Chapter 065

Chapter 065

Bai Xiaoyu carried the little one out, and the black and silver eggs behind him were momentarily stunned before quickly following.

They walked on either side of Bai Xiaoyu, occasionally bumping into each other. When they reached the door, they got stuck again, and as a result, the silver metal egg was pushed back by the black egg.

The metal egg only fell slightly behind but soon caught up. Now he had almost fully recovered, his physique had risen to a higher level, making the entire egg more agile.

Even during the recent encounter with the big black egg, although he was still overwhelmed, he wasn't as helpless or caught off guard as before.

At first, his animal form inside the shell made it difficult for him to move his legs, making it hard to control himself when attacked. That's why those warriors treated him like a ball. It was even harder to dodge attacks from the big black egg.

Now he could exchange a few moves with the big black egg. Of course, he felt that the other side was holding back.

He could clearly feel every inch of his muscles being strengthened, and his bones felt like they were reborn.

Over these days, he watched his body's fur gradually change. The originally brownish-yellow fur was being replaced by silver-white.

Xiaobai had to filter out clumps of fur every time he changed the medicine. Those clumps were collected and cleaned. Yesterday, he saw Xiaobai take out a large bag full of them.

Looking down at his short new fur, still partially covered by the remaining brownish-yellow fur, he recalled what Xiaobai had said. According to the current progress, once his bone color was mostly restored, he would be ready to break out of the shell. If his fur didn't completely change by then, his future animal form would have a mix of brownish-yellow and silver-white. Unless his physique strengthened further and reached another critical point, triggering another evolution in his bloodline.

Bai Kan was satisfied with his current state. Initially, he just wanted to stand up.

Recent data showed that his physique had surpassed S-level and entered S+ status, gradually approaching 2S.

At this rate, it wouldn't be long before his physique reached 2S, combined with his equally high mental strength. Given his age, even in Imperial Star, he would be considered exceptionally talented.

Among his siblings, fewer than ten possessed such qualifications, including those who were several years older.

Bai Kan stared at the big black egg following Bai Xiaoyu. Was this the power of the White Tiger bloodline?

However, in the thousands of years of royal history, there had never been any record of a descendant with the ancestral White Tiger bloodline. Only the Bai family had generations of White Tigers, though their numbers were limited.

Bai Kan looked at his own silver-white fur. If he could return to his ancestral form, so could other royal descendants. Why were there no records over thousands of years?

Thinking about the royal family's various fears and suppressions of Marshal Bai, Bai Kan's eyes flickered. Perhaps before breaking out of the shell, he needed to discuss with Xiaobai whether he could use drugs to restore his fur color.

While thinking, the metal egg sent messages to his intelligence-gathering subordinates, asking them to collect information on royal descendants reverting to the White Tiger lineage over the years.

After finishing this, he saw Bai Xiaoyu holding the annoying little one and petting the big black egg, seemingly leaving no room for him. He immediately became angry and hopped over, ignoring the hostility from the other two eggs, and lay down next to Bai Xiaoyu, sending a message: "Xiaobai, my shell is itchy. I can't reach outside with my claws; help me scratch it."

Bai Xiaoyu looked at the arrogant egg and read the message, feeling speechless. How could an artificial metal egg be itchy? Lying through its teeth wasn't done like this.

Still, Bai Xiaoyu reached out and scratched the metal egg lying in front of him.

With both hands occupied, neither the big black egg nor the little one received enough attention.

The little one squeezed closer to Bai Xiaoyu, rolling around and transmitting emotions. The big black egg simply hopped over and lay down between Bai Xiaoyu and the metal egg, knocking the metal egg away.

For a moment, chaos ensued.

The two bodyguards following from a distance looked exasperated. Was this still their previously wise and mighty employer?

Bai Xiaoyu played with them for a while, then checked the time. "It's almost time for today's activities. You guys play among yourselves; I'm going to check on the students' training."

The three eggs bounced up and followed Bai Xiaoyu to the entrance of the mental practice room.

Standing at the door, Bai Xiaoyu turned around. "You three can stop here. Go back and behave."

Previously, these three eggs always crowded around him, and whenever they gathered, they seemed to clash naturally, leading to fights.

If they fought inside, it would disturb the students' training.

So he didn't allow these guys to enter with him.

The black, white, and silver eggs all bounced up, nodding obediently. Seeing their docile behavior, Bai Xiaoyu turned and went inside.

The moment he closed the door, the three obediently sitting eggs instantly changed their demeanor and rearranged themselves into a triangular standoff.

Each of them found the others irritating, all wanting to knock the others down.

In the end, the big black egg and the metal egg started fighting, while the little one...

He was waiting for them to provoke him. If they touched him, he could cry to Bai Bai/Xiaobai for three days!

Hahahaha, among the three eggs, he was the most mischievous.

Unable to fight back or speak, sometimes he would lie on the ground, faking injuries.

The two would become his benefactors, and he would enjoy Bai Bai/Xiaobai's full care.

Meanwhile, they would be sent to the border to eat sand.

The black and silver eggs had suffered many times at the hands of this little white egg. Recalling those moments, they felt miserable. Even now, while fighting, they kept an eye on the little white egg.

Beastmen often preferred to solve problems with their fists, but this guy didn't follow the rules. Even before breaking out of the shell, he was full of mischief, clearly not going to be good in the future.

This time, the little white egg remained calm, watching the two eggs fight. The noise was controlled, not too loud or too quiet.

They were so bold because Bai Xiaoyu's training space was designed to protect the interns from disturbances, with soundproofing, shockproofing, and explosion-proofing measures. As long as the noise didn't exceed a certain threshold, the people inside couldn't hear it.

While the two eggs were fighting and the third was watching and looking for opportunities to fake injuries, Bai Xiaoyu was already observing Zhou Miaomiao and Ren Zitao's breakthroughs with the interns.

Over the past month, the interns' mental strength training progressed differently.

However, even the slowest ones had reached the eighth target and were struggling to advance. Most were trying to enter the ninth target area or had just entered it. This group had the largest number.

The five individuals with the fastest progress, whose mental energy was closest to the ninth target, were still a small distance away from touching it. However, Zhou Miaomiao and Ren Zitao, who were at the forefront, had already touched the target and were just short of breaking through to the next stage.

Now they were attempting their sixth breakthrough.

Indeed, they had touched the target five days ago but were unable to break through.

Each breakthrough required restarting the mental energy from the first target and breaking through all eight preceding targets. The difficulty of advancing mental energy doubled each time it entered the area before a target, making it increasingly challenging. For the mental energy trying to advance, it was like water droplets colliding with stones, an extremely exhausting process for the mind.

When Bai Xiaoyu arrived, the two were adjusting their states. After seeking advice from Bai Xiaoyu, they began to make their final push.

The others stopped to watch, as this experience would be useful when they faced the final hurdle in the near future.

Watching the two transparent training boxes, which contained one purple and one black line of deeply colored mental energy, clearly visible to everyone, the energy rapidly advanced from the first target, breaking through it without slowing down. It continued to break through three targets consecutively without any change in speed. Only by the fourth target did it slow slightly, though imperceptible to the naked eye. Progress became slower with each subsequent target, until after the seventh target, the speed had noticeably halved. By the eighth target, the speed had reduced to about one-tenth.

The two streams of mental energy moved slowly forward. When they reached a finger's distance from the ninth target, both were drenched in sweat. In previous attempts, they had only managed to touch the target but could not penetrate it. The first time they touched the target, their mental energy dissipated immediately. Subsequent attempts lasted longer, causing the target to wobble and even leaving marks on it.

The interns watched with intense focus, not daring to blink, afraid of missing any crucial details.

Bai Xiaoyu, however, was relatively relaxed. While the interns focused on the progress of the mental energy entering the target areas, he observed the mental energy itself.

From the first target to the last, Zhou Miaomiao and Ren Zitao's mental energy underwent continuous changes, evolving from a quantitative to a qualitative transformation. Their mental energy solidified and evolved to a higher dimension during the process.

Before they reached the ninth target, Bai Xiaoyu already knew the outcome.

After over a month of arduous training, these two talented and hardworking interns were ready to reap the rewards of their efforts.

At that moment, the two streams of mental energy slowly and resolutely approached the target. Amidst everyone's held breaths, they broke through the target with a crisp sound...

They succeeded, and everyone erupted into cheers.

Bai Xiaoyu looked at their solidified mental energy, his expression satisfied.

In his eyes, their mental energy was now barely qualified.

After their excitement subsided and they had exchanged some words, Bai Xiaoyu prepared to take them to the alchemy room to consolidate their skills and see how far they could go after the breakthrough.

As Bai Xiaoyu placed his hand on the doorknob, the previously motionless little one suddenly moved, lunging towards the two eggs still fighting.

This time, the little one leaped much higher than before, directly aiming for its target.

The black and silver eggs instantly dodged to either side, leaving the white egg to hit the ground and roll uncontrollably.

After so many attempts, how could you succeed again?

The metal egg felt a great sense of satisfaction seeing the white egg's clumsy state.

However, in the next second, it was suddenly attacked by the large black egg. This time, the attack was swift, fierce, and precise, leaving no chance for evasion. The metal egg spun and crashed into the rolling white egg.

Just as the door opened, the culprit—the large black egg—had already scampered to the entrance, obediently crouching there. Seeing Bai Xiaoyu emerge, it bounced and shook to attract attention.

The metal egg immediately sensed something was wrong. Before it could even utter a word, the white egg it had hit began trembling on the ground, rubbing against the floor with a grating sound.

Bai Xiaoyu, hearing the commotion, turned around, his face changing. He quickly walked over and picked up the trembling little one. His mental energy probed inside, finding the once lively spirit now limp and occasionally twitching.

Bai Xiaoyu's mental energy gently touched the spirit, and the small tentacles immediately wrapped around his, conveying feelings of pain, being bullied, and weakness.

Bai Xiaoyu continuously comforted the little one while looking at the nearby silver metal egg, "Little one is timid and insecure; stop bullying him."

Metal egg: "..."

He couldn't avoid it fast enough, let alone bully it.

At this moment, he saw Bai Xiaoyu holding one egg and another egg close by, both seemingly swaying towards him.

It was clear that with only two hands, one of them would have to be left out.

Seeing Bai Xiaoyu take the two eggs away, the tiger inside the metal egg laughed in frustration, its whiskers quivering, and its claws scratched the egg, making a grating sound. However, it controlled its strength, knowing it could easily break the metal shell now. Its evolution was almost complete, and it couldn't let anger cloud its judgment.

Very well, being outsmarted by two un-hatched eggs. If given a chance, it would settle the score. Trying to get rid of him? Not a chance.

The metal egg followed, acknowledging its defeat. With a thick skin, the two eggs wouldn't be able to rest easy.

Bai Xiaoyu took the interns to the alchemy room, instructing them to review herb information and adjust their mental energy.

Those who had progressed to the eighth target or beyond could now fully refine herbs in the small alchemy chamber, removing half of the impurities and successfully transporting the medicinal balls to the middle chamber where the artificial eggs were located.

Previously, they needed coloring to see dark matter, but now they were familiar with it and could find it in the herbs without coloring, although they could only remove less than three percent. For the dark matter in the eggs, they could remove about half. Zhou Miaomiao and Ren Zitao, the best performers, could remove about seven to eight percent.

Everyone's attention naturally focused on those who had completed the second phase of mental energy training.

Even Bai Xiaoyu was curious about how far they could go. For him, with years of skill, manipulating mental energy was effortless, even with just a single fine thread.

The two stood before the alchemy furnace, took a deep breath, and placed the prepared artificial eggs inside. They then adjusted the temperature and added the herbs one by one.

Everyone watched quietly.

At this stage, they could persist for a long time. Both could deliver all the liquid to the main chamber and remove impurities from the artificial eggs before the eggs exploded.

Their initial actions went smoothly, and under Bai Xiaoyu's guidance, they even exhibited a fluid rhythm similar to his own.

The refinement and transportation of herbs proceeded smoothly, directly dispersing dark matter in the artificial eggs.

The entire process lasted over two hours. As time passed, both were drenched in sweat.

Everyone watched in awe, amazed.

Their persistence had significantly increased compared to before. Previously, they could only last for about an hour before the eggs exploded.

Now, after their breakthrough, their duration had nearly doubled.

Will it still explode? This is what the interns care about the most.

After all, with explosions happening every day for over a month, seeing the damage reported in the eggs every day has led them to question themselves.

At this moment, Zhou Miaomiao and Ren Zitao simultaneously finished their work.

This was something Bai Xiaoyu had taught them, but they had never had the chance to use it before.

Even though Zhou Miaomiao and Ren Zitao were both excited and their movements were extremely clumsy, it didn't affect their completion of the final steps.

After finishing, they held back their excitement and trembled as they opened the pill furnace.

Soon, a large amount of smoke rose from the pill furnace. After the smoke cleared, two intact eggs appeared before everyone's eyes.

No explosion!

Did they succeed?

The interns burst into cheers.

Bai Xiaoyu smiled, letting them enjoy their happiness for a bit.

Once everyone calmed down and pulled up the scene and data from inside the pill furnace, the removal rate of dark matter had doubled. The removal rate of fifteen to sixteen percent made the other interns widen their eyes. This time, the removal rate of dark matter in the artificial eggs did not decrease by half as before; instead, the gap narrowed, reaching eleven to twelve percent.

Due to the enhancement of their mental power, although the scan of the egg after removing impurities still showed numerous scars, these scars had become smaller, and collectively they were within the egg's tolerance range.

Upon seeing the data, the interns were even more incredulous.

Clearly, their mental power had increased so many times, yet it still wasn't enough?

They thought of how Bai Xiaoyu helped more than ten eggs dispel dark matter every day. They originally believed that this success would narrow the gap between them, but now they realized it was far from enough.

Bai Xiaoyu, holding Little One, called over Zhou Miaomiao and Ren Zitao, who were doubting their abilities after seeing the results.

As they approached, they once again recognized the disparity between them, their expressions becoming even more respectful: "Mentor?"

Bai Xiaoyu: "Release your mental power for me to see."

Without hesitation, a purple and a black mental power tentacle appeared above their heads. Although they could release mental power from any part of their bodies, when facing Bai Xiaoyu, they still habitually let the tentacles emerge from their heads.

A thin green mental power filament appeared in Bai Xiaoyu's palm, not just one but two.

The two filaments circled around their tentacles, and despite being tiny, they lightly poked the much larger tentacles.

Zhou Miaomiao and Ren Zitao's faces changed simultaneously, and their mental power tentacles instantly retreated as if encountering something terrifying.

This feeling of being completely suppressed by mental power was something they had never experienced before!

Previously, their mental power hadn't undergone a qualitative change, so they couldn't sense the difference in Bai Xiaoyu's mental power. But in that brief moment of contact, only one thought filled their minds.

That was submission!

Everyone in the starry universe possesses mental power, of various levels and qualities. Yet, they had never known that in the world of mental power, there could be a ruler!