BAI HU

"By the way, Yi'er. Do you know this?" asked Lin Chen, taking out the black Stone he got from the auction.

Yi'er, who was shown the black stone, was slightly surprised. She looked around the black stone, "This is an egg," Xue Ying replied.

"Egg? I do believe there is life in it. But eggs with this shape? Are you sure?" he asked again to make sure.

"Does Master doubt Yi'er's abilities? Sir, please flush it with water," said Xue Ying, pointing to the 9-colored lake.

Lin Chen nodded slightly, although he didn't know why he splashed the lake water. But He did it anyway. He took a bucket of water and then poured it on the rock. But the unexpected thing happened, all the water that hit the stone was sucked out.

Cracks…

Cracks…

You can see cracks on the stone's surface with white light-emitting between them.

"Looks like it's not enough," said Lin Chen, taking some more water.

Cracks…

Cracks…

Cracks kept popping up until you could see the shape within the black stone. Lin Chen's mouth was wide open in disbelief at what he saw. The beautiful object emitted a dazzling white light, "This… Another rock!" said Lin Chen annoyed.

He turned to Xue Ying, "You said it was an egg," continued Lin Chen.

Seeing Lin Chen's annoyance, Xue Ying shrugged her shoulders slightly and walked towards the shore of the lake. With a wave of her small hand, the lake's water stream swiftly rushed over the rock.

Cracks…

Cracks…

Cracks appeared again, and in between the cracks began to glow with a different color than before.

After some time, the original shape of the rock could be seen, a large egg that was 2 times the size of a basketball with several silver streaks around it.

Lin Chen looked at the white egg in front of him for a moment, then turned his gaze towards the little girl beside him, "Yi'er, What egg is this?" asked Lin Chen curiously.

"An egg from one of the Guardians of the Four Winds," Xue replied.

Lin Chen, who heard that was shocked, and he certainly knew what the Four Winds Directions were. Previously when he was still on Earth, he included a Legendary Item as a reward for the first person to complete an SSS Rank Quest. The reward is to get one of the divine animals from Chinese god mythology.

"It seems that Master knows about the Guardians of the Four Winds Directions," said Xue Ying when he saw the surprise on Lin Chen's face.

Lin Chen woke up from shock when he heard Xue Ying's words, and he nodded slightly, "Of course, I know. The Four Winds Directions is a deity from an ancient Chinese legend that the Japanese Onmyouji later adopted. And these four gods symbolize 4 different elements. Fire, Water, Wood, Metal, and you should know that too. Because the one who helped me add Legendary Items in the game was you," he explained.

"Then, which bloodline is this egg from?" Lin Chen continued asking Xue Ying.

"Western Guard," Xue Ying replied curtly.

"Western Guard? Bai Hu? White Tiger with black markings associated with the planet Venus? Who has that metal element? Which in Japan is known as Byakko? And since when do tigers lay eggs?" asked Lin Chen constantly.

Xue Ying, who Lin Chen successively questioned, nodded her head with an annoyed expression, "To incubate it is enough Qi flow. Don't ask me anymore." Xue Ying said, covering her ears.

Lin Chen's lips twitched when he heard Xue Ying's reply, 'You are my System. Of course, I have to ask you various things," Lin Chen thought.

Lin Chen walked over to the egg. He put his hand and slowly flowed Qi energy into the egg.

After some time had passed, the egg continuously absorbed the Qi energy in Lin Chen's body at an insane speed. However, the Qi energy within his body could gradually fill up due to his special body. But this process is quite tedious and tiring, "Boring. How long will this go on… Ugh, my back is so itchy," said Lin Chen with a squirming body.

It's been more than two hours, and the eggs show no signs of hatching. After eight hours of Lin Chen draining a large amount of his Qi energy heard some cracking sounds.

Crack… Crack… Crack…

Slowly but surely, the cracks in the egg began to spread to all surfaces and crumble.

Above the shattered eggshell fragments is a small white furry animal with black stripes adorning its body. He walked over to Lin Chen's hand and rubbed his head lightly.

"His fur is very soft. Hey Yi'er, guess what name I'll give him," said Lin Chen, holding up the little tiger with both hands.

Xue Ying, or as she was known as Yi'er, looked at Lin Chen with disgust, "Xi Fang Bai Hu? White Tiger? As usual. Naming Master is always simple," Yi'er said, turning her gaze to the little tiger.

Hearing Yi'er's answer, Lin Chen only chuckled lightly, "Just as this little girl said. Your name is Bai Hu. Do you like it?" said Lin Chen, who took the little tiger down slowly.

As if knowing Lin Chen's words, the little tiger jumped onto Lin Chen's lap and purred a little.

Lin Chen smiled with satisfaction, then cut his hand and dripped blood on Bai Hu's head.

The moment Lin Chen's blood hit Bai Hu's head, Bai Hu's entire body began to glow brightly.

A red light could be seen shining on Lin Chen's forehead. After the light subsided and dissipated, a crown-like mark was seen on Lin Chen's forehead.

[Ding~ Successfully binding contract with Divine Beast]

"Oh. I didn't think it would work, even though I just tried it like in a game. Oh wait, there's a System sound in my mind," said Lin Chen, who turned to Yi'er, "Yi'er, aren't you outside? Why is there still a System sound in my head?" asked Lin Chen in astonishment.

"The System's voice in Master's head is just a notification when Master gets something new, such as binding contracts and earning Points," Yi'er replied.

Hearing that, Lin Chen nodded slightly in understanding.

After naming, he ventured into all corners of this dimensional space, accompanied by the little girl and the little tiger.

Many resources were obtained by Lin Chen, one of which was the Golden Peach fruit. According to Yi'er's explanation, the Golden Peach could increase the soul power of anyone who ate it.

Lin Chen continued exploring the depths of the dimensional space until he could see a large residence with a bright blue path decorated with neatly arranged pillars on each side.

Lin Chen also chose to enter the residence that seemed to belong to the Moon Goddess.

After he entered the residence, Lin Chen was a little disappointed that there was nothing of value except a large stone inscribed with a few words.