Little Crane looked at Fang Chen and asked, "Master, do you think these two fruits are edible?"
Fang Chen nodded slightly. "They should be. There are two, so we can each have one. You pick first!"
Little Crane studied the fruits. "I'll take the colorful one. It looks especially tempting!"
"Haha, all right!"
Fang Chen laughed and handed the Colored Fruits to Little Crane.
Without hesitation, Little Crane opened her beak and pecked at the Colored Fruits.
Ding!
A crisp sound rang out. A powerful force bounced Little Crane's beak back, leaving not a mark on the Colored Fruits.
"That hurt!" Little Crane told Fang Chen.
Fang Chen was surprised too. He had not expected the Colored Fruits to be so hard.
He examined it for a while and discovered that its skin was formed from countless mysterious Runes.
"Little Crane, swallow it whole and see what happens," he said.
"Mm!"
Little Crane nodded, opened her beak, and swallowed the Colored Fruits.
As soon as Little Crane swallowed it, she felt a strange vibration spreading through her body. Vast numbers of Runes detached from the fruit and merged into her.
Bzz, bzz, bzz...
A strange vibration surged from Little Crane's body. The space around her twisted, and a flood of Space Dao Patterns converged on her before being absorbed.
As she absorbed the Space Dao Patterns, Little Crane felt her power rising rapidly.
Fang Chen watched brilliant light radiate from her body as she grew larger and larger.
"Little Crane, are you all right?" he asked at once.
"Master, after I swallowed the fruit, lots of Runes fell from it and merged into my body. Now a powerful Devouring Power is surging through me, and I'm absorbing the Space Dao Patterns around me like crazy!"
Fang Chen's eyes brightened. Little