Chapter 2092: At last, I was a man with slick tricks too (third update)
It was the doglike monster Song Shuhang had caught in the first Trial Grounds on the Golden Moon, after being launched there from Mount Ga'er in the Beast Cultivator World.
Their physical makeup was very similar to that of heart demons, which had piqued Song Shuhang's curiosity. So he had caught one of the big dog monsters to see whether he could take it home and keep it.
Before meeting Senior Divine Dragon, Song Shuhang had tied the big dog up outside. It was probably still tied up there.
"Just remember to bring it back when we return," Su Clan's Sixteen said with a smile.
"That's all we can do." Song Shuhang nodded solemnly—chatting with Sixteen helped distract him and ease his symptoms.
"Speaking of which, have your side effects changed at all?" Pavilion Master Chu's cowlick suddenly asked.
Song Shuhang shook his head. "Same as before. Nausea and a stomachache."
"Hmm." Pavilion Master Chu's cowlick seemed lost in thought.
She had been assuming that Song Shuhang's symptoms were simply the aftereffects of Demon Emperor Hezhi pouring power into him. But now that she thought about it more carefully... didn't these symptoms seem a little like morning sickness during pregnancy?
Song Shuhang said, "I keep feeling waves of malice coming from your cowlick, Senior Chu."
"You're imagining things." Pavilion Master Chu's voice was perfectly level, betraying not the slightest emotion. "Besides, your side effects might not be as serious as we thought."
Song Shuhang looked puzzled.
"Your symptoms have barely worsened since the side effects first appeared. That made me think of something," Pavilion Master Chu continued. "It's the effect of the Heavenly Emperor's Temporal Spell."
Within that Temporal Spell, Song Shuhang's body and the cultivation