Chapter 10: Absorbing the Golden Holy Dragon's Essence Blood, the First Metamorphosis
Perhaps one day he would obtain an immortal herb. When that time comes, the Golden Dragon would no longer need to undergo slow, gradual evolution—it could leap directly into becoming a Golden Holy Dragon.
Immortal herbs were supreme treasures. They could mend a soul master's very foundation. Once that happened, the Golden Dragon would finally be able to display its true splendor.
It was not a useless martial soul.
It was the noble Golden Holy Dragon, one of the most powerful super martial souls in existence, standing above even top-tier martial souls.
With a thought, Lin Chen took out the Golden Holy Dragon's essence blood from the system's beginner gift pack.
The moment the aura of the Golden Holy Dragon's essence blood spread out, the Golden Dragon at his side reacted immediately. Its eyes burned with excitement as it wagged its tail, staring longingly at the essence blood in Lin Chen's hand.
To the Golden Dragon, this essence blood was no ordinary nourishment. It already possessed the bloodline of the Golden Holy Dragon—this essence blood might be enough to partially awaken the dormant dragon blood within it.
"Easy, easy. You'll get it soon enough."
Lin Chen gently soothed the Golden Dragon. As its master, he could clearly feel the excitement surging from deep within it.
He fed the Golden Holy Dragon essence blood directly into its mouth, then stood aside, quietly waiting for the transformation to begin.
This essence blood had been refined and processed by the system. Even the Golden Dragon could absorb it perfectly, without rejection.
Two hours later—
The Golden Dragon's entire body radiated dazzling golden light. Its physical form underwent earth-shaking changes.
Lin Chen looked closely.
First, two small dragon horns had grown atop the Golden Dragon's head—still not fully formed, but unmistakably draconic.
Second, its oversized ears had disappeared entirely, and its deep-blue eyes had turned into pale golden pupils.
Upon closer inspection, one could see a faint trace of dragon might hidden within those eyes.
Its previously plump body slimmed down, its overall shape becoming far more imposing and majestic—no longer as awkward and ugly as before.
After absorbing the Golden Holy Dragon's essence blood, the Golden Dragon's transformation was truly astonishing.
"In terms of strength alone, the Golden Dragon should now be on par with an ordinary high-grade martial soul."
Watching its new form, Lin Chen couldn't help but estimate inwardly.
The Golden Dragon was special. Unlike other martial souls, it was a detached martial soul capable of independent thought—something no ordinary martial soul possessed.
Now that a portion of the Golden Holy Dragon bloodline had awakened within it, once the bloodline fully awakened, it would truly transform into a Golden Holy Dragon.
When that time came, Lin Chen very much wanted to experience what it felt like to soar through the skies atop its back.
After awakening part of its bloodline, the Golden Dragon moved closer, rubbing its head against Lin Chen's thigh, looking at him with eager eyes.
In an instant, Lin Chen understood its intention.
"So you're hungry. That makes sense—awakening bloodlines consumes an enormous amount of qi and blood."
Lin Chen took out today's reward from the system space—a thousand-year True Dragon meat.
This True Dragon meat was packed with dense nourishment, perfect for replenishing the qi and blood consumed during the Golden Dragon's bloodline awakening.
The moment it saw the True Dragon meat, the Golden Dragon's eyes lit up. It lunged straight toward the meat without hesitation.
The Golden Dragon felt incredibly fortunate to have a master like Lin Chen. Compared to its other counterpart, its life was unimaginably comfortable.
It remembered Luo Sanpao.
A fellow of the same kind—one that looked exactly like it.
They had even met earlier that day.
But despite being of the same species, the lives they lived were worlds apart.
The Golden Dragon drank Golden Holy Dragon's essence blood and ate True Dragon meat.
Luo Sanpao, on the other hand, followed a useless master, spending every day either eating carrots or on the way to eat carrots.
One day, the Golden Dragon would evolve into a noble Golden Holy Dragon.
As for Luo Sanpao?
It would still be nothing more than a pig that only knew how to eat carrots.
"Judging by the time, I'm hungry too. Once the Golden Dragon finishes eating, I should head out and find something to eat myself."
Watching the Golden Dragon devour its food in huge mouthfuls, Lin Chen's stomach growled involuntarily.
Half an hour later.
Lin Chen stared at the Golden Dragon in shock. He truly hadn't expected it to be able to eat this much.
From the beginning until now, by Lin Chen's estimate, the Golden Dragon had consumed no less than one full ton of True Dragon meat.
Yet Lin Chen felt no reluctance at all—on the contrary, he was even more satisfied.
The more it ate, the better.
Eating more meant greater potential and stronger qi and blood.
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The next day.
Across the Douluo Continent.
All the women who possessed diary copies had already taken them out, eager to see whether the diary owner, Lin Chen, had updated with new content.
Nuoding Academy.
"It still hasn't updated? Why is Lin Chen so slow? If he doesn't update soon, I'm going to go urge him in person."
Xiao Wu had barely woken up when she impatiently pulled out her diary copy, checking to see whether Lin Chen had posted anything new.
"I wonder if I'll get another hidden reward today. If not… I'll just go in front of Lin Chen and make myself more noticeable."
Her eyes were filled with anticipation.
After tasting the sweetness of a hidden reward once, she naturally wanted another.
Maybe one day, she might even obtain that revival card the system mentioned—and bring her mother back to life.
[It's another new day. Time to start updating the diary again.]
[Yesterday's experience cultivating the Nine Yang Divine Art felt extremely good. The speed at which my soul power circulates now is completely incomparable to before. Even geniuses with innate full soul power can't keep up with my cultivation speed.]
[But that's only natural. After all, the Nine Yang Divine Art far surpasses Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Skill.]
[A second-rate technique like the Mysterious Heaven Skill, when placed in the Douluo Continent, is already enough to surpass the top meditation methods of all major powers—let alone the Nine Yang Divine Art, which is a peerless technique.]
[Once the Nine Yang Divine Art is cultivated to great completion, the phenomenon of "Nine Suns Hanging in the Sky" will appear. At that time, even if a god descends, they may not necessarily be my opponent.]
[Oh, right—after my Golden Dragon fused with the Golden Holy Dragon's essence blood yesterday, it began awakening its bloodline. It now already possesses some draconic characteristics.]
[At present, the strength of my martial soul is no weaker than an ordinary high-level martial soul. However, it still has a long way to go before reaching top-level or even super-level martial soul.]
[By contrast, Luo Sanpao—despite being of the same species as the Golden Dragon and possessing the same noble bloodline—ended up following a useless master, which caused its bloodline to remain forever unawakened. Truly a pity.]
[And speaking of Luo Sanpao, I can't help but mention its master, Yu Xiaogang.]
[To this day, I still can't figure out what's impressive about Yu Xiaogang. Hm? No—wait. Yu Xiaogang does have one impressive quality.]
Heaven Dou City.
"So Lin Chen does have some insight after all. Xiaogang is such an outstanding and capable man—how could he be as unbearable as Lin Chen always says?"
Realizing that Lin Chen was about to write about Yu Xiaogang's strengths, Liu Erlong—far away in Heaven Dou City—subconsciously straightened her full, shapely chest, her face filled with pride, as though she were the one about to be praised.
Spirit Hall.
"Not bad. He finally has something good to say about Xiaogang."
"This diary copy isn't that unpleasant to read after all."
Just like Liu Erlong, Bibi Dong also believed that Lin Chen was about to write praise for Yu Xiaogang.
But before either of them could feel happy for long—
[Yu Xiaogang's greatest talent lies in manipulating women's emotions—Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong are perfect examples.]
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