At Eastsea Academy, many Soul Masters looked up at the Dragon Transformation Art in the sky with great curiosity. Quite a few had already begun trying it.
In a dorm room by a window, Tang Wulin sat quietly.
He had steadily practiced the Mysterious Heaven Skill for a long time, and his Soul Power had risen consistently. Now at rank sixteen, he already counted among the outstanding students his age.
However, he merely looked at the Dragon Transformation Art in the sky that attracted him.
The patterns of the "Dragon Transformation Art" on the sky screen entered his eyes, and a faint pull stirred deep within him. But in just an instant, he suppressed that slight stirring.
Within his sea of consciousness, Old Tang's voice reminded him, "Gu Lin, there's no need to overthink it. The Mysterious Heaven Skill is the Sea God's God Level cultivation technique."
"How could some unknown technique from the Primordial World possibly compare? Don't worry."
"With my guidance, you will definitely become a god in the future."
Tang Wulin nodded lightly. He trusted Old Tang immensely now. After all, Old Tang really had taught him a great deal.
Despite having the trash Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass, he had been able to catch up with the top tier of students his age.
The Mysterious Heaven Skill was the proper path.
Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the neighboring dorm room exploded.
As someone with a Dragon Clan Martial Soul, Wang Jinxi possessed the Bone Dragon King Martial Soul.
He had indeed tried the Ancestral Dragon Scripture, but he had been unable to even get started.
Yet with this Dragon Transformation Art, he had only stirred a trace of Dao resonance.
The next instant, a gentle yet immense force suddenly flowed out of the technique's Dao patterns, traveling through his meridians and throughout his body!
His Soul Power, originally at rank seventeen, instantly soared rank after rank.
Rank eighteen!
Rank nineteen!
Rank twenty!
Were it not for the restriction imposed by Soul Rings, his Soul Power probably could have kept rising.
After all, this was a rule of the Douluo Continent: without a Soul Ring, one could not increase one's strength any further.
Nevertheless, the surging power continued to circulate and coil within his body, strengthening his meridians.
His rank did not need to rise, but his strength kept growing.
It left Wang Jinxi with inexhaustible strength.
Beside him, his good friend Zhang Yangzi had been watching the sky screen by the window and merely turned to glance at him.
He immediately froze on the spot.
"Wait, buddy? What's going on with you?"
"Weren't you only rank seventeen? How did you suddenly reach rank twenty? You're not messing with me, are you?"
Wang Jinxi slowly opened his eyes, a faint draconic gleam flashing through them.
Feeling the strength he now possessed, he was greatly shocked.
"I don't know~ I just tried circulating this Dragon Transformation Art, and my strength rose on its own. I don't even dare touch the Ancestral Dragon Scripture, but I can actually cultivate this!"
Zhang Yangzi's mouth opened wide enough to swallow a durian.
"Holy crap, if this isn't cheating, what is?"
The other students in the dorm also looked over.
"Wait, is the Dragon Transformation Art really that badass?"
"Damn, you look so cool like this!"
"It doesn't look like Martial Soul Possession. You've even grown dragon scales."
"See if you can retract them?"
Everyone curiously gathered around Wang Jinxi. Some actually wanted to try circulating the Dragon Transformation Art too, but many of them did not have Dragon Clan Martial Souls.
Soul Masters whose Martial Souls possessed Dragon Clan bloodlines were few and far between.
They were relatively rare.
At this moment, the phantom dragon bones around Wang Jinxi no longer merely hovered behind him. Instead, grayish-white scales emerged bit by bit from beneath the skin on the backs of his hands and his forearms.
"Have you grown fish scales?"
Zhang Yangzi cried out strangely beside him.
Wang Jinxi retorted irritably, "What nonsense are you talking about? These are dragon scales! Dragon scales."
"But this really doesn't seem like Martial Soul Possession."
Wang Jinxi touched his dragon scales. They felt a little stiff.
A Beast Martial Soul could undergo Martial Soul Possession, but that required a continuous expenditure of Soul Power.
Yet he felt that this did not seem to consume any Soul Power.
Even his flesh and bones were changing.
Even his eyes shone with a cold light, making others somewhat afraid at their first glance at him.
This even came with its own intimidating dragon might.
Zhang Yangzi clicked his tongue. "You're not going to turn into a dragon, are you?"
In the original story, Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi had been Tang Wulin's good friends at Eastsea Academy.
Wang Jinxi's Martial Soul had even undergone a beneficial mutation because he spent so much time with Tang Wulin.
With prolonged contact, perhaps it really could have completed its transformation and become a genuine True Dragon Martial Soul.
After all, Tang Wulin possessed the Golden Dragon King Bloodline.
With the Silver Dragon King there as well, becoming one of the Shrek Seven Devils was not impossible.
But because he shared a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Zhang Yangzi, if his Martial Soul mutated, it would be difficult to perform the Martial Soul Fusion Skill with his good friend again.
In the end, he could only choose to transfer schools and stay away from Tang Wulin, ultimately vanishing without a trace.
At this moment, Wang Jinxi's Martial Soul had not completed a mutation; instead, it had become stronger.
"I feel like my Martial Soul is evolving, but it doesn't seem to have severed my Martial Soul Fusion Skill connection with you."
Hearing this, Zhang Yangzi breathed a sigh of relief.
His good friend growing stronger was certainly exciting, but if Martial Soul Evolution really caused them to lose their Martial Soul Fusion Skill...
His good friend would have become stronger, but what about him?
Fortunately, they still had their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
After all, on the Douluo Continent, having a Martial Soul Fusion Skill was equivalent to coming with a cultivation cheat of one's own: my cultivation speed far exceeded an ordinary person's, and there was also a powerful Soul Skill.
But at this moment, everyone envied Wang Jinxi.
He had merely circulated a cultivation technique and reached rank twenty outright. This was far too heaven-defying.
Not only Eastsea Academy, but Soul Masters across the entire Douluo Continent had been drawn to the Dragon Transformation Art.
Everyone discussed it, and quite a few Soul Masters with Dragon Clan Martial Souls spoke of the Dragon Transformation Art's wonders.
It was not just an increase in Soul Power or strength. Even their level of life had risen.
Some old men with one foot in the grave could even prolong their lives simply by circulating the Dragon Transformation Art because their Martial Souls possessed Dragon Clan bloodlines.
It was truly astonishing.
But just then, a string of red text rang out from the sky screen.
[Shrek · Long Yeyue]: "I, Long Yeyue, proclaim to the world in the name of Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion! This Dragon Transformation Art is a demonic, heretical art!"
"This method does not aid Soul Masters in cultivation. It twists the very essence of humanity, seizes people's bodies, and turns humans into beasts!"
"Those who cultivate the Dragon Transformation Art will shed their humanity step by step and transform completely into Soul Beasts. This is a vicious method that will plunge the continent into chaos!"
"From this day forth, any Soul Master who practices the Dragon Transformation Art shall be classified as an Evil Soul Master without exception. All righteous forces on the Douluo Continent may pass judgment upon them!"
The instant these words were spoken, the entire continent was stunned.
Huh?
Evil Soul Masters?
Quite a few people were dumbfounded upon hearing this.
Many Soul Masters found it hard to believe, especially those with Dragon Clan bloodlines who were already cultivating the Dragon Transformation Art and had tasted its benefits.
What do you mean, you're going to label me an Evil Soul Master just because I cultivated a technique?
On what grounds?