18: Chapter 18 Golden Dome

Zhang Bufan’s expression froze. He had searched for so long without finding anything, and now that he had discovered this deep pit, should he go in and take a look?

"System, what do you think?" Zhang Bufan asked the System.

Ever since he entered the core area, he had felt strange, and his heart had inexplicably quickened. If there was nothing inside, Zhang Bufan wouldn't believe it; otherwise, that Roaring Lion Beast wouldn't have been so afraid of this place.

"Since you're already here, just look for it. Don't worry, with me around, I'll hold up the sky if it falls," the System declared confidently.

Several black lines appeared on Zhang Bufan's forehead. The System gave him a somewhat unreliable feeling.

Originally, he hadn't planned to come in. Although he was very curious about what was inside, even the Roaring Lion Beast was so afraid, so it was clearly not something benevolent.

But instigated by this damn System, he had just walked in with his head held high. Zhang Bufan even suspected the System was involved in pyramid schemes or was a leader of those WeChat businesses.

However, as things stood, Zhang Bufan could only brace himself and go take a look. Even if he didn't trust the System, he had to trust the deep well of Spiritual Qi in his Dantian.

Maintaining sufficient vigilance, Zhang Bufan slowly walked towards the deep pit.

A few minutes later, Zhang Bufan stood at the edge of the deep pit.

The deep pit was about ten meters in diameter, slanting downwards, wider at the top and narrower at the bottom, with no visible bottom. It looked as if something had forcefully smashed it out.

"Roar, roar, roar."

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

"Roar, roar, roar!"

From Zhang Bufan's position, he heard the roars of three Yao Beasts.

Besides the Roaring Lion Beast, there were two other unknown Yao Beasts, distributed in different directions. However, judging by the distance, they should all be Yao Beasts from the inner area of the Wanfeng Mountain Range, and probably no weaker than the Roaring Lion Beast.

Moreover, judging by the roars, the direction these three Yao Beasts were facing was precisely where Zhang Bufan was currently standing.

His Divine Sense probed into the deep pit but was blocked by something; he couldn't detect anything.

Zhang Bufan had a premonition that this thing should be inside this deep pit, but should he go in?

"Host, you've come this far, you're not thinking of backing down, are you?" the System spoke at the opportune moment.

"Back down my ass, am I that kind of coward?" Zhang Bufan, enveloped in thick Spiritual Qi, gritted his teeth and jumped directly into the deep pit.

As his body slowly descended, Zhang Bufan kept his head down, intently watching below, his body tensing up, and his heart beating even more violently.

After falling about fifty or sixty meters, Zhang Bufan saw the bottom of the deep pit. The space at the bottom seemed even larger than the opening, but from his angle, he found nothing.

Soon, Zhang Bufan finally landed at the bottom of the deep pit. He quickly looked around.

The space at the bottom of the deep pit was very large, at least the size of a basketball court. The ground was smooth and flat, as if something had rolled over it.

Strangely, it was very bright inside. On the cave ceiling, there were many glowing stones.

Hmm? What is that?

While scanning the space, Zhang Bufan discovered a golden sphere not far away.

In this space, there was nothing else besides this sphere. Zhang Bufan focused all his attention and slowly walked towards the sphere.

When Zhang Bufan got closer and looked carefully, his expression became a little strange.

The object in front of him looked exactly like the golden egg one would smash during a lucky draw when buying a house in his previous life, except this egg was much larger than those lottery ones, with a diameter of at least one meter, bigger than a water bucket. Moreover, its surface was covered with irregular patterns, like a picture, but on closer inspection, it didn't seem to be.

"System, what is this thing?" Zhang Bufan was at a loss and decided to ask the System if it knew.

"It should be an egg," the System replied.

"How do you know?" Zhang Bufan asked.

"Because I saw it with my eyes, and I seem to be able to sense life within this egg."

Zhang Bufan was startled. Could what the Roaring Lion Beast and the others feared be the creature inside this egg?

"But that's not right. I'm so close to it, yet I don't feel any danger?"

"This should be a King-level Demon Beast. You are not a Yao Beast, so you can't feel the pressure that comes from between Yao Beasts," the System explained.

Zhang Bufan also nodded in agreement.

After carefully surveying his surroundings several times, Zhang Bufan found no danger. He stretched out a hand and gently placed it on the giant egg.

"What are you doing?" the System asked urgently.

"Nothing, just sensing if it's a dud."

Just as Zhang Bufan closed his eyes, intending to sense with his whole being, the giant egg in front of him suddenly vibrated.

Zhang Bufan quickly pulled his hand back, his face filled with surprise and uncertainty, "System, you were right, I seem to sense a heartbeat."

"Crack!"

Just then, a crack suddenly appeared on the giant egg.

"It's not going to hatch now, is it?"

"It should be right, but it just cracked, so it shouldn't be that fast."

Zhang Bufan swallowed, staring intently at the giant egg. He was very curious about what would be inside.

After a long time, Zhang Bufan's eyes grew sore from watching, and the giant egg showed no further movement.

"You don't need to watch anymore. It shouldn't hatch that quickly, at least not until tomorrow," the System explained.

Zhang Bufan retracted his gaze, walked to the cave entrance, and looked up, realizing that it was already dark outside.

"System, what should I do now? Should I leave now, or take this giant egg with me?" Zhang Bufan was at a loss and asked the System.

He hadn't expected that what those King-level Demon Beasts feared was just an egg.

It went without saying that this egg was definitely not simple, but he didn't know if it had fallen in here by itself or if its parents had placed it here.

"Why leave? This giant egg is about to hatch. Don't you want to know what it is?" After a pause, the System continued, "This place should be very suitable for this egg's incubation. What if you take it away and disrupt its hatching process?"

"Do I have to stay here? But what if its parents return?"

"Are you stupid? If its parents were here, at this critical hatching period, could you have entered safely?

And if this Yao Beast sees you first after hatching, it might consider you family, Host. You've hit the jackpot."

Zhang Bufan nodded, uncharacteristically not refuting, but instead feeling very expectant.

"Alright, I'll wait here until tomorrow to see what kind of Yao Beast it is."

Zhang Bufan sat down not far from the giant egg. After being busy for most of the day, his stomach was hungry.

He took out some Yao Beast corpses from his Storage Ring, then built a fire and roasted the prepared meat over it.

Soon, the roasted meat sizzled. Zhang Bufan saw that it was almost done, took out his secret seasoning, and sprinkled it directly on the roasted meat. Instantly, the aroma filled the entire space.

"Click, click!"

The giant egg shook, and two more cracks appeared on its shell.

"Hehe, little guy, do you smell the aroma too?"

Zhang Bufan took out a pot of wine, eating roasted meat and drinking wine.

After eating and drinking his fill, Zhang Bufan took a pillow from his Storage Ring and lay directly on the ground, falling soundly asleep.