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--- Chapter 73 ---
Han Yuan and others watched Liu Erlong meditating on a flat ground and absorbing the hard-fought 100,000-year-old spirit ring. Regardless, Dugu Bo suddenly had a question.
"Young Master, according to your theory, the martial soul's origin and quality are the deciding factors of its evolution."
"Then, do you think Dean's martial soul might evolve again due to the Dragon-Blooded Crimson Pangolin's spirit ring?"
Han Yuan nodded, "Mm, the martial soul's origin is a compound of many traits like bloodline, spirituality, and evolutionary path. So, a martial soul may evolve once it meets certain criteria."
"Liu Erlong's martial soul used to be Fire Dragon, a mutated version of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon."
"Then, I purified her martial soul, which caused the Fire Dragon to evolve into Scarlet Dragon."
"And as you know, her martial soul evolved again into the Magma Armored Dragon recently due to consuming the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, which contained strong dragon and earth essence."
"However, none of these are actually true evolution..." Han Yuan chuckled helplessly. "The first change has nothing to do with evolution, as I merely extracted madness from Fire Dragon."
"The second change is merely adding earth elements into the Scarlet Dragon."
"So, strictly speaking, Liu Erlong's martial soul didn't evolve but adapted to these new attributes."
"However, once the Magma Armored Dragon absorbed the Fire Dragon's bloodline in the Dragon-Blooded Crimson Pangolin and fully adapted, it might evolve into a super martial soul."
Hiss!
Dugu Bo and others were amazed, "So, her martial soul will become much better than Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon."
"Just much better?" Han Yuan chuckled. "No, Liu Erlong's martial soul will dwarf and put those weak dragons to shame!"
"However, don't worry, Senior Dugu. The process of evolving a snake into a dragon is no weaker than this. Uncle Xin and Sister Yanyan's evolution might take a while, but your Jade Phosphorus Snake Emperor will surely turn into a super dragon."
Han Yuan approached the corpse of a massive pangolin, "In fact, I should probably extract the essence of Dragon-Blooded Crimson Pangolin before it loses its efficiency."
"Haha, I can't wait!" Dugu Bo laughed joyfully as he, Dugu Xin, and Dugu Yan couldn't help but stare at Han Yuan's back with high hopes in their hearts.
Han Yuan extracted all the remaining poison of Heavenly Restriction Dew and Death God's Blood from the Dragon-Blooded Crimson Pangolin's body with Sky Poison Pearl.
After that, he butchered the corpse in the Sky Poison Pearl, using the infinitely expanding space to cut through the spirit beast's tough scales, and stored all the flesh, bone, internal organs, and blood in separate space bubbles.
Of course, it wasn't an easy process as Han Yuan consumed his spiritual power to the extreme.
Unfortunately, this is the fastest method to get things done. After all, a refined steel blade couldn't even damage the Dragon-Blooded Crimson Pangolin's thick scales.
While harvesting the corpse, Han Yuan also discovered the left arm spirit bone of the Dragon-Blooded Crimson Pangolin.
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[Name: Burning Earth Arm Bone]
[Type: Spirit Bone (Left Arm)]
[Age: 100,000 years old]
[Origin: Dragon-Blooded Crimson Pangolin]
[Spirit Skill: Fire Dragon's Rampage, Gravity Field]
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[Fire Dragon's Rampage]
[Agitate the dragon's blood in one's body and enter an enraged state that boosts all attributes by 350% for the next hour. Fire affinity and dragon power will be 400% stronger, followed by irresistible dragon fear on every attack upon activation]
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[Gravity Field]
[Create a field of enhanced gravity, which the user can manipulate based on how strong their spiritual power is. Additionally, boost the user's weight-based and physical attacks by 300%]
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Looking at the sapphire-like left arm bone on his hand, Han Yuan couldn't help but shake his head. "This spirit bone is much better than I thought, and Erlong's power will undergo qualitative change upon absorbing it."
"Woah, is this the 100,000-year-old spirit bone?" Everyone looked at the spirit bone on Han Yuan's hand with bright eyes.
"The number one treasure in Douluo Continent, also known as the Bloody River Treasure."
Dugu Bo sighed, "I'd never thought I could kill a 100,000-year-old spirit beast in my life, more so seeing the 100,000-year-old spirit ring and bone."
"Following the Young Master has been a miracle so far."
Ye Xuelan nodded in agreement, "Mm, you're right, Senior."
"However, it was clear that everything that happened here shouldn't be known to others."
"Don't worry, Auntie, we are not dumb enough to do that!" Dugu Yan said confidently.
"I know..." Ye Xuelan smiled faintly. "I just want to remind everyone."
Han Yue ignored the left-arm spirit bone because it wasn't suitable for her and asked, "So, have you made the Demonic Pill for Senior Dugu?"
"Hehe, you're the real one, sister." Han Yuan laughed cheekily. "Of course I did!"
Before everyone's eyes, Han Yuan brought out a dark red sphere made of the refined essence of the Dragon-Blooded Crimson Pangolin, which no longer has other impurities besides the fire dragon's origins and some immortal herbs.
Dugu Bo, Dugu Xin, and Dugu Yan locked their snake's eyes on the dark red sphere and swallowed hard.
Han Yuan glanced at Dugu Bo and tossed the Fire Dragon - Demonic Pill to him, "Take it, Senior Dugu."
"All you need to do is eat it and let the Demonic Pill merge with your Snake Neidan, fully transforming it into Dragon Pill."
"After that, your martial soul's origin is no longer flawed."
Dugu Bo caught the Fire Dragon - Demonic Pill and didn't know what to say for a moment before bowing to Han Yuan, "Thank you, Young Master!"
"Yeah, yeah, I know." Han Yuan waved his hand casually. "Sit down and absorb the Demonic Pill."
"It should also remove the cooldown effect of Spirit Burning Pill."
Dugu Bo nodded solemnly before sitting down and preparing his condition to the best state. He threw the Demonic Pill into his mouth and let it form a bond with himself.
Kacha!
The Snake Neidan in Dugu Bo's body cracked, causing extreme poison to rampage immediately. Yet, the Fire Dragon - Demonic Pill suppresses the poison with extreme fire and swallows it in a fiery sea.
Dugu Bo let the two spheres collide and merge, creating a big bang in his body. A red and green light flashed out of his body, covering him with green snake scales on the left and red dragon scales on the right.
Cough!
He spewed a mouthful of dark blood and gritted his teeth in pain as he underwent an extreme transformation inside-out. His very origin, meaning bloodline, physique, and advanced path, is slowly turning into that of a dragon.
"Xiao Yuan, Grandpa will be fine, right?" Dugu Yan asked worriedly.
Han Yuan smiled faintly, "Senior Dugu will be fine, Sister Yanyan. Believe in him."
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Time passes quickly.
Dugu Bo finally opened his eyes and revealed a pair of jade-colored dragon eyes. Even though exhausted, everyone could see how excited Dugu Bo was.
He summoned his martial soul, but the Jade Phosphorus Snake Emperor was no longer there.
A serpentine beast did manifest, but it wasn't a Jade Phosphorus Snake Emperor but a dragon with a body covered with dark green scales, four dragon claws, two antler-like horns, white whiskers, sharp teeth, and sinister jade-colored eyes with black slits.
ROAR!
The serpentine dragon roared to the sky, shaking the surrounding mountain with its dark presence. A faint yet extreme heat and poison emitted from the dragon's body, shrouding it in purple mist.
Dugu Bo walked out of the mist, revealing his new appearance, which was not only younger but also muscular. He gained more muscles but did not appear bloated. He looked like a compact swimmer. His once-gray hair has gained a tint of dark green, but not like his poisoned state because each strand brimmed with vitality.
He kneeled before Han Yuan, "Subordinate has successfully evolved his martial soul and solved the flaw. Young Master's treatment is a success."
"Subordinate, Dugu Bo, will be loyal to the Young Master for eternity!"
Han Yuan's mouth twitched slightly because Dugu Bo really liked to bow, huh? He sighed in his heart and said, "Get up, Senior. We have other things to do than this."
"Yes!" Dugu Bo hurriedly got up.
"So, do you have a name for your newly evolved martial soul?" Han Yuan asked Dugu Bo while looking at the dragon behind him.
"I was thinking of letting Young Master name it! After all, this is only possible because of Young Master!" Dugu Bo replied instantly.
Han Yuan was speechless, "Then, let's call it..."
"Jade-Eyed Nether Dragon."