Chapter 118

Chapter 118

When Bai Xiaoyu saw the audience's expressions, he knew they had misunderstood. However, when he first discovered the location of the youngling's seed, he was also taken aback.

Fortunately, the youngling had good luck and did not grow in an unspeakable place like the big brother who came knocking before the apocalypse.

The seed was precisely located at the base of the youngling's spine, and the flowing blood patterns were also on that seed. Therefore, while other younglings' seeds were emerald green, this youngling's spine area had a red seed with blood patterns.

At first glance, the sprout that had grown out appeared tender green, but upon closer inspection, one could see a faint red hue around the sprout.

Bai Xiaoyu looked at the small sprout wiggling slightly behind the little one's bottom as it moved. His gaze fell on the single leaf on the sprout. The Forget-me-not Symbiotic Grass had already merged with the youngling, and as the youngling grew, a new leaf would be added each year, much like tree rings.

Currently, the sprout was as fragile as the youngling, but its fragility was directly related to the youngling's strength. It would gradually become stronger as the youngling grew. Moreover, the sprout had become part of the youngling's body and could be controlled just like any other limb.

Without noticing the crowd, everyone finally saw the half-exposed seed when the youngling crawled out of the shell. Since the seed had directly grown into a sprout, the circular blood pattern at its base was still visible.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief; the youngling's sprout had grown in a precarious spot. Now, it was perfectly aligned with the spine, similar to the position of a half-beast's tail.

The six younglings also noticed the small grass growing on their bodies. They were not unfamiliar with this companion and excitedly touched it with their hands or paws.

Soon, everyone realized that these sprouts moved slightly with the younglings' movements, responding to their control.

The sprouts could move!

The sprouts on the younglings' palms, between their eyebrows, chests, earlobes, butterfly bones, and spines all moved, swaying their tiny leaves, resembling the younglings stretching after hatching.

Bai Xiaoyu looked at the sprouts, which were only finger-length. They would continue to grow, and their strength would match the younglings' physical strength, eventually becoming a more flexible and powerful additional limb for the younglings.

However, the sprouts must not suffer any damage. Of course, the younglings' current constitutions were not weak, and daily activities posed no problem as long as there was no violent tearing.

In the future, once the sprouts completed their evolution, even if they were broken, the younglings would experience severe pain and a significant loss of vitality. However, as long as the half-seed was not removed, their lives would not be threatened.

The six younglings quickly gathered around the semi-plant youngling, their sprouts trembling towards the colorful roots under the vines.

Soon, Bai Xiaoyu handed the seven younglings over to their parents. Knowing that the younglings were familiar with each other, the parents did not separate them and let the seven younglings continue playing together.

The live stream viewers also saw the younglings curiously touching each other's sprouts, interacting harmoniously as they did when they were eggs. However, the sunbathing group still had one member missing, as the other younglings and eggs were tangled up in a fight and could not rejoin the group.

Seeing this, Bai Xiaoyu's eyes softened, and he turned his attention back to the other eggs that were about to hatch.

At this moment, the parents from the Sixteenth Legion and the Twenty-ninth Legion arrived, and the eggs from both sides began to hatch amidst the tension between the parents. This time, each legion had eleven eggs, three times the number from the previous batch.

With the parents and the eggs, the two legions clashed, creating a fierce atmosphere as if a formal battle had begun.

Amidst the laughter in the live stream and the hidden competition between the two legions, the eggs began to hatch one after another.

Almost immediately after hatching, Bai Xiaoyu handed the younglings to their parents, who had just finished cleaning them, and they rushed to the battlefield. Each youngling was eager to join the fray, fearing that their teammates would be at a disadvantage if they were late.

After hatching, the younglings were even more restless. One side was predominantly feline beastmen, and the other was mostly canine beastmen. They opened a small battlefield next to the main chaos, fighting so fiercely that fetal fur flew everywhere.

Bai Xiaoyu held a relatively smaller egg, seeing the vigorous appearance of these younglings, and couldn't help but smile.

He placed the egg in the hatching room; this egg was one of the previously dormant ones.

This egg, like Xiao Dian, was born with a weaker constitution, though not as severe as Xiao Dian's. It was considered one of the easier cases among the many dormant eggs.

The viewers who followed the sunbathing group now shifted their attention to this egg.

Apart from being smaller, the egg looked quite ordinary. However, it had gained a considerable following because, since it started moving, it had persistently tried to get close to the sunbathing group's eggs.

None of the eight eggs in the sunbathing group welcomed this egg, yet it continued to attempt to get closer, three times a day, without fail. Many viewers were moved by the egg's persistence.

After receiving three other hatched younglings, the youngling inside this egg successfully hatched.

Everyone watched as a chubby, caterpillar-like youngling wriggled out, and they collectively fell silent.

Bai Xiaoyu picked up the soft baby, who looked at him with black-bead eyes and kept rubbing against him.

He stroked the youngling, noting that despite its appearance, it was not an insect but a member of the rare Butterfly Race from the stars. Before adulthood, they existed in this form, and upon reaching maturity, they would transform into butterflies.

The Butterfly Race was known for its beauty, both in human form and as butterflies, and many people in the galaxy admired them. However, they had a particular fondness for plant-based races, unlike most other races in the galaxy.

Bai Xiaoyu handed the caterpillar-like youngling to its parents. As soon as the youngling was cleaned, it struggled to get out of its parent's arms, trying to move towards the sunbathing group.

The parents understood their youngling's intentions and carried it over, placing it down. The youngling immediately moved towards the group.

Meanwhile, the rhinoceros youngling had just escaped the battle zone, and the eight younglings were playing together. Suddenly, they all looked over, and their faces changed when they saw the approaching youngling.

The six younglings' sprouts curled up as if trying to retract, the semi-plant youngling's colorful roots trembled as if ready to flee, and the largest rhinoceros youngling instinctively took a step back.

What a huge worm!

Don't come over here!

But the Butterfly Race baby had thick skin and even moved a bit closer, looking pitifully at the other younglings with its black-bead eyes.

This expression was familiar to people in the galaxy, mirroring the relentless pursuit of plant-based races by the Butterfly Race.

Other members of the Butterfly Race commented that this youngling had mastered the essence of pursuing plant-based companions from birth. With so many childhood friends, his future looked promising.

Plant-based races, however, began to grumble.

Bai Xiaoyu found the situation somewhat amusing. It was strange that the plant-based races in the galaxy feared or resisted native Butterfly Races but were not afraid of the insect races from outside.

Watching the sunbathing group's younglings wave their little fists and bare their teeth at the Butterfly Race youngling, it seemed unlikely that the Butterfly Race youngling would be accepted.

As time passed, the last dormant egg also showed signs of movement.

This egg had the shortest dormancy period. Due to being a double-yolked egg with yolks embedded in each other, it was always relatively large and started in the best condition among the dormant eggs. However, it was also the only egg where Bai Xiaoyu did not resolve the issue while it was still inside.

After the egg was moved, it didn't take long for the eggshell to start shaking, and knocking sounds came from within. Soon, a tender yellow beak pecked through the shell, and almost simultaneously, an identical beak appeared next to it.

The audience in the live stream were not unfamiliar with this; were there two chicks inside?

However, when the eggshell was completely broken open, they were stunned.

What met their eyes were two conjoined eaglets. The two little ones had their own heads and most of their bodies, but their wings were connected at one end. Each eaglet had only one wing and one claw below.

Bai Xiaoyu stroked the heads of the two eaglets, who were covered in the same tender yellow down. At this moment, the little ones, poking their heads out to observe the world, had not yet noticed their uniqueness, and their small wings, which had already worked together in the egg, flapped in perfect coordination.

Bai Xiaoyu lifted the two eaglets out, his gaze falling on the point where their bodies were connected. The two yolks had been embedded in each other, leading to their bodies being conjoined after hatching. Fortunately, the eaglets had complete organs, and only part of their bodies overlapped, making it easier to separate them later.

As for why he hadn't resolved the issue while they were still in the egg, Bai Xiaoyu had certainly considered it. He had even thought about using the Selfless Symbiotic Grass, implanting it at the moment the yolks began to separate and were about to collapse.

However, the yolks were intertwined, and the unique nature of the Selfless Symbiotic Grass's seeds made it impossible to use.

With no immediate solution and the egg unable to return to dormancy, he could only continue to nurture it. But he had other ideas, such as the Alchemy Reversion Pill formula he had been helping the warriors at the herbal base research for months.

The state of the eaglets after separation would be similar to that of the warriors, making them suitable candidates. Even if he couldn't restore the formula, the eaglets could still be separated and fitted with bio-mechanical limbs.

Bai Xiaoyu watched the eaglets, who were held excitedly by their parents. Soon, the conjoined eaglets were placed on the ground, and they began to walk in coordination, taking turns with each step. After a month of controlling the egg's movements, they had become extremely well-coordinated, moving almost like normal eaglets.

Even as they walked, they suddenly found themselves in a big brawl, their two heads fiercely pecking at the foreheads of other eggs and chicks.

The parents of the eaglets were very excited. They felt only joy and affection for their arrival, with no hint of disappointment. For now, the happiness of the eaglets was most important, though they couldn't help but worry about how others might view their children in the future.

Bai Xiaoyu, unsure if he could restore the formula despite having achieved over ninety percent completion, simply offered some comforting words without mentioning more.

However, seeing that the other chicks and eggs treated the conjoined eaglets no differently, and that the eaglets' combat strength was formidable, even winning against three opponents, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The eaglets would proudly raise their heads and flap their small wings triumphantly after a victory.

As time passed and most of the eggs had hatched, everyone's attention naturally turned to the largest egg of the batch.

At this moment, the giant egg was playing with a ball, one about its size and another slightly larger than a basketball.

The smaller ball was inseparable from the egg, whose precious contents were about to hatch, revealing what lay inside.

Would it have the strongest and most powerful tentacles, deep blue in color, with a large, black eye on its round body?

After all, the aesthetics and power of the insect prince were closely linked. The larger and thicker the tentacles, the bluer the color, the stronger and more beautiful they were.

The little golden tiger, unable to approach the chosen queens, couldn't help but come over to see the giant egg, which had not yet hatched.

He knew this egg was the first to arrive at the nursery, and although they hadn't directly confronted the young prince before, their relationship wasn't particularly harmonious.

The tentacle egg spent most of its time in the alchemy room, so they had little interaction. However, the giant size of the tentacle egg still made the smallest tiger in the batch extremely envious.

If he had such a large body, he would have already dominated the universe. How could he have been restrained by those two and failed to secure a queen?

Moreover, the little golden tiger, looking at the giant egg, noted its impressive size and the hunting scenes he had seen, indicating its strength.

Now, his vast army needed a great general, and he reluctantly decided to recruit this one.

Qin Lie and Qi Yanhuan were also tense, as their chick was about to hatch. They were extremely eager, and Bai Xiaoyu had assured them that the chick would emerge in a normal form, without any exposure, so they needn't worry.

The fully hatched chicks also focused their attention on the giant egg, finding it strange that it had not yet hatched. They had assumed the giant egg would be the first to hatch, and the smallest, somewhat rebellious egg would be the last. But it turned out to be the opposite.

The little golden tiger was quite pleased, as he was the leader and should rightfully be the first to hatch.

Noticing everyone watching, the giant egg stopped playing, a bit confused.

When Bai Xiaoyu approached and patted the egg, probing with his mental energy, "Chick, when do you plan to come out?"

The tentacle egg was different from the others. The fully developed chick inside, due to the insect prince's characteristics, could even hatch directly from Qin Yanhuan's belly.

Now that the chick inside was fully mature, it could emerge at any time.

Inside, the chick poked its fingers and its wing-like tentacles circled around Bai Xiaoyu's mental energy, "Can I come out now?"

Bai Xiaoyu prodded the chick's deep blue tentacles with his mental energy, "Of course, everyone is eagerly awaiting your birth. Remember, when you hatch, these tentacles must be retracted and hidden, remember?"

The chick was intelligent and obedient. Since the chick could communicate, Bai Xiaoyu had repeatedly emphasized the importance of not exposing the tentacles in front of others.

He didn't think it was too early to discuss these matters with the chick. Given the chick's special identity, he wanted it to lead a normal life, not feeling like an experiment. Some things had to be made clear to the chick in advance, and from the moment of hatching, the chick needed to get used to hiding its tentacles.

The chick nodded obediently, and its tentacles slowly retracted, disappearing into its back.

At this moment, the chick inside looked no different from a regular human infant.

Soon, with a familiar sound from the giant egg, all eyes were on it.

As Bai Xiaoyu and his assistants moved the egg to the hatching room and covered it with a transparent layer, a small crack appeared in the eggshell.

In the next second, a palm-sized white lop-eared rabbit timidly poked its head out of the egg.

Bai Xiaoyu was not surprised; this mischievous little one had changed its form at the last minute.

The audience, seeing the rabbit with bright red eyes and the massive egg, wondered if it was a multi-yolked egg containing a litter of lop-eared rabbits.

This egg had strong combat abilities; during fights, a group of eggs often couldn't defeat this one.

Had lop-eared rabbits become so powerful?

Smaller than the wolf and husky pups, and with an eggshell larger than the multi-yolked eggs, there must be at least seven or more little rabbits or other small creatures inside?

But after waiting for a long time, even after Bai Xiaoyu picked up the rabbit, no other lop-eared rabbits or small creatures emerged.

Suddenly, a scarred man rushed over and transformed into a giant rabbit with a scarred face, holding a small rabbit and rubbing against the woman beside him, tears rolling down his equally red rabbit eyes.

Big Rabbit: "Little Huan, our baby is finally born, I'm so excited... sniff sniff..."

Qi Yanhuan patted the big rabbit and looked at the small rabbit with gentle eyes: "Don't cry, I'm excited too."

At this moment, the little lop-eared rabbit also started to sob along with its father.

The little golden tiger waiting nearby to recruit the Great General and the Little Prince who saw the completely unexpected affectionate scene were both stunned.

This sniveling creature looked so weak; he had clearly made a mistake in choosing his Great General.

All of the Little Prince's tentacles curled up. How could it even change species?

Such a weak and tiny thing, he had eaten quite a few before, but he would never eat them again.

At that moment, the crying little rabbit startled the Little Prince, who quickly controlled the toy ball to roll over.

The little golden tiger, however, was faster than the Little Prince. He extended his paw to nudge the little rabbit and barked at it: "You're so weak, I was thinking of making you my Great General earlier. But I'll give you another chance. Hit me once, let me see your strength, and I'll consider giving you another position based on your strength."

The little rabbit looked at the little golden tiger with a puzzled expression, extending its little paw hesitantly.

The little golden tiger grew impatient and barked at the little rabbit again, very confidently: "Remember to use your full strength, don't hesitate, just hit me."

In the next second, everyone saw the little golden tiger turn into a dazzling parabola, spinning 360 degrees in the air, his fur bristling.

Bai Xiaoyu reached out to catch the falling little crown, looked up at the little golden tiger stuck to the ceiling, and couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.

You ask someone to hit you, they hesitate, and you urge them to use their full strength. What else can they do?

Fortunately, it was in rabbit form. If it had been in wolf form, the little guy would probably be embedded in the ceiling by now.