Chapter 676: No more pretending-time to lay my cards on the table. "Just luck."
Shi Yan raised a hand, and the Divine Cicada's Shed Shell landed in Tao Yaoyao's hands.
Once that was done, he casually stroked his sleeve to soothe the sulking Nine-Turn Divine Cicada.
When he had come out earlier, he had found the Nine-Turn Divine Cicada unconscious... Naturally, Meng Wushuang hadn't let it watch him do something so embarrassing. Only after waking it had Shi Yan confirmed that just three shed shells remained.
The divine cicada underwent nine turns: the first unlocked the life source, the second welcomed rainbow light, the third tempered sharpness, the fourth harnessed heavenly wind, the fifth condensed demon blood, the sixth shaped the divine soul, the seventh condensed the void, the eighth transformed the seasons, and the ninth perfected the golden body. Having reached its sixth turn, the divine cicada had produced six shed shells. The first three-"life source," "rainbow light," and "sharpness"-had already found their uses.
Azure Lotus True God had fused the life-source shell into the Divine Lotus's seed to accelerate its growth. The Chi Guang Tower Master had taken the rainbow-light shell, while Meng Wushuang had refined the sharpness shell. It was precisely thanks to that shell that Meng Wushuang's strength had advanced further, giving him the courage to turn his blade on a god's remnant soul.
Of the last three shells, he would leave "heavenly wind" to Liya and take "divine soul" back with him. "Demon blood" was just right for Tao Yaoyao.
Now that one of those three was gone, the divine cicada was naturally a little upset.
"I'll give you something good once we're out. Don't let your aura leak."
Shi Yan spoke through a soul transmission.
The Secret Realm was about to open. This was