"Martial Uncle Li, could you let my junior brother and me take a look at this mutant crocodile hatchling first?" Zhou Chu could not help asking.
Wang Yu nodded in agreement.
The old man nodded, flicked his sleeve toward the cage door, which opened on its own, then reached out with one hand and grasped at the air.
The newborn crocodile flew out of the cage and landed securely in the old man's hand.
"You two can take a good look, but I advise you not to waste your effort. With a spirit beast this young, even a mutation won't show any discernible abnormalities." Martial Uncle Li spoke indifferently, then handed the hatchling to Wang Yu first.
Wang Yu took it in both hands and examined it closely.
Black spots covered the hatchling's body, while its belly was snow-white. When he stroked it, its skin felt slightly cool, soft, and springy. Otherwise, he could see nothing that distinguished it from an ordinary crocodile hatchling.
After a moment's consideration, Wang Yu suddenly formed a hand seal. Pale yellow patterns flashed through his eyes, and the space around him instantly turned pale yellow. A faint, thin layer of bloody light appeared over the hatchling in his hands.
It was the Qi-Observing Technique.
Wang Yu instinctively glanced at Martial Uncle Li and Zhou Chu.
The bloody light around one stood a full two inches thick, while the other's was only half an inch.
But that glance seemed to alert Martial Uncle Li to something, and he immediately glared at Wang Yu.
Wang Yu's heart tightened slightly. He hastily offered the old man an apologetic smile before turning his gaze to the three crocodile eggs in the cage.
Bloody light enveloped all three eggs as well, but their layers were somewhat thicker than the