A muffled boom came from the center of the spirit field.
The aura of a pureblood divine beast, suppressed for thousands of years, could no longer be concealed. In that instant, it shot straight toward the cavern's ceiling like a pillar of five-colored light.
Had the Nine Heavens Ten Earths Profound Yellow Merit Array not held it firmly in check, the auspicious sign of a divine beast's birth would have spread across millions of miles in an instant, attracting the covetous eyes of countless powerful beings.
"It's about to hatch!"
Lu Changsheng's eyes snapped open. With a flash, he appeared at the edge of the spirit field.
The vat-sized Qilin Egg was already covered in a dense web of cracks.
Dazzling five-colored light shone through the fissures. Accompanied by the formidable pressure of an early-stage Golden Immortal, it ravaged the tiny spirit field.
A Golden Immortal from birth!
That was the terrifying foundation of a pureblood divine beast!
"Crack... crack..."
The fissures grew wider and wider.
Lu Changsheng held his breath, staring unblinkingly at the egg.
He was not only looking forward to the birth of his future protector. He was also putting the final results of five hundred years of "Dao of Cowardice instruction" to the test.
If the little fellow emerged and immediately roared at the heavens, eager to break through the array and lord it over the world,
then Lu Changsheng would gladly spend some of his merit to stuff it back into the egg and put it through the whole process again.
At last.
With a soft "pop,"
a piece of the eggshell's top was pushed away.
A tiny head emerged cautiously from within. It was as delicate as a figurine, covered in fine, pure-white scales like jade, with a pair of short jade horns atop