Bloodline Further Evolution

Ever since he had accidentally entered the Body Sect, Huo Yuhao had felt warmth like never before.

Everyone in the sect, from the sect master to the disciples, treated him well.

The sect master had even learned of his situation and offered to directly capture the White Tiger Duke's Wife for him.

He wanted to avenge his mother himself, which was why he had stopped the sect master.

What moved Huo Yuhao most was that the sect master had thoughtfully arranged for his mother's grave to be moved near the sect. This made Huo Yuhao feel even more certain that joining the Body Sect had been the right choice.

The sect had already helped him so much. He did not want to cause it any more trouble.

Besides, he had no idea what use that crystal had. He had merely felt, in some vague way, that buying it would benefit him, which was why he had joined the bidding.

But paying such a high price and offending a mysterious Title Douluo was unnecessary.

After Huo Yuhao spoke up, Golden Body Douluo finally gave up bidding. Jiang Heng acquired the Blood Crystal for the steep price of three million Gold Soul Coins.

Nothing else of interest to Jiang Heng appeared in the auction afterward.

After obtaining the Blood Crystal, he quietly left the auction, changed lodgings, sealed off the room, and eagerly took out the fist-sized Blood Crystal.

"Sure enough, it's the blood of a pure-blooded Dragon Clan member!"

Feeling the restless stirrings in his bloodline, Jiang Heng's face broke into a delighted smile.

Moreover, he could tell that it was not merely the blood of a pure-blooded True Dragon. It was very likely the essence blood of a pure-blooded Dragon Clan member, or perhaps blood from an even higher-tier Dragon Clan member.

He swallowed it in one gulp and began refining the power within the blood crystal with Taotie's Devouring Divine Ability.

The next instant, he could clearly sense his blood boiling and burning.

Dense, powerful Bloodline Power surged into his body, violently battering his physique and scouring him over and over.

If not for Di Tian's Black Dragon Reverse Scale concealing it, the isolation measures he had set up alone truly would not have been enough to hide the phenomenon here.

"What kind of insane luck was this? I actually obtained a drop of Golden Sacred Dragon King's essence blood!"

Forcing himself to endure the impact ravaging his body, Jiang Heng was utterly filled with joy.

He had never expected it to be the essence blood of the legendary Golden Sacred Dragon King.

This Dragon King was the foremost of the Nine Great Dragon Kings, an existence infinitely close to a God King. (Not using settings after Soul Land 3.)

Most importantly, this drop of essence blood was exceptionally compatible with him.

Though it would not greatly increase his strength, it could further evolve his bloodline.

As Jiang Heng endured the transformation brought by the dragon blood, a phantom of the Golden Sacred Dragon King appeared in his Spirit Sea.

The enormous figure blotted out the sky, carrying endless pressure and the power of Destruction, as though it meant to destroy everything in the world.

"Roar!"

The True Dragon's roar reached deep into his soul.

If Jiang Heng had been nothing more than a pure Soul Beast, then even with Taotie's bloodline, he would have been utterly incapable of refining this drop of dragon blood. He might even have been devoured by the dragon blood and turned into an entirely new being.

This was pressure from both soul and bloodline.

The strict hierarchy among Soul Beasts.

But Jiang Heng was not merely a Soul Beast. His soul was human.

And not a human from this Douluo Continent.

How could he yield to some so-called True Dragon? How could he submit to bloodline suppression?

"Disperse!"

Jiang Heng immediately roared in fury. His figure appeared in the Spirit Sea as well, and he bellowed at the dragon's form.

Two powers and two wills collided again and again.

They struggled constantly in the confrontation, growing amid the destruction and rebirth of his flesh.

Before he knew it, half a month had passed.

He had endured it, and his bloodline evolved further.

The current Jiang Heng could truly be called a Golden Sacred Dragon.

The concentration of his True Dragon bloodline far surpassed Scarlet King's.

He was confident that if he fought Scarlet King again, their odds would be six to four.

The difference was that this time, he would be the six, and Scarlet King the four.

Furthermore, the power of his bloodline continued to rise as the dragon blood fused into him. Perhaps one day, he too could become a true pure-blooded Dragon Clan member.

Although this drop of dragon blood had mainly helped improve his bloodline and did not greatly raise his cultivation, it still brought his cultivation to the level of 280,000 years.

"Who even came up with this Child of Destiny nonsense?"

"Every time I run into him, he spits out gold coins. I almost want to keep him by my side."

Jiang Heng could not help sighing as he opened his eyes.

Had Jiang Heng not appeared, this drop of essence blood from a First-Class Deity-level True Dragon would have fallen into Huo Yuhao's hands.

Perhaps Huo Yuhao could have relied on that essence blood in the future to cultivate his Body Martial Soul to its true peak, perhaps even condense a Divine Body. Combined with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Spirit Origin, he could possess god-level spiritual power and physique before even reaching godhood.

With Plane Suppression on the Douluo Continent, who could possibly be his opponent?

Jiang Heng felt that he should find opportunities to mess with Huo Yuhao again in the future.

As for killing him, there was no need for that yet.

With Huo Yuhao, this Child of Destiny, around, the one in the heavens would not turn his gaze toward anyone else.

After all, no one could be sure what a God King might do when he had too much free time.

It was better to keep him busy. The busier, the better.

Today was the day of the Soul Master Tournament finals, and Jiang Heng thought he should go take a look.

He could gather some information while he was at it.

Because he had been refining the True Dragon's essence blood, he had missed the auction where Snow Empress was sold.

He wondered whether Snow Empress had been bought by the Sun Moon Empire just as in the original story.

There was no need to investigate such a matter deliberately.

He only needed to release his spiritual power and listen to the discussions around him to obtain the answer.

Fortunately, nothing had deviated. Snow Empress had still fallen into the Sun Moon Empire's hands.

"Is there room to make a move here?"

Jiang Heng fell into thought once more.

If events followed the original plot, Snow Empress would be successfully delivered into the Sun Moon Empire. Yet from the information he had gathered, several battles had broken out at the Sun Moon Empire's residence after they purchased Snow Empress.

In other words, it was possible that the Sun Moon Empire had not yet sent Snow Empress away.

And at this time, Huo Yuhao had come here as well.

It was hard to say what chance encounter might arise.

After all, Huo Yuhao now had the Body Sect behind him.

And Jiang Heng had taken the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's Molt, meaning Huo Yuhao had yet to obtain his second martial soul.

With so many coincidences converging, who could guarantee that Huo Yuhao would not obtain this opportunity?

"Beast God, are you there?"

After a brief hesitation, Jiang Heng decided that this matter could still be exploited to great effect.

It could even spark chaos and conflict among many forces within Star Luo Imperial City.

Only in chaos would he have a chance to pick up the spoils and obtain more of what he wanted.