Thump, thump, thump!
"What was that sound?"
At the side of the little boat, Little Pig suddenly pricked up his ears and listened closely. Then he frowned. "Sounds like the heartbeat of some monster. Ah, this boat's too rough—I can't hear it clearly!"
"You imagine too much!" Beside him, Little Dragon Lady poked his piggy head with a pale, jade-like finger. "That sound came from the cabin. The Lord is in there now. What monster would dare cause trouble?"
"Woman! Do not test my patience! Do not take advantage of how well I treat you to act so brazenly!" Little Pig looked thoroughly displeased, then turned to Brahma Tathagata. "Monk, you tell me—isn't something strange? Hm? Monk, what's wrong with you?"
Only then did Little Pig notice something odd about Brahma Tathagata. That big head of his, which usually made him look so timid, now radiated an indescribable solemnity!
Brahma Tathagata was staring gravely at the sky, so absorbed that he seemed not to have heard Little Pig's question at all.
Thump, thump, thump!
Another burst of sound came from the cabin.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The eerie fruit glowing gold sent out one pulse after another.
Chen Cuo's Incarnation held the fruit in his hand.
This was the same Incarnation that had fought two Arhats descended to the mortal realm on the Grand Canal. After dealing with the Buddhist School and the Blood Sea Sect disciples, then giving Yu Shinan another layer of protection, he had followed a sensed connection and found Little Pig and the others.
Brahma Tathagata had then promptly, willingly, and of his own accord offered him the Primordial Chaos Fruit he had just obtained.
But before Chen Cuo's Incarnation could examine the strange fruit, the Lord of Self launched his charge. Chen Cuo had been forced