Martial Souls were divided by quality into Low Martial Souls, Intermediate Martial Souls, Advanced Martial Souls, Top Martial Souls, and God-Level Martial Souls.
The original Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor could barely step into the realm of Top Martial Souls, but Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul could only be considered an Advanced Martial Soul.
Now, after absorbing the Immortal Herb and undergoing Martial Soul Evolution, Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul had become the Twin-Headed Dragon King Martial Soul. Judging from its might, it had already reached the peak of Top Martial Souls.
"Yan'er, is this what your Martial Soul looks like after evolving? With this aura, it must already count as one of the very best among Top Martial Souls."
Dugu Yan heard an elderly but vigorous voice. She turned back and saw an old man with white hair and an aged face smiling at her. Sure enough, it was her grandfather.
Dugu Bo's appearance had changed greatly. His originally dark-green hair had lost its green color and turned white; his emerald-like eyes had also turned black again; the fishy stench that constantly seeped from his body had vanished without a trace. All these signs showed that the poison that had plagued Dugu Bo for decades had been completely removed.
"Grandpa, from the look of you, have you already succeeded in purging the backlash poison of your Martial Soul?" Dugu Yan asked somewhat excitedly.
"That's right. The Immortal Herb Little Monster found for me caused my Martial Soul to evolve. Now it has already become a complete Martial Soul, becoming the Jade Phosphorous Nine-Headed Serpent Emperor. Although it did not transform into a dragon, it has become a complete Martial Soul again and gained venom sacs that can store poison.
"Since the flaws in my Martial Soul have been made whole, naturally, there is no longer any need for my body to bear the poison. So my backlash poison has already been removed."
Seeing his granddaughter so excited, Dugu Bo also explained with a smile.
"Yan'er, sense your Martial Soul and see exactly what changes there are."
Looking at the Twin-Headed Dragon King Martial Soul before him, Dugu Bo felt as if a tremendous power within this Martial Soul had yet to reveal itself. So he opened his mouth to guide her.
Hearing this, Dugu Yan immediately sank her mind into her body and sensed her Martial Soul. As the Twin-Headed Dragon King's body gave off a faint glow, a piece of information entered Dugu Yan's mind.
After Dugu Yan finished digesting the information, she opened her eyes again and said excitedly to Dugu Bo, "Grandpa, just as Wu Tong thought, after my Martial Soul evolved, the Martial Soul's snake poison directly underwent Fusion with the Poison Dragon King, so there are no future worries anymore, and..."
At this point, Dugu Yan paused for a moment. Then she urged her Soul Power, and a circular aura field instantly covered an area of about five hundred meters around her.
The instant the aura field appeared, a sense of suppression suddenly descended on Dugu Bo. Along with it came a familiar feeling—a bone-clinging poison that instantly appeared on Dugu Bo's body, causing his condition to drop again.
"This is... a domain?" Dugu Bo looked at the circular aura field and felt the suppression, staring at Dugu Yan in shock.
"That's right. After my martial soul evolved into the Twin-Headed Dragon King, it gained a domain called the Dragon Might Domain. It not only has the suppressive power of the rock dragon head, but also incorporates the poison dragon head's ability to corrode with poison."
Hearing Dugu Yan's show-off-like words, Dugu Bo very cooperatively praised her.
"As expected of a Top Martial Soul. Your Twin-Headed Dragon King actually has an innate domain, and it even has two domain effects. With the two effects combined, it can even affect me. Among Top Martial Souls, this can also be said to be the best."
Just as Dugu Bo was speaking, Dugu Yan controlled the Twin-Headed Dragon King to perform Martial Soul Possession.
"There's more, Grandpa. Martial Soul Possession."
Following Dugu Yan's command, the Twin-Headed Dragon King behind her turned into a streak of black light and sank into Dugu Yan's body.
Tight-fitting scale armor abruptly appeared on her body. The material of the armor looked as if it had been formed from dragon scales, displaying Dugu Yan's figure to the fullest.
Set off by the black scale armor, her black hair added a touch of dignified, mysterious air, making her look like a mysterious Valkyrie.
The two dragon heads of the Martial Soul extended from her shoulder blades and faced Dugu Bo together with Dugu Yan. The two dragons seemed conscious, roaring at Dugu Bo as if they wanted to rush up and Ravage Bite him.
Dragon scales slowly surfaced on her exposed arms, wrapping them within. Her hands transformed into dragon claws. On the ferocious, sharply jointed dragon claws, a metallic sheen flowed. With a gentle shake, ripples appeared in the air, as if they could tear apart the surrounding void.
"Grandpa, be careful. First Soul Skill, Dragon Breath."
Dugu Yan charged straight at Dugu Bo. With the enhancement of the Twin-Headed Dragon King, her physical quality had undergone an earth-shaking change. Like a bolt of black lightning, she arrived before Dugu Bo in a brief instant.
The twin-headed dragon behind her opened both mouths at once. Green energy gathered in the mouth of the left dragon head. Dugu Bo sensed it very clearly—that was the Soul Power he had often used in the past, poison.
Meanwhile, yellow energy condensed in the mouth of the right dragon head, giving off a suppressive force. From within that cluster of energy, Dugu Bo felt a long-lost sense that something was wrong.
I absolutely can't be hit by the energy on the right.
As Dugu Bo thought this, he pivoted his foot and turned his body sideways. In the next second, two pillars of energy light brushed past Dugu Bo's body and shot toward the distant forest.
The trees struck by the green pillar of light directly emitted green poisonous mist the instant they came into contact with it. They did not last more than a few seconds before a large hole was corroded through them.
The tree struck by the yellow pillar of light gradually turned into stone. In only a few seconds, the entire tree was completely petrified. It looked like a work of art carved from stone, vivid and beautiful.
But neither of them had the mind to look at it. Instead, they continued battling.
Rather than a battle, it was more like Dugu Bo was playing along with Dugu Yan. In Dugu Bo's eyes, every one of Dugu Yan's attacks was full of openings. He did not even release his Martial Soul. Relying only on his footwork, he dodged all of Dugu Yan's attacks.
"I'm not fighting anymore, Grandpa."
After a while, perhaps because she felt somewhat powerless, or perhaps because her Soul Power had run out, Dugu Yan dispelled her Martial Soul Possession. As her Martial Soul turned into black light and sank into her body,
Dugu Yan, wearing a pale-green bodysuit, appeared in front of Dugu Bo again and said,
"Yan'er, this is already very good. You're only a Level 40 quasi-Soul Ancestor, but even an ordinary Spirit Emperor would not be your opponent."
Looking at the panting Dugu Yan before him, Dugu Bo comforted her.
After all, no matter what, Dugu Yan was only a Soul Ancestor, and moreover a quasi-Soul Ancestor who had not yet added her fourth Spirit Ring. Even if she could rely on her powerful Soul Skills to easily defeat a Spirit Emperor, that was already very impressive.
Dugu Yan did not mind either. After all, she was still very clear about the strength of a Titled Douluo. As long as Dugu Bo wanted to, his aura alone could crush Dugu Yan until she could not breathe.
After stopping, Dugu Yan looked at the surrounding mess. Everywhere were traces of Erosion by Venom and petrification, and she was also somewhat shocked.
"I did all this? Is my attack power this strong now?"
The original Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul did not possess the same powerful toxicity as the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, so Dugu Yan could only take the path of a control-type, using snake poison to control.
But as the saying went, every mage had the heart of a warrior. Dugu Yan was naturally no exception.
As Dugu Bo looked at the destruction Dugu Yan had caused, he also felt lingering fear. He was not afraid of Venomous Dragon Breath, but once he was hit by Petrifying Dragon Breath, he could only passively take a beating.
Dugu Bo could sense that Dugu Yan's Petrifying Dragon Breath was a Rule-type skill. Even a Titled Douluo could be controlled for a few seconds, even if Dugu Yan's petrification could only control Dugu Bo for a few seconds.
But in just those few seconds, with the speed she had after Martial Soul Possession, Dugu Yan would also be able to attack a dozen times.
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