The spatial rift slowly closed above the sect gate plaza. The group had barely found their footing when a figure descended from the sky and landed on the steps before the main hall.
White hair, white brows, an ancient sword on his back, and a bearing as upright as a pine—it was Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
Chen Xin swept his gaze over the group. His eyes settled on Dugu Bo, and his brows drew together. "Old Poison? What are you doing here?"
"What, I'm not allowed to come?" Dugu Bo shot him a glance.
Ning Fengzhi stepped forward. "Uncle Jian, this is my young friend Lin Yuan. He has important business to discuss with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect today."
Chen Xin looked Dugu Bo up and down, then frowned. "Wait. Your aura..."
Gu Rong moved closer too. The pressure radiating from Dugu Bo was countless times stronger than before. "Old Poison, where did you strike it rich? How did you get so much stronger?"
Dugu Bo did not answer. He turned to Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan understood and nodded. "Show them."
Dugu Bo wasted no words and activated Martial Soul Possession.
Emerald light erupted from him. The phantom of the Jade Phosphor Dragon Emperor soared into the sky, its head held high, its scales thick and heavy. Overwhelming pressure swept in from every direction, and the air across the entire sect gate seemed to freeze.
Gu Rong sucked in a sharp breath. "Is that... a dragon?"
Chen Xin's expression tightened. He stared at the dragon's phantom for a long while before speaking. "How is that possible..."
Dugu Bo withdrew his Martial Soul, looking rather pleased with himself.
Lin Yuan spoke from beside him. "That's what an Immortal Herb can do. After taking it, his Martial Soul evolved from