Chapter 81 — Astonishing Changes!
The next day, early morning.
In the forest, strands of sunlight pierced through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled, shifting patterns of light and shadow.
Above the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, mist continued to rise and churn, as if tireless.
Inside the secret chamber—
After being unconscious for the entire night, Dugu Bo suddenly jolted awake, springing up from the ground.
A wave of chilling energy swept over him, making him shudder.
He felt as if his heart had turned ice-cold. The continuous waves of cold left him extremely uncomfortable, along with an indescribable emotional disturbance.
Startled, he hurriedly began checking his body.
After a careful inspection, finding nothing wrong, Dugu Bo let out a slight sigh of relief.
What happened last night?
Patting his forehead, his mind gradually cleared as memories resurfaced.
He only remembered dripping a drop of blood onto the Evil God Pearl. Then the pearl suddenly flew into his body—
—and after that, he lost consciousness and fell into a coma.
What happened after that?
It seemed… changes had occurred within his body.
His expression suddenly froze.
His soul power level—
had actually broken through from Level 94 to Level 95.
Dugu Bo was overjoyed. He had always believed that reaching Titled Douluo was already his limit.
After all, his innate talent wasn't particularly outstanding.
Yet this simulator had allowed him, in such a short time, to reach the realm of a Super Douluo, something he had never even dared to imagine before.
And the changes in his body were far more than just that.
As if sensing something, Dugu Bo slowly released his Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor martial soul.
A massive phantom appeared behind him.
Turning around to look, the entirely jade-green serpent emperor didn't seem to have changed much.
Its emerald-like scales appeared thicker, and its body slightly larger than before.
Most importantly—
At the center of its forehead, there was now a diamond-shaped black-gray gem.
"…What is this?"
Subconsciously, Dugu Bo activated it with his soul power.
The black gem on the serpent emperor's forehead slowly lit up.
In an instant—
Everything around him fell into deathly silence and darkness.
Exactly like when the Dark Devilgod Tiger had appeared before.
Looking at the darkness around him, Dugu Bo was stunned.
"This… this is actually a domain? I actually obtained that powerful domain of the Dark Devilgod Tiger?"
Even though everything was plunged into darkness, he could clearly perceive all movements around him—far more clearly than usual.
And not only that—
He could distinctly sense that everything around him, like snow meeting fire, was beginning to dissolve under the darkness.
Frightened, Dugu Bo hurriedly withdrew the domain.
The sight before him made his heart tighten.
The walls of the secret chamber had already been corroded beyond recognition.
The stone table in the center had nearly melted, with strands of black substance still continuing to erode it.
Dugu Bo picked up a strand of the black substance and examined it carefully.
"This is… the power of darkness? And it's fused with my poison… forming a special kind of toxin?"
He let out a slow breath.
He hadn't expected that just by fusing with a single pearl, so many changes would occur in his body.
At that moment—
Dugu Bo suddenly noticed that his ninth spirit ring, the hundred-thousand-year one, had also undergone some changes.
On the originally pure red ring, faint strands of black-gray had appeared.
Could it be… even his soul skills had changed?
Realizing this, Dugu Bo immediately rushed outside the cave, eager to test what had happened to his ninth spirit ring.
Soul power flowed into the spirit ring.
The dazzling blood-red ring lit up instantly.
In the blink of an eye, dark clouds gathered overhead, pressing down upon the forest below.
Dugu Bo shouted in a low voice:
"Azure Desolation Annihilation Thunder!"
Crack—!
From the condensed storm clouds, a bolt of lightning shot down violently, as if tearing through the sky, slamming into the forest below.
Dugu Bo quickly flew toward the location where the attack landed.
Soon, a massive charred crater appeared before his eyes.
Across its surface, strands of black lightning still flickered and darted about.
Dugu Bo reached out and touched one of the strands.
Instantly, a numb, tingling sensation spread throughout his body.
Just as he was about to use soul power to dispel the paralysis—
A trace of silver light emerged beneath his skin, and his body returned to normal.
"…Could this be another martial soul?"
Dugu Bo gave a bitter smile. Too many changes had happened to him all at once—so many that even he couldn't sort them out clearly.
Shaking his head, he focused on examining his soul skills.
First, he would check the changes to his primary martial soul. The rest could wait.
The lightning had not only turned into black lightning, similar to the Dark Devilgod Tiger's dark thunder—
its paralysis effect had also been strengthened.
Moreover, the entire process of releasing the skill was completed within a single breath.
Previously, this skill had a relatively long casting time. Dugu Bo had even needed to coordinate it with his eighth soul skill, Time Solidification, to buy time.
Now, the release speed of Azure Desolation Annihilation Thunder was much faster than before.
It could be said that this change had greatly improved its biggest weakness.
Not only that—
The originally azure lightning had fused with the dark attribute, making it not only more powerful, but also granting it corrosion and erosion effects similar to darkness.
And this was with him deliberately controlling its power.
After all, a single thundercloud could unleash far more than just one bolt of lightning.
At maximum range, this soul skill could cover an area of nearly a hundred meters.
Of course, if he focused on range, the power wouldn't be as concentrated.
Next, Dugu Bo tested all of his soul skills one by one.
First, Second, Third Skills
No change. Still retained their original ice-fire and fire poison attributes.
Fourth Skill — Jade Phosphor Bewildering Array
Originally relied on hallucinogenic poison to trap enemies.
Now, in addition to the illusion toxin, it also contained dark energy, which eroded the enemy's soul power while trapping them—making it far harder to resist.
Fifth Skill — Jade Phosphor Rain Needles
A group attack. With the integration of dark elements, its power had increased significantly.
Sixth Skill — Serpent Python Heavenly Gang Shield
The original green shield had turned completely black.
The dark element could corrode incoming attacks, raising its defensive strength by more than one level.
Seventh Skill — Martial Soul True Body
No change.
Eighth Skill — Time Solidification
Still a powerful control ability.
Ninth Skill (Additional Ability Evolution)
Originally called Azure Sluggish Divine Light, which restricted enemies like a swamp.
Now, not only could it restrict movement, but it also fused darkness and poison.
While restraining the enemy, it continuously eroded and consumed their soul power—until death.
It could be said—
He had grown stronger.
Far, far stronger.