“How exactly am I supposed to hatch this thing?”
Qin Xuan looked at the two Centipede eggs in his hand, feeling a bit troubled.
He had been at it for several hours, but had gotten nowhere.
“Isn’t it written in that Gu Insect Compendium?”
Han Ye didn't know himself, so he could only ask if it was written in the Gu Insect Compendium.
Qin Xuan shook his head slightly.
“No, it only says how to raise the larvae of this thing and how to improve the Heavenly Poison Centipede, but it doesn’t say how to hatch them.”
Qin Xuan scratched his head, truly unsure of what to do.
After thinking about it, the only explanation was that, under normal circumstances, the eggs were hatched by the Heavenly Poison Centipede itself, which is why there was no description of how to hatch them.
“Forget it, I’d better perform the blood acknowledgement ritual first, otherwise it will be troublesome.”
Although the Gu Insect Compendium didn't say how to hatch the Heavenly Poison Centipede, it did have information on how to make the Heavenly Poison Centipede acknowledge a master.
To make the Heavenly Poison Centipede acknowledge a master, one had to start from the egg stage.
Before the eggs hatched, one first had to drip essence blood onto them, and only then could one attempt to control the Centipede.
Following the method described in the book, Qin Xuan extended his hand, pricked his fingertip, forced out two drops of essence blood, and dripped them onto each Centipede egg.
A repulsive force emanated from the Centipede eggs.
Clearly, these little guys absolutely did not want Qin Xuan to drip his essence blood and acknowledge him as their master.
“Hmph, once they’re in my hands, they won’t have a choice!”
Qin Xuan snorted coldly, immediately raised his hand, and, following the Gu Insect Compendium, quickly set up a small Formation.
Although nurturing the Centipede with essence blood daily could make it acknowledge a master, Qin Xuan still wanted to do it in a faster way.
This was to be achieved using a Formation.
By utilizing the Formation, he could make these eggs bow down and acknowledge him as their master more quickly.
Indeed, as the Formation activated, the blood, which had originally been difficult to absorb, immediately began to seep in faster.
Qin Xuan also took the opportunity to separate a strand from his Mental Energy and injected it into the eggs.
Although the Centipedes within the eggs had not yet hatched, they had no consciousness.
However, as the essence blood and Mental Energy integrated into them, these eggs instinctively sensed danger and began to resist strenuously.
“Hmph!”
Qin Xuan snorted coldly, continuing to increase the input of essence blood and Mental Energy.
He carefully avoided bursting the eggs while cautiously trying to control them.
After a while, when Qin Xuan's essence blood was completely absorbed, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and carefully imprinted his Mental Energy.
“With these Mental Energy imprints, unless their cultivation is far too high above mine, they will all be under my control.”
Even if their cultivation truly surpassed Qin Xuan's, at most they could only evade Qin Xuan's control, but it was impossible for them to inflict lethal damage on Qin Xuan.
After all, the control formed by essence blood and Mental Energy was simply terrifying.
When the resistance from the eggs disappeared, Qin Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“Good, these things are completely under my control. Next is to hatch them, but how do I hatch them?”
Qin Xuan stroked his chin in thought.
“Have you already planted Mental Energy imprints on these things?”
Just then, Han Ye suddenly spoke.
Qin Xuan was startled, then nodded.
“Yes, I have planted Mental Energy imprints, but this thing can't control the eggs to break out from inside, and if they don't hatch normally, these eggs will be greatly affected…”
Before Qin Xuan finished speaking, Han Ye immediately interjected.
“Try to communicate with these eggs and see what they want most. This way, you can figure out what they desire, and perhaps you can hatch them this way.”
Han Ye suggested.
Qin Xuan's heart stirred, and he nodded slightly.
Come to think of it, this indeed seemed like a viable method.
Thinking of this, Qin Xuan took a deep breath and immediately tried to communicate with the eggs using Mental Energy, wanting the eggs to give him feedback on how to hatch them.
A while later, Qin Xuan was greatly excited.
The eggs had indeed given feedback.
Although the feedback was very faint, Qin Xuan could sense the information within the eggs.
Since he had already placed Mental Energy imprints on the eggs, he naturally knew their every move best.
“Quick, see what they need!”
Han Ye asked anxiously.
Soon, Qin Xuan understood the information the eggs had given him.
“They actually need the venom of the Heavenly Poison Centipede!”
Qin Xuan was a bit surprised.
He had originally thought it would be some Heaven And Earth Treasure.
It turned out that what these eggs needed for hatching was venom.
“This, why would they need venom?”
Han Ye was puzzled, but he quickly understood.
“Indeed, this makes sense. On one hand, the venom can weaken the restraint of the egg sac, and on the other hand, the venom can seep into the eggs, allowing them to absorb it.”
“The Heavenly Poison Centipede is inherently poisonous. This venom can not only enhance the Centipede's strength but also accelerate its growth and increase its toxicity.”
“For these Heavenly Poison Centipede eggs, the Centipede's venom is equivalent to a human baby's mother's milk!”
Hearing this, Qin Xuan suddenly understood and hurriedly took out the venom from his qiankun ring, then carefully dripped it onto the eggs.
As the liquid dropped onto the eggs, a clear feeling of joy emanated from within them.
It worked!
Without further ado, Qin Xuan continued to drip venom onto them.
Soon, the venom seeped into the eggs and was rapidly absorbed by them.
“Don’t give too much. Although they are Heavenly Poison Centipede larvae, if you give too much venom, these eggs won't be able to handle it.”
Han Ye suggested.
Qin Xuan nodded and put away the excess venom.
He quietly waited for the eggs to change.
