Holy Dragon Pearl, the Secret of Transmigration

A tidal wave of agonizing pain repeatedly washed through his sea of consciousness. Those mysterious symbols seemed alive as they darted about and arranged themselves within it, forming obscure patterns that engraved themselves deeply upon the very source of his soul.

Xu Mengqing felt as though his consciousness were about to be torn apart. He wanted to roar, yet he could not make a sound. He could only passively endure the extreme pain, and even his spiritual body floating in the void began to tremble faintly.

Yet strangely, the warm aura brought by the golden dragon after it entered his body lingered around him the entire time. Like a gentle barrier, it protected his consciousness from collapsing and contended with the stabbing pain. Warmth and agony intertwined, forming a bizarre balance.

After an unknown length of time, the swelling pain in his mind gradually faded. The symbols completely merged into his sea of consciousness, becoming a gentle yet vast force that slowly flowed along his spiritual pathways and thoroughly connected with his Soul Power and Martial Soul.

Xu Mengqing slowly opened his eyes. His spiritual body no longer trembled, and a faint streak of golden light flashed through his gaze. He could clearly feel that his soul had been tempered, becoming increasingly solid, while his Spiritual Power had surged severalfold. Even his perception of the elemental energy of heaven and earth around him had become clearer than ever before.

That expanse of white space also underwent a tremendous change. Ripples spread across the pale golden ocean, echoing the golden power within his sea of consciousness. The floating specks of light all gathered toward his spiritual body and merged into it, making his spiritual form ever clearer.

At the same time, a sudden change occurred within the Blue Silver Grass Bagua Formation outside.

Xu Mengqing, seated cross-legged at the formation's core, was suddenly surrounded by Blue Silver Vines that swelled explosively. The dark golden patterns on the previously blue-green vines abruptly became dazzling, faintly radiating a trace of golden light. They blended with the life energy circulating through the formation, forming a barrier of interwoven gold and blue that tightly enveloped him.

The previously low-ranked Diamond Vine Spirit Soul, nourished by the golden dragon's aura, had its illusory form completely solidify. Its stalk became more than twice as thick as before, while the dark golden patterns on its leaves merged with the blue light of the Blue Silver Grass, taking on a texture somewhat like Dragon Scales. At the tip of the vine, there was even a tender sprout glimmering with golden light.

The Soul Power in his body surged like a rushing river, circulating madly as it rapidly rose and steadily broke through into a new realm. His meridians widened by several degrees, and every inch of them coursed with Soul Power carrying both the aura of life and sharp golden energy, their toughness far surpassing what it had been before.

Xu Mengqing's consciousness slowly withdrew from that strange space and fully returned to his body. He abruptly opened his eyes, golden light flashing through them before vanishing, as his aura suddenly soared.

The Holy Dragon Pearl?

As the golden dragon merged into his body, Xu Mengqing also received a great deal of information, including information about the pearl he had seen before. Beyond that, he had also obtained a cultivation technique from it.

However, what left Xu Mengqing both amused and helpless was that the reason he had transmigrated was because, when he fell into a sewer, he had happened to crash onto the Holy Dragon Pearl. His blood had also happened to be absorbed by it, and just like that, he became the Holy Dragon Pearl's master.

Since his body had already been smashed to pieces in the fall, the Holy Dragon Pearl had no choice but to bring him along as he was accidentally reincarnated into this world.

As for the Holy Dragon Pearl, it seemed to have been refined from the dragon pearl of some mighty dragon clan expert. However, after that expert fell, the Holy Dragon Pearl drifted through the universe for an unknown amount of time before falling onto the Earth where Xu Mengqing had lived. That had been during the age of dinosaurs. As time passed and geological changes occurred, the Holy Dragon Pearl gradually fell dormant and was later encased in rock, buried deep within the strata. Then, with the construction of cities, it saw the light of day again. Yet because of its size, no one paid it any notice.

No one knew how it had eventually ended up in a sewer. Then came Xu Mengqing's blood sacrifice from above, which awakened the Holy Dragon Pearl once more.

Good grief, you stayed on Earth for hundreds of millions of years just waiting for me?

Besides that, the Holy Dragon Pearl also answered one of his questions—the matter of his Twin Martial Souls.

After all, he possessed Twin Martial Souls, yet his Innate Soul Power was only rank three.

After the Holy Dragon Pearl brought his soul to reincarnate in this world, the energy contained within it had already dwindled with the passage of time. Then, after it mobilized the power of time and space, the Holy Dragon Pearl had nearly exhausted all its strength.

Just before the Holy Dragon Pearl fell dormant once more, it used its last remaining power, along with his original Innate Soul Power, to transform the Bright Serpent within his body.

During the transformation, an accident occurred. The Blue Silver Grass bloodline within his body was also activated by that power and began absorbing the energy meant to transform the Bright Serpent bloodline.

Thus, combined with the vitality of the Blue Silver Grass and the power of destruction in the transformed Bright Serpent bloodline, life and destruction formed a marvelous balance. That was why he possessed Twin Martial Souls while having only rank three Innate Soul Power.

And that space he had entered, if he had guessed correctly, should have been his sea of consciousness.

In his palm, the evolved Blue Silver Vine danced gently, its resilience carrying a sharp edge. With a casual wave of his hand, the vine sliced through the air with a whistling sound, leaving a shallow mark even on the bluestone ground.

What was this?

It evolved!

He could also clearly sense that his connection with the Diamond Vine Spirit Soul had become incomparably close.

Xu Mengqing slowly rose to his feet and stretched his body. His bones let out a series of crisp cracks, and he felt filled with inexhaustible strength.

The blue-and-gold barrier around him gradually dissipated, and the Blue Silver Vines winding around Xu Mengqing likewise withdrew.

He lowered his head to look at his hands. The originally slender and frail Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul in his palms had already undergone a complete transformation.

It was no longer as soft and fragile as ordinary weeds, but had become resilient vines as thick as fingers. Their surface was covered in faint dark Vajra patterns, with a trace of pale golden dragon patterns hidden between them. They felt hard and solid to the touch, possessing a metallic texture without losing the supple vitality unique to plant Martial Souls. With a gentle squeeze, he could sense the surging life force and considerable defensive power contained within.

Xu Mengqing withdrew his Martial Soul into his body and was just about to inspect his first Spirit Skill when—

"Xiaoqing, how are you? Are you hurt?"

Meng Ling'er's anxious voice came from behind the courtyard. Because of the commotion Xu Mengqing had caused, she, Xu Zhan, and Na'er had remained outside the small courtyard, afraid of disturbing his fusion. Only after sensing that the aura inside had stabilized did they hurriedly enter.

"Mom, I'm fine!" Xu Mengqing replied.

Meng Ling'er's eyes reddened slightly as she hurried to Xu Mengqing's side and examined him from head to toe, afraid he had suffered even the slightest injury. Only when she saw that his complexion was rosy and his aura steady did the worry in her heart finally ease.

Xu Zhan also stepped forward, his eyes full of concern. He patted Xu Mengqing on the shoulder and asked in a deep voice, "How did it go? Did Xiaoqing fuse successfully?"