Chapter 31

Bai Xiaoyu didn't know any of this yet as he approached the eggs.

The vigilant young beastkin inside the cracked shells sensed a familiar presence and all turned their heads to look at him from within the eggshells. The six young ones moved in perfect unison.

Bai Xiaoyu chuckled softly. Hearing his laughter, the little ones reacted immediately, looking at him with anticipation. The little snow leopard, still wearing part of its shell, clumsily wriggled out and ran towards Bai Xiaoyu, only to be stopped by the transparent wall of the incubation chamber. It anxiously pawed at the barrier with its tiny pink paws.

Bai Xiaoyu gently tapped the instrument's wall, and the young ones inside reflexively quieted down, just as they had when they were still in their shells.

However, it wasn't long before the little ones started to fuss again, and the other young ones couldn't wait either, rushing towards Bai Xiaoyu.

Bai Xiaoyu reached out to pick up Number One. The little snow leopard immediately clung to his hand with both paws, hanging there, fluffy and swaying slightly, and let out a soft, tender cry: "Aow."

With his other hand, Bai Xiaoyu removed the remaining shell from atop the little one's head, then lifted it and placed it into the arms of the two fathers who looked calm but were actually thrilled.

Bai Xiaoyu handed each of the young ones to their parents, causing the other parents to become even more excited.

They still couldn't believe that their offspring were such perfect beastkins!

After all, for half-beastkin descendants, the chance of hatching a full beastkin was incredibly slim.

Now, Bai Xiaoyu had given them such a wonderful surprise!

The six young beastkins didn't stay in their parents' arms for long before rushing over to Number Nine, who was surrounded by the other young ones.

For a moment, cries of "Aaah," "Iya," "Aow," and "Squeak" filled the air.

The viewers in the live stream couldn't help but laugh as they watched Number Nine being overwhelmed.

"Number Nine is really drawing hate; look at him getting mobbed, hahaha."

"What are you looking at, Master Ding? Get back to your notes."

"These young ones are so lively, like they're already nine months old. Compared to others that need to be held, they're incredibly active. Can't wait for the system to announce their physical strength and mental power."

Bai Xiaoyu walked over, knowing these little ones could keep this up all day if left unchecked.

But as soon as he approached, the young ones climbed all over him, even perching on his head. Soon, they started fighting again for a spot near Bai Xiaoyu.

The big black egg seemed to have gone into a state of self-isolation.

As the number of viewers in the live stream continued to rise, more people flooded in due to the trending topic. Seeing the group of young ones fighting, they were shocked. Could these really be newborns?

They were so energetic!

And upon closer inspection, there were indeed six little beastkins.

6:6:6

This was close to the 3:3:4 ratio of former beastkins, half-beastkins, and pure humans, which was also the data-driven ratio of hatched offspring.

In recent centuries, due to contamination by the insectoid dark matter, the ratio of beastkin offspring had dropped to 0.5:5.5:4.

Even the most advanced cultivators in the galaxy hadn't managed to achieve such a ratio.

Now, a cultivator named Bai Xiaoyu had done it!

How could this not excite everyone?

Even in ordinary online competitions, such a ratio was unprecedented.

This was the most anticipated and perfect ratio in the hearts of everyone across the galaxy.

In previous years, only official cultivation centers were eligible to participate in the competitions, while private cultivators did not have the same opportunity.

Moreover, cultivator competitions were divided into two types: ordinary and offline.

Ordinary competitions were straightforward challenges between cultivators, usually between equally skilled opponents. A challenge from a cultivator from Imperial Star to an edge-star cultivator would typically be ridiculed. However, due to Bai Xiaoyu's reputation, this point had been overlooked.

Offline competitions required the involvement of the Cultivation Association, using the same equipment and selected eggs for incubation. These were usually reserved for mid-to-senior-level cultivators, while lower-level cultivators preferred online competitions.

Now, everyone's attention was focused on the competition between the two cultivators: 6:6:6 versus 5:18:13. Both had high ratios of beastkin offspring, far exceeding the five percent pass rate.

"Haven't you noticed? Imperial Star's cultivator challenged an edge-star cultivator and lost? How embarrassing!"

"This Bai Xiaoyu might be related to someone important on Imperial Star. Maybe these eggs were specially selected. He won through underhanded means. This perfect hatch ratio seems like a setup for the next heir."

"If you didn't watch the earlier broadcasts, don't jump to conclusions. Most of the parents of these eggs were half-beastkins or pure humans, except for Number One. On the other hand, Ding Lan had several beastkin parents among his batch."

"Ha, check the trending topics. After seeing that, you'll understand."

Everyone looked and found themselves in a peculiar situation, feeling both amused and exasperated.

"The royal website revoked all privileges from Bai Xiaoyu, stating that any future matters concerning him would be unrelated to the royal family. The announcement was retracted three seconds later. Officials claimed it was due to staff fatigue. Haha."

The comments below were filled with sarcastic replies, indicating disbelief.

"Suddenly feel a bit sorry for this streamer."

"Wow, the trending topic was taken down quickly."

"Normal, haha. Any scandal involving the imperial family gets taken down every day."

At this moment, Bai Xiaoyu's siblings, seeing the trending topic removed, were not pleased. They did not want Bai Xiaoyu to return to Imperial Star. What was once tolerable was now unacceptable. A rival who had hidden his talents for years must not be allowed to come back.

Bai Xiaoyu, upon seeing the forwarded images from the live stream, remained composed.

He had no feelings left for the original owner's scumbag father, unlike the original owner who still harbored hope for his father. Since the other party had withdrawn their statement, he didn't want to have any connection with them anymore.

He turned his head and waved.

The media reporters knew their chance had come and rushed forward.

"Master Bai, are these beasts really hatched by you?"

"Master Bai, is that furnace your dedicated egg incubator?"

"Master Bai..."

Bai Xiaoyu: "Yes, all six little beasts were hatched by me. That is called a pill furnace, and it is indeed my egg incubator. Finally, I hereby declare that everything I do from now on has nothing to do with the royal family."

Ding Lan looked at Bai Xiaoyu, stunned.

Didn't Bai Xiaoyu always want to go back, filled with admiration and fervent adoration for the royal family? He valued his noble royal bloodline above all else. Now, he was personally declaring that he had nothing to do with the royal family. Was he crazy or was she hallucinating?

Bai Xiaoyu's words quickly trended, causing a sensation.

Bai Xiaoyu was openly slapping the royal family in the face, and everyone was curious about the royal family's reaction.

But the royal family seemed to be playing dead, not responding at all.

Meanwhile, Bai Qing watched Bai Xiaoyu, whose demeanor had changed drastically, and smiled meaningfully.

Xiaoyu had grown up; he had learned to defy the emperor after just one trip out.

Still, he was too young. As long as he didn't agree, there would be no severing ties with the royal family.

This child was quite good at hiding things; he had just received news that an exceptional alchemy master was hidden among him.

These little beasts' births couldn't be separated from that master.

Bai Qing narrowed his eyes, unsure what he was thinking.

Here, time quickly passed, and Ding Lan, full of humiliation, was kicked back by the system.

He nearly exploded with anger in his own live stream because he found that very few fans who were transferred over by the system followed him back.

Out of two million fans, only a handful remained!

He had hoped to enter the intermediate cultivation live stream area soon, but now he was back to square one!

After the system prompt, he reluctantly endured the humiliation and began testing the eggs' physical constitution and mental strength.

On the other side, Bai Xiaoyu checked the time and also tested the children's physical constitution and mental strength.

The cultivation facility had specialized testing equipment, and he placed the little ones inside in order.

Five minutes later, he took the children out, and the equipment quickly printed out the data for all the newborns.

Everyone in the live stream saw this and was stunned!

Eighteen newborns, all with physical constitutions and mental strengths rated A or higher! The highest reached 2S.

Even the lowest had a B rating for both physical constitution and mental strength right after hatching.

What terrifying data! Even most adults in the current star system, after years of training, don't have such physical constitutions and mental strengths!

Especially the six beasts, all B+ close to A level. One pure human had an A-level mental strength, and two half-beasts had B+ physical constitutions.

The newborns' mental strength and physical constitution already met the standards of mech warriors. With plenty of time to grow, they would naturally become born mech warriors!

Pure humans and half-beasts typically had weaker constitutions than beasts, but here the gap was much smaller, and they were far better than other beast newborns!

Most newborns have weak mental strength and physical constitution, especially in recent centuries, with newborns mostly at C level or below.

Like Ding Lan, seeing mostly DF ratings for her own, then looking at Bai Xiaoyu's results, she began to doubt her life. Could these high-quality newborns really be raised by that waste who had nothing except his birth?

Something within her seemed to collapse. She used to be suppressed by his identity, but now she felt oppressed by this person, which was even more suffocating and unbearable.

If people could hold back before, now, seeing these newborns' reports, everyone went wild.

"Streamer, is there still space for the next batch of eggs in your cultivation facility?"

"Streamer, give us a chance; my child will be born soon!"

"I'm moving to D369 right away!"

President Luo, looking at the test results, almost shed tears of joy. His initial guess had been correct.

The results were even better than he imagined, as this meant the future of the star system wouldn't solely rely on beasts; half-beasts and beasts could also break through physical and mental strength barriers and become mech warriors!

He turned to look at Bai Xiaoyu. Where did this treasure come from, with such power yet expelled from Imperial Star?

At the same time, the official imperial royal family quickly issued another announcement.

As a distinguished scion of the royal lineage, one is entitled to a certain degree of caprice. @Bai Xiaoyu

Bai Xiaoyu didn't see it because he was already surrounded by excited parents.

He awkwardly dodged their enthusiastic hugs and even kisses, rolling into the pile of newborns and being surrounded by them.

Soon, he was covered in newborns, and some mimicked their actions, giving him a kiss on the cheek.

At this moment, the self-isolated big black egg finally couldn't hold back and rushed out!

Soon, the big black egg and the eighteen newborns started fighting.

Bai Xiaoyu watched everything with a hand on his forehead, still the same old him. But at least he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Yu Xi, standing in the corner, had his head half-bowed, revealing only half of his face. His presence was inadvertently minimized due to his position and posture.

He quietly observed the scene of the big black dog and the puppy fighting over there. After a while, he turned his head to look at Bai Xiaoyu.

His eyes flickered, and upon closer inspection, the sharpness in his brows had already subtly emerged.

Bai Xiaoyu turned his head and met Yu Xi's gaze, sensing a powerful aura from Yu Xi for an instant.

But soon, the other party returned to his usual demeanor, smiling at him.

Bai Xiaoyu could immediately see the special position where the other was standing, but he pretended not to notice and nodded in response.