CHAPTER 589: CHAPTER 46: GIFTED A DRAGON EGG

Ambushed!

At the same time the piercing pain akin to drilling into bones hit, a numbness quickly spread throughout the body, just like being hit by an anesthetic needle.

An ice nail with cold shimmers was embedded in Yue Jinghua’s right shoulder.

The culprit that fired the ice nail stood not far behind.

A group of human-faced falcons, led by the Human-faced Falcon Queen.

The leading Human-faced Falcon Queen, with the appearance of a middle-aged woman, exuded cunning and sharp coldness from her eyes. Possessing medium human intelligence, her posture was hardly distinguishable from a human’s, standing upright on two feet, with her large peng bird-like wings folded in front of her chest.

The Human-faced Falcon Queen, at the early stage of Ninth Rank, was slightly inferior in strength to the Hurricane Storm Dragon Nuo Yan, but was clearly superior to other Sub-Asian Dragons in the Dragon Cave.

This Human-faced Falcon Queen resided in the cliffs of Yun Jiu Peak and had ambushed the Dragon Cave numerous times over the past decades but was thwarted time and again due to the presence of Hurricane Storm Dragon Nuo Yan.

It had long plotted tonight’s ambush, waiting until Nuo Yan was negligent in guarding the Dragon Egg, leading a group of Flying Dragons to chase after the Human-faced Falcon Group.

What a clever diversion tactic.

The Dragon Egg before her contained a powerful spiritual force the likes of which had never been seen before.

The Human-faced Falcon Queen believed that, by devouring this Dragon Egg, its cultivation would significantly increase, even breaking through the Ninth Rank Peak to become a Super Dark Beast.

Neither Yue Jinghua nor Hurricane Storm Dragon Nuo Yan, who had earlier pursued the Human-faced Falcon Group, noticed that the most formidable Human-faced Falcon Queen had stealthily hidden inside the Dragon Cave unnoticed.

Hiding in the darkest corner, concealing its presence, it waited for Nuo Yan to leave, for Yue Jinghua to assist the Mother Dragon Lan Dai, and for them to be utterly exhausted before firing the deadly Ice Nails.

The situation of Mother Dragon Lan Dai was hardly any better than Yue Jinghua’s; its massive dragon body also covered by a thin layer of ice.

The Dragon Egg, flickering with five-colored light, floated on the surface of the water.

"Pathetic Human Race, overestimating your capability," the Human-faced Falcon Queen scorned, watching Yue Jinghua, who had become an ice sculpture, fall into the water.

Postpartum weakened Mother Dragon Lan Dai could only watch helplessly as the Human-faced Falcon Queen flapped its wings, soaring into the sky with the stolen Five-colored Dragon Egg.

"Ga--" The Human-faced Falcon Queen let out a triumphant cry, circling higher and higher into the sky.

"Whoosh---" Suddenly, ice splinters burst forth on the artificial lake, as if a small torpedo exploded underwater, a fiery figure like the blazing sun burst forth from the artificial lake.

The Rao Ri Helmet, magnificent like fire and seductive like flames, radiated Dark Light in all directions.

The person clad in the Rao Ri Helmet, with flying hair and rebellious look in their eyes, was a youth who seemed both male and female, with a smile in their lips and a Great Sword in hand aimed at the Human-faced Falcon Queen, "Seeking death."

Zooming forward like a rainbow, leaving a trail like a surprise flash, a fiery figure became a shadow, and the Great Sword pulled a beautiful streak of Sword Qi.

The second form of Cloud Stacking "Cloud Stacking" was executed, layers upon layers enveloped the Human-faced Falcon like waves of clouds and Sword Qi.

The Sword Qi caused the Human-faced Falcon’s feathers to fall frantically, as it screeched continuously.

Its Human-faced Falcon subordinates swooped in, forming a pincer attack on Yue Jinghua.

"Ganging up, huh? Wielding a Big Saber in front of Guan Gong, not realizing whose turf you’re wreaking havoc on," Yue Jinghua said with utter contempt.

Her brows furrowed, the Great Sword in her hand brimming with Dark Energy, pointing to the sky, drawing a Star Light Array in the void, and legions of Giant Winged Mosquito Kings emerged alongside Little Shanshan and Chaos Mantis Xi Yuan.

"In my name, battle," the Great Sword swung.

Only to see Chaos Mantis Xi Yuan leading the charge, its body flying high into the sky, casting an immobilization technique.

The Human-faced Falcon group, as if struck by lightning, all froze in their tracks.

Little Shanshan leaped up, its sharp claws and teeth slashing through the throat of a Human-faced Falcon, blood gushing forth.

The Giant Winged Mosquito Group descended like dark clouds, surrounding the Human-faced Falcons layer by layer.

Instantly, feathers flew chaotically, and the squawking of the Human-faced Falcons gradually faded away.

The weak Mother Dragon Lan Dai opened her eyes, looking at the scene before her, her eyes revealing complex emotions similar to those of humans.

"Mother and child safe, little one, you’re lucky to have met me and my beasts," Yue Jinghua placed the Five-colored Dragon Egg back under the Mother Dragon’s belly.

The Mother Dragon extended her tongue, gently licking the Dragon Egg.

But then, she reached out with her foreleg, offering the Dragon Egg back into the hands of Yue Jinghua.

"!" Yue Jinghua didn’t understand why the Mother Dragon would do such a thing.

"It wants to entrust the Dragon Egg to you, for you to incubate and nurture this colorful little dragon," an egg of a Sub-Asian Dragon takes three years to incubate, and the hatching of a Dragon Egg also needs nearly a year.

Once separated from the mother, as long as there is sufficient Dark Energy, even a non-Mother Dragon can hatch it.

Yue Jinghua possesses the unique Mo Xi’s Sea of Consciousness, placing the Dragon Egg within the Star Sea; the Dragon Egg can hatch after absorbing enough Dark Power.

Although Lan Dai does not possess the intelligence of the Human Race, she saw the entire scene of Yue Jinghua summoning the Xuan Beasts, wielding the Great Sword to defeat the enemy and protect the egg.

As a mother, even if only a Sub-Asian Dragon without human understanding, Mother Dragon Lan Dai is well aware that the destiny of a Sub-Asian Dragon born in the Dragon Cave is determined from the moment of its birth.

Among them, the best outcome is to be chosen as a mount for a Dragon Knight; the lesser ones will be trapped for life in the Dragon Cave, like other Sub-Asian Dragons, waiting for daily feeding, losing the wildness of a Sub-Asian Dragon in "daily activities" repeated day after day.

As a Sub-Asian Blue Dragon with the noble bloodline of the Sea Blue Clan, Lan Dai considers such a comfortable life a disgrace.

For the Dragon Clan, if one cannot soar through the Four Seas, flying high in the sky, then how can one be worthy of the title of Dragon.

She and Nuoyan, constantly yearned to break free from such a life.

Yet, Nuoyan chose to submit for the sake of his human friend Zhan Tian.

Even so, Mother Dragon Lan Dai did not want her dragon offspring to repeat the same life.

"Are you sure, to entrust it to me? Even if from now on, you may never be able to see it again?" The Five-colored Dragon Egg in hand was warm, and Yue Jinghua felt as though he could sense the tiny dragon heart thudding within the hard shell.

Mother Dragon Lan Dai nodded her great head, emitting a submissive dragon’s hum.

This was a smart Mother Dragon, and the youth before her had eyes that shone more brightly than Venus.

She believed that one day, the youth would ride her child, breaking through the void, and become the brightest rising star under the heavens.

"One cannot choose their birth, but the future is uncertain, my child, you must become the strongest existence among the Sub-Asian Dragons," Mother Dragon Lan Dai shook her head and slowly sank into the water.

Yue Jinghua was silent for a moment, then took the Five-colored Dragon Egg into Mo Xi’s Sea of Consciousness.