Beside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, dense spiritual energy formed a gigantic vortex, surging madly toward Dugu Bo, who sat cross-legged.
Dugu Bo kept his eyes tightly shut, his brows drawing together and relaxing by turns.
Although Snow Yao's terrifying knowledge and miraculous transformation had already convinced him, deep down, a sliver of doubt still remained when he swallowed those two Earth Dragon Golden Melons.
After all, this was a terrifying poison that had plagued the Dugu Family for over a century, torturing countless peerless ancestors to death.
Even the Pope of Spirit Hall, even the most top-tier healing-type Soul Masters of the age, had been powerless against it.
Could these two mere Immortal Herbs that looked like pumpkins really draw out this thorn buried in his flesh?
Yet the instant the immense medicinal power completely dissolved within him, the last trace of doubt in Dugu Bo's heart was shattered!
Boom!
An unimaginable essence of earth attribute, heavy as a mountain, rushed through every inch of his body.
At the same time, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison hidden deep within Dugu Bo's marrow surged out in a furious counterattack.
It was a terrifyingly frigid, yin poison. Normally, the slightest intrusion of foreign Soul Power would trigger agony like ten thousand snakes devouring his heart.
But this time, everything was different.
When the extremely yin serpent poison collided with the heavy earth-attributed essence, it couldn't even raise a single ripple before being instantly neutralized and absorbed!
Hiss—
Dugu Bo sucked in a sharp breath.
He could clearly feel the chronic ailment that had entangled him for decades melting away at a breakneck pace, sweeping through it like a withered branch before a storm!
The pain receded, replaced by a sense of ease and clarity unlike anything he had ever felt.
My poison... it's really cured! It's actually cured! Dugu Bo roared inwardly. If he hadn't been at a crucial moment in absorbing the Immortal Herb, he would have already thrown back his head and howled.
But this was only the first effect of the Earth Dragon Golden Melon.
Once all the backlash poison had been completely neutralized and transformed into pure energy that nourished him, the "earth dragon aura" hidden in the very depths of the Immortal Herb was finally awakened!
Roar—!
A deep, ancient dragon's roar, filled with boundless majesty, suddenly burst forth from within Dugu Bo.
Then, an enormous phantom serpent involuntarily appeared behind him. This was his natal Martial Soul—the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor!
But now, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor let out a thunderous hiss, its emotions a mixture of pain and exhilaration.
That trace of pure Sub-Dragon blood rampaged through its body, madly remaking its very essence!
Under Snow Yao's watchful gaze, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's long, chilling body began to undergo a violent transformation.
Its original emerald scales began to fall away, replaced by massive plates as heavy and indestructible as dark-gold rock!
Its body was no longer slender like that of an ordinary snake. Instead, it swelled and thickened with wild abandon, corded muscles bulging beneath its armor, brimming with enough terrifying strength to crush mountains.
Most shocking of all was its head.
Its venomous, inverted-triangle-shaped snake head began to crack and creak as two dark-gold dragon horns forced their way through the skin atop its skull!
Roar—!!!
The moment its transformation was complete, a roar that was neither snake nor dragon, yet brimmed with world-shaking dominance, rang throughout the valley of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
A brand-new Martial Soul had taken shape!
It possessed the earth's unparalleled, unshakable defense, the Titan's unstoppable, devastating might, and a trace of noble dragon blood!
It was no longer the extremely yin and poisonous Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor. It had become a true top-tier Mutated Martial Soul—the Titan Serpent Emperor!
A peerless serpent combining the strength of a Titan, the majesty of a dragon, and the power of the earth!
And the ultimate sublimation of a Martial Soul inevitably brought a frenzied surge in Soul Power.
The Soul Power that had stagnated at level ninety-one shot skyward the instant the Titan Serpent Emperor took shape!
Level ninety-two!
Level ninety-three!
His aura kept climbing!
The surrounding poison miasma was forced hundreds of meters away by the terrifying pressure of a Titled Douluo, and even the waters of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well churned violently.
Only when the dark-gold radiance had completely receded did everything finally return to calm.
Huff—
Dugu Bo slowly opened his eyes. His hair and eyes, which had turned a strange green because of the poison, had now returned to their normal jet-black color.
He looked as though he had grown twenty years younger. His once gaunt body was now full and robust, and every movement carried the air of a towering mountain.
Level ninety-four!
Three levels at once!
He had leaped from the weakest Titled Douluo to a level-ninety-four Peak Douluo, powerful enough to rival veteran experts like Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo!
This was more than an increase in Soul Power. The leap in the quality of his Martial Soul had brought a transformation in his overall combat strength.
If Dugu Bo encountered Chrysanthemum Guan again now, the sheer strength and defense of the Titan Serpent Emperor would let him grind his opponent into the dirt!
Dugu Bo stood there in a daze, looking down at his hands, now brimming with vitality and terrifying strength.
There was no pain.
No lingering chill following him like a shadow.
The curse that had plagued the Dugu Clan for over a century had been utterly broken here, tonight!
He turned to Snow Yao, his hands trembling. This young man standing before him had resolved the curse that had seemed almost like fate to the Dugu Clan for so many years.
"If you ever need anything, just ask."
Only after a long while did Dugu Bo speak, his tone solemn.
There wasn't a shred of insincerity in his words.
Inheritance was everything in the Soul Master World. Snow Yao had not only saved his life and his granddaughter's life, but had also raised the Dugu Clan's standing to an unimaginable height.
Such kindness could never be repaid.
"Grandpa Dugu, there's no need to stand on ceremony between family!"
Snow Yao stepped forward and lightly patted Dugu Bo's arm, smoothly taking advantage of the moment. A warm yet inscrutable smile played on his face.
"Since we're family now, there's no need for such formalities. With an elder's full support, I'll be like a tiger with wings. The whole Douluo Continent will be ours to roam."
Hearing Snow Yao call him "Grandpa Dugu," Dugu Bo felt a warm current well up in his heart.
He knew this was more than recognition of his strength. Snow Yao was truly welcoming him into the core of his faction.
"Yao'er, these old bones of mine have been reborn. I wonder how Yanzi is..."
Dugu Bo calmed himself a little, then looked anxiously at the last Earth Dragon Golden Melon that had been set aside.
At the thought of his granddaughter, his eyes brimmed with affection and anticipation.
Snow Yao understood what was on his mind. With a smile, he handed Dugu Bo the Earth Dragon Golden Melon.
"Yan is different from you. Your poison had seeped into your bones, so you needed two Immortal Herbs to forcibly cleanse and remake your body—to destroy it before rebuilding it. But Yan is only a Soul Grandmaster. The poison has only reached the surface of her meridians and hasn't yet invaded her essence."
Snow Yao's gaze turned profound, as though he could already see Dugu Yan's future splendor.
"For Yan, this Earth Dragon Golden Melon won't merely cure her poison. Its earth attribute and dragon aura will enter at the perfect angle while her Martial Soul is still taking shape, completely remaking her bloodline."
"My Martial Soul evolved into the Titan Serpent Emperor, so what about Yanzi..." Dugu Bo swallowed.
"Yan might transform into a dragon!"
"She'll shed her serpentine body and become a poison flood dragon! One with the ultimate defense of the earth attribute and the Jade Phosphorous poison! By then, the quality of Yan's Martial Soul will be no inferior to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. In actual combat, she might even be more troublesome to deal with. Her future may even surpass yours!"
Hearing Snow Yao lay out such a grand vision, Dugu Bo trembled with excitement.
A dragon transformation!
His Dugu Clan was actually going to produce a true dragon!
"Good! Good! I'll return to Heaven Dou City first thing tomorrow morning and bring Yanzi here!"
Dugu Bo clutched the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, as if he were holding the brightest future of the Dugu Clan in his hands.
Snow Yao nodded with a smile, then turned to gaze at the brilliant stars above the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
He could feel the cards in his hand growing stronger, one by one.
Dugu Bo, the level-ninety-four Titan Serpent Emperor, was now utterly loyal.
Dugu Yan, soon to evolve into a Mystic Earth Poison Flood Dragon, had a limitless future.
And then there was his own heaven-defying foundation: the dual extremes of ice and fire, with sixfold speed.
The age that had originally belonged to Tang San and Spirit Hall had finally veered completely off its original course!
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