Douluo: Jianmu Martial Soul, Am I an Abomination of Abundance?

Upon hearing this, the three of them stared fixedly at the several fruits in the distance, their eyes blazing.

A True Dragon—among the various Martial Souls of Douluo Continent, anything connected to dragons was synonymous with power.

There was no need to mention the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. It was currently known as the number one Beast Martial Soul in the Spirit Master world.

Even Martial Souls like earth dragons were far more powerful than other Beast Martial Souls.

For example, the Huo Family's Single-Horn Fire Explosive Dragon and the Saint Dragon Sect's White-Armored Earth Dragon were both exceptionally powerful high-grade Martial Souls.

Yet these fruits before them could directly grant a Martial Soul dragon blood. How could that not excite them?

Mu Changsheng was relatively calm. The Everlasting Tree was already an excellent plant-type Martial Soul and had no particular drawbacks.

But Dugu Bo and his granddaughter were different. Their longing was practically written across their faces. This was a divine treasure that could change their family's fate.

"Young friend, does eating these fruits mean that Yanyan's and my fates can be changed?"

Dugu Bo's breathing quickened, but he had not lost his composure. He knew many of the herbs here could not be touched carelessly, so he forcibly suppressed his excitement and asked Mu Ci.

Mu Ci nodded, then shook his head. "Miss Dugu can, but Senior Dugu cannot."

"Why can't my grandfather be cured?"

Before Mu Ci could continue, Dugu Yan anxiously interrupted him.

Dugu Bo was her only remaining family in this world. If only she could survive, then she could never accept it.

"Yanyan, don't panic. Let young friend Mu Ci finish."

Dugu Bo did not react much upon hearing this. The poison had been ravaging him for decades; his son and daughter-in-law had both died from snake venom. He had long since come to terms with it.

Now that Dugu Yan's problem could be resolved, even if he died, he would have no regrets.

"I never said Senior Dugu's problem could not be resolved. It is simply different from yours. Miss Dugu, please let me finish."

Dugu Yan's cheeks reddened slightly at those words. She lowered her head and murmured, "Understood."

Mu Ci nodded and looked at the grandfather and granddaughter before him.

"To put your minds at ease, let me explain why the two of you are different."

Alchemy

"Your Martial Souls are not the same. Miss Dugu, yours is the Jade Phosphorous Serpent, while Senior Dugu's is the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor."

"One is a high-grade Martial Soul, while the other is the emperor of serpents among top-grade Martial Souls."

"The same Earth Dragon Golden Melon can allow you to transform into a dragon, but if Senior Dugu eats it, he can at most grow dragon horns. It would be difficult to change his current situation."

"That is the greatest difference between you, and why the same method cannot be used."

After hearing this, the three present suddenly understood.

If the Jade Phosphorous Serpent's difficulty was one, then the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's difficulty was ten.

The gap between Martial Soul grades meant they could not achieve the same effect.

"Whew. No matter what, as long as Yanyan's problem can be solved, I'm satisfied. Young friend, how should this fruit be taken?"

Dugu Bo did not dwell on his own problem. Instead, he began asking about the specifics of the Earth Dragon Golden Melon.

To him, Dugu Yan would always be more important than himself.

"Allow me to handle it. This kind of heavenly treasure can certainly be consumed directly, but that would be far too wasteful."

"It would be better to refine it together with other medicinal herbs into a pill. Not only would that maximize the immortal herb's effects, it would also make absorption easier."

"Spirit Masters also find it difficult to perfectly match with naturally formed immortal herbs. But through human control, extracting the essence and removing impurities, one can obtain pills best suited to the individual Spirit Master."

As Mu Ci spoke with Dugu Bo, vines grew from beneath his feet and swept toward the distant Earth Dragon Golden Melons.

Dugu Bo sighed in understanding. "Then I'll leave it to you, young friend. My knowledge in this area is inferior to yours."

Under the gazes of the three, Mu Ci plucked the Earth Dragon Golden Melons. At the same time, he found many other supplementary herbs around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye.

Mu Ci checked the immortal herbs and medicinal plants before him again. Seeing that nothing had been missed, he looked at Dugu Bo and said, "Wait for me. I'll go refine a pill."

With that, Mu Ci carried the immortal herbs to an open patch of ground.

Countless saplings rapidly grew from beneath his feet, intertwining and expanding until they formed a wooden house before him.

Inside the wooden house.

Mu Ci looked at the pile of spirit herbs before him as a cyan glow began to bloom from his body.

This was not the radiance of Soul Power, but Path Power manifested in the outside world.

The cyan Path light flowed like water, enveloping the Earth Dragon Golden Melons and all manner of spirit herbs before him before seeping into them in an instant.

The great pile of immortal herbs and medicinal plants immediately collapsed like quicksand, turning into clouds of mist that emitted streams of multicolored light.

The golden sphere formed by the Earth Dragon Golden Melons floated before Mu Ci like a tiny golden sun, while the clouds formed by the other supplementary herbs resembled cosmic dust caught by a star's gravitational pull.

They continuously revolved around the golden sphere, then separated into tiny wisps of mist that merged into it.

Mu Ci's pill refinement this time was not the conventional method of using a pill furnace and fire. Instead, he directly used Path Power to deconstruct and recombine the ingredients, forming the pill outright.

Not only was this convenient and efficient, it also allowed for finer control, removing impurities and stimulating the medicinal potency.

Time passed bit by bit.

Outside, Dugu Bo went from calm to pacing back and forth, constantly passing before Mu Changsheng and Dugu Yan.

"I say, aren't either of you worried at all?"

Dugu Bo looked unhappily at the two people leisurely drinking tea from vine chairs nearby.

"Why should I worry? Since my grandson said it, nothing will go wrong. Brother Dugu, just relax. Look, isn't your granddaughter quite calm too?"

Holding a teacup, Mu Changsheng took a sip and smiled at Dugu Bo.

Hearing this, Dugu Bo glared at Dugu Yan again before walking over and sitting in a vine chair.

"Grandfather, Grandpa Mu is right. There's no use worrying. Things have come to this, so have some tea first."

Dugu Yan gave the gloomy-looking Dugu Bo an awkward smile and poured him a cup of tea.

Seeing that Dugu Bo had stopped pacing, Mu Changsheng spoke with some envy.

"Brother Dugu, you are truly fortunate to have obtained such a precious place. If I had encountered it, I would not have needed to rely on my own grandson to break through to Title Douluo at such an age."

Dugu Bo sighed, swept his gaze around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, and said,

"It was quite a coincidence. Back when my poison flared up and I was on the verge of death, I somehow stumbled into this place, then somehow survived."

"Perhaps Heaven simply did not wish for the Dugu Clan to perish."

"But unfortunately, perhaps the luck accumulated by the Dugu Clan over a thousand years had already run out. Heaven gave me such a treasure land, yet did not give me the ability to use it."

"How laughable!"

Dugu Bo shook his head unwillingly and continued,

"I always feel that Heaven let me discover this place only to find a caretaker, one who would prepare a wedding dress for someone else."

"Ahem, Brother Dugu, although my grandson had his own intentions, we would never commit robbery."

Mu Changsheng felt as though he had been struck by an arrow and hurriedly said so.

Dugu Bo smiled helplessly and looked at him. "I wasn't talking about you. I simply suddenly had that feeling."

"To be honest, if you truly had such intentions and brought that Spirit Kite Douluo here, with the two of you working together, I probably could not last three exchanges."

"Spirit Kite Douluo's Soul Power may not be much higher than mine, but in terms of Martial Soul and attribute suppression, she is far stronger than that old opponent of mine."

"Forget it. Let's not mention this. It only ruins the mood."

He looked back at the wooden house in the distance, then glanced at Dugu Yan, who was sitting primly nearby. His eyes shifted as he asked, "Brother Mu, does young friend Mu Ci have a marriage arrangement?"

Although Dugu Bo knew in his heart that Mu Changsheng and the others were not that sort of people, if they could arrange a marriage engagement, would that not add another layer of security?

Mu Changsheng glanced at Dugu Yan, whose pretty face was gradually turning red, and said,

"Can't you wish better for your granddaughter? That boy has several girls around him, and from the looks of it, he is not the sort to devote himself to one woman for life."

"Yanyan is about to have the snake venom purged, so naturally I'm starting to consider her lifelong matters again."

Just then, the wooden house in the distance trembled several times before gradually shattering into motes of Soul Power.

Mu Ci walked out with a smile, holding a golden pill the size of a longan in his palm.

"What are you talking about?"

At the sight of Mu Ci, Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan could no longer sit still. They rushed over and spoke in unison.

"How did it go?"

"I did not fail you. This Dragon Transformation Pill can not only evolve a Martial Soul, but also help a Spirit Master make up for deficiencies in their foundation and improve their talent."

As Mu Ci spoke, he showed the golden Dragon Transformation Pill to the two of them, then placed it in Dugu Yan's hand and instructed,

"Miss Dugu, simply take it directly, then sit cross-legged and meditate to digest its medicinal power."

"Senior Dugu and I should wait by the side for a while."

Dugu Bo nodded. Looking at the golden pill in Dugu Yan's hand, he had no doubts.

It was not because Dugu Bo trusted Mu Ci so deeply, but because merely standing nearby allowed one to smell the dense dragon aura emanating from the pill.

The rich True Dragon aura caused the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul within Dugu Bo's body to react, its scales slightly bristling.

Not to mention Dugu Yan, whose Martial Soul was merely the Jade Phosphorous Serpent. From the moment the pill entered her hand, her enchanting eyes had been glued to it, her face full of longing.

After hearing Mu Ci's words, she spoke to Dugu Bo in a slightly hoarse voice.

"Grandfather, I'm starting!"

Detoxification, Serpent Python Transforms into Dragon

Dugu Yan sat cross-legged on the ground. Following her body's instinct and her Martial Soul's yearning, she swallowed the Dragon Transformation Pill in a single gulp.

The Dragon Transformation Pill melted upon entering her mouth, turning into medicinal power that coursed through Dugu Yan's limbs and bones, cleansing her bloodline.