The idea of ​​hatching dragon eggs and Liu Muxue.

[You have returned: Gale Snowfield]

As the prompt ended, Cao Xing slowly opened his eyes and scanned his surroundings.

At this moment, everyone's bodies were covered in a thick layer of frost, as if they had been frozen stiff.

However, this was merely a phenomenon caused by their long period of inactivity, during which their body heat had been gradually sapped away by the wind and snow.

As long as they moved a little, the power within their bodies would dispel the chill and return them to their normal state.

Cao Xing spoke up: "We are almost there, everyone perk up."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the layer of ice crystals on everyone's bodies shattered, and a glimmer of anticipation gradually appeared in their eyes!

Meanwhile, Old Wang continued to lead everyone forward.

About ten minutes later, Cao Xing saw a vast and familiar territory appear in the snow-filled sky ahead. Within that territory, towering lighthouses were casting bright beams of light, guiding their path forward.

"We're here," Cao Xing said in a low voice, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

Seeing the outline of the territory emerge, everyone couldn't help but smile.

Despite the long five-hour trek through the blizzard, at this moment, a sense of warmth and peace, as if they had returned home, arose in everyone's hearts.

Down below, a slender figure was standing in the wind and snow, seemingly waiting for something.

The pure white armor she wore emitted a pristine white light, and her long hair fluttered gently in the wind.

This figure was none other than Liu Muxue.

Cao Xing also noticed this woman and quickly said: "Old Wang, land next to Muxue."

With a whoosh, Old Wang flapped his wings and gradually flew above Liu Muxue, then began to descend slowly.

His massive wings kicked up currents of air, sending the surrounding snowflakes swirling in every direction.

Everyone landed steadily.

Liu Muxue immediately came forward, her eyes full of concern.

"Axing, are you okay?"

Cao Xing smiled slightly and shook his head: "We're fine, everyone is here, not a single one is missing."

The woman before him slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good—there's so much snow outside, I was really afraid you might get lost on the way."

Hearing this, Braum, who was behind them, chimed in: "Haha! Don't worry, Lady of the Lord, with me here, I won't let Lord suffer any harm."

Liu Muxue nodded gently and replied: "Mm."

Meanwhile, Cao Xing turned his head to look at Renice and the others, saying: "Alright, you all go back and rest too."

"Everyone worked hard today."

Hearing this, everyone smiled and responded in unison.

"It wasn't hard at all, Lord!"

After Braum and the others left, Cao Xing and Liu Muxue returned to the Lords Castle.

Then, he told her about what had happened today.

Liu Muxue listened quietly while analyzing the events encountered by the dragon named 'Cristalia'. She said softly: "It seems that man first took the divine fire from the Lizardman Chieftain, and then found that dragon."

"During this time, it's very likely he has also attacked other demigods."

"Can I interpret this as: as long as one becomes a demigod, they will be targeted by him?"

Hearing this hypothesis, a look of doubt appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

"Targeted just for becoming a demigod—that doesn't seem very likely, does it?"

"Isn't Luo also a demigod? Why is he fine?"

Liu Muxue lowered her head to think for a while, then shook it slowly and said: "I'm not too sure either."

"Perhaps Luo's strength is relatively strong, or the power behind him makes that man wary, which is why he didn't attack him?"

"Or perhaps, he only targets those demigods who are isolated and weak?"

Cao Xing frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

According to Liu Muxue's speculation, this was indeed quite a possible scenario.

After all, it is clear that the Human Empire has more than one demigod, yet they have not encountered any attacks.

Furthermore, before this, Cao Xing had almost never heard of any traces of demigods in the Western Continent.

Could the scarcity of demigods on this continent also be related to that man?

"In that case, if a demigod were born in my territory, would it also be targeted by that mysterious existence?"

Thinking of this possibility, Cao Xing felt as if a gaze had appeared behind him, secretly spying on his territory.

He shook his head and cast these thoughts to the back of his mind.

After all, these were just Liu Muxue's guesses, and the specific situation remained unknown.

"Let's not think about this anymore, Muxue."

"Let's look at the item the dragon gave me first."

Liu Muxue nodded gently and didn't continue with this topic.

Meanwhile, Cao Xing took out that gray dragon scale from his backpack.

[Relic: Ancient Dragon Scale]

[Quality: Unknown]

[Item Effect 1: A scale left behind by a powerful dragon, containing formidable divine power, which can allow dragon-kin creatures to break through to the Legendary realm.]

[Item Effect 2: Can directly absorb the divine power contained within, replenishing 120 points of divine power, but the Relic will disappear due to the depletion of divine power.]

"As expected, it is a Relic of the dragon race."

"It seems that once Bing Lan returns, we can let Seraphis attempt to break through."

"By then, a ninth Legendary creature will be born in my territory."

"And since Bing Lan is already a Legendary powerhouse, if she controls a Legendary dragon then, how strong will her power be!?"

Thinking of this, Cao Xing couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.

He carefully tucked the scale back into his backpack.

Then, he took out a huge dragon egg.

This dragon egg was nearly half a meter tall, and its entire body was covered in a thick layer of white frost, emitting waves of chill.

He placed it gently on the floor of the Lords Castle, and the black rock floor was instantly covered in frost.

With the dragon egg as the center, a layer of crystalline ice quickly formed on the surrounding ground.

[Frigid Magic Dragon Egg (Hatchable)]

[Proceed with hatching?]

Cao Xing did not click confirm immediately.

Liu Muxue blinked her beautiful eyes and asked curiously: "Axing, is this the dragon egg of that magic dragon?"

"Yes."

Cao Xing nodded, his gaze falling on the dragon egg, "This dragon egg has developed enough; it can hatch at any moment."

Liu Muxue nodded in realization, then said with a hint of undisguised excitement in her tone: "Then should we hatch this dragon egg now?"

She seemed very much looking forward to the moment the little dragon inside broke out of its shell!

Cao Xing was just about to nod.

At this moment, he remembered something.

"Wait a moment, I'll call a few more people over."

A few minutes later.

Three small figures were squatting on the ground, staring fixedly at the dragon egg.

They were all wearing thick cotton coats, looking like three little bears.

They were none other than Tong Chuchu, Elisa, and Herlie.

They all appeared very excited at this moment, their eyes sparkling with light!

Elisa said impatiently: "Lord, hurry up and let this dragon egg hatch!"

Cao Xing smiled, "What's the rush?"

"This is the first baby dragon in our territory; we have to take it slow."

The beast-eared girl Herlie, who was standing to the side, also said excitedly: "I, Fei Ying, have roamed the continent for hundreds of years and have only heard of egg thieves stealing a dragon egg and selling it for a sky-high price!"

"This is my first time seeing a dragon egg with my own eyes."

Under the expectant gazes of everyone.

Cao Xing clicked directly on hatch.

At the same time.

Fine cracks appeared on the surface of the huge dragon egg.

From within the cracks, waves of intense cold air spilled out, as if the very air were about to be frozen.

"——"

Low thumping sounds came from within, as if something was striking the eggshell.

Clearly, the little creature inside was about to break out of its shell!

Inside the Lords Castle, five pairs of eyes were staring fixedly at the movements of the eggshell.

"Crack! Crack!"

The cracks in the eggshell gradually widened, accompanied by crisp shattering sounds.

Then, a claw covered in pure white scales poked out from the crack.

The claw was still covered in some mucus, but it instantly froze the moment it touched the air.

Immediately after, the other side of the eggshell was pushed open, and a tiny head poked out from within.

It seemed to be trying hard to open its eyes, and a glimmer of faint blue light appeared in its eye slits.

"Crack!"

With the final crisp sound, the eggshell shattered completely.

Under the expectant gazes of everyone.

A petite magic dragon hatchling, only about twenty or thirty centimeters in size, crawled out from inside.

Its body was covered in a layer of frosty white scales, resembling a thin layer of frost.

The small wings on its back fluttered slightly, as if ready to unfold at any moment.

One could faintly see the appearance of its mother on this little dragon, its body immaculate.

It was as if it had been constructed from the purest ice crystals, resembling a moving work of art.

Although it looked still tender, it already possessed a hint of majesty.

The hatchling shook its body, shedding the fragments of the eggshell from its body.

It then raised its head and curiously surveyed its surroundings with its pair of watery, wide eyes.

Faced with everyone's gaze, not a trace of fear could be seen on its face.

In fact, there was even a faint hint of arrogance between its brows.

However, it was still too small right now, and in everyone's eyes, this demeanor just looked like it was trying to be cute.

"So—so cute!!!"

Tong Chuchu couldn't help but exclaim, her eyes practically shining!

The others, too, looking at this exquisitely appearing baby dragon, felt a sense of warmth.

"Wow! Little dragon, let me hug you!"

Elisa pounced over impatiently.

However, the baby dragon just gave her a faint, guarded glance, then slightly sidestepped, dodging Elisa's movement.

"Thump!"

Elisa missed, and she ended up sprawled on the ground.

She said sullenly, "Wow! You hateful little dragon, you actually won't let me hug you!"

Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but chuckle.

Meanwhile, the little dragon had already raised its head, continuing to scan everyone, as if observing something.

A moment later, its gaze locked onto Cao Xing.

Seemingly feeling a sense of familiarity, the baby dragon quickly moved its short little legs and walked toward Cao Xing somewhat clumsily.

Seeing this, Elisa immediately pouted, looking very jealous.

After the baby dragon reached Cao Xing's side, it rubbed its head against his leg, appearing exceptionally affectionate.

A smile appeared on Cao Xing's face, and he immediately crouched down, gently stroking the baby dragon's head.

The texture of the baby dragon's body was much like it looked on the surface—very smooth and carrying a hint of coolness.

It felt much like touching a glass marble.

Because it was Cao Xing who had hatched it from the dragon egg.

Therefore, from the moment it hatched, this baby dragon recognized Cao Xing as its master.

There was no need at all to use a Pet Contract, nor was there a need to use a [Dragon Taming Rein].

Cao Xing looked at the well-behaved baby dragon before him, his heart full of gratification.

"Not bad, our territory has gained another special new member today."

Including Tong Chuchu and Elisa nearby, smiles also appeared on their faces.

They felt happy about the arrival of this little fellow.

At this moment, Liu Muxue suddenly said, "A-Xing, we haven't named this baby dragon yet."

Hearing this, everyone realized something.

Every new pet obtained by a Survivor Lord could be named once.

Of course, if one was too lazy to name it, they could also skip this step directly.

Like in Cao Xing's territory, besides important creatures such as Dabai, Frost Moose, Wolly, and Old Wang.

Others, such as the Cloud Yaks and Griffins, did not have names.

However, this baby dragon was obviously quite important and would definitely be a major combat force in the territory in the future, so giving it a suitable name was quite important.

Cao Xing fell into thought.

No one disturbed him.

Even the baby dragon on the ground raised its head, curiously watching him with its innocent eyes.

It seemed to be looking forward to what name its master would give it.

A moment later, Cao Xing spoke slowly.

"From now on, you shall be called Bingbing."

Since it was temporarily impossible to determine whether this baby dragon was male or female, the name "Bingbing" could apply to both, and it also fit its physical characteristics.

Hearing this name, smiles couldn't help but appear on the faces of everyone present.

Cao Xing's naming style was as simple and rough as always, yet it always had a strange sense of fittingness.

"Yin—"

The baby dragon was also very satisfied with this name, letting out a childish dragon roar.

[Pet: Bingbing successfully named]

Cao Xing chuckled, his gaze falling on the baby dragon.

A brief panel appeared.

[Pet: Bingbing (Infancy)]

[Race: Ice Crystal Magic Dragon]

[Master: Cao Xing]

[Attribute Panel: None]

Because creatures in their infancy basically did not possess any combat power, except for some extremely special existences, they basically did not have panels.

"However, this infancy period does not last long, and it can be accelerated using some items."

"So, very soon, Bingbing will be able to possess combat power."

As it happened, Cao Xing still had many Life Tree Hearts left in his backpack, which could be used to accelerate this baby dragon.

Thus, he took out three [Human-Faced Tree Hearts (Green)] directly from his backpack.

The emerald green tree hearts were like gemstones, emitting a rich aura of life.

The baby dragon below looked at these green gemstones, as if sensing some kind of extremely strong attraction, staring at him unblinkingly!

"Yin—" It let out a childish dragon roar again, appearing very eager.

Cao Xing didn't keep it waiting, crouching down and saying, "Eat."

Bingbing immediately opened its little mouth and snatched away all three tree hearts in his hand.

Then it made "Crunch! Crunch!" sounds.

As if chewing beans, it swallowed all three tree hearts in one breath.

Meanwhile, a pure force of life overflowed within its body.

The baby dragon's size began to grow rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it grew from its original thirty centimeters to nearly forty centimeters.

The dragon wings on its back gradually unfurled, and the dragon scales on the surface of its body became thicker.

A system prompt appeared.

[Feeding successful! Pet "Bingbing" has gained growth acceleration. This acceleration time: 2 years]

However, Bingbing only grew a little taller before it stopped growing.

This meant that it was still in its infancy.

A look of surprise appeared in Cao Xing's eyes, "? Three green-quality tree hearts haven't even let it pass its infancy?"

"Then how long does this dragon's infancy last?"

One had to know, back then, just feeding Wolly two tree hearts had successfully allowed it to enter its growth period.

The growth time of this kind of dragon was truly surprisingly long.

However, it was not a big problem.

Anyway, Cao Xing still had many Life Tree Hearts in his backpack, from green quality to gold quality, which added up to enough to accelerate its growth for decades!

He didn't believe that if he threw them all at it, he couldn't make this baby dragon open its pet panel!

Thus, he continued to take out three blue-quality tree hearts and fed them all to it.

Bingbing did not refuse either, swallowing all these tree hearts.

"Crunch—crunch—!"

After a series of crisp sounds, the life force contained within was quickly absorbed by it.

[Feeding successful! Pet: Bingbing has gained growth acceleration. This acceleration time: 5 years]

This time, the continuous 5 years of growth acceleration did not make Bingbing's size grow much larger.

It still only grew about ten centimeters, looking like a human infant when standing upright.

However, the aura on its body had become much more terrifying, as if a sleeping giant beast was gradually awakening!

Cao Xing even suspected that in this form, the Ice Crystal Magic Dragon cub could wipe out a large group of ratmen with a single breath.

"Is it this strong even in its infancy?"

Cao Xing thought to himself, "With Bingbing's current strength, dealing with a second or third-tier elite should be simple, right?"

Thinking of this, a strange look appeared in his eyes.

He hadn't encountered this kind of situation before.

After all, when Wolly had just passed its infancy, it only had level 9 strength, and its potential was only Elite-grade.

Compared to Bingbing, the gap was not just a little big.

Cao Xing didn't dwell on these things and continued to feed it.

"Crunch—crunch—"

After a series of crisp sounds, three more purple-quality Life Tree Hearts were fed to it.

[Feeding successful! Pet: Bingbing has gained growth acceleration. This acceleration time: 14 years]

At this moment, Bingbing's size underwent a significant change again.

Its height grew from the original fifty centimeters to seventy centimeters, and the dragon wings on its back gradually unfurled.

The icy aura on its body also became more intense, and the surrounding air seemed as if it had been frozen; one could even feel the bone-chilling cold while breathing!

Everyone stared unblinkingly at Bingbing's changes.

At this time, Bingbing began to try flapping the wings on its back.

"Whoosh, whoosh." The thin ice crystal dragon wings stirred up gusts of air, lifting it into the air.

At first, its flying movements were still a bit clumsy, wobbling in the air as if it might fall at any moment.

This also caused a look of worry to appear in everyone's eyes, fearing that it might fall.

However, very quickly, Bingbing mastered its balance and began to fly steadily.

"Wow—Bingbing can fly!" Little Chuchu exclaimed.

Under everyone's amazed gazes, this baby dragon, over half a meter tall, flew a circle around the Lords Castle hall.

Seeing this scene, looks of amazement and gratification appeared on everyone's faces one after another.