Free Web NovelChapter 436: Chapter 167: Amber Awakens
With this in mind, Shen Bai didn’t linger. He extended his index finger and swiped lightly at the empty air before him.
The next moment, a fissure appeared. It spread rapidly, becoming as wide as a doorway in an instant.
Shen Bai stepped inside, and the fissure vanished, leaving no one behind.
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「Within the Space of the Life and Death Storage Skill.」
At this moment, the egg that Amber had become lay quietly inside.
Upon closer inspection, one would notice something unusual about the egg.
Faint vibrations rippled continuously across the massive cyan egg.
A faint light flickered intermittently from within.
A cold, sinister aura emanated from the massive cyan egg, causing the temperature of the surrounding Space to drop by several degrees.
Seeing this strange phenomenon, Shen Bai narrowed his eyes. ’This egg seems much bigger than before,’ he thought.
The egg had been large before, but now it had swollen to twice its size, reaching a height of 1.7 meters.
The eggshell, however, was growing progressively thinner, as if something stirring within was causing the massive cyan egg to vibrate.
Shen Bai didn’t know what to do, so he could only wait patiently nearby.
He was tempted to break the shell himself, but he remembered from his past life that one should never help a bird hatch, as it could lead to congenital deficiencies.
He wasn’t that foolish. Besides, this was an evolution; there was no danger. All he had to do was wait.
The cold, sinister aura continued to emanate from the massive cyan egg.
Shen Bai could feel a sense of intimacy coming from inside.
He and Amber had long shared a deep connection, a bond even stronger than a contract. Thus, he could sense Amber’s joy and her longing for him after their time apart.
’I could sense it before, but not this clearly. Now, the connection is crystal clear.’
’It seems that with every evolution, my connection with Amber deepens. I wonder if there will be any new benefits this time.’
Shen Bai rummaged through a nearby pile of clutter and pulled out a bottle of wine. He took a small sip, feeling that the current atmosphere was rather wonderful.
’What could be more wonderful than waiting for Amber to reappear?’
For this, a drink was certainly in order.
At that moment, in the vast, white Space, the massive cyan egg grew ever thinner. Shen Bai, holding a bottle of fine wine, leaned nearby, the very picture of leisurely contentment.
After roughly the time it takes an incense stick to burn, the massive cyan egg finally stopped vibrating.
Immediately after, Shen Bai saw fine cracks appear on the massive cyan egg.
The cracks were small at first, but in an instant, they spread across the surface like a spiderweb.
A fair, slender arm suddenly reached out from within.
Shen Bai had been in the middle of a drink. When he saw this, he spat out a mouthful of wine, nearly choking.
’What in the world is happening?’
Shen Bai’s face was a mask of disbelief.
The arm was fair and slender—clearly human.
Before Shen Bai could recover from his shock, the arm reached out and caressed the cyan eggshell.
The cyan eggshell, already covered in cracks, immediately dissolved into streams of cold, sinister Qi that flowed into the arm at its touch.
And Shen Bai could finally see clearly what was inside.
A young woman who looked to be seventeen or eighteen appeared before Shen Bai, her arms wrapped around herself.
To be precise, she wasn’t squatting. Shen Bai’s eyes had played a trick on him. In fact, the girl was sitting in a W-sit on the floor of the Storage Technique’s Space.
The young woman’s face held a trace of confusion. Her delicate features were captivating, and her eyes, as clear and translucent as emeralds, made one want to pull her into a fierce embrace and dote on her at first glance.
Shen Bai looked at the completely naked young woman, the corners of his lips curving up slightly. "Amber," he said tentatively.
The moment he spoke, the young woman jumped up from her W-sit and threw herself against his chest. Wrapping her arms around his waist, she cried out in a sweet, tender voice.
"Master, it’s been so long. Amber missed you so much."
Her perfectly clear speech, coupled with the soft figure in his arms, almost made Shen Bai lose his composure.
He set the wine aside, only then noticing the pair of cat ears atop Amber’s head.
’She really evolved into a cat girl? This is just ridiculous.’
The corner of Shen Bai’s mouth twitched, and he subconsciously reached out to touch Amber’s fluffy ears.
They felt the same as before, only much larger.
Amber meowed and playfully nuzzled against Shen Bai’s chest. "It tickles, it tickles! Master, don’t touch me there."
Shen Bai’s face darkened. "That sounded a little... suggestive. First, put some clothes on."
As a virile young man, no matter how strong his self-control, even Shen Bai was finding it hard to bear.
Amber finally noticed she was completely naked, and her little face instantly flushed red.
Although she was a Deceitful Beast, she had spent a long time with Shen Bai and learned human etiquette. Thus, she naturally possessed a sense of shame.
Amber snapped her fingers. A cold, sinister aura swirled around her, coalescing into a white dress that covered her fair, jade-like figure.
Once she was dressed, Amber threw herself back into Shen Bai’s arms, hugging him tightly. She clung to him like a little kitten, refusing to budge.
Resigned, Shen Bai sat on the ground and let Amber lean against him.
"Have you had your fill of hugging?" Shen Bai asked. "By the way, can you still turn back into a little white cat?"
"Of course I can."
Amber grinned, revealing a pair of fangs. Then, in a flash of white light, she changed back into her kitten form.
A moment later, she flashed with white light again and returned to her girl form. It seemed her clothes were now a fixed part of the transformation, as she wasn’t naked this time.
"Master, I missed you so much while you were gone."
Amber pressed herself against Shen Bai’s chest, looking as if she couldn’t bear to part from him.
Shen Bai stroked Amber’s ear. "We can talk about that later," he said. "For now, what new abilities did you get from this evolution?"
At the mention of this, Amber’s spirits lifted. She raised her delicate face and said,
"This time was incredible! Master, listen, and I’ll tell you everything in detail."
