Golden Dragon Crocodile Emerges

Ling Feng was also somewhat expectant. After all, the common ancestor of all golden-type martial souls came from the Golden Dragon, and they all carried more or less Golden Dragon blood within them.

The Golden Crocodile martial soul was among the highest-ranked of them. Given the right opportunity, it truly had a chance of evolving into a Golden Dragon.

Even if it could not evolve into a Golden Dragon, the Golden Dragon Crocodile was still one of the finest super martial souls. With this martial soul, Jin Chen would begin at the Peerless Douluo realm.

Jin Chen took the Sweet Potato Golden Dragon without the slightest hesitation and bit into it, swallowing it whole.

"Mmm, crunchy. Pretty tasty."

Jin Chen smacked his lips. It was the best fruit he had ever eaten in his life, with a hint of sweetness and a distinctive fragrance bursting across his mouth.

"Brother Feng, do you have any more? This one isn't enough."

Golden Crocodile Douluo's face darkened. He immediately slapped Jin Chen on the head.

"You little brat, do you think I gave you some ordinary fruit or vegetable you can find anywhere? This is an Immortal Herb. Do you even know what an Immortal Herb is?"

"If not for Xiao Feng, you wouldn't even get to see one in your entire life. Yet here you are, pushing your luck and asking for a second one. Why don't you just eat yourself to death?"

"Look at him, then look at yourself. What a sight."

Golden Crocodile Douluo was furious at his grandson's lack of ambition and promptly gave Jin Chen a thorough scolding.

Jin Chen pouted, daring to be angry but not daring to speak.

Then his expression changed as he felt a huge mass of energy surge up within him.

"Sit cross-legged and refine it quickly. No matter what happens, you must not give up. Endure it, and it will pass."

Jin Chen did not dare be careless. He sat cross-legged to refine it, and the Golden Crocodile martial soul behind him unconsciously possessed his body.

Meanwhile, Qian Renxue received the Red Flame Light Grass.

"Xue'er, your martial soul is a god-level martial soul, the Six-Winged Angel. The Red Flame Light Grass is an exceptionally rare dual-attribute Immortal Herb."

"It may be able to make your martial soul evolve once more, but I cannot guarantee it."

Ling Feng spoke frankly. The Six-Winged Angel martial soul inherited by the Qian family had remained stable for so many years, showing no signs of growing stronger. In fact, it even seemed to be gradually weakening.

Take Qian Xunji, for example. Though his martial soul was also the Six-Winged Angel, there were still differences among Six-Winged Angel martial souls.

Compared with Qian Daoliu and his own daughter, Qian Renxue, his martial soul was clearly inferior.

Ling Feng was likewise uncertain whether the energy of a single Immortal Herb could break through the shackles of a god-level martial soul.

"Xiao Feng, I understand. No matter what happens, thank you."

Qian Renxue swallowed the Red Flame Light Grass, then sat cross-legged and began refining it.

As Ling Feng finished speaking, Jin Chen and Qian Renxue had already each settled into a cross-legged position.

Inside the Worship Hall, the Titled Douluo spread out in a circle, surrounding the two children at the center.

Qian Daoliu personally stood at the forefront, raising one hand slightly as a gentle golden light enveloped them both.

This was a safeguard against unforeseen circumstances, but they would not interfere unless it became a life-or-death crisis.

Everyone's gaze fell upon Jin Chen.

Only moments after the Sweet Potato Golden Dragon entered his stomach, Jin Chen's complexion began to change.

First came a flush, then his entire face turned red, veins bulging across his forehead.

"Aah—!"

Jin Chen suddenly threw back his head and let out a long roar, his voice carrying a faint, almost imperceptible dragon's chant.

Behind him, the Golden Crocodile martial soul emerged on its own. The enormous crocodile phantom crouched behind him, its entire body golden and its scales menacing.

But soon, the transformation began.

The Golden Crocodile martial soul's body started trembling. Dark golden patterns began appearing across its golden scales.

Those patterns spread like veins, gradually covering the crocodile's entire body.

"This is..."

Golden Crocodile Douluo's pupils contracted. He recognized them—they were dragon markings!

"Roar!"

Jin Chen roared again, and this time, the dragon's chant was clearly audible.

The Golden Crocodile phantom behind him began twisting violently. The crocodile's head rose high, and two fleshy bulges swelled from its forehead.

"It's growing horns!" Green Phoenix Douluo cried out.

As soon as he spoke, the two fleshy bulges tore through the skin, and two gleaming golden dragon horns burst forth!

The dragon horns spiraled upward, golden from end to end and covered in fine patterns, with a faint radiance flowing over them.

Then came its limbs.

The Golden Crocodile's originally thick, short limbs began stretching and reshaping. The webbing between its toes vanished, replaced by five incomparably sharp claws—dragon claws!

"Dragon claws! They really are dragon claws!"

Mighty Lion Douluo's voice rose in excitement.

A Golden Dragon martial soul—no one had ever possessed such a soul beast as their martial soul.

Golden Crocodile Douluo stared fixedly at the martial soul behind Jin Chen, his eyes reddening.

He had just given up his own chance for Martial Soul Evolution and chosen to break through to the Peerless Douluo realm.

But now, his grandson—his own flesh and blood grandson!—was completing the evolution he himself had failed to achieve!

"Good... good..." Golden Crocodile Douluo murmured, unable to find any other words.

The Golden Crocodile's body was still changing.

Its originally smooth crocodile scales were now falling away one by one. Every time one fell, a new scale grew in its place.

The new scales were larger and thicker, their edges gleaming with golden light. They were no longer the rounded scales of a crocodile, but the diamond-shaped Dragon Scales unique to the Dragon Clan.

"Golden Dragon Scales..."

Falling Devil Douluo sucked in a cold breath. "Is it really going to evolve into a Golden Dragon?"

"No." Qianjun Douluo shook his head, his eyes sharp. "Look at its tail."

Everyone looked over and saw that the Golden Crocodile's tail was changing as well.

Its originally thick, powerful crocodile tail grew longer, and a tuft of golden fur sprouted from its tip, resembling the tail of a legendary dragon.

Yet its overall form still retained the outline of a crocodile.

"Golden Dragon Crocodile."

Qian Daoliu spoke slowly. "Not a pure Golden Dragon, but a fusion of dragon and crocodile."

"It retains the crocodile's ferocity while possessing dragon blood. In terms of combat power, it may not be inferior to a pure Golden Dragon."

Everyone nodded and continued watching.

Another half hour passed before the martial soul behind Jin Chen finally stopped changing.

The Golden Dragon Crocodile was now over three zhang long, its body covered in golden Dragon Scales, with twin horns on its head, dragon claws on its limbs, and a long, powerful dragon-like tail.

Yet its crouching posture, its enormous broad jaws, and its terrifying fangs still retained the crocodile's savage nature.

Two utterly different temperaments had fused together perfectly.

"Roar—!"

The Golden Dragon Crocodile raised its head and roared toward the heavens, its cry shaking the entire Worship Hall.

Its voice possessed both the lofty resonance of a dragon and the deep heaviness of a crocodile, striking fear into the heart.

Then, the Golden Dragon Crocodile phantom transformed into a streak of golden light and reentered Jin Chen's body.

Jin Chen opened his eyes, and two golden beams shot from them, extending more than three feet before slowly fading after a long while.

"I..."

Jin Chen lowered his head to look at his hands, somewhat dazed. "I feel... really strange."

"What kind of feeling?" Golden Crocodile Douluo hurriedly asked.

Jin Chen thought for a moment and scratched his head. "It's just... I feel like I have endless strength."

"And... and it seems like I can smell lots of things I couldn't smell before, and see things very, very far away."