Chapter 4

Duel Planet, the Extreme North.

The snow in the canyon had been partially cleared. After a full twenty-four hours of various investigations, Lan Xiao and his reconnaissance team had confirmed that the place emitting the golden and silver light and strong life energy fluctuations was likely safe.

Lan Xiao accurately judged that this should be a relic. In the absence of danger, a relic with the life energy of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast was a significant discovery for them.

Next came the excavation of the relic.

Two work mechs had been busy for half a day, finally clearing the top layer of snow. Beneath the snow was solid ice, which had been frozen for countless years and was often even harder than steel. To avoid damaging the contents, they had to be particularly careful.

The ice layer was thick, but after clearing the surface snow, the transparent ice more clearly revealed the presence of the golden and silver auras inside.

The light flickered, not very intense but very clear.

The life detector continuously monitored the situation inside. The life energy remained constant and showed no fluctuations due to their external activities.

This was a good sign, indicating a lower likelihood of danger.

Soul-guided energy slowly cut through the ice, continuously determining the exact position of the object inside.

After about two hours, having cut through about four meters of ice, they were able to roughly determine the size of the object.

"It's about half a meter in diameter, about thirty centimeters wide. It's an oval object. It's definitely not a soul beast. It looks a bit like an egg," Nan Cheng reported to Lan Xiao.

Lan Xiao's eyes sparkled, "If this is really an egg, we might have made a great discovery. Although I can't determine what kind of soul beast's egg it is from the current situation, just the egg itself can emit the life aura of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast. It's easy to imagine that this is an egg left by a soul beast of the Beast King level. It's rare that it still has such strong life energy even in a frozen state, making it highly likely to hatch. This is a treasure we've found!"

Ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts existed on the two soul beast planets, but they had long been extinct on the Douluo Continent. Moreover, the Federation and the two soul beast planets had an agreement: once such a level of soul beast was discovered, it would be sent to the soul beast planet. In return, the soul beast planet would provide additional resources needed by the Federation beyond the taxes paid to the Federation, achieving mutual benefit.

As the discoverers, their research team would not only receive a promotion in military rank but also a substantial material reward as an incentive.

"It seems this is a wedding gift from heaven!" Lan Xiao took the opportunity to put his arm around Nan Cheng's shoulder and said with a grin.

"Don't be too confident, let's get it back first," Nan Cheng whispered.

Lan Xiao smiled, "I like you just the way you are..."

"If you call me stupid again, I'll get angry," Nan Cheng interrupted him and made a threatening gesture.

"Boss, it's out."

Lan Xiao quickly looked at the screen. In the screen, a mech was dragging a square block of ice they had cut out, lifting it in front of the camera.

Sure enough, inside the transparent ice, there was an egg, an oval egg with intricate golden and silver patterns intertwined on its surface.

The two patterns alternated and shimmered, looking very peculiar.

"Quick, bring it back," Lan Xiao immediately ordered.

Soon, the ice-encased egg was presented before them.

The reconnaissance mech also had a series of inspection devices. After investigation, the only thing that could be confirmed was that this peculiar egg contained very concentrated life energy.

Comparing it to the soul beast catalog of the Federation's research institute, they found no egg of any soul beast that resembled it.

"Should we store it in a cold environment?" Nan Cheng and Lan Xiao stood together in front of the peculiar soul beast egg. She asked this because the ice layer on the surface of the egg was almost completely melted during their previous examination, allowing them to see the egg more clearly.

First, it was smooth. The golden and silver patterns on the egg were very smooth, and the patterns on the surface were elongated, whether golden or silver. They looked curved and intertwined.

Lan Xiao frowned, "Theoretically, with such strong life energy, the environment shouldn't have much of an impact. But to be safe, to prevent it from being affected by temperature if it's an ice-type soul beast, let's store it at a low temperature first. We'll wait until we get back to the research institute. Before submitting it, we need to conduct a series of detailed tests and analyses. This is a rare opportunity; such an experimental subject may be difficult to replicate in the future." When it came to experiments, his eyes lit up. He had a deep interest in ancient soul beasts and extensive knowledge. When he was still in college, he was known as a living encyclopedia of ancient soul beasts.

"Crack, crack." The slight sound made them all pause.

"Is it making a sound?" Nan Cheng asked in surprise.

"Quick, everyone come over. Raise the soul-guided protective shield on the test bench," Lan Xiao quickly ordered. With such a large amount of life energy inside, if something were to emerge, who knew if it would have innate attack capabilities, although the likelihood was small, it wasn't impossible.

A white, misty protective shield rose on the surface of the test bench, but the "crack, crack" sound appeared again inside.

"Crack, crack, crack..." The sound became more frequent, and the other staff members of the experimental team also gathered around, watching curiously.

Their expedition team consisted of eight people. Besides Lan Xiao and Nan Cheng, there were two members responsible for external collection, two pilots, and two researchers. This was a standard expedition team configuration.

At this moment, except for the pilot who was still flying the aircraft, everyone else gathered around, looking curiously at the egg in front of them.

"Crack, crack, snap!" Suddenly, a small crack appeared at one corner of the eggshell.

"Is it coming out?" Nan Cheng instinctively hid behind Lan Xiao. The others also instinctively took a step back.

"Don't be afraid. Even if it's a powerful creature with innate attack capabilities, it won't have much combat power when it's just born," Lan Xiao stepped forward a few steps, and a series of soul rings rose from his feet: two yellow, two purple, and one black, a total of five soul rings, representing his Soul King level cultivation. At his age, this was already an outstanding level, and it was one of the main reasons for his rapid promotion in rank.

"Snap, snap..." The crisp sounds continued, becoming more frequent.

"Poof—" Finally, a corner of the eggshell broke open, and a white object emerged from inside.

Everyone watched tensely, their eyes fixed on the white object.

That was...

In the next moment, everyone was stunned.

Nan Cheng poked her head out from behind Lan Xiao, staring blankly at the white object and murmuring, "That... that... how does it look like a hand?"

Indeed, it was white, tender, and small. Although it was clenched into a fist, it clearly looked like a hand, a small hand of a human baby.

In the next moment, the small hand slightly lowered, grabbed the eggshell, and with a light pull, a piece of the eggshell was broken off, and then it retreated back into the eggshell.

"Crack, crack, crack."

"Snap, snap, snap!"

The sound continued, and in just a moment, the small hand emerged again, broke off another piece of the eggshell.

"Is he...?" Lan Xiao quickly stepped forward, looking inside through the protective shield.

At this point, only a small part of the eggshell was exposed, revealing a white, tender presence inside, and the "snap, snap" sounds continued.

"The life energy is decreasing, decreasing significantly. It's only at the level of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast," Nan Cheng suddenly said.

"Hmm?" Lan Xiao looked at her in surprise. Nan Cheng's eyes remained fixed on the screen, "It's continuously decreasing, and the rate is getting faster."

"Snap!" The small hand emerged again, breaking off another piece.

"Snap, snap, snap!"

"The life energy fluctuations are only at the level of a thousand-year-old soul beast," Nan Cheng's voice carried a hint of urgency.

Lan Xiao took a deep breath and made a decisive decision, "Open the protective shield."

Only by opening the soul-guided energy shield could they observe further.

The shield opened, revealing the egg inside. No energy appeared, and as the tender small hand continued to break the eggshell, the true form was finally revealed.

How to describe it?

When Lan Xiao saw it for the first time, he was instantly captivated by its appearance. He could confidently say that in his entire life, he had never seen such a beautiful baby, yes, a human baby, a human baby born from an egg.

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