Even now, Xue Fuyao had not quite recovered from her surprise. It had actually been this easy.
Looking at the egg in her hand, its aura of life growing ever stronger, she thought, Could I have found the wrong thing?
After all, judging by how that master and servant had behaved earlier, they would certainly have taken this egg away if they had discovered it. In that case, even if the thing inside hatched, whatever disturbance it caused could not possibly have occurred in the Sky Fox Mountain Range.
Besides, something she had searched for so long without finding had suddenly appeared now. It all felt somewhat unreal.
"I'd better stay here for a couple of days and see what happens."
As for this egg...
Xue Fuyao took out a dagger and cut her finger. Blood flowed from the wound and dripped onto the eggshell.
To form a contract with an unborn Monster Beast, one only needed to drip a drop of blood onto its eggshell.
Because the Monster Beast was still inside the egg and its mind was not yet fully developed, the process of accepting a master would usually go very smoothly...
Xue Fuyao watched as a force dispersed her blood the instant it touched the eggshell.
That force was very weak and seemed to come from inside the shell, yet it was utterly resolute.
Yes, resolute. It did not want to accept her as its master.
"So you're already conscious." Xue Fuyao looked at the egg and said, "Are you sure you want to refuse to accept me as your master? I'll put that last time down to you being young and not knowing any better. I'll give you one more chance."
With that, she squeezed another drop of blood from the wound.
The instant this drop