The two Luminous Cincindela in Li Xuan's hands fell, dropping vertically through the air and landing on the golden Familiar Egg.
Miraculously, the moment the two Luminous Cincindela touched the golden Familiar Egg, they merged into it like a river flowing into the sea. The glassy wings vanished.
After the two Luminous Cincindela were absorbed, the Familiar Egg emitted a faint golden glow.
"..." Why does this Familiar Egg feel a bit bigger than Mercury and Emerald's? Bronya Zaychik thought to herself as she watched the faintly glowing golden egg.
"How is it? Did the familiar come out?" Li Xuan asked Bronya, his eyes still shut tight. He didn't dare look at the egg in front of him, afraid that a familiar he didn't recognize would appear.
"Ah... is this Li Xuan guy an idiot?" Kiana looked at the closed-eyed Li Xuan with a superior expression. She suddenly felt so much smarter than him! It was a great feeling...
"Ahem... Big Brother Li Xuan, the familiar won't appear that quickly..." Bronya coughed awkwardly and said to the still-blindfolded Li Xuan.
"..." Li Xuan opened his eyes, speechless. What greeted him was the still-silent Familiar Egg. The familiar he had imagined had not appeared... This was a bit awkward.
"Haha... so it's true..." Li Xuan laughed helplessly and awkwardly, an indescribable bitterness in his heart. It seemed that whenever he dealt with matters concerning Yaoye-hime, he would get flustered from caring too much.
"Oh, Big Brother Li Xuan, hatching a Familiar Egg requires a massive amount of Honkai Energy Crystals!" Bronya suddenly added, making a huge gesture with her small hands, which looked rather cute.
"...Uh, is that so." Li Xuan paid his respects to the Familiar Egg before him. It looked like another huge Honkai energy sink, a successor to the 'Gate of Vows'. He probably didn't have enough Honkai Energy Crystals.
"Massive, massive, massive amounts of Honkai energy," Bronya repeated several times from the side, as if for emphasis.
One day later, Li Xuan finally understood what "massive" meant.
BANG! A huge Honkai Beast raised its giant paw and slammed it down towards Li Xuan's body. The massive claw tore through the air with a whistling sound as it descended.
"Heh!" Li Xuan instantly leaped high into the air. The giant paw slammed into the ground beneath his feet, instantly caving in the flat ground by a meter and sending countless bits of dust and rubble flying. Fortunately, the divine garb he wore, the 'Xuanyuan Festive Garb', blocked it all.
"..." Li Xuan silently looked up while in mid-air. His right eye, a golden pupil that burned like a golden flame, lit up instantly. Since the enemy before him was a Honkai Beast, he couldn't activate the 'Jao Shingan' skill, but he could still use the second skill, 'Dark Bible'.
Through the vision of his right golden eye, the moment the Honkai Beast slammed its paw down, a small red dot appeared on its right chest, near the joint connecting to its arm. That was the Honkai Beast's weak point.
"...Found it!" Li Xuan said softly, clenching his fist. His body was just now falling back to the ground from mid-air. The moment his feet touched the ground, the immense power in his strong leg muscles was unleashed. Li Xuan shot out like a sharp arrow released from a bowstring...
In just one second, Li Xuan crossed the distance between him and the Honkai Beast, his raised right hand aimed at the marked red dot as he threw a punch.
The two silver emblems on his collar flashed with a hint of light.
BANG!! His fist made contact with the Honkai Beast's tough, steel-like skin, creating a huge sound. Normally, even with all his strength, Li Xuan could at best break its skin and injure its muscles and bones. But this time, with the 'Jao Shingan' seeing through and striking the weak point, Li Xuan's punch directly pierced the Honkai Beast's right shoulder bone and even damaged its spine!
The massive Honkai Beast flew in an arc like a pitiful bird with a broken wing, crashing heavily to the ground. Its body twitched, but ultimately, it didn't get up again. After all, its spine was shattered, and it could no longer support its massive body. Forcing itself to stand would just be suicide.
"...Phew~" Li Xuan landed lightly, wiping the sweat from his forehead. Although he had finished it in one punch, it required his full concentration. If he were to get hit carelessly, it would be quite troublesome.
"That's another one..." Li Xuan walked towards the Honkai Beast. He finally knew how many Honkai Energy Crystals Bronya's thrice-emphasized "massive" amount was... it converted to a full ten thousand crystals!
Ten thousand! What a despair-inducing number! ...But, what choice did he have to bring Yaoye-hime back to life?! A promise he made himself, he had to fulfill it even if it brought him to tears, right?! ...That's what it means to be a man...
Not far away, the Honkai yuri trio, who were watching Li Xuan take down the Honkai Beast, had already grown accustomed to such scenes.
"Speaking of which, it seems Li Xuan-kun has gained a new ability recently. I've seen him wearing an eyepatch these past few days, only taking it off for battle. It must be very powerful, right?!" Raiden Mei said with admiration.
"Mhm! The Bronya detected a peculiar energy around Big Brother Li Xuan's body when he took off the eyepatch..." Bronya said, once again using the black technology on her body to run a scan.
"Mei, Mei, I'm the strongest! Right?!" Kiana said unconvinced, pouncing on Mei and acting spoiled.
"Alright, alright~..." Mei helplessly coaxed Kiana as if she were a small child...
In a dimly lit office, made so by the weak light, a woman with long, light-golden hair spoke.
"Has the plan been implemented?!"
A girl in a green military uniform standing silently behind the woman replied with a serious tone.
"The plan has already begun!"
"Mhm..." the woman responded softly.
She raised her head to look at the clear sky. "We absolutely cannot let Schicksal obtain it..."