Chapter 692: Hatching of the Auspicious Beast in Legend 692
Sadly, what was the reason behind all this? Alas, Yue Ji had exhausted her Life Essence to perform the Forbidden Technique, and didn’t have the chance to explain further before passing away from this world. Naturally, they couldn’t guess the answer.
"This, I’m not too sure either," said Mu Rui’an, who had also heard Yue Ji’s final words. After pondering for a long time, he still shook his head.
Without getting an answer, Hua Yuezi and the others showed their disappointment.
Looking at Mu Rui’an’s expression, it didn’t seem like he was intentionally hiding anything. Or perhaps he had some guesses but wasn’t certain enough to speak, so they didn’t press further, given the difference in status.
Yet, Mu Hanyan’s heart stirred. She vividly remembered how, when she received the Heavenly Destiny Star Plate from Mu Tianlie and refined the Nine Heavens Star Power, her abilities advanced by leaps and bounds. At the same time, Hua Yuezi’s and Zirong’s strengths also jumped ranks, soaring from Fifth Rank Swordsmen all the way to Eighth Rank.
"Divine Martial descends upon the world, dominating the Eight Desolates... Divine Martial descends upon the world, dominating the Eight Desolates..." In Mu Hanyan’s ears, it was as if that voice from her dreams was echoing once again.
That voice was also the very one that had resounded in the minds of Hua Yuezi and Zirong when they had their breakthroughs.
Between the lines, Mu Hanyan felt like she had touched upon something.
"Lord City Master, we’ll take our leave first." Hua Yuezi and Zirong gave a bow to Mu Rui’an and walked out.
"Crack," at that moment, there was a slight sound from Mu Hanyan’s body, and an aura of tranquility and peace spread around. A halo of light, dreamy and filled with a sense of purity, silently shone forth from her being.
"The Blessed Beast is hatching!" Mu Rui’an exclaimed in surprise.
"Blessed Beast!" Hua Yuezi and the others stopped in their tracks, turning quickly to look at Mu Hanyan.
Hearing Mu Rui’an’s exclamation, they immediately thought of the oversized egg that Mu Hanyan had previously shown.
The occurrence of auspicious omens, the birth of a wise ruler, the emergence of a saint. Such legends had long been circulated in the Holy Court Continent. Of course, they had heard of them and knew that aside from legends, there had not been a sighting of an auspicious beast on the Holy Court Continent in tens of thousands of years. They couldn’t even dream that Mu Hanyan’s "egg" could actually be the egg of an auspicious beast.
But the more they thought about it, the clearer it became. Who else, but the auspicious beasts of legend, could withstand such a terrifying heavenly might, even harnessing the violent and chaotic Heaven and Earth Power for their own use?
This was the emergence of an auspicious beast from legend, and Hua Yuezi along with the others widened their eyes, not wanting to miss this once-in-tens-of-thousands-of-years spectacle.
"Whoosh!" The legendary auspicious beast emerged through Mu Hanyan’s collar, took a deep breath, looked around with its little head, clumsily pulled the rest of its body out, and then... flipped over, "plop," and landed on the ground belly up.
The little one’s eyes were rolling around, looking dazed and confused as if startled, with a face that seemed to express "this world is so scary, so scary."
"Panting," after a struggle, the little creature finally regained its senses. Breathing heavily, it clumsily climbed up Mu Hanyan’s pants leg but only reached her knee before stopping. It dangled there, hanging from her pant leg with its two front paws, swaying back and forth, making everyone’s eyes dizzy.
Everyone was stunned: Is this really the legendary Blessed Beast? It seemed a bit dimwitted, to put it nicely. To be blunt, why did this little guy look so silly?
As the seven-colored auspicious light gradually faded, they finally saw the little fellow’s true face.
A chubby head, a chubby belly, chubby paws; plump and tender pinkness all over—it looked exactly like a miniature version of the pink pig that Han Yan had once released from the Zhou Family.
"Pig! Lord City Master, are you sure you’re not mistaken, that this pig is the Blessed Beast you spoke of?" Jiang Yuzhe pointed at the little guy dangling off Mu Hanyan’s trouser hem, swinging back and forth, and said with doubt.
He had heard plenty about Blessed Beasts—the legendary dragons, phoenixes, Qilins, Three-legged Golden Cicadas, and other Divine Beasts, or the slightly lesser Exotic Beasts like Seven-Colored Divine or Five-Colored Divine Bulls all called Blessed Beasts. But a pig... this was the first time he had heard the pig could also be a Blessed Beast.
"Who said this is a pig? Take a closer look, does this look like a pig to you? Here, here, its ears and nose are much smaller than a pig’s, and although it looks somewhat simple and naïve, it is brimming with Spiritual Energy. Is it the same thing as being dumb and stupid like a pig?" Mu Hanyan said discontentedly.
How could the Blessed Beast of the great Lady Mu possibly be a pig?
"Alright, it’s not a pig. So, this creature that looks very much like a pig, is it really the legendary Blessed Beast?" Jiang Yuzhe looked for a long while and felt that indeed it looked slightly better than a pig, but at the end of the day, it was just a slightly prettier pig. He couldn’t imagine any other Exotic Beasts looking like this.
"I guess it must be," Mu Rui’an hesitated for quite a while before saying uncertainly.
To tell the truth, he also didn’t expect Mu Hanyan’s Blessed Beast to look like this after hatching. But this might be a good thing—if people knew that Mu Hanyan carried a Blessed Beast rarely seen in tens of thousands of years, it might not be a good thing for her.
Looking like this, even if Mu Hanyan insisted on telling people it was a Blessed Beast, probably no one would believe it.
"Why isn’t it moving anymore? It’s not dead, is it?" Zirong, seeing that the little fellow had been hanging on Mu Hanyan’s trouser leg for quite a while without any sign of movement, said worriedly.
Regardless of whether it was a pig, or whether it was the legendary Blessed Beast, after all, it was able to absorb such terrifying Heaven and Earth Power; it couldn’t be an ordinary Exotic Beast, and it would be too much of a pity if it died just after hatching.
Mu Hanyan was also a bit worried and quickly lifted the little guy up to look at it. She saw it with its mouth slightly open, eyes hazy, even making snoring sounds—it had actually fallen asleep.
"Hey, wake up," Mu Hanyan poked its snout with her finger.
The little one opened its eyes, looked around blankly, then slid along Mu Hanyan’s arm to her shoulder, buried its head, and fell back into a deep sleep.
Mu Hanyan couldn’t help but laugh and cry. With this, even she was starting to think the little guy might be a pig.
If a pig could be a Blessed Beast, could it be a Divine Beast? That must be the fabled Sleep God.
Watching this scene, Jiang Yuzhe and the others were too embarrassed to ask any more questions and took their leave from the hall.
"Dad, you don’t really think this could actually be a pig, do you?" With no one around, Mu Hanyan pointed at the Blessed Beast sleeping soundly on her shoulder, unable to wake no matter what, and spoke to Mu Rui’an with a laugh and a cry.
"You know that the Heaven and Earth Power of the Holy Court Continent is fragmented and incomplete. Although this Blessed Beast was successfully hatched with the temple’s Forbidden Technique, it’s ultimately incomparable to Ancient Times. Perhaps its bloodline has not fully awakened, which is why it doesn’t show its true form. This might not necessarily be a bad thing for you," Mu Rui’an speculated.