With a hint of confusion on her face, White Fox spat the thing out and turned over the crystal, which was clearly much more translucent in color. Strange—she had been able to absorb the last one she ate. Why was this one completely useless, like an ordinary stone?
As for swallowing it outright, White Fox knew her limits. The moment she put it in her mouth, she could tell that this thing was of no use to her whatsoever...
"What the hell? Why doesn't it work?" White Fox flung the crystal aside in frustration and said unhappily.
"Mm... who knows?" Jiu Ming smiled, picking up the crystal that had fallen by his feet. He was somewhat surprised. This thing felt a little... special to him.
"Alright, this thing is mine now." Jiu Ming smiled and, without the slightest courtesy, turned it into a Sealed Card. After storing it away, he took it back out again.
That was right. This thing really was meant for him.
Otherwise, Jiu Ming could not have stored it away so easily.
"Who said I was giving it to you? Give it back already." White Fox charged at Jiu Ming in dissatisfaction, raising a paw to swipe at him. Even if she could not eat it, she could still find some other use for it.
"It's useless in your hands anyway."
Jiu Ming smiled. This crystal was not meant to be used by exotic beasts. One could say that an exotic beast's ability to absorb things was utterly useless on this crystal. As for other uses... it did not contain much stored power. What it held was more of that something resembling the power of laws.
To use it, one needed to be a being like Jiu Ming—a "ghost" of sorts. He had no idea how