Return to Sacred Soul Village, Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber!

At eight o'clock at night, the back mountain of Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy.

Because there was little entertainment, the students went to bed early.

There was not the slightest light here. They could only make out the scenery faintly by relying on the weak light cast down by the moon.

A silent figure rapidly arrived at this place, with several afterimages following behind before finally merging back into the original body.

The newcomer was none other than Tang San, who had hurried over from Seven Dormitory.

When he appeared, a black-robed figure was already standing beneath a large tree opposite him, quietly waiting for him.

"Dad." Seeing the newcomer, Tang San called out softly.

"Mm. This isn't the place to talk. I'm taking you back to the village." After Tang Hao finished speaking, he flashed in front of Tang San and lifted him up.

He shot into the sky and flew at full speed.

With the help of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, Tang Hao's strength had recovered substantially over the past three months.

He could also unleash much more power now.

It took only ten minutes to fly from the academy's back mountain to Sacred Soul Village and return to his shabby thatched hut.

If he had not been carrying Tang San, he could have gone even faster. He might have been able to arrive in five minutes.

After all, Sacred Soul Village was not actually that far from Nuoding City. It was just that there was no good road, and the winding, twisting route made it slow for carriages.

If there were a good, straight road connecting the two points, a carriage could travel between Sacred Soul Village and Nuoding City in about an hour.

Now that they were flying high in the sky with no obstacles, they could only be even faster.

Agility-attack and speed-type Soul Masters would be even faster.

In any case, the time required depended on the circumstances and the person.

There was no fixed answer.

The two returned quietly without disturbing anyone else in the village.

After entering the thatched hut and closing the door, Tang Hao waved his hand and set up a Soul Power barrier on the level of a Titled Douluo. No one could break through it here.

Nothing that happened inside could possibly be transmitted outside.

It formed a temporarily safe place.

"Dad, how was the harvest after a week?"

Tang San asked impatiently.

"Even though Whale Rubber is merely an aphrodisiac in outsiders' eyes, it's still difficult to find. In a week, I could only find these in the surrounding cities and countries. Take a look for yourself." A storage bag appeared in Tang Hao's hand. He placed it on the table, then turned around and began lighting a fire to melt the Whale Rubber later.

Tang San impatiently opened the bag to take a look.

Good heavens, there were five pieces in total.

Judging by their age—

One was five hundred years old, and one was nine hundred years old.

One was one thousand years old, and one was five thousand years old.

One was ten thousand years old.

"So many. Dad, how much did all of this cost?"

Tang San took a deep breath. Sure enough, it was exactly as he had guessed. After being gone for an entire week, his father had really bought a lot.

This time, they had truly struck it rich.

"One thousand Gold Soul Coins."

"Outsiders don't know the true effects of Whale Rubber, so it's still very cheap and inexpensive."

"Once its true effects are revealed, the price will certainly rise with demand."

Tang Hao spoke slowly as he lit the fire.

"That makes sense." Tang San nodded upon hearing this.

One thousand Gold Soul Coins was practically pocket change to Tang Hao, not even enough to count as spending money.

Yet it could buy so much Whale Rubber.

"Whale Rubber isn't better the more you consume. At my current level, absorbing Hundred Year Whale Rubber is enough. I can't use the Thousand Year and Ten Thousand Year varieties for now. Besides, if the difference in age isn't very large, absorbing them won't have much of an effect on my current physical body."

"I can wait until I have two Soul Rings to use the Thousand Year piece. As for the Ten Thousand Year one, you can use it, Dad. It might have a significant effect on restoring your physical body."

Tang San picked it up and studied it carefully before speaking.

Eating more of anything wasn't necessarily better. It could even produce the opposite effect.

Previously, he had consumed one-hundred-year-old Whale Rubber, raising his physical body to the level of a Three-Ring Low-level Soul Elder.

Moreover, he had spent the previous three months tempering his physical body painstakingly.

Only after laying a solid foundation could he completely push the one-hundred-year-old Whale Rubber beyond its limits.

And only about a week had passed since then.

The tempering of his physical body had not been nearly as intense as during those first three months.

Therefore, consuming Whale Rubber whose years differed by too little might not improve him by much.

After absorbing his first Thousand Year Soul Ring, the strength of his physical body had soared to the current High-level Soul Elder level.

Of course, he had only barely crossed the threshold of a High-level Soul Elder.

With more than three months of training added in, his current physical strength was outstanding even among High-level Soul Elders, a one-in-ten-thousand existence.

However, he was still quite a distance from reaching the physical strength of a Peak Soul Elder.

But with the help of this Whale Rubber, it would not be a problem.

It had to be said that the further one advanced in physical strength, and the lower one's own level was, the harder it became to improve.

Even though his Soul Power Level had now reached level sixteen, it was still not enough.

Moreover, he had carefully considered this.

When absorbing a Soul Ring from a one-thousand-year-old Flower of Life that possessed no offensive abilities, the Soul Power impact it brought to his physical body was actually equivalent to the impact of a Soul Beast that had lived for just over five hundred years.

It was effectively reduced by half.

If that was the case, could he understand it as meaning that, under the same conditions, the Soul Power impact brought by a ten-thousand-year-old Life Vine would only be equivalent to that of one around five thousand years old?

If that was true, his physical strength would not need to reach the level of a Five-Ring Soul King. Reaching a Four-Ring Mid-level Soul Ancestor or High-level Soul Ancestor would be enough.

One and two were low-level.

Three, four, and five were mid-level.

Six, seven, and eight were high-level.

Nine was the peak.

Every increase in physical strength was far more difficult than an increase in Soul Power Level.

The further one went, the harder it became.

In this world, the physical strength and Soul Power Levels of many Soul Masters were not proportional.

Under normal circumstances, their physical strength was considerably lower than their Soul Power Level, perhaps not even half as high.

That was because the vast majority of Soul Masters did not pay attention to tempering their physical bodies.

Rather than spend time tempering their physical bodies, it was more worthwhile to focus on cultivating and raising their Soul Power Level. The cost-effectiveness was higher.

This was one of the drawbacks.

At the same time, this was also good news for Tang San.

This was where his advantage lay.

"I plan to leave the Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber for you to use later."

"After all, not every whale can possess this stuff. As far as I know, you need to go into the deep sea and capture a specific type of whale to obtain it."

"I only managed to get these five pieces after searching many shops."

"Although the price is low, it isn't any less rare."

"With the help of your Mysterious Heaven Skill, my physical body is already very strong. Whether I use Whale Rubber or not won't make much difference."

"More importantly, it's this season. Many people aren't going out to sea, so even less Whale Rubber is being obtained. Besides, outsiders only know about its aphrodisiac effect and fishy odor, so it isn't very popular."

Tang Hao was silent for a moment before voicing the thoughts in his heart.

"Dad, what is your current level as a Titled Douluo?"

Tang San also fell silent upon hearing this before asking.

"Peak Level 94. I'm also close to Level 95."

"I was despondent for the first six years and didn't cultivate much. With the help of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, I recovered many of my injuries and unleashed the energy that had accumulated over six years. That was how I managed to raise my level."

"After reaching the Titled Douluo realm, every increase in level is extremely difficult."

Tang Hao spoke.

"Then use this piece of Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber. It might help you break through to Level 95 Titled Douluo in one go."

"That way, your safety and mine will be much more secure. We have plenty of time and can search slowly. As long as the information doesn't leak, we won't have to worry about being unable to find Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber."

Tang San looked seriously at Tang Hao as he spoke.