Three black, crystal-like fruits Zhang Tie had never seen before hung from Little Tree. Each was the size of a palm, flat, with the texture and sheen of metal. Looking at their shape, Zhang Tie felt something strange stir within him, because the fruits resembled the character for "big," and also a human figure standing with its arms spread wide.
At first glance, the three fruits looked like the human-shaped chocolate biscuits Zhang Tie had eaten as a child.
As Zhang Tie stared dumbfoundedly at the three fruits, a streak of golden radiance flashed from within their dark surfaces, dazzling to behold.
Zhang Tie stood there in a daze for a moment, then took one stride onto Little Tree's altar and reached out to inspect the fruits' attributes.
The instant Zhang Tie extended his hand, several lines of text automatically appeared before his eyes.
``` --Vajra Fruit, mature.
--Usage: Pick and consume directly. Note: The fruit cannot be taken out of Castle of Black Iron. Twelve hours after being picked, the energy and vital essence within it will gradually dissipate.
--The more setbacks he suffers, the braver he becomes; the more battles he fights, the stronger he grows. Let the sea of qi shatter, let ice and fire share one furnace; break, then rise anew, and temper the vajra body!
--O brave one, the Iron Fetus Fruit has turned you into sinews of steel and bones of iron—the foundation upon which you climb ever upward. When the final Iron Fetus Fruit is born, it is both an end and a beginning. At that moment, an even greater path will unfold before your eyes. Yet that path is subtle as dust and thorny at every step. It is like treasure buried deep within the earth, like pearls hidden in the depths