Douluo: Starting as a Little Blackie, Ending as the Phoenix God King
Chapter 48

Dugu Xin's Fire Scale Python Martial Soul

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Time passed bit by bit, just as Feng Baiyu had said. Half an hour later, Dugu Xin slowly opened his eyes.

Dugu Xin's face was filled with irrepressible excitement. Just as he was about to speak, Dugu Bo, who was standing beside him, reached out and covered his mouth.

Dugu Bo frowned slightly, lowering his voice to scold, "Quiet! The Young Master and Yan Yan are still absorbing their immortal herbs. If you disturb them, don't blame me for twisting your ears off!"

Dugu Xin suddenly realized his mistake and quickly clamped his hand over his mouth, not daring to make a sound.

"Xin'er," Dugu Bo asked, "Did that Snake Scale Fruit change your Spirit?"

"Of course!" Dugu Xin's eyes were full of joy, but he understood that this was not the time to cause a scene.

If he disturbed Yan Yan or the Young Master while they were refining their immortal herbs, their sin would be unforgivable, a crime for which even a hundred deaths would not suffice!

Just then, Feng Qingluan suddenly turned his head, gathering a wisp of spirit power to transmit his voice across several yards: "Brother Dugu, you two should head back first. With this old man here to keep watch, I guarantee that neither of them will be disturbed in the slightest."

Dugu Bo naturally trusted Feng Qingluan. He and Dugu Xin bowed to him from a distance to bid farewell before walking away on tiptoe.

Once the Dugu father and son had left, only the three of them remained at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

To return to the matter at hand, once Dugu Xin stepped outside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he could no longer suppress his restless heart.

Dugu Bo saw through his son's thoughts and said, "Xin'er, release your Spirit and let your father see."

"Yes," Dugu Xin said with a soft shout, "Spirit Avatar!"

Following his low cry, the spirit power around his body erupted suddenly.

As a crimson halo swept out like a tide, fine, deep-red scales emerged on the surface of his skin. Each scale shimmered with a metallic luster, refracting dangerous, flame-like light under the sun.

Above Dugu Xin's head, a massive, serpentine phantom slowly coalesced. The phantom was covered from head to tail in fiery red scales, and its snake eyes were a deep, dark gold, as if they contained flames capable of incinerating everything. As the phantom swayed, the surrounding air seemed to ignite, and the weeds on the ground withered instantly, emitting a faint, scorched smell.

The moment the Spirit Avatar was complete, Dugu Xin threw his head back and let out a roar, and the serpentine phantom let out a deafening hiss in response.

Dugu Bo looked at his son's Spirit and couldn't help but swallow hard.

This was no Fire Scale Snake; it was clearly a Fire Scale Python Spirit!

In the Spirit Master world's lineage of Spirits, although the Fire Scale Snake and Fire Scale Python both belonged to the snake category and shared the fire attribute as their core, they were worlds apart in form, ability, and growth potential—like two bloodlines that branched from the same source but followed vastly different paths of evolution.

The Fire Scale Snake was more agile; its serpentine phantom was slender, granting a massive boost to speed. Its movement was as nimble as a ghost, excelling in hit-and-run tactics.

The Fire Scale Python, however, was as thick as a pillar and could reach over ten yards in length. It possessed not only powerful attacks but also astonishing defenses. With its core focus on strength and flame suppression, it was a top-tier existence among Power Attack types.

"It's actually a Fire Scale Python!" Dugu Bo looked at his son's Spirit and laughed heartily. "Xin'er, although you refused the Young Master to avoid wasting an immortal herb, this Fire Scale Fruit is no less valuable to you than an immortal herb!"

The growth potential of a Fire Scale Python Spirit was significant; the Dugu family records contained accounts of Fire Scale Python Spirit Masters evolving into Fire Scale Golden Pythons.

That Fire Scale Golden Python was an existence on the same level as the Golden Crocodile King, even surpassing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

If his son could truly succeed in this evolution, their Dugu family might have the qualifications to compete for the title of the number one Beast Spirit family!

No, that wasn't right!

His own Spirit had the potential to evolve into the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, and Yan Yan's Spirit was guaranteed at least one evolution! This meant that the three of them, as a family, each possessed a different form of snake-type Spirit, and every single one of them was capable of rivaling the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

"Heh, hehe," Dugu Bo chuckled aloud. "This Young Master—pledging my loyalty to him was worth it!"

"Father," Dugu Xin suddenly said, "Do you think it's possible that the Fire Scale Fruit was an immortal herb-grade treasure to begin with? Even though I refused, the Young Master still gave me the best possible choice?"

"Hiss!" Dugu Bo heard his son's words and couldn't help but say, "That really is possible!"

Dugu Bo looked toward the direction of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and muttered, "The Young Master is truly benevolent!"

The benevolent Young Master was currently immersed in refining the medicinal power, completely unaware of the events outside and unable to give any response. Feng Baiyu remained in this meditative state for three whole days and nights! If not for the fact that his aura remained steady and was rising consistently, Feng Qingluan would have worried that something had gone wrong.

As time passed, Feng Baiyu's refining of the three immortal herbs finally came to an end.

Feng Baiyu's eyelashes flickered, and the eyes that had been closed for three days and nights finally opened slowly.

He took a deep breath, his chest rising and falling rhythmically. When he exhaled, the breath carried a faint, herbal fragrance.

Feng Baiyu raised his hand into a fist, feeling the surging spirit power within his body, and a satisfied curve appeared on his lips. The medicinal power of the three immortal herbs had been completely refined. At this moment, Feng Baiyu had already stepped into the Spirit Grandmaster realm, though his exact level would only be known after absorbing a spirit ring.

He could feel that his meridians had been widened several times over, and his spirit power circulation speed had more than doubled.

He stood up and stretched his limbs, his joints emitting crisp "crackling" sounds. His gaze swept across his surroundings, landing on Dugu Yan, who was still meditating in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Feng Qingluan, who was watching him from not far away.

"Grandfather, I'm done." Feng Baiyu walked quickly to Feng Qingluan's side, an irrepressible smile on his face. "I can clearly feel that my spirit power has surged by a large margin, but I can't quite pinpoint what level I've reached."

Hearing this, Feng Qingluan reached out to take his wrist, probing with a wisp of spirit power from his fingertips. A moment later, he abruptly pulled his hand back, his eyes filled with shock and wild joy. He couldn't help but exclaim, "You child... you aren't even eight years old yet, and your spirit power is likely approaching level forty! If you can find a 15,000-year-old Pure-Blooded Phoenix spirit beast for your third spirit ring, you should be able to push toward the Spirit Ancestor realm and prepare for your fourth ring!"

"Can I challenge a 15,000-year-old beast for my third spirit ring?" Feng Baiyu's eyes were full of surprise as he heard this information.

He never expected that the combination of the Strange Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone would provide such a massive boost!

However, Feng Baiyu soon realized that this wasn't just the work of the two immortal herbs; it was also thanks to the Gold of Life within his body!

While Feng Baiyu was refining the immortal herbs, the Gold of Life had also been accelerating the transformation of his body.

As for the Gazing Autumn Water Dew, while it enhanced his mental power, it had also raised the age of his eye Spirit Bone to the ten-thousand-year level!

Feng Baiyu looked at his grandfather and probed his attributes.

Soon, a long string of data appeared in his mind.

[Name]: Feng Qingluan

[Martial Soul]: Qingluan

[Age]: 108 years old.

[Cultivation]: Level 97 Title Douluo

[Spirit Skills]: [Wind Brake Arrow Feather], [Sorrowful Wind Whistle], [Wind Whirl Azure Billows], [Doomsday Wind Orb], [Fierce Phoenix Thousand Birds], [Qingluan Soaring Swan Startle], [Martial Soul True Body], [Azure Sky Cloud Sea Sound Dust Extinction], [Long-Crying Qingluan at East Suburb]

[Spirit Bones]: 4,000-year [Fierce Wind Bird Torso Bone], 88,000-year [Black Feather Sky Dragon Eagle Skull], 70,000-year [Emerald Demon Bird Right Arm Spirit Bone], 400,000,000-year [Nine Heavens Eagle] Left Arm Bone.

At this very moment, Feng Baiyu's [Fire Phoenix True Sight] was already capable of seeing through the various data of Title Douluo-level powerhouses!

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