Spirit Soul Evolution, Xie Biyan's Great Transformation

The moment Bai Shu opened his eyes, he saw Dugu Yan enveloped in a layer of brilliant golden light, with a massive phantom rapidly shifting behind her.

The original Azure Python phantom twisted and elongated in agony within the golden light, emitting a silent, harrowing roar.

Immediately after, under the stunned gazes of Bai Shu and Dugu Bo, two formidable dragon horns tore through the skin atop its head! Beneath its belly, four sturdy dragon claws covered in fine, dense scales violently ripped through the snake's abdomen and emerged!

"ROAR--!"

Accompanied by a final, earth-shaking roar that resonated throughout the entire valley with supreme majesty, the golden light shattered, transforming into specks of radiance that merged into Dugu Yan's body!

Dugu Yan snapped her eyes open, a flash of golden electricity flickering through her beautiful pupils as she excitedly released her Spirit Soul.

A brand-new Spirit Soul coiled behind her, looking majestic and awe-inspiring.

The original Azure Python was completely gone, replaced by an Azure Flood Dragon with two horns and four claws, its scales finer and tighter, radiating a faint dragon's might! Its body length had more than doubled!

"Congratulations, Sister Yanzi," Bai Shu said with a sincere smile, sensing an aura several times more powerful than before. "Now, your Spirit Soul should be called an Azure Dragon. How do you feel? How much has your Spirit Power increased?"

"Thank you, Bai Shu, I... I really, truly thank you so much..." Dugu Yan felt the unprecedented, surging power within her, too overwhelmed to speak coherently.

She hurriedly looked inward to check, then let out a gasp of disbelief: "My Spirit Power... heavens, it has reached level twenty-five?!"

She had only just broken through to level twenty-one last month and had been excited for days, yet now, a single immortal herb had allowed her to leap four levels! It was nothing short of a miracle!

"Thank you, Young Master! Thank you for this gift of rebirth, Young Master!" Dugu Bo, standing to the side, could no longer suppress his ecstasy; his old face flushed red, and his entire body trembled slightly.

Due to his intense emotions, his powerful Azure Python Emperor Spirit Soul manifested uncontrollably, yet it instinctively lowered its proud head under the pressure of the newborn Azure Dragon!

Dugu Bo felt not a shred of dissatisfaction, but instead laughed even more heartily.

With this, their Dugu family had truly risen! Possessing a genuine dragon-type Spirit Soul, his granddaughter's future achievements would be limitless!

If the family could grow strong because of this, they might one day challenge the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan of the Upper Three Sects for the title of the world's number one beast Spirit Soul!

Just then, a gentle, water-like ripple of Spirit Power spread outward.

Not far away, Xiao Wu also stirred awake. She radiated a soft white light, her skin becoming increasingly translucent and crystal-clear, as if it might overflow with water at the slightest touch.

Her lively, large eyes seemed to possess an added touch of indescribable, elegant, and holy charm.

"Wow, Bai Shu, I'm level twenty! I finally caught up to you! Haha!" As soon as Xiao Wu opened her eyes, she sprang up with a nimble leap, bouncing on the spot in excitement and shouting crisply.

As a dignified Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Beast in human form, she was undoubtedly among the top talents on the Douluo Continent, yet even by clinging to Bai Shu every day to soak up his life energy, her cultivation speed still lagged behind this freak, Bai Shu.

This gap had once made her wonder if she shouldn't have transformed, but now that she had finally caught up, even with the help of the immortal herb, she felt a sense of triumph.

"Alright, stop howling," Bai Shu said with a smile, shaking his head. "Your Spirit Power increase shouldn't end here; once you absorb a Spirit Ring, your power should rise by a few more levels."

"Really?" Xiao Wu's eyes lit up as she leaned in, counting on her fingers. "Doesn't that mean I'm going to surpass you?"

"Heh, keep dreaming," Bai Shu reached out and flicked her forehead. "Not to mention I haven't even taken an immortal herb yet, even with my current talent, it won't be long before I catch up to you, so you'd better keep cultivating hard."

Xiao Wu pouted unhappily, rubbing her forehead. "Tch, you only know how to bring me down." Although she sounded annoyed, the way her eyes crinkled into crescents showed she was undoubtedly happy to the extreme.

Next was waiting for Xie Biyan.

Although Xie Biyan had the highest Spirit Power, the immortal herb he absorbed was the most tyrannical and precious of all. Even with the assistance of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he finished half a day later than the two women.

It wasn't until the sun set again that the red and blue spring finally rippled violently.

"Old Xie is finally finished. I wonder how much his Spirit Power has increased."

Bai Shu's gaze sharpened, his heart filled with anticipation.

Xie Biyan's strength was his foundation; only if this Guardian was strong enough could he truly let go and do what he wanted on this continent.

As he pondered, a Spirit Power pressure as vast as an overturning mountain and sea suddenly erupted from the Ice and Fire Spring Eye!

A deep purple cocoon of Spirit Power shot into the sky, the aura of death and poison within it shrouding the entire valley in an instant!

The intensity of this pressure was such that, let alone the three level-twenty-something Spirit Masters, even Dugu Bo, a Title Douluo, felt a tremor from the depths of his soul, as if he were being stared at by the vertical pupils of an ancient beast, his hair standing on end!

Fortunately, the pressure lasted only a moment before retracting; it must have been an accidental release during Xie Biyan's breakthrough.

The next moment, the cocoon cracked with a "snap" and shattered!

A burly, robust figure, bathed in purple mist, appeared before them.

"...Xie Biyan?" Bai Shu widened his eyes, his voice cracking from extreme shock.

The difference between this figure and the Xie Biyan he knew was simply too vast! The original Xie Biyan was that park-dwelling old man who leaned on a cane, hunched over, and looked like he could be buried at any moment.

But what appeared before them was clearly a tough, middle-aged man of about forty, with a wild mane of black hair, bulging muscles, and an aura of explosive power!

There was no trace of his former aged appearance! If not for the fact that his facial contours were eighty or ninety percent similar to the elderly Xie Biyan, Bai Shu would have suspected he had been swapped by the Ice and Fire Dragon King in the spring!

Xie Biyan also regained his senses, feeling the surging power within him, a flash of excitement crossing his eyes.

He waved his hand, and a brand-new black robe automatically appeared on his body. He then withdrew the shroud of Spirit Power and flashed before Bai Shu.

"Your subordinate, Xie Biyan, thanks the Young Master for this gift of rebirth."

His voice, no longer aged and raspy but deep, resonant, and magnetic, rang out.

Before the words had even faded, Xie Biyan knelt on one knee, cupping his fists in a salute to Bai Shu, his posture more respectful than ever before!

"Old Xie, please, get up!" Bai Shu hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, his shock still lingering. "What... what happened to you? How could the change be so drastic?"