Chapter 7

The duck turned its head and looked at the boy who had just climbed out of the ruins. Then, it looked at the baby girl, seemingly very curious.

At this moment, the black flames of mental energy that should have directly torn through the baby girl's body gradually calmed down. The baby girl's skin, which had been pitch black just now, returned to its original rosy color.

"Oh, so many of you against me. Hmm, but I did lose, didn't I?"

The boy staggered over to the baby girl and the duck. Seeing someone approach, the duck quickly flapped its wings and ran to the side.

The boy dug his ears to remove the sand inside and continued to mutter to himself, "In the face of absolute power, all wisdom is useless. In the face of absolute wisdom, all power is useless. Hmm... both seem to make sense? But, I lost even with absolute power, so does that mean Master was wrong? Uh... so troublesome, I can't figure it out."

The swaying boy lifted his head and began to observe his surroundings. Soon, he saw the baby girl lying on the ground. The lingering resonance of power immediately told him what had happened.

"Ah! My power!"

He ran over, picked up the baby girl, and quickly undressed her, exposing her newborn body to himself.

"My power! Little girl, did you swallow all my power? Give it back! If you don't give it back... If you don't give it back... I'll spank you!"

The naked baby girl, perhaps sensing the cold, began to move, her tiny hands and feet wriggling.

"What are you moving for? My power, my power! Where did you put my power? Let me check."

As he spoke, the boy pinched one of the baby girl's little feet, lifting her bottom. Then he picked her up, turned her over, and kept touching her back with his fingers.

After being tossed around like this, the baby girl finally couldn't take it anymore and cried out, "Wah—!"

"Wahah—!"

Hearing the baby girl cry, the boy panicked and quickly put her back on the ground, jumping to the side.

He stared at her, and seeing that she continued to cry, his eyes darted around, and he immediately pointed at her and shouted, "You... listen to me! I'm not afraid of you, even if you have the supreme mental energy of the先天玄魔功 (Xiantian Xuemo Gong)! That... that... even if I'm a bit stupid, I still think I'm a little smarter than you, did you hear that! So, I demand that you spit out all the power right now! Otherwise, I'll make you pay!"

The boy was shouting wildly.

But the baby girl was gradually turning blue.

Today was only her first day of life.

Lying naked on the ruins, with no cover, the cold wind could easily blow away her fragile and tiny life.

The boy tilted his head, cautiously peeking at the little girl.

The little girl had curled up her body, her soft hands and feet all curled up.

Her rosy face no longer had the same luster as before. Instead, it began to turn pale.

"Wah... wah... waa... waa..."

The crying gradually became lighter.

Was she tired?

Seeing the little girl's crying gradually fade away, the boy finally dared to step forward and take a closer look.

"Hmm... like a little monkey."

The boy mumbled, cautiously extending his hand and placing it on the baby girl's forehead.

Her head was a bit hot, but her body felt cold.

The boy looked around, scratched the back of his head, and after some thought, he finally picked up the swaddling clothes and wrapped the baby girl again.

"Will you die? Hey, if you die, can you give my power back? I'll dig a grave for you. I'm good at digging graves. I once dug over 15,000 graves in one go, so digging one for you won't be a problem."

The boy's silly words echoed in the vast ruins.

The wind blew, and the baby girl in his arms seemed even weaker, her tiny fists clenching helplessly, as if only the air in this world could be held in her hands.

After all... her parents and her home were gone...

The baby girl shivered in his arms, and the boy looked around.

No one was around; the Qian family's residence, now completely destroyed, had no curious onlookers daring to come and peek. However, the boy's worries were not so complicated. He shook his head, holding the nearly lifeless baby girl, and walked toward a collapsed kitchen.

"Hmm, wait here for a moment."

The boy placed the baby girl on the ruins, bent down, and crawled into the collapsed kitchen. A moment later, he emerged with four large steamed buns covered in black ash, looking very pleased.

"Hehe, there's food. Do you want to eat?"

The boy wiped off some of the ash and took a bite. Then, he nodded in satisfaction and brought the large white bun to the baby girl's little mouth, gently pushing it in.

The baby girl was still in a deep sleep.

Her cold face and lips seemed to indicate that her life force was not as strong.

The boy pushed a few times, and seeing that the little girl didn't open her mouth at all, he nodded and said, "Oh, you're not hungry? I'll eat first, and after I finish, you have to give me back my power, okay?"

With that, the boy sat cross-legged next to the baby girl and began to eat the white bun in large bites.

It seemed he was really hungry.

For ten days and nights, he hadn't eaten a single meal or drunk a drop of water. Although his strong willpower and the help of the先天玄魔功 (Xiantian Xuemo Gong) had sustained him, now he felt that eating a large white bun was a supreme happiness.

In no time, the few large white buns were all gone. The boy patted his hands and nodded in satisfaction. Then, he turned his head to look at the baby girl next to him.

Her face had become very cold.

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