Illusory Devil Ape

Fang Yuan twisted the silver needles on Li Dahe's head. As he did, Li Dahe felt a jolt of clarity, as though his senses were sharpening. His heartbeat quickened, and a surge of excitement coursed through him.

In the next moment, he sensed a faint pulsation from the Mythical Beast egg in his hands. This pulsation wasn't physical; it was a mental impression, as if the egg were a lively, throbbing heart. Though the egg didn't move, it imparted a palpable sense of rhythm.

"Follow that sensation and use the ritual," Fang Yuan instructed, guiding Li Dahe through the process.

Li Dahe, adhering to Fang Yuan's directions, began to use the formation carved on his body to form a bond with the Mythical Beast egg.

After some time, a cracking sound echoed. Li Dahe, still in the midst of contracting with the egg, opened his eyes wide in excitement. The surface of the Mythical Beast egg he held had started to crack.