Chapter 62: Mutation of the Body Martial Soul
On the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor martial soul, the originally jade-like emerald-green scales had gained additional red and blue patterns.
It looked far more magnificent overall.
Not only that, but Dugu Bo could clearly feel that several of his soul skills had undergone varying degrees of change.
With a thought, his first soul ring lit up. Behind him, the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor suddenly opened its massive jaws and expelled a mouthful of blue icy mist.
The mist spread rapidly. Everything it touched was instantly frozen, turning into water-blue ice sculptures.
And it continued spreading outward.
Seeing this, Dugu Bo hurriedly withdrew his martial soul.
He didn't want to destroy his medicinal garden.
This was his mutated first soul skill—Jade Phosphor Ice Poison.
His second soul skill had also mutated, becoming Jade Phosphor Red Poison, the exact opposite of the first—an intense, blazing fire poison.
The third soul skill remained Jade Phosphor Purple Poison, but now the original toxin of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor was mixed with both ice poison and fire poison effects.
The power of these three soul skills had increased many times over compared to before.
Now, even when facing a Title Douluo, they could have a tremendous impact.
After all, the toxins of Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass were so terrifying that even a Title Douluo could not endure them for long.
And now that his martial soul had inherited both ice and fire poisons, it could naturally achieve the same level of lethality.
As for his later soul skills, they hadn't changed much.
After a brief test, Dugu Bo withdrew the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor martial soul and released his newly obtained Body Martial Soul instead.
The moment it was released, he could clearly feel every part of his body being greatly enhanced.
Even without using spiritual perception, he could clearly "see" an ant moving a hundred meters away.
This level of enhancement even surpassed the first stage of Purple Demon Eye cultivated by Tang San.
He couldn't help but wonder—if one day he cultivated the Purple Demon Eye, just how terrifying his vision would become.
This martial soul seemed to have undergone some unknown mutation during the absorption of the two immortal herbs.
Otherwise, it shouldn't have been this exaggerated before.
Dugu Bo raised his hand and saw that his skin had turned a dark golden color, like metal.
Pulling open his clothes, he saw the same dark gold covering his body, faintly gleaming under the moonlight and exuding a powerful sense of oppression.
With a casual strike, he slapped a large rock beside him.
Boom!
The rock shattered instantly.
"Very good. As expected of a god-level martial soul—it's truly powerful," Dugu Bo praised inwardly.
After all, he hadn't even attached a single soul ring to it yet.
Once he added soul rings, how strong would he become?
He couldn't help but feel anticipation.
The next morning, at dawn, laughter echoed through the valley of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
"Tianxiang, I've broken through!"
"I've broken through! Hahaha!"
"Finally! At last!"
"When His Majesty wakes up, we'll go to the Star Dou Forest to hunt a soul beast and help you advance to Soul Douluo!"
The two elders were as excited as children who had just received new toys.
Inside his cultivation chamber, Dugu Bo, relying on his extraordinary six senses, heard the commotion and ended his training.
His figure soon appeared at the entrance of the cave dwelling halfway up the mountain.
Interestingly, his long hair, which had turned black, had now returned to dark green…
Don't misunderstand—it wasn't because the poison of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor hadn't been fully removed.
Dugu Bo had deliberately turned it green again.
After all, after so many years, he had grown used to it…
Moreover, concealing his true hair color might prove useful in certain situations.
As for how he changed it, it was quite simple.
His hair had originally turned dark green due to the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor's poison. After detoxifying his body, it naturally returned to black.
If he wanted green hair again, he only needed to force the poison into his hair.
Whenever he wanted black hair, he could simply use the poison core within his body to detoxify again.
That poison core contained the medicinal effects of Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.
With a step forward, Dugu Bo drifted toward the Dragon Duke and Serpent Lady.
"You've broken through? Very good!"
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
The couple bowed respectfully.
Meng Shu knelt on one knee before Dugu Bo.
"My breakthrough in such a short time is all thanks to Your Majesty."
"I will never forget your kindness."
They had only pledged allegiance to Dugu Bo for a month.
They hadn't even done anything for him, yet they had already received so many benefits.
On the first day, he helped Chao Tianxiang obtain a soul ring and even gave them that precious snow silkworm.
Later, he gave Meng Yiran an immortal herb, allowing her to reach Soul Elder at around eleven years old…
And yet, they had contributed nothing in return.
Cooperation should be mutually beneficial, but so far, they had created no value for Dugu Bo.
This inevitably made Meng Shu feel uneasy.
Dugu Bo reached out and helped him up.
"Didn't I say I don't like such formalities?"
Meng Shu nodded.
"Rest assured, this will be the last time."
"Make your preparations. I'll take you to the Star Dou Forest to hunt a soul beast," Dugu Bo said.
Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang immediately returned to their residence.
The Star Dou Forest wasn't too far from the Sunset Forest, but it wasn't exactly close either.
And hunting soul beasts could sometimes take several days, so some preparation was necessary.
After they left, Dugu Bo took out a palm-sized blue sachet and quickly entered his medicinal garden.
Since his immortal herbs were at risk of being exposed, he couldn't leave them in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well any longer.
This trip to help Meng Shu hunt a soul beast—and to obtain soul rings for his second martial soul—might take quite some time.
If he returned to find his garden looted by the Spirit Hall, that would be disastrous.
He swiftly harvested herbs such as Beautiful Silk Tulip and Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, placing them into the blue sachet.
This sachet was a storage soul tool capable of holding living things—the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch.
Before long, Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang returned after making simple preparations.
Dugu Bo also walked out of the garden, dusting off the dirt on his hands.
"Let's go."
Although the possibility was small, he had taken all the immortal herbs he could carry to avoid any accidents.
After finishing everything, the three quickly rushed out of the valley.
Even after the herbs were removed, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well remained shrouded in mist—only missing several immortal plants.
After leaving the poison formation set outside the valley, the three accelerated toward the direction of the Star Dou Forest.
All of them were powerful soul masters.
Dugu Bo, a Title Douluo, needed no explanation, and even the Serpent Lady was a six-ring Soul Emperor.
For soul masters of their level, traveling on foot was far faster than using a carriage.
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T/N: fixed the problem of the ai making the translation far too dramatic