External Soul Bone, Secondary Evolution
In this critical moment, Quan Yi's movements didn't falter in the slightest.
He quickly swam upwards, while also preparing to activate his Sixth Soul Skill at any moment.
If there were any signs of losing control, he would unleash Scarlet Dragon Descent, consuming energy.
However, once his Soul Power reached its limit, nothing Quan Yi had worried about occurred.
After the Scarlet Dragon Horns reached their energy storage limit, Quan Yi only felt an itch in the skull area connected to the Dragon Horns.
It was an itch that penetrated deep into his bones, but with Quan Yi's willpower, this itch wasn't too much of a problem for him.
At the same time, Quan Yi discovered that after the Scarlet Dragon Horns reached their storage limit, they actually treated the extra energy as nourishment and began to absorb it on their own.
And the itching Quan Yi felt was a sign of the Scarlet Dragon Horns growing.
Quan Yi stopped swimming and remained at a depth of fifty meters.
He reached out and touched the Scarlet Dragon Horns with his Gauntlets.
Through touch, he found that the Scarlet Dragon Horns seemed to be thicker.
No, it wasn't just seemed, the Scarlet Dragon Horns were indeed getting thicker, and this change was happening in real-time.
The Scarlet Dragon Horns were still releasing a terrifying suction force, and the absorbed energy was clearly being used as nourishment for their growth.
Quan Yi finally understood the reason for the Scarlet Dragon Horns' mutation.
Evolution.
The current situation was very similar to when Quan Yi's Martial Soul had evolved.
The instinct for evolution was driving the Scarlet Dragon Horns to spontaneously enter the evolutionary process.
Realizing this, Quan Yi decided to stay here and wait for the External Soul Bone to complete its transformation.
Subsequently, Quan Yi stayed at fifty meters, watching the changes in the Soul Bone.
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While Quan Yi was diving into the Spring Water, Dugu Bo at the foot of the mountain was also undergoing his trial.
The time came to the Third Watch of the Night.
The stinging sensation in the soles of Dugu Bo's feet and the top of his head came as scheduled.
The intense pain caused Dugu Bo's body to spasm uncontrollably.
Usually, at this time, Dugu Bo would hide here, quietly enduring the pain until it dissipated.
The pain lasted for about half an hour.
As long as he endured this half an hour, there would be no major problems.
However, today was different from the past. Today, Dugu Bo's safe haven was occupied by a foreign guest.
This made Dugu Bo feel uneasy.
Although, based on his direct perception, Dugu Bo trusted Quan Yi, he didn't dare to relax his vigilance rationally.
This caused him to be wary of the situation outside the cave while enduring the pain.
Half an hour passed.
Nothing happened.
Dugu Bo got up, tidied his clothes, and walked out of the cave.
The night outside was dark, Dugu Bo glanced at the bright moon, and a stiff smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
His eyes flickered, and at this moment, his heart felt an unprecedented sense of relief.
This was because he saw hope.
And the one who brought hope was that annoying little thief.
Realizing this, Dugu Bo immediately retracted his smile and snorted coldly.
He flew to the Mountain Top, landed around the Medicine Garden, and surveyed the surroundings.
In the tranquil space, only Dugu Bo and the slumbering Nine-Section Emerald were present.
"Where did this kid go?"
Dugu Bo glanced around, not finding any trace of Quan Yi.
He walked to the Fragrant Qiluo Immortal Grade and pinched the soundly sleeping Nine-Section Emerald with his fingers.
More than half an hour had passed, and the Nine-Section Emerald's bulging belly had already slimmed down.
Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze towards it somewhat cold.
In the end, Dugu Bo chose to spare this little traitor.
He shook the Nine-Section Emerald with his finger and asked, "Where did your new master go?"
The Nine-Section Emerald was sleeping soundly when it was suddenly awakened by a strong force.
"Ka!"
The Nine-Section Emerald angrily opened its small mouth, revealing its sharp poisonous fangs to Dugu Bo.
However, when it realized that the other party was Dugu Bo, it instantly froze.
It hurriedly closed its mouth, revealing a well-behaved expression.
Dugu Bo released a trace of killing intent towards the Nine-Section Emerald, and then released it.
Under the crisis of life and death, the Nine-Section Emerald followed its instinct and darted towards Quan Yi's side the moment it landed.
However, it discovered that Quan Yi's mental fluctuations were coming from beneath the dangerous Spring Water.
Following behind, Dugu Bo saw the Nine-Section Emerald stop at the edge of the Spring Water, looking at the water.
He couldn't help but exclaim in his heart, "Could it be in there? No, impossible! Even I can't stay in this Spring Water for long."
Dugu Bo stood on the shore, looking into the Spring Water.
Through the boiling Spring Water, he saw a shadow. Moreover, he noticed that the temperature of the red Spring Water was higher than usual.
"This kid is really in there.
How did he do it?"
Dugu Bo was extremely shocked, and for a moment, he found it hard to accept.
In the Spring Water, Quan Yi discovered Dugu Bo through the Fire-attribute vision.
However, he didn't pay much attention to it.
Anyway, Dugu Bo couldn't get in. He focused more of his attention on the Scarlet Dragon Horns.
More than half an hour passed, and Quan Yi's Scarlet Dragon Horns slowly grew from the initial four inches in length to six inches, which is about sixty centimeters.
Moreover, as the length increased, the base of the forehead was also expanding.
The area of that itching sensation was constantly expanding, even exceeding the area of the base of the Dragon Horns.
With the base of the Dragon Horns as the center, the itching sensation spread in all directions.
The entire forehead, the area around the eyes, and even the face below the eye sockets began to itch.
Feeling the abnormality, Quan Yi couldn't help but touch the skin around his eyes with his hand.
However, to Quan Yi's surprise, he found that the itchy areas felt like he was touching something hard.
He rubbed back and forth with his fingertips, discovering that around the Scarlet Dragon Horns, Quan Yi's skin had turned into uneven, scaly skin.
Externally, the area around Quan Yi's eye sockets was covered with crystalline Vermillion Dragon Scale.
Moreover, this itching sensation was still progressing deeper into the face.
These Dragon Scale were like exquisite eye masks, covering the upper part of his face.
Realizing this, Quan Yi immediately understood that the evolution direction of the Scarlet Dragon Horns seemed to be progressing towards deepening dragonification.
In the first evolution, the Scarlet Dragon Horns absorbed Quan Yi's extreme Fire-attribute energy. Logically, even if he came to the Spring Water this time, it shouldn't bring about such a huge change.
Could it be that there are unknown factors in this Spring Water affecting the Scarlet Dragon Horns?
Quan Yi felt such a doubt arise in his heart? Time gradually passed, and the evolution of the Scarlet Dragon Horns lasted until dawn.
At this moment, Quan Yi only felt a sharp, piercing pain in his entire eye socket.
This pain initially only stayed in the eye socket area, but gradually, the pain began to spread into the eyeball itself.
It felt as if someone was constantly stabbing his eyes with needles from inside the eyeball.
Faced with this pain, even someone as strong as Quan Yi couldn't help but close his eyes.
This pain lasted for two or three hours.
During this time, Quan Yi no longer had the extra energy to pay attention to the evolution of the Soul Bone.
The Soul Bone evolution lasted for more than four hours.
The Scarlet Dragon Horns finally stopped absorbing the energy of the Spring Water, and the pain in Quan Yi's eyes had also dissipated.
Suddenly, a pair of golden vertical pupils slowly opened, and a brilliant golden light pierced through the Dragon Scale mask covering the upper half of his face.
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