The Golden Lotus Exotic Fire roared beneath the Alchemy Furnace, boiling the water inside. Dragon Eggs—some crimson, some emerald, some brilliant purple, and some snow-white—bobbed up and down.
But the heat of ordinary lake water at a boil was nowhere near enough to cook the Dragon Eggs.
Ye Qiu summoned the flames again and sent them straight into the Alchemy Furnace. They evaporated all the lake water, then roasted the eggs directly.
Even then, it took more than a hundred breaths to cook them all through.
A rich, distinctive aroma burst from the Alchemy Furnace, and everyone crowded around.
Chen Chi's finely shaped nose twitched. Beneath the spell of that fragrance, she could not help swallowing.
Something glistened at the corner of her mouth.
These were Dragon Eggs. Never mind the taste—their essence alone had to be astonishingly abundant.
Besides, they smelled incredible.
"They're ready. One each..." Before Ye Qiu could finish, everyone had already lunged for them.
By the time they cleared away and Ye Qiu stepped up, not even a scrap of shell remained in the Alchemy Furnace for him.
His face darkened. He had counted them exactly: one apiece, no more, no less.
Where's mine?
He swept his gaze around and spotted Yuan Gang pulling Qing Lingyue, the young princess of the Green Luan Clan, away in an attempt to flee.
In a flash, Ye Qiu blocked Yuan Gang's path. "Everyone else knew to take one each. But you had to be shameless and take two?"
"You took them all. What am I supposed to eat?"
Yuan Gang chuckled. "I figured you'd just survived a tribulation and were bursting with energy. Surely you weren't hungry."
Ye Qiu snatched the brilliant purple egg from his hand. Face dark, he turned and walked away.
Bursting with energy, am I?