"Don't worry. It's only two drops of blood. They're nothing precious," Tang Tianlin said with a light chuckle.
He possessed the Golden Dragon King's power, Child of Nature, and Life Blessing.
Not only were his powers of recovery extremely strong, but every drop of his blood also contained tremendous vitality and blood energy.
It was no exaggeration to say that a dying person could drink one drop of his dragon blood and revive on the spot at full health.
Once the dragon blood had condensed into shape, Tang Tianlin pointed a finger, sending a drop into each of the two Sweet Potato Golden Dragons.
The instant the Sweet Potato Golden Dragon absorbed the dragon blood, the entire herb trembled violently, and fine golden patterns emerged across its surface.
Seeing this, Dugu Bo hesitated no longer. He sat cross-legged and swiftly ate the Sweet Potato Golden Dragon according to the method Tang San had provided.
As Dugu Bo circulated his Soul Power, the spiritual energy drifting around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well turned into streams that flowed into his body.
The evolution began!
Time ticked by, and the scales covering the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor began to transform, gradually turning into dragon scales.
Two fleshy bumps slowly swelled on its head, and a pair of pitch-black dragon horns actually pushed their way out.
Seeing this, delight flashed through Tang San's eyes. "Horns growing on its head-a serpent becoming a flood dragon. This is a beneficial evolution!"
"Old Poison has succeeded!"
At his words, Dugu Yan felt as though a stone had finally dropped from her heart. She covered her delicate lips and wept with joy.
Her grandfather had succeeded. From now on, their clan would never again suffer from the Jade Phosphorus Snake's poison!
Sensing Dugu Bo's steadily strengthening aura, Tang Tianlin nodded in satisfaction as well.
This was precisely the result he wanted.
Based on the system's patterns, if he wanted better rewards, he had to put effort into the people he recruited.
Potential was one aspect, but strength was another, even more important one.
Although Dugu Bo had previously been a powerful Titled Douluo, without his poison arts, his actual strength had only been around that of a rank eighty-nine Soul Douluo.
Coupled with the poison that had plagued him for years, his strength had been greatly diminished.
Even if such a Dugu Bo joined the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Tianlin would not receive a particularly good reward.
To maximize his gains, Tang Tianlin had to restore Dugu Bo to his peak, or even take him beyond it!
Clearly, he had succeeded.
As the absorption neared its end, an unfamiliar dragon might spread from Dugu Bo's body.
But the others had already experienced the pressure of a genuine true dragon, so this feeble dragon might no longer surprised them.
Just then, a layer of emerald light shone over Dugu Bo's body.
Beneath that green glow, Dugu Bo's signature green hair turned black at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Next, his gaunt cheeks gradually filled out, his skin grew fairer, and even the wrinkles on his face slowly disappeared.
He looked twenty years younger!
"Huh? Martial Soul Evolution can even restore your youth?" Xiao Wu asked, her face full of curiosity.
After observing for a moment, Tang San speculated, "As far as I know, after a Martial Soul evolves, both the Soul Master's soul and physical body are strengthened. On top of that, once Senior Dugu Bo's poison was resolved, the potential and strength suppressed within him for years erupted completely."
"With those two effects combined, restoring his youth might indeed be possible."
Of course, the most important factor was his big brother's blood.
Tang San did not say that part aloud.
After all, a single drop of blood being able to restore someone's youth was far too shocking.
Just then, Dugu Bo suddenly opened his eyes. Feeling an unprecedented comfort within his body, he burst into a hearty laugh.
"Hahaha! With one Immortal Herb swallowed, only today do I truly know myself!"
"I, Dugu Bo, have been reborn!"
With his Martial Soul's evolution, he could not only control the Jade Phosphorus Snake's poison perfectly, but his close-combat abilities had also improved across the board.
Not only that, his Soul Power had reached rank ninety-four.
Given a few more years of cultivation, he could even break through to rank ninety-five.
When that time came, who would dare call him the weakest Titled Douluo?
Tang Tianlin was just about to offer a few words of congratulations when a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.
[Ding! Detected that Dugu Bo has pledged his wholehearted allegiance to the Clear Sky Sect!] [Current assessment: rank ninety-four Titled Douluo. Martial Soul: Jade Phosphor Flood Dragon Emperor. Reward requirements met!] [Reward: Golden Dragon King Remnant Soul Fragment!] [Friendly reminder: this fragment can awaken the deeper potential of the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, greatly increasing the success rate when breaking through seals. It can also directly strengthen the physical body and dragon might.]
Tang Tianlin's eyelid twitched.
Well now, a Golden Dragon King Remnant Soul Fragment?
This thing was far more precious than any heavenly treasure.
Back then, the gods had joined forces to imprison the Golden Dragon King, sealing most of his power along with his divine core within the Divine Realm's central nexus.
The remaining portion of his remnant soul had vanished during the divine war, scattering between heaven and earth.
Although this was only a fragment, to Tang Tianlin, it surpassed any heavenly treasure.
After all, it was part of the Golden Dragon King's source power!
With this, he could begin breaking through the seventh and eighth seals, condense his fourth Blood Qi Soul Ring, and unlock the Golden Dragon Wings.
"Young Lord!"
Just then, Dugu Bo's voice interrupted Tang Tianlin's thoughts.
Tang Tianlin turned to look and saw Dugu Bo stride swiftly up to him, drop to one knee, and say respectfully, "Young Lord, from this day forward, my life belongs to you."
"Whether I must climb a mountain of blades or descend into a sea of flames, you need only give the word. If I so much as furrow my brow, may my Soul Power turn against me, my Martial Soul be annihilated, and my death be a wretched one!"
As soon as he said this, a sudden thunderclap rang through the sky, signifying that the oath had been established.
Tang Tianlin froze. Even in this bottom-rung fantasy world, the Heavenly Dao bore witness to oaths?
But on second thought, the Douluo Continent had not only a planar consciousness but also the lofty Divine Realm above it, so something like the Heavenly Dao was normal enough.
"All right, all right, get up. We still need to hurry and evolve your granddaughter's Martial Soul."
Tang Tianlin bent down and helped Dugu Bo up.
Dugu Bo might have been a little weak, but he was a decent person, and could still be brought out as a trump card when necessary.
As the saying went, although Dugu Bo could not defeat a single Titled Douluo, he could fight until Titled Douluo were all you had left.
Besides, after his Martial Soul's evolution, Dugu Bo's actual strength probably rivaled that of any Titled Douluo at his rank.
At the mention of his granddaughter, Dugu Bo finally slapped his forehead and waved for Dugu Yan behind him to come forward.
Dugu Yan paused, then quickly stepped forward.
"Young Lord, allow me to introduce her."
Holding Dugu Yan's hand, Dugu Bo said warmly, "This is my granddaughter, Dugu Yan, a rank thirty-seven Soul Elder. As for her age, you two should be about the same age."
Strangely enough, when he and Tang Tianlin had been opponents, he had always found him an eyesore.
Especially after Tang Tianlin had crossed several major realms to lull him to sleep with a single claw strike, Dugu Bo's unwillingness to concede had reached its peak.
But now that Tang Tianlin had transformed into an ally, the more Dugu Bo looked at him, the more pleasing he found him. He felt that every part of him was a virtue.
Not only was he immensely talented, having cultivated to Soul King at such a young age, but his strength was also heaven-defying.
A Soul Ancestor defeating a Titled Douluo was simply unprecedented, and probably would never be repeated.
To be able to attach himself to such a powerhouse, Dugu Bo felt he had been blessed for three lifetimes.
"I am Dugu Yan. My respects, Young Lord."
Dugu Yan bowed to Tang Tianlin.
Leaving everything else aside, merely helping her grandfather escape the Jade Phosphorus Snake's poison was enough to make Tang Tianlin worthy of her respect.
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