It seemed like something was wriggling out of it and that the hole was getting bigger.
Gu Xijiu wondered if the wind caller had the same function as a kangaroo, where its abdomen had a pouch to carry its young.
The wind caller also seemed to be aware of it as it quickly covered the hole with its fore hoof.
But before it could do that, a purple light shot out from its pouch…
Gu Xijiu was stunned, as she wondered what it was.
Meanwhile, Si Chen pulled her backwards, "It's a level eight mythological beast! Its pouch is actually carrying a level eight mythological beast!"
Gu Xijiu widened her eyes but before she could respond, the mussel behind them suddenly opened its shell to get the two of them in before closing it tightly back. It then drilled immediately into the earth while explaining in an urgent tone, "Master, a new born of a level eight mythological beast requires a blood sacrifice! You all mustn’t end up being its food! Quickly escape!"
The mussel was good in drilling. Furthermore, it used a lot of energy to save themselves and thus, it managed to drill a large hole in a blink of an eye and disappeared from the ground.
The wind caller was shocked and was looking at its own pouch.
Because of the bright purple light shooting up into the sky, its eyes were not able to adapt. It moaned in response.
As it was only a level five beast, it was instinctively afraid of the level eight beast. Therefore, the purple light frightened it that it crouched down, not daring to even move.
With an undulation on its pouch, an egg which radiated purple light bounced out.
The wind caller was stupefied.
The wind caller was oviparous and an egg would need to be nurtured in the pouch for two years before it could hatch.
Though the wind caller laid an egg three years ago, it lost it in a fight and finally managed to find the egg after it searched eight times at the same spot.
At that time, it somehow felt that the egg was larger and darker but it thought it was different probably because of the effects of falling out from its pouch. It was very excited when it found the egg, so it carefully put the egg back into its pouch. Also, because it learned previously, it became more protective of the egg when it fought. It thought the egg would hatch in two years but it did not, even after three years. And the egg’s color did not change too, it was still yellow and slightly reddish.
The windcaller felt a slight change in its egg and had signs of hatching only today. Therefore, it was delighted and was also more alert while crouching in its nest.
Yet, it did not expect to have met Dao Qingyang and his people…
With the help of Gu Xijiu, it was finally safe and its baby was about to be welcomed to the world, but the egg radiated a purple light instead…
The egg of level eight beast!
It was the egg of level eight beast!
The wind caller stared at the egg but it dared not move at all.
The egg rolled onto the ground and suddenly stopped radiating the purple light, but a vague golden light and a strong fragrance emitted from its shell, permeating the air…
...
Deep underground...
The mussel told Gu Xijiu with a shudder, "Master, hatching the egg of a level eight beast will require absorbtion of a large amount of blood, lest it will not hatch. Fortunately, I’m smart enough to realize it and brought you all away or you all will be eaten alive by the egg…"
Gu Xijiu looked upwards but she only saw a golden light shining, because they were too deep underground.
Golden light? Was it not the radiance of a level five beast?
When she was wondering, she smelled something good; so good that it was mouth-watering.
Gu Xijiu was slightly shocked, "Hold your breath, this smell is strange!"
After the mussel was stunned for a moment, its shell was opening and closing quickly, "Smelling so good! Ahhh…smelling good!" It flipped and wanted to rush towards the fragrance.
Si Chen stepped on it and said with a low voice, "Do you want to become food?"
The mussel seemed to be mesmerized and struggled beneath his foot, "Smelling good! I wanted to go up and eat…"
Without further ado, Gu Xijiu waved her sleeve and a wind spiralled out, which circled the hole once before went out directly.
The wind brought the fragrance along with it out of the hole.
Like waking up from a dream, the mussel opened up its shell and looked around, "What had just happened?"
Si Chen got a rock and sat down, "Nothing, only that you almost became food."
The mussel, "…"
Gu Xijiu inquired, "Was the fragrance released by the level eight beast to attract other beasts?"
Si Chen nodded, "Yes, a level eight beast requires a large amount of blood and food before hatching. So it will emit a strange fragrance to attract low level beasts to come forwards and die…"
As though proving what Si Chen had said, a thunderous sound was heard from above, as if many beasts were rushing over.
Even Gu Xijiu and the rest could feel the tremor from underground.
"Would the windcaller be its food as well?" Gu Xijiu could not help but ask.
Si Chen did not say anything but just patted her hand.
As it was his first time facing such a condition, he did not know how.
Accordingly, the level eight beast would consume everything at a lower level, both human and beasts, within its surroundings before hatching. As the wind caller was a level five beast and was unable to move due to its severe injury, it was indeed ready-made food…
The purple light above was enlarged again and was followed by various sounds of howling. Some were panicking, terrified, hopeless and struggled. Those sounds then gradually faded.
Obviously, those attracted level five beasts were absorbed by that egg as soon as they got closer.
Gu Xijiu was nervous as she knew the strength of those level five beasts. Besides, Dao Qingyang and his other seven people were fighting hard against the level five wind caller just now. From the sounds she heard, she knew that there were about seven beasts coming over but they were absorbed by the egg with just a blink of an eye. Therefore, she wondered how great would the egg be and what would be in the egg.
It was level eight beast, which she had not seen before!
"Little Cang, what do you think is in the egg?"
The Firmament Stone replied frankly, "I don't know as I don't have much information about level eight beasts. From what I know, only the uni-horn of Celestial Master Zuo was a level eight beast, while other heaven's gift disciples’ mount were either beasts of a level six or seven…"
So level eight beasts were actually so rare!
Gu Xijiu felt an urge to check it out.
"Master, don't you attempt to conquer it. Only people with a spiritual level higher than a level nine can conquer the level eight beasts. They are proud, arrogant and would only surrender to those stronger than they are." The Firmament Stone discouraged.
Gu Xijiu was speechless, "Little Cang, can’t you be more encouraging instead of being so discouraging?"
"Master, I’m just telling the truth. Sigh, the truth is always unpleasant to the ears." The Firmament Stone sighed.
As soon as it finished its sentence, a purple light suddenly shone above them and something was seen descending from above!
It was falling towards Gu Xijiu’s head!
"Watch out!" Si Chen waved his sleeve and the item that was radiating purple light turned around and fell askance instead of flying back out.
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