Python-Flood Dragon Transforming into Dragon, Grace of Rebirth

With nothing weighing on his mind, Dugu Bo immediately sat cross-legged and consumed the Dragon Lingzhi Leaf and Earth Dragon Golden Gourd to stimulate his bloodline, supplemented by the leaves of the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss to strengthen his poison.

A moment later, his entire aura withdrew inward, and his expression turned calm.

He was undergoing a world-shaking transformation inside his body, yet nothing could be seen from the outside. Ye Qingxian and Lin Xiao guarded Dugu Bo while talking.

"Aunt Ye, what other changes has your Nine Hearted Begonia Martial Soul undergone?"

Lin Xiao asked, somewhat curious.

"After my Nine Hearted Begonia Martial Soul evolved, aside from breaking the curse that at most two could exist in the world at the same time, its treatment ability also improved."

"And now, even injuries to the Martial Soul can be healed."

As she said this, joy surfaced in Ye Qingxian's eyes.

There was a common understanding in the Soul Master World: once a Martial Soul was injured, that soul master was basically ruined. In serious cases, they would die on the spot; in lighter cases, their foundation would be utterly destroyed, making it difficult for them to advance any further in the future.

A certain piece of trash from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was the classic example.

Although Nine Hearted Begonia possessed the ability to defy fate itself, it had once been helpless against bodily injuries caused by damage to the Martial Soul. Originally, it could only keep someone barely alive, but now it could cure them completely.

Her Nine Hearted Begonia had thoroughly shed its mortal shell and become an immortal grade.

Lin Xiao was pleasantly surprised when he heard this.

The reason he had been able to keep courting death, repeatedly taking the initiative to provoke the evil fire and undergo Evil Fire Body Tempering—wasn't it precisely because he relied on Nine Hearted Begonia's heaven-defying Healing ability?

Now that Ye Qingxian had reached another level, his safety was even more guaranteed.

At that moment, Dugu Bo let out a muffled groan.

The two hurriedly looked over, only to see Dugu Bo still sitting cross-legged as before. However, the Emerald Python Emperor Martial Soul had automatically appeared, turning into a Phantom Image behind him.

The original Emerald Python Emperor's appearance was somewhat similar to a King Cobra. It was enormous and extremely ferocious, its entire body covered in fine Dark Green scales, with mottled patterns across them.

Yet now, the Phantom Image of that Emerald Python Emperor Martial Soul twisted continuously, restless and agitated. Its forked tongue kept flicking outward. Though no sound came from it, it made one feel as if there were "hissing" noises in the air.

As the snake body writhed, the mottled Dark Green Snake Skin gradually shed away, and its entire body turned into a jade-like emerald color. Its jade-green scales were incomparably beautiful, as though carved from the finest emerald.

And on the snake's head, "prominent horns" were emerging. A large bump had actually swelled up there, and something seemed faintly to be gestating within it, about to break through its shell.

While refining the Immortal Grass, Dugu Bo kept Lin Xiao's reminder firmly in mind.

He felt all the blood in his body beginning to heat up, and its temperature was still rising nonstop, as if it were about to boil. The toxins suppressed inside him also erupted all at once, mixing together with that boiling fresh blood.

At that very moment, he completely ignored the erupting toxins and instead exhausted all his Soul Power, doing everything he could to guide all the medicinal power of the Immortal Grass into the Dan Pearl.

Succeed, or die trying!

"Hiss, hiss."

The Emerald Python Emperor Martial Soul was synchronized with Dugu Bo, its snake body rolling as it endured tremendous pain. At the place where those prominent horns had formed, hard keratinous objects had already burst through the scalp.

"Python-Flood Dragon Transforming into Dragon!"

Ye Qingxian cried out in alarm, her expression grave.

All snake-type Spirit Beasts had a trace of Dragon Bloodline within them. It was just that some had a relatively high concentration, while others were so thin it could be ignored.

As a Sovereign among snakes, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent's bloodline concentration was already somewhat richer than that of other snakes. And after Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul evolved into the Emerald Python Emperor and condensed the Dan Pearl, it had come even closer to the brink of transforming into a flood dragon.

Now, under the stimulation of the Immortal Grass, it was astonishingly evolving in the direction of a Flood Dragon. This was the lifelong dream sought by all snake- and fish-type Spirit Beasts.

Seeing Dugu Bo's face turn a sheet of bluish green, Ye Qingxian knew the toxins in his body had already erupted completely. If he could not evolve in time, or if the evolution failed...

A generation's Title Douluo would fall here and now!

As Lin Xiao looked at the scene before him, it was truly far too familiar. The life-and-death crisis Dugu Bo was now experiencing—he had already gone through it a full three times.

Only, when his evil fire had raged, he could still rely on Nine Hearted Begonia's treatment. But with Dugu Bo's toxins erupting now, the only one he could rely on was himself!

"Old Poisonous Thing, there aren't many people in this world like you—aloof, eccentric, and yet loyal."

"Don't you go dying here. That'd be a real shame."

Lin Xiao looked toward Ye Qingxian and was just about to speak.

However, Ye Qingxian had already moved before him. She summoned her Nine Hearted Begonia Martial Soul, and a healing soul skill poured down. Countless streams of Pink-White Light Rain descended from the sky, falling onto Dugu Bo's body.

Although Nine Hearted Begonia could not detoxify poison.

The damage to his Meridians caused by the toxin eruption, however, could be healed, allowing it to help Dugu Bo hold on a while longer!

All of a sudden.

Dugu Bo spat out a large mouthful of blood!

The scalding blood fell onto the grass with a sizzling sound, releasing white steam and even scorching the turf dead.

"Boiling Blood?"

When Ye Qingxian saw Dugu Bo coughing blood, her tone instead filled with surprise and joy.

"Snakes are all cold-blooded animals. Even soul masters with snake-type Martial Souls have body temperatures slightly lower than normal, and this is especially obvious after Martial Soul Possession."

"The blood Poison Douluo spat out is scalding hot, as if boiling. This means his dragonization process has already gone very deep. Perhaps he's only one step away!"

Snake blood was ice-cold; dragon blood boiled.

Lin Xiao inexplicably thought of the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent in Slaughter City.

Perhaps it had only been a single step away from transforming into a flood dragon as well.

Yet Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate—one step was still a heavenly chasm!

The Healing of the Nine Hearted Begonia still played a major role.

Dugu Bo's expression eased somewhat. Though his complexion was still an ugly green, the tension between his brows had relaxed considerably.

"Aunt Ye, look!"

Lin Xiao suddenly noticed something and pointed at Dugu Bo's Emerald Python Emperor Martial Soul.

At some point, a golden horn had grown on the Emerald Python Emperor's head.

Emerald gave birth to gold—the dragon transformation was complete!

Dugu Bo abruptly opened his eyes, opened his mouth, and spat out a golden Inner Core, making Lin Xiao almost think of all sorts of nonsense like "Golden Core Cultivator" and "Core-Forming Great Monster."

"Congratulations, Senior Poison Douluo."

"Python-Flood Dragon Transforming into Dragon—one step to shed the mortal shell!"

Ye Qingxian congratulated him with a light laugh.

Dugu Bo's Martial Soul had evolved into a Flood Dragon, just like Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate. It was only one step, yet it had crossed the heavenly chasm of a mortal fleshly body.

Lin Xiao, meanwhile, looked left and right.

After this Emerald Python Emperor evolved, why hadn't it grown dragon claws?

It seemed everyone was the same—the road of evolution was long and arduous!

Dugu Bo cupped his fists toward Ye Qingxian.

"Many thanks, Ye Family Head!"

This time, his successful dragon transformation was all thanks to Ye Qingxian's pairing of Immortal Grass, as well as the Healing support from the Nine Hearted Begonia. Her labor had been great, and so was her merit.

Afterward, Dugu Bo looked at Lin Xiao again and found the brat staring left and right at his Martial Soul Phantom Image, just short of lifting the snake's body to check whether it was male or female.

His face darkened, but he still gritted his teeth and said:

"Thank you as well, Lin Xiao, you brat!"

"If not for your reminder, This Old Man would not have made that final desperate gamble—stopping the suppression of the poison and instead fully guiding the medicinal power of the Immortal Grass toward the Dan Pearl!"

This time, Lin Xiao and Ye Qingxian had given Dugu Bo the grace of rebirth!