the shopkeeper decided to test it again...
"Young lady, may I use my Spirit Power to verify the forging method of this hammer? If it truly was crafted by Senior Brother Ouyang, its forging will undoubtedly bear the unique marks of Senior Brother Ouyang Cloud-Piercing Hammer!"
"Please verify, shopkeeper!"
Huan'er's face was resolute.
But looking at Huan'er's determined face, everyone around her was speechless... What's the point of verifying something that's obviously fake?
And right before everyone's eyes, the shopkeeper made his move. He used a secret method to infuse the small hammer with his own power, making the forging marks on the hammer easily visible.
The moment the Spirit Power was poured into the small hammer, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared on it!
The moment this inspiration appeared, the entire Vast Heaven Restaurant fell silent!
Cloud-Piercing Hammer Technique!
This small hammer, which everyone thought was a fake, was actually made using Ouyang Ming's unique Cloud-Piercing Hammer Technique!