It is a pity that no one knows the value of this treasure right now.
People simply treat it as an aphrodisiac.
It is wasted once consumed.
Su Wen chewed on a candy, his hands tucked into his pockets.
Martial Soul City was more crowded today than usual.
Many six or seven-year-old children had appeared on the streets.
Su Wen made some inquiries and learned that today was the day Martial Soul Hall provided free awakenings for commoners.
This period lasted for a month or two every year.
If one missed this window, they would have to wait until the following year.
"Ouch!"
As Su Wen wove through the crowd, he turned around and knocked something soft and squishy to the ground.
He lowered his gaze.
The little girl on the ground was about six years old.
She had short orange-yellow hair and yellowish-gray eyes.
She wore a gray dress with two small patches on it.
Su Wen could tell at a glance that she was a child from the nearby orphanage.
Only they would be wearing patched clothing in Martial Soul City.
"Are you alright?"
Su Wen crouched down to help her up; she was tiny and quite cute.
The little girl looked at the person before her, her face showing a hint of nervousness, her pink lips slightly parted.
"I-I'm fine!"
The little girl inadvertently caught sight of the candy in Su Wen's hand.
Her throat gave a slight gulp.
A touch of shyness immediately appeared on her delicate, petite face.
"You must be here to awaken your martial soul, right?"
"Mm!"
Su Wen reached out to smooth her messy short hair.
He looked at the porcelain doll before him, feeling quite satisfied.
This little girl had very standard features; she would be a stunner when she grew up.
He suddenly froze.
He thought of an important figure.
He placed the candy in her palm and said softly, "Go on, you'll definitely awaken a great martial soul!"
The little girl stared at the candy in her hand, dazed.
Then, her shyness deepened.
Her little secret had been spotted.
When she looked up.
Su Wen had already dived into the crowd.
"Little sister, why are you here? I've been looking for you for ages. There are so many people here for the awakening today, stay close to me, let's go line up. What are you looking at?"
Just then, a silver-haired boy came to the little girl's side and looked over in confusion.
Following his sister's downward gaze, he saw the candy in her palm.
The exquisite packaging made it clear that it was a handout from some adult.
He gave a helpless smile, "After we awaken our martial souls, we'll be spirit masters too. We'll be able to collect a subsidy from Martial Soul Hall, and I'll buy you the best ones first thing."
The little girl shook her head and walked toward Martial Soul Hall. The silver-haired boy followed behind, speaking with great enthusiasm, "Yan's martial soul is the Flame Lord. I wonder if we'll be able to beat him?"
"We'll definitely be stronger than that stinky bug Yan!"
On the other side, Su Wen found a shop.
He walked up to the counter, stood on his tiptoes, rested his hands on the table, and tilted his head to look at the clerk.
"Do you have any Whale Rubber for sale here?"
"Giggle, little brother is so cute!"
The clerk saw that Su Wen had heterochromatic eyes and chubby cheeks that looked like they would feel great to pinch.
"Do you have it or not?"
"We do. A hundred-year Whale Rubber costs one hundred Gold Soul Coins, and a five-hundred-year one costs one hundred and fifty. Little brother, which one does your guardian usually eat?"
"Do you have any thousand-year or ten-thousand-year ones?"
"We have one that is two thousand years old, which costs two hundred Gold Soul Coins. We don't have any ten-thousand-year ones, though."
The saleswoman said this while taking a jade box down from the shelf.
Upon opening it, a fishy scent wafted out.
"This two-thousand-year portion is two hundred Gold Soul Coins. If you really want it, little brother, I'll let you pinch my cheek and give you a ten Gold Soul Coin discount!"
"Tch, I don't care for that at all!"
Su Wen took out a bag of gold coins: "I'll take all the Whale Rubber. Keep the extra money and let me pinch you!"
After leaving the shop, Su Wen continued to browse several other stores.
He didn't let any hundred-year or thousand-year Whale Rubber slip by.
Aunt Ye was not short on money!
Once he spent it all, Su Wen put it on her tab.
The status of a Platinum Bishop of the Martial Soul Hall was very useful.
By the end of the trip, he had bought dozens of portions, and even managed to find a piece of ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber.
"Did I forget something?"
Watching the sky gradually darken, Su Wen felt as if he had forgotten something important today.
Chapter 10 Lingyuan Douluo
Su Wen cast aside his useless distractions; nothing could stop him from becoming stronger.
Upon returning home, he ran to the kitchen, preparing to soften the Whale Rubber.
He wanted to give Aunt Ye a big surprise.
A quarter of an hour later.
"Damn it, I used all my strength, yet it's still this hard!"
"Ordinary flames cannot soften Whale Rubber."
Su Wen exhaled a breath of frustration, arriving at a very certain conclusion.
He only remembered that Whale Rubber needed to be roasted soft by fire, but he didn't know what temperature was required.
"Xiao Wen, what is that smell? It's so fishy?"
Just then, the delicate voice of Ye Yuan'er rang out in the courtyard.
Following the scent, she arrived at the kitchen.
She saw Su Wen fiddling with a rock-hard object.
Ye Yuan'er didn't pay much attention at first, but it looked a bit like Whale Rubber.
Her pretty face changed slightly as she walked up to Su Wen: "Oh, Xiao Wen, you've actually learned to be naughty outside!"
"Aunt Ye, this is a good thing. You came back at the right time; you can help me..."
Before Su Wen could finish, Ye Yuan'er cupped his face and rubbed it vigorously:
"When did Xiao Wen get so bold? Being naughty outside, and now wanting to be naughty at home? Trying to be a rebellious nephew, are you?"
Su Wen broke free from her clutches, speechless: "Aunt Ye, you really have an imagination. This is a treasure!"
"Yes, yes, a treasure that helps you grow up!" Ye Yuan'er rolled her beautiful eyes.
Su Wen's mouth twitched, and he gave her a look in return before explaining the effects of the Whale Rubber.
Ye Yuan'er looked skeptical: "Isn't this just a poor excuse you came up with?"
"Aunt Ye, why don't you try it!"
"Fine, I'll try it!"
Ye Yuan'er picked up a piece of Jiaojiao and placed it in her palm, a raging flame igniting from her heart.
In just a moment, the Jiaojiao softened, and a fragrant scent emerged.
Ye Yuan'er placed it between her cherry-red lips, and as she swallowed it, a wave of heat spread through her body.
A flush of red spread across her fair skin, though it returned to normal in just a short while.
Ye Yuan'er opened her eyes, her beautiful gaze filled with surprise: "My physique has indeed improved. Although it's not much, it would have a significant effect on Soul Grand Masters like you."
"Aunt Ye believes me now, right?" Su Wen looked smug, not forgetting to make up an excuse: "I saw it in a book in the Martial Soul Hall library. It's just that people nowadays are a bit foolish and only treat it as an aphrodisiac."
Ye Yuan'er immediately let out a bell-like laugh: "I knew Xiao Wen wouldn't be naughty. After all, besides getting me covered in saliva, you can't really do much else right now."
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