CHAPTER 399: CHAPTER 44: VOICE FETISH, THAT’S AN ILLNESS

Hatching eggs is risky, buying eggs should be cautious, this is a widely circulated saying among Dark Practitioners and Cultivators on the continent who like to buy hatching Dark Beast Eggs.

Just looking at the surface, the Dark Egg in Sha Xi’s hands doesn’t differ much from the legendary Chaos Egg.

On the egg’s body, cloud patterns are pervasive, set off by Dark Pill Fragments in the box, it looks like an exquisitely crafted jade artifact.

But appearances can be deceiving, Yue Jinghua secretly let the Gold Eater Worm appraise the Dark Egg, but unfortunately, it yielded little result.

She then attempted to envelop the Dark Beast Egg with her Divine Sense and discovered no spiritual power fluctuations inside the egg; it appeared to be at least a dormant or semi-dormant egg.

On the continent, Dark Beast Eggs are of several kinds; there are highly viable active phase Dark Beast Eggs, slightly less viable semi-dormant eggs, and dormant eggs with less than 30% chance of hatching, and there’s also a kind called a dead egg, which are completely unhatchable Dark Pills, also known as egg fossils.

"There’s no spiritual power fluctuation, and the Gold Eater Worm couldn’t identify it either. This Dark Beast Egg might have some issues," Yue Jinghua’s initial worries were somewhat alleviated.

Looking at the short man, his expression changed slightly when he heard about the Dark Beast Egg, clearly recognizing the Chaos Egg as well.

He circled the Chaos Egg a few times and suddenly snorted, "Little girl, you are not being honest. Apart from the authenticity of this Chaos Egg, just look at its outer cloud patterns, which are white with black. Most importantly, there’s a black spot at the very bottom of the egg’s body. Do you know what that spot means?"

Unexpectedly, this seemingly rough man turned out to be an egg appraisal expert, seeing abnormalities in the egg’s cloud patterns that even experts like Guo Ziyu hadn’t noticed.

Reminded by him, everyone began to look at the cloud patterns on it, seeing that every two breaths, a hint of dark cyan would emerge, just like the sky when weather changes, slightly gloomy, which would hardly be noticed if not looked at closely.

Looking again at that spot on the bottom of the Chaos Egg, it was just a sesame-sized spot on the jade-white body, appearing like a small stain.

"It’s just a spot, what’s the big deal? This egg was obtained from an elder at the Divine Court, it couldn’t possibly have any issues. If you don’t recognize its value, don’t make irresponsible remarks," Sha Xi blushed with embarrassment, but in reality, she didn’t know what was inside the Chaos Egg either, only that her father, the seventh temple elder of Divine Court, had gotten it by chance and she had heard it was a Chaos Egg, so she took it over.

"Could that be a regret spot?" Sha Xi might not recognize it, but that doesn’t mean others didn’t. Guo Ziyu glanced at it a few times, and suddenly recalling something, he interjected, "It’s said that high-grade Dark Eggs, even while still in the egg, have already developed a preliminary thinking ability. They can choose their own contract master, they can even decide by their own will whether to be born or not. A regret spot is the worst sign during a Dark Beast Egg’s hatching, indicating that the high-level Dark Beast inside is unwilling to hatch, preferring to die within the egg."

"Nonsense, it’s just a Dark Beast Egg, how could it possess such tricks? You all are talking nonsense," Sha Xi was frustrated, yet her hesitant gaze and her pale lips betrayed her real thoughts.

Most of the people present were experts in this field, and she herself had noticed that something was off with the cloud patterns emitted by the Dark Beast Egg.

This egg, she has stored in a space pattern for several years already, indeed there had never been any signs of hatching.

"Forget it, I don’t want this Chaos Egg anymore, I can’t afford the risk of it not hatching." The crowd in the Mountain Market gradually dispersed, and the short man also grew impatient, just wanting to head home quickly, "Kid, give me all those candles in your hand, and also, if I run out of candles, where should I buy more?"

"They’re not available on the market for the time being, but in a little while, they will be. By that time, you can buy them in Fengdan County," Yue Jinghua also breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily Sha Xi’s Chaos Egg was a dud, otherwise the Buzhou Soil might have ended up in her hands.

Upon hearing this, Sha Xi was so angry that she wanted to erupt on the spot. She pinched the Chaos Egg in her hand, neither throwing it nor feeling like taking it back as it would be embarrassing, she could only watch helplessly as Yue Jinghua and the short man exchanged the Chaos Egg.

Suddenly, a faint, thread-like murmuring sound reached Yue Jinghua’s ear.

"Save--"

"Save--"

"Save--"

It was a kind of sound, like a faint breeze fluttering the strings of a harp, a soft female voice, thick with sorrow and fear, piercing Yue Jinghua’s eardrums like an arrow.

The surrounding people, including the short man and Guo Ziyu, showed no reaction.

It seemed that the voice was purposely directed only to Yue Jinghua’s ears.

The source was from that identified Chaos Egg with an intense disgust for life.

As Yue Jinghua hesitated, the voice came again.

"Save me--"

The voice was clearer this time, and even the Gold Eater Worm heard it.

"Ow ow," overwhelmed by the abuse from the Snake-haired Gorgon, and disillusioned with the opposite sex, the Gold Eater Worm responded passionately, "Such a soul-stirring voice, ugly, hurry up and buy that egg."

If Ni Qianjun is a leg man, then the Gold Eater Worm is a typical voice fetishist.

"What? Inside that egg, is a High-level Profound Insect, no, that’s not right, your backflower isn’t flashing either," Guo Ziyu, who was quite experienced, was unlikely to have misjudged a hatching Dark Beast Egg.

"Ow ow, just because it’s not a High-level Profound Insect, you won’t keep it, ugly, that’s inhumane," tormented by that frail female voice to the point of ecstatic agony, the Gold Eater Worm wished it could sprout N legs, grab the egg, and run, "No wait, you’re not human. As your contractor, shouldn’t you be seeking happiness for my lifetime, I’m not getting any younger, I need a partner!"

Yue Jinghua wore a face full of speechlessness, with a sudden intense desire to let the blonde little Gore release a chilling breath, to paralyze the Color Worm’s lower half.

It turns out that nowadays, Summoners even need to provide full-package services, taking care of the lifelong happiness of their summoned creatures as well.

At this moment, it would be good if Qing Pu was here, Yue Jinghua sighed helplessly.

Besides fearing the Snake-haired Gorgon, what the Gold Eater Worm feared the most was Qing Pu. As soon as that guy gave it a sinister and icy look, the Gold Eater Worm would instantly play dead.

If she didn’t agree, the worm was sure to shout, roll, and run away.

"Find one, getting a female worm to cure this fellow might be a good idea," with the typical mindset of a parent, Yue Jinghua rubbed her temples. But how would she manage to persuade the wilful Sha Xi to willingly agree to sell her the Dark Beast Egg?

During Yue Jinghua’s moment of difficulty, she suddenly noticed Ximing, who was behind Guo Ziyu, staring soullessly at that Dark Beast Egg, his eyes flickering with unspeakable secrets.