Golden Blood

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The molting arrived much faster than Su Qingqiu had imagined.

It was like a thunderclap, suddenly exploding.

An irresistible dizziness washed over him. He only had time to surround himself with Spiritual Light for defense before falling into a deep sleep.

As he slept, the "blacksmithing" sound that had echoed in the Spirit Ruins for two months finally quieted down.

The Demons around the Spirit Ruins all breathed a sigh of relief. They no longer had to endure the terrifying spiritual pressure, nor be targets. Every single one of them fled outwards madly.

Even the Evil Qi that permeated the area seemed to deliberately avoid this terrifying Monster.

The air within a ten-mile radius of the Spirit Ruins cleared up at a speed visible to the naked eye.

However, the silence did not last long. Centered on the Spirit Ruins, waves of sound, like surging tides, rolled out in all directions.

This sound, surprisingly, came from within Su Qingqiu's body – the sound of his blood flowing and circulating.

His body began to move rhythmically. His crimson heart emitted a brilliant red light that shone through his body, making him look like a Gods and Devils' heart from afar.

With each beat, Su Qingqiu's body trembled, and the Spirit Ruins shook as if an earthquake had struck.

In just a moment, the tremors subsided. It could be seen that a layer of thick, black substance was seeping out from his snake scales. This was clearly the impurities and stale blood being refined out.

Then, fierce flames erupted around his snake body. The stale blood and impurities were burned away, and a peculiar burnt smell immediately filled the Spirit Ruins.

It was indescribably disgusting.

The flames blazed, water vapor condensed, clouds and mist followed, and high temperatures and humidity flowed continuously. Sometimes it turned into rain, sometimes into clouds, then fire, then wind.

For a time, a wondrous scene of water and fire intermingling spread beside Su Qingqiu, making the entire Spirit Ruins seem like a fairyland.

At this moment, the Crimson Fire Horn and the Crimson Fire Dragon Spine also regenerated divine and wondrous substances. They began to further transform his body. The Spirit Veins evolved, becoming increasingly complex, delving deeper into the bone marrow until they permeated all his flesh, blood, bones, and internal organs.

Now, Su Qingqiu's defense was no longer limited to his scales. Even his flesh and bones were imbued with the defense of the Spirit Veins.

This was the true meaning of "thickest armor."

All these changes, and many more that were incomprehensible and indescribable in simple terms, were occurring. Everything was changing in an unknown direction.

One day.

Two days.

Three days.

A full seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

Su Qingqiu was still asleep.

However, his body had unknowingly grown to over 20 meters in length. Including the length of the Crimson Fire Horn on his forehead, he exceeded 22 meters.

This size already surpassed the largest Spiritual Python ever recorded in the Dragon-Raising Temple, approaching the size of those thousand-year-old Spirit Lords.

Above Spiritual Python was the Spirit Boa!

But for Su Qingqiu, he was still in the Spiritual Python stage, having only molted twice.

When everything settled and his form stabilized, Su Qingqiu now appeared majestic and imposing, exuding dragon aura. His body seemed cast from Vajra, neither too fat nor too thin.

A huge crack first appeared near the Crimson Fire Horn, then spread across his entire body along the Crimson Fire Dragon Spine.

Name: Su Qingqiu
Species: Guardian Python
Spiritual Essence: 19200
Physical Fitness: 345.6
Physical Defense: 459.4
Spirit Veins: Metamorphic Defense... Evolving...
Basic Stats: Length 22.3 meters, Weight 14000 jin.
Overall Evaluation: 3500
Talents: Protecting the Residence, Exorcism and Blessing.
Spiritual Power Skills: Vajra Sutra↑, Spiritual Snake Spirit Eyes, Crimson Fire Dragon Spine↑, Crimson Fire Horn↑, Shape-Shifting Illusion, Rain Accumulation Technique↑, Cloud and Mist Following, Bashe Swallowing Elephant↑...

Half of his Spiritual Power skills had actually been upgraded!

Incredible.

This transformation was an all-around enhancement. Not only did his length and weight skyrocket, but his physical fitness and defense both doubled!

As expected, molting was the true method of growth for a Spiritual Snake.

Riiip!

Su Qingqiu violently broke free. The shed skin scattered on the ground, and then the Crimson Fire swept over, burning it to ashes.

Eagerly, Su Qingqiu took out the mirror and admired himself with great satisfaction.

Thick!

Big!

Strong!

Thick and fierce, majestic and domineering.

His enormous body, over twenty meters long, was like a small mountain even when coiled. A horn a meter long adorned his forehead, wreathed in flames. His entire body was golden yellow, with a jagged line of fire running from head to tail along his back.

The Fire Dragon's spine visibly rose by a third, standing tall and releasing a dangerous signal without restraint, warning others that this creature was not to be trifled with.

Around his neck, a circle of black Reverse Scale gleamed, having undergone unimaginable changes after absorbing the Devilish Qi from the Devil Pill.

He could feel something gestating deep within the Reverse Scale, something that would surely be world-shattering once it was complete.

"This Spiritual Snake is simply too handsome!"

"How can there be such a beautiful Big Snake?"

"Devil Mirror, oh Devil Mirror, I am indeed the most beautiful Spiritual Snake, right?"

Su Qingqiu murmured contentedly at the mirror.

He was extremely satisfied with this molt.

Besides this, the Spirit Veins had also changed. The complexity of the Spirit Veins at this moment, and the various powers they contained, were difficult for even Su Qingqiu to fully comprehend immediately.

Having absorbed the residual Spiritual Light will of the Si Snake from the blood Spirit Ruins, his Spirit Veins had mutated drastically, making it hard to understand their abilities.

"No rush for this matter. The most important thing about this transformation isn't these changes, but..."

Su Qingqiu looked inward through his Spiritual Light and found that his bones had completely crystallized. Within his bone marrow, drops of golden blood were continuously being refined and eventually merged into Su Qingqiu's original crimson blood.

The golden blood was like the blood of a god!

It was truly difficult to comprehend.

This had dyed his blood with a faint, almost imperceptible golden hue. Though subtle, it lent his originally crimson blood a hint of noble aura.

This was a bloodline evolution.

It was also the greatest gain from this molt.

After absorbing the Spiritual Light will of the Si Snake, the bloodline instincts within Su Qingqiu's body were naturally moving towards this legendary ancient mythical creature.

This was equivalent to expanding the racial limitations of Su Qingqiu's Python body, completely opening the path to evolution and giving him the ability to evolve towards a mythical creature.

It was a pity that the Si Snake bloodline that could be produced was too scarce. Relative to Su Qingqiu's massive size, relying on the slow blood-producing ability of his bones, it was a pipe dream to complete a full bloodline transformation even within a hundred years.

"I need more Si Snake Spiritual Light will..."

Su Qingqiu thought to himself.

He could only search for these in other Spirit Ruins. He couldn't be too hasty and had to take it step by step.

At the very least, he had found a method of evolution. As long as the bloodline concentration was sufficient, he would definitely be able to enter the third molting stage.

Of course, there were many ways for snakes to evolve. Besides bloodline evolution, he also needed to find other transformation methods to get closer and closer to the legendary True Dragon, until one day he could transform into a dragon and become real.

The more molts, the better.