Douluo Continent: Dragon's Journey Across the World

Chapter 65 Ninth-Grade Dragon Fungus

After returning to the Beast Academy, Yang Ping'an resumed his arduous and monotonous training. He had also reduced the time he spent in the library, as he had already read all the books there and now spent most of his time meditating.

Since practicing the Ice and Fire Body Refinement, Yang Ping'an has gradually discovered its effects.

First of all, Yang Ping'an has now basically reached the level of being impervious to water and fire. In other words, he is now immune to ice and fire. Even when he is forging, the scorching flames have no effect on him. He can even directly hold the half-finished products that are half-forged with his hands.

Secondly, his physical fitness has indeed improved significantly. Yang Ping'an is now also undergoing extreme training, mainly involving weighted rock climbing, weighted sprinting, and other training methods.

Especially in certain special training environments, such as weighted running, where the load is only about 150 kilograms, after training for a period of time, one will be out of breath and feel very tired.

But now, even if the load is doubled, that is, 300 kilograms, the duration of the exercise is much longer than before.

The third aspect is the enhanced recovery ability. Whenever Yang Ping'an's body is fatigued, or whenever his soul power is exhausted, he can recover in a very short time.

The most crucial point is that his cultivation speed has indeed increased significantly. In the past, he would only increase his soul power by two levels per year of cultivation, but now Yang Ping'an estimates that his soul power growth rate has probably doubled, making him at least a genius with innate soul power level eight.

As for fighting in the Soul Arena, Yang Ping'an only participated in a few battles before losing interest.

Although the people in the Soul Battlefield are all quite powerful, and are generally high-level Soul Masters of level 37 or 38, fighting against such Soul Masters is no longer very stressful. It is not as dangerous as one might imagine when fighting against high-level Soul Masters, nor does it evoke that sense of impending danger.

About a month after returning to the Beast Academy, Yang Ping'an hesitated for a long time before finally taking out the Grade 9 Dragon Fungus. Upon seeing the Grade 9 Dragon Fungus, the Purple-Gold Mastiff's previously somewhat relaxed eyes immediately revealed endless longing.

Yang Ping'an was torn between eating the ninth-grade dragon fungus himself or giving it to the Purple Gold Mastiff.

This Grade Nine Dragon Mushroom is an extremely rare dragon-attribute immortal herb among all the immortal herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Moreover, it is said to have been formed by bathing in dragon blood, making it a top-grade immortal herb. It is in no way inferior to the immortal herbs that appeared in the original work.

Although he has already tempered his body with ice and fire, if he were to consume the ninth-grade dragon mushroom in the future, both his physical attributes and bloodline would be greatly improved. At that time, his martial soul might undergo a true evolution, or even a cross-class evolution.

However, considering that the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well has many other immortal herbs, even if I only recognize a very few now, it is still enough for me to improve. I might as well fulfill the Purple Gold Mastiff's wish, since the martial soul is also one with me.

Seeing that Yang Ping'an did not stop it, the Purple-Gold Mastiff quickly ran towards the Ninth-Grade Dragon Mushroom and swallowed it whole in just a few bites. It even let out a burp, as if it had consumed some kind of exquisite delicacy.

After the Purple-Gold Mastiff finished devouring the Ninth-Grade Dragon Fungus, its entire body swayed as if it were drunk, and soon it sat down and began to doze off.

During this period, the Purple-Gold Mastiff seemed to undergo some subtle changes. The purple color on its body slowly dissipated and gradually turned into golden yellow. In particular, dragon scales actually grew on its body, and a pair of dragon horns also grew out completely. Its original limbs also completely transformed into dragon claws.

In particular, it emits a low groan, seemingly with boundless power, like the roar of a dragon.

After a full day, the Purple-Gold Mastiff opened its eyes again. Its eyes were exceptionally sharp and exuded a powerful aura of intimidation. It seemed that the Purple-Gold Mastiff had completely evolved into a Golden Sacred Dragon.

However, his size has actually shrunk. He had grown to a full five meters, but now he is only about four meters tall. Moreover, judging from his appearance, this evolution should be due to the complete revival of his bloodline, which has led to the compression of his energy.

Yang Ping'an couldn't help but stroke the head of the Purple-Gold Mastiff. He had finally completed the final evolution of his martial soul after exhausting all his efforts, and the ninth-grade Dragon Fungus had finally achieved the expected results.

However, although the golden mastiff seemed to enjoy Yang Ping'an's caresses, there was still a sense of longing in its eyes, and it even licked Yang Ping'an's right hand.

Yang Ping'an and the Purple-Gold Mastiff were of one mind, so Yang Ping'an naturally understood the meaning behind Yang Ping'an's actions. The Mastiff only made this gesture when it was hungry, so Yang Ping'an couldn't help but chuckle, "You rascal, even after evolving, you're still a glutton. How could other dragons be like you?"

However, Yang Ping'an is currently extremely fond of funds, and directly took out the corpse of the Golden Thread Ghost Serpent he had obtained this time. The Purple Gold Mastiff also knows that he has these good things on him, and it still shows this kind of attitude.

The Purple-Gold Mastiff looked at the Golden Thread Ghost Snake meat it had taken out, and then ignored Yang Ping'an, just gnawing on it and occasionally snorting. It didn't look like a top-grade martial soul at all.

While Yang Ping'an was meditating as the Purple Gold Mastiff consumed the Ninth-Rank Dragon Essence, his soul power seemed to be out of control, as if it were impacting all his meridians.

Especially when the Purple Gold Mastiff was summoned back into his body, the blood in his entire body seemed to be boiling. In particular, it felt as if three forces were tearing at his body: the power of ice and fire from the Yin-Yang Well, and the power from his bloodline. All of this seemed to have transformed his body in some way.

When everything returned to calm, Yang Ping'an felt incredibly relaxed and refreshed throughout his body, as if he had opened up the legendary eight extraordinary meridians.

Yang Ping'an, in particular, felt a surge of power in his hands as if his bloodline was being reawakened.

Yang Ping'an cut open his finger and took out a drop of blood. Although the blood was still dark red, it was actually burning hot and even had a trace of gold, making it look extremely strange.

At this moment, Yang Ping'an couldn't help but let out a long roar, as if to vent his frustration: "From now on, I will no longer be a piece of trash with half a level of innate soul power. I will have the talent to surpass full innate soul power, and my enemies will face endless nightmares."

I haven't decided whether to change the name of my martial soul again. I probably don't want to change it to keep a low profile. I'd like to ask you all to help me confirm this. This time, my martial soul ate some immortal herbs. Should its soul power be increased?

(End of this chapter)