"Finally!" a creature roared. An expression of happiness could be seen on the creature's face for obtaining a legendary fruit, which rested in the heart of its palm.

The fruit is also known as the Twin Physiques Creation Fruit.

Based on what the legend about this fruit says, if this fruit was consumed by a human, it would grant them a second physique of a Divine Beast. On the contrary, if the Spiritual Creature is the one consuming this fruit, they would be given the ability to reform their body into a human.

This explained how attractive the Twin Physiques Creation Fruit was.

With one million years to sprout, one million years to develop its first leaf, and another million years for its consecutive leaves, this Twin Physiques Creation Fruit would only bear a single fruit in its eleven millionth year.

The subsequent fruit would take ten million years to grow after the first fruit.

"Shall I eat this fruit right now, to avoid any mishap?" the creature continued. It was extremely careful right now to avoid any uncontrollable incident happening right now.

Behind this creature were several mountains of corpses. There's a mix of mankind, Spiritual Creatures, and Heaven and Earth Oddities on these mountains.

(Author's Note: The Heaven and Earth Oddities represent living beings that obtained their sliver of consciousness. Something like Golems, Wisps, Spirits, or even Treants)

The creature was the absolute ruler among all living beings. But even with this peak-level strength, it couldn't convince the beast to let go of its cautious instinct. As the one who walked through the path of a sovereign from birth, this instinct is why it was still alive.

"Hmm... I shall eat it right here, right now..." after pondering for a moment, the creature still decides to eat this fruit on the spot. Lifting its palm gently, the beast brings the Twin Physique Creation Fruit closer to its protruding jaws.

The fruit was just about the size of a human head. But it was no different to a single soybean in front of this creature.

All its worries ultimately came when the Twin Physiques Creation Fruit descended towards the creature's mouth.

"HEAVENLY TRIBULATION CONVERGING INTO ONE!" a human swordsman shouted while directing the attack that brought the lightning tribulation towards the Twin Physiques Creation Fruit.

The creature instantly reacted.

Using one of its fingers like a spear, the claw pierced through the swordsman ruthlessly.

But his effort bears the fruit of success as the lightning tribulation swept past the Twin Physiques Creation Fruit.

The fruit was a legendary existence, but the same cannot be said about its flesh. Although the lighting strike didn't touch the Twin Physiques Creation Fruit, what is the concept of tribulation lightning means?

It was a bolt of thunderstrike that could temper the physique of a cultivator and Spiritual Beast. And to this fragile legendary fruit was similar to evaporating a drop of liquid using the heat from a volcano.

(Ssshh...)

The legendary fruit went aflame shorter than the time it takes to blink. Still, something stills existed in the eyes of the two remaining living beings.

"Get lost, pitiful human!" the creature roared. A soundwave was created through that roar to send the last human cultivator off from attempting to do anything further.

As for why... It is naturally due to what is left after the scorched Twin Physiques Creation Fruit. Instead of turning into ashes, ten drops of clear essence liquid floated midair.

They're crystal clear to the extent that the darkness of the sky and the golden light cast by the two living beings couldn't smear its appearance.

"You won't have the chance to transcend and achieved immortality, Armored Golden Dragon!" said the human cultivator. His hand went on after his words, tossing a flying dagger at the crystal-clear essence.

Their attempt ended in a stalemate.

On one side, the human cultivator was blasted by the soundwave and coughed almost all his blood out while flying away like a kite with a broken string. On another, the Armored Golden Dragon had its hope crushed when the dagger struck the crystal-clear essence.

"NO!!!" the Armored Golden Dragon could only howl anguishedly behind while staring at nine crystal-clear essences falling downwards. To avoid anything going wrong further, the beast charged into the last drop and devoured it before this final drop was gone.

"Oh, Heaven... Please..." the human cultivator breathed his last before succumbing to his injuries. As for the nine drops of essence from the Twin Physiques Creation Fruits, it separates and falls to nine different locations.

Coincidentally, one drop landed on top of Spiritual Ruby Fruit. The essence continues downward until it eventually arrives on the shell of an egg.

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Estimated a millennia later.

"Come back here, brat!" a middle-aged male yelled at a child running away. Their clothing makes it obvious that they both came from the same house.

"Who would listen? If I let you catch me, I'll definitely get spanked by the old fart!" the child retorted while running further. Using his petite figure to his advantage, he agilely hops and crawls to his freedom.

Until... He was caught by someone else standing at the other end of the road.

"Where are you going to run now, huh?" another youth, about twice the child's age, caught him by his collar and lifted the child midair.

"Release me!" the child resisted. Alas, he was too young and small. With that stature and strength, even a slab of tofu is capable of taking his life.

His struggles continued until the trio walked into a side entrance used by the servants. Obviously, from their same attire and differences in age, they should be servants belonging to a wealthy family.

As expected, the screams and wailing belonging to a child were heard half an hour later, accompanied by the lashing noise from a rattan whip.

An hour later, a boy was seen lying on a long stone bed used by the servants. Needless to say, he just got his buttock whipped as the punishment for running out of the manor without permission.