Chapter 193

Chapter 193

The viewers in the stream could only see twelve eggs floating—some tilting, some horizontal, and some upside down. At first, they were very stable, but later, these eggs started struggling as if fighting with someone.

Could it be that they were fighting with their parents?

But that didn’t seem likely, as they had never seen eggs fight with their parents before.

Although the eggs might feel a bit strange towards their parents, they could gradually recognize them after contact. Their nature was to be close, so it was impossible for them to act like enemies upon meeting.

Initially, they thought something unexpected had happened, but seeing the dog streamer’s helpless expression, it was clear that wasn’t the case.

Now, the viewers could only watch the eggs floating around and couldn’t hold back anymore.

“Dog streamer, explain what’s going on?”

Bai Xiaoyu: “Don’t worry, the eggs and their parents are having a friendly exchange.”

This batch of eggs had unusually high combat strength and were rescued by the Sixteenth Legion, an elite military unit. Everyone initially thought their parents would be similar to the previous batch, and they were prepared for the possibility that these eggs’ parents might not arrive. But now, half of them had actually shown up?

The viewers in the stream grew even more curious and started calling out, “Dog streamer, can you negotiate with the parents to allow the live stream? We want to see the parents.”

These eggs were the most popular among this batch. If their parents chose to block the live stream, they wouldn’t be able to watch the enlightenment.

Bai Xiaoyu shook his head, “The parents don’t want to.”

The viewers in the stream groaned in disappointment.

Nevertheless, the identity of the eggs and the dragon clans was extremely important. Even if they changed their appearance, there was still a possibility of being recognized during the live stream.

It wasn’t just the ordinary viewers who thought this way; various factions were also paying attention. Since revealing the true reason would have too much impact, the Cultivation Association only announced that these eggs were rescued from a war-torn planet. In reality, they had their own intel and knew these eggs were truly rescued from a lab.

From previous live streams, even though there was only a little over an hour of streaming each day, they could tell that this batch of eggs was significantly stronger than the previous batch rescued from the laboratory. Two-thirds of them were clearly on a higher level.

The offspring cultivated by Bai Xiaoyu would have excellent potential, but these eggs were even stronger. Whether this was due to what the laboratory did to them or because their parents’ genes were strong was very important.

Moreover, the footsteps from earlier belonged to the parents of these twelve eggs. Were they from the military?

As speculation swirled, the battle between the eggs and their parents grew more intense.

The bug cubs inside the eggs weren’t afraid of them. After making contact, even though their nature was to prioritize hierarchy and bloodline and didn’t have the concept of parents like humans, they vaguely felt an inexplicable connection through some kind of barrier, like their parents.

After getting hit again, it was very clear that their parents disliked their current form and even forbade them from appearing in this state again, which made them get riled up.

Bai Xiaoyu frowned as the battle escalated.

But he couldn’t intervene. If they couldn’t communicate properly, the enlightenment might not proceed.

Bai Xiaoyu’s gaze fell on the remaining eleven eggs. Seeing their companions being grabbed by powerful individuals, they seemed to be quietly observing and holding back for now.

Bai Xiaoyu wasn’t surprised by the eggs’ reaction. When the bug cubs were in their egg form, they were quite independent. Most of the time, they didn’t interfere with each other and even had friction, except when hunting together, especially when he and Little Bai were present.

Before he could react, the other eggs attacked too.

Each egg chose a person and, with their well-developed bodies, controlled their egg bodies to slam into them.

All the dragon clan members, except the leader Blue Fang General, were hit.

One of the dragon clan members remarked, “These eggs know how to pick their targets. They all avoided the strongest one.”

The other dragon clans nodded in agreement, their expressions also improving slightly.

At least these eggs were still helping their kin, showing they hadn't lost all sense of compassion. It was also part of their nature as dragon clans—they wouldn’t stand by when one of their own was overwhelmed by an enemy.

General Blue Fang’s expression softened, and he silently cut back on the number of strikes he intended to land.

He easily evaded the egg's attack, but the egg kept charging back.

The dragon parents dodged, and the eggs attacked again.

By the third time, the dragon parents, while fending off their eggs, would flick or slap them, sending the eggs spinning into a pile with their companions. These eggs, nearly invincible in the breeding facility, were now tumbling in a heap.

Bai Xiaoyu glanced at the dazed eggs and then at the eggs cradled by the dragon parents. These eggs were clearly trying to rescue their companions from the same breeding compartment. As for the egg in General Blue Fang’s arms, both cubs were inside it, and since they were captured together, no one felt the need to intervene.

Though the dragon parents felt somewhat relieved, they remained reluctant to let go because the cubs' auras hadn’t changed. As long as they didn’t revert, they wouldn’t hesitate to act.

Thus, the standoff continued.

At that moment, more parents from the region arrived, only to be taken aback when they saw extremely tall figures fighting with the eggs.

Bai Xiaoyu quickly guided them over to their eggs. By then, their eggs were peeking out, seemingly eager to leap out of the breeding compartments. Upon spotting Bai Xiaoyu, they grew excited, as if wanting to jump out.

Bai Xiaoyu gently patted the excited egg and said, "Be good, see who's here?"

The egg stood still, seemingly sensing the anticipation and excitement of the two parents, and slowly calmed down.

Bai Xiaoyu realized this marked the start of the egg accepting its parents, a stark contrast to the confrontations between the other eggs and their parents.

He left the moment to the parents and the eggs, then turned to the newly arrived parents.

As more parents arrived at the breeding facility, half an hour passed, and the dragon people and eggs on the other side were still fighting with great patience. The other eleven eggs, whose dragon parents hadn't arrived yet, hadn’t given up on rescuing their companions either.

This situation continued until one of the egg's parents successfully made the egg accept him and agreed to go out for the enlightenment together.

The parent, holding the egg, was eager to take it to its favorite place, but as soon as they reached the door, another egg suddenly rushed over and blocked their way.

The parent was stunned, looking at the obviously very angry egg with a bewildered expression.

He said, "Egg, I need to go out, can you move aside?"

The egg didn’t respond, so the parent tried to bypass it, but the next second, the egg blocked his way again. No matter where he went, the egg was in the way.

This egg was the Blood Fury Tyrant Dragon egg, and its anger stemmed from the fact that its chosen follower was being poached! Its deputy had already been captured and couldn’t be rescued, which had made it very irritated, and now this?

Very well.

By the rules of the jianghu, if you had your eyes on the same follower, then let's settle it with strength, and may the best one win.

Since the deputy couldn’t be rescued for the time being, they would first snatch back the egg from this guy's arms.

Bai Xiaoyu had just started chatting with the newly arrived parent when he noticed the egg suddenly rushing out to block the parent. He quickly walked over, patting the egg's shell, and as his mental energy threads probed inside, they touched the small mental tendrils of the cub within. "Baby, what are you trying to do?"

The cub inside the egg angrily replied, "He's trying to steal my follower, I'm challenging him."

Bai Xiaoyu was left speechless. "...That's the parent of that egg; you can't block him from taking his egg."

The viewers in the stream found it amusing. So, this egg, unable to get its own egg back, had shifted its target? They couldn’t see the other egg's parent, but since these eggs were charging at another egg, they could guess something based on their usual good teamwork.

This parent had seen the egg fighting next door earlier and now recognized the one that often played with their little one. It seemed the egg couldn’t bear to be parted from its companion and was challenging them to a fight to get it back.

The little one was unexpectedly cute.

The egg on the other side was brimming with fighting spirit. The parent holding their egg thought for a moment and suggested, "How about we fight, and if I win, you let me pass?"

White Xiaoyu blinked in surprise. "You're taking the egg for its initiation. I'll handle this one."

Before he could say more, the parent had already placed the egg in his arms.

At that moment, other parents who had gained their eggs' acceptance also walked over with their eggs. Two eggs came bouncing quickly toward them. These two eggs had been observing the people standing in front of their chosen little dragon cubs. When they saw these people were about to leave with their little brothers, they immediately bounced toward the parents holding the eggs.

The two eggs charged fiercely, intending to knock the parents flying and snatch the eggs away. White Xiaoyu couldn’t spare any more time and hurriedly stopped them. "Stop, don't hurt them."

The two eggs screeched to a halt, bouncing off the thickly padded walls. Even with the cushioning, the impact made a loud rumbling sound.

The parents stopped in their tracks, their hearts racing as the echoes reverberated through the room. The parent who had suggested the fight quickly took his egg back from White Xiaoyu. These eggs were fierce; could he reconsider his decision?

Though it was a bit embarrassing, the priority now was the initiation. So, he answered White Xiaoyu, "Alright, Breeder Bai, I'll take the egg for its initiation."

The other parents, holding their eggs, quickly left under the resentful gazes of the three eggs standing like guardians at the door.

Their physical conditions weren’t particularly high; most were ordinary B-rank, with some A-rank. If these eggs were to hit them with the same force as before, they might suffer internal injuries.

For the next half hour, as more parents gradually took their eggs away, eleven eggs lined up at the entrance of the breeding facility, watching every parent who left with an egg.

The eggs were visibly upset; their little dragon cubs were being taken away, and they couldn’t retrieve their subordinates. To make matters worse, two of their companions had also been captured.

There weren’t many eggs here to begin with, and they were supposed to be divided into twelve parts. Now, half of them were gone.

Not only the parents leaving with eggs but also every parent entering now received the eggs' scrutiny, which sent a shiver down their spines.

The viewers in the stream found it amusing. These eggs, who had been completely subdued by the previous parents, were now scaring the new ones away. With two rows of eggs standing there like guardians, their imposing presence seemed to be trying to scare the other parents away. And every time an egg was taken away, one of the guardian eggs would bounce.

Even the Blue Sword Dragon egg, still being restrained, wanted to rush over and retrieve its chosen subordinate. Unfortunately, it couldn’t break free.

As noon approached, more and more eggs were taken away from the breeding facility. The dragon clan and their eggs were still locked in a stalemate next door.

White Xiaoyu was a little surprised; he hadn’t expected both sides to be so stubborn.

At this point, White Xiaoyu suggested letting the eggs take a nap, as it would be easier to convert them while they were asleep.

The dragon clan agreed.

The twenty-three eggs returned to their breeding compartment to rest, and he soon noticed that the little bug cubs inside were so exhausted they almost fell into a deep sleep and began to transform.

White Xiaoyu was about to share this good news with the dragon clan when he saw that they had already walked over quickly and stood in front of their eggs as they transformed.

Their faces gradually lit up with excitement.

Dragon cubs, these were indeed their little dragon cubs. Not only that, but there were twenty-three of them! And the inheritors of the Twelfth Legion were all here, complete!

They were excited for a while, but soon their smiles began to fade.

Shortly after, the little dragon cubs inside the eggs woke up. Blue Fang General leaned down close to the egg and reached out to touch it.

As he reached out to touch the egg for the first time, it quickly dodged away. He understood; he had done his research and knew how cautious the little cubs could be, especially after a fight. Given that they had just fought, and considering the body memory sharing between the cubs that White Xiaoyu had mentioned earlier, he expected there would be an adjustment period ahead.

As expected, the egg dodged him and became extremely wary, avoiding his touch every time he tried to reach out.

It wasn’t just him; the other eleven dragon clan parents received the same treatment.

Now, the only option was to coax them.

But the next second, the cub suddenly hopped away, and the twenty-three eggs began wandering through the breeding facility, seemingly looking for a fight with the other eggs.

Eventually, they targeted the eggs from two legions and immediately surrounded them.

Both legions had six eggs each. The cubs inside weren’t weak, but the twelve dragon eggs were much stronger. Moreover, they preferred to fight alone, with one challenging six of theirs.

When the eggs from the two legions saw them approaching, they immediately began forming battle formations, both sides starting simultaneously.

It was as if they were racing against time, and within seconds, the formations were complete.

This wasn’t the first time these powerful eggs had fought. After several previous battles, these still inexperienced eggs had developed different strategies for each dragon egg.

Bai Xiaoyu watched the dragon eggs charge forward. The Blood Fury Tyrant Dragon egg chose the eggs from the Sixteenth Legion, while the Blue Sword Dragon egg chose those from the Twenty-ninth Legion.

Ever since the dragon cubs had taken shape, they had been seeking fights with other eggs. All of his eggs, except for Big Black Egg, had already fought.

Now, only the well-coordinated eggs from the two legions were left undefeated.

What followed was an intense battle. The dragon eggs used brute force to break formations, while the legion eggs worked together seamlessly, defending and attacking as one, resulting in a stalemate.

The viewers in the live stream were amazed at how remarkable and highly potent these eggs were. The last time eggs fought this fiercely, they were 3S ranked tri-clan cubs. However, those cubs rarely fought, and they hadn’t faced the cubs from the two legions like this, so the viewers couldn’t tell who was stronger.

While the eggs were battling intensely, the sound of neat footsteps suddenly came from outside.

Soon, people entered, and it was the warriors from the two legions squeezing in. The moment they entered, their eyes locked onto the twelve towering figures in front of them.

No one had more intelligence on the dragon clans than the Sixteenth Legion. They met and fought every ten years. None of the warriors here were new recruits, and based on previous intelligence, they had more or less guessed the identity of the others.

The dragon clan members weren’t surprised either. They also had their intelligence network. The two sides exchanged glances and tacitly said nothing.

The eggs fought, but the battle ended without a clear winner. After the first round, the dragon eggs didn’t engage in another round of battles, so the people from the two legions quickly took their cubs away.

The dragon clan members continued to coax their cubs, but by dusk, all the other eggs had been taken away, and they still hadn’t succeeded.

Bai Xiaoyu watched the dragon clan parents holding their dragon eggs. Getting them to hold the eggs was a good start.

Gradually, some dragon clan parents began taking the eggs outside. The last of the twelve parents, Blue Fang General, finally managed to get his egg to loosen its grip and left with it, by which time it was already pitch dark.

Now, the other eggs from the region, sixty-two eggs in total, along with the twelve eggs from the two legions and the twelve eggs retrieved from the lab, had all been successfully initiated.

Currently, apart from the twelve eggs that had just been taken away, there were still eleven left.

These dragon eggs seemed satisfied as their subordinates were returned one by one, and they once again lined up at the entrance, guarding like sentinels, wary of parents taking the eggs away.

But seeing that other eggs had parents, these eggs hadn’t found theirs yet, leaving them both frustrated and restless.

The leader had said earlier that the people coming today were the parents meant to initiate these eggs. Even those two and their deputies had their parents. So where were theirs? Hadn’t they arrived yet?

After seeing off the last parent, Bai Xiaoyu turned off the live stream. He thought that if the dragon clan members found someone suitable, they would tell him, and he would arrange for them to go to a suitable place for enlightenment.

But, so far, no one had contacted him.

Could it be that none of them had succeeded?

Another two hours passed, and the robot suddenly informed Bai Xiaoyu that strangers were visiting.

Trusting that those allowed through by the warriors were safe, Bai Xiaoyu let them in.

Within seconds of sending the message, the visitors appeared at the breeding facility's entrance.

Bai Xiaoyu looked at the eleven familiar presences with towering statures, then at the row of eggs peeking out curiously. He suddenly smiled and said, "You said you weren’t coming, but you showed up at the last minute."

The first to speak was Chi Yan, "Little guy, surprised, aren't you?"

Bai Xiaoyu nodded, "Yes, the eggs have been waiting for you."

Chi Yan and the others immediately turned around, and the row of eggs retreated in unison.

They had just gotten into a fight with their friends that morning and weren’t about to repeat that.

Chi Yan stared at the cubs intently, then suddenly rushed forward to hug the dragon egg, laughing joyfully, "My cub, this is my cub!"

The other generals did the same, but since the eggs had been wary of them, they dodged away and hopped in the opposite direction.

Chi Yan asked, "What's going on? Why are they all avoiding us?"

Bai Xiaoyu replied, "Didn't you watch today's live stream?"

Chi Yan said, "We came without our optical brains, leaving them in our garrisoned star regions."

No wonder they’d been MIA for the past few days.

Bai Xiaoyu explained the morning's events, "And after they fought each other, the awakening hasn't been completed yet."

Seeing Chi Yan and the others deep in thought, Bai Xiaoyu left them to bond with their cubs, hoping they’d complete the awakening soon.

At that moment, General Zi Tian, clad in deep purple Blood Fury Tyrant Dragon armor, spoke up, "I heard you've found a safe and secret place for the awakening?"

Bai Xiaoyu nodded, "It's at the Herb Base. There's a central military base there, previously run by retired Sixteenth Legion warriors. All the necessary equipment is in place, including a local network that can't be detected by the main brain."

Zi Tian gave Bai Xiaoyu an appreciative look, patted his shoulder, and said, "Good. Take us there directly and inform the others to come along."

Bai Xiaoyu quickly led them to the base. At first glance, it was an endless field of herbs, surrounded by walls dozens of meters high.

As they arrived, the base activated its highest level of defense and alert mode. A massive energy shield formed along the base’s walls, rising hundreds of meters above the surface, enveloping the distant mountains in a series of uneven, hemispherical light domes that followed the terrain.

The dragon clan members, holding the eggs, were taken aback. Their cubs, who had only recently returned to their bodies, had advanced so much in such a short time.

The cubs in their arms, sensing the unfamiliar environment and massive energy shield, finally settled down.

They arrived first, followed by General Blue Fang and his group.

As soon as General Blue Fang arrived, he boasted, "What took you guys so long? We’ve already spent the whole day with our cubs."

General Chi Yan, with a fake smile, replied, "Yes, a whole day and still no sign of awakening. How can you brag about that?"

The two quickly began bickering but soon fell silent as they looked toward the tall figure approaching with two tiger cubs.

Zi Tian turned to Bai Xiaoyu and said, "The one the royal family and our factions have been looking for—you’ve kept him well hidden."

Chi Yan added, "I should’ve known. And look, you even have a white tiger cub!"

Bai Xiaoyu, with a wry smile, replied, "That's my younger brother."

Dahēi walked up to him, and the two tiger cubs leaped onto their shoulders. The warriors present watched these scenes, feeling as if they had been transported back to the grand assembly that took place ten years ago.

This was the first time since the establishment of the Sixteenth Legion that all the generals of the Twelfth Legion had gathered at another military base. Even the royal family had never managed to bring them together.

Not only that, but they also brought along the other eleven strongest warriors of the Dragon Clan, apart from these generals, plus what seemed to be the eggs of the Twelfth Legion's successors, making this an unprecedented event.

Chiyan reacted the most strongly. It had been nearly ten years since their last battle, and he thought there would be no chance to face each other again. Now, seeing Bai Chen once more, the desire to fight made his blood boil with anticipation.

Zitian held him back, "Wait for the fight later; we have important matters to attend to now. Have you forgotten about the egg in your arms?"

After saying this, he turned to look at the others and the eggs in their arms, "Since everything is ready, let’s begin!"

In the next second, after a series of bone-cracking sounds, the dragons standing apart from each other rapidly elongated and soared into the sky.

A minute later, everyone watched as twenty to thirty enormous dinosaurs, the smallest being thirty to fifty meters tall and the largest over a hundred meters, rose up, their ancient and fierce auras instantly overwhelming.

However, these dinosaurs held small eggs in their claws, which added a touch of gentleness to their terrifying presence.

If one’s constitution were weaker, they might have been stunned by the shock. Fortunately, Bai Xiaoyu had already reached B-level, but even if he hadn’t, it wouldn’t have mattered. At that moment, Dahēi beside him grabbed his hand and dispersed the auras, while the two tiger cubs on his shoulders exerted force to help shield him.

Bai Xiaoyu glanced at the people and cubs beside him, his eyes softening, then turned his head to continue watching these ancient beasts as if they had just stepped out of prehistory. His gaze involuntarily fell on the top of the energy shield, and a slight smile curved his lips.

At the same time, the Little Prince was pulling Xiao Bao to sit atop the small hemispherical energy shield of the military base, with a full moon hanging above their heads. Sensing the surging auras below and the birds and beasts around the base that had been directly stunned, the Little Prince let out a light hum.

Bai Xiaoyu is such a jerk, not bringing him and Xiao Bao inside at a time like this.

Well, he wasn’t completely hopeless, at least he brought that pitch-black white tiger.

Hmph, they didn’t necessarily have to follow, they just liked absorbing the moonlight here.