"Whoa! A strange fruit!"
"Heavens! Heavens! So many strange fruits!"
When Yuan Tianzong emerged from his shelter, he leaped onto a thousand-meter-high peak and looked out over Mount Tai beneath the night sky. Lights were blooming in many places, dazzlingly bright.
Those patches of light were strange fruits. They were everywhere, scattered across the peaks and valleys, shining one after another like flowers in spring, each vying to outshine the others.
Yuan Tianzong was a little surprised. Why had so many strange fruits appeared at once tonight, as if they'd arranged it beforehand?
All of Mount Tai was cheering. People called their friends, sent the news flying, and spread it at top speed. More and more people rushed over through the night in great numbers.
With so many strange fruits, a grand feast was inevitable.
Yet behind this feast, Yuan Tianzong sensed something was off.
"Clack, clack!" Bone was thrilled. Knowing how beneficial the strange fruits would be to his master, he flapped his bony wings and gripped a rib in one hand. He swung it around, its strokes powerful and swift, as he warmed up.
"Let's go!"
Yuan Tianzong didn't care what kind of plot was afoot. The strange fruits might have different effects, but they all contained vital essence and were excellent for improving his body. Whatever the scheme was, he'd deal with it after he'd eaten his fill!
Soon, he landed in a valley.
There was a fruit shaped like a bird spreading its wings, its surface layered with feathers.
Yuan Tianzong grabbed it and tossed it into his mouth. As its vital essence spread through his body, his skin began to itch. Feathers seemed ready to sprout from beneath his skin, transforming him into a beast.
His inner qi circulated, and his blood roared.
The itch