"Of course, I won't make things hard for you. A friendly price, twenty-five million marks," Merrick said. "And when that dragon egg hatches, I'll need one drop of dragon blood from it in the future. That shouldn't be too hard for you, right?" "No problem," Aiden answered without hesitation. He didn't even try to bargain. He was well aware of the value of this deal. Strictly speaking, Merrick was the one taking the loss. "Good. I like dealing with smart people," Merrick said with a grin as he opened the trade window. Inside were one vial of Holy Life Essence, five vials of Life Essence, and a trade contract. The cost was fifty million marks and one drop of dragon blood in the future. A flash of white light appeared, and the trade was completed. "Don't forget our deal. I'll come find you later," Merrick said as he took a step forward. A portal array rose beneath his feet, and then he vanished. Looking at the extra vials of Life Essence in his inventory, Aiden couldn't hide his excitement. Spending fifty million marks was absolutely worth it. The hall was empty at that moment, so Aiden found a quiet corner and placed the dragon egg into the incubation space. 'Remaining incubation time: 299 years and 364 days.' The time stunned him. The dragon actually needed three hundred years to hatch. If he didn't interfere, by the time it hatched, his grave would have been covered by grass generations ago. "As expected, this thing wasn't something an ordinary person could handle," he muttered. Shaking his head, Aiden took out a vial of Life Essence and poured all of it onto the egg. A faint blue light flickered. 'Remaining incubation time: 269 years and 364 days.' The incubation time was reduced by thirty years."Merrick was right. Five bottles of Life Essence really weren't enough." Aiden took out the remaining four bottles and poured them all over the egg. The time dropped to one hundred and fifty years. Next came the Holy Life Essence. As he poured the thick, almost glowing liquid onto the egg's surface, Aiden felt nervous. This was the moment that would decide everything. A moment later, 'Congratulations! You have successfully hatched a divine beast–Celestial Dragon.' 'Congratulations! You have obtained your first beast and unlocked the Beastmaster skill: Beast's Resonance.' "It worked!" The clear system chime made Aiden feel happier than ever before. He had spent three hundred and fifty-five million marks for this moment.Crack. The eggshell broke apart, and a light-blue baby dragon crawled out. It wasn't big, less than a foot and a half long, and its head only reached Aiden's knee. But Aiden knew very well how much power was hidden inside this small, cute creature that was chewing on its eggshell. A Divine Beast. In Doomsday, pets were divided into five levels. Normal, Commander, Extraordinary, Monarch, and Mythical. Each level was worlds apart from the one below it. The Divine Beast was the same as the Mythical level. Even with Aiden's strong mental state, his heart was pounding hard. This was the first time in both his lives that he had ever seen a Mythical Beast. And it was his own.Even the notorious Netherwyrm, which had destroyed an elite guild, was only a Monarch Beast, not a Mythical one. "But why is it a Celestial Dragon? Shouldn't it be a descendant of the Radiant Dragon? Did the Holy Life Essence cause some mutation? Or maybe this egg was never a Radiant Dragon egg to begin with?" He was confused. The type didn't seem right. Did the Radiant Dragon get cheated on somehow? "Forget it. Who cares?" He didn't think about it further. What type it was didn't matter. What mattered was that it was a Mythical Beast. That was enough. Aiden opened the Celestial Dragon's attributes panel. 'Nickname: None' 'Type: Celestial Dragon (Mythical)' 'Level: 1 / 0.00%' 'Health: 10,000, Mana: 10,000''Base Attributes: Strength: 500, Physique: 500, Agility: 500, Energy: 500' 'Talents, Absolute Suppression: As a Mythical Beast, the Celestial Dragon naturally suppresses lower-level creatures. Deals 30% more damage and takes 30% less damage from non-Mythical enemies.' 'Dragon King: As the supreme ruler of all dragons, the Celestial Dragon naturally suppresses other dragons. Deals 50% more damage and takes 50% less damage from dragon-type enemies.' 'Mythical Bloodline: As a Mythical Beast, the Celestial Dragon has an unmatched physique. Gains full attribute bonuses when leveling up. Health regeneration: 200 per second. Mana regeneration: 200 per second. Health +100%, Mana +100%.'