The black giant egg floated peacefully on the stone table in the center of the altar, seemingly unaffected by the disturbances in the space.
Lu Fei cautiously crouched down and observed it from the side, as if admiring a precious artifact in a museum.
After a moment.
He gingerly extended a finger to test the location of the "mechanism."
However, before his finger could touch the giant egg, a black energy shield suddenly rose from its surface.
Lu Fei's hand was immediately repelled.
What is this nonsense now... Lu Fei was stunned.
This seemingly harmless egg possessed the ability to repel all who approached?
Lu Fei rubbed his temples, finding himself in a difficult predicament.
Just then, a flustered voice rang out.
"Old Lu! What's going on here! Is it an earthquake? Brother Ji is about to be thrown off!"
Brother Ji, grabbing the base of the stone table, swayed precariously.
Hearing Brother Ji's voice, Lu Fei's agitated heart settled down.
"Brother Ji! Were you faking being unconscious just now?"
"Nonsense! I was genuinely electrocuted!" Brother Ji replied matter-of-factly, "This scoundrel, ambushing Brother Ji, has no martial ethics!"
"If Brother Ji were given another chance..."
Lu Fei rolled his eyes. He didn't have time for banter and got straight to the point, "Brother Ji, we can't get out now. I suspect the mechanism is on this egg, but I was repelled as soon as I approached. I suspect there's a restriction preventing humans from touching it!"
Brother Ji hopped onto the stone table and eyed the giant egg intently. It was much smaller than the egg of a愣头蛇 before hatching.
"You can't lift this thing either?" Brother Ji boasted, "Watch my performance!"
Saying this, it rolled up its sleeves, though its overalls had no sleeves!
Then, it blew on its palm, adopting a stance as if facing a formidable enemy.
"Watch closely!"
Brother Ji extended a pair of chicken wings and slowly approached the black giant egg.
Just as Lu Fei had expected, the moment Brother Ji's wings touched the outer perimeter, the black energy shield reappeared, just as mysterious and eerie.
A subtly fluctuating aura seemed to contain immense energy.
Lu Fei couldn't help but sigh. It seemed neither humans nor contracted beasts could touch this egg.
The reappearance of the black energy shield was a natural reaction of the seal. Even with the strength of the great toad Die Jia and the wisdom of Huangfu Chenyi, they couldn't brute force their way through. The more force you applied, the more violently it resisted.
The end result would be the spatial collapse, forcing the intruders to leave. The egg would then create a new space and continue its aimless journey through the void until it hatched.
Brother Ji clearly felt the giant egg's fierce resistance, but having boasted, it had to try again!
Instantly, its brows furrowed, and its middle-parted bangs fluttered without wind!
It recited the most cowardly words with the most forceful tone:
"Give me some face, big brother!"
The next moment.
Lu Fei was dumbfounded!
The black giant egg began to tremble violently, but without any wild aura. This trembling felt more like genuine fear!
Before long, Brother Ji walked over with the egg, holding it, and asked with a confused expression, "Old Lu, are you tricking me?"
"B-Brother Ji... what did you do?"
Lu Fei stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence...
"This..." Brother Ji turned its chicken eyes, feeling a bit guilty. After all, it had said some flattering words just now, and that absolutely couldn't be revealed!
"Ahem..." It cleared its throat. "Old Lu, I think the urgent matter is to find a way to leave here first."
Lu Fei took the black giant egg and nodded.
Many unexplainable things always happened around Brother Ji. It was like a lucky star; many difficulties were easily resolved in its presence.
Lu Fei focused his attention on studying the giant egg, turning it over and over, occasionally glancing at the stone table where it had been placed.
However, a long time passed, and this space remained unchanged. He was not teleported out as he had expected.
"Why is that? Could leaving here have nothing to do with the altar?" Lu Fei frowned.
The surrounding space was becoming increasingly turbulent, making him feel pressed for time.
"Young nephew is unrighteous, leaving me here alone..." Lu Fei cursed Huangfu Chenyi a few times, then his eyes lit up.
"Right! Fifth River is still here!"
Hope rekindled in Lu Fei's heart.
He put the black giant egg into his spatial ring. Although he didn't know what this thing was, Huangfu Chenyi seemed very interested in it. If he happened to encounter him again, perhaps offering this item could save his life...
After Huangfu Chenyi left, without the glowing contracted beast, the surroundings were plunged back into an endless darkness.
In this vast alternate space, Lu Fei and Brother Ji could only risk their lives, using flashlights and splitting up to search for where Fifth River lay.
After a while, Brother Ji's sharp cry echoed, "Old Lu, I found him!"
Lu Fei rejoiced and hurried over.
Fifth River lay on the ground. The mask on the left side of his face had fallen onto the ground. His body was covered in scorched black marks. He lay on the ground in an extremely bizarre posture, like a puppet.
"Hiss... Could he be a robot..." Lu Fei muttered to himself. "But if he's unconscious like this, I can't ask him how to get out..."
While contemplating, Lu Fei thought of another method.
A moment later, the clumsy and innocent Little Cutie appeared. It blinked its eyes; in the darkness, only its intelligent gaze could be seen clearly.
Lu Fei rubbed its head and said, "愣头蛇, try using [Divine Healing] on him."
This was Lu Fei's plan. Since [Divine Healing] could completely heal low-level contracted beasts, perhaps it would be effective on humans too?
At this point, he could only try his luck.
The little guy nodded. Although it often bullied Brother Ji, it was always obedient to Lu Fei.
Saying this, it was about to unleash its power.
"Wait." Lu Fei interrupted it.
He bent down, picked up the metal mask from the ground, and put it back on Fifth River first. This was a detail; some powerful individuals did not want their secrets known. This brother lying on the ground was already temperamental. If he woke up and found his true face had been seen by others.
Perhaps he would get angry and abandon Lu Fei there, killing him to silence him.
"It's okay, you can begin now."
After putting the mask back on Fifth River, Lu Fei continued to instruct.
The little guy began to raise its short fingers, making strange gestures with its hands and muttering incantations.
A moment later, a benevolent holy light descended from the darkness.
It landed on Fifth River's body.
Lu Fei watched Fifth River's physical changes with anticipation and nervousness. However, the miraculous phenomenon that occurred during previous spells did not happen, where even the most severe injuries could be instantly healed.
Lu Fei frowned and murmured, "It's useless?"
"Cough cough..."
Suddenly, a cough was heard.