Chapter 90: I'm Egg Egg

"You… you!" the Nightmare Beast stared in terror at this human youth.

Xie Yan seemed unsatisfied with this answer; he lifted his leg, stepped on the skull with one foot, and ground it hard a few times.

The skull wanted to resist, but saw a long sword planted beside it, cold light flashing, full of oppressive pressure.

"Hand over the Nine Heavens Soul Seal." His voice was very faint.

Upon hearing this, the Nightmare Beast quickly agreed.

"Here, here!"

Actually, it had no use for the Nine Heavens Soul Seal; it originally planned to restore its peak strength and then destroy this seal that had imprisoned it for a full thousand years…

The skull opened its mouth and spat out a puff of smoke.

The smoke gradually gathered into a golden seal-shaped mark.

Seeing that the Nine Heavens Soul Seal was surrounded by filthy residue left by the Nightmare Beast, Xie Yan involuntarily stomped harder; with a "Bang!" the skull was instantly stepped into the dirt.

"Ah!" the Nightmare Beast screamed in anguish.

Xie Yan frowned, applied a Cleansing Dust Technique to this Nine Heavens Soul Seal, and only then managed to put it away.

Meanwhile—

After Yuan Yao jumped into the cave, she discovered many people attached to a thick tentacle as sturdy as a towering tree.

Their bodies were enveloped in a layer of black mist that seemed to be sucking their soul power and blood.

What surprised Yuan Yao even more was that some people had been completely drained, like skeletons.

Worse still, they had not only lost their eyes, but their hands and feet were either broken or twisted.

Yuan Yao's heart was greatly shaken.

Soon she saw the Eldest Senior Brother, the Grandmaster Sister, and Brother Ao.

Their condition was poor; their complexion was not deathly pale but waxy yellow, as if all their vital essence had been sucked away.

She made a quick decision, gripping the Phantom Spirit Sword and charging toward that massive tentacle!

Her movement was quickly detected by the black mist.

The black mist surged toward Yuan Yao's direction.

Yuan Yao raised her sword to meet it, swinging her long blade to cut the black mist! But after being cut, the black mist quickly regrouped.

Yuan Yao and the black mist began fighting.

She focused her spiritual power to completely suppress the black mist, but while entangled with it, she caught sight of the Eldest Senior Brother and the others' faces turning ever paler!

She panicked.

She could not let the black mist delay her any longer, otherwise the Eldest Senior Brother and the others would suffer irreversible damage to their foundations!

Yuan Yao suddenly thought of something, her eyes lighting up slightly.

She summoned the Golden Egg.

"Hurry, help me save people!" Yuan Yao said to the Golden Egg.

The Golden Egg had been sleeping, but Yuan Yao suddenly yanked it out of the Beast Pet Space and demanded it do something, instantly making it annoyed!

Just as it was about to lose its temper, unaware, Yuan Yao kicked it hard, sending it flying toward Song Yan and the others.

The Golden Egg felt its head shake; after stabilizing its shape, it gritted its teeth and shouted, "Yuan, Yao!"

"I am your master!" Yuan Yao replied.

At that moment, the black mist seemed to sense the Golden Egg's presence and wanted to turn toward it.

Yuan Yao swiftly drew her sword, blocking the black mist while controlling a clump of spiritual power to devour the mist's spiritual energy!

"I won't do it!" the Golden Egg snorted coldly; it wasn't some lowly lackey, how could it possibly do a lackey's work!

Yuan Yao smirked, "If you won't do it, I'll kill you!"

Upon hearing that, the Golden Egg wanted to speak but held back.

It sensed her emotions.

She was telling the truth.

The Golden Egg, puffed up with anger, approached Song Yan and tried to use its egg body to bump him away.

But after two bumps, it found that Song Yan was already tightly stuck to the tentacle.

"I have no hands! What should I do?" the Golden Egg complained gloomily; it had not yet hatched, its whole body round and plump, with no corners at all.

"You can't think of a way?" Yuan Yao said while dealing with the black mist.

Immediately after, Yuan Yao added, "No hands? Just grow a hand!"

Golden Egg: "……?"

"I am an egg!!!"

Yuan Yao choked, momentarily forgetting that the Golden Egg wasn't a Phantom Spirit—how could it possibly transform into various things?

The Phantom Spirit Sword trembled slightly: "I'll come."

Yuan Yao without hesitation loosened her grip on the sword hilt, then focused her energy, using mental power to swiftly summon the Golden Egg from afar to her side. The whole process took only a few breaths; when the Golden Egg regained its senses, it found itself already steadily resting in Yuan Yao's warm, soft palm.

"Since I can't help you, I might as well return to the Beast Pet Space..." the Golden Egg's words were cut off as it suddenly felt a powerful force propelling it forward.

"Ahhh!"

The Golden Egg's startled cry rang out—see, the Golden Egg had been hurled by Yuan Yao into the surging black mist ahead.

Boom!

The black mist was blasted open a huge hole.

Immediately, before the black mist could recover, Yuan Yao instantly condensed a spiritual power seal and launched an attack at the black mist to draw its attention.

At the same time, the Phantom Spirit Sword transformed into a large hand, grabbing Song Yan's waist, intending to pull him out.

But it discovered that the tentacle's adhesive force was too strong.

If it forcibly drags Song Yan out, it will definitely break the bones on his body.

It immediately transmitted the situation to Yuan Yao.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao's face turned grave.

She looked up and wondered how long Xie Yan could hold off the Nightmare Beast.

If Xie Yan is defeated by the Nightmare Beast, then the Nightmare Beast will surely return here at once; then the situation will become even worse.

Yuan Yao glanced toward the direction of her Eldest Senior Brother and the others; she had already made a decision.

The quickest and most effective way to rescue everyone is——

"Phantom Spirit, stab my chest with a sword!" Yuan Yao said without changing her expression.

Upon hearing this, the Phantom Spirit froze.

The next moment, it strongly expressed: "No!"

"Yuan Yao, are you crazy?!" the Golden Egg was stunned; how could anyone let their own natal magic artifact stab themselves!

After Yuan Yao blasted a spiritual power seal at the black mist, she quickly went toward the tentacles.

"Quick!"

Her tone allowed no objection.

Only by experiencing a life-threatening catastrophe can one trigger the master's life-saving talisman.

The Phantom Spirit hesitated.

"Phantom Spirit!" Yuan Yao urged.

Upon this call, the Phantom Spirit quickly transformed into a sword shape and thrust toward Yuan Yao's chest!

Yuan Yao gritted her teeth, her brows furrowed tightly.

She was a little afraid.

Afraid of the pain.

After all, who would enjoy that kind of heart‑piercing, bone‑aching pain?

But she had no regrets!

Just as the Phantom Spirit's sword was about to pierce Yuan Yao's chest, a "hum" sounded—the Phantom Spirit let out a mournful wail, and in an instant it turned into a shield, not striking Yuan Yao.

Because it could never bring itself to harm its master.

Yuan Yao sensed the Phantom Spirit's thought, and her heart gave a slight jolt.

She lowered her gaze to the five‑colored shield, unable to describe what she felt, and reached out to pat it.

"Sword."

The Phantom Spirit had no reaction.

Yuan Yao took a deep breath and said helplessly: "Without a sword, how can I break through the tentacles?"