Chapter 269

Chapter 269

The Little Prince withdrew into himself for a while, and when he returned, he didn’t look at Bai Xiaoyu, who had turned into a little white tiger. Instead, he went alone to tidy up the pile of small crowns next to Bai Xiaoyu’s clothes.

Bai Xiaoyu patted Big Black, who understood and let him down.

He nuzzled Big Black’s slender fingers before turning and hopping towards the withdrawn Little Prince.

Big Black watched the little white tiger with soft eyes. The injuries sustained while still in the egg had finally healed.

Bai Bai was carefree, enjoying peaceful and serene days, but...

He thought of the recent battle reports. The Bug horde had already gathered, and there wasn’t much time left for them.

Big Black stood there, quietly watching the interaction between the little white tiger and the Little Prince. He cherished these moments, especially for Bai Bai’s sake.

Because once they stepped out of the dragon’s lair, Bai Bai would have to shoulder responsibilities heavier than his own.

The little white tiger wagged its tail, approaching the motionless Little Prince.

It extended its chubby paw and gently patted the Little Prince’s wrist. The Little Prince didn’t dodge but glanced at him coldly with lifeless eyes.

The little white tiger wasn’t afraid and just stared back.

After ten seconds, the Little Prince couldn’t hold back any longer and let out a soft snort, “A fine person turned into this ugly critter.”

The little white tiger sniffled and climbed up his arm, all the way to his shoulder, where it sat down. Then it pointed its paw at the small crowns that had been collected and cleaned.

The Little Prince’s eyes lit up, and he held up a pile of small crowns, asking, “Which one do you want?”

Bai Xiaoyu’s paw pointed randomly, and the Little Prince immediately placed that small crown on his fluffy head.

The Little Prince looked left and right, very satisfied, and somehow pulled out a small mirror to show Bai Xiaoyu.

To be honest, when the small crown was worn on the adult Bai Xiaoyu, it looked a bit silly and laughable. But on the little white tiger, it fit perfectly, giving the still-nursing tiger cub a touch of dignity and majesty.

Bai Xiaoyu was willing to wear the small crown, and the Little Prince found himself increasingly fond of the little white tiger.

Before, he wanted to kill any white tiger he saw, but now, looking at Bai Xiaoyu’s round little legs and fluffy body, his fingers twitched.

In fact, he was always a man of action.

The thought that flashed through his mind was already acted upon.

This touch...

The Little Prince’s eyes lit up.

Little Bai, sensing the Little Prince’s conflicted emotions, stopped watching the Little Prince’s embarrassing video and ran over to see that the Little Prince, who once despised white tigers, was now cuddling the little white tiger.

Despite the Little Prince’s seemingly disdainful expression, his heart was cheering with joy.

Little Bai: “...”

This was the first time seeing the Little Prince so contradictory.

By the way, is the little white tiger really that good to cuddle?

Little Bai walked over and reached out his hand, but the Little Prince, holding the little white tiger, dodged away. His eyes flickered, “The feel is just so-so, don’t bother touching it. Our kind isn’t fond of white tigers.”

Little Bai: "Little Prince, you know you can't fool me. You're getting more and more into it yourself, and yet you won't let me touch him."

Exposed, the Little Prince immediately hugged the little white tiger and ran off.

"Little Prince, stop right there."

Little Bai's fingers quickly turned into tentacles and attacked. Their friendship finally hit a snag.

The next day, Bai Xiaoyu followed the route as usual. This time, he didn't need to bring the dragon cubs because with the twelve powerful dragon clans' representatives present, no military cadet could defeat them to challenge him.

Bai Xiaoyu just needed to follow the map to his destination.

Without any interruptions, the journey should be quick, but he couldn't revert to his human form for now, and his short legs didn't run fast.

Big Black Egg wasn't suitable to take him through the challenges, so in the end, the Little Prince reluctantly agreed to take him along.

As Bai Xiaoyu perched on the Little Prince's shoulder, he was deep in thought. His human form was already adult, but his beast form was still that of a cub, and a recently hatched one at that.

Comparing himself to the little white tiger and the little golden tiger, he knew all too well.

The two little ones could transform into humans flexibly, but he couldn't.

There was a significant age discrepancy between his beast form and human form. After examining his body, he concluded that whether transforming from human to beast form or vice versa, there needed to be a buffer time before he could transform again.

This situation would persist until his beast form grew to match his age.

Based on the time that had passed from last night until now, he estimated that the current transformation buffer period was about seven to nine days. The exact time would depend on when he could next transform into his human form.

Fortunately, having once controlled such a large white tiger within Big Black Egg's body, handling this small one was no trouble at all; he adapted well.

The Little Prince took the little white tiger out, with Little Bai following closely, eager to take over. The cameras quickly zoomed in on the three of them.

Since the live broadcast had been turned off when they returned to the cave last night, everyone was now baffled by the little white tiger.

"Is that Marshal Bai?"

"Since when did Marshal Bai get so close with the Bug Prince? By the way, where is Bai Xiaoyu?"

Only the generals knew that the little black tiger from yesterday was Marshal Bai, who was now sitting across from them, frowning as he dealt with a series of urgent military affairs and convened a meeting.

The generals quickly realized, "Is that Little Bai's child?"

Marshal Bai gave a barely noticeable nod, "There's been a problem; he can't transform into human form for now."

But the dragon clan generals were delighted. Bai Xiaoyu was actually a complete white tiger, which meant they could rest completely assured.

"In that case, let Little Bai handle the royal family."

"Those noble families are not easy to deal with."

"But all the noble families have been drawn into the game, haven't they?"

Considering the current emperor's over a hundred children, apart from Little Bai and his two brothers, all other siblings come from noble families.

This is clearly a blatant conspiracy, and those noble families must know it.

But they have all taken the bait.

The outcome of this game is still unknown.

After all, the glory of the noble families is at its end, and their ambitions are even greater, leaving only one obvious goal.

The generals only call Bai Qing "Your Majesty" at this moment, as they don’t hold him in high regard otherwise.

Their eyes land on the small figure, the one the Twelve Dragon Guards have chosen after ten thousand years.

With a weak noble family background and a frail body, can he really shoulder this heavy responsibility?

At this moment, Bai Xiaoyu yawns, the sleepiness of a newborn cub is truly troublesome.

Turning around, he sees the Twelve Dragon Clans he had previously fought, who are now looking at the little tiger cub in surprise, immediately recognizing the aura.

"Bai Xiaoyu, have you successfully transformed into a beastman?"

The little white tiger bows, "Thanks to your tremendous help."

The military cadets are stunned to realize the little white tiger is Bai Xiaoyu, not Marshal Bai.

Upon learning this, they can't help but feel excited.

The purple Blood Fury Tyrant Dragon grips Bai Xiaoyu's little paw, "See you at the finish line."

Bai Xiaoyu nods and sets off with the two cubs.

Along the way, he glances at the Little Yellow Dragon, having previously taught Huang Yu a cultivation method to actively absorb other herbs and condense his origin.

Last night, the Little Yellow Dragon lost part of his origin, but it seems it hasn’t affected his body.

That puts his mind at ease.

Stopping and starting along the journey, upon reaching the first stronghold, he sees many adult dragons with disabilities.

He immediately recognizes them as warriors who retired due to battlefield injuries, just like Ling Ying and Chen Kai.

Ling Ying and Chen Kai are beastmen and can use biomechanical limbs. But for the massive dragon clans, the material consumption starts at ten to a hundred times more.

So, not only biomechanical limbs, but even regular mechanical limbs are hard to come by.

Bai Xiaoyu smiles at them, thankful for his ongoing research on the Creation Pill. Previously, he lacked time and some herbs. While teaching Huang Yu here, he suddenly completed the missing formula for the Creation Pill.

He had prepared a batch back then, and now it’s proving useful. He also sent the formula to his puppet clone, estimating that Ling Ying, Chen Kai, and all the warriors there have almost taken it.

Hundreds of disabled dragons are still brawling, lively as it is, but compared to the fierce fights of adult dragons, there’s an undertone of sadness.

He hands out the pills, and the adult dragons are baffled at first, but after taking them, they writhe in pain, roaring as they watch their lost limbs slowly regenerate.

The scene is utterly shocking, leaving the live audience in stunned silence before they burst into cheers.

This way, all the disabled warriors across the star system can be saved.

The generals eye Bai Qing enviously, "Did you know about this the whole time?"

Bai Qing keeps his eyes on the happily smiling little white tiger, "He just refined it three days ago."

"Do you have the Creation Pill on you?"

Bai Qing doesn’t answer this question, "He is more anxious than anyone to give the pills to those warriors. Rest assured, everything is arranged, waiting for news from the D36 planet."

The generals are satisfied at once.

The recovered adult dragons were overjoyed and expressed their gratitude by challenging Bai Xiaoyu to a fight.

The tiger cubs were so scared that they quickly urged the two cubs to run away as fast as they could.

This stronghold was considered cleared.

After clearing one stronghold after another, Bai Xiaoyu gained a deeper understanding of the dragon clans' geography and customs, and he got along well with the adult dragons, even the half-dragons.

The final stronghold was a sea region.

As soon as they arrived, the Little Prince and Little Bai's expressions shifted, and Bai Xiaoyu sensed a familiar aura.

He was still thinking about his recent conversation with the half-dragons, in which they mentioned that the dragon clans' lifespans had inexplicably shortened over the past few hundred years, and the birth rate had been declining. Before the birth of Huang Yu's little dragon cub, there had been no dragon cubs born for decades or even centuries.

No one could figure out the cause.

He was pondering this when the aura suddenly interrupted his thoughts.

What's wrong with this sea region? He took out a map and found that this sea region belonged to the largest sea on the planet. Ten thousand years ago, an earthquake caused a large amount of a certain mineral to erupt from the seabed, turning the sea black.

Research showed that this substance was not very harmful to organisms, and marine organisms such as fish and shrimp were in normal condition.

The data seemed normal, but Bai Xiaoyu felt something was off. It seemed like there was an undetectable substance in the water.

The little white tiger shook his fluffy fur and said, "I need to go down and check it out."

He was ready to get his fur soaked. The Little Prince and Little Bai exchanged glances, "Alright."

Just as Bai Xiaoyu was about to jump, a half-dragon in a white coat walked over, "Wait a moment."

The dragon generals watching the live stream were stunned. "Why did the military doctor return?"

Bai Xiaoyu turned around, "What's wrong?"

The military doctor said, "We just found out that this sea region affects the lifespan and reproduction of the dragon clans. It's dangerous for you to go down now. Those who swam here the day before yesterday have grown white hair today."

The dragon clans in the live stream were shocked. So many of their clansmen had suddenly aged because they swam or hunted in the Black Sea?

Bai Xiaoyu coated his paw with mental energy and dipped it into the water, finding no issues.

His mental energy seemed to block the erosion of the undetectable substance, "It doesn't affect me. I'll go down and take a look."

The Little Prince: "It doesn't affect me either."

Little Bai: "I'm fine."

Bai Xiaoyu: "Alright, then the three of us will go down and take a look."

The tiger cub encased himself and Little Bai in mental energy, took out underwater breathing equipment, and was quickly hugged by the Little Prince, diving into the sea.

The camera followed them all the way, and the Little Prince seemed to have a clear target, not stopping along the way.

After about half an hour, the Little Prince arrived at a place that seemed to have nothing.

Bai Xiaoyu reached out to touch it, thinking it was just seawater, but to his surprise, it felt like a solid jelly.

The Little Prince glanced at Bai Xiaoyu, and one of his hands turned into countless tentacles, inserting into the endless jelly that covered the bottom of the sea.

In less than thirty seconds, the jelly began to ripple and then turned into nothingness.

Afterwards, the Little Prince led them through an undersea rock layer and into a cave, but their path was blocked by hard, blue-black, semi-transparent crystal formations.

This crystal seemed similar to the Insect Crystal he had collected before, but its hardness was far superior. Though it took some effort, his mental energy soon revealed that the crystals were interconnected, forming a structure resembling a massive palace.

However, he didn't sense any energy, and Little Bai didn't seem interested either.

But the Little Prince used his usual trick again; his tentacles easily pierced through the crystal like tofu, and then the crystal was absorbed, eventually turning into fine dust and falling.

The Little Prince finally smiled mysteriously, with a sly grin, "Follow me, I'll show you something good."

The little white tiger's ears perked up as he scanned the surroundings. After the crystal was absorbed, no water entered, and with the palace crystal gone, it felt a bit eerie, giving an uncanny resemblance to an undersea cemetery.

"We're here, look."

Bai Xiaoyu looked up and saw a transparent ice crystal sphere about ten meters across. Inside, a handsome young man wearing a crown sat on his golden throne, smiling forward.

Bai Xiaoyu was stunned; the man looked as if he were still alive, but as a doctor, he detected no signs of life.

Was this a humanoid amber?

The Little Prince, however, was clearly thrilled, "Isn't it beautiful?"

Bai Xiaoyu: "This isn't the time for that. Do you know this person?"

Little Prince: "This is an Insect Emperor, swallowed by his prince."

Bai Xiaoyu: "..."

Viewers in the stream: "..."

Little Prince: "Because he was too weak, he didn't resist or challenge another Insect Emperor and was nearly devoured. To prevent him from dying in someone else's hands, his prince preserved him at the moment he became emperor forever."

Little Bai: "This is what I mentioned before, Yolk wanted to turn you into a specimen. Whenever White Papa was weak and kept getting beaten, every time he was severely injured and about to die, Yolk desperately wanted to make you into such a specimen."

Little Prince: "It's not just me, you've thought about it too, and even wanted to divide the person in two with me..."

Bai Xiaoyu: "..."

You two, can you take back these dangerous thoughts?!