The enormous egg stood there, its surface covered in countless profound and intricate patterns that made one dizzy at a glance. The patterns flickered between light and dark.
What shocked the young man even more was that the eggshell had split open with numerous cracks, as though something might break free at any moment.
Standing here, that faint summons became increasingly intense. He even had the feeling that he shared an inseparable connection with whatever was inside the egg.
His mind dazed, he somehow walked up to the enormous egg without realizing it and raised a hand to touch it.
Hua Ci and the others watched from the side. After a brief moment of thought, they let him be.
They had long known the young man's identity, so they were certain of one thing: he could not possibly do anything harmful to this egg.
Who knew how long passed before the young man suddenly came back to his senses.
When he realized he had somehow come all the way here, he gave a start and hurriedly turned his head. "Uncle Nine, I didn't do anything, did I?"
Though his cultivation was not especially high, he was already at the Divine Sea Realm. Yet he had absentmindedly done something he had not noticed in the slightest, which he found utterly unbelievable.
"No." Little Nine shook his head.
"Uncle Nine, what kind of egg is this?" he asked curiously.
"A Phoenix Egg!" Hua Ci's voice came from the side, calm and flat.
The young man's eyes lit up. "The Phoenix among the Four Sacred Beasts? There's a phoenix inside?"
Naturally, he had heard of the Four Sacred Beasts, but he had never seen one with his own eyes. To suddenly learn that this was a Phoenix Egg was simply incredible.
But why