What could grow out of tumors? "The Invest.i.ture of the G.o.ds" taught us that it could be a humanoid monster, such as Ne Zha who conquered the sea. If this was a horror movie, an alien could be inside, or, if unlucky, even an alien queen who was about to happily lay eggs across the entire planet.Of course, this was in s.p.a.ce. Although Ne Zha, as a mythical story, seemed like an unlikely outcome, aliens were a real possibility. As Lin Chuyin raised her sword, everyone around Hong Dali was on high alert, in case something weird jumped out of the tumor.
Lin Chuyin swung her longsword downwards.
Chi—
A tiny noise was heard. A small incision was made on the tumor almost two feet long. It was strange—once the incision was made, the stench was instantly relieved.
Lin Chuyin expanded the incision until the entire outer skin of the tumor was removed. Surprisingly, there was a piece of pink, soft meat.
The meat looked delicious. Most importantly, once the foul-smelling outer layer was removed, the meat even emitted a burst of fragrance…
"This…" Everyone gulped hard. "A tumor inside a tumor? What"s going on?"
It was not their fault for being surprised. This scene was indeed rather weird.
"Dali, what should we do next?" Tang Muxin held onto Hong Dali"s sleeve and carefully asked, "What should we do… about this piece of meat?"
That was indeed the problem at hand.
n.o.body would dare to eat it. However, they would not be willing to throw it away just like that. What a good piece of meat…
"Continue!" Hong Dali slapped his thigh. "Let"s see if there"s something else inside this meat!"
Hence, Lin Chuyin continued.
Luckily, Hong Dali did not say something like "Oh, this is edible without the skin. It has great texture and is full of calories." Otherwise, he would be wors.h.i.+ped by everyone as if he was the man at the top of the food chain.
Once the meat was cut open, the interior surprised everyone.
n.o.body expected a pool of crimson-red blood! Inside that pool of blood laid a piece of stone! A fully blood-red stone!
Yes, that"s right. There were no disgusting aliens or terrifying bugs. In the middle of it all was a piece of stone! The stone was glittery and translucent, and it emitted a dense mist…
"What?!" Jiang Qianxue"s eyes widened. She rubbed her eyes to ensure that she did not see it wrongly. Then, her mouth formed an "O" shape. "Dali, this is a Soul Stone! Soul Stone! It appeared here?!"
It was no wonder she was so shocked.
A Soul Stone was lying inside a tumor. n.o.body could believe it—what kind of joke was that? It was a tumor, not a kidney stone… even if it was a kidney stone, it still could not form a Soul Stone, right?
Everyone was dumbfounded.
The problem emerged now that a Soul Stone was inside the tumor.
What attribute could this Soul Stone be? After all, n.o.body knew what kind of Soul Stones could grow inside a tumor.
"Then…" Everyone stared at the Soul Stone in unison. To be honest, they were all curious. However, n.o.body dared to take it—what if they became a meatball after the fusion?
The women present all took a step back in unison!
If I really became a meatball, how will I face the world!
"It"s difficult to guess the attribute." Hong Dali touched his chin. He was in a dilemma. "What attribute can this possibly be? A Soul Stone inside a tumor. Meat Soul Stone? You can grow meat at your wish, cut it off, and eat it?"
Everyone felt grossed out once they heard that. n.o.body dared to take it…
"How about this." Li Yang looked at everyone around. Since the leader of the pack, Ling Xiaoyi, was definitely not going to try it out, he, as the number two lackey for the Young Master, would have to step up. "Let me try it. It"s still a Soul Stone. It"ll be better than throwing it away or selling it, right?" It was a Soul Stone, after all. It could definitely still be useful, no matter how garbage it was. As the Young Master"s lackey, he wanted to take every opportunity to make himself stronger.
"Alright." Hong Dali looked at Li Yang, then looked at the others. "In that case, we"ll give this one to Li Yang first. Hehe, it"s no big deal. We"ll find more, one for each of you. You"ll all get yours. Haha, haha!"
Everyone present broke into thunderous applause for Li Yang.
"Then, I"ll use it!" Li Yang inhaled deeply. He was very nervous. The item looked too creepy, and it came from a tumor. A tumor hugged the meat, the meat hugged the blood, the blood hugged the Soul Stone… there was no way it looked like a decent item.
Li Yang held the Soul Stone and cut his fingertip. He thought that no Soul Stones could be too useless. Soon, the Soul Stone met Li Yang"s blood and melted. Within seconds, it disappeared on Li Yang"s hand.
Everyone watched with their hearts in their mouths.
What power did this Soul Stone contain? What was its ability?
"This is…" Li Yang closed his eyes to carefully a.s.sess the Soul Stone"s ability. After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes. "This Soul Stone"s ability is pretty strange…"
Those leaving others in suspense were the most annoying people!
"Hurry up. We"ll beat you up if you keep leaving us in suspense!" Hong Dali viciously said, "It doesn"t matter if it"s a donkey or a horse, just bring it out for a walk!"
After all, it was a Soul Stone. No matter how strange it was, it should still contain some ability. Hence, everyone stared at Li Yang and waited to see his Soul Stone"s ability.
"To put it simply, the Soul Stone"s ability is indeed kind of useless." Li Yang scratched his head and smiled. "The Soul Stone"s ability is to control blood. I can control how the blood in my body flows. For instance, if I was slashed by a sword, the blood will normally spurt out. However, now that I have this ability, I can control my blood and prevent it from flowing out. I can also control the blood to flow around the wound to promote better recovery. Hm, I probably won"t scar…"
He introduced the ability properly. When he was done, everyone finally understood its uses…
"Hahaha." Levis held Li Yang"s shoulders. He smiled and said, "Seems like you got a useless ability!"
"That"s right." The Blood Demon was amused. "You can ask me to slash you a few times if you"re free in the future, since you make a quick recovery…"
"Just kill me." Li Yang was depressed. "You can"t bully others like this… Luckily I"m not the main fighting force, so it won"t affect too many things even though my ability is a little weaker, hehe."
"It"s fine." Hong Dali did not dwell on it. "It"s better than nothing. We"ll be happier if we"re content! Anyways, the ability"s strength definitely depends on the ability user. Think about it, Li Tianxing"s grandfather has the bottle ability. It must have been a super weak ability at the start too. Who would"ve expected the old man to fit a whole country inside the bottle? Therefore, don"t look down on Li Yang"s ability now. Once he slowly trains and develops, it"ll serve a huge purpose later on!"
What he said did indeed make sense.
Don"t worry about the powers now. The main thing was whether new uses for it could be developed. If other strong abilities could be developed from the Blood Soul Stone, it definitely would not be weak!
"Hehe, see? The Young Master"s words are the nicest to hear." Li Yang smiled. "Why else do we say that it"s the most relaxing to be a lackey for the Young Master? It"s not on the same level as other jobs. Aiyaya!"
Everyone laughed for a while. Hong Dali saw that things were settled here, so he smiled and said, "Alright, this is an additional reward for us. It"s a Soul Stone! Supposedly it"s hard to find, who would"ve thought that we"d find one so easily. Hehe, not bad." He looked towards the cave. "The Mother Bear just finished her surgery. If you are free, why not go inside and keep her and Xiao Hei company? I feel like she"ll make a quick recovery after eating the Dali Bean."
"Okay!" Everyone nodded and walked towards the cave. "Let"s go play with Xiao Hei! Haha."
…
Inside the Green Phoenix"s cave.
An image appeared in front of the respected Green Phoenix. A video of Hong Dali rescuing the Mother Bear and obtaining the Soul Stone was playing.
"This kid Dali is a lucky star." The Green Phoenix gently nodded and said, "This trial for kindness has tested fifty-two people. It"s a shame that everyone else either ignored the bears or wanted to kill them. Dali is the first one that harbored no murderous intent and only wanted to rescue them. Hence, the strong Blood Soul Stone shall act as a reward for you."
It turned out that the mother and son bears were one of the trial stages that the Green Phoenix left here.
Originally, a huge tumor did grow on Mother Bear"s back. It was excruciating. However, the Green Phoenix knew that a Blood Soul Stone was inside. However, she was not in a rush to save her. Instead, she sent her on a mission, a trial mission.
Unfortunately, none of the fifty-two people before Hong Dali who reached that stage thought about rescuing the bears. In the end, the Blood Soul Stone still fell into Hong Dali"s hands.
Actually, it was good to be a good person.