Dongxu Zi's gaze flickered as he looked at Ouyang before him. He no longer regarded Ouyang as a junior, and his tone grew heavier. "Kid, strength isn't everything. With strength alone, you'll only end up someone else's pawn!"
"I know, but strength can solve a lot of problems, especially when I can take both of you on right now!" Ouyang retorted. Squatting nearby, Liang Zai borrowed the tiger's might like a fox and barked at Dongxu Zi.
This space was already covered by the Fifty-Fifty Domain Ouyang had obtained from the system. He could fight the two old men alone, never mind the extra dog on his side.
"Then you need to show us you have the strength to negotiate, rather than just charging ahead like a brute!" Unable to persuade Ouyang no matter what he said, Dongxu Zi could only say this.
Ouyang smiled, looked at Dongxu Zi before him, and casually asked, "Old man, aren't you curious? Don't you find anything about me a little familiar?"
Looking at Ouyang's exceptionally cheerful smile, Dongxu Zi asked in bewilderment, "I watched you grow up, kid. How could I not find you familiar?"
Ouyang shook his head and raised a finger, true essence swirling over it.
Staring at the true essence on his fingertip, Ouyang spoke as though to himself. "For instance, that I have the same power as that Grand Ancestor-your master?"
Dongxu Zi shuddered all over and looked at Ouyang in shock. Just what had Ouyang experienced after going to the Nine Hells?
Could Ouyang have met Master in the Nine Hells?
A single sentence from Ouyang instantly threw Dongxu Zi's mind into turmoil, dragging his thoughts back countless years, to when he was still young.
Dressed in gray robes, tall and straight, with a gentle voice, his master