Incubation

Lin Ming no longer hesitated.

"Perfect incubation." He issued the command to the system.

[Command confirmed. Kill Points consumed: 10,000,000. Beginning perfect incubation process...]

Bzzz!!!

The black dragon egg beneath Lin Ming's palm suddenly erupted with dazzling starlight, as brilliant as a river of stars!

A terrifying life force—vast and ancient, carrying the abyss's chill and the majesty of dragons—burst from the egg like a slumbering beast awakening!

Crack!

A crisp sound, like shattering glass, rang out.

The starlike specks on the black dragon egg's surface suddenly blazed to their brightest, and then a tiny crack began at its top, winding downward and rapidly spreading across the entire shell.

Then, beneath Xiao Wuhen's horrified, dumbfounded gaze—

Roar—!!!

A young yet resonant dragon's roar, already carrying a trace of draconic majesty and seeming to pierce the soul, suddenly sounded from within the cracked shell!

Crash!

The eggshell shattered completely!

A miniature dragon, covered in blackish-purple scales that gleamed with a cold metallic luster, around a meter long, with tiny horns on its head—

With a pair of batlike blackish-purple wings on its back, short, thick limbs tipped with claws, and a long, powerful tail... struggled out of the shattered eggshell!

It shook off the fluid clinging to its body, raised its tiny head, and swept its surroundings with vertical pupils as pure as violet crystals. Then, it swiftly locked onto Lin Ming, who stood before it and radiated an aura that filled it with immense closeness and submission.

"Wuu..."

The little black dragon let out a dependent, affectionate whimper. Flapping its small wings, it wobbled over to Lin Ming's shoulder and rubbed its little head against his cheek. Its crystal-violet eyes were filled with pure attachment and... submission.

Deep within their souls, a clear connection formed like an invisible