"Pfft—"
A head-sized, spherical object was shot out, rolling a few times before stopping at Zhuge Lan's feet.
It was covered in an unidentified yellow, red, and white liquid, causing Zhuge Lan to instinctively take a half-step back.
Xiao Wu, covered in sweat, instinctively forced herself to stand up.
She strained to look at her "child."
(ヾ) [Emotion Points +11111]
What the heck is this??!!
How could she, a rabbit, a spirit beast in human form, lay an egg?
Impossible! It absolutely couldn't be because of her!
Then... It could only be Zhuge Lan's fault!
She looked up, about to ask.
She saw Zhuge Lan summon Li Jing's longsword and slash towards the egg.
[Emotion Points +11111]
▄█〓█(╯●Д●)シ!
Xiao Wu dove forward and caught the blade, protecting the egg with her body at the same time. No matter what, this was her "child"!
However, no attack landed.
Zhuge Lan put away Li Jing's longsword, deep in thought.
—The "100% chance of being caught barehanded" wasn't triggered, so this egg isn't a living thing?
What a pity.
He'd wanted to see Tang San's expression when he "unhappily became a father."
"Crack—"
Amidst the crisp cracking sound.
The egg was crushed by Xiao Wu, and the items inside were revealed.
A sphere of light, radiating golden light.
Oh wow!
Golden legend!
[Emotion Points +19999]
Xiao Wu was stunned.
What is this? Where's my child? She instinctively reached out to grab it, but her hand passed right through the sphere of light.
This is Zhuge Lan's Soul Bone skill, of course it has "property protection."
Zhuge Lan beckoned.
The light sphere flew into his hand, and a string of information appeared.
[Life Sphere: Increases lifespan by 10,000 years after consumption!]
Huh?
'System, do soul beasts still have this much lifespan after they take human form?'
[The Embryo Gaze can randomly extract any ability that the target possessed before their death!]
Cause and effect, just like a system.
Zhuge Lan opened his mouth. Then closed it.
Although it was still inside the eggshell, it came from Xiao Wu. It felt a little awkward to eat.
The Demon Eye seemed to sense his thoughts. It took the initiative to appear, releasing a gravitational pull that swallowed the golden sphere in one gulp.
[Lifespan +1000 years!]
[Soul Bone Age +5000 years!]
Wait a second!
What's going on, System? Are you taking a cut?
[The abilities produced by Weakness Extraction Technique are absorbed based on the host's compatibility, 1% to 100%. The remainder is used to evolve the soul bone's age!]
—That "produced" is very clever.
So that's how it is.
My bad, sorry.
The System didn't respond, seemingly unconcerned.
"You… what are you doing?!" Xiao Wu hissed, lowering her voice. "My child! Did you eat my child?!"
[Emotion Points +29999]
Wow! Even giving birth in front of Tang San didn't earn this many emotion points.
It's clearly not a living thing, yet you're so worked up?
Motherly love truly is magnificent.
"What are you thinking?"
Zhuge Lan shrugged.
"My Weakness Extraction Technique is used in conjunction with the Strength Appraisal Technique."
"It can only extract energy to help my External Spirit Bone evolve."
"How could I possibly let you actually give birth to a child?"
[Emotion Points +11111]
Xiao Wu calmed down, her rabbit ears drooping.
So, it's just like that?
I thought...
She shook her head violently. What was she even thinking?
What now?
The whole process was too stimulating, and she had lost her... innocence.
Although it wasn't that kind of loss, Xiao Wu still felt like she had betrayed Tang San.
[Emotion Points +25555]
But life goes on.
"Can you tell me what happened before this?"
She chose to change the subject.
Zhuge Lan watched the emotional points continuously floating above Xiao Wu's head.
He didn't care.
As long as he got the emotional points, the topic didn't matter.
He briefly recounted everything.
As for the Eight Spider Lances? Did that even exist?
[Emotional Points +11111]
[Emotional Points +8888]
[Emotional Points +9999] Xiao Wu stared at Zhuge Lan in shock, the emotional points above her head appearing.
The Overwhelming Dragon Snake Martial Soul Fusion Skill could rival a Titled Douluo.
Yet Zhuge Lan could still drive them back?
Judging by the tone… He used a rather low-grade Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonball?
Then… If she hadn't stopped him back then, Er Ming might really have been… gone! [Emotional Points +11111]
Finally.
All the emotions converged into… Zhuge Lan raised his hand to stop her! "Don't mention thanks, I came here because I wanted to."
"I was hoping to hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast to make up for my missing spirit bone."
"It's lucky it ran so fast."
[Emotion Points +19999]
So, he was really after Er Ming!
For a moment.
Moved, appreciative, disgusted, relieved... All these emotions surged within Xiao Wu, making her feel incredibly conflicted.
They all transformed into emotion points, gushing out uncontrollably.
Zhuge Lan was so pleased that he could barely contain his smile.
"I'll go on watch over there, you stay with Tang San."
He ran off to the side, chuckling to himself.
Xiao Wu also went to Tang San's side, keeping watch quietly.
But her gaze kept drifting towards Zhuge Lan.
That experience earlier… She would never forget it.
It was, after all, a cross-rank absorption.
Even with the Twin Martial Souls enhancement, it was still fraught with danger.
Even fine, bloody beads of sweat appeared on his skin; it was from burst capillaries.
But he was fixated on "saving Xiao Wu."
Tang San spent over an hour, gritting his teeth and slowly wearing it down. He actually managed to absorb this 2,000-year Soul Ring.
It transformed into a purple Soul Ring, obediently circling his Blue Silver Grass.
Tang San opened his eyes.
He saw Xiao Wu rushing towards him.
He thought it was a dream, but he still instinctively reached out to hug her.
But he really felt something. He was stunned.
"Xiao Wu? It's really you!" Tang San exclaimed joyfully, "That's great..."
Tang San hadn't finished speaking when he collapsed into Xiao Wu's arms.
Zhuge Lan seriously suspected that this little punk had deliberately fallen towards Xiao Wu.
"Brother?" Xiao Wu exclaimed, "Brother, what's wrong? Zhuge! Quickly heal my brother!"
Zhuge Lan raised a hand.
"I bless you!"
"Ah~"
[Emotion Points +4444]
Xiao Wu let out a soft moan and glared at Zhuge Lan!
"You're not healing me!"
"You're healing my brother!"
"Damn it!"
Zhuge Lan waved his hand dismissively.
"I just wanted to calm you down."
"Tang San rushed all night and fought the Man Faced Demon Spider until he was exhausted. He came to find you to recover as quickly as possible and even absorbed a 2,000-year Soul Ring, going against his level."
"Although his body has been healed by me, his spirit was already on the verge of collapse."
"Suddenly seeing you return safely, his tense nerves relaxed, and of course, he fainted."
"What he needs most now is a good rest."
After saying that, Zhuge Lan let out a big yawn.
"Let's head back quickly."
"Teacher Zhao and the others are probably still waiting for us at the camp."
[Emotion Points +9999]
The anger in Xiao Wu's eyes disappeared, replaced by gratitude and guilt. She had just realized it.
——Zhuge Lan, she actually came too?
Tang San's actions, rushing in without hesitation, were understandable given his feelings for her.
But why would Zhuge Lan come?
They'd only known each other for a few days, and they'd been constantly at odds, with not much of a friendship between them.
Come to think of it...
Zhuge Lan had the ability to severely injure or even kill Er Ming back then.
It was because of her interference that all these subsequent events occurred.
In the whole matter,
Zhuge Lan had already done everything she could, as a teammate.
——Even allowing herself to "lay an egg", she was protecting Tang San while he absorbed a Soul Ring.
[Emotion Points +15555]
"I don't want to be like this either." Xiao Wu said, her voice choked with sobs. "This is all my…"
Zhuge Lan impatiently waved a hand, cutting off Xiao Wu's self-reproach.
"No need for all that. Just go back."
"It's almost noon, and I'm so tired I can barely keep my eyes open."
With that, he grabbed both of them by the backs of their collars and darted off in the direction they'd come from, as fast as lightning.
It seemed magnanimous.
But in reality…
...
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