Chapter 99

Slowly opening his eyes, Dongfang Xiuzhe felt a wave of soreness in his body. He shook his head, which felt somewhat swollen, and his gaze finally settled on the emerald green pet egg on the table.

"Emerald green? Could this be the true appearance of the pet egg?"

Looking at the scattered stone chips on the table, he realized he had successfully separated the outer stone layer from the pet egg.

At this moment, the pet egg was a vibrant green, like bamboo leaves, with strange black patterns on its shell... What kind of pet could this be?

Just as he was about to pick up the pet egg, he froze, remembering what had just happened.

He clearly remembered that at the last moment of transmitting true essence to the pet egg, an unexpected situation occurred. A strange heat current tried to penetrate his body through his palm.

Thinking about this, Dongfang Xiuzhe quickly checked his body.

Looking down, he saw a layer of black, sticky substance adhering to his skin, emitting a faint foul odor.

"What is this?"

Dongfang Xiuzhe, who was a clean person, could not tolerate such a foul smell. He immediately cast a water magic spell to wash away the dirt, and even destroyed his clothes on the spot.

When he saw his skin, which was as clear and translucent as jade, Dongfang Xiuzhe was completely stunned.

"What has happened to my body?"

Struggling to recall what had happened, Dongfang Xiuzhe remembered that to resist the enormous suction force from the pet egg and to repel the heat current, he had used the Yin-Yang Five Elements Technique to疯狂汲取天地间的灵气.

At the same time, he also used mental power to resist the heat current.

Initially, this method was very effective, but as time passed, Dongfang Xiuzhe's body gradually became hot, and his consciousness began to blur.

Finally, his mind "buzzed" and he lost consciousness. He could not remember what happened afterward.

"Is there something wrong with my body?"

Worried, Dongfang Xiuzhe checked again.

He found that besides his skin becoming clear and translucent, there was also a purple pattern on his chest, which looked like some kind of text or an array.

"Why do I have this on my body?"

Gently touching the purple pattern, he felt no abnormality, as if it was supposed to be there.

Frowning, the addition of this pattern on his body made Dongfang Xiuzhe uneasy. He began to meditate and examine his body internally to see if there were any changes inside.

After a while.

Dongfang Xiuzhe suddenly opened his eyes, his face filled with surprise and joy.

What did he discover that made him so excited?

Through his internal examination, Dongfang Xiuzhe found that his body and meridians had been tempered to be even tougher, and the true essence in his dantian had become more refined and abundant, like a small river suddenly turning into a lake.

Even more exciting was that his entire body seemed to have undergone a transformation, becoming pure without any impurities, which would undoubtedly make absorbing the essence of heaven and earth much more efficient!

Regardless of the cause of these changes, one thing was certain: Dongfang Xiuzhe had turned a disaster into a blessing, and his strength had made another leap!

After calming down, Dongfang Xiuzhe took out a new set of clothes from his storage ring and put them on, then prepared to continue studying the pet egg that had brought him countless surprises.

"Bang!"

The chair he had just pulled over was shattered into pieces as he sat down, but fortunately, the pet egg on the table was not affected.

Staring at the broken chair on the ground, Dongfang Xiuzhe was startled.

"What happened? Is there something wrong with this chair?"

Dongfang Xiuzhe, not believing in superstition, pulled over another chair, but the result was the same—it was shattered to pieces.

Not only that, when he tried to stand up, the ground was indented by his hands.

"Am I possessed? I didn't use any force, did I?" Dongfang Xiuzhe was puzzled.

Could it be that his strength had suddenly increased, and he couldn't adapt to it immediately?

This hypothesis was not impossible!

To verify this hypothesis, Dongfang Xiuzhe took out a giant hammer from his storage ring.

In the past, without using true essence, he found it somewhat difficult to lift the hammer; but now, it felt as light as a teacup.

Swinging it a few times, the hammer created a strong wind, scattering the broken chair pieces everywhere.

"Ha ha~"

A burst of laughter, Dongfang Xiuzhe had never been this happy. The feeling of immense strength was wonderful, and if he weren't afraid of destroying the small house, he would have wanted to move around more.

"I must get used to this strength quickly, or it will cause a lot of trouble!"

Dongfang Xiuzhe didn't want to break things he touched or hurt his family because he couldn't control his strength.

With the help of several dozen gravity runes, he could temporarily suppress this strength. His gaze returned to the pet egg.

The research continued...

"Xiaozhe, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

At dinner, Xie Qiuping, seeing her son eating from a large iron basin, asked with concern.

Even Chen Yue and Chen Xing, the two sisters, looked at Dongfang Xiuzhe with puzzled eyes.

"Mom, I'm fine, don't worry!"

Dongfang Xiuzhe said while eating.

He used such a large iron basin to prevent his strength from crushing the porcelain bowl, and also because he was very hungry, more so than ever before.

This meal, Dongfang Xiuzhe ate a lot, almost finishing all the food, but he was still not full.

Unable to help it, he secretly went out at night and bought a large amount of food, storing it in his storage ring.

Two days passed quickly.

Through these two days of effort, Dongfang Xiuzhe finally adapted to his increased strength.

However, his appetite did not decrease at all, as if he were a reincarnated hungry ghost, eating without ever feeling full.

Dongfang Xiuzhe couldn't figure out why this had happened.

As his appetite increased, he found that his strength was also increasing, as if the food he ate was being converted into strength.

With this discovery, Dongfang Xiuzhe ate as much as he wanted, without any control, and fortunately, his stomach was not picky, and the gold coins in his storage ring were enough to sustain him for a long time.

Another day passed.

This morning, the sky was clear and the weather was good.

In the room, Dongfang Xiuzhe's eyes were tightly closed, and he was sitting cross-legged on the bed, having entered a meditative state.

The essence of heaven and earth entered through the Baihui point, circulating through his seven meridians and eight channels, nourishing every cell in his body, and finally sinking into the dantian to transform into true essence.

In front of Dongfang Xiuzhe's chest, a green pet egg was floating, rapidly spinning as it absorbed the true essence from his hands.

This scene looked as if a demon beast was cultivating by expelling its inner core.

Speaking of this strange cultivation method, it was something Dongfang Xiuzhe had discovered unintentionally while studying the pet egg over the past two days.

By using the pet egg to continuously absorb true essence, the accumulated true essence in his body could be quickly consumed, and then replenished by the essence of heaven and earth.

The beauty of this cultivation method was that it not only strengthened his body using the essence of heaven and earth but also made the newly generated true essence more abundant and refined.

Just as he woke up from his meditative state, before he could rest, he heard his second sister's voice from outside.

"Xiao Wu, come out quickly, Second Sister has something good to show you." Her voice was filled with pride.

Thinking about it, since returning from the "Four Directions Pavilion," Dongfang Xiuzhe hadn't seen his second sister for two days, and he didn't know where she had been.

"Xiao Wu, come and see how this storage ring looks."

Seeing Dongfang Xiuzhe come out of the room, Dongfang Jinxuan quickly shook her right hand.

On her right ring finger, she was wearing a light purple storage ring with many feminine patterns, looking very delicate and exquisite.

"How does it look? Isn't it beautiful? I spent three days almost visiting all the magic shops in Jali City to choose this one!"

Dongfang Jinxuan said with a smile. No wonder she hadn't been seen for the past few days; she had been picking out a storage ring.

Dongfang Xiuzhe hurriedly praised it, but didn't show much interest.

...

As noon approached, Dongfang Yuer returned.

Her return immediately made the house lively.

"Second Sister, do you know, the pet egg you bought for me is a four-star demon beast!"

Dongfang Yuer, excited, immediately clung to Dongfang Jinxuan, who was resting in the room.

Her excitement was no less than when she had bought the storage ring.

"What? A four-star demon beast?" Dongfang Jinxuan was startled and jumped off the bed.

"It's true!" Dongfang Yuer grabbed her second sister's arm and continued, "Second Sister, do you know, my classmate Shu Wan's pet egg is a three-star illusion beast!"

Dongfang Jinxuan stared at her fourth sister, thinking to herself: Why don't I have such good luck?

She had bought many pet eggs in the past, but they were all dead eggs, costing her tens of thousands of gold coins.

"My brother is so amazing. The three numbers he casually said were actually correct. I'm glad I didn't choose the egg myself!"

Dongfang Yuer was very relieved that she had followed Dongfang Xiuzhe's advice.

Her words reminded Dongfang Jinxuan that it was indeed Xiao Wu who had said the three numbers.

How did Xiao Wu know?

Thinking about Dongfang Xiuzhe's various performances at the "Four Directions Pavilion," Dongfang Jinxuan suddenly fell silent.

Upon careful reflection, her brother seemed to be mysterious, always locking himself in his room. What was he doing?

At this moment, Dongfang Jinxuan suddenly realized that her brother seemed to be hiding many secrets.

"I need to have a good talk with Xiao Wu!"

Her eyes flickered, and Dongfang Jinxuan had decided to understand her brother better.