"Don't worry about that. I have a secret art that can hatch the eggs of all sorts of insects and beasts. It should work on this Azure Sea Ray Egg too, though it will take about half a day," Fire Spirit Child said.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Fellow Daoist Fire." Shen Luo's heart leaped with joy.
He then relayed Fire Spirit Child's words to Myriad Waters True Immortal, who finally understood. Although curious about how Shen Luo had worked it out in such a short time, he dared not ask further and simply admired Shen Luo's breadth of knowledge.
Shen Luo continued fleeing ahead, buying time for Fire Spirit Child to hatch the Azure Sea Ray Egg.
With his current abilities, if he set his mind on escaping, not only would a True Immortal like Yan Lie fail to catch him, even a Taiyi Stage expert might not manage it.
Half a day soon passed. Inside the Netherfire Refining Furnace, the Azure Sea Ray Egg trembled ceaselessly within a ball of red light, finally nearing the moment of hatching.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, quickly place your Spirit-Linking Mark inside the egg! Azure Sea Rays are born proficient in both water and wind abilities. They make excellent mounts, and they're also combat spirit beasts well worth raising!" Fire Spirit Child shouted.
Hearing this, Shen Luo hurriedly sent a stream of magic power into the Netherfire Refining Furnace and performed the Spirit-Linking Demon-Commanding Art.
The Azure Sea Ray had yet to hatch, and its awareness was still undeveloped, so the Spirit-Linking Art easily subdued it.
"Good. Fellow Daoist Shen, channel your vital energy into the egg through the Spirit-Linking Art and hatch it in one go!" Fire Spirit Child formed a hand seal and pointed. The red light surrounding the Azure