Two Years, Gangzi's Broken Leg

A piece of Thousand-Year Whale Rubber could increase the limit by nearly a hundred years. Chen Yumo was already very satisfied.

Wang Dong had said in Soul Land 2 that she had eaten so much Whale Rubber at the Clear Sky Sect that it nearly made her throw up. It had taken great effort just to raise the endurance limit of her second Spirit Ring to a thousand years, and afterward, she swore never to eat it again.

Given the Clear Sky Sect's resources and her status, what she ate might not even have been merely Thousand-Year Whale Rubber.

Her words showed that Whale Rubber did help Spirit Masters absorb Spirit Rings beyond their level, but its effects were limited—not nearly as great as imagined.

Even among Thousand-Year Whale Rubber, there was ordinary rubber that had only just reached a thousand years and premium rubber that was close to ten thousand years. The difference between them was enormous.

The first piece he consumed came from a whale-type Spirit Beast that was nearly two thousand years old. It also had the lowest age among the six pieces of Thousand-Year Whale Rubber.

Medicine had to be taken gradually as well.

Chen Yumo had originally expected fifty years, but in the end, it increased his limit by a hundred years.

Even if later doses of Whale Rubber became less effective because his body developed drug resistance, the remaining five pieces would definitely be enough for him to completely absorb the source power of his first Spirit Ring and turn it into a thousand-year Spirit Ring.

How could Chen Yumo not be satisfied with such an excellent situation?

"The second ring at a thousand years is secure too."

The second Metamorphosis would break away from the Ice Silkworm's original species. For this kind of complete transformation, the purer and more abundant the energy absorbed during Cocooning and Break Cocoon, the more effective it would be.

A thousand-year Spirit Ring would undoubtedly greatly increase the success rate of the Metamorphosis.

Once his first Spirit Ring also reached a thousand years, Cocooning Metamorphosis, his most fundamental soul skill, would likewise improve in both effect and function.

This was practically like stepping on his own left foot to ascend to heaven.

After resolving a few minor problems, Chen Yumo's path ahead immediately became much smoother.

After absorbing the first piece of Whale Rubber, Chen Yumo spent several days training properly and thoroughly digesting its medicinal effects. His Spirit Ring age also rose by a few more years, until someone from Baicao Hall came to Nuoding Academy to inform him that the Sword Bamboo had arrived.

After retrieving the Sword Bamboo, he returned once more to his previously fulfilling yet relaxed cultivation routine.

He fed the Ice Silkworm around the clock without pause. During the day, he slacked off in class while secretly studying the Four-in-One Encyclopedia and rolling up everyone else. In the afternoon, he loosened his muscles and bones with scientific exercise methods. At night, he meditated until eleven thirty, then lay down in bed and fell into an infant-like sleep.

Even Director Su from the Academic Affairs Office said that his schedule was extremely healthy.

He did not stop taking Whale Rubber either.

After the first dose, he took the second one only half a month later, and the second piece of Whale Rubber provided him with nearly another hundred years of endurance.

Although his body had developed a slight drug resistance after taking Whale Rubber once, the second piece was older and its medicinal effects were stronger. As a result, he actually lost less medicinal efficacy to the resistance while absorbing it.

But starting with the third piece of Whale Rubber, the intervals between doses grew longer and longer.

He took the third piece a month and a half after the second, the fourth two months later, the fifth three months later, and the sixth five months later.

After consuming and completely digesting the fourth piece of Whale Rubber, his Spirit Ring endurance had already reached a thousand years. He had also completely absorbed the source power of his first Spirit Ring, turning its color purple.

The remaining two even more premium pieces of Whale Rubber further expanded the limit his Spirit Ring could endure.

Combined with the growth of his Soul Power and the development of his body, a conservative estimate suggested that after consuming all six pieces of Whale Rubber, his current physical strength and Martial Soul strength would allow him to absorb a second Spirit Ring between thirteen hundred and fifteen hundred years old without the slightest problem.

It took him a year to consume the six pieces of Whale Rubber. During that year, he never stopped feeding Sword Bamboo to the Frost Illusion Butterfly.

Over that year, his Soul Power rose by four levels at an average rate of one level every three months, reaching level fifteen.

And he was not yet ten years old.

Less than four years after awakening his Martial Soul, he had risen from Innate Level One to level fifteen.

This was only because the Frost Illusion Butterfly had initially had a poor appetite and struggled greatly when chewing Sword Bamboo, so it could not eat much in an entire day. Only later did its eating speed gradually improve, allowing it to digest more Sword Bamboo. Otherwise, Chen Yumo's cultivation speed would have been even faster.

Using the most practical cultivation rates as an example, it had taken him three and a half months to rise to level twelve at first, yet he cultivated for less than three months from level fourteen to fifteen.

Most people found advancement harder the further they progressed, but he cultivated faster and faster instead.

Perhaps the medicinal effects of the Whale Rubber also played a role. While Whale Rubber did not increase Soul Power, it was still an extremely nourishing medicine. Consuming an appropriate amount was highly beneficial to Spirit Masters.

However, Chen Yumo did not plan to consume the remaining two pieces of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber yet.

Over the past year, he had consumed six pieces of Whale Rubber in succession. When he took the last piece, he could already clearly feel its effects weakening. His body had developed drug resistance.

The best course now was to stop consuming Whale Rubber and cultivate naturally to level twenty. He needed time to digest and ease the drug resistance within his body. Only after absorbing his second Spirit Ring and undergoing further physical development should he take it, maximizing the use of those resources.

After all, Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber was difficult to find. Even if its price in this era was not outrageously high, it was simply unavailable on the market.

Ten-thousand-year whale-type sea Spirit Beasts were not something just anyone could hunt.

Thus, another year passed.

More than two years had passed since he obtained his first Spirit Ring, and he was only one month away from turning eleven.

After two years of cultivation, he successfully reached the level twenty bottleneck and once again arrived at the point of acquiring a Spirit Ring.

Over those two years, Chen Yumo's life had not undergone any major ups or downs. Following his philosophy of keeping a low profile while steadily growing and living peacefully, he would not actively stir up trouble, so naturally no trouble came looking for him.

The only amusement was probably Gangzi's return half a year ago, after which he lay in bed for nearly two months.

Who knew where he had taken Tang San?

Tang San might have had protagonist plot armor protecting him, so nothing happened to him. But Gangzi, who was already useless to begin with and still ran around recklessly every day, came back that time with a broken leg.

Even after lying in bed for two months, he still spent several more months limping after he could finally get out of bed.

Gangzi had probably accepted his fate and decided that the opportunity for Martial Soul Evolution had nothing to do with him. After that incident, he stopped going out.

More importantly, during those two years, he had dragged Tang San all over the place, greatly cutting into Tang San's cultivation time.

Chen Yumo had gained ten levels of Soul Power over two years, while Tang San had run all over the place and was still only at level twenty-five.

Considering that he had been at level twenty-one after breaking through to Soul Grandmaster, he had only gained four levels in two years—an average of one level every six months.

If this continued, Tang San would be dragged to death by him.