Dragon Egg

Cao Xiaochun let out a soft breath at the sight. Sure enough, only persistence brought rewards. Looking at the enormous dragon corpse, he vaguely felt that Skasa's treasure could elevate his strength by an entire tier!

Forcefully suppressing the excitement in his heart, Cao Xiaochun ordered Krah to withdraw the ice wall before them.

"All right, stop staring blankly. Let's go in and take a look."

The group entered the chamber, where the temperature was even lower. Fortunately, Binuoxiu thoughtfully lit a massive fireball nearby. Otherwise, with Xu Laoba's physical constitution, he probably would not have been able to last long in this chamber.

Cao Xiaochun merely glanced at the treasures and equipment scattered across the floor. He was in no hurry to inspect the items laid out in plain sight, since Skasa's dragon egg was nowhere to be seen among that pile of treasure.

Other than Li Hanyi, Xu Laoba and the other two clearly lacked such awareness. Li Wenbin swiftly grabbed a handful of jewels and carefully rubbed them, looking as though he could see the male idol he had always pursued reflected in his eyes.

Xu Laoba, meanwhile, was smashing away at a block of ice with all his might. Frozen within it was a dark-gold staff. Judging from its unusual quality, it was definitely a valuable item!

Cao Xiaochun stepped forward and gently placed a hand on the dragon corpse. The moment he entered, he had examined it with the Eye of Truth, but the Eye of Truth, which normally had an accuracy rate of nearly one hundred percent, had returned no information at all this time.

This left him somewhat puzzled. Upon closely examining the scales on the dragon corpse, he found that while they were exceptionally hard and beautiful, they gave Cao Xiaochun an oddly illusory feeling.

One had to know that even a dead dragon was covered in incomparably precious materials. So why could this thing not be identified?

"Li Hanyi, do you know anything about the traits of dragon eggs?" After thinking for a moment, Cao Xiaochun turned to Li Hanyi, who stood nearby, and asked in confusion.

This woman came from a major family and had certainly encountered more things than he had. Since he could not figure out the issue for the moment, Cao Xiaochun sought Li Hanyi's opinion.

"I've only read about them in some ancient texts. As for actual dragon eggs, I've only seen them in pictures. In theory, a dragon egg should be at least three meters tall. If it were truly in this chamber, it should be easy to find."

Li Hanyi shook her head. Although the Li Family had some history, no one in the entire family had ever become powerful enough to command a dragon. Therefore, she was not particularly knowledgeable about such things.

"Then do dragon eggs always exist in the form of eggs?" Cao Xiaochun stroked his chin and asked slowly. He had a feeling that something was definitely strange about this dragon corpse.

"Of course not. There are many kinds of dragons, and their dragon eggs differ as well. The most obvious example is bone dragon hatchlings, which are actually bred from a magic circle resembling a black hole. Then there are soul dragons. They do not have dragon eggs either; they are born directly in hatchling form."

Li Hanyi was slightly taken aback before replying calmly. Many books contained such introductions to dragons, and they sold exceptionally well in this world.

"Is that so?"

"Could this dragon corpse be Skasa's egg?"

Cao Xiaochun muttered. After confirming once more that the corpse's scales and other parts were not materials, he let out a light breath, determination flashing in his eyes.

Since this dragon corpse was not made of materials and occupied so much space, he would refine it and see just what was strange inside!

"Binuoxiu, use your full strength to burn this dragon corpse!"

Following Cao Xiaochun's command, Binuoxiu lightly tapped the ground with her right foot and soared into the air. Holding her staff horizontally before her chest, she murmured a low incantation.

Nine enormous orange fire dragons burst from the magic circle behind her and slammed viciously into the dragon corpse. The explosive heat even vaporized the ice in the chamber that had not melted for centuries!

"Damn it, Holy Shield!"

Feeling the suffocating heat, Li Wenbin hurriedly drank a potion and activated his innate skill, instantly enveloping the treasures on the ground. After all, things like gold could not withstand such intense temperatures.

Xu Laoba and Hong Jianjun also abandoned their efforts to smash the ice and darted beneath the Holy Shield. Staring at the dragon corpse already engulfed in blazing flames, they had no idea what Cao Xiaochun was trying to do.

Li Hanyi did not say anything upon seeing Cao Xiaochun's actions. She simply used her demonic power to envelop the two of them and waited quietly.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

After nearly ten minutes of burning, the dragon corpse that had stubbornly held on finally began to stir. Amid the sounds of cracking, faint blue light rapidly gathered toward the dragon head's core, while the cold air it released vaguely began to overpower even the terrifying heat of the flames!

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

Boom!

Cao Xiaochun narrowed his eyes at the sight and ordered Binuoxiu to increase the flames' output. Amid wave after wave of buzzing, the fire and frost remained locked in a stalemate for another ten minutes, until a thunderous explosion rang out!

The entire ice dragon instantly shattered. As endless blue light converged, a dragon egg formed of deep-blue ice crystals and an entirely blue saber appeared before everyone!

Along with them appeared a gigantic scythe and a black ceremonial robe!

"Cao Xiaochun, hurry and drip your blood onto the dragon egg!" Though stunned by the scene, Li Hanyi hurriedly shouted.

The instant a dragon egg was exposed was its weakest moment. If a classholder dripped their essence blood onto it then, the bond between the dragon and its master would be much stronger after it hatched!

As for why she had called for Cao Xiaochun to do it, it was because the most precious item in Skasa's treasure was originally meant to go to him. Though no one had said it aloud, everyone had tacitly agreed.

After all, without Cao Xiaochun, they would never have found this dragon nest. Setting everything else aside, they would not even have made it past Zhang Heng!

Hearing Li Hanyi's urging, Cao Xiaochun felt somewhat gratified. It also proved that he had not misjudged the three of them.

Without further hesitation, he had Binuoxiu withdraw her flames. Relying on Krah's flight ability, he was instantly carried before the dragon egg.

Cao Xiaochun lightly sliced his forehead, sending several drops of dark-red blood flying out. With a sharp flick, he sent the blood onto the dragon egg, which swiftly absorbed it.

After doing this, Cao Xiaochun took out the remaining Slave Gu from the White Jade Gourd, crushed it fiercely, and scattered the fragments over the dragon egg.

As long as it was tainted with the Gu insect's aura, he could store the dragon egg in the White Jade Gourd and nurture it with the gourd to accelerate its hatching. Moreover, the Slave Gu's aura would make it even more loyal, completely nipping any slim chance of betrayal in the bud!