Chapter 55 Bibi Dong's Martial Soul Transformation
Seeing Bibi Dong seemingly having overcome the obstacle, Chen Yao breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed he no longer needed to flee.
He then ignored the unsettling Bibi Dong and focused on examining his own condition.
To his delight, his body felt incredibly light, as if he could take off with a light step. It seemed the immortal herb lived up to its description,
truly transforming him.
Even more surprising was that Chen Yao had actually reached level 29!
A full 7 levels higher!
This wasn't solely due to absorbing two immortal herbs.
The increase in soul power after absorbing immortal herbs actually depended more on one's talent.
Talent is like a water tank within the body.
The higher the talent, the larger the tank, capable of absorbing more energy from the outside world.
Poor talent results in a smaller tank; even with a large influx of energy, it cannot be contained, overflowing and dissipating.
So, from another perspective, Chen Yao's talent should actually be considered excellent.
"But why is my cultivation speed so slow?"
Chen Yao felt a sense of confusion as his soul power increased significantly.
Now that it could be confirmed that his talent was not the problem, his slow cultivation speed was not due to a lack of aptitude. Although he could
now prove that his talent was not the issue, Chen Yao's expression showed no joy. Thinking of a certain possibility, he quickly closed his eyes and began meditating, refining the free soul power in the air.
But soon, Chen Yao opened his eyes again, his face filled with gloom.
As expected, his soul power refining speed was exactly the same as before, without any change!
Since his cultivation speed was not related to his talent, then what was the reason?
Chen Yao's eyes were clouded with gloom. He slowly rose and walked towards the two supreme immortal herbs at the spring.
Reaching the herbs, Chen Yao stopped, his eyes filled with uncertain emotions, as if he were struggling with something.
Now, he had no other choice. To change himself, he could only consume these two most precious, yet extremely potent, immortal herbs.
Before coming, he had prepared himself to die trying.
But now, he suddenly realized that even if he successfully absorbed these two herbs, it probably wouldn't have much effect.
This caused his previously resolute heart to waver slightly.
Knowing it wouldn't work, yet still insisting on absorbing it would be foolish.
But giving up now filled Chen Yao with resentment.
However, just as he was hesitating, a ripple seemed to appear in the spring where ice and fire intertwined, producing a strange fluctuation.
And along with this fluctuation, an impulse arose in Chen Yao's heart, an urge to plunge into the spring without hesitation.
This fluctuation—was it originating from his martial spirit, or from the deepest desires within his heart?
Chen Yao's expression changed upon seeing this.
He had never felt anything like this before; this loss of control over his body and mind was countless times more terrifying than when he was under the influence of the drugs!
"What... what's going on?"
Chen Yao resisted the urge within him, his face contorted with fear, instinctively wanting to retreat.
He was joking; in the original story, Tang San only had half his body submerged in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
Now, the impulse within him compelled him to plunge entirely into it. Would
n't he be instantly obliterated by the intertwined energies of ice and fire?
However, just as Chen Yao was about to leave the area where the ice and fire energies intertwined
, the spring seemed to sense his retreat and refused to let him go, beginning to ripple violently.
Then, the water surface began to swirl wildly, forming a whirlpool. At the center of the whirlpool was an incredibly dark abyss, terrifying to behold.
With the surging of the whirlpool, a powerful suction force erupted from it, leaving Chen Yao no chance to resist.
"Holy crap!"
With a terrified scream, Chen Yao was sucked into the whirlpool without any resistance.
Before entering the water, he still managed to reach out and pluck the Eight-Cornered Mystic Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Delicate Vegetable, holding them tightly in his hands.
He couldn't avoid the impending doom; at least imitating Tang San, holding these two immortal herbs as he entered the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well would give him some sense of security.
Meanwhile
, Bibi Dong had also successfully absorbed the Snow-White Swan Kiss not long ago.
Opening her eyes, a hint of lingering fear flashed across her face.
As one of the top poison-type martial souls in Douluo Continent, she naturally knew how to absorb this most poisonous immortal herb in the world.
There were no special techniques; it was simply a matter of directly absorbing its medicinal power into her body, triggering a massive explosion of toxins within her, resulting in a qualitative change!
However, doing so also carried enormous risks. If her body couldn't adapt to the surge in toxins, leading to loss of control and a toxin rampage, then Bibi Dong would face utter destruction!
Bibi Dong had previously experienced just that, walking a tightrope between life and death.
Fortunately, her martial soul eventually adapted to and merged with the poison of the Snow-Colored Swan's Kiss, allowing Bibi Dong to gradually control the surging toxins within her body and guide the changes in both the toxins and her martial soul.
Now, she had finally succeeded!
Her two martial souls, the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor and the Death Spider Emperor, were both powerful based on poison attributes.
Now, the toxins within Bibi Dong's body had undergone a transformation due to the world's most poisonous Snow-Colored Swan's Kiss, which in turn caused her two martial souls to evolve!
Now, perhaps it would be more appropriate to call them the Soul-Devouring Spider God and the Death Spider God!
Feeling the transformation of her martial souls, Bibi Dong was overjoyed and immediately summoned her martial soul to possess it!
Her original martial soul possession form had an upper body that was no different from her own, but her lower body was like a spider—an incredibly ugly, enormous torso with eight spider spears extending outwards and rooted to the ground.
This made her look like a hideous monster, half-human and half-beast, utterly repulsive.
But now, that ugly lower body had transformed into natural legs, clad in a simple yet exquisite deep purple armor. Every part was perfectly proportioned, possessing an indescribable beauty, yet also exuding astonishing sharpness and killing intent!
Eight spider spears were also retracted behind her, poised to strike.
At this moment, she looked completely devoid of any malevolence; instead, she resembled a purple Valkyrie with an eerie and mysterious aura!
Bibi Dong looked at her current Martial Soul-possessed form, utterly overjoyed, gently stroking the armor on her body, her eyes filled with pride and satisfaction.
However, just as she was lost in her own world, she suddenly heard Chen Yao's terrified cry beside her.
Bibi Dong's heart skipped a beat, and she turned her head repeatedly, only to see Chen Yao fall into the water!
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