Dugu Yan's Martial Soul Mutation

After observing for a while and seeing that Dugu Yan's martial soul mutation had stabilized, Fang Yuan said to Dugu Bo:

"Your granddaughter's martial soul mutation has stabilized. I can't interfere with the rest of the process. Stay here and protect her. I'll go down to check on my disciple and gather some useful herbs while I'm at it."

Dugu Bo did not mind and laughed heartily. "Alright, kid Fang, go ahead. I already told you that as long as you can use the herbs here, you may take them as you please."

Some time later.

"Fang Yuan! You damned Pixiu, I'll fight you to the death!"

Dugu Bo flew into a rage, his face bright red as he raised a hand and made to strike Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan hurriedly dodged aside. Without activating Incomplete Freedom Transformation, his own strength was still some distance from that of a Title Douluo-level powerhouse.

As he dodged, Fang Yuan smiled at Dugu Bo. "Old Poison, you said yourself that I could take whatever I wanted. Don't tell me you forgot that I said from the very beginning that I wanted all the herbs here.

"Besides, I replanted the seeds of every herb that had them. Given the environment around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, they'll grow back in a few years."

Dugu Bo stared at the barren landscape surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and found himself speechless.

He had merely spent some time protecting his granddaughter, yet Fang Yuan had stripped an entire stretch of immortal herbs around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well clean!

Seeing the miserable expression on Dugu Bo's face, Fang Yuan somehow felt the joy of a bountiful harvest.

He had originally intended to sweep up every herb in this place. The Supreme Immortal Aperture he had just obtained made things even easier for him.

By now, every herb from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had been transplanted into the Supreme Immortal Aperture and distributed into environments most suitable for their growth.

Near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, these rare herbs grew ten times faster than they did outside.

Yet time flowed at a ratio of one to sixty within the Supreme Immortal Aperture compared to the outside world. In other words, once these herbs entered the Supreme Immortal Aperture, they grew sixty times faster than they did outside!

There was no such thing as a coincidence this perfect. Fang Yuan had no choice but to accept that these herbs might truly have been a gift from heaven meant for him, and tearfully took them all.

Moreover, Fang Yuan had found the most suitable environments in the Northern Plains and Western Desert of the immortal aperture to replant the roots and seeds of the Star Anise Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot respectively.

With the time flow of the Supreme Immortal Aperture, it would not be long before those two immortal herbs grew again. When that time came, he could even undergo Ice-Fire Golden Body Tempering himself and see what it was like!

What Fang Yuan regretted most was that the two strength-path Immortal Gu he had possessed in his previous life—Pulling Mountain and Turning the Tide—were no longer in his hands.

As their names implied, these two Immortal Gu could move mountains and fill seas.

Otherwise, if he had those two Immortal Gu, he would definitely have moved the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well into his immortal aperture too!

Fang Yuan smacked his lips with lingering dissatisfaction, making Dugu Bo's heart ache fiercely.

Seeing that the old man looked ready to faint, Fang Yuan hurriedly changed the subject. "Old Poison, how is your granddaughter's martial soul mutation?"

At the mention of his granddaughter, Dugu Bo's attention was indeed diverted. He had Dugu Yan step forward from behind him.

Dugu Bo said to his granddaughter, "Yan Yan, release your martial soul and let kid Fang have a look. Let him check whether your martial soul has developed properly."

Fang Yuan had originally said those words to him, yet now Dugu Bo was imitating him word for word.

Dugu Yan complied, circulating her soul power and releasing her martial soul.

The diamond-shaped snake scale on her forehead had now become a hexagonal dragon scale.

More than that, a layer of azure dragon scales now covered the sides of her cheeks and the ends of her limbs. A powerful dragon's might and a vast aura of life surged explosively from her body.

Fang Yuan carefully observed Dugu Yan's condition, then nodded in satisfaction.

"The martial soul mutation was very successful. Your granddaughter's martial soul has become a genuine Azure Dragon. That's why, Old Poison, your martial soul can only be considered an Azure Poison Flood Dragon. What kind of Azure Dragon is covered in poison..."

"Bullshit!" Dugu Bo interrupted, blowing his beard and glaring. "If I say it's an Azure Dragon, then it's an Azure Dragon! My martial soul is an Azure Dragon, and Yan Yan's martial soul is... is an Extreme Azure Dragon!"

Fang Yuan could only concede. Since Dugu Bo had even come up with Extreme Azure Dragon, no expert in the world could cure this old man.

He would just let the old man be happy with it.

Dugu Bo was indeed overjoyed at that moment.

His breakthrough past rank ninety-one and the sudden rise of three ranks in cultivation were the least important things. Even his martial soul mutating into an Azure Dragon and becoming countless times stronger in battle than the Jade Phosphor Serpent was not what made him happiest.

What delighted him most was that after the mutation, he and Dugu Yan would finally no longer suffer from the backlash of their toxins.

Under the influence of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's special environment, Dugu Bo had accidentally suppressed the backlash of the snake venom within his body. Not only had he preserved his life, but he had also become a Title Douluo.

However, his children had not been so fortunate. Once their cultivation reached a certain level, they all suffered from the backlash of snake venom, living in endless pain every day before ultimately dying from the poison of their own martial souls.

This filled his heart with boundless sorrow.

In his old age, Dugu Yan was his only remaining relative. Yet his own granddaughter had still inherited the Jade Phosphor Serpent martial soul of his lineage.

As her cultivation increased, she too would eventually be killed by the backlash of the snake venom. Yet Dugu Bo could not possibly make his granddaughter stop cultivating, give up being a soul master, and live out her entire life as an ordinary person.

All of this had driven his mind somewhat twisted. His usual violent temper and strange disposition had all stemmed from this.

Yet heaven never blocked every road. In such a short time, the problem that had plagued him for his entire life had been resolved just like that.

Even now, Dugu Bo still felt as though he had awakened into another lifetime.

When reality was too wonderful, people began to doubt themselves.

With matters here settled, Fang Yuan had not only obtained the immortal herbs he needed, but had also taken pills to temper his martial soul and gained his seventh soul ring, allowing the Supreme Immortal Aperture to see the light of day once more. His harvest had been immense.

His disciple Tang San had also obtained a decent first soul ring and undergone Ice-Fire Golden Body Tempering. Though still young, he already had the air of a protagonist.

Thus, with his goals achieved, Fang Yuan did not intend to remain any longer. He said to Dugu Bo:

"Old Poison, now that I've fulfilled what I promised you and achieved my own objective, I won't stay any longer."

Dugu Bo was stunned when he heard this. "You're leaving already?"

In his heart, he was actually somewhat reluctant to part with this strange kid.

A thought suddenly occurred to Dugu Bo, and he quickly asked, "Kid Fang, how old are you this year?"

Fang Yuan gave Dugu Bo a strange look. "Why are you asking that?"