âThis egg is still alive. You should listen to it,â he said with an involuntary smile to Claudia.
Suffering a huge blow, Claudia had mixed feelings. She was much older than Barne and was usually
very sensitive over her martial arts and cultivation levels. She had even secretly felt proud that she had
reached new heights in the path of Serenity and thought she somehow found a place in the world.
However, now that she was facing the junior Joe, it was a real slap in the face.
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Joe,
Alex,
She really felt worthless in front of him.
âIsnât he trying to piss me off?â
âHow did this little pervert even cultivate?â
However, she couldnât possibly have said those words. Presently, she learned closer and listened to
the egg. As expected, she heard a strong heartbeat. âItâs really alive. Do you think it will hatch? Whatâs
inside, I wonder?â
Barne directly told her the result, most likely a baby tortoise.
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âYouâre saying this is going to be a baby tortoise?â Claudia rolled her eyes with an enchanting
expression.
Joe, an old hand accustomed to meeting beauties, seemed to have been enticed for a moment. âI bet
this baby tortoise is even bigger than you.â
Joe,
Alex,
Right after his voice fell, the huge egg suddenly cracked. A slit was cracked open in the middle.
Claudia was shocked. âDid you break it?â she asked.
âNo. I didnât exert any force.â
âMe neither. I didnât exert any force. Really. I just gently touched it, almost like stroking.â
The two stared at each other in dismay for a while. Presently, the cracks on the eggshell grew, and
soon, the entire thing was covered with cracks.
âThe little life inside is about to hatch.â
âIâm looking forward to it. The little guy hatches from this amazing egg certainly wonât be simple. We
can keep it as a pet and cultivate it from a young age, and when the time comes, we can have it carry
us across the seas.â
Right after Claudiaâs voice fell, she shrieked in shock. It was because a hand had come out of the slit.
That was definitely not a tortoiseâs hand, but it was a humanâs hand⦠It also looked very old, perhaps
like the one on an old man.
âWhat is going on?â
âA baby tortoise didnât hatch? This is definitely a human hand! The one that hatched out canât be⦠A
human, right?â
Crack!
Another crisp sound could be heard. This time, a hole was broken on the eggshell. Immediately
afterward, a head came out of it.
Both Barne and Claudia were dumbfounded by what they saw.
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It was the head of an old man. Having a head of gray hair and a wrinkly face, he was covered in
yellowish mucus, looking extremely horrifying. Claudia almost pierced him with an embroidery needle
due to conditioned reflex.
Whoosh!
After the eggshell was completely broken, the old man fell out. Fortunately, the eggshell and the mucus
acted as some kind of cushion, protecting him from a hard fall. His entire body, though, was barer than
the egg he had just come out of. It was truly unsightly, especially in front of Claudia.
âWho are you people?â
âThis is⦠Has the spiritual energy resurrected? What time is it now? How long have I been here?â
The old man opened his eyes with difficulty, staring at Barne and Claudia.
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Barneâs eyes gleamed as he asked, âSo, you arenât a newborn? You arenât a tortoise demon
transformed from a tortoise, but you are a real person? Why were you inside an egg then?â
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