Jade Phosphorus Poison Dragon

Gradually, a purple halo wrapped around Dugu Yan's body like a tide, intertwining with her original emerald-green soul power to form streams of purple and green light.

As time passed, the purple light grew increasingly intense, and a low, muffled dragon roar could be faintly heard emanating from within Dugu Yan's body.

After about three hours, the soul power surrounding Dugu Yan surged violently, and the phantom of a Jade Phosphorous Serpent coiled around her.

This phantom only lingered for a moment before being enveloped by the purple light, and the serpent's body began to undergo a transformation visible to the naked eye.

The originally slender body gradually thickened, and four dragon claws sprouted from beneath its belly. The serpent scales transformed into dragon scales, their edges shimmering with a faint golden light. The serpent's head morphed into a dragon's head, and the once cold, serpentine eyes turned into fierce, domineering dragon eyes.

Ultimately, it manifested as a dragon-shaped phantom eighteen feet long, hovering behind Dugu Yan. The dragon's might and the aura of poison intertwined, bringing even Dugu Bo a sense of pressure.

As the purple light dissipated and Dugu Yan awoke, the Jade Phosphorus Poison Dragon merged into her body.

Dugu Yan's body began to swell, and emerald-green poisonous mist rose around her. Her originally slender limbs became robust and powerful; dragon scales sprouted on her arms, and sharp claws grew from her hands. Her legs did not fuse into a serpent tail as before; instead, an emerald-green dragon tail grew from behind her.

In the center of the scales on her forehead was embedded a speck of scarlet, which was heart-stopping to behold. Her eyes had turned into golden vertical pupils, the corners slightly upturned, carrying the arrogance and coldness unique to the dragon race.

Dugu Yan was overjoyed and exclaimed in disbelief, "It really transformed into a true dragon! And I feel that my soul power has also greatly improved, though it cannot be displayed without an attached Soul Ring."

Dugu Bo suddenly patted Xing Tian and asked, "Is there a second one? Let me evolve as well."

Xing Tian rolled his eyes and said, "Do you think immortal herbs are Chinese cabbage? There is no second one! Just this one! However, there is still a Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma, though it doesn't count as an immortal grade. If you eat it, it will only patch up the body you damaged due to toxins, but your Martial Soul certainly won't evolve."

"But if that Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma were left for another hundred years, it might become a new Nine Grade Dragon Mushroom."

Dugu Bo shouted, "In a hundred years, I'll have turned to ash!"

At this moment, Dugu Yan deactivated her Martial Soul Possession, lunged forward, gave Xing Tian a big hug, kissed him hard on the cheek, and said, "Thank you, Xiao Tian."

Under Dugu Bo's fiery gaze, Xing Tian said, "This was originally your family's property; you don't need to thank me."

Dugu Yan shook her head and said, "No, Grandpa definitely didn't recognize it, otherwise he would have given it to me long ago, so I still have to thank you."

Xing Tian said somewhat hesitantly, "Sister Yan... we..."

Dugu Yan extended a finger to press against Xing Tian's lips, signaling him not to continue.

This time, Dugu Yan only blushed slightly, her face full of smiles as she said, "I understand everything."

Dugu Yan had already realized that Xing Tian was definitely wavering, or rather, had already accepted her confession. Otherwise, with Xing Tian's strength, if he wanted to express rejection, he could have easily dodged or broken free. Since he did not resist, the meaning was basically clear.

Xing Tian had indeed decided to try and interact more with Dugu Yan. After all, the situation in this life was vastly different from the previous one; people must always make changes to adapt to new environments.

Xing Tian said with some guilt, "Sister Yan, actually, regarding Sister Lingling..."

Dugu Yan interrupted again, "It doesn't matter. Lingling came first anyway; I don't mind."

Xing Tian didn't know how to continue for a moment. Fortunately, Dugu Bo coughed at the right time and said, "Can we set off to hunt for a Soul Ring now?"

"We can. Senior Dugu..."

"Wait a moment!" Xing Tian was interrupted again. Dugu Bo said with a grin, "Isn't it time to change how you address me?"

Xing Tian's mouth twitched. To be honest, he was still quite petty, and he really didn't want to call Dugu Bo "Grandpa" yet.

Xing Tian immediately whispered a few words to Dugu Yan beside him. Dugu Yan smiled and said, "I think that's a great idea."

Xing Tian made an exorbitant demand, "Senior Dugu, I want to pick a few more immortal herbs, is that alright? Also, storing immortal herbs requires a Soul Tool that can hold living things. Sister Yan says that leather pouch at your waist, the Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch, is one. Can you give it to me?"

Dugu Bo's eyes immediately widened in anger; he realized that Xing Tian was clearly trying to empty his family's treasury.

Dugu Bo was, of course, not unwilling, but Xing Tian still wouldn't call him "Grandpa."

Before Dugu Bo could say anything, Dugu Yan immediately adopted the persona of a generous wealthy woman, waved her hand, and said, "Of course you can! I'll make the call; these are all yours!"

She then walked up to Dugu Bo, unfastened the Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch, and handed it to Xing Tian.

"Thank you, Sister Yan!"

Under Dugu Bo's dumbfounded, heart-wrenching, yet helpless gaze, Dugu Yan accompanied Xing Tian as he scoured the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well.

This scene reminded Xing Tian of a poem from his previous life—The village boys bully me, old and weak; how can I endure being robbed to my face?

In the Star Dou Forest, Dugu Bo asked, "How do you think we should choose Yanyan's third Soul Ring? Should we choose a sub-dragon type soul beast like the Blue Lightning Overlord Dragon soul masters, or continue to choose a poison-attribute soul beast?"

Xing Tian said, "Either is fine. Although most sub-dragon type soul beasts do not carry poison attributes, they provide a greater enhancement to the physical body, allowing Sister Yan to carry more and stronger toxins, reducing the risks of practicing poison arts. It's just that subsequent cultivation of poison arts will still require a large amount of extra work to collect toxins."

"If we continue to choose a poison-attribute soul beast, the workload will be reduced, and the control and power of her toxins will be greatly improved, but practicing poison arts will be a bit more dangerous."

"However, with the help of my blood, the level of danger will decrease. Sister Yan can choose for herself."

Dugu Yan thought for a moment and said, "My Dugu family has always used poison as a means of combat, and now that I have a top-tier poison art like the Ten Thousand Poisons Heart Sutra, I am neither skilled at nor fond of close-quarters combat, so I will prioritize choosing a poison-attribute soul beast."

Suddenly, a peculiar sound echoed all around. The rustling noise sounded as if someone were changing clothes, or like the friction of leaves.

Xing Tian was the first to speak, "It seems to be a multi-legged soul beast."

"Let me see what it is." Dugu Bo released his spiritual power to begin probing everything in the vicinity.

However, his efforts were in vain, because the next moment, the culprit behind the sound appeared on its own.

It was a strange, massive spider with a main body diameter exceeding one and a half meters, and eight spear-like legs over three meters long.

Its entire body was covered in a black, gleaming carapace. The tips of its long legs were slender, silently piercing the ground with every step, showing how sharp they were.

On the spider's lower abdomen were some white markings that formed a sharp contrast with its black body. These white markings composed the shape of a hideous human face. A total of eight small eyes, flickering with a faint purple light, were attached to its lower abdomen.