Dugu Bo's Martial Soul Evolves

Looking at the pill in Yu Tianjiao's hand, Dugu Bo's eyes were filled with longing.

However, he was a Title Douluo-level powerhouse and an elder after all; maintaining his dignity, he truly felt embarrassed to step forward and ask for it, so he merely stood in place, rubbing his hands together in agitation.

Yu Tianjiao took this scene in, laughing inwardly.

It was rare to see this old man looking so flustered.

However, at a time like this, he wouldn't intentionally put on airs to tease Dugu Bo. With a light flick of his finger, the Break Calamity Pill—the size of a paulownia seed, wreathed in rich purple light and emitting a strange medicinal fragrance—floated slowly toward Dugu Bo.

"Senior, please consume this pill."

Yu Tianjiao's voice carried a hint of exhaustion, but his eyes remained confident and bright.

Dugu Bo looked at the purple pill hovering before him. As that strange medicinal fragrance entered his nostrils, he inhaled just a single breath of the medicinal aura, and the cold, virulent poison that had clung to him like bone-eating maggots for most of his life—bringing him endless agony—seemed to encounter a natural predator and faltered. An unprecedented sense of relief instantly flowed through his limbs and bones.

This feeling... there was no mistake!

If the fragrance alone had such miraculous effects, this pill would definitely work!

Uncontrollable excitement and ecstasy surged in his eyes.

Yet, he still did not consume it, looking instead at Dugu Yan to the side, his gaze filled with deep affection.

Then, he turned his head toward Yu Tianjiao and asked:

"Why don't we let Yanzi have this one? I am fine; I can wait a little longer."

Yu Tianjiao was startled by these words and hurriedly waved his hands:

"No! The medicinal power of this pill is immense; Yanzi wouldn't be able to withstand it!"

This was true, but not the whole truth.

In reality, his Grade 6 alchemy experience had ended the moment he finished refining this pill.

If he were asked to refine another, he wouldn't be able to do it.

"Then what about Yanzi..."

Dugu Bo revealed a worried expression upon hearing this.

Dugu Bo's doting love for his granddaughter was indeed moving, but he was clearly losing his composure out of concern.

Dugu Yan was Yu Tianjiao's girlfriend; how could he possibly not have made preparations for her?

"Senior, please rest assured and consume it. I have already made arrangements for Yanzi. Her poisoning is still shallow; she doesn't need a pill of this caliber."

Yu Tianjiao explained.

"That's right, Grandpa. Tianjiao is my boyfriend; he wouldn't watch me suffer from the toxins. You should hurry up and eat that pill!"

Dugu Yan also reacted and quickly chimed in.

Ye Lingling, standing to the side, nodded as well.

Seeing this, Dugu Bo finally set his heart at ease. He immediately sat cross-legged, took a deep breath, and without further hesitation, opened his mouth to draw the Break Calamity Pill inside.

The pill melted the moment it touched his tongue, instantly transforming into a torrent of warm, energy-rich liquid that surged down his throat!

"Ugh!"

Dugu Bo let out a muffled groan, his body shuddering violently.

An indescribable, scorching heat instantly erupted within his body, yet he felt no pain. Instead, it was like a long-awaited rain after a drought, scouring away the cold, virulent toxins that had been deposited in his meridians and bone marrow for decades.

Visibly, Dugu Bo's skin, which had been slightly pale and tinged with a sickly grey-blue, began to flush with an unnatural crimson.

Wisps of foul-smelling, ink-green mist, like damp firewood being ignited, continuously seeped out from the pores all over his body, rapidly diffusing and dissipating into the air.

Seeing this, Yu Tianjiao quickly pointed a finger, and the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus immediately hovered above Dugu Bo's head, casting a cyan fire barrier down to envelop him.

Those toxic fumes were directly refined by the Heavenly Flame, not a trace escaping.

Dugu Bo's body trembled violently, the veins on his forehead bulging, and sweat instantly soaked his ink-green robes.

He could clearly feel that the warm, domineering medicinal power was like countless tiny brushes, performing a thorough cleansing in the most minute corners and the most stubborn deposits within his body.

The bone-chilling, stinging cold was replaced by waves of warmth, each scouring bringing an indescribable sense of relief.

"Grandpa!" Dugu Yan gripped Ye Lingling's hand tightly. Although she trusted Yu Tianjiao, seeing Dugu Bo in such agony made her heart ache.

Though Yu Tianjiao's soul power and mental energy were severely depleted, his gaze remained steady:

"Don't worry. This is the pill taking effect, forcibly extracting the toxins rooted in his bone marrow and life essence. The process will be somewhat painful, but it is a necessary path."

Ye Lingling also softly comforted her:

"Yanzi, trust Tianjiao, and trust Grandpa Dugu."

Hearing this, Dugu Yan's expression eased slightly.

The intense scouring sensation lasted for about the time it takes to burn an incense stick. The toxic mist seeping from Dugu Bo's skin began to thin, its color shifting from ink-green to a pale green.

His body's trembling gradually subsided, and the flush on his face faded, replaced by a healthy, rosy glow.

At this moment, the warm energy stopped scouring the toxins from his body and began to deeply harmonize with Dugu Bo's own life essence and Martial Soul origin.

Like a binding agent, it smoothed over the conflict between the Martial Soul's poison and his life energy.

His body, which had previously appeared sluggish and permeated with a cold, sinister aura due to the erosion of the poison, began to regain its vitality like spring water thawing from ice.

Dugu Bo's tightly furrowed brows completely smoothed out, his face revealing an indescribable sense of comfort and satisfaction.

He could feel that the "ticking time bomb" which had plagued his entire life and constantly threatened the lives of both himself and his granddaughter was being dissolved by this medicinal power.

An unprecedented sense of lightness and strength began to revive within his body.

However, just as everyone thought it was about to end, a sudden change occurred!

Dugu Bo's dark green soul power surged out uncontrollably, condensing into the massive phantom of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor behind him!

Yet, this phantom no longer carried its usual cold and terrifying aura; instead, it exuded a sense of ancient majesty.

The serpent eyes of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor phantom, originally a sinister dark green, now faintly revealed a grand, warm luster like that of emeralds!

The scales on its body became more solid, turning into a glass-like jade green, and its fangs seemed to grow longer and sharper; its entire form appeared to be undergoing some kind of metamorphosis.

Yu Tianjiao's eyes narrowed slightly.

Did this old man's martial soul actually mutate?

But looking at it, it certainly couldn't be a Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python.

I wonder what it will turn into?

A full hour later, the soul power fluctuations on Dugu Bo's body slowly calmed down, and the drastically changed martial soul phantom behind him gradually dissipated.

He opened his eyes, exhaled a long breath of foul air, and stood up to stretch his limbs, causing a crisp "crackle" to echo from within his body.

He looked down at his hands; his skin was smooth and ruddy, full of vitality, and the circulation of soul power within him was smoother and more profound than ever before. That lingering, cold, stinging sensation had vanished without a trace!

"Hahaha... Hahahaha!!" Dugu Bo could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart and looked up to the sky, laughing loudly. His resonant laughter echoed through the valley, filled with the joy and relief of a new lease on life. "This damned poison has finally been resolved!"