Chapter 78: The Greatest Benefit from the Dark Devilgod Tiger
As Dugu Bo circulated his soul power into the black soul ring, a surge of intense black light instantly burst forth.
"Dark Devilgod Transformation!"
He instinctively muttered the name of the soul skill.
Immediately after—
Black patterns began to emerge beneath the skin of his forehead.
They formed into a small tiger head mark, filled with flowing evil energy, almost as if it were alive.
Even his long green hair was染ed by that sinister aura, turning completely black.
Dugu Bo's entire presence underwent a drastic transformation.
He now looked like an ancient demon god descended upon the world—just one glance at him was enough to make others feel an overwhelming sense of evil.
If someone familiar with him were here, they probably wouldn't recognize him at all.
Clenching his fist, Dugu Bo felt the surging power within his body.
He was certain—
He could now tear apart ordinary seventy- to eighty-thousand-year soul beasts with his bare hands.
After testing his speed by darting around the cave, he muttered to himself:
"Speed, strength, and physical durability… all have increased drastically."
Roughly—
Three times stronger.
He quickly came to that conclusion.
"And my six senses… they've all been enhanced to varying degrees."
He could even clearly hear the faint sound of ants crawling hundreds of meters away.
"…Even my spiritual power has been amplified?"
A look of delight appeared in his eyes.
The enhancement of the six senses was extremely important.
After Level 96, battles between Title Douluo were no longer about just soul skills—
They were about combining one's understanding with their martial soul.
Every move wasn't technically a soul skill—
Yet surpassed soul skills.
With his enhanced perception, Dugu Bo would gain a massive advantage in such deadly battles.
And then there was the raw boost:
A 300% increase in all attributes.
That might not sound outrageous at first—
But consider this:
Even the Killing God Domain only increases the user's attributes by 120% and suppresses the enemy by 20%.
Combined, that's effectively just a 140% advantage.
But the Dark Devilgod Tiger's ability—
Directly boosts the user's total attributes by 300%.
That was an absurd level of enhancement.
On top of that—
Dugu Bo had absorbed a 100,000-year-level soul ring, and possessed a Body Martial Soul.
His base physical strength was already far beyond ordinary Title Douluo.
With this additional amplification—
Even with only one soul ring on his second martial soul, he could already rival a Super Douluo like Chrysanthemum Douluo in raw combat power.
Of course—
Winning would still be unlikely.
But the gap had been drastically shortened.
This was the true advantage of twin martial souls.
If he only had a single martial soul, even absorbing this same soul ring wouldn't produce such overwhelming results.
But now—
As a Title Douluo, his already terrifying base stats were being multiplied.
And as his body grew stronger with each absorbed soul ring—
Those base attributes would only continue to rise.
From a certain perspective—
Douluo's percentage-based abilities were incredibly overpowered.
In another world, abilities like this would absolutely dominate.
After roughly assessing his new ability, Dugu Bo turned his gaze toward where the Dark Devilgod Tiger's corpse had been.
It had already completely dissipated.
"…No soul bone?"
He frowned slightly.
Given the tiger's uniqueness and over sixty-thousand-year cultivation, he had expected at least one soul bone.
Yet nothing appeared.
Then—
A thought flashed through his mind.
That strange pearl from earlier…
Perhaps—
That was the true crystallization of the Dark Devilgod Tiger's power.
Dugu Bo took out the Evil God Pearl and examined it carefully.
Within it, three distinct energies could be seen circulating:
Evil
Lightning
Wind
"If I absorb this…"
"…I might gain all three attributes."
His eyes flickered.
Perhaps—
This was the greatest benefit the Dark Devilgod Tiger had to offer.
He put the pearl away again.
This wasn't the place to study it.
He would analyze it later at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
As he walked out of the cave, his hair gradually returned to its usual green.
Outside—
Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang immediately stood up.
"My lord."
They both sensed something had changed about him.
They couldn't quite describe it—
But his presence was clearly different.
"Let's go. It's time to return."
Dugu Bo glanced at them, a bit more trust now in his eyes.
Then—
His body slowly rose into the air, flying toward the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest.
The two hurriedly followed.
As he flew, Dugu Bo was already planning his next steps.
Once he returned—
He would attempt to absorb the pearl and further increase his strength.
Because soon—
Bibi Dong, along with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, would likely come knocking.
He knew her personality well.
Vengeful.
Relentless.
After all—
He had stolen the soul beast she had fought so hard to obtain.
Expecting her not to retaliate would be more absurd than the sun rising from the west.
"Perhaps…"
"…it's also time to try merging with the Heart of the Sea God."
He narrowed his eyes.
Maybe he should find an opportunity to go to Sea God Island—
And attempt to inherit the Sea God's divine position.
According to the simulator's results—
It should be possible.
But simulations weren't reality.
If the Sea God insisted on choosing Tang San as his successor—
Then even possessing the Heart of the Sea God might not be enough.
After all—
Gods in the upper realm could influence the lower world to some extent.
And when it came to choosing their successors—
They likely had full control.
Even the rewards of divine trials were personally granted by them.
He also remembered—
When Bo Saixi first learned Tang San was the Sea God's successor, she had intended to kill him.
Because once a successor appeared—
She, as the guardian, would have to sacrifice her life.
Yet later, she accepted her fate.
Without the Sea God's intervention—
Dugu Bo didn't believe that change would've happened.
Behind him, Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang followed quietly.
They wanted to ask what exactly had happened in the forest—
But seeing Dugu Bo had no intention of explaining, they held back.
After all—
Given the massive disturbance earlier, and Dugu Bo's absence during it—
There was no way he wasn't involved.
But if he didn't speak—
They wouldn't dare ask.