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After some haggling, the Ice Dragon King agreed to solve Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan's cultivation problems and help them evolve their martial souls.
"Sister Bing, do we need to use the immortal herbs here for this matter?"
Xuan Hao asked.
The Ice Dragon King was somewhat puzzled:
"Since I have personally taken action, what use are these flowers and plants?"
"These so-called spiritual treasures are nothing more than parasites that grow on our corpses."
"These... are parasites?!"
Dugu Bo looked at the treasures scattered all over the ground.
These were priceless treasures that would be hard to find anywhere else, but in the mouth of this Dragon King, they had become parasites.
"What? Is there a problem?"
The Ice Dragon King glanced at him indifferently.
"This Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire is formed from the dragon bodies of me and Old Fire.
These plants live by absorbing the energy of our flesh and blood; what are they if not parasites?"
"As for those so-called medicinal effects, they are nothing more than a superficial imitation of dragon energy."
"What need do you have for immortal herbs to fix the defects in your martial souls?"
The Ice Dragon King extended his finger and pointed into the air, "I only need to separate a wisp of the true dragon's essence and integrate it into your martial souls, and I can naturally guide them to undergo a qualitative change from the root."
"this..."
Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.
Is this the structure of the gods?
"Ahem, Sister Bing."
Xuan Hao coughed twice and said with a strange look, "If you put it that way, then doesn't that mean.
I just ate... grass from your grave?"
"Grave grass..."
The Ice Dragon King's face stiffened.
She had lived for countless years and had seen arrogant people and people who were not afraid of death, but she had never seen anyone so... foul-mouthed!
To say that these precious creatures of heaven and earth are like weeds on a grave in front of the person in question?
While there's some truth to that statement... it just makes me want to punch someone.
"roll!!"
The Ice Dragon King could no longer maintain his superior demeanor.
With a sweep of his tail, a gentle yet irresistible force lifted Xuan Hao into the air.
"Take off your clothes right now!
Get off the plane!"
"The medicinal power of those two immortal herbs you just ate hasn't fully dissipated yet.
Take this opportunity to go down and accelerate your absorption!"
"Take...take off your clothes?"
Xuan Hao instinctively hugged his chest, glanced at Dugu Yan and Na'er beside him, then at Dugu Bo, his face filled with unwavering defiance:
"Sister, isn't this inappropriate?
You shouldn't look at things that aren't right!
There are two young girls and an old man here!"
"Enough with the nonsense!"
Three seconds!
"Either you take it off yourself, or I'll help you take it off!"
"No, no, no!
I'll take it off!
I'll take it off, okay?!"
Xuan Hao hurriedly took off the Qiankun Ring on his hand and the storage bracelet on his wrist, and threw them all to Na'er below:
"Na'er! Catch this!
This is all our possessions!"
"Clothes can be bought again, but if these two darlings are lost, their brother will cry his eyes out!"
"Oh! Na'er caught it!"
Na'er obediently stretched out her little hand and steadily caught the two soul tools.
Then, she blinked her big eyes and looked at Xuan Hao, who was performing "light-speed undressing" in mid-air with an innocent expression.
"Splash—"
Xuan Hao quickly stripped himself into the shape of a little white lamb, and before the Ice Dragon King could make a move, he plunged into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
"Thump!"
Water splashed everywhere, and the world finally became quiet.
"etc!"
Not long after entering the water, Xuan Hao suddenly popped his head up again and shouted to Na'er on the shore:
"Na'er! That!
That Dragon Blood Fungus!
Quickly take it out and let Sister Bing see it!"
"Dragon Blood Fungus?"
The Ice Dragon King was taken aback.
Na'er took out the crystal box from her storage bracelet and handed it to the Ice Dragon King.
"This is..."
The Ice Dragon King looked through the crystal at the blood-red, scale-covered Ganoderma lucidum inside, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
"A ten-thousand-year-old dragon blood mushroom?"
"This kid's luck... is really so good it's enviable."
"This thing is a supreme treasure born from absorbing the essence and blood of a true dragon.
It has an incredible effect on improving one's qi and blood.
Especially for a young true dragon, it is simply the best tonic!"
"With this, we can be more aggressive in our next modification plan."
"I was worried that his body wouldn't be able to withstand too much dragon bone energy, but now it seems... this kid was born to walk this path."
"Give it to me!"
The Ice Dragon King reached out and the crystal box flew into his hand.
"Old Huo! Wake up! Get to work!"
With a soft shout from the Ice Dragon King, the phantom of the Fire Dragon King, who had remained silent until now, reappeared.
The two dragons exchanged a glance and simultaneously unleashed an extreme burst of ice and fire dragon breath.
"Sizzle—"
The hard crystal box melted instantly, and the Dragon Blood Mushroom inside, tempered by this extreme power, quickly transformed into a pure, blood-red liquid.
"go!"
With a flick of his finger, the Ice Dragon King sent the liquid medicine into Xuan Hao's mouth as a beam of red light.
"Hmm!"
Xuan Hao felt a surge of scalding heat flow down his throat and throughout his body, as if he had swallowed a mouthful of magma.
The violent energy of his blood and qi instantly turned his skin bright red, and even caused white smoke to rise from it.
"Bear with it!"
The Ice Dragon King's voice boomed in my ears, "This is a treasure!
Absorb it all!"
"Thump!"
Xuan Hao was once again pushed deep into the spring water, beginning a new round of "torture".
ashore.
After dealing with Xuan Hao's matter, the Ice Dragon King turned around and looked at Dugu Bo and his grandson, who had been standing respectfully to his side.
"Alright, it's your turn now."
The Ice Dragon King's phantom slowly shrank, transforming back into the noble and aloof woman, and floated down in front of Dugu Bo and his grandson.
Her gaze swept coldly over the two of them, finally settling on Dugu Bo.
Her brows furrowed slightly, and she looked at him with disdain.
"To be honest, if it weren't for my adopted brother, you wouldn't be worthy of my attention with your meager dragon bloodline."
Dugu Bo blushed, but dared not refute.
In front of this true ancestor of the dragon race, his so-called "Azure Phosphorous Serpent Emperor" was indeed no different from an earthworm.
"Tsk, what a mess," the Ice Dragon King said disdainfully.
"Not only is the martial spirit impure and mixed, but the cultivation method is also a mess.
To pursue power, they have to train their bodies to be riddled with holes. It is utterly foolish."
"Senior is right..." Dugu Bo blushed, but dared not refute.
"However, since I have promised, I will naturally fulfill it," the Ice Dragon King said calmly.
"You have two problems: your martial spirit and your cultivation method."
"Next, I will dedicate a wisp of dragon soul power to your martial souls, guiding the Azure Phosphorous Serpents to transform into true dragons."
"If successful, your martial spirit will no longer be the Azure Phosphorous Serpent, but the Azure Phosphorous Poison Dragon!"
"Azure Phosphorus Poison Dragon?!"
Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan exchanged a glance and both saw the ecstasy in each other's eyes.
From snake to dragon!
This is a qualitative leap that transcends species!
It is the ultimate goal that all snake-type martial souls dream of!
"The second step, and also the most troublesome one," the Ice Dragon King said calmly.
"Your so-called poison cultivation method is utter garbage!
It hurts the enemy a thousand but also hurts yourself eight hundred; it's incredibly stupid!"
"I will teach you a set of dragon cultivation methods, which, together with your new martial spirit, will allow you to refine the toxins in your body and condense them into a dragon pearl inner core."
"From now on, the Dragon Balls will be your source of power, which you can control at will and will never backfire on you again."
"However, condensing a dragon ball is very difficult.
You, old man, have enough cultivation, and you also have a poison pill.
It shouldn't take long to condense that poison pill into a dragon ball. But this little girl's cultivation is too low.
She needs to reach at least the Soul Saint level to do it."
"But that's enough, let's begin."
"Oh, by the way, forcibly guiding the martial soul to transform into a dragon will be a bit painful, so please bear with it."
"These old bones of mine aren't afraid of death, so why would I be afraid of pain?"
Dugu Bo gritted his teeth and said, "As long as Yanyan is alright, I'll do whatever I want!"
"Um…" Dugu Yan weakly raised her hand.
"Senior, it hurts a little...How much does it hurt?"
The Ice Dragon King thought for a moment, "Normally, snakes need to transform into dragons first, and then into jiao (a type of dragon), and then into dragons.
After all, bloodline evolution requires such a gradual process.
Of course, in some cases, this process can be omitted."
"However, to rise to the top in one step, one must naturally endure the pain of a complete transformation."
"I don't know exactly how painful it will be.
What, are you scared?"
"I…" Dugu Yan took a deep breath.
"Don't be afraid!"
The Ice Dragon King nodded.
"It's good that you're not afraid.
Even if you are, I will still take action."
Dugu Yan: "???"
"Alright, let's begin."
Before the words were finished, two streams of icy blue dragon soul power pierced into the brows of Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan like sharp swords!
"ah--!!"
A piercing scream instantly echoed throughout the entire valley.
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