Chapter 80 — Absorbing the Evil God Pearl
Sunset Forest, Yin-Yang Ice Fire Eyes!
It was already deep into the night by the time Dugu Bo returned.
Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang had already gone back to their clan, saying they had matters to attend to. Dugu Bo didn't stop them.
At this moment, inside his secret chamber, Dugu Bo was full of energy, carefully studying the object in his hand—the Evil God Pearl.
He didn't truly understand it. He only knew it should be the condensed power of the Dark Devilgod Tiger, but as for how to absorb it… he had no idea.
After thinking for a moment, Dugu Bo slowly extended his vast spiritual power toward the pearl like a rising tide.
He wanted to see if he could uncover anything unusual through spiritual probing.
As his spiritual power approached the Evil God Pearl, he suddenly felt something familiar—similar to when he had approached the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.
A chilling aura seeped into his mind, accompanied by a faint tingling numbness.
Dugu Bo understood immediately—this was the effect of the three types of power contained within the pearl.
Suppressing the discomfort, he continued probing. However, he soon discovered that his spiritual power could only linger around the surface of the pearl and could not penetrate inside for deeper inspection.
After a thorough attempt, aside from the discomfort, he found nothing.
A trace of disappointment appeared on his face.
Next, Dugu Bo released his dense soul power and cautiously infused a portion of it into the pearl.
The Evil God Pearl trembled slightly. The multiple hues it emitted grew a bit brighter.
But… that was all.
"Don't tell me I have to eat this thing?"
Looking at the pearl in his hand, Dugu Bo felt a deep sense of helplessness.
For the first time, he truly understood the frustration of Emperor Xue Ye.
Knowing you held a treasure, yet having no idea how to use it—it was torture.
Thinking of the Sea God's Heart, Dugu Bo suddenly recalled that it required blood recognition.
Could it be… this Evil God Pearl worked the same way?
With that thought, he condensed his soul power into a dagger and sliced across his fingertip.
To his surprise, it only left a faint white mark—his skin wasn't even broken.
Only now did Dugu Bo realize just how terrifying his body's defensive strength had become.
And this was without even activating his martial soul.
If he did, even standing still, Soul Masters below the Soul Saint level might not be able to break his defenses.
With soul skills added, his defense might rival even a ten-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape.
And that was just defense—his strength was equally monstrous.
He was practically a humanoid soul beast.
Focusing his power, he finally managed to cut his fingertip. A drop of blood slowly seeped out.
Raising his hand, he let the blood fall onto the Evil God Pearl.
The moment it touched the surface—it was instantly absorbed.
Success?
A flash of excitement crossed Dugu Bo's eyes—
—but before he could react, an extreme cold unlike anything he had ever felt erupted from the pearl and surged straight into his body.
His entire body began trembling violently.
It felt as if he had fallen into an endless ice abyss. At the same time, his six senses became extraordinarily sharp.
The Evil God Pearl itself was pitch-black, yet it shimmered with three colors—green, blue, and silver.
At that moment, those three colors flared brilliantly. The pearl suddenly floated into the air, as if controlled by an unseen force.
As though something inside Dugu Bo was drawing it in—
whoosh!
It shot straight toward his mouth.
Like an irresistible force, the pearl carried a strange power that made him subconsciously open his mouth.
The instant it entered—
A freezing chill seized his throat, and his entire body turned rigid like ice.
In that moment, even his consciousness was completely sealed.
Everything went black.
He fainted.
His final thought before losing consciousness was simple:
…I'm done for.
After he collapsed, the first change appeared—
A layer of black light enveloped his body, wrapping around him like a cocoon.
His Body Martial Soul activated on its own, his skin turning a metallic bronze.
Behind him, the phantom of the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor quietly appeared, as if seeking to share in this opportunity.
If Dugu Bo were conscious, he would have seen—
His bones, muscles, and meridians were all dyed in a dense gray.
Cold, domineering, evil, and bizarre—a fusion of four terrifying auras swirled around his body.
This was the ultimate evil power of the Dark Devilgod Tiger.
As the power of extreme evil entered his body, it began subtly trembling.
Then—
From within the dark gray energy, three strands of light appeared, gently swaying above him.
Green. Blue. Silver.
These were the same three lights from the Evil God Pearl.
Together with the dark energy, the four attributes continuously tempered and reconstructed his body.
Beneath his bronze skin, strands of dazzling silver began to emerge.
Without Dugu Bo realizing it—
His Body Martial Soul was evolving toward the Silver level.
Meanwhile, the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor behind him continuously absorbed the evil aura radiating from the pearl.
Inside the chamber, Dugu Bo was undergoing a shocking transformation.
Outside, the night sky glittered with stars, and the moon shone brightly.
A radiant full moon hung high, casting soft light like a flowing galaxy.
Time passed.
Inside the cave, Dugu Bo's skin had almost completely transformed into a brilliant silver.
This meant—
Without his knowledge, his Body Martial Soul had undergone two evolutions, reaching the Silver rank.
Normally, such evolution required life-and-death crises to stimulate the martial soul repeatedly.
His first evolution had occurred when he entered the Yin-Yang Ice Fire Eyes, triggering its energy and advancing him to the Bronze level.
Now—
Under the refinement of the four attribute powers within the Evil God Pearl—
He had reached the Silver level.
Was this exaggerated?
In terms of speed—yes.
But considering the source of this transformation…
The Evil God Pearl.
A treasure that, in another world, could directly create a god.
[T/N: yes it's true in another series made by the original author of douluo dalu th evil god pearl was the main source of power for that mc infact when tang San was swallowing other divine realms he met the mc who had the evil god pearl]
Suddenly—
A second evolution of a martial soul didn't seem so impossible after all.