Whew—success.
Outside, when Chen Junting saw the Poison Pill slowly rotating in Dugu Xin's dantian, he finally let out a complete sigh of relief.
This not only represented the success of the Poison Pill method, but also signified that Dugu Xin's poison attribute had transformed into the Ultimate level. Moreover, once he used the mutated Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's energy to condense a soul ring, he would become a Soul Saint, and even cause his martial soul to evolve.
"Brother Junting, how is it?"
Seeing Chen Junting's relaxed appearance, Ning Tian also felt her heart ease. Although she had already guessed the result, she still asked.
"No problems."
Using the residual light of the Eye of Destiny for one final glance, "Xin is now forcing out all the soul power and energy from within the Poison Pill. Once he expels all of these, combined with the residual traces of the mutated Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent in his dantian, he can condense his soul ring."
"From here on out, it's just a matter of time."
After Chen Junting closed the Eye of Destiny at his brow, seeing Dugu Xin's face as pale as golden paper, so weak he seemed ready to collapse at any moment, he condensed a drop of emerald-green water at his fingertip. With a light flick, he sent it dripping into Dugu Xin's mouth.
Rich life energy rapidly nourished his body.
"Little Tian, continue with the amplification."
"Attribute amplification?"
"Attribute amplification." Chen Junting nodded and said, "But once his condition completely stabilizes, it won't be necessary anymore."
"Alright."
And so, under Ning Tian's continuous amplification, Dugu Xin—nourished by the life energy—saw his condition continuously improve.
His entire body was already shrouded in purple-red mist.
Violent energy continuously eroded his body, and even his originally fair skin had turned purple-red in an instant.
As the energy's impacts continued, Dugu Xin's skin began to crack inch by inch. Even his face occasionally flashed with expressions of pain, and even his seated posture became somewhat unstable.
Seeing this, Chen Junting remained completely unperturbed.
Since the mutated Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's remnant soul had been destroyed, and Dugu Xin's poison attribute had reached the Ultimate level—completely suppressing the original extreme poison of the inner core—his task became much easier from here on.
However, even so, this waiting continued all the way until the following evening. When night fell, suddenly, a strange sensation simultaneously appeared in the hearts of Chen Junting and the others.
Almost instantly, their gazes gathered upon Dugu Xin. They saw that his cracked skin had already healed, but purple-red mist was seeping from his pores, rising once more and continuously transforming toward jade-green.
During this process, Dugu Xin remained completely motionless.
Soon, he was covered by a jade-green cocoon, with occasional tremors transmitting strange energy fluctuations—like a snake egg in gestation, ready to break through its shell at any moment.
In the next moment, crack crack—
A crack appeared on the jade-green cocoon, and as more cracks multiplied, this cocoon had already split open.
Hiss—
Jade-green light instantly shone continuously from the cracks in the cocoon. When a sinister snake cry rang out, a heart-palpitating sensation followed. In the next second, an arm suddenly shattered the cracking cocoon and reached out from within.
But when the arm withdrew again, hiss—
A snake head abruptly thrust out, and the jade-green light suddenly flared brilliantly. Almost instinctively, it caused Chen Junting and the others to close their eyes. But when they reacted and opened them again, the light had already dissipated, and a massive figure was revealed.
Diamond-shaped emerald-green scales like inlaid jade, an enormous jade-green serpent roughly thirty meters long and as thick as a water vat stood upright with its upper half, coiled upon an illusory formation plate.
A pair of massive, greenish snake eyes stared coldly at Chen Junting and the others, its tongue flickering in and out of its mouth, dense and terrifying poisonous mist swirling around its body—like a tiger watching its prey.
And this was precisely Dugu Xin's Martial Soul True Body, the Jade Phosphor Serpent.
No!
To be accurate, it shouldn't be called Jade Phosphor Serpent anymore.
Because on the head and back of Dugu Xin's Martial Soul True Body, nine protrusions had appeared. Each protrusion resembled a jade-green mushroom, as if blood and extreme poison flowed within them.
Beyond this, its abdomen had also become particularly massive.
"It seems it succeeded."
Chen Junting gazed at the great serpent and suddenly spoke.
And the moment these words left his mouth, the great serpent that Dugu Xin had transformed into suddenly arched its body, erupting in continuous hissing cries, seemingly falling into frenzy. However, jade-green light continuously emanated from those nine protrusions!
In the next second, hiss ×10
Ten hisses rang out simultaneously, and a layer of snake skin rapidly shed.
And when Dugu Xin's Martial Soul True Body had completely finished molting, a majestic great serpent coiled in mid-air. The aura it emitted alone gave one the feeling of a sovereign of all poisons, a king of ten thousand serpents!
Most peculiar of all, this massive Jade Phosphor Serpent actually had ten heads. Both strangely harmonious, yet terrifying beyond measure.
As the commotion gradually subsided, Dugu Xin also prepared to dispel his Martial Soul True Body state, intending to transform back into human form.
Chen Junting noticed Dugu Xin's intention and quickly waved his sleeve, blocking Ning Tian's line of sight, while simultaneously calling out in a light voice.
"Xin! Watch your clothes!"
Hearing this, Dugu Xin's figure abruptly halted, and he hurriedly produced clothing to put on. Once he had more or less finished dressing, Chen Junting then lowered the sleeve that had been shielding Ning Tian's eyes.
"Junting."
Dugu Xin looked at Chen Junting, his lips pressing together.
His body suddenly stopped, and without any warning, he was about to bend down.
However, a hand quickly reached out and stopped him.
"What are you doing?"
Chen Junting restrained Dugu Xin, his tone helpless. "Do we need this between us?" Then, his hand exerted force with a sudden push.
With just a light push, he made him straighten up again.
Chen Junting looked at Dugu Xin, his gaze resolute, but a smile playing at the corners of his mouth. "Xin, let me congratulate you first. You've not only achieved the Ultimate attribute, but your martial soul has also evolved. Tell us, what name do you plan to give your martial soul?"
Dugu Xin was slightly stunned for a moment, then after an imperceptible nod, he continued, "Ten-Headed Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor."
"A good name."
Ning Tian gently clapped her hands in praise, quite supportive.
This scene, however, made the corner of Chen Junting's mouth twitch involuntarily.
This name could hardly be called good—it could only be considered not bad. After all, this newly chosen name was practically a frankenstein of stitched-together elements, and it had stitched together everything that could be stitched.
But regardless, Dugu Xin's attribute advancement and martial soul evolution both left Chen Junting feeling quite satisfied.
Although the process had been perilous, that Snow Swan Kiss was not wasted on Dugu Xin's risky consumption, and the effects of that mutated Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's inner core proved he had not given it to the wrong person.
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