All beasts submit, and the peerless imperial princess is about to defy the heavens!

"Let me out! Let me out!"

Feng Ning raised an eyebrow. "Who's talking? Looks like they've been starving for too long and are hallucinating. Let's turn the heat up a bit more."

Ye Yuan readily agreed and increased the firepower.

The eggs inside struggled even more fiercely.

"Help! Help! A beast has been killed!"

Feng Ning took out a long sword from her spatial storage and tapped the cauldron. "Hey, you inside, are you still alive?"

"You wicked woman, release me right now!"

"It seems the fire wasn't severe enough."

"Let me out, let me out!"

"Are you still going to hit me or not?"

"No!"

Feng Ning chuckled, "Alright, let's release them then."

Ye Yuan stopped at the right moment, a smile appearing at the corner of his eye.

This egg is special.

But her alchemy furnace is even more extraordinary.

Feng Ning opened the lid, and the egg flew out with a whoosh.

"Hot, hot, hot! It's burning me to death!"

Feng Ning looked at it with a smile, "What breed of egg are you?"

The egg floated in the air.

Feng Ning inexplicably felt a sense of amusement.

For some reason, she subconsciously felt that the egg was facing away from her, and even had its rear end facing her, as if it didn't want to be bothered with her.

But how does she distinguish the front from the back of an egg?

I simply don't know!

"Don't be so stingy, it won't hurt you to tell me."

The egg flew towards her with a whoosh, spinning around, and yelled, "Who do you think you are! Who gave you permission to disturb my sleep? And you dare to steal my spirit stones! You thieves!"

Feng Ning was taken aback by what it said.

Ye Yuan laughed, "You and these spirit stones are both considered treasures of heaven and earth. Logically speaking, you are both treasures and cannot be said to belong to anyone. These spirit stones have not recognized you as their master, have they?"

Egg remained silent for a moment.

It seems they think there's some truth to it.

Feng Ning was stunned on the spot. Was she intimidated by this?

This egg looks even less reliable than her.

Then it continued, "And who are you? Why are you here? This is my home, and you've trespassed on my territory, isn't that true?"

Feng Ning walked over with a grin, "This is your territory, so why are you all alone?"

"I've been here since I woke up, and I've always been alone."

Feng Ning immediately said in an extremely exaggerated tone, "Then you are so pitiful. The outside world is so beautiful and colorful, and you can only stay here. You are really too pitiful."

The egg fell silent.

Feng Ning pressed her advantage, "Why don't you come out with us? These spirit stones will be your food for the future. You can travel the world with me, how about that?"

"What does 'jianghu' mean?" Dan asked, puzzled.

Feng Ning remained silent.

Is this the point?

"Never mind what you mean, I'm just asking you, would you like to come out with us?"

Egg hesitated.

Ye Yuan directly took control of the egg, saying, "Why are you negotiating with it? Just make a contract and take it away."

Feng Ning looked at him in shock, "Shouldn't this be mutual affection?"

The egg trembled and struggled incessantly.

"You big bad guy, let me go, let me go!"

Ye Yuan's voice was icy cold, "Shut up, or I'll smash you."

The egg settled down and dared not struggle any longer.

Feng Ning shook her head. "I can feel the immense spiritual power within it. With my current strength, I can't form a contract with it at all. You should form a contract with it yourself. With your strength, forming a contract with this egg shouldn't be a big problem."

As soon as she finished speaking, it began to struggle violently again, crying, "I don't want to, I don't want to, I don't want to follow this great demon."

As it spoke, it flew directly towards Feng Ning.

Before Feng Ning could react to what was happening, the egg had already flown into her arms.

"Heaven above, I offer my soul as a sacrifice, and we pledge our allegiance to you as my master, and I will fight for you."

Then, an ancient and complex formation appeared beneath Feng Ning's feet.

The contract is concluded.

Ye Yuan reminded him from the side, "Imprint your divine sense mark into it, and it will be your contracted beast from now on."

Following his words, Feng Ning sent a wisp of her divine sense into the egg.

Soon, she sensed something different in her mind.

Even though the egg in front of her didn't speak, she could tell what it was thinking.

She looked up at Ye Yuan in surprise, "I think I can hear it talking."

Ye Yuan nodded, "The master and the contracted beast are of one mind."

"So that's it."

She held the egg in her hands, examining it happily. "Egg! You still haven't told me what kind of creature you are? You're not some kind of lizard or snake, are you?"

Ye Yuan raised an eyebrow. "Are you afraid of snakes?"

"Whether I'm afraid or not is secondary; the main thing is that that kind of animal is not suitable for a fairy like me."

Ye Yuan was amused by her words.

"You, a cultivator who hasn't even reached the Foundation Establishment stage, dare to call yourself a fairy?"

Feng Ning was speechless. "You don't have to be so blunt."

Just as she was about to say something more, she suddenly noticed the egg in her hand tremble.

Looking down again, I saw a crack on her skin.

She was startled. "Oh no, did I bake it? How did it crack?"

She looked at Ye Yuan anxiously, "What should we do?"

Ye Yuan only glanced at it, "It's about to hatch."

Upon hearing that the egg was about to hatch, Feng Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew! It's good that I'm alive."

So, is it time to open blind boxes?

She suddenly felt a little excited; this was a real blind box opening!

She could only sense that the aura inside was extremely powerful, but she didn't know what kind of creature it was.

I just hoped in my heart that it wasn't some terrible animal.

Then, a sharp beak emerged from the eggshell.

Little by little, her tiny body was revealed.

Unlike the frail chicks that hatch from their shells, this bird emerged with shiny feathers, clear eyes, and a round, adorable body.

It is entirely fiery red, with a tuft of hair on its head, small wings, and a tail as long as its body.

She was immediately charmed and went over to hold it in her hands.

"Wow! What kind of little bird is that? It's so cute!"

She held it in her hands and rubbed it against her face, saying, "You're so cute."

It snorted arrogantly, "Hmph, I'm not some little bird, I'm the Vermilion Bird! The divine beast, the Vermilion Bird!"

Feng Ning paused for a moment, holding it in her hand and examining it carefully for a while.

Turning to look at Ye Yuan, she asked, "Is this Suzaku?"

Ye Yuan nodded. "That should be true."

She suddenly realized, "So this is what the Vermilion Bird looks like! I thought it would be majestic and imposing, but I didn't expect it to be so cute."