If even the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear was already this terrifying, then just how powerful would a true Behemoth Beast be?
One had to know that in terms of individual combat power, the Behemoth race was actually stronger than the dragon race. Throughout the universe, the Behemoths were appraised as the "Kings of Land Combat," capable of tearing giant dragons apart with their bare hands.
Whether Behemoth Beasts or Behemoth beastmen, every single one possessed physical strength surpassing that of dragons. Dragons merely had greater numbers and were more proficient in elemental abilities.
If merely possessing a portion of impure Behemoth bloodline already made the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear this overbearing, then how exquisite would the body of a true Behemoth be? How terrifying would its strength become?
Although the Spirit Beast race was currently restricted by the heavenly tribulation and the laws—preventing even the strongest among them from achieving godhood and appearing suppressed by humans—the Spirit Beast race far surpassed humanity in terms of ancestral power and historical grandeur.
Once the rules of heavenly tribulation were broken and the growth limitations on Spirit Beasts were lifted, then for present-day humanity, it would inevitably become a true catastrophe of extinction.
What made humanity powerful was not racial talent, but reproductive ability and growth potential.
Races with greater growth potential did not reproduce as quickly as humans, while races with greater numbers lacked humanity's growth potential. Moreover, humans were naturally born with extremely high intelligence, allowing them to learn the innate talents of other races.
Relying on their enormous population base and the accumulation of countless generations, humanity would eventually produce innumerable powerhouses. That was the true reason humans could become the rulers of the world.
With a heavy heart, Chen Ming carefully recorded the bodily structure and unique Spirit Power circulation of the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear. Using this as a foundation, he conceived a technique called the "Body Armor Technique," but he still had absolutely no clue regarding the study of its tyrannical bloodline.
Its foundation was simply too profound. The source of its bloodline was simply too powerful.
Despite being merely a thousand-year-level individual, the stability of its origin surpassed even ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts, while the profundity of its bloodline was on an entirely different level.
With Chen Ming's current level of strength and methods, he could not even dismantle this overwhelmingly stable and tyrannical bloodline to obtain its core information. He could only document it indirectly through comparison and inference.
In the end, although he attempted to use special methods to make the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear condense a prototype Spirit Core and even tried to force it to drop the extremely valuable Palm Bone in a targeted manner, all of Chen Ming's experiments ultimately ended in failure.
The lifeform of the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear was simply too powerful and too stable. Methods that could affect other top-tier Spirit Beasts only caused slight fluctuations in the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear.
Its domineering and stable bloodline left Chen Ming endlessly astonished.
Having no other choice, Chen Ming treated the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear's injuries before leaving it to the professional Spirit Masters of the Spirit Hall, hoping they would be able to keep it under control for future research.
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A few days after Chen Ming ended his experiments, Dugu Bo—who had remained in seclusion all this time—finally emerged.
"Hahaha! I succeeded! I succeeded!"
Dugu Bo, whose figure had become noticeably more robust, laughed wildly inside the Consecration Hall. He appeared somewhat carried away by his success, but everyone understood his current behavior.
The Dragon-Tiger Great Restoration Pill could greatly enhance vitality, and it also stimulated the Martial Souls of Spirit Masters possessing dragon or tiger-type Martial Souls.
Under this stimulation, not only had Dugu Bo's vitality increased tremendously, but his Martial Soul had also begun undergoing further evolution.
Previously, his Martial Soul had merely been evolving from a serpent toward a flood dragon. But now, with immense vitality as the foundation and true dragon essence blood acting as the catalyst, Dugu Bo's Martial Soul had completely finished its transformation during this period of seclusion.
Dugu Bo's Martial Soul was no longer the original Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor.
It had become a true Jade Phosphor Dragon—a completely unprecedented true dragon Martial Soul evolved from the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, possessing immensely powerful poison attributes.
His own cultivation had naturally risen to Level 94 alongside the complete evolution of his Martial Soul. As long as he accumulated a bit more Spirit Power, he would be able to step into Level 95 without encountering any bottlenecks.
It was precisely because of this that Dugu Bo had remained in seclusion for such a long time after taking the pill.
The transformation brought by it was simply too immense—so extraordinary that even the various Worship elders of Spirit Hall could not help but feel a trace of envy.
"Why is it that I never got an opportunity to transform into a dragon?" Golden Crocodile Douluo said somewhat enviously.
With the various boosts from his hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring, Spirit Bone, and Level 98 cultivation, his Martial Soul had already evolved into the Golden Crocodile King long ago. He was extremely close to true dragon transformation.
Yet even after consuming two Dragon-Tiger Great Restoration Pills and refining the vitality and true dragon essence blood within them, although his overall condition had returned to its peak and had even begun improving further, his Martial Soul still had not gained the opportunity to evolve into a true dragon.
Of course, as a dragon subspecies possessing the Golden Dragon bloodline, once it truly transformed into a dragon-type Martial Soul, the final enhancement and change would certainly far surpass what Dugu Bo had achieved.
But at present, Golden Crocodile Douluo could not find any other opportunity to evolve his Martial Soul aside from breaking through to Level 99.
In the end, it was because the status of the Golden Dragon was simply too high. The gap between it and ordinary dragons was enormous, making the final step of dragon transformation far more difficult compared to other Spirit Masters.
Even Golden Crocodile Douluo's Martial Soul still had a considerable distance from becoming a true Golden Dragon.
Even if he succeeded in dragon transformation, there was a very high probability that he would not become an actual Golden Dragon, but rather a Golden Crocodile Dragon—a true dragon possessing part of the Golden Dragon's bloodline and power, yet still not a genuine Golden Dragon.
Even so, once Golden Crocodile Douluo broke through to Level 99, he would most likely obtain a physical body approaching a divine body.
"Big Brother, can you let me examine your inner core?" Chen Ming asked Dugu Bo, who now had horns on his head and a tail behind him, making him look almost like a humanoid dragon.
"We're brothers. There's no need to be so polite." Dugu Bo slapped his dantian, then closed his eyes and slightly circulated his Spirit Power. The inner core was immediately extracted directly from his body.
Compared to the rough and uneven inner core from before, Dugu Bo's current inner core was a true Dragon Core.
The Dragon Core was smooth and perfectly round, entirely jade green in color, with golden patterns resembling dragon scales spread across its surface. Even while exposed to the open air, it continuously absorbed the surrounding energy and emitted a pure dragon aura.
Although this was Dugu Bo's vital life core—something that would leave him on the verge of death if destroyed—he still handed the Dragon Core over to Chen Ming without the slightest hesitation for research purposes.
"So this is the legendary Dragon Core?" Qian Daoliu also stepped over curiously. After observing the extraordinary Dragon Core from a short distance, he sighed in admiration.
"As expected of the legendary core of the dragon race, a divine treasure. Even within our lineage, there have not been many throughout history who have ever seen a Dragon Core."
"And this is even a Dragon Core condensed by a human Spirit Master. This is the first case of its kind in tens of thousands of years."
"Although your Spirit Ring configuration is somewhat lacking, your Martial Soul has now completely transformed into a dragon, and you also possess such a miraculous Dragon Core. Reaching Level 98 in the future—or even attempting to impact Level 99—is no longer impossible."
Qian Daoliu looked at Dugu Bo with admiration.
Fifteen Ton Douluo, Falling Devil Douluo, and Golden Crocodile Douluo—all Spirit Masters whose Martial Souls were related to dragons—gathered around Chen Ming, each examining the Dragon Core as though they were looking at a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone.
Despite having no concrete reason, merely looking at this Dragon Core instinctively made Golden Crocodile Douluo feel that the final key for his Martial Soul to transform into a dragon, and for himself to truly step into the realm of Limit Douluo, was probably a Dragon Core condensed by his own power.
At the same rank, a Spirit Master possessing a Spirit Core would definitely surpass one without a Spirit Core in many aspects.
And in this regard, a Dragon Core was even superior to an ordinary Spirit Core.
Although Dugu Bo's Spirit Ring configuration was somewhat lacking, and he possessed no hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bones—making the road of a Super Douluo far more difficult for him—this Dragon Core would still allow him to walk much farther than others.
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