Douluo: Breathing Makes Me Stronger, Tang San Was Terrified!

Once the bow was drawn, there was no turning back! I had already absorbed the Blue Silver King's Spirit Ring. I absolutely couldn't spit it back out.

Although the immense energy of this Spirit Ring had swollen me up like an inflated balloon, it ultimately hadn't burst my body apart. That meant I still had a chance to refine it successfully.

With that thought, Lu Chen desperately urged his Blue Silver King Martial Soul, continuously devouring and refining the enormous energy.

At this moment, his Blue Silver King Martial Soul was like a ferocious beast that had starved for ten days or half a month, gulping down the energy of the Blue Silver King's Spirit Ring in huge mouthfuls. It did not care whether it could refine it all; it simply kept eating ravenously.

His Blue Silver King Martial Soul was too excited. It had never tasted such delicious energy in its life.

His Blue Silver King Martial Soul had initially been nothing more than an ordinary Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.

It was because Lu Chen's previous six Spirit Rings had all been absorbed beyond the limit that the combined age of those Spirit Rings had reached the level of one hundred thousand years.

Furthermore, all of them had come from Plant Spirit Beasts with powerful vitality. Only then had it finally evolved into the Blue Silver King Martial Soul.

The problem now was that his Blue Silver King Martial Soul had absorbed other Plant Spirit Beasts, but it had never absorbed a Blue Silver Grass Plant Spirit Beast. This had resulted in an insufficient foundation, unstable origin, and a lack of the most crucial Blue Silver Bloodline, leaving it unable to challenge the level of the Blue Silver Emperor.

Otherwise, it would have evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor last time instead of remaining at the level of the Blue Silver King.

This Blue Silver King, with eighty-five thousand years of cultivation, had been the existence with the purest bloodline, the most solid foundation, the steadiest origin, and the greatest chance of reaching the Blue Silver Emperor level after the previous Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin, died.

Even Tang San could not compare to the Blue Silver King. Although he was a descendant of the Blue Silver Emperor, as someone half human and half Spirit Beast, his bloodline was not pure enough.

For various reasons, perhaps because the Blue Silver King had been loyal to the Blue Silver Emperor, or perhaps because it feared Tang Hao's threat of force, it had ultimately given Tang San the opportunity to evolve into the Blue Silver Emperor.

If the Blue Silver King had not willingly yielded it, then with Tang San's half-human, half-Spirit Beast bloodline, as well as all those animal Spirit Beast Spirit Rings he had absorbed, he might not have been able to evolve into the Blue Silver Emperor even in his next life.

But now, this Blue Silver King had been killed by Lu Chen, and Lu Chen was absorbing its Spirit Ring.

Within that Spirit Ring was the Blue Silver King's purest bloodline energy, precisely what Lu Chen needed most right now.

After his Blue Silver King Martial Soul absorbed this bloodline energy, its level of life began to transform.

This was a true transformation from king to emperor!

And outside!

Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan both showed concern as they looked at Lu Chen, who had already swollen into a ball.

Dugu Yan softly asked:

"Grandpa, Grandpa Lan Chen is really going all out, isn't he? He's trying to absorb a Spirit Beast Spirit Ring over eighty thousand years old as his Seventh Spirit Ring. He looks like he could explode at any moment."

Dugu Bo shook his head and said:

"Perhaps he has some unavoidable reason. The fact that absorbing a Spirit Beast Spirit Ring over eighty thousand years old hasn't caused him to explode instantly is already good news. Perhaps he really can succeed."

While the grandfather and granddaughter were speaking, more changes appeared on Lu Chen's side.

Since all his focus was currently on absorbing the Blue Silver King's Spirit Ring, the disguise of his appearance through the Blue Silver Domain could no longer be maintained and reverted to its original form.

His blue hair swiftly turned black, while his formerly unremarkable middle-aged face returned to that of a youthful boy.

The sight made both Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan's pupils contract.

Dugu Bo said in utter shock:

"So this is Brother Lan Chen's true appearance. He's far too young! He definitely doesn't look older than twenty, at most around Yanyan's age."

Dugu Yan stamped her foot angrily.

"Damn it! Grandpa, honestly, why did you have to address him as your brother? And that bastard Lan Chen, he looks younger than I am, yet I had to call him Grandpa!"

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Once he finishes absorbing this Spirit Ring, I'll make him pay. He practically toyed with my feelings. I called him Grandpa, and he actually accepted it!"

Listening to his granddaughter's complaints, Dugu Bo could only shake his head with a wry smile. This Lan Chen had really kept him in the dark.

He had never expected his true appearance to be so young. Calling him his sworn brother back then really did seem rather hasty.

But on second thought, a Seven-Ring Soul Sage around thirty years old was already enough to shock anyone.

Now, judging by Lu Chen's appearance, he was definitely not even twenty. A Seven-Ring Soul Sage under twenty years old... As Dugu Bo thought about it, he sucked in a cold breath.

This was downright heaven-defying!

Looking across the entire Douluo Continent, there had never been a Seven-Ring Soul Sage under twenty years old, had there?

For Spirit Masters around twenty, reaching the level of a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor already made them outstanding prodigies among their peers.

Thinking about it now, Dugu Bo could understand why Lu Chen had disguised his appearance.

If the bond between his grandfather-granddaughter pair and Lu Chen had not already run so deep, then upon seeing such a young Seven-Ring Soul Sage, he might have been unable to stop himself from harboring some malicious thoughts.

Meanwhile, Lu Chen continued absorbing the Blue Silver King's Spirit Ring.

As time gradually passed, the immense energy of the Blue Silver King's Spirit Ring was eventually devoured and refined bit by bit by Lu Chen's Blue Silver King Martial Soul.

Lu Chen's body, which had swollen into a ball, also returned to its original size.

Now, the position of Blue Silver Emperor stood vacant!

After Lu Chen's Blue Silver King Martial Soul absorbed the Blue Silver King Spirit Beast's Spirit Ring, it completed its bloodline, foundation, and origin. In one stroke, it crossed that bottleneck and successfully advanced to the position of Blue Silver Emperor.

The Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul might not have been the strongest, but when it came to beauty and physical enhancement, absolutely none could surpass it.

As Lu Chen was crowned emperor, his appearance underwent subtle changes under the transformation of the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.

His originally black hair completely turned blue, the same color as Blue Silver Grass.

His appearance did not change greatly, only receiving slight adjustments in the finer details.

Yet those tiny adjustments increased his overall attractiveness a hundredfold.

His body grew taller still, exceeding one point nine meters and approaching two meters. Yet he was not overly bulky; instead, his well-proportioned physique made him appear upright and slender.

Whatever else could be said about the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, anyone who saw what it could do for beauty and physical enhancement would have to give it a thumbs-up...

Blue Silver True Form

With the emergence of the new Blue Silver Emperor!

Every stalk of Blue Silver Grass throughout the entire Blue Silver Forest began to tremble gently, as though they were cheering, or perhaps offering congratulations.

They were cheering and celebrating the birth of Lu Chen, the new Blue Silver Emperor!

Ever since the previous Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin, died, none of the Blue Silver Grass across the Douluo Continent had sensed the aura of an emperor again.

Now that Lu Chen had been crowned emperor, he immediately received the support of all Blue Silver Grass.

At this time, Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan were also filled with amazement as they looked at the drastically changed Lu Chen.

They knew that after a Martial Soul absorbed a Spirit Ring, it would affect its owner's body.

For example, Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan's emerald-green eyes were influenced by their Martial Souls.

But changes like Lu Chen's, where his overall attractiveness increased a hundredfold and every transformation revolved around the theme of becoming more handsome and better-looking, were exceedingly rare.

Dugu Bo was somewhat better off. Though he was amazed, he was not particularly stirred inside.

Dugu Yan was different. She had always cared greatly about appearances. When Lu Chen detoxified her last time, she had already developed some extremely complicated feelings toward him.

Now, seeing that Lu Chen's true appearance was so young, and that after absorbing his Seventh Spirit Ring he had become even more handsome...

Dugu Yan's eyes practically glowed, with pink hearts sparkling within her emerald-green pupils.

Some rather inappropriate images flashed rapidly through her mind, deeply stirring her heart. Her heart thumped wildly, as though a deer were crashing about inside it.

Men were not the only lustful ones. Women could be just as lustful. The sole requirement for becoming the object of another person's desire was being beautiful enough.

In a certain sense, Lu Chen was indeed beautiful enough now.

Suddenly, Lu Chen's eyelids trembled before he opened a pair of eyes that had turned clear, deep blue.

His eyes carried a faint sense of having lived through another lifetime.

It was as though he had not yet recovered from the agony of absorbing the Spirit Ring.

Although the gains from absorbing this Spirit Ring had been enormous, the pain he experienced had also been ten or even a hundred times greater than when absorbing Spirit Rings before.

Lu Chen took quite some time to finally come back to himself.

He pressed his palm against the ground and leaped to his feet.

After moving his limbs slightly, a series of crackling sounds like popping beans rang out from all over his body, making him feel thoroughly refreshed.

At this moment, Dugu Yan suddenly stepped forward with a radiant smile. Her eyes narrowed slightly as she said gently:

"Grandpa Lan Chen, congratulations on successfully absorbing a Seventh Spirit Ring over eighty thousand years old."

Hearing this, Lu Chen replied with a smile:

"Just luck. Without the three Immortal Herbs I ate before, I definitely would have failed to absorb this Spirit Ring. Worse, the energy of the Spirit Ring would have made me explode and die."

Upon hearing that, Dugu Yan's expression abruptly changed. Her radiant smile turned icy, and she glared at Lu Chen with murderous intent in her eyes. Clenching her delicate fist, she swung it at him.

"You actually dared to accept it, you hateful bastard! You're clearly younger than me, yet you shamelessly let me call you Grandpa!"

"Ah... take this!"

Dugu Yan was angry, so she immediately acted on it.

Only after hearing Dugu Yan say this did Lu Chen realize belatedly that the Blue Silver Domain's disguise had somehow failed.

This is bad. Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan have seen my true face.

When Dugu Yan had called him Grandpa before, he had agreed quite readily.

Now that Dugu Yan had discovered the truth, even if she beat him up, he could only take it.

Facing Dugu Yan's incoming fist, Lu Chen smiled helplessly. He raised his right hand, reached forward, and caught her fist.

"Yanyan, listen to my explanation. I had no choice."

Dugu Yan refused to listen. With her right fist caught, she continued striking with her left.

Lu Chen reacted quickly. His free left hand shot out like lightning and seized Dugu Yan's wrist.

Both of Dugu Yan's hands were restrained, and Lu Chen was frighteningly strong, making it impossible for her to break free.

Dugu Yan's little face was filled with killing intent. Though she was not truly angry, she had called Lu Chen Grandpa for so long. She absolutely had to avenge this humiliation.

She immediately lashed out with her right foot, kicking toward Lu Chen's groin.

Dugu Yan did not realize how devastating that kick was.

But Lu Chen did.

Lu Chen's expression turned serious. He did not dare let Dugu Yan's Castration Kick actually land on him.

So he suddenly exerted force with both hands and spun Dugu Yan around so that her back faced him. He wrapped his arms around her neck and restrained her against his chest.

Lu Chen said seriously:

"Yanyan, that kick of yours is no joke. You can hit or scold me later, and I'll take it, but calm down for now."

Held in Lu Chen's embrace, Dugu Yan felt as though her back were pressed against a wall—hard, solid, and radiating warmth.

That warmth spread into Dugu Yan's body, making her skin feel hot. Her cheeks flushed red, and her expression became slightly dazed.

The little bit of anger in her heart had long since vanished beyond the clouds.

He smells so good!

That was the only thought remaining in Dugu Yan's mind.

After Lu Chen's Blue Silver King Martial Soul evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor, his entire body now emanated an aura of life.

That life aura was fresh and natural, and it truly smelled wonderful.

Enveloped in this aura of life, Dugu Yan felt as though she were standing amid forests and wilderness. Her entire mood brightened.

However, one person's face darkened: Dugu Bo's.

Watching Dugu Yan and Lu Chen embracing each other, Dugu Bo's entire face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

He coughed heavily several times.

"Cough, cough... Cough cough cough..."

He was making his presence known.

Hearing the coughing, Lu Chen could already imagine how furious Dugu Bo was.

He hurriedly released Dugu Yan, an embarrassed smile appearing on his face.

After being released, Dugu Yan bit her lip and rolled her eyes at Lu Chen. There was no trace of anger left on her face, only playfulness and sweetness.