After a 100-hour wait, the beast egg finally hatched!
However, when Han Xing regained his sight, the expected dragon or legendary creature did not appear.
In front of him was a creature resembling a canine puppy.
It had jet-black fur, drooping ears, a round head, and a short body, staring at Han Xing with big, innocent eyes.
Han Xing stared back.
One person, one puppy, eyes locked.
"What the heck, a stray mutt???"
Han Xing widened his eyes and spoke first, his tone filled with shock and a hint of disappointment…
He had assumed that the beast egg obtained from the Demon Overlord would produce something extraordinary.
Even if it didn't hatch into a dragon, at least it should be something like a Behemoth or a Phoenix, right?
But now, the creature in front of him was pitch-black all over. Other than its color, it looked just like a puppy!
Han Xing was speechless.
But in the next moment, the black puppy-like creature suddenly emitted a faint black light.
Before Han Xing could even register what was happening, a shadow flashed, and the black puppy vanished.
"???"
Han Xing, completely confused, asked, "Where did it go?"
In the next moment, he suddenly saw that the black puppy had reappeared at his feet.
It was panting, its tongue hanging out, excitedly pawing at his boots with its little legs.
At that moment, he noticed the creature's attributes.
[Pet Information: Void Ghost Wolf (Infant)]
[Race: Void Race]
[Level: LV1]
[Strength: 6, Agility: 11, Spirit: 7, Constitution: 7]
[Skill 1: Void Body (50% chance to dodge physical or magical attacks)]
[Skill 2: Counterattack Spike (Each attack on the Void Ghost Wolf forms a Void Spike within it. After 10 attacks, all spikes are unleashed, each dealing 220% damage)]
[Skill 3: Void Power (Each attack inflicts a Void Corrosion effect. The target's healing received is reduced by 10%, and armor is reduced by 5%. This stacks up to 6 layers and cannot be cleansed by holy skills)]
[Skill 4: Void Blink (When entering combat, movement speed increases by 200%, attack speed by 100%, and critical strike chance by 50%)]
[Skill 5: Void Drain (Unlocks at level 6)]
[Skill 6: Void Rampage (Unlocks at level 10)]
[Affinity: 100]
[Satiety: 60 (Hungry)]
[Growth Potential: S+ (Can be enhanced with potential points. Every 10,000 points increases the growth rate. Current potential: 0)]
Han Xing: "???"
Han Xing's eyes nearly popped out of his head as he exclaimed, "You're not a dog, you're a wolf!?"
He pointed at the small black puppy on the ground.
The little creature seemed to understand Han Xing's words, nodding excitedly and circling his feet.
Han Xing took a deep breath. After confirming that this little black puppy was indeed a Void Ghost Wolf, his earlier disappointment vanished!
Instead, it was replaced by uncontrollable joy!
Excited, he said, "I don't know what a Void Ghost Wolf is, but the name sounds badass. This is a win!"
"And these attributes... they're insane!"
"A newborn cub with six skills, S+ growth potential, definitely a legendary pet template!"
While Han Xing was overjoyed, the little wolf cub, seeing that Han Xing wasn't paying attention to it, started rolling around on the ground playfully.
Han Xing's mouth twitched. If the pet panel hadn't clearly stated that this was a wolf, and one with S+ growth potential at that, it would be hard not to think it was just a playful puppy.
Han Xing crouched down and picked up the palm-sized black puppy.
The moment it was lifted into the air, it became even more excited, its little limbs flailing and its tongue hanging out, panting hot air on Han Xing's face.
Although its appearance didn't match Han Xing's expectations, its attributes were undeniably powerful.
Han Xing was pleased. Nodding, he said, "How about I name you 'Coal'? You're so black, after all."
The black puppy froze for a moment, then started squirming excitedly in Han Xing's hands, seemingly satisfied with the name.
"Coal?"
Han Xing tested the name. Upon hearing it, the little wolf cub became even more excited.
"Haha!" Han Xing laughed and patted its small head.
Just then, 'Coal' jumped out of Han Xing's hands, excitedly pawing at his waistband… specifically, his space bag.
With a ripping sound, Han Xing's expression changed instantly. "Hey! Be gentle! Don't you know how sharp your wolf claws are?"
Looking at 'Coal' pulling on his belt, Han Xing was speechless and quickly tightened his pants.
'Coal' looked up at him innocently.
Remembering what had just happened, Han Xing realized that something in his bag must have attracted the wolf cub.
So, he began taking items out of his bag one by one, from equipment to spirit spring water and various materials.
'Coal' didn't seem interested in any of them.
But when Han Xing pulled out a small, green orb, 'Coal' immediately leaped up excitedly.
"You want this?" Han Xing asked curiously, holding a spirit core in his hand.
'Coal' started bouncing up and down in place as if it understood him.
It seemed that spirit cores had some attraction to pets, though Han Xing didn't know exactly why.
Thinking it over, Han Xing decided to throw the spirit core.
With a flash of black light, 'Coal' leaped at an incredible speed, catching the core in midair and swallowing it in one gulp.
At the same time, a system notification popped up.
[Successfully fed pet. 'Coal' affinity +1, satiety +1, potential +1.]
"Potential?" Han Xing suddenly focused on the last part of the system prompt.
He remembered that the pet panel mentioned the significance of potential points.
Every 10,000 potential points could enhance a pet's growth potential.
For example, a pet with C-level growth potential could be upgraded to B-level after accumulating 10,000 potential points, and so on.
The higher the growth potential, the more attributes the pet would gain with each level.
So, it was better to increase growth potential as early as possible.
Han Xing rubbed his chin and thought, "So feeding a spirit core grants 1 potential point."
"Does that mean I could feed 'Coal' 10,000 spirit cores and immediately upgrade its growth potential?"
Coal's current growth potential was already S+. If upgraded further, it might reach the legendary SS-level!