Douluo: Emerald Poison King

Chapter 466 Metamorphosis: A Sub-Dragon Surpassing a True Dragon
After erecting the faceless statue, the Evil Emperor carved a sculpture next to it that roughly reached the waist of the faceless statue; the subject of the sculpture was himself.

After the sculpture was carved and, following Chen Ming's instructions, evil power and a portion of Chen Ming's spiritual power were infused into it, the Evil Emperor forcefully set a standard for all soul beasts over 100,000 years old to worship.

Regardless, all soul beasts in the Demon Forest that are over 100,000 years old must come to pay homage to the two statues once every seven days and pray devoutly. Otherwise, if he finds out that anyone has not obediently contributed their faith power, he will return and tear their souls apart and devour them.

Although the power of faith gained in this way is generally little and of low quality, it also depends on which god is being worshipped.

If it were a benevolent deity or something similar, the power of faith generated under fear could basically be ignored. But the problem is that this is a sculpture of Chen Ming's evil side, and this kind of faith generated under the pressure of life and death is quite to the liking of Chen Ming's evil side.

After the Evil Emperor established the rules, the Purple Winged Dragon Emperor in the cave had already swallowed the essence of all the dragon bones with Chen Ming's help. He lay on the ground like a dead fish. Although the power in his body was constantly surging and his bloodline was progressing towards a higher level of evolution, the Purple Winged Dragon Emperor's eyes were still very salty.

Yes, he wanted to devour these dragon bones to enhance his bloodline. But he never intended to stuff them all into his body and digest them within a single day!

He originally planned to spend a hundred years digesting a dragon bone, and strive to digest all the remains within ten thousand years, so that he could become an existence like the source of bloodline after about two hundred thousand years of cultivation.

Who would have thought that this would increase the progress by ten thousand times?

If Chen Ming hadn't been there to maintain the Purple Winged Flying Dragon Emperor's condition, the Purple Winged Flying Dragon Emperor would have been like a bomb, sending everything within a ten-mile radius flying into the sky.

The sheer violence of the devouring was so intense that even the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, which had been released for a stroll, was terrified and cowered in a corner. Normally, it was fearful that a large amount of stuff would be stuffed into it and blown to pieces, let alone the Purple Winged Flying Dragon Emperor, which had no devouring attribute.
Although theoretically he should be in the best state of his life, the Purple Winged Dragon Emperor's mind was filled with thoughts of sacrificing himself as soon as possible. He didn't want to experience this state where every cell was about to explode under the energy for even a second.

It was so painful! The Purple Winged Dragon Emperor felt like his soul was about to be twisted! Even taking the slightest breath felt like it was going to explode from the inside out!
The Purple Winged Dragon Emperor now hates that his ancestor was not the legendary Taotie, and that his digestive ability is so poor, and that he doesn't even have a devouring attribute!
After adjusting his state for half a day, Chen Ming, who was ready, finally allowed the Purple Winged Flying Dragon Emperor to sacrifice to his Ascending Dragon Sword Martial Soul. Feeling that it was about to explode, the Purple Winged Flying Dragon Emperor roared and activated all its energy, injecting it into the Ascending Dragon Sword through the sacrifice talent of a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

Golden light shimmered on the Ascending Dragon Sword, subtly echoing the purple of the Purple-Winged Flying Dragon Emperor. Chen Ming didn't even need to do much; the Purple-Winged Flying Dragon Emperor's power was rapidly merging with the power of the Ascending Dragon Sword. Chen Ming only needed to activate the Purple-Winged Flying Dragon Emperor's bloodline power and protect his consciousness.

With the power of the golden and silver dragons within the Dragon Ascension Sword, along with the partial Azure Dragon power and ultimate life attributes within Chen Ming's body, the already semi-transparent body of the Purple Winged Flying Dragon Emperor began to undergo tremendous changes.

The dragon, which originally had two legs and two wings, changed its posture. Its forelimbs separated from its wings and began to grow thicker. Its wings, which were originally extended from the toe bones like those of a bat, were now burning with purple flames, showing the power of rebirth amidst destruction.

Dragons have many subspecies, but most earth dragons are four-legged and wingless, most flying dragons are two-legged and winged, and most true dragons are four-legged and winged or have a slender, elongated form like the Eastern dragon. Only a very few dragons with powerful and ancient bloodlines are six-legged. (The Yinglong in the Classic of Mountains and Seas could also be considered a six-legged ancient dragon.)

In addition to having four legs, its wings were further strengthened, transforming into a pair of unique arms. Its flight ability and strength were a level above that of a four-legged winged creature. The membranes of its wings were no longer fragile parts, but possessed a hardness and resistance exceeding that of the dragon scales on its body. Waving its wings could unleash attacks as powerful as slashing strikes.

These special dragons are referred to by some beings as ancient dragons, meaning dragons with pure bloodlines from ancient times.

Under the excited roar of the Purple Winged Dragon Emperor, he, as a sub-dragon, transformed into the form of an ancient dragon, becoming a purple-gold giant dragon exuding a dense aura of destruction. He successfully transformed from a sub-dragon whose bloodline was infinitely close to that of a true dragon into a sub-dragon whose bloodline was stronger than that of most true dragons and who possessed the form of an ancient dragon.

Upon discovering that he had not yet become a true dragon, the Purple Winged Dragon Emperor, or rather the Purple Emperor Dragon, was completely bewildered. In the end, he had no idea how he had completed the ritual and was transformed into a strange state, simply staring blankly at his now split forelimbs and wings, his mind filled with confusion.

He was a sub-dragon before, and he still is. He was a sub-dragon before devouring dragon bones, and he remained a sub-dragon after consuming countless dragon bones. He was a sub-dragon when he was alive, and he is still a sub-dragon now, whether he's alive or dead.
He was pondering what the purpose of his life was, or whether he had ever truly lived.

Having completed the ritual, Chen Ming, now possessing a beast-level spirit ring with two golden lines, gazed at the dazed Purple Emperor Dragon and used his mental power to briefly explain the bloodline within it.

He didn't say much more, only that his ancestor was the progenitor of the sub-dragons, a being whose bloodline was second only to the Dragon God among the dragons. Therefore, although their lineage would forever remain sub-dragons, their bloodline was stronger than countless pure-blooded true dragons, making them noble among the dragons.

After much persuasion, and allowing the Purple Dragon to properly assess its internal state, the Purple Dragon finally accepted the news, albeit with some skepticism, that it had such a powerful ancestor. Once the Purple Dragon had stabilized, Chen Ming began inquiring about where it had lived before arriving in the Demon Forest.

When asked by its current master, the Purple Dragon naturally told the truth in detail.

He originally lived in another realm, which, although small in size, had an even stronger spiritual energy than the Demon Forest, allowing him to live comfortably there.

But at some point, a group of humans set their sights on his home and began attacking him.

(End of this chapter)