Beastmaster: I'm really just a forest ranger

Chapter 363 The Secret of Egg's Identity Revealed!
Under the sky

The long, massive body of the Azure Wave Cloud Dragon travels through the sea of ​​clouds, its blue scales shimmering with a magnificent glow in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Chen Yuan sat firmly on the dragon's back, cradling the faintly glowing egg in his arms. Xuebi, both excited and nervous, lay behind him, her light blue eyes wide open, looking down at the magnificent mountains and rivers rushing past below—the towering Qinling snow-capped peaks, like giants clad in silver armor, stretched endlessly in the twilight, vast and magnificent.

Traveling at breakneck speed, the Azure Wave Cloud Dragon, though not as fast as Spark, was still extremely fast.

The fierce winds that blew in were easily deflected by the water barrier surrounding the Azure Wave Cloud Dragon, leaving only the whistling wind in its ears and the rapidly receding sea of ​​clouds and snow-capped mountains below.

Although Chen Yuan was already used to riding flying beasts and had seen the vast landscape from high above, this was the first time he had experienced riding a dragon. He felt a strange sense of disorientation, as if a myth was reflecting reality, which made him feel excited.

After flying for an unknown period of time, the Azure Wave Cloud Dragon let out a low roar and began to descend slowly.

It passed through a thick layer of clouds, and Chen Yuan lowered his eyes, looking down to see a quiet valley surrounded by mountains.

In the center of the valley, a deep, unfathomable pool of cold water, like a piece of black jade inlaid on the earth, is particularly eye-catching.

The pool water has a deep, dark blue color, and wisps of white, chilly air rise from the surface of the pool like living things, lingering there.

The air was filled with a dense, icy mist that seemed impossible to dissolve, containing extremely pure ice and water dual-element energy. Even more surprisingly, through the clear pool water, one could vaguely see some strange aquatic plants and crystal-clear spiritual plants growing at the bottom of the pool, emitting a soft glow.

The Azure Wave Dragon landed lightly on the smooth rocks by the cold pool, its delicate wings slowly folding: "Roar~"

Chen Yuan understood what the Azure Cloud Dragon meant, then, holding Egg and with Sprite in tow, jumped off the dragon's back.

"Yingying!"

The area around the icy pool was shrouded in a chilling aura, extremely cold. Sensing this faint warmth, Morning Dusk Flower Fairy immediately shrank her neck, her pale yellow skirt seemingly stiffened by the cold air, and hurriedly flew to the leader's side.

"Chirp~"

Spark followed closely behind Azure Wave Cloud Dragon the entire way, its golden-red eyes gazing intently at the mysterious icy pool below. Once it confirmed there was no potential danger, it gently flapped its wings, and the surging golden flames dispelled the chill, bringing waves of warmth that immediately made Chen Yuan's brows relax, and Morning and Evening Flower Fairy also smiled broadly.

"Ow!"

Sprite, being an ice-type pet, was almost unaffected. On the contrary, it really liked the environment and ran around the cold pool with its limbs outstretched.

With its mouth slightly open, it swallowed the surrounding chill into its belly.

"Ow~"

Sprite was overjoyed, constantly gulping down the icy air above the pool, and soon uncontrollably let out a burp.

Chen Yuan smiled slightly: "Don't be too greedy, you rascal."

The cold air here should be similar to the subterranean fire of the Flaming Mountains. It is very beneficial for pets of the same attribute to absorb it, as it can not only temper their physique but also enhance their strength. It is a rare and precious breeding resource in the wild.

"By the way, why didn't Coke come along?"

A thought flashed through Chen Yuan's mind, and he looked around, only to find that there was no sign of Le.

He shook his head and smiled helplessly: "Never mind, the cola will definitely follow the scent all the way here."

Just as Chen Yuan was lost in thought, the enormous dragon head of the Azure Cloud Dragon turned towards the cold pool, its azure dragon eyes revealing a sense of comfort akin to returning home.

Its slender and graceful body slowly slid into the deep pool, its movements gentle, as if afraid of disturbing the tranquility.

Wow.

The deep blue water instantly enveloped its blue scales, and then the scales, which had been damaged in the battle and simply treated by Chen Yuan, began to heal at a visible speed the moment they came into contact with the water.

Wisps of cold air, like the purest energy, actively drilled into the cracks in the scales, and began to repair the damage that the Azure Cloud Dragon had previously suffered at an astonishing speed.

"Ang~"

The Azure Wave Cloud Dragon let out a contented murmur, its massive body slowly stretching and swimming in the pool, like a giant whale returning to the sea, enjoying the nourishment and restoration brought by the pool water.

"Ow~"

Sprite, burping contentedly, lay on the edge of the pool, her light blue eyes fixed on the Azure Wave Dragon swimming leisurely in the water, letting out a low, envious murmur.

Compared to the chilling air swirling above the cold pool, the pool's water seemed to fascinate it even more.

The Azure Cloud Dragon keenly sensed Sprite's desire. With a gentle flick of its long tail, a soft current of water, like a nimble tentacle, instantly swept up Sprite from the shore and the egg in Chen Yuan's arms.

"Ouch?!"

Sprite exclaimed in surprise, and before she could react, she was gently carried by the current into the cold pool.

Egg seemed to enjoy this feeling; enveloped by the gentle flow of water, the eggshell surface shimmered with a faint blue light, appearing unusually active.

next moment,
Sprite and Egg fell into the pool at the same time, and the biting cold instantly enveloped their bodies.

Instead of feeling uncomfortable, Sprite let out a comfortable whimper.

The ice-type energy contained within her petite body was like rain after a long drought. She greedily absorbed the pure icy power in the pool. Sprite swam around in the pool in a doggy-paddle manner, and every time she swam a meter, she would let out a burp.

Egg floated quietly in the far corner of the cold pool, its surface glowing with a faint, rhythmic blue light, as if it too were absorbing some kind of special energy.

As Chen Yuan watched this scene, a myriad of thoughts flashed through his mind.

This icy pool is a natural healing and training ground for ice and water-type pets. The fact that the Azure Cloud Dragon willingly shared this opportunity was clearly not because Cola defeated it.

Furthermore, its attitude towards Egg was unusually abnormal, showing both the gentleness of an elder towards a junior and the awe shown by the two giant pet beasts back then.

"Azure Waves and Cloud Dragons"

"Shrimp soldiers and crab generals."

At that moment, Chen Yuan stared at Egg, which was shimmering with a ghostly blue light in the pool, and a bold guess flashed through his mind: "Could Egg be a dragon-type pet? Or one of particularly high quality?"

If Chen Yuan's guess is correct, then all the unusual things about these pets and Egg itself can be explained.

For a moment, Chen Yuan looked at Egg with anticipation, and even had a faint urge to use all the source points he had painstakingly accumulated to help it hatch ahead of time.

Fortunately, Chen Yuan took several deep breaths and finally suppressed his inner turmoil: "No rush, no rush. I'm not a Morning Star Beast Tamer yet. Even if the egg hatches ahead of time, it won't make a difference."

Just then, a dog barking, filled with deep dissatisfaction, came from the horizon.

"Ouch!"

A familiar figure rushed over like lightning. Cola finally caught up with the scent. Its clear blue eyes held a hint of grievance and annoyance, and it looked at Chen Yuan with a touch of resentment.

Chen Yuan reacted quickly, seizing the initiative: "So you still know how to chase after me?"

“I called you several times to leave together, but you were so engrossed in showing off that you ignored me.”

After a pause, Chen Yuan looked at Kele, whose eyes were widening, and smiled slightly: "As punishment for your undisciplined behavior, you're out of Kele for the next two days."

"Ow!"

Upon hearing this, Cola was shocked, and her previous grievances and anger vanished like smoke.

It quickly came to Chen Yuan's side, carefully pawing at Chen Yuan's thigh with its paws, and raised its pitiful eyes, a stark contrast to its majestic appearance in the eyes of others.

Chen Yuan chuckled inwardly, coughed lightly, and then said, "Alright, alright, it's good that you know you were wrong. Go down and take a bath with them."

Cola beamed with joy, then turned its head and saw Sprite and Egg soaking comfortably in the cold pool, as well as the shimmering light of the spiritual plants at the bottom of the pool. Its eyes lit up instantly.

Pfft!
Without hesitation, it plunged into the icy pool, splashing up a huge spray of water.

"Ow!"

The cola swam happily in the cold pool. Although it was not made of ice water, the pure energy contained in the pool had the same cleansing and nourishing effects on its body.

It even dived to the bottom of the pool and curiously poked at the various spiritual plants with its claws.

In a moment,

Bibo Yunchi lay quietly in the cold pool to heal its wounds, with Dandan floating beside it. Xuebi and Kele grinned at each other, then began a swimming contest in the cold pool, splashing water everywhere and causing a surge of cold air.

After a long while, the exhausted Coke and Sprite leaned against the edge of the pool. They slightly raised their eyes, their gazes seemingly leaping over the deep, cold pool, over the vast snowfield, and over thousands of mountains, until they saw another cold pool.

Near that cold pool lives a father bear and his cubs; they would surely love this place.

"Ow"

Thinking of this, Cola lowered his head and sighed deeply.

Speaking of which, I haven't played with the bear cubs in a long time.

It probably never imagined that I, Cola, could now roam freely in the Qinling Mountains, and that I would no longer have to fear being chased by servant bees when I went to steal or collect honey.

Recalling the glorious past, the once mischievous bee-dog has become the leader of the Paw Patrol, a force to be reckoned with in the Qinling Mountains. Chen Yuan glanced at Sprite frolicking in the cold pool and Cola, who looked utterly dejected, and smiled helplessly. He walked to a relatively dry rock by the pool and sat down. Morning and Evening Flower Fairy landed on his shoulder, quietly watching this scene.

The last rays of the setting sun disappeared completely below the horizon, and night fell.

The valley was even colder, but the area around the pool wasn't dark because of the soft glow emanating from the water and the light from the spiritual plants. The little creatures soaked in the pool for a long time, until the moon was high in the sky, before reluctantly climbing ashore.

Sprite was noticeably larger, and its aura was more composed and reserved; Cola's fluffy fur seemed more lustrous, and it looked more energetic; the blue light emanating from Egg's head was also more refined.

Coke and Sprite shook off the water droplets on their bodies and snuggled affectionately next to Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan lit a campfire with the sparks, the bright flames reflecting in his eyes and dispelling the chill.

He looked at the Azure Wave Cloud Dragon, which was perched in the middle of the pool and whose enormous head was barely visible, and asked softly, "Have you always lived here?"

The Azure Wave Cloud Dragon gazed at the deep night sky with its azure eyes and let out a long, low murmur tinged with a hint of reminiscence.

Through the dog's translation, Chen Yuan understood its meaning:
The Azure Wave Dragon has lived in this valley since its birth, and this cold pool is its home. It loves the tranquility here and spends most of its time here, occasionally venturing to the mountain stream where it roams during the day.

Until recently, a lost beast tamer accidentally captured its image on camera.

Since that day, more and more humans have followed the trail, completely shattering the tranquility of this area. It will deal with things casually when it's bored, but most of the time it won't show itself.

Chen Yuan understood, and then directly asked the question that had been bothering him: "Why are you so good to Dandan?"

The Azure Cloud Dragon lowered its head and stared at the egg emitting a ghostly blue halo at Chen Yuan's feet. Its dragon eyes revealed extremely complex emotions. After a moment of silence, it let out a low and long dragon roar: "Roar."

It turned out that the Azure Cloud Dragon sensed an extremely similar aura on the egg, but this aura was purer and more noble, making it unable to resist getting closer and approaching.

Upon hearing Bibo Yunchi's explanation, Chen Yuan was deeply shaken.

Just as he had guessed, Egg was a dragon-type pet, and its quality was definitely higher than that of Azure Cloud Dragon.

The Azure Cloud Dragon is already of the noble Morning Star quality. If the quality were even higher, wouldn't the Egg be of the Bright Moon or even the Sun quality?

Chen Yuan has only seen these two qualities of pet beasts in the Mysterious Forest so far.

For a moment, Chen Yuan was filled with excitement, and his gaze toward Dandan became exceptionally ardent.

"Ow?"

The little ones looked at the egg, which was exhibiting all sorts of unusual behavior, with Sprite even curiously nudging the eggshell with her nose, her eyes filled with disbelief.

This new farm member who's always following me around is actually a dragon?
"Ow"

Sprite first looked up at the noble and elegant Azure Cloud Dragon, then looked at the egg that emitted a faint blue halo, her eyes darting around.

If the egg hatches, won't it soon transform into a giant dragon soaring through the heavens? Will I then become the weakest member of the farm again?
No!

This kind of thing must not happen!

"Ow!"

Sprite's eyes shone brightly, her fighting spirit soaring.

Back on the farm, we'll train extra hard; we absolutely cannot become the weakest member!
Nothing happened that night; the only sounds in the valley were the crackling of the campfire, the soft murmur of the pool, and the even breathing of the pets.

The next morning, the first rays of sunlight pierced through the thin mist and shone on the cold pool.

When Chen Yuan slowly woke up, he saw the Azure Cloud Dragon swimming slowly in the pool with Egg in its arms.

Its massive body carefully circled the egg, gently touching the shell with its whiskers, as if guarding some rare treasure. The egg swayed gently with the current, its ethereal blue light appearing exceptionally soft in the morning light.

The egg is still absorbing nutrients from the pool water, laying a solid foundation for hatching.

Chen Yuan was increasingly looking forward to the form and strength of the egg when it hatched. Could it be that it would have extremely strong combat power as soon as it was born?

Chen Yuan's heart stirred, and he slowly walked to the edge of the pool, saying to the Azure Wave Cloud Dragon, "Before I leave, could I ask you for one more favor? How about a friendly spar with my Morning and Evening Flower Fairy? Just a friendly match."

Since the Morning and Evening Flower Fairy has not yet broken through to the fourth rank, the current focus of cultivation and training should be shifted entirely to it. Chen Yuan will not let go of such a valuable opportunity to fight.

The Azure Cloud Dragon turned its head and looked over, its azure dragon eyes quietly watching the petite and delicate Morning and Evening Flower Fairy on Chen Yuan's shoulder, whose petal skirt swayed lightly in the wind and who looked harmless.

It remembered the healing petal from yesterday, which contained abundant energy, so this little guy must be a healing pet.

Nothing to worry about.

Then Bibo Yunchi nodded casually and let out a low dragon roar.

Seeing that the Morning and Evening Flower Fairy didn't seem to possess any great strength, and was even too lazy to come out of the pool, the Azure Wave Cloud Dragon planned to just give her a perfunctory response by spraying a small splash of water as a token gesture.

The Morning and Evening Flower Fairy gracefully flew to a rock by the pool. She first gave the Azure Wave Cloud Dragon a sweet smile to show her friendliness, her petite body swaying in the wind, seemingly frail and delicate.

Bibo Yunchi became even more certain of his guess.

"Let's begin," Chen Yuan gestured.

The Azure Wave Cloud Dragon casually opened its mouth, preparing to spew out a small jet of water.
However, the Morning and Evening Flower Fairy moved even faster. With a gentle flick of her delicate petal hand, an invisible and intangible pink mist, carrying an extremely sweet and seductive aura, instantly spread out and precisely enveloped the enormous head of the Azure Wave Cloud Dragon.

In an instant, the Azure Wave Cloud Dragon felt an irresistible weariness surge through its nerves like a tide, pulling it into the sweetest dream. Its slender body swayed and its eyes quickly became hazy.

Something's wrong.

Immediately afterwards, the Flower Fairy of Dawn and Dusk quickly brought her petals together in front of her chest, and countless highly poisonous spores, as fine as dust and shimmering with an ominous purple-black light, were scattered as if by an invisible wind, silently drifting towards the giant dragon head of the Azure Wave Cloud Dragon exposed on the water's surface.

Although the sweet fragrance disturbed the Azure Cloud Dragon, its instincts still made it sense the danger. Drowsy, it subconsciously tried to open up the water barrier.

However, the fierce attacks of the Morning and Evening Flower Fairy were like a surging river, continuous and unstoppable. A terrifying beam of energy, condensed to the extreme, suddenly burst out from its clasped palms. Its target was not the Azure Wave Cloud Dragon itself, but the energy node that the latter had just condensed into a water barrier!

boom!
The eclipse beam hit precisely, and the water barrier collapsed instantly before it could fully form.

At the same time, those purplish-black, highly poisonous spores, like maggots clinging to bones, successfully attached themselves to the moist scales and whiskers of the Azure Cloud Dragon.

"Chucky!"

A faint yet chilling corrosive sound rang out, and the Azure Cloud Dragon felt a series of stinging and numb sensations coming from the parts where the spores were attached. The luster of its scales quickly dimmed, and even began to show ominous dark green spots. A sense of weakness quickly spread.

"hold head high--!!!"

The Azure Cloud Dragon let out a roar of shock and anger, violently shaking its head in an attempt to dispel the spores and the dizziness.

However, the attacks of the Dawn and Dusk Fairy are like a persistent affliction; the corrosive effects of the poisonous spores and neurotoxins continue to take effect, and the sweet, fragrant, and sedative effects also interfere with its mental state.

The Azure Cloud Dragon's body churned violently in the pool, creating towering waves, its azure eyes filled with astonishment and panic.

What's up with this little guy?

ten minutes later,

"Stop! Stop! We're not fighting anymore!" Chen Yuan's voice suddenly rang out.

Upon hearing the sound, the Morning and Evening Flower Fairy immediately withdrew her hand and gracefully landed back on Chen Yuan's shoulder. She gave the disheveled Azure Wave Cloud Dragon a sweet smile, as if those disgusting and troublesome attacks had not been launched by her.

As if granted a pardon, the Azure Cloud Dragon suddenly sank its enormous body back into the depths of the icy pool, leaving behind only a huge whirlpool.

After a long while, it cautiously poked out half its head, its dragon eyes filled with lingering fear and grievance, shaking its head at Chen Yuan.

It would rather fight cola head-on for another three hundred rounds than fight this treacherous and disgusting little guy.

"Hahaha!" Chen Yuan couldn't help but burst into laughter at the reaction of the Azure Cloud Dragon.

In terms of raw power and direct confrontation, Morning and Evening Fairy is no match for Azure Wave Dragon; only Cola can be compared to the latter.

Unfortunately, there is never just one way to win; the various friendly methods employed by the Morning and Evening Flower Fairies are the key to victory.

After laughing, Chen Yuan waved to the Azure Cloud Dragon, which only dared to show its eyes in the pool: "Thank you for the hospitality this time. Until we meet again."

"Chirp!"

Chen Yuan picked up Dandan, along with Sprite, Coke, and Morning and Evening Fairy, and leaped onto Spark's back.

"gone."

Spark's golden-red wings suddenly flapped, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a dazzling streak of light, breaking through the thin mist in the valley and speeding towards Xuanhe Town.

Bibo Yunchi watched them disappear into the horizon before cautiously surfacing, its azure dragon eyes filled with complex emotions.

It looked down at the purplish-black spots remaining on its scales, and then thought of the petite yet terrifying Morning and Evening Flower Fairy, the Wind-Riding Dog that had defeated it head-on, and the human who had made a pact with them.
It flicked its massive dragon tail, let out a low, enigmatic groan, and slowly sank into the deep, icy pool.

The valley returned to its former tranquility, leaving only ripples on the surface of the cold pool and rising chill.

(End of this chapter)