In the end, Dai Mubai and the others were only worried that Lin Yan was just a support Soul Master and that Tang San would retaliate against him for what had happened during the day.
But they'd all forgotten that Lin Yan also had Twin Martial Souls. Though it wasn't a secret, he'd mainly trained in Blue Silver Grass for years, and people had long since labeled him a support Soul Master...
But things were different now!
A pale-blue light screen appeared, and its contents came clearly into view.
There were five rewards in total: bloodline evolution for both Martial Souls, Soul Rings, Soul Bones, and permission to forcibly use Twin Martial Souls.
Lin Yan stared at the screen and studied it for a long while. In the end, he decided to claim the evolution opportunity for his Evil Fire Demon Snake first, then add the Soul Ring granted by the system to it.
That way, he'd have some fighting power. As for the evolution opportunity for Blue Silver Grass, he'd at least make sure Tang Hao was gone before claiming it.
As for the External Soul Bone, he'd see what suited him best and fuse with it later.
Having made his plan, Lin Yan took a deep breath.
"Martial Soul Evolution. Let's see what kind of surprise the system has in store for me."
He tapped the screen lightly, and a message quickly popped up.
["Evil Fire Demon Snake" Martial Soul Evolution qualification claimed. Please choose an evolution path:]
[1. Purify the Evil Fire. Martial Soul evolves into: Flame Giant Python.]
[2. Evolve its form. Martial Soul evolves into: Evil Fire Demon Dragon.]
[3. Add an attribute. A random additional attribute will be added to the Martial Soul. Evolution result pending.]
Lin Yan read the message on the screen, and his eyes brightened.
"I can actually choose the evolution path myself? The benefits are incredible."
Each of the three paths had its own strengths.
By an ordinary person's reckoning, the first option was undoubtedly the best fit for his current Martial Soul. After all, Evil Fire was no good thing. It could burst a person's meridians and even threaten their life.
Lin Yan hadn't been troubled by the Evil Fire all these years because he'd never given his Second Martial Soul a Soul Ring. He also had no habit of summoning it.
Ma Hongjun, on the other hand...
As that guy got older and stronger, he went to the brothels more and more often. Wasn't it all to vent his Evil Fire? If he didn't let it out, he'd die—or go berserk.
If Ma Hongjun saw these options, he'd definitely choose the first.
But Lin Yan was different. He knew there were Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well that could purify and even evolve Evil Fire. He wouldn't need to worry about it in the future.
So...
"I choose option two!"
Lin Yan confirmed his choice. He wanted to evolve his snake-type Martial Soul into a dragon!
As for adding some random attribute to his Martial Soul, he couldn't be bothered to even look. What good could come from something random?
A stream of energy slowly drifted out of the screen and flowed into Lin Yan's body.
The next second, his Evil Fire Demon Snake Martial Soul appeared of its own accord. A dark-purple Flame Giant Python burst from his body, and its form began to change.
Lin Yan could clearly feel his meridians growing wider. This must have been the benefit of his Martial Soul's life level evolving.
The entire process lasted less than half a minute. Lin Yan felt no pain at all—in fact, he rather enjoyed it.
When the transformation ended, the phantom of a giant dragon wreathed in dark-purple flames appeared before him.
It had the typical appearance of a Western dragon, with wings on its back and two horns on its head. An utterly pure draconic bloodline pressure radiated from it.
Clearly, the system had given his Martial Soul a true dragon bloodline...
"Evil Fire Demon Dragon—how terrifying!"
Lin Yan could clearly sense every change his Martial Soul had undergone. Before, the Evil Fire Demon Snake had been an ordinary Martial Soul, on a par with wolves, rabbits, blades, swords, and the like.
Now, the Evil Fire Demon Dragon was a top-tier Martial Soul, on a par with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and the Clear Sky Hammer.
Of course, the Evil Fire would still limit Lin Yan's performance to some degree. Under ideal conditions, the Evil Fire Demon Dragon might not unleash the same level of power as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
But if he took an Immortal Herb later and evolved the Evil Fire... Lin Yan was sure his Martial Soul would surpass the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
"Thanks for the gift, system!"
[Evil Fire Demon Dragon · Martial Soul Possession!]
At a thought, the dragon phantom shot down from the air and plunged into Lin Yan's body. In an instant, a frenzied force of flame swept through his meridians, and a wave of scorching air rippled out around him.
Lin Yan grinned broadly. The sensation of wielding power made him clench his fist, itching to punch Tang San right then and there.
Who could understand? After six years as a little support, he finally had strength of his own. There was no way he could hold back his excitement!
Alone in his room, Lin Yan couldn't stop himself from laughing...
After quite a while, he finally emerged from the joy of his Martial Soul's evolution and looked back at the system panel.
"Next, I absorb the Soul Rings and fuse with a Soul Bone."
The system had given him three God-Given Soul Rings. They were just enough to fill the empty Soul Ring slots on his Second Martial Soul.
Without hesitation, Lin Yan took one of them from the system.
It was a golden orb of light. The energy within made it hard to see clearly. Lin Yan could only make out a hazy glow, though it was extraordinarily pure.
He didn't dwell on it. The system had already given his Martial Soul a pure dragon bloodline, so he was confident this Soul Ring was no ordinary treasure either.
He circulated his Soul Power and connected with the golden light. In an instant, it slipped into his meridians.
The next second, a purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring appeared beneath his feet, pulsing gently with his breathing.
"That was fast! I didn't even have time to react!"
Lin Yan sensed that the Evil Fire Demon Dragon Martial Soul now had a Soul Skill. He was stunned. That had been ridiculously quick.
The purple Soul Ring suddenly lit up, and the details of the Soul Skill appeared in Lin Yan's mind.
[First Soul Skill: Dragon Fist!]
[Activate the skill to cover both fists in flames. While active, increase your attack power and attack speed by 150%, and imbue each subsequent attack with a fiery explosion effect, dealing additional damage.]
A standard buff skill, and one that came with an attack effect too. It was just about perfect as the first Soul Skill for a Beast Martial Soul.
Lin Yan grinned again. He quickly took the other two Soul Rings out of the system space and absorbed them.
Whoosh, whoosh~
The two golden lights slipped into his body, and then something unexpected happened...
Lin Yan had thought the next two Soul Rings would also be thousand-year ones. But the moment he sensed their successful absorption, even the First Soul Ring beneath his feet turned yellow.
Yellow! Yellow! Yellow! With the Evil Fire Demon Dragon Martial Soul Possessed, three yellow Soul Rings slowly revolved and pulsed around him.
"What the heck? What's going on? Soul Rings can downgrade?"
Lin Yan let out a yelp, thinking his eyes had deceived him or that something was wrong with his Martial Soul... But he quickly figured it out.
"No! Is it because the Soul Ring's age automatically adjusts to the body's strength? My body can't handle three thousand-year Soul Rings right now, so they turned out like this."
Once the thought occurred to him, Lin Yan quickly accepted it.
That made sense. He'd only eaten some Whale Rubber, and he was only level 31. If he absorbed three more thousand-year Soul Rings, wouldn't they burst him apart?
"So the Soul Ring years can keep growing once my body gets stronger."
"I didn't expect this system to be so considerate."
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