Dugu Feng stopped above the Blood Pool, in no hurry to move forward.
Based on Tang San and Hu Liena's situation, he would only encounter the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King's attack after advancing a certain distance.
He was perfectly safe for now.
Beneath him, the two Nine-Section Emeralds took turns absorbing energy from the Pill Bead.
The mature Nine-Section Emeralds looked almost indistinguishable from actual jade. Misty green light shimmered around them, making them exceptionally beautiful.
Their bodies were nearly transparent, giving them a somewhat dreamlike appearance. Their eyes were crimson, like rubies.
At this moment, their constant absorption of energy from the Blood Pool caused their auras to grow stronger and stronger.
Several days passed.
The bodies of the Nine-Section Emeralds began flickering.
Suddenly, they completely transformed into phantom bodies.
With another flicker, they became jade-like bodies again.
At one point, when Dugu Feng looked carefully, he actually saw nothing.
The Nine-Section Emeralds seemed to have disappeared.
In reality, they were right beneath his feet, and he could still sense them.
A phantom body?
Dugu Feng thought of Sea Illusion Douluo, one of the Seven Sacred Pillars of Sea God Island. His Martial Soul was the Phantom Snake.
The Phantom Snake was a top-tier Martial Soul that lay between a Beast Martial Soul and a Tool Martial Soul.
The Phantom Snake among Soul Beasts was also an exceptionally powerful Serpent Soul Beast. Its body could be as tough as steel, and it could create illusions, turn incorporeal, and hide itself with incredible ability.
The Nine-Section Emeralds' condition was almost exactly the same as the Phantom Snake's.
Could the Nine-Section Emeralds be evolving in that direction?
Dugu Feng immersed a strand of his mind into the Pill Bead within the Nine-Section Emeralds' bodies.
"We are not Phantom Snakes. We