Jade Phosphorous Dragon Transformation! Chen Xuan Like a God!

As soon as these words were spoken, the few people beside him chimed in as well.

"Exactly! We all saw that look in your eyes just now, clear as day!"

"..."

Dugu Yan's pretty face flushed slightly at these words.

But she quickly straightened her back, her emerald eyes sweeping across the crowd without a hint of retreat.

"That's right, I admit it. I did question the teacher just now."

She confessed frankly, then shifted her tone, her voice carrying a bone-chilling coldness.

"That was because I was ignorant! Because I was foolish! I had eyes but failed to recognize a titan!"

"But now, having personally experienced the teacher's heaven-defying methods, I know just how ridiculously wrong I was!"

"And yet, you are all still lost in your delusions!"

Her voice was clear and firm, echoing throughout the entire classroom.

In truth, her heart still held great skepticism toward Chen Xuan's theories of "Martial Soul Evolution" and "Spirit Ring age determined by willpower."

After all, these ideas completely subverted the understanding of spirit masters she had built since childhood.

However, Chen Xuan had helped her purge the bloodline poison that had plagued her family for generations; this was a debt of immense gratitude.

Both in terms of emotion and reason, she had to uphold Chen Xuan's dignity.

This was the code of conduct for Dugu Yan.

Having said that, she ignored the stunned nobles, turned around, and bowed deeply to Chen Xuan, who stood on the high platform with a calm expression.

"Teacher Chen Xuan, your student Dugu Yan solemnly apologizes for my previous rudeness and contempt!"

"Please forgive my ignorance."

She lowered her posture significantly, her tone extremely sincere.

Chen Xuan looked at her, a trace of approval appearing in his eyes.

To recognize one's mistakes and be capable of gratitude—her character was not bad at all.

"Rise."

Chen Xuan said indifferently.

He walked slowly down from the high platform and came to a stop in front of Dugu Yan.

Under her somewhat puzzled gaze, he extended his right hand, his slender index finger gently tapping her smooth forehead.

His fingertip was warm.

A strange sensation traveled from the center of her brow, instantly spreading throughout her entire body.

Dugu Yan's body stiffened abruptly, and she was completely dazed.

In all her years, she had never had such intimate contact with any man.

The temperature of his fingertip was clearly transmitted through her skin, causing ripples she had never felt before to stir in her heart.

A sensation that made her cheeks burn surged up; she could even feel her earlobes heating up.

This feeling was strange, not unpleasant, and even... carried a hint of longing that made her want to draw closer.

Just as her mind was in chaos, a vast and torrential flood of information surged from Chen Xuan's fingertip into her mind!

Boom!

Dugu Yan felt as if a bomb had been dropped into her mental world, instantly stirring up monstrous waves.

This was no ordinary knowledge.

It was an analysis of the essence of Martial Souls, an ultimate interpretation of spirit power usage, and the deepest mysteries of life and soul!

"The nature of a snake is yin, focused on devouring, yet when things reach their extreme, they reverse; the end of poison is also the source of life..."

"The Jade Phosphorus poison originates from the bloodline, but it can also be used to temper the bloodline..."

"Draw in the golden solar energy of heaven and earth, fuse it with your own spirit power core, temper your scales, refine your bones, and transform poison into essence; only then can you shed your mortal frame and evolve into a soaring dragon..."

Countless profound methods exploded in her mind like a sudden enlightenment.

All the confusion and bottlenecks she had previously faced regarding Martial Soul cultivation seemed so laughable and fragile in the face of these theories!

A door to a brand-new world swung open before her!

So... this is how a Martial Soul can truly be cultivated!

So... the so-called limits only exist because one's vision is not broad enough!

Dugu Yan's eyes instantly erupted with brilliant light, and she fell into a state of profound epiphany.

"Hiss--!"

A high-pitched snake cry suddenly rang out from within her body!

The next moment, blinding golden light soared into the sky from behind her!

A massive, emerald-green phantom of a venomous snake emerged—it was her martial soul, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent!

But at this moment, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent was undergoing a heaven-shaking transformation!

The emerald scales on its body were being replaced by a brilliant gold at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Each scale became thick and opulent, shimmering with a metallic luster, with profound, mysterious patterns flowing across them.

Two fleshy bumps slowly bulged atop its head, a faint omen of its impending transformation into a dragon!

Beneath its belly, a pair of powerful, sharp claws sprouted, glinting with a chilling, lethal light!

An aura, a hundred times more domineering and noble than before, swept across the entire arena with a roar!

The golden light dissipated.

A majestic giant serpent, its entire body covered in shimmering golden scales, with a formidable head and a pair of claws on its belly, coiled behind Dugu Yan, its golden vertical pupils looking down upon the crowd with indifference.

The Jade Phosphorous Serpent... had evolved into the Golden Scaled Soaring Dragon!

The entire arena fell into a deathly silence.

Those noble students who had been causing trouble were now completely stunned, their mouths agape, their eyeballs nearly popping out of their sockets.

What had they just witnessed?

A martial soul... had actually evolved?

Just like that... with a casual wave of his hand, he had allowed a powerful beast martial soul to complete a metamorphosis they wouldn't have dared to even dream of?

This was no hallucination!

The pressure emanating from that superior bloodline made the soul power within their own bodies begin to tremble in fear!

"Hmph."

Within the crowd, Ye Lingling let out a soft snort, her face filled with a pride that suggested she shared in the honor.

"Now, do you believe in Teacher's theory?"

Her voice was not loud, but it struck like a heavy hammer against the hearts of all the skeptics.

Dugu Yan slowly opened her eyes, feeling the surging soul power within her, which was several times stronger than before.

Along with the even tighter, blood-linked connection she felt with her martial soul, she was ecstatic.

She could feel that her Golden Scaled Soaring Dragon was superior in every way.

Whether it was attack power, defense, or the properties of her lethal venom, they were countless times stronger than the previous Jade Phosphorous Serpent!

This was nothing short of a rebirth!

She turned around, and the look in her eyes as she gazed at Chen Xuan held no trace of doubt, only endless reverence and fervor.

"Thank you, Senior, for the grace of this rebirth!"

She said excitedly, moving to bow once more.

Chen Xuan raised his hand in a gesture to support her, stopping her movement with a faint smile playing on his lips.

"Still calling me Senior?"

Dugu Yan froze, then immediately realized what he meant. A flush of red surged across her face, but her heart was filled with wild joy.

Without the slightest hesitation, her knees went soft, and she knelt respectfully on the ground, performing the formal rite of apprenticeship to Chen Xuan.

"Disciple Dugu Yan pays respects to Teacher!"

The moment Dugu Yan's voice fell, a system notification rang out in Chen Xuan's mind.

[Ding! Successfully accepted the granddaughter of a Titled Douluo and Daughter of Destiny, Dugu Yan, as a disciple, altering her fated death. Rewards issued!]

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining: Million Year Soul Bone—Void Dragon Skull!]

As the voice faded, a skull bone that shimmered with flowing light, as if carved from amethyst, quietly appeared within his system space.