Snake King Transforms into Flood Dragon

Under the moonlight, Aizen and Urahara Kisuke quietly waited for the changes in Dugu Bo's body.

At first, nothing happened, and Dugu Bo could not help wondering if Aizen and the others had deceived him.

Then, a purple aura enveloped Dugu Bo. His eyes could no longer see, his ears could no longer hear, and his nose could no longer smell, until all five senses were lost.

The feeling was terrifying. For the first time, Dugu Bo had fallen into such a helpless state. In that instant, he could not even sense the existence of his own body.

Without the slightest ability to resist, Dugu Bo was like a lamb awaiting slaughter.

Could it be that Aizen and the others had set this trap specifically to kill me?!

Damn it, I was too careless!

Dugu Bo began blaming himself. He had actually chosen to trust Aizen and Urahara Kisuke just because a young girl's miraculous power had healed his severed arm!

He had even put himself in danger and volunteered to be the first to test the poison.

I hope Yan Er notices something is wrong soon and escapes!

At that thought, Dugu Bo became even more despairing. How could Yan Er possibly have a chance to escape in front of those two?

At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Aizen and Urahara Kisuke curiously observed Dugu Bo.

They discovered that Dugu Bo had not moved at all since earlier.

Dugu Yan beside them was also becoming anxious.

"Did you kill my grandfather?!"

Dugu Yan's harsh voice left Urahara Kisuke extremely embarrassed.

"There's no reason for that. I merely guided it a little. How could he possibly die just like that?"

Suddenly, Dugu Bo's body trembled, followed immediately by spasms.

"Grandfather!" Dugu Yan was overwhelmed by concern and lunged forward, wanting to embrace Dugu Bo.

"Careful!" Urahara Kisuke used Shunpo and pulled Dugu Yan back.

Purple scales began appearing across Dugu Bo's body, densely packed as though he were shedding his skin. Soul Power poured from his mouth and nose, covering his body before changing shape. A strange bone emerged from Dugu Bo's head.

"That's Grandfather's Soul Bone!" Dugu Yan immediately recognized it as Dugu Bo's head Soul Bone.

Urahara Kisuke carefully examined the Soul Bone and discovered that it was actually serving as a coordinating force, accelerating the process of Soul Beast Transformation.

"Aaargh!" Dugu Bo roared.

The bones throughout his body began to deform, and his scales became even denser. His voice gradually sharpened, turning into a series of "hiss, hiss, hiss" sounds.

Gradually, Dugu Bo's head grew increasingly compatible with the Medusa Soul Bone in his head, becoming triangular, while his tongue turned into a forked tongue.

"Why has Grandfather become like this?!" Dugu Yan anxiously tugged at Urahara Kisuke's clothes and cried.

"It's fine. This is normal. Your grandfather is in the process of controlling the poison," Urahara Kisuke said, but the more he observed, the more he felt something was wrong. Things were not going as expected.

After a while, Dugu Bo's hissing subsided, as though he was no longer in pain.

However, Dugu Bo now looked more and more like a snake rather than a human.

He had taken on the form of the Jade Scale Serpent King, though he was not nearly as massive.

He looked like a juvenile Jade Scale Serpent King.

"Lord Aizen, watch out!" Urahara Kisuke suddenly shouted.

Dugu Bo, transformed into the Jade Scale Serpent King, abruptly narrowed his purple eyes and stared fixedly at Aizen.

"Hisss!"

Whoosh!

Kicking up a gale, Dugu Bo charged at Aizen at high speed. He opened his massive mouth, his sharp purple fangs gleaming with a cold light. A foul stench spewed from Dugu Bo's mouth, enough to make one retch.

Clang!

At the critical moment, Aizen drew his Zanpakuto and released Hyōrinmaru, condensing an ice wall before him. Yet Dugu Bo instantly shattered it. The remaining impact struck the Zanpakuto Aizen held before his chest, and only then did he barely block Dugu Bo's attack. However, Dugu Bo's strength after transforming into the Jade Scale Serpent King was immense. Even with Aizen going all out, his body was still forced backward.

Two deep trenches stretching dozens of meters were gouged into the ground.

"Urahara Kisuke, what is going on?" Aizen asked with a frown.

Urahara Kisuke said gravely, "I estimate that Dugu Bo's Martial Soul is trying to turn the tables and take over this body!"

"What? A Martial Soul taking over a human body?" Aizen found the situation difficult to believe.

"How could this happen? If the Martial Soul successfully takes over, then my grandfather..." Dugu Yan did not dare continue, afraid that what she said would come true.

"That's right. Your grandfather will become the Jade Scale Serpent King and never return," Urahara Kisuke said. He did not wish to deceive Dugu Yan, so he told her the truth.

"No, I don't want this! Didn't you say there would only be a few side effects? What is this now?!" Dugu Yan cried out, tears streaming down her face.

"This is one of the side effects. Since the snake venom comes from the Martial Soul, controlling the venom requires absolute control over the Martial Soul. The Martial Soul must absolutely obey orders and not secretly harm the body," Urahara Kisuke said solemnly.

"I don't want this! Hurry up and stop the treatment! We won't cure the poison!" Dugu Yan begged urgently.

Urahara Kisuke shook his head and sighed.

"It's impossible now. At this point, the transformation is irreversible. We can only depend on Old Master Dugu Bo's own abilities. If he can conquer his Martial Soul, then his potential will rise another level, and he will gain unimaginable power."

"That hurt!" After finally blocking Dugu Bo's attack, Aizen looked at his slightly twisted wrist and could not help sighing. As expected of a Titled Douluo, his strength was truly formidable.

Fortunately, during Soul Beast Transformation, Dugu Bo could not use Soul Skills. Otherwise, that attack would have finished Aizen.

At this moment, Dugu Bo's form changed again. He had just completely taken on the shape of a snake, but now two claws and two legs grew from his body.

Short horns also grew atop his head, and the scales on his body shifted from purple to blue. He looked somewhat like a flood dragon!

"Urahara Kisuke, you bastard! Dugu Bo's Martial Soul has evolved!" Aizen roared furiously upon noticing the change.

"What? It actually evolved?!"

Urahara Kisuke hurriedly blew away the smoke stirred up by the battle. At a glance, it was indeed true: Dugu Bo's Jade Scale Serpent King had evolved into a Blue Scale Flood Dragon.

In this situation, Aizen could no longer hold back. If he continued hiding his strength, he would be killed by this flood dragon!

"Sit Upon the Frozen Heavens, Hyōrinmaru!"

The Zanpakuto in Aizen's hand erupted with frigid air. At the same time, he simulated the icy laws of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and pushed the cold to its utmost limit. A layer of frost covered the entire body of Dugu Bo, who had transformed into the Blue Scale Flood Dragon, and with a swing of Aizen's blade, he was forced back more than ten meters.

The sudden burst of cold filled the Blue Scale Flood Dragon with fury. It let out an angry roar, its voice like an ox's bellow, powerful and weighty.

"Flock of Birds Ice Pillar!"

With a swing of Hyōrinmaru, sixteen thick ice spikes instantly condensed and shot toward the Blue Scale Flood Dragon. Yet they were easily blocked by its blue scales and slid aside. Aizen suddenly noticed that Dugu Bo's scales were coated in a layer of mucus. Direct physical attacks were completely ineffective.

Aizen then attacked directly with frigid air, intending to freeze and crush him, but it had no effect—or rather, the temperature was not low enough.

As expected of a flood dragon with dual poison and water attributes, its resistance to ice was extremely high.

Thus, Aizen could only put away Hyōrinmaru and switch to another blade.

"All things in the universe, turn to ashes, Ryūjin Jakka!"

Blazing flames burst from the blade, raising the surrounding temperature by dozens of degrees in an instant. The entire environment was immediately disrupted, and within Ryūjin Jakka's range, the plants on the ground gradually withered.

"Hah!"

Gōka no Ken slashed through the air, releasing a scorching pillar of fire toward the Blue Scale Flood Dragon.

The Blue Scale Flood Dragon, engulfed in flames, let out a pained cry. The mucus covering its entire body rapidly evaporated and dried beneath the blazing heat, revealing the tough scales underneath. Before the Blue Scale Flood Dragon's mucus could recover, Aizen brought his blade down.