Hatching the Beast Egg!

"All you needed to do was drip a drop of blood essence onto the eggshell to make the magical beast acknowledge you as its master, then inject Dou Qi to hatch it." Seeing Han Yue's embarrassed expression, Xiao Yi Xian seemed to realize something and explained with a light laugh.

After hearing Xiao Yi Xian's words, Han Yue slowly turned her gaze toward the eggshell on the counter. She squeezed a drop of blood essence from her fair fingertip and let it fall onto the shell. As the radiant glow slowly swirled, the blood essence gradually faded and was absorbed by the shell. A moment later, the beast egg seemed to tremble, and the glow looked as though it was slowly dissipating.

"Eh... it seems to have moved!" Zi Yan exclaimed as she watched the changes on the counter.

"That's right, Miss Han Yue. Now place your hand on it and inject Dou Qi to complete the hatching," Xiao Yi Xian said, guiding Han Yue through the next step.

"Alright!" Han Yue placed her hand on the beast egg. As Dou Qi slowly flowed into it, the radiant glow on its surface contracted. A moment later, a crisp sound rang out.

Crack!

The eggshell slowly split open, and a round little head poked out. Its eyes rolled around as it surveyed its surroundings, before finally settling on Han Yue. The little head seemed to be pondering something. After a brief moment of thought, it pushed with its tiny beak and two claws. In only a short while, a parrot-sized bird covered in dark purple down broke free from the shell and hopped onto the counter.

The little bird was entirely dark purple, save for a tuft of golden feathers on its forehead. Not a single stray feather marred its body,