Yu Tianshuo's third Soul Skill had two effects. The first granted him the attribute of Ultimate Earth. Once he got more familiar with it, he should be able to wield it as effortlessly as he now wielded Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Water.
The second ability was a conceptual skill: Earth Dragon Tyrant Body.
Its effect was to grant a period of immunity to damage and control.
Its immunity to damage was similar to Invincible Golden Body, but lasted longer. Its immunity to control covered Entanglement, freezing, imprisonment, sealing...
It was immensely powerful and utterly unreasonable. Even if he was beaten to the brink of death and then had his Soul Power and Martial Soul sealed, he could still forcibly release a Soul Skill, break free of the seal, and retain the full duration of his invincibility.
These were the Soul Skills granted by the Dragon King. Every one of them was incredibly powerful.
Feeling the Soul Power inside him reach level 35, Yu Tianshuo was thoroughly satisfied.
As for why his Soul Power had only risen by five levels, it was because a new divine artifact was still gestating inside him, and the Firm Investment Device had absorbed some of his Soul Power.
Otherwise, absorbing something as massive as the Dragon King should have raised him a level for every bit he absorbed.
Before Yu Tianshuo could think any further, the commotion from Dugu Bo absorbing his Soul Ring caught his attention.
Dugu Bo placed his hand on the Soul Beast's forehead. A brilliant red light flared from the beast, which transformed into countless sparkling points of light and burrowed into Dugu Bo's body.
A bone emerged from the red glow and flew toward Dugu Bo's torso.
When the red light faded, Dugu Bo released his Martial Soul and Soul Rings.
"Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red!"
A Titled Douluo!
Dugu Bo had now become a true Titled Douluo!
But the changes weren't over. Two dragon horns sprouted from the raised part of the Martial Soul's brow, and dragon legs grew from its belly.
Just as the transformation was about to stop, Yu Tianshuo covered his chest with one hand and drew out a drop of pure golden blood. He flicked it toward the phantom of Dugu Bo's Martial Soul.
The instant it touched the phantom, the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor blazed with golden light once again.
This time, not only did the dragon horns and legs grow thicker and longer, but the Martial Soul's entire body changed visibly.
The transformation lasted nearly as long as it took an incense stick to burn. When the golden light finally faded, the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor... no! It should now be called the Jade Phosphor Dragon.
Dugu Bo let out a breath of stale air. His entire bearing had changed noticeably.
But just as Yu Tianshuo and Dugu Yuan were about to approach and congratulate him,
cracks appeared across Dugu Bo's face!
The two of them were horrified!
Dugu Yuan blurted out without thinking.
"Holy crap! Dad! You're cracking apart!!!"
But the transformation didn't stop at Dugu Yuan's shout. Astonishing cracks spread across Dugu Bo's face and hands.
With a loud "Crack—!" Dugu Bo shattered right in front of them!
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH—!" ×2
Their screams tore through the space, scaring every bird outside into fleeing in all directions.
But before they could scream again, a childish voice came from the dragon body ahead, which was crumbling into fragments.
"What are you screaming for!? How many times have I told you to stay alert in the wild..."
Only then did the speaker realize something was wrong.
Once the fragments had completely vanished, a boy of about twelve or thirteen stood where Dugu Bo had been.
Dugu Bo now realized something was wrong, too. He looked at his small, youthful hands, then at his little disciple, who had grown to six feet tall in just two months, and his foolish son, who stood nearly six and a half feet tall.
Dugu Bo stood there, stunned, and gave up trying to think...
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH—!"
This time, it was Dugu Bo who screamed.
"What in the world is going on!!!"
Still screaming, Dugu Bo looked toward the likely culprit behind all this.
Yu Tianshuo: This is bad! He's coming for me!
Watching Dugu Bo stride toward him with murder in his eyes, Yu Tianshuo frantically racked his clever brain.
He quickly came up with an explanation. After coughing twice, he raised a hand to signal his master to wait.
Just as he was about to speak, his master charged like a cannonball and rammed a rocket-powered headbutt into Yu Tianshuo's stomach.
The blow nearly made Yu Tianshuo throw up the Earth Dragon King he'd eaten earlier.
Dugu Bo gave him no chance to speak. He charged at Yu Tianshuo again and started roughhousing with him.
Watching this, Dugu Yuan began to wonder if his father had become childish because he was smaller now.
But then a wicked smile spread across his face. He crept closer, hoping to sneak in a kick at his junior while they were distracted and get revenge for the time his junior had run off without him.
But just as his foot was about to make contact, a hand grabbed his ankle.
Before he could react, he was right in the middle of the fight.
It was a brutal sight.
From the moment Dugu Yuan was dragged in, he was the one taking almost all the blows. Yu Tianshuo and Dugu Bo stopped fighting each other and focused on beating him instead.
After the time it took one incense stick to burn,
Dugu Bo was sprawled on the ground, covered in lumps, pretending to be a corpse.
Dugu Bo had worked up a bit of a sweat, so he finally stopped and sat down on Dugu Yuan's back to rest.
Yu Tianshuo still showed his senior some consideration. He didn't sit on him, but simply sat cross-legged on the spot, waiting for his master to start asking questions or scolding him.
Once Dugu Bo had rested enough, he looked at Yu Tianshuo and asked,
"Do you know what's happened to me?"
As he spoke, he tried using Martial Soul Possession, sensing the power within him.
Seeing his master ask, Yu Tianshuo shared his theory.
"Master, this is probably because your Martial Soul evolved, and then my drop of blood essence caused you to grow young again."
"This change was something I never expected, either. I only added that drop of blood essence to make your evolution even more powerful."
After hearing Yu Tianshuo's theory, Dugu Bo nodded. It seemed very plausible.
Now that the mystery had been explained, it was time to test his ninth Soul Skill.
Getting up from Dugu Yuan, Dugu Bo walked a hundred meters forward and used Martial Soul Possession.
This time, jade-green dragon scales grew across Dugu Bo's body, and horns sprouted from his forehead. He grew taller, while a dragon tail and Dragon Wings emerged from his back.
This showed just how complete Dugu Bo's evolution had been.
He had become a true dragon species, with bloodline strength that could even rival a Dragon King's.
Dugu Yuan, who had lifted his head to peek, watched with burning eyes.
His little junior's blood essence had such miraculous effects when he was only a Soul Elder. He couldn't even imagine how powerful his own Martial Soul would become if it evolved.
The test continued, undisturbed by Dugu Yuan's foolish grin. Dugu Bo's gaze turned solemn as he released his ninth Soul Skill.
"Jade Phosphor Dragon's Wrath!"
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