"Crack" "Crack" ’Crack’ - several shell-breaking sounds rang out in succession.

Yun Ran immediately felt she was a genius!

She actually found such a shortcut to help Er Dan break its shell so quickly.

Especially when thinking about the barrier breaking and those waiting to share the spoils being overwhelmed by the stink, Yun Ran couldn’t help but double over with laughter.

Great, finally she wasn’t the only one enduring the stench attack.

But soon, Yun Ran composed her expression; as the temple master of Qingfeng Temple, she had to be steady and dignified!

Besides, she let the Fire Essence help Er Dan break the shell—though it was a fair trade—it was still a shortcut.

If others found out, they would consider her an Evil Cultivator, so she mustn’t be complacent, always remember to restrain herself!

After disciplining herself, Yun Ran’s gaze turned towards the sky.

The speed at which the thunder clouds gathered was faster, indicating that Er Dan’s shell-breaking speed directly influenced this.

This meant Er Dan’s hatching was imminent.

However, she had no experience in guiding such creatures, one wrong move, and things could go awry.

This made Yun Ran suddenly become anxious.

"Oh, if only Dragon Spirit were here, being a naturally born creature, he’d definitely guide Er Dan well."

Most importantly, it was Dragon Spirit who found Er Dan back then, even killing Er Dan’s Companion Beast, naturally suppressing Er Dan, making it behave.

Just as Yun Ran thought this, a voice came from behind her.

"Damn, what smells so bad!!!"

Yun Ran: ...

She imagined the first wave of stench would attack those waiting outside, but it ended up hitting ’one of their own.’

Yun Ran awkwardly twisted her neck and saw Dragon Spirit’s face behind her, already turned the color of pig liver.

He clutched his nose, his eyes darting around, trying to find the source of the stench and looking to snuff it out, full of indignation.

As Yun Ran was about to forcibly shift the focus of Dragon Spirit to ease the discomfort.

Dragon Spirit’s gaze suddenly locked onto her, full of disdain and shock.

"Yun Ran, did you fall into a dung pit!!!"

This made Yun Ran, who was still a little embarrassed, suddenly stiffen with rebellion swelling throughout her body.

Damn Dragon Spirit, how dare he disdain her!

"Why do you care so much? And why did you come here, didn’t you already reach the General Association?"

Yun Ran’s criticism, along with questioning, finally diverted Dragon Spirit’s attention.

Especially when Yun Ran complained he was meddling, Dragon Spirit’s expression of shock and disdain immediately turned speechless.

"Fine, fine, if you want to talk to me like that! I was being kind, and look at this, it’s all for whose benefit anyway? Didn’t I just come over to check if you were struck dead?"

He barely found the opportunity, tore half of his Dragon Soul apart, risked exposing his identity, and specially came over to take a look,

Unexpectedly, Yun Ran made him feel so hurt.

Hum!

Dragon Spirit’s head looked up at a forty-five-degree angle towards the sky; genuine heartbreak is not loud and chaotic!

Altogether acting as if he was deeply wounded and would definitely not easily forgive Yun Ran.

Seeing Dragon Spirit so deliberately dramatic, Yun Ran pressed her lips into a straight line.

"Crack" another sound of an eggshell breaking.

At this moment, Er Dan’s shell had almost ten cracks, and the hard eggshell was on the verge of completely shattering.

Dragon Spirit couldn’t maintain his sorrowful posture and quickly turned to look over.

One look was all it took for Dragon Spirit to suspect Yun Ran intended to roast the egg to eat.

Especially seeing the Fire Essence diligently puffing out flames, Dragon Spirit’s gaze was filled with certainty that Yun Ran was clearly taking personal revenge.

However, at this moment, there’s more pressing matter; Dragon Spirit quickly sealed his sense of smell and went forward to check Er Dan’s condition.

He wasn’t afraid of the high temperatures either, of course, these Fire Essences were very understanding; seeing Dragon Spirit approach, they obediently made way.

After observing for a while, Dragon Spirit finally spoke, "The external force is adequate, but the internal power is still lacking a bit. It’s a pity that Er Dan’s Companion Beast’s inner core was ground to powder by Ginsengfruit..."

However, the inner core is something that has many substitutes.

Dragon Spirit reluctantly rummaged through his collection and took out a few Demon Cores, which were colorful and quite pretty.

"I’ll lend these to you for now, but you have to return them; otherwise, I’ll tear you apart!"

After speaking, Dragon Spirit waved his Dragon Claw in a clear threat plus favor.

These Demon Cores were part of Dragon Spirit’s collection; he had a fondness for shiny things.

If Er Dan hadn’t been found by him and they didn’t share some kinship, Dragon Spirit would never waste these Demon Cores.

As Dragon Spirit’s words fell, the beautiful Demon Cores floated over, being toasted by the Fire Essence’s flames, at the same time,

The energy contained within the Demon Cores began to merge into Er Dan’s body little by little.

Having done what needed to be done, Dragon Spirit stepped back a few paces, seemingly retreating to Yun Ran’s side.

But, in that instant, Dragon Spirit teleported far away from Yun Ran.

It seemed as if he feared being too close to Yun Ran would infect him with the stink.

Yun Ran: ...

It was the first time she had been so blatantly despised by Dragon Spirit.

Heh~

Yun Ran narrowed her eyes, her teeth grinding audibly: Great, she would remember this act!

Dragon Spirit had no idea that Yun Ran had noted down today’s disdainful behavior in her little notebook.

The fist-sized Demon Cores gradually shrunk until they completely disappeared, all in just a minute or two.

The Er Dan inside the eggshell had just gained some strength from the Fire Essence to resist the force hindering its birth.

Now, having absorbed the Demon Cores Dragon Spirit brought, it felt as if its whole body brimmed with strength.

"Crack" "Crack" ’Crack’...

With consecutive dense cracking sounds, Yun Ran’s eyes filled with delight.

Indeed, humans could never fully comprehend the needs of these spirits.

Dragon Spirit’s intervention saved her a lot of time.

"Keep an eye on things here, I’m going to check the surrounding Array."

Dragon Spirit instinctively wanted to argue, why should he be the one to keep watch!

However, Yun Ran didn’t wait for his answer; it was clearly an order, not a discussion.

Watching Yun Ran’s figure dart off faster than a rabbit.

Dragon Spirit’s words stuck in his throat, unable to go up or down!