Diary—Chapter 189: The martial soul evolves, and Dugu Yan also produces an inner elixir in her body?
Dugu Yan's appearance also returned to normal; her hair turned light green like Dugu Bo's, and her pupils also returned to normal.
Because the toxins accumulated in her body were not as much as Dugu Bo's, her soul power only increased by a little over one level, reaching level thirty-three.
Then, under the protection of Dai Yichen and Zhu Zhuqing, the two sat cross-legged and absorbed the Immortal Herb.
An hour later, Dugu Bo was the first to finish, and a huge soul power fluctuation emanated from his body.
Ninety-fourth level soul power!
"Hahahaha! I never thought this Old Monster would have such a day!" Dugu Bo happily embraced Dai Yichen, full of brotherly affection.
"Little Monster, this Old Monster can achieve such accomplishments now, all thanks to you!" Dugu Bo was truly too excited.
However, Dai Yichen shook his head. "Old Monster, this isn't all because of me. It's because you found such a treasure trove, and it just so happens that I recognize these Immortal Herbs, which is why you can achieve such accomplishments."
Dugu Bo was slightly stunned. This Little Monster didn't take all the credit for himself. This character truly suited his taste!
Seeing his granddaughter still absorbing the Immortal Herb, Dugu Bo secretly glanced at Zhu Zhuqing, then quietly pulled Dai Yichen aside and whispered, "Little Monster, what do you think of my Yan Yan?"
Dai Yichen: ??? No, are you already preparing to sell your granddaughter?
"You Old Monster, you're truly behaving improperly!" Dai Yichen muttered in annoyance.
Seeing that Dai Yichen didn't explicitly refuse, Dugu Bo, the old fox, knew he had a chance. He chuckled lewdly. "What? My granddaughter is so beautiful, could it be that she's not good enough for you? I know you already have someone in mind, but you're a prince, aren't you? Which prince doesn't have a few concubines by his side?"
"Besides, this Old Monster can tell that you, kid, are lustful! After spending this time together, Yan Yan isn't disgusted by you, is she?"
"Cough cough... Whatever you say, I don't care."
In Dugu Bo's understanding, this posture meant it was a done deal!
It's just that this Little Monster was a bit stubborn and tsundere, feeling a little embarrassed to speak in front of an older brother like him.
"It's fine. If Yan Yan follows you in the future, you can still call me Old Monster, and I'll call you Little Monster. We'll call each other by our nicknames, and our seniority won't be messed up."
Dai Yichen: ...
What Dai Yichen and Dugu Bo didn't notice was that Zhu Zhuqing, behind them, pouted adorably.
After absorbing the Immortal Herb, all her basic abilities had improved, naturally including her hearing.
So... there was no difference between these two talking and talking to her face; she heard everything...
A moment later, a powerful fluctuation came from behind Dugu Yan. Her Jade Phosphor Serpent Martial Soul... began to transform!
"This... this is Martial Soul evolution!"
Dugu Bo was slightly stunned, his body trembling slightly. He hadn't expected it to evolve!
One must know that his Martial Soul had evolved by chance when he became a Soul Saint.
This evolution was not fixed, meaning that under normal circumstances, even if Dugu Yan reached level seventy, her Jade Phosphor Serpent Martial Soul might not necessarily evolve into a Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor. It required opportunity and her comprehension.
But now, Yan Yan is only a Soul Elder, and her Martial Soul has already evolved into a Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor. This means that in the future, there's a high probability she can have another evolution, as long as there's enough opportunity!
The next moment, Dugu Yan opened her eyes and felt her current situation: thirty-nine levels!
She had increased her soul power by a full six levels, and her Martial Soul had even evolved!
However, the next moment, Dugu Yan's brows involuntarily furrowed...
This startled Dugu Bo, who quickly stepped forward and asked, "Yan Yan, what's wrong?"
Dugu Yan was silent for a moment, then said somewhat uncertainly, "Grandpa, it seems like there's also an inner core in my body... but it's very, very small."
Dugu Bo: ...
Dai Yichen: ...
From this perspective, it wasn't that Dugu Bo forming an inner core was due to his exceptionally high talent, but rather that it came with the Martial Soul evolution, just like the inner core of the Ten-headed Fierce Yang Serpent in Slaughter City.
Could this be the 'curse' of this plane on those with the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Martial Soul?
Even ten thousand years later, a Soul Master with the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Martial Soul and an early-stage inner core, without the aid of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well like Dugu Bo, would simply not live long enough to become a Titled Douluo, let alone condense a complete Soul Core.
Isn't Dugu Bo said to be the weakest Titled Douluo?
If so, what is this plane so wary of?
It couldn't be just because the Jade Phosphor Serpent belongs to a dragon species.
"It's fine. With the suppression of the Ice Fire Pill, you won't suddenly erupt like your grandpa did before. What you need to do now is improve your control over your toxins. When you have the strength of a Titled Douluo, you can try to condense a Soul Core, and then all crises will be resolved!"
"Little Monster, what about me?" Dugu Bo pointed to himself.
Dai Yichen waved his hand and said, "Old Monster, instead of relying on me, you should rely on yourself. Look, you're already at ninety-four levels, and there's probably still a residual medicinal power in your body. It might take ten years to reach ninety-five levels, and then wouldn't it be easy for you to condense a Soul Core?"
Dugu Bo: ...
'I'm afraid that in ten years, with your rate of improvement, you'll probably already be a Titled Douluo…'
Forget it, Dugu Bo stopped thinking about this problem. Anyway, the current crisis was resolved, so he said, "You and Zhuqing both need new soul rings. Let's rest for a while, and tomorrow we can search for suitable Soul Beasts in the Sunset Forest. How about that?"
Dai Yichen had no objections to this.
Time flew by, and a month passed.
Dai Yichen finally obtained his third soul ring, a nine-thousand-year White Tiger!
And he also successfully obtained his family's inherited Soul Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation.
However, because his cultivation year was relatively high, the amplification effect was also different from a White Tiger Vajra Transformation of a thousand-year soul ring.
Within half an hour, it amplifies his attack and defense by one hundred and fifty percent, increases his toughness by one hundred and fifty percent, and provides a certain degree of negative resistance.
And because he obtained his third soul ring, with the blessing of the Tianmeng Iceworm's Life origin, both his second soul ring and his Martial Soul Spirit Eye's first soul ring were raised to nine thousand years, but they did not provide any soul power amplification.
As for the first soul ring being inherited, it automatically increased to nine thousand years without consuming any origin.
However, because it was still a thousand-year soul ring, the first two Soul Skills of the first Martial Soul did not undergo a qualitative change, but the four Soul Skills of the second Martial Soul's first soul ring were all strengthened to varying degrees.
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