âReturn to your body right now, and Iâll tell you what happened,â Eggy said.
However, Chu Feng didnât get up right away. He was still hesitant to leave Eggy be.
âHurry up and go back! Donât make this Queen angry, alright?â Eggy bared her teeth at Chu Feng as she roared angrily.
She even raised her small hands to push Chu Feng out, but she was simply too weak that she was unable to move him at all. On the contrary, it only worsened her condition.
This made Chu Fengâs heart even heavier.
âAlright alright, donât get angry. Iâll head back right now, but you must tell me what happened afterward. Yu Sha, Iâll be counting on you to take care of Eggy.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Chu Feng was worried about Eggy, but he knew that he wasnât able to do anything to help at the moment. So, he returned back to his body and continued channeled his bloodline power to hasten the speed of descent.
This time around, however, he couldnât maintain his full attention. He was simply too worried about Eggy that he ended up getting distracted. He focused a part of his attention on channeling his bloodline power and the other part to keep an eye on the World Spirit Space.
âEggy, what happened? Did you suffer a backlash because you were unable to fully assimilate the Asura God-Demon Stone?â Chu Feng asked.
After giving it some thought, he felt that this was the most likely possibility.
âYes. I have to fully assimilate it, or else the backlash will grow more and more severe. However, it isnât a huge problem at the moment. The side effects arenât that severe yet. Itâll be fine as long as I continue my cultivation. This time, it shouldnât take that long.
âSo, you donât have to worry about me. You have to keep your temper in check after entering the Hidden Dragon Martial Sect. Remember, your priority is to save Zi Ling. Even though Iâm going to go into closed-door training, you should remember that I can see whatâs going on.
âI know that you value your friends and family, and I can relate to that too. However, your safety should always come first. You havenât saved your mother and found your grandfather yet. You canât afford to die yet. So, you better act prudently and donât keep putting yourself in dangerâs way. Otherwise, Iâll make sure to settle the scores with you once I return!â
The anger in Eggyâs voice had vanished. She was so feeble that even speaking was a chore to her, and yet, she still tried her best to appear strong and put on a smile.
âEggy, are you going to go into closed-door training right now to continue assimilating the Asura God-Demon Stone?â Chu Feng asked.
âYes. If I donât hurry up, thereâll really be great trouble,â Eggy replied.
âGo on and do what you need to do. Thereâs no need to worry about me. I can settle my matters here myself. Make sure that you fully assimilate the Asura God-Demon Stone this time around before coming back, alright? Iâll also grow stronger in the meantime, and we shall reunite in our best conditions,â Chu Feng said.
âSounds good. Alright, Iâll be heading off now.â
Eggy was still smiling, but her condition was definitely not as simple as she put it out to be. Even when sitting cross-legged, she needed to lean on Yu Sha in order to remain upright.
âLittle sister Yu Sha, Chu Feng is an obstinate person. I know that you are a reticent person, but you should still berate him whenever he goes overboard. You canât allow him to do as he pleases. Also, even though he had been through many difficulties, heâs ultimately still a guy. You must take care of him well. Thatâs the responsibility we, as world spirits, bear,â Eggy instructed Yu Sha.
âMiss Queen, rest assured...â Yu Sha said.
âAlright, stop calling me Miss Queen. It sounds terribly awkward. Since you arenât willing to call me âbig sisterâ, you can just address me the same way Chu Feng does. Just call me Eggy. That sounds much more intimate...â Eggy said.
âEggy...â Yu Sha hesitated for a moment before adding. âBig sister Eggy.â
âWhat a good girl you are. Alright, Iâll be leaving Chu Feng to you then!â
Seeing that Yu Sha had finally chosen to call her âbig sisterâ, Eggy responded with a satisfied smile. Then, she closed her eyes and began cultivating.
However, despite having gone into cultivation, a huge amount of blood was still seeping from the edges of her mouth, and her complexion was terrifyingly pale. It looked as if she was about to lose her life.
âYu Sha, whatâs going on?â
While channeling his bloodline power, Chu Feng had been keeping an eye out for Eggyâs condition, and he was worried to see that her condition wasnât improving at all. So, he quickly brought his consciousness back into the World Spirit Space.
He could tell that Eggy was indeed in closed-door training, but why was her condition worsening despite so?
Chu Feng couldnât understand what was going on at all.
âHer condition was indeed caused by the backlash of the Asura God-Demon Stone, but the effects of the backlash arenât as straightforward as she put it out to be. The Asura God-Demon Stone is incredibly rare and precious in the Asura Spirit World, but at the same time, itâs a feared existence as well. Itâs a cultivation resource that few could hope to ever control.
âTo put it in simpler terms, forcefully retreating from her closed-door training while being in the midst of assimilating the Asura God-Demon Stone was no different from an act of suicide. It was a miracle that she was able to succeed without losing her life right away. On top of that, she didnât return back to assimilating the Asura God-Demon Stone right away afterward either,â Yu Sha told Chu Feng.
Hearing those words, Chu Feng felt as if his heart had been stabbed by a knife. It was much more unbearable than any physical pain he had suffered before.
He was no fool, so how could he not understand Yu Shaâs words?
There was no way Eggy couldnât have known the consequences of forcefully halting the assimilation of the Asura God-Demon Stone. She had no choice but to do it in order to save him from the dire situation he was in back then.
âI did talk to her about this before, but she wouldnât listen to me. She told me not to tell you about how dangerous her condition is. Even though she looks fine on the surface, she was just bearing the pain of the backlash behind her smile.
âHad it been not for that, she should have been much powerful than how she is at the moment. The strength she exerted to stop the lava earlier is her true power, but the exertion of her true power ended up worsening the backlash, resulting in the swift deterioration of her condition. If it wasnât for that, I reckon that she would have chosen to remain here instead of rushing back into her cultivation.
âAlso, even though she has stopped her assimilation, the Asura God-Demon Stone still continues to release its energy. This energy wouldnât go to her; it would only go to waste.â
Yu Sha was finally able to say those words that she had been bottling up in her heart. However, she couldnât have known that every sentence she spoke was like a sharp knife plunging into Chu Fengâs heart.
His body trembled in agitation, and he felt a sour sensation in his nose. He finally understood just how big of a price Eggy was paying to retreat from her closed-door training.
âSheâs willing to abandon her strength and health in order to protect you. All this while, I couldnât understand why you would care so much about a single world spirit, but I can see it now. In truth, she cares for you much more than you care for her...â Yu Sha said.